Project profile — Central African Republic - Emergency Nutrition and Protection - Action Against Hunger Canada 2015

• Central African Republic (100.00%)

• Emergency Response: Material relief assistance and services (72010) (100.00%)

March 2015 - Violence between Christian and Muslim militias in the Central African Republic, which erupted following a coup in March 2013, has led to a widespread humanitarian crisis. An estimated 2.7 million people in the country (or 59% of the population) now require humanitarian assistance, over 430,000 people remain internally displaced, and 460,000 are living in neighbouring countries as refugees. Food insecurity, high levels of child malnutrition, the spread of water-borne and other diseases, and terrible violence and human rights abuses have all become hallmarks of a crisis which the UN has designated as one of its highest priorities for humanitarian response. With DFATD’s support, Action Against Hunger Canada is improving the health and nutritional status of malnourished children in Bangui and surrounding areas. The project focuses on preventing and treating cases of severe acute malnutrition, enhancing nutritional surveillance and referral networks, and providing psychosocial assistance, benefitting over 109,000 conflict-affected people. Project activities include: (1) screening 96,000 children under 5 years old for malnutrition; (2) providing treatment to over 4,900 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition; (3) providing medical and nutritional supplies and equipment to 15 health structures; (4) training staff at 15 health structures; and (5) providing psychosocial assistance, benefiting close to 3,850 conflict-affected people.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to interventions aimed at preventing, identifying, and treating severe and moderate acute malnutrition; and (2) increased access to services and assistance aimed at protecting the basic rights of conflict-affected people. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crisis or acute food insecurity.

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• Related activities:
• Central African Republic - Community-Based Nutrition and Health Assistance - World Vision 2015
• Central African Republic - Emergency Assistance to Conflict-Affected People - Oxfam Québec 2015
• Central African Republic - Emergency Health Care - Doctors Without Borders Canada 2015