CIDP Encourage Mothers to Explore Cashew Recipes
The Cashew Infrastructure Development Project (CIDP) has implored mothers to fully utilize cashew both as a nutritious and economic crop. Principal Agricultural Officer, Rebecca Nalungwe, says cashew is both a nutritious and economic crop which, if fully utilized, can improve dietary diversity, intake and livelihoods of SUN households. Ms Nalungwe has explained that cashew can […]
Government Committed to The Call to Ending Stunting in Shan’gombo District
Government Committed to The Call To Ending Stunting In Shan’gombo District Shangombo,20th November,2022, ZANIS— Government says it is committed to ending stunting in Shan’gombo district. District Commissioner, Mubita Siyamana has said the New Dawn Government, under President Hakainde Hichilema takes great importance in ensuring that stunting is reduced as well as people’s livelihoods are uplifted in […]
Taking Proactive Action Against Open Defecation
By Lwandamo Katondo Namukulo Namukulo is a breastfeeding mother of a healthy 1-year-11-months old baby girl and 5-year old boy. Ms Namukulo, 24, lives in Siwa village, Chief area of Ndoka ward in Kalabo district and is a volunteer in charge of Simunyange NSG which comprises of 11 mothers. She is a beneficiary of social […]
SUN ‘Lights’ up Kalabo…14 Mother Groups Empowered with Goats
By Lwandamo Katondo Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) program has, in its bid to eradicate malnutrition in the country, distributed 150 goats to 14 mother groups drawn from two wards of Kalabo district in Western province. Speaking after flagging off the distribution, Kalabo District Commissioner Musangu Njamba said the goats cater for a total of 144 […]
Kalabo disburses 1000 Days SCT Nutrition Cash Plus Inaugural Payments
By Lwandamo Katondo Disbursement of the pilot 1000 Days Social Cash Transfer (SCT) Nutrition Cash Plus inaugural bimonthly payments to 1,723 eligible mother households in Kalabo district of Western province has commenced. Kalabo district commissioner Musangu Njamba said the Zambian Government considers social protection as a key strategy to reducing poverty as well as promote […]
The winning formula of learning by doing among rural mothers in Kalabo district
By Nancy Mukelabai Government of the Republic of Zambia with support from cooperating partners is committed to further strengthening research in nutrition and food systems in order to facilitate formulation of appropriate interventions. This is in a bid to achieve positive results in the process of reducing the percentages of the forms of malnutrition such […]
Pass-on Chicken beneficiary in Chongwe District expresses gratitude to SUN II Program
Yvonne Shachibi is a 30-year-old married woman with three children, the youngest being a nine months old girl. She currently lives in Shimwami village of Katoba Ward under Katoba Zone in Chongwe District. The Scaling up Nutrition Phase II project (SUNII) funded by UNICEF focusing on the first 1000 Most Critical Days Program through the […]
NFNC Scales Up Nutrition in Kalabo Through NSG Model
By Nancy Mukelabai Malnutrition of both mothers and children is a key factor in child morbidity and mortality among low income families in Zambia. Ensuring adequate nutrition among the vulnerable population is a serious challenge which has always required full attention from stakeholders and the government. A number of factors operating at different levels determine […]
SUN II households in Kalabo Adopt New Cooking and Feeding Methods
By Benny Munyama Nutritionists consider a balanced diet to be an important element in the development and growth of a child within the first 1000 most critical days’ bracket. It is for this reason the non-governmental organization, Save The Children, sponsored the formation and training of Nutrition Support Groups (NSGs), Promoters and Volunteers under the […]
Lusaka SUN District Beneficiaries Embark on Vegetable Growing
It is becoming a common sight among women in Lusaka back yards, in response to land scarcity sacks are being set aside for growing vegetables for gardening Elizabeth Chibuye of Kamulanga compound is among the beneficiaries of the Scaling Up Nutrition phase two program aimed at reducing stunting among children under the age of 2 […]