Enhancing Nutrition, Community Resilience and Empowerment for communities affected by conflict in Busari LGA of Yobe State (ENCORE-Project) ltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gt

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font-family:"gtActionAid Nigeria is proposing
an interventionlt/spangtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gt to enhance nutrition and build community
resiliencelt/spangtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gt in Juluri and Kaliyarilt/spangtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt
font-family:"gt Wards oflt/spangtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gt Busari Local Government Area (LGA) of Yobe State to address the significant
deterioration in the nutrition situation, specifically among children under 5,
pregnant women, and lactating women. The project aims to combat the rising
rates of acute malnutrition caused by factors such as poor food consumption
patterns, extreme poverty, food insecurity, displacement, inadequate nutrition
knowledge, and high morbidity rates. Additionally, the project will address the
anticipated nutrition needs of the communities during the lean season.lt/spangtltspan style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gt

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font-family:"gtThe project will encompass
several strategic actions to achieve its objectives. Firstly, monthly door to
door active case finding will be conducted in the project communities,
including family MUAC and periodic mass Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC)
screening. 6(4males, 2females) patent Community pharmacist one of the
community structures will be strengthened to empower the community inlt/spangtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gt identifying andlt/spangtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt
font-family:"gt addressing nutrition
concernslt/spangtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gt. 2250 parents and Clt/spangtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt
font-family:"gtaregivers (1750 females, 500 males) will be trained on the Family MUAC approachlt/spangtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gt,
40(30MtM,10FtF) lt/spangtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gtMother-to-Mother Support Groups and
Father-to-Father supportlt/spangtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt
font-family:"gt groupslt/spangtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gt will be supportedlt/spangtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt
font-family:"gt for Continuouslt/spangtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gt operationalization in the project communities providing a platform for
sharing experiences and offering psychosocial support to beneficiaries.lt/spangtltspan style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gt

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font-family:"gtFurthermore, a
community-based treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) children under
5years as well as Pregnant and lactating Women (PLWs) will be implemented using
the Tom Brown approach.  The procurement and distribution of assorted
grains for the production of tom brown will be carried out to providelt/spangtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gt Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme to meet the needs of lt/spangtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gtMAM children, pregnant women, and lactating women. Children admitted to
the program who will undergo an 8-week treatment and subsequently be
discharged. 1100 (650 girls and 550 boys) lt/spangtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gtchildren
and 220 PLW will be reached.lt/spangtltspan style="font-size:12.0pt
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font-family:"gtTo reach communities that
are not close to static Outpatient Therapeutic (OTP) sites or are often cut off
during the rainy season, the project will implement a mobile OTP intervention.
This approach will ensure access to treatment even in hard-to-reach areas
reaching 220 (120 girls, 100 boys) SAM cases. To overcome accessibility
challenges during the peak of the rainy season, materials such as life
vests, raincoats, and rain boots will be procured to strengthen capacity and
reach isolated communities. Of this number, the project targets referral
services for 100 (60females, 40males) SAM cases with complicationslt/spangtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gt to the stabilization centerslt/spangtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:
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an ambulance.lt/spangtltspan style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:automso-margin-bottom-alt:auto
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font-family:"gtlt/spangtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt"gtThe project will integrate
hygiene and sanitation promotion reaching 12000 (2000 men, 5000 women, 2000
boys, 3000 girls) with WASH and GBV sensitization, referral of GBV identified
cases, GBV psychosocial support as measures to prevent and mitigate
gender-based violence (GBV), ensuring a holistic approach to improving the
overall well-being of the community. lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gtThis approach aims to improve knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among community members. The production of SBCC (Social and Behaviour Change Communication) materials, including counselling cards, cooking demonstration manuals, and sensitization messaging aligned with lean and rainy seasons, will be undertaken. lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtBy implementing these
actions, ActionAid Nigeria aims to effectively address the nutrition crisis in
Busari LGA, Yobe State, and improve the health and well-being of children under
5, pregnant women, and lactating women, while also enhancing the resilience of
communities during challenging seasons.lt/spangtltbrgtltbrgtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtAANlt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt is currently implementing a TSPF programme in the LGA but for this project, AAN has prioritized communities not covlt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtered under the current TSPF programme, however the mobile OTP will be implemented in all lt/spangthard-to-reachltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt communities where a static OTP is not present.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="" style=""gtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt"gtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gt

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