Provision of Integrated Nutrition and WASH assistance to conflict affected persons in Banki, Bama Local Government Area, Borno State. ltpgtltspan style="font-size: 14px font-family:"gtFHI 360 is proposing to
expand the coverage and capacity of SAM treatment services in Banki, lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px font-family:"gtin the lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px font-family:"gtBama LGA of Borno state. lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px font-family:"gtThe lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px font-family:"gtFHI 360 established
Stabilization Centre (SC) in Banki will be expanded to 25 beds from the current
11 bed capacity. FHI 360 will provide medical and nutritional management of SAM
cases with complications, provide three nutritious meals for caregivers of SAM
children at the SC to reduce defaulter rates lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px font-family:"gtand conductlt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px font-family:"gt routine mortality audits/reviews. Similarly, FHI 360 will establish a
mobilelt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px font-family:"gt outpatient therapeutic programme lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px font-family:"gtOTP center in Wajare to
improve coverage and better manage SAM cases without medical complications
among children 6-59 months lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px font-family:"gtand link lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px font-family:"gtMAM cases with existing treatment services by FHI 360
and other partners. lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="margin-bottom:0inline-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtTo reverse the suboptimal
IYCF Practices, the project will provide Maternal Infant and Young Child
Feeding (MIYCF) services through the social and behavioral change communication
strategy. The project will provide skilled counselling at all service delivery
points and establish 100 Community Support Groups (CSG) across the selected
communities. Trained Community Health
Workers (CHWs) will coordinate their activities and will deliver behavior
change interventions using the National Counselling Cards.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="color: black font-family:"gtThe project intends to
screen 16,000 children under five using healthcare workers, treat 630 SAM cases
with and without complications, and directly target 2880 individuals with IYCF
messaging to improve nutritional outcomes.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="margin-bottom:0inline-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtFHI 360 intends to deliver
a WASH minimum package to the SAM admitted in Stabilization Centers and improve
the WASH access at household and community level for IDPs, returnees and host
communities. FHI 360 will provide support to Nutrition Stabilization centers
managing SAM cases and follow up WASH support to affected households with hygiene
promotion and other relevant WASH assistance. The project will target 15000 individuals in Banki where FHI 360 will be responding to SAM cases at
stabilization centers supported by FHI 360 thereby having a multi-sectoral
approach to addressing severe acute malnutrition. FHI 360 will optimize water
supply access at the stabilization centers as well as support affected
households to monitor and treat their drinking water at the point of use to
reduce co-morbidities that may worsen the situation for SAM patients. In Banki,
FHI 360 will contribute to the achievement of open defecation free status of
nutrition facilities and hotspot communities through sanitation activities
targeted at safe excreta disposal. FHI 360 will support latrine dislodgement as
needed to empty emergency latrines where they are filled up especially at
stabilization centers admitting SAM patients. lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="margin-bottom:0inline-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtThe project will also
address the gap in access to hygiene kits through supporting SAM-caregivers
couples admitted to stabilization centers. SAM patients are among the most
vulnerable groups requiring improved access to hygiene promotion information
and hygiene kits. New arrivals will be targeted with general NFI support to
cover the needs of vulnerable households especially new arrivals. Menstrual
Hygiene management kits will be part of the NFI kit to cater for the menstrual
hygiene of women and adolescent girls. Hygiene promoters will be recruited to
disseminate hygiene awareness messaging including promotion knowledge on
critical handwashing times.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="margin-bottom:0inline-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtFHI 360 will work with
community-based hygiene promoters to disseminate hygiene messages to SAM
caregivers at the stabilization centers as well as conduct household follow ups
to identify WASH gaps and provide relevant assistance to the affected household
including distribution of standard hygiene kits and replenishment kits as
needed.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="margin-bottom:0inline-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtIn host communities, such
as Wajare, where FHI 360 will set up a nutrition facility, emergency sanitation
facilities will be installed, and water supply connected to maintain improved
conditions for care for SAM patients after discharge from the stabilization
centers.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgt