📋 Tender Overview
Project sponsor: WFP - World Food Programme
Land: Mozambique Funding amount: € 3,000,000.00 Start: December 15, 2023 End: December 31, 2026
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
project goal
Nutritional status of children under two years of age from vulnerable households and communities is improved through gender equality, women’s empowerment and more resilient, sustainable and climate-smart productive capacities.
expected results
1.1 Increased availability of diverse and nutritious foods through agricultural investments while ensuring women have equitable access to resources, opportunities, and financial/economic participation.
1.2 Increased availability and accessibility of nutrient-dense foods through business start-ups, ensuring active involvement of women.
1.3 Increased demand for, and consumption of safe and nutritious foods through SBC activities while ensuring men have a more active role in diet related decisions.
2. Improved access to water infrastructure and hygiene practices; and maternal and Child Health Services
3.1 Increased women’s empowerment by increasing access to resources and opportunities including economic participation and decision-making.
3.2 Improved balance in household distribution of domestic chores between men and women and decision-making power of women.
target group
2,000 vulnerable households or 10,000 individuals including 600 pregnant or lactating women, 2,300 adolescent girls and 1,750 children under 2 years will be targeted in the Mulima Sede locality in Chemba district. Chemba was selected based on the 2017 Integrated Context Analysis categorizing the district as highly exposed to climate shocks with high recurrence of food insecurity.
Measures
Increasing availability of diverse and nutritious food: Farmer groups and demonstration plots on conservation agriculture techniques will be set up. Smallholder farmers will receive training on climate-smart agriculture and access to technologies and equipment to increase production of nutritious food and reduce post-harvest loss. Community-level micro enterprises will be set up receiving start-up kits, business and financial training, and continuous coaching and mentoring.
Increasing access to water infrastructure: The rehabilitation of water pumps will be facilitated and water pump management committees will be trained to take care of maintenance and repairs. Women will be supported to take on leadership roles.
Increasing access to maternal and child health services: Community health outreach activities will be supported though mobile brigades. Social Behaviour Change Communication will be promoted to increase consumption of safe and nutritious foods and adoption of hygiene practices.
Improved gender equality and women’s empowerment: Gender dialogue clubs will be set up at community level to address gender inequalities and improve knowledge, attitudes and practices related to early marriage, sexual and reproductive health, power dynamics, division of labour, and
