Responding to Severe Drought in Nyimba district, Eastern Province, Zambia

Projektperiode:

05.06.2024 - 30.12.2024

Beviliget beløb:

999.284,- DKK

Samlet budget:

999.994,- DKK

Organisation:

Ubumi Prisons Initiative

Partnere:

Ubumi Prisons Initiative Zambia

Pulje:

DERF - Nødhjælpspuljen

Indsatsområde:

24-004-SO Severe Drought in Zimbabwe, Zambia & Malawi

World goals:

Mål 2: Stop sult

Mål 3: Sundhed og trivsel

Mål 17: Partnerskaber for handling

Indsatser foregår i:

Zambia

Resume

Project Objective: Ensure vulnerable individuals and households who are facing food insecurity due to the severe drought in Nyimba district, Eastern Province have access to appropriate nutritional and healthcare sup-port and increased access to safe water sources for both drinking, washing and subsistence farming. The intervention will ensure that vulnerable individuals and households in Nyimba district receive 1) health care through rapid clinical assessments and linkage to health services in their local area if needed; 2) adequate nutritional support and sanitary supplies; 3) Achieve improved food security going beyond the first months where they receive food deliveries through planting of drought resistant crops and improved access to a safe water supply assisting both in the immediate situation and for future safe water provision and food security.