ASSESSMENT 2 PART B

ASSESSMENT 2 PART BColleen DyerS0134355

1INDUSTRY PLACEMENTDevelopment Foundation of Myanmar (DFM) YangonMyanmar (Burma)

A small local NGO established in early 2011 that is focused on Community Development

2PROJECT DESCRIPTIONProject Name - EATSMART

EATSMART is a program that will identify and address specific nutritional needs within five childrens homes in and around Yangon

3BACKGROUND

NATIONALLYUnder nutrition is a major public health problem in Myanmar. National trends: Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) Micronutrient deficiencies (WHO 2003)GLOBALLY80% of deaths associated with malnutrition involve mild or moderate malnutrition, rather than severe malnutrition(UNSCN n.d)

4AIM OF EATSMART To discover if this National trend is evident in the target population and if so find low cost and sustainable ways to address the gaps in the children's diet and lifestyle

5TARGET POPULATION5 Childrens Homes97 Children65 Boys32 Girls

6 under 5 years62 are 6 to 12 years30 are 13 years and over25 have no living parents55 have one parent living17 have both parents living

6MY ROLE To coordinate the assessment, planning and implementation of the EATSMART project

7MY DUTIESDevelop and organise a needs assessment to determine specific nutritional issuesDevelop and deliver focus group meetings with childrens home carersDevelop and supervise the delivery of an education program for the childrenSource and develop suitable training resources and supervise translationMentor and build the capacity of DFM staff in delivering training as well as in their ability to work alongside the childrens homes in improving food securityDevelop a monitoring and evaluation procedure for the program

8TIMEFRAMESPlacement Dates: 7th March to 26th September 2012Work Schedule:Wednesdays or Thursdays 9 am 4pm

9CONSIDERATIONS

EATSMART is part of a wider initiative that aims to bring better health to these at risk childrenNutrition cannot be taken in isolation as other factors such as lack of clean water (above left) and sanitation (above right) are also determinants in the malnutrition problem(Miles & Stephenson 2001)

10CONSTRAINTSLanguageIntervention must be low cost and sustainableComplex social and environmental issuesPoor infrastructureTime constraints Health screeningChildrens Program

11THANK YOU!

ReferencesUnited Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNNSCN) n.d., Scaling up nutrition: a frame work for action, viewed 23 February 2012, www.unscn.org/files/Announcements/Scaling_Up_Nutrition-A.

World Health Organisation (WHO) 2003, Country Health System Profile: Myanmar, viewed 1 March 2012, www.searo.who.int/en/section313/section522_10917.html

Miles , G & Stephenson, P 2001, Children at risk: Guidelines , Community Child Health, vol. 2, www.tearfund.org/webdocs/Tilz/Topics/healthENG-full(1).pdf

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