Food security, Education, Health, Nutrition & Rural Development

- Home Grown School Feeding in Malawi -

Archangel Munthali

Stockholm

6th April, 2016

Outline

•Malawi Lake Basin ProgrammeMalawi Lake Basin Programme•Situation AnalysisSituation Analysis•Home Grown School Feeding ProgrammeHome Grown School Feeding Programme•SuccessesSuccesses

•Started in 2006 by 5 NGOs: Started in 2006 by 5 NGOs:

- We Effect.- We Effect.

- Vi Agroforestry. - Vi Agroforestry.

- Malawi Union of Savings & Credit - Malawi Union of Savings & Credit Cooperatives (MUSCCO). Cooperatives (MUSCCO). - Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM). - Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM).

- National Smallholder Farmers- National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM). Association of Malawi (NASFAM).

•Phase III (2014-2019): Phase III (2014-2019): -NOK 80m to reach 110,000 -NOK 80m to reach 110,000 households.households.

Farmer Organizations,

Women empowerment,

Vulnerable groups

Business development,

marketing, financial services,

value addition

Agriculture, Climate change, energy, forestry, nutrition

MLBP focus areasMLBP focus areasMalawi Lake Basin Programme (MLBP)

Situation Analysis/•Admission rates to primary school increased by > 80% upon introducing Admission rates to primary school increased by > 80% upon introducing free education in mid 1990s (news from Africa, 2002).free education in mid 1990s (news from Africa, 2002).

•However, Malawi has one of the highest school dropout rates in Southern However, Malawi has one of the highest school dropout rates in Southern Africa, with 11% of girls & 10% of boys, dropping out between grades 5 & 8 Africa, with 11% of girls & 10% of boys, dropping out between grades 5 & 8 (National Education Update, 2014). (National Education Update, 2014).

•To improve the situation, hunger & malnutrition have been identified as a strong factor in school attendance & performance, but also the physical & intellectual development of young children.

•And that: Agriculture can contribute to nutrition by increasing availability of staples, access to micronutrient rich food, income, & women’s empowerment’.

Home Grown School Feeding ProgrammeHome Grown School Feeding Programme

Home Grown School Feeding Home Grown School Feeding Objectives Objectives •Poverty alleviation & rural development through support to local agricultural Poverty alleviation & rural development through support to local agricultural production & markets.production & markets.•Improvement of children's health, nutrition & education status.Improvement of children's health, nutrition & education status.•Development of a viable local supply & demand model to be replicated by Malawi Development of a viable local supply & demand model to be replicated by Malawi Government.Government.

Key partners Key partners •World Food Programme (WFP).World Food Programme (WFP).•Food & Agriculture (FAO).Food & Agriculture (FAO).•LantmännenLantmännen•Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security.Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security.•Ministry of Education, Science & Technology. Ministry of Education, Science & Technology. •Local farmer organizations. Local farmer organizations. •We Effect/ MLBP. We Effect/ MLBP.

P4P

P4PCSO

We Effect(MLBP)

Donors(WFP/ FAO/ Lantmännen)

Research Institutions:

CIP

MUFUNA SACCO

FOs:Cooperatives

FOs:Cooperatives

DiagrammaticDiagrammatic representationrepresentation of HGSFPof HGSFP

School

School

School

School

School

Success 1: The farmers & local communitiesSuccess 1: The farmers & local communities •Reliable markets. Reliable markets.

•Increased productivity. Increased productivity.

•Diversified income. Diversified income.

•Crop diversification & change in food habits of communities ~ Community Crop diversification & change in food habits of communities ~ Community level nutrition. level nutrition.

•Strong farmer organizations (8 coops & 35 clusters). (10131 farmers).Strong farmer organizations (8 coops & 35 clusters). (10131 farmers).

Success 2: The children •Better health & nutrition status. Better health & nutrition status.

•Increased school attendance.Increased school attendance.

•Low drop out rate.Low drop out rate.

•High pass rate.High pass rate.

•Increased motivation & concentration by Increased motivation & concentration by learners.learners.

•46,619 learners (23,525 boys & 23,094 46,619 learners (23,525 boys & 23,094 girls) in 43 primary schools reached out to.girls) in 43 primary schools reached out to.

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