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Malawi

Famine Mitigation Follow-up – AFMW51 Appeal Target: US$ 2,017,307

Geneva, 6 September 2005

Dear Colleagues,

Drought-prone Malawi is yet again suffering from food crisis this year following adverse climatic conditions arising from severe drought and erratic rains, inadequate accessibility to farm inputs and the effect of previous food shortage situations. The drop in crop performance, especially for the country's main staple food, maize, have created big food security concerns for many parts of the country including those that are currently on food aid. The immediate household food shortage caused by low expected yields from the current crops is an indicator that most households will have food shortage from August 2005 to April 2006 if no appropriate interventions are put in place.

The continued grip of the food shortage, the increased funding of current appeal AFMW41 almost towards the end of the appeal period, the increased number of beneficiaries and the change in nature of implementation prompted the Malawi ACT Forum: Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Development Department of Synod of Livingstonia, Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Blantyre Synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Development Programme (ELDP), Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) and Churches Action in Relief and Development (CARD), to submit this new proposal which will be for a implementation period of six additional months. The AFMW41 appeal will remain the same and will be closed, while this appeal represents new needs identified by the ACT members in Malawi.

Name of ACT member/partner:

Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Development Department of Synod of Livingstonia ACT is a global alliance of churches and related Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Blantyre Synod agencies working to save lives and support communities in emergencies worldwide. Evangelical Lutheran Development Programme (ELDP) The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) Council of Churches (WCC) and The Lutheran World Churches Action in Relief and Development (CARD) Federation (LWF) in Switzerland. Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 2 AFMW-51

Project Completion Date: March 2006

Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested

CARD CCAP CCAP ELDP CHAM ACT Co- Total (Blantyre) (Living ord/Comm Target US$ stonia)

Targets 275,272 408,127 437,960 587,309 303,639 5,000 2,017307 Less: Pledges/Contr recd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Balance Requested 275,272 408,127 437,960 587,309 303,639 5,000 2,017,307 from ACT Alliance

Please kindly send your contributions to either of the following ACT bank accounts: US dollar Account Number - 240-432629.60A IBAN No: CH46 0024 0240 4326 2960A Euro Euro Bank Account Number - 240-432629.50Z IBAN No: CH84 0024 0240 4326 2950Z Account Name: ACT - Action by Churches Together UBS AG 8, rue du Rhône P.O. Box 2600 1211 Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND Swift address: UBSW CHZH12A

Please also inform the Finance Officer Jessie Kgoroeadira (direct tel. +4122/791.60.38, e-mail address [email protected]) of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers, now that the Pledge Form is no longer attached to the Appeal.

We would appreciate being informed of any intent to submit applications for EU, USAID and/or other back donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind co-operation.

For further information please contact: ACT Acting Director, Jessie Kgoroeadira (phone +4122/791.60.38or mobile phone + 41 79 757 9174) or ACT Programme Officer, Michael Hyden (phone +41 22 791 6040 or mobile phone +41 79 4330 592). ACT Web Site address: http://www.act-intl.org

Jessie Kgoroeadira ACT Acting Director

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 3 AFMW-51

Production of maize, Malawi’s most important staple crop, is estimated at 1.25 million tonnes, the lowest in a decade and some 26% down on last year`s relatively poor harvest. Early and above average rains had led to optimism for a good crop, but hopes were dashed when rains failed at critical time when the maize crop was at the stage of cob formation.

The worst affected districts in the southern region include Balaka, Mangochi, Machinga, Nsanje, Chikwawa and Phalombe. Worst hit among central districts are Dedza, Ntcheu, Mchinji, Salima, Dowa, and Nkhota-kota. In the northern region Rumphi, Karonga (central part) and southern part of Nkhata Bay districts are badly affected. Almost 2 million people are at risk with severe losses of up to 70 per cent among the poorest households who constitute over 60 per cent of the population at risk. Along with poor harvests, thousands of the most vulnerable people across the country continue to face severe food insecurity due to 'access crisis'. Such people simply cannot afford to buy whatever food is available - even at subsidised government levels.

Findings of the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) indicative assessment1 showed that parts of Lake Chilwa-Phalombe Plain, Middle Shire and Lower Shire Livelihood Zones may face household food deficits, though not significant, as early as the first three months of the marketing year (April, 2005 – March, 2006) as depicted by the Table 1 below.

The table underscores the fact that despite interventions that took place or are in progress in some of the target areas under the Appeal AFMW51, the vulnerabilities of the population in these areas have been exacerbated by the declining food insecurity situation arising from this season’s dry spell.

Table 1: Deficits, Affected Populations and Missing Food Entitlements in areas Targeted by the Appeal Livelihood Zones and Affected EPAs MFE: Percentage of Min Approx. Calories Pop. MFE: Scenario: Maize purchasing price keeps pace with Better- Maize inflation at 2002-2004 average rate of MK19-23/kg Poor Middle Off At Risk Eq. Central Karonga – Lupembe EPA 35-50% 0% 0% 3,500 330 Chitipa Maize & Millet – Kavukuku and Chisenga EPAs 25-35% 0% 0% 15,300 980 Lake Chilwa & Phalombe Plain - Machinga, Zomba, Mulanje Districts; Kosongo, Mpinda, Tamani Waruma, Naminjiwa & 55-70% 15-30% 0% 849,100 69,970 Thumbwe EPAs Lower Shire - Kalambo, Livunzu, Nyachilenda, Mogoti, Dolo 50-60% 30-45% 0% 295,800 30,070 & Zunde Lower Shire - Makhanga, Mpatsa, Mitole, Mbewe & 55-65% 50-60% 0% 237,900 30,710 Mikalango EPAs Middle Shire – Lisungwi, Thambani, Mwanza, Neno, Phalula, 50-65% 20-35% 0% 540,200 54,250 Utale, Chingale & Ntubwi EPAs TOTAL 1,941,800 186,310

Adapted from MVAC (May 2005) Severe loss of food entitlement High loss of food entitlements Target EPAs within the affected Livelihood Zones

Food insecurity in Malawi is exacerbated by a number of factors including the 16 percent adult prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS, extremely high levels of poverty with 60 percent living below the poverty line, chronic levels of malnutrition, and the collapse of labour markets in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

In light of the emerging situation, appropriate actions are on the drawing board in order to address the

1 Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee Food Security Assessment Preliminary Results May 2005 Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 4 AFMW-51 situation. The government, with assistance from DFID and the EU, has already put out a tender for 29,000 MT to replenish the Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR) and meet the recommended SGR stock level, which is 60,000 MT per year. Apart from replenishing the SGR, the government intends to purchase about 100,000 MT of maize for sale to the public2. This however, leaves a huge deficit from the shortfall of the national food balance sheet. Overall, the Malawi Government will import 300,000 MT of maize and out of this 250,000 MT will be distributed freely to farmers to avert hunger3.

2 FEWSNET/Malawi Food Security Update April 2005. 3 Finance Minister, Goodall Gondwe, Budget Presentation, Parliament Sitting, New state House, 10 June 2005 Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 5 AFMW-51

FIGURE 1: LOCATION OF AFMW 41 APPEAL RESPONSE AREAS IN MALAWI

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Legend to the Map in Figure 1

SYMBOL ORGANIZATION

CARD

ELDP

CHAM

LIVINGSTONIA SYNOD

BT SYNOD

The ACT Malawi Forum members will seek to provide assistance in a manner that is consistent with international and national human rights framework particularly in upholding the rights to participation, non- discrimination and information. This is premised on the acknowledgement of the differing vulnerabilities, needs, and capacities of the affected groups.

ACT-Malawi Forum members have undertaken firm commitment to eliminate human rights abuses and violations as they prepare for long-term interventions to address the vulnerabilities of the affected populations in the target response areas. This is being tackled from different fronts: individually within each organisation’s internal environment as well as collectively as members of the Forum. Partners will meet monthly to monitor funding level, progress of activities, programme performance, training and adherence to human rights based approaches to the programme to prevent abuses.

The focus of interventions will be both crisis and post-crisis oriented strategies as espoused in the AFMW 51 Appeal – proposing farm inputs, restocking of livestock, training in agricultural recovery processes, health, nutritional intervention and capacity building. Significant recognition has also been placed on mainstreaming rights based approaches in design and implementation of the Appeal interventions based on insights from the Human Rights Violations Assessment Report.

The five ACT-Malawi Forum members have identified the following as response areas for the implementation of the Appeal:

CARD: Nsanje and Thyolo districts in Southern Region targeting about 5100 households (~25,000 direct and indirect beneficiaries). ELDP: Naminjiwa and Waruma in Phalombe and Dolo and Mbewe in Chikwawa in the Southern Region and Karonga in the Northern Region targeting approximately 4000 households (~20,000 beneficiaries) CCAP Blantyre Synod: Chingale in Zomba and Neno Districts in the Southern Region CCAP Livingstonia Synod: Njuyu and Luwerezi in Mzimba district, Bolero in Rumphi district and Nthalire in Chitipa districts in the Northern Region targeting 4,800 households (~24,000 beneficiaries) CHAM: Nsanje, Thyolo, Chikwawa, Mangochi, Machinga in the Southern Region; Karonga and Rumphi in the Northern Region

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ADDRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES among the MOST VULNERABLE during the APPEAL

In pursuit of the international legal instruments and against the background of the findings of the Human Rights Violations Assessment Report4, the operationalization of the Appeal AFMW51 Appeal will embrace a Rights Based Approach by the ACT Forum members to augment government efforts in realising human rights obligations.

ACT-Malawi Forum members have undertaken firm commitment to eliminate human rights abuses and violations as they prepare for long-term interventions to address the vulnerabilities of the affected populations in the target response areas. This is being tackled from different fronts: individually within each organisation’s internal environment as well as collectively as members of the Forum. Notably, they have already demonstrated proactive nature in pursuit of rights based approaches by embracing issues of gender and human rights in undertaking emergency relief projects to-date including establishing a Human Rights task force which is in place and functional. This Task force meets monthly to reflect and share experiences of integrating gender and human rights perspectives in their projects. In the same vein, ACT-Malawi Forum will seek to invigorate their internal monitoring and evaluation systems to enhance this learning. The Forum partners are already in the process of developing mechanisms for monitoring of the implementation of the Humanitarian Standards and the SPHERE Project tools that were adopted with a view to enhance the respect of human rights in their respective programmes.

The premise of rights-based approach is framed within the context that the Malawi Government has ratified numerous international human rights conventions including the UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR), UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CPR), CEDAW, CRC, and various declarations5 that affirm the fundamental principles of non-discrimination and equality. The ESCR obliges States to undertake steps with a view to achieve progressively the full realisation of the rights recognised by the Covenant. Therefore, for human rights to be effective and gain ground as a precursor of development, States must ratify relevant treaties, and citizens must be empowered to make claims to have their rights respected, protected and fulfilled. Unfortunately, the challenge remains that the poor and vulnerable groups in Malawi generally have no channels through which to claim their rights to life.

In order to address the findings of the NCA Research report on the assessment of possible Human Rights violations in 2002-2003 emergency situations in Malawi. Six strategic areas were identified which will be synchronised in the operationalisation of this Appeal. The areas include6:

1) Criteria for beneficiary (target group) selection 2) Advocating for the rights of beneficiaries 3) Reporting structures of community-based human rights abuses 4) Training of relief workers and community empowerment 5) Engaging other organisations in networking to avoid abuses 6) Synchronise Code of Conduct for Malawi 7) Mainstreaming cross-cutting issues

There is a shared understanding of the interwoven nature of the above strategic areas and that all the areas are included in this Appeal because they were identified as the core premise that create conducive recipe for

4 An Assessment of Possible Human Rights Violations in 2002-2003 Emergency Situations in Malawi, September 2004. 5 For example, Declaration of the Rights of the Disabled Persons of 1975. 6 Project Framework for Eliminating Human Rights Abuses among the most Vulnerable During Emergency/Relief Operations. April 2005 Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 8 AFMW-51 abuses7 at subsequent levels of interventions in the emergency relief project cycle. However, strategic areas 3) and 4) are critical catalysts for achieving 1) and 2). It is against this reality that all the above issues have been incorporated to effectively address them.

In terms of advocating for the rights of beneficiaries, some awareness materials on rights will be developed potentially with funding from support partners within the Forum. As a case in point these interventions will seek to encourage members at community levels to watch over the conduct of committees and staff. At distribution points for example, it shall be known as to what shall constitute appropriate conduct of the exercise as enshrined in the NGO Humanitarian Code of Conduct and Sphere guidelines.

To reinforce adherence, HR Task force will conduct spot field monitoring visits to random target sites by having community debates/ discussion using the monitoring guide/checklist.

Human Rights Monitoring Indicators Based on the pursuit of the identified strategic areas the following are the indicators of performance:

Criteria for beneficiary (target group) selection

• Multi-sectoral representation and participation in beneficiary identification • 75% of population in target response areas aware of selection criteria • Beneficiary groups represented in committees

Advocating for the rights of beneficiaries

• Per cent of beneficiaries aware of their right to food • Number of HR Task Force meetings spot monitoring visits in the target • Increased awareness of HR abuse and violations at community level

Reporting structures of community-based human rights abuses

• Number of community structures trained in human rights • Number of beneficiaries aware of, and able to report on human rights violations • Number of human rights violation cases reported to police and other law enforcers • Number of people convicted of rights violations during emergency operations • Established co-ordination with human rights structures such as Victim Support Units • Existence of co-ordination mechanisms between communities and relief agencies on one hand and law enforcers on the other • Cordial working relationship established between implementing agencies and beneficiary communities • Number of reported human rights abuses/violations from the beneficiary communities • Systematic collection and documentation of human rights issues

Training of relief workers and community empowerment

• Development of common training manual for all partners • Number of training sessions at both staff and community levels • Number of staff and community representatives trained

7 An Assessment of Possible Human Rights Violations in 2002-2003 Emergency Situations in Malawi, September 2004. Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 9 AFMW-51

• Improved delivery of emergency operations owing to level of application of training inputs • Consortium of trainers on human rights both at staff and community levels • Community volunteers aware of the Code of Conduct • Active involvement of women, girls, men and boys in emergency decision-making • 60% women and girls in committee structures with 40% representation of men and girls

Engaging other organizations in networking to avoid abuses

• Level of involvement of human rights conscious stakeholders in coordinated relief operations • 75% of population being aware of appropriate reporting forums/avenues of abuses • 75% of population aware of what constitutes abuse

Synchronise Code of Conduct for Malawi

• Number of stakeholders aware of the code of conduct • Number of partners’ field staff trained in code of conduct • Availability of the code of conduct in local language approved by the communities. • Systematic adherence to the code of conduct by partners in emergency operations

Mainstreaming cross-cutting issues

• Percentage of men and women targeted by relief operations • 60% participation of women and girls in training and other capacity building process • 50% women employed in emergency relief operations • Reduced prejudice of women and girls based on cultural practices and beliefs • Availability and use of HIV/AIDS Policy at the Work place by all partners

MONITORING, REPORTING, CO-ORDINATION and EVALUATIONS

This programme will be monitored jointly with the ACT Forum framework at two levels, namely, achievement of objectives and at output level to ensure that the number of people assisted and trained goes according to proposed plans.

Monitoring The monitoring reports by Emergency Co-ordinators of each implementing partners will form the basis of updates and quarterly reports to be shared among the ACT-Malawi partner members and other agencies such as the Government of Malawi and ACT CO. The monitoring reports will also depict the level of impact as a result of the intervention, gender disaggregated data that shows how women and men benefit from the intervention.

Some costs have been included in the budget for fuel, meals and accommodation for the staff on monitoring trips.

Reporting The Emergency Co-ordinators will also jointly be responsible for the overall documentation, reporting and sharing of the reports to other stakeholders and ACT CO. including both narrative as well as the financial status.

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Co-ordination The ACT Malawi Forum will be the pivotal platform for sharing information on the Appeal operations. Apart from sharing information, the forum is a rich resource base for expertise such as skills in issues of disaster preparedness. Agencies within the ACT-Malawi Forum will utilise the expertise within the forum before hiring professionals from other agencies.

As CARD is the co-ordinator for the ACT Malawi forum, the budget includes the costs estimated to be incurred for calling meetings, communication, travel and meals and accommodation for staff attending co- ordination meetings and monitoring visits.

Evaluation It is envisaged that at the end of emergency relief response a consolidated evaluation will be undertaken in order to assess its impact and derive lessons from the implementation strategies and process especially in view of having incorporated rights-based approaches in the Appeal phase to enhance cross-learning and sharing for the benefit of similar future interventions.

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I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION

CHURCHES ACTION IN RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT (CARD)

II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION

Churches Action in Relief and Development (CARD) is an ecumenical Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) formed in 1995. CARD was formerly known as the Relief and Development Department of the Malawi Council of Churches.

CARD works according to the NGO Humanitarian Code of Conduct and the Sphere Standards. Members of staff under the Project will be re-oriented to the Sphere Standards and the NGO Code of Conduct before they start to work on emergency relief project activities. CARD is not only a member to ACT International, but also belongs to a number of consortia including: ACT-Malawi Forum, the Food Security Network, Civil Society Agricultural Network (CISANET), Council for Non-Governmental Organisations (CONGOMA) and Civil Society Task Force on Land and Natural Resources.

III. DESCRIPTION of the SITUATION in the AREAS of PROPOSED RESPONSE

In a number of areas including those where CARD is working, there is an acute food shortage with many people already reducing the number of meals per day. Currently CARD is implementing ACT Appeal Number AFMW-41 in Traditional Authority areas of Tengani and Mbenje in Nsanje District with more than 80% of the people already dependent on food aid.

SITUATION IN NSANJE AND THYOLO DISTRICTS CARD implements a Food Security and Livelihood Programme in Thyolo District. The Programme performance has been adversely affected by the dry spells and the widespread attack of the Downy Mildew Disease in the district.

CARD has also observed through monitoring exercises in both Nsanje and Thyolo districts that with increased food shortages being experienced people in the various areas are coping up with the following: Selling wood for fuel Selling of grass for thatching houses Doing casual labour (locally known as Ganyu). Looking for water lilies in marshes

These coping mechanisms are not long lasting hence it is feared if no interventions are put in place, there will be: Increased malnutrition amongst the people especially among the under-five children and the elderly Increased morbidity and mortality rates Increased theft and burglary Increased cases of girl children and women abuses due to hunger.

IV. TARGETED BENEFICIARIES

The table below outlines the planned assistance under the Revised Appeal District Project Category of No. Of Type of Quantities of assistance area beneficiaries. beneficiarie assistance s Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 12 AFMW-51

Nsanje Tengani General food 1500 Maize for food 225 mt distribution Seed distribution 1500 Various seeds 60 mt cassava 7.5 mt maize 3 mt beans 3 mt sorghum Home-based care 425 Likuni Phala and 12.75 mt Likuni Phala patients cooking oil with 637.5 litres of oil Malnourished 385 Likuni Phala and 11.55 mt Likuni Phala children cooking oil with 577.5 litres of oil Training in 60 Training 2 sessions Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness Mbenje General food 1300 Maize for food 195 mt distribution Seed distribution 1500 Various seeds 60 mt cassava 7.5 mt maize 3 mt sorghum 3 mt beans Home-based care 225 Likuni Phala and 6.75 mt of Likuni Phala patients cooking oil with 337.5 litres of oil Malnourished 400 Likuni Phala and 12. mt of Likuni Phala children cooking oil with 600 litres of oil. Training in 60 Training 2 sessions Disaster mitigation and preparedness Thyolo Kapichi Home-based care 700 Likuni Phala and 21 mt of Likuni Phala patients cooking oil with 1050 litres of oil. Seed distribution 1000 Various seeds 5 mt of maize 2 mt of beans Training in 40 Training 2 sessions Disaster mitigation and preparedness Khwethe Home based care 1300 Likuni Phala and 39 mt of Likuni Phala mule patients cooking oil 1950 litres of oil Seed distribution 1000 Various seeds 5 mt of maize 2 mt of beans Training in 40 Training 2 sessions Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness

V. PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION

CARD will continue to provide food aid to households and individuals critically affected by the dry spell in the areas of traditional authority Tengani and Mbenje in Nsanje district and Kapichi and Khwethemule in Thyolo district. The food ration to be provided will be a 50 Kilogrammes of maize, 10 kilogrammes of Likuni Phala (a cereal-pulses nutritious Unimix) and 0.5 litres of cooking oil targeting the home-based care patients, the aged, female headed households, child headed households, and orphaned children. This will be distributed in three rounds of distribution.

CARD will also provide seed inputs of maize, sorghum, beans, vegetables and cassava cuttings to assist farming families in rehabilitating their agricultural systems. Areas critically affected by the Downy Mildew Disease will be provided with disease free material certified by the Seed Technology Department of the Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 13 AFMW-51

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.

The seed materials except for vegetable seeds, will be procured and distributed in August/September to enable farmers plant their crops with the first good rains recommended by the Agricultural Subject Matter Specialists.

It is also planned that each farmer will receive more than one type of seed to reinforce the notion of crop diversification. Crop diversification reduces the risks in case of crop failure especially in agricultural systems that mostly depend on weather/climatic patterns.

Goal The Goal of the programme is to avert starvation, caused by food shortage among the most vulnerable such as the chronically ill, orphans, the elderly in Nsanje and Thyolo Districts.

Objectives To increase the accessibility to food for 7,000 households (approximately 35,000 individual people) from the month of October 2005-March 2006 through provision of maize rations to the home-based care patients and Likuni Phala to malnourished children under the age of five. To build the capacity of communities in responding to disasters and protection of the most vulnerable groups of people such as women and children during emergencies To establish monitoring and reporting structures of abuses especially among women, children, the aged and the physically challenged individuals. To increase accessibility to seed inputs to 5,000 farming families in Thyolo and Nsanje districts.

Activities Crisis Phase • Procure relief food: 420 metric tons of maize, 103 mt of Likuni Phala (beans), 5,153 litres of cooking oil. • Transport, warehousing and distribution of relief food.

Post Crisis Phase • Provide four disaster management and preparedness workshops for key front line field staff. • Procure and distribute: 6 metric tones of Sorghum seed, 25 mt of maize seed, 120 mt of cassava cuttings, 6 metric tonnes of been seed and 3,000 packets of vegetable seeds.

VI. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

Table 2 below shows implementation schedule of activities Activity 2005 2006 October Novem December Jan Feb Mar ber Procurement of food items Food distribution Procurement of seed inputs Verification of beneficiary list Conduction of Disaster Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 14 AFMW-51

Mitigation and Preparedness workshops Programme Monitoring Monthly coordination meetings Midterm reporting End of Project Evaluation

VII. OTHERS

It is envisaged that the Appeal will utilise the same structures and arrangements as the Appeal AFMW 41 in terms of implementation methodology; administration and finance; monitoring, reporting and evaluation; and co-ordination.

VIII. BUDGET

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE- CARD

Description Type No. of Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost MKW USD MKW DIRECT ASSISTANCE

Food Relief Assistance maize for food MT 420 26,000 10,920,000 94,138 Likuni Phala MT 103 60,000 6,180,000 53,276 Cooking Oil Litres 5,153 321 1,654,113 14,260

DIRECT PROGRAMME RELATED COSTS 1 Emergencies Coord Months 4 75,000 300,000 2,586 4 Relief Clerks Months 12 22,000 264,000 2,276 1 District Relief Coord Months 4 25,000 100,000 862 1 Driver Months 4 15,408 61,632 531 Sub Total 19,479,745 167,929

Post Crisis Phase Train.Dis.Mngmnt&Prep Sessions 6 101,650 609,900 5,258 Purchase of sorghum seed MT 6 120,000 720,000 6,207 Purchase of maize seed MT 25 114,000 2,850,000 24,569 Purchase of cassava seed MT 120 15,000 1,800,000 15,517 Purchase of bean seed MT 6 90,000 540,000 4,655 Purchase of vege.seed Packets 3,000 65 195,000 1,681 Sub Total 6,714,900 57,887 TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE 26,194,645 225,816

Description Type No. of Unit Budget Budget Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 15 AFMW-51

Unit Unit Cost MKW USD MKW TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING Transport Hire/ Rental of Vehicles tonne/km 686 1701 1,166,886 10,059 Fuel Litres 3,500 102.0 357,000 3,078 Warehousing Rental of warehouse Months 3 30,000 90,000 776 Wages -Security/Guards Months 12 8,560 102,720 886 Handling Wages for labourers MT 686 150.0 102,900 887 Wages for drivers Months 4.00 30,388 121,552 1,048 TOTAL TRANS., WAREHOUSING & HANDLING 1,941,058 16,733

PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS & SUPPORT Contr.salary Exe.Dir Months 6 81,320 487,920 4,206 Contr.sal. Fin&AdmMan Months 6 40,660 243,960 2,103 Contr.salary one Secretary Months 6 30,000 180,000 1,552 Contr.salary Proj. officer Months 6 40,000 240,000 2,069 Per Diems Estimate - 0 200,000 1,724 Office rent Months 6 30,000 180,000 1,552 Office Utilities Months 6 25,000 150,000 1,293 Office stationery Months 6 25,000 150,000 1,293 Telephone and fax Months 6 37,000 222,000 1,914 Insurance Estimates - 0 250,000 2,155 TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMIN & SUPPORT 2,303,880 19,861

AUDIT & MONITORING Audit of ACT Funds Estimate 0 350,000 3,017 Monitoring & Evaluation Estimate 0 200,000 1,724 Fin.Eval.& Report writing lumpsum 1 642,000 642,000 5,534 Coordination costs Estimate 300,000 300,000 2,586 TOTAL AUDIT & MONITORING 1,492,000 12,862

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 31,931,583 275,272

Exchange rate: 1 USD=116 MKW

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I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBET INFORMATION

• Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP): Blantyre Synod: Malawi: Projects Office (POBS)

II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER AND PARTNER INFORMATION a) Chingale Programme

The Chingale Recovery and Mitigation Programme is a programme of CCAP Blantyre Synod and operate from the Projects Office, Blantyre Synod (POBS). The POBS was established in 1992 in response to the social, economic and spiritual needs of the people of the Southern Region of Malawi. It is the development and relief arm of the church.

In April 2002, the Chingale Relief Programme was launched following severe famine in the region. The first phase of the programme focused on relief, addressing food security through the distribution of maize grain and other food items, and child survival through the dispensing of medicines and counselling. The second and third phases dealt with recovery and rehabilitation to enable the community to produce food and ameliorate them from reliance on handouts. During phase two a psychosocial component was introduced to address the psychological effects of hunger. Since the programme began it has expanded from working at 5 centres with 193 villages to 12 centres with 245 villages. The programme is community based and works through 9 community-based structures called Joint Rehabilitation Committees (JRCs), one at each centre. This expansion has allowed the programme to serve a larger community closer to their homes and therefore more efficiently.

The hunger experienced in Chingale also caused trauma in the people. There was a need to introduce a psychosocial component. This component has expanded during its lifetime. It evolves around members of the community working together. At present there are 11 adult literacy classes up from an original 7; 11 football teams and 11 netball teams, up from 5 each, and 6 preschools. These activities are providing empowerment and create a great sense of hope for the future within the community. They also provide forums in which to educate people on HIV/AIDS, child protection, gender and development and human rights.

The Chingale programme works hand in hand with all the Malawi ACT Forum members. This coordination takes place through monthly meetings with Forum members that are: Dan Church Aid (DCA), Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), Evangelical Lutheran Development Programme (ELDP), Christian Hospitals Association of Malawi (CHAM), Livingstonia Synod and Churches Action and Relief Development (CARD). Relationships within this group have grown and developed over the period of its existence to form a healthy and productive working environment.

The project works in accordance with ACT guidelines, the Humanitarian Code of Conduct and the Sphere Project that stipulates minimum standards and will continue to do so. Members of staff from the Chingale programme have attended training on the sphere project and awareness on these standards with all staff and right holders will continue. b) Neno District Interventions

In addition to interventions that are implemented in Chingale in Zomba District, the programme is also implementing similar activities in Neno district. Neno District is a new district, which has gained its status in 2003 located in the Southern Region of Malawi. It was part of Mwanza district and lacked development because all development projects were concentrated in the areas close to the district headquarters. Neno is bordered by Balaka and Zomba Districts to the Northeast, Blantyre to the East, Chikwawa to the South, Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 17 AFMW-51

Ntcheu to the North, and Mozambique to the West. The District is 100 kilometres North of Blantyre City. The District is mountainous and hilly with 85% semi-arid and arid climate. The occupation of most of the people is livestock production, crop production of crops such as maize and fruits mainly mangoes, citrus (tangerines and oranges) is done in some areas. This year the district as most parts of Malawi has experienced erratic rainfall and this disturbed agricultural activity. The unreliable rains resulted in poor germination, stunted growth, wilting and even scorching of various crops that required replanting when the rain situation seemed to improve in January 2004.

III. DESCRIPTION of SITUATION in the AREA of PROPOSED RESPONSE

The programme is located in Traditional Authority Mlumbe’s area covering Chingale Extension Planning Area (EPA) in Zomba District, which lies along the Shire valley (part of African Great Rift Valley). Blantyre District bounds it on the west; the Shire River and Balaka District are in the northwest while Machinga District is in the northeast.

Chingale is an extremely vulnerable area and is not spared in times of natural disasters. The area was devastated by the famine that Malawi experienced in 2002 particularly due to its low altitude as it is only 850m above sea level which means the area experiences high temperatures of up to 37 degrees Celsius. The area also suffers from sporadic rains with frequent flooding from Shire River. In the last two years, the area experienced two major flooding that destroyed crops and several homesteads. In addition, the area is poorly serviced in terms of health services as evidenced by having one government health centre at Chingale and two CHAM health centres - Chipini and Molipa - which charge fees for services provided to patients. Malnutrition is common due to lack of a balanced diet in most of the households. Health services cater for essential care to the increasing number of people living with HIV/AIDS especially under the female-headed households.

Most of the households are managed by females, whose husbands and male friends abandon them to work in tobacco plantations in the Central Region of Malawi. Infrastructure especially road network within the area is poor and seasonal. Areas within Chingale often become cut off because of several streams that come from the Zomba Plateau and drain into Shire River. The area suffers from abject poverty therefore coping mechanisms such as selling household items which were utilised in the past are unavailable to most of the population.

With a rapid population growth of 4 percent (Ministry of Health and Population), rapid settlements of the late 1950s and early 1960s, and political influence, the land in Chingale has been heavily under pressure, which has resulted in the destruction of natural resources leading to severe environmental degradation. Now almost all the hills are bare because trees have been felled to produce charcoal for sale in the urban centres. The people of Chingale have to cultivate along river banks and the marginal land along and on top of the hills causing most of the rivers to run dry immediately after the rains.

Current food insecurity and severe risks to livelihoods

The situation in Chingale has improved in the three years that the programme, along with its partner projects, has been working in the area. However, there is a looming hunger this year as evidenced by inadequate harvests observed in both Chingale and Neno due to the following: Despite the agriculture inputs that the programme and the Government under Targeted Input Programme provided to households in Chingale, the community will be food insecure due to long dry spell that existed from mid January to mid March 2005 despite communities’ commitment to work in their fields. Despite that irrigation using treadle pumps has been going in areas along River Shire, other small streams in the area are dry and wetlands have low moistures hence possibility of winter cropping is minimal. Consequently, the food security deriving from winter cropping will be significantly reduced.

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The consequences of food insecurity and severe risks to livelihoods are evident by the following:

Malnutrition rate is on increase. This will predispose those people infected with HIV/AIDS to opportunistic infections and further divert income to medical care. In May 2004 malnutrition rate was 4000 while in April 2005 it is 5000. Therefore this entails that the rate will increase as the food insecurity situation worsens as the year progresses. There will be worsened vulnerability of elderly, chronically ill, orphans, and people with physical disabilities, infected and affected household members. High frequency of marriage breakdowns as social issues especially feminization of men. Men will migrate to other areas to do piece work or work in tobacco or tea estates. Economic status will be affected in a negative way. Every money that will be available at household level will be used in purchase of food HIV/AIDS infection rates will be on the increase and the condition of infected persons will deteriorate since their nutrition status will be low with inadequate food consumption patterns. Increase in occurrence of hunger related diseases such as marasmus and kwashiorkor among under-five children, pregnant and lactating mothers. Participation in Development activities will drop because few people will continue attending development meetings and Church prayers as well. Insecurity such as increase in robberies and other criminal cases. The increased rate at which natural resources are depleted leading to land degradation Increased sexual abuse and exploitation especially in children (boys and girls) and women. Girls will diversify their livelihood sources to include prostitution and risk HIV/AIDS. The level of food insecurity will disrupt livelihood sources Consumption of wild yams which are mostly poisonous (6 people have since died after consuming wild yam in Mangochi district as of April 2005)

People’s ability to cope with shock

Coping mechanisms in the area is becoming thin, as we get closer to the critical hunger months. Fishing from Shire River is an alternative source of livelihoods but the low level of the river due to inadequate rains makes fishing unbeneficial. Winter crop production will not be feasible because of low residual moisture content.

People engaged in marginal/non-sustainable activities

About 50% of the households in Chingale have been estimated to be involved in erosive coping mechanisms such as disposal of household assets. According to a food security survey conducted by C-SAFE (2004) in districts along the Shire valley, 88.4% of household estimated to be involved in practicing erosive copping mechanisms justified their action as the only strategy to fill household food shortage.

It was estimated that the Famine of 2002 affected 100,000 people with in the Chingale area. Of this 30% were women, 45% children, 10% elderly and 5% living with HIV/AIDS. The number of vulnerable people estimated to be in Chingale at present is 60,000+. The people of Chingale still suffer from food insecurity. Contributing factors include the high rate of HIV/AIDS within the area, which is destroying the productive generation of these communities. Malnutrition hits children under the age of five particularly hard; due to the scarcity of food children become weak and more prone to infections. Not only are people less likely to be willing to take on new ideas and teachings, but they also lack the drive to seek information on their rights. There is also a meteorological vulnerability as the area is prone to both flooding and drought.

Locations of the Programme

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245 villages. There are other organisations working within the area complimenting similar programmes. The work of all such organisations is coordinated through monthly meetings to ensure no duplication. There are also government efforts within the area. The government also holds monthly coordination meetings at the District Commissioners office in Zomba.

IV. TARGETED BENIFICARIES

In this extension crisis phase, the programme will strive to consolidate the gains from the last three phases by integrating most of the activities in more manageable community based programmes. Staff will be made aware of the changes, and more specialised staff will be hired to implement this programme. Community empowerment will be given a priority. Most of the activities in Chingale will be integrated and consolidated in the Projects office development programmes e.g. the Psychosocial programme (Adult Literacy using REFLECT approach, preschool will work closely with the Development Through Literacy and Community Based Orphan Care programme), Food Security will be collaborating with Balaka and Phalombe Livelihood Security Programmes, the Child Survival and Medical Care will work very closely with Chipini Sister health programme, Anglican health centres and Ministry of Health etc.

Number, type and location

The programme will target the most vulnerable individuals and groups of the households in the community as follows: 6000 households will be issued with 12 metric tons of maize seed, 60 MT of basal fertiliser and 60 MT of top dressing fertiliser. Each household will receive 2kgs of maize seed and 10kgs of each basal and top dressing fertilizer. 3000 households will receive 30 MT cassava cuttings. 3000 households will receive 30 MT of sweet potato vines. 3000 households will receive 0.5 MT of vegetable seeds. 4000 households will receive 1 MT of sorghum seed. 4000 households will receive 3 MT of pigeon peas seed. 4000 households will receive 2 MT of cow peas seed. 4000 under five (U-5) children will be targeted with 40 MT of high protein foods and assorted medical care drugs. In addition 2500 U-5 children will be reached in Neno District. 60 youth, women, community leaders and members of the JRCs will be trained through 2 sessions on issues of child protection. 30 HIV/AIDS affected home based caregivers to receive support (provided with health kits) and 1 training. 1000 people to receive three HIV/AIDS awareness workshops.

Criteria for the Beneficiary Selection

The criterion for selection of beneficiaries for all interventions will be put in place by community based institutions in collaboration with programme staff and all partners. Traditional leaders such as Village headmen will be actively involved in selection of beneficiaries. They are educated on how to select based on the needs of individual communities. The assessment criteria will be based as follows: Levels and sources of income will be assessed, e.g. possession of livestock. Ability to look after livestock, to construct livestock housing structures and to maintain them; members of the community not able to construct will be assisted to do that; volunteers from the community will be encouraged to come for training; Beneficiaries must not be recipients of aid from other NGOs or Government. Malnourished children as determined by a weight for height assessment, as recommended by ACT Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 20 AFMW-51

evaluation (Evaluation of Food Relief and Recovery in Southern Africa, May 2004. P.17.). Other assessment tools by UNICEF and also in Accordance to SPHERE PROJECT recommendations. Aid will be delivered disregarding creed, race, religion or political affiliation. Rights of Children and Gender Segregation Measures, participation of men and women, girls and boys will be considered.

V. PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE and IMPLEMENTATION

Main Goal To provide food aid assistance to vulnerable households and rehabilitate the community by working towards prevention of famine in the households in future.

Specific Objectives • To reduce hunger vulnerabilities through provision of food aid assistance in six months to ameliorate malnutrition especially among the vulnerable groups- under 5 children, lactating mothers, elderly, people with HIV/AIDS and pregnant women • Provide training to beneficiaries, and members of the JRCs, chiefs and other community leaders for all inputs. • Enhance community empowerment by creating awareness among the community of gender and development issues, child protection and other human rights issues.

Strategy

POBS will continue to mitigate the consequences of famine and other suffering in Chingale and Neno by:

• Developing appropriate preparedness capacity for rapid and appropriate scale of response • Responding rapidly and effectively to humanitarian need • Working with others to promote co-operation with both local and international agencies, (e.g. CARD, ELDP, NCA, DCA, PDA) and across professional sectors • Developing skills and strengthening coping capacities within affected communities.

Activities

The purpose of this response is to protect or re-establish the livelihood of those affected in order to improve food security.

Post Crisis Phase Crop Diversification: This will be enhanced with the continuation of production of sorghum, soya, different types of vegetables and drought tolerant crops such as cassava and sweet potato. The experience of 2004 proved the usefulness of these crops which were planted in semi dry conditions but performed well. As on going activity, the community will be encouraged to use different ways of processing cassava and sweet potatoes into various products, for example cassava and potato flour, chips and biscuits. Soya has been very popular with mothers of children under 5 years; they have been taught in how to prepare it into a Unimix food with a high content of protein. Soya seed will be given to an increased number of the same mothers regardless of whether their children are malnourished. Vegetables have been a welcome addition to the daily diet. The programme will continue to assist households to grow more vegetables which they can also sell for income.

Irrigation: This will be continued in areas along the Shire River in order to boost winter cropping. Technical advice will continue to be given in treadle pumps management such as maintenance and use. Crop production from winter cropping will reduce food insecurity in the area. Farmers will be organised in groups of 5 for one treadle pump so that more people are able to produce food throughout the year. One advantage of grouping Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 21 AFMW-51 farmers is to assist them to maintain the equipment from pooled resources.

Child Survival Nutrition and Medical Services to Children Under 5 years: Malnutrition continues to affect the health of children and their mothers. Apart from food insecurity in the households, ignorance among mothers contributed to the problem. Some children were prematurely weaned. In addition, the effects of HIV/AIDS are clearly seen. The programme will provide training to Health Surveillance Assistants who are community based so that they train women in: The processing of nutritious foods from locally available foods. Exclusive breast-feeding, including correct weaning practices. Prevention of HIV/AIDS infection from mother to child

Prevention of Malnutrition, Malaria, bilharzias and other Diseases: Malnutrition continued to top the list of problems of the health of children in Chingale. At some stages, the problem has been reduced only to resurface because of lack of food in the households. Malaria was also high on the list of children’s diseases.

Table B.1: Under 5 and over 5 Children At Programme Clinics during April 2005 Centre No. of fortified maize flour 50kgs Sibusiso Lactatin Pregna Chronicall Disable Aged Orphan U/5 O/5 500g g nt y ill d s Tins mothers Women Balamanja 120 25 10 250 Waliyala 160 40 70 300 Mbukwite 30 - 36 Masaula 100 3 5 2 375 154 72 Nkasala 100 84 Chingale 5 20 100 300 165 84 H/C Changalu 10 50 24 me

Mmambo 20 10 200 55 12 Fikira 100 200 10 12 Totals 385 105 500 3 5 2 170 384 324 5

Nutrition Supply in Households: Working with the food security sector mothers of children under 5 years were provided with Soya bean seed and vegetable seeds to grow to improve the food value and nutrition of their diets. The programme will supply Soya seed and vegetable seeds to 4 000 of these mothers. Vegetables also add to the income of families.

HIV/AIDS Care and Awareness Care: Nutritional care and support will promote the well-being, self-esteem and positive attitude to life for people and their families living with HIV/AIDS. Health and balanced nutrition should be one of the goals of counselling and care for people at all stages of HIV infection. An effective programme of nutritional care and support will improve the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS by: - • maintaining body weight and strength • replenishing lost vitamins and minerals • improving the functioning of the immune system • extending the period from infection to development of the AIDS disease Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 22 AFMW-51

• improving response to treatment • keeping HIV infected people active, allowing them to take care of themselves and their families • Keeping HIV infected people productive, able to work, grow food and contribute to the income of their families.

Good nutritional status is very important from the time a person is infected with HIV. Nutritional education at this early stage gives the person a chance to build up healthy eating habits and to take action to improve food security in their homes, particularly with regards to cultivation, storage and cooking of food.

Psychosocial Service

Complex emergency situations like famine have consequences for people and can affect people physically, spiritually, psychologically, socially and existentially. The Psychosocial component is being implemented to assist in working through and healing the damage inflicted in people’s minds and the social area. The psychosocial initiatives running in the Chingale area has proven to be a stabilizing mechanism after the emergency. Community structures and a sense of normality are being re-established through educational and sporting programmes.

Functional Literacy: “The functional literacy training for women was found appropriate in the emergency and recovery programme, because of the empowering process and substantial training in child care, nutrition and crop diversification provided.” (ACT Evaluation of Food Relief and Recovery in Southern Africa, May 2004. p.10.)

The literacy classes have been operating for more than one year now. During this time, literacy assessments were made of the performance of the students. Out of 405 students, 50 percent passed during the examinations were that were held in July 2004. The programme has progressed well and has provided its students with much needed skills to enable an improved life. For example the students who are also market sellers can now work easily with money. This programme will continue and be enhanced to improve the services offered though the classes already running.

Women and participation (Gender and Development): The issue of gender equality is addressed through out the programme. The programme has taken a number of steps to ensure that men and women have an equal voice within the programme. The JRC comities are made up of 12 women and 8 men to create an open forum where women feel free to express their views. A total of 96% of adult literacy learners are women, this creates a natural forum to educate the women not only in terms of literacy but on other issues such as effects of early marriages, teenage pregnancy, sexual, child, drug and alcohol abuse and domestic violence. It is very important that women especially should know how to address issues that their children are facing. Women are also educated through the child survival programme. Beneficiaries tend to be female and therefore they must be empowered with the knowledge necessary to use the distributed items effectively. However, the programme also recognises the vital role that men play, and in order to create any kind of sustainable development both men and women must be involved and work hand in hand.

Child Protection: In Malawi a child is anyone below 16 years old. Children need to know their rights. They will be counselled on the effects of early marriage, teenage pregnancy and sexual, child, drug and alcohol abuse. A range of children will be educated on child protection through the youth groups. There will also be a workshop for teachers as they have direct contact with children. As well as being in a key position to educate children on these issues they have also be identified as possible abusers of children’s rights. The 240 members of the JRCs and some 150 community leaders will be trained on the issue of Child Protection and human rights in general. Members of the committees, sub committees and community leaders will also be trained in leadership and will be included in the training of the beneficiaries. Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 23 AFMW-51

Emergency Food Aid

This will be provided to the most vulnerable groups such as the grandparent headed households, child headed households, the elderly and those living with HIV/AIDS during times of extreme hardship. Emergency food aid will be provided to the following categories: General Ration for 2000 vulnerable households in Chingale will need 500 MT, and 1,700 Households in Neno will need 350 MT for 4 months. Each household will receive 50kgs per months (as per WFP requirements in Malawi). 2,000 severely malnourished under five children will receive 40 MT of Likuni Phala. The food aid will be provided for four months (October 2005 – January 2006). The ration will be 9kgs per child per month. This is in accordance to the UNICEF/CHAM/MOH requirements under targeted nutrition 16088 Pupils in 27 primary schools will be provided with 40 MT of cream of maize for 4 months

VI. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGY

During this phase the programme is to continue with community-based and volunteer-driven approach. It will also build upon its partnership with POBS. The aim of this community involvement is to create a sense of ownership, so they can eventually carry on the running of the programmes in a self-sustaining way once donor support withdraws.

Despite the fact that the programme will shift back into relief, it will maintain a balance between the relief intervention and the ongoing recovery and mitigation activities as a way of ensuring that it removes from the relief mode.

The joint rehabilitation committees will take on a larger role as the programme develops. This will be enabled by additional training. The capacity and role of the subcommittees will also be enhanced. Links with chiefs and other community leaders will also be strengthened. Members of the JRCs and sub committees are chosen by the people of the communities where they live.

The three established components already have a volunteer network, which assists the project staff in the running of the programmes. For example the Child Survival programme works with volunteer health surveillance assistance from the local community and the adult literacy classes, the adult literacy classes are taught by members of the community and mothers cook the porridge for the school-feeding programme. This kind of participation will continue.

MONITORING, PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES

As a way of mainstreaming the 6 core areas of addressing human rights abuses, the programme will carry out the following: Criteria selection: The system in placed will be reviewed along with the communities in order to design indicators to monitor application.

Advocate for the rights of beneficiaries: Carry out awareness meetings on human rights with level of community members. Specific awareness on Child rights and women rights will be highlighted. Civil Liberties, Malawi CARER and other networks will be sourced for information to facilitate awareness on human rights. Additionally, copies of the constitution, which is already translated into Chichewa, will be made available to the community and the promotion to create rural information centres will be carried out. Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 24 AFMW-51

Reporting Structures: Along with the community, identify and map up existing reporting structures. Create new reporting structures in communities were they do not exist. Through capacity building, strengthen these structures so that they are efficient and effective. Establish linkages between structures (e.g. Police Victim support units, Malawi CARER, etc) to assess patterns, approaches and create awareness on their location and purpose. Promote issue of confidentiality. A few measurable indicators will be; the number of reporting structures in existence, number of cases documented against the baseline information and the system in place to track cases.

Training of Relief Workers: All persons carrying out relief activities will be trained on Human rights and the Right Based Approach in programming. Relief workers will be reminded to promote the active and meaningful participation of the communities in all implementation. Other requisite skills will also be provided.

Engage other organizations in networking: Establish a forum for coordination and information exchange on human right issues between other implementing partners such as; Chipini Health Centre, World Vision, and Malawi CARER.

Synchronize code of Conduct: Ensure content of code of conduct is harmonized with ACT- Partners / government of Malawi and carry our regular awareness on code of conduct and orientation for new staff.

Mainstream cross cutting issues: Issues such as HIV/AIDS, Gender and Participation are already mainstreamed in programmes but will be strengthen in this programme.

Inputs For Project Implementation

Staffing: 1 Programme Manager, 1 Finance Officer, 1 Secretary/Admin Assistant, 1 Guesthouse caretaker, 2 Drivers, 5 Guards, 3 Nurses, 1 Nutritionist, 7 Health Surveillance Assistance, 4 Extension Workers, 1 Veterinary Assistant, 1 Psychosocial Supervisor, 1 Psychosocial Officer, 16 Adult literacy instructors and 30 Early Childhood Caregivers.

Equipment: equipment will be requested as per the budget

Transportation: Running costs to cover both maintenance and fuel for the current vehicle will be required.

Planning assumptions, constraints and prioritisation

The project design is premised on the following:

Assumptions If donors do not meet the budget then activities will be scaled down. The cost of budgeted items will remain stable. The intervention is planned for the present situation in Chingale and Neno and it is therefore assumed that it will not drastically change for the worse.

Constraints That the programme faces poor infrastructure within the area particularly during the rainy season Cultural norms that create barriers. Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 25 AFMW-51

The effects of HIV/AIDS within the community A dependency on aid handout which stops people from fully entering into the more self sustaining programmes

VII. IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE

2005 2006 Activity Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March Food Security Programme Promotion of rain fed maize production (distribution of farm inputs) Crop diversification (distribution of farm inputs) Food aid distribution to vulnerable households both at Chingale and Neno Child Survival Programme Conducting Under fives clinics Unimix food for under five Food distribution for people living with HIV/AIDS Psychosocial Activities Under-Five years Lactating Mothers Elderly Cross cutting issues Monitoring human rights and compliance of standards Monitoring and Evaluation Monthly participatory review and reflection meetings Monthly Reporting

Transition or exit strategy

Linkages

POBS will coordinate with the NGO community primarily to conduct joint food security and nutritional surveys, modify food distribution plans based on the findings of these assessments, and establish an effective referral system whereby families of whose children are admitted to the POBS outreach clinics are targeted during general food distributions. These outreach clinics for children under five and other vulnerable persons are provided for in the request to ACT.

In addition, POBS and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) are jointly involved in relief supply in Chingale. POBS will collaborate with Chipini Sisters, World Vision and CADECOM in the distribution of relief food and seeds. All of the organizations from the PVO community active in Chingale meet every month to share experiences and coordinate future plans of action.

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In addition to addressing the emergency requirements within Chingale, POBS is also committed to assisting the local population to re-establish support mechanisms and coping strategies in order to be better equipped to respond to future crises. POBS has established 12 Joint Rehabilitation Committees in Chingale and Neno. Due to a series of droughts and flooding that have affected the country, many people dependant on agricultural production have been subjected to poverty. For people to settle back to their lands they will need support in the agricultural sector through provision of farm inputs e.g. seeds, farm tools and agricultural technology to enable them plant and harvest.

In conjunction with its general distribution of emergency food aid, POBS requested Food Resource Bank, PDA and other ACT Partners to fund the rehabilitation program in agriculture and various economic redevelopment projects. The funds were provided and the projects under implementation will provide the essential complementary activities. The agricultural development program did provide inputs (seeds and tools) and training in appropriate agricultural technology to farmers during the period October 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005. However the dry spell has made the farmers to be food insecure. The primary health care project is assisting children under five, pregnant women, lactating mothers, the elderly, disabled and chronically ill, in the same area.

Linkage of Relief to Development/Capacity Building

To provide linkages between this emergency relief assistance and development, a crosscutting theme is capacity building of indigenous NGOs, churches and communities. This includes their participation in all aspects of the project including assessments, planning, distribution, and monitoring. In recognition of the importance of facilitating the transition from relief to development, POBS is also planning to assist the local community rehabilitate a number of derelict schools and other public buildings in Chingale. These buildings have been used temporarily by POBS as storage facilitates for the food commodities, but will then be handed over to the community once the food distribution has been completed.

Training workshops in the FRB agricultural rehabilitation proposal are planned in the same beneficiary locations. The purpose of these workshops is to enable the beneficiaries to plan ahead and respond in a timely manner to future food shortages and other disasters. Training in community development and awareness will be undertaken through community development groups, e.g. women’s groups and youth and community leaders. Fifteen various groups have been identified for training for capacity building. In addition, POBS will assist communities in planning disaster preparedness, prevention and mitigation. POBS will assess the existing capacities within communities in the project area to respond to disasters in the future. This will be done through proposed disaster preparedness workshop to be held during the project implementation. POBS will strive to help local communities recover from disaster and build self-sufficiency through provision of various services for a one year period e.g. agricultural rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation assistance will attempt to restore the self-sufficiency of those affected by the drought and disaster affected communities through implementation of projects, which the communities themselves will participate. Qualified personnel from POBS and trained Malawians counterparts will provide training for local NGOs churches and communities.

Food security will be substantially increased when the farmers harvest by the end of the year, reducing food dependency from outside. New technology through the intended crop husbandry methods will increase the local productivity. There will be a multiplier effect of 1:4 whereby each of the farmers will train people within the project period. Seed banking from the present planting will generate seeds for future plantings. With an improved supply of food from the harvest there will be a reduction in malnutrition and related diseases.

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VIII. MONITORING, REPORTING, EVALUATION, ADMINISTRATION and FINANCE

Monitoring and evaluation will be an integral component of this programme. It will be overseen and ensured by the programme manager and will take place on 5 main levels.

1. Field staff will monitor and report on developments and the progress of the programme components on weekly and monthly basis in narrative and statistical form. Information will be collected through field visits, interviews with beneficiaries and other interested parties, and meetings with committee members. This will be submitted to the programme manger and projects office. 2. The programme manager will produce quarterly and half yearly reports based on submitted field reports and field visits. These will be submitted to ACT, donors and projects office. 3. Evaluation will be an ongoing process, each component monitors its interventions and written evaluations will take place as necessary. 4. An internal evaluation of the Chingale project is completed at the end of the project. 5. External evaluation will be conducted as part of the joint appeal at the end of the programme in March 2005

The Programme Manager has been recruited to take over some of the work done by the Expatriate staff. Currently three technical staff are assisting her in food security, three nurses, one nutritionist, two psychosocial staff, one secretary, three watchmen, two drivers, one caretaker. However the number of staff members will change once the relief interventions are finalised. Financial reports will be prepared in line with the requirements of ACT Coordinating Office. A finance officer will be recruited to enhance financial reporting in Blantyre. All staff will be employed in accordance with Blantyre Synod Projects office terms of service.

IX. CO-ORDINATION

The programme is in the process of becoming fully integrated into the Projects Office Blantyre Synod.

The programme’s main office is in Chingale and all project staff are based at Chingale The Programme Manager will coordinate with the Executive Director, Deputy Director (Programs), Deputy Director (Finance) and Human Resources and Administration Manager through POBS.

The Programme Manager will coordinate the overall coherent running of operations in Chingale and Neno, monitoring, evaluations, reporting and donor liaison. The components of the programme will be answerable to the Programme Manager but will also be linked to similar projects within the projects office. The only programme running solely under the Chingale programme will be the Child Survival component.

The Food Security component is to be coordinating with the Naming’adzi programme, like wise the psychosocial component to DTL, HIV/AIDS care and awareness to Domasi and the water and sanitation to Balaka. The plan of operations meetings will be held every week in the field. Within Chingale, staff will work with the community through the existing JRCs, the Village Development Committees so as to align the program with decentralisation process that the Government is implementing.

The Chingale Programme is a member of the ACT Malawi forum that comprises 7 implementing agencies. The forum holds regular monthly meetings in rotation venues in Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mzuzu.

In this extension the programme will avail itself in District Executive Committee, Area Executive Committees and any other relevant structure at district level. This will be done in order to sustain all the activities once the programme phases out. The programme will also continue participate in several monthly coordination Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 28 AFMW-51 meetings of stakeholder agencies in Chingale, the District Commissioner and the District Health Officer in Zomba. In Chingale, the other stakeholders are the Chingale Extension Planning Area (EPA), Chipini Health Centre of the Roman Catholic Church, Chilipa and Nkasala Health Centres of the Anglican Church, Chingale Health Centre (Government), World Vision, Emmanuel International and CADECOM (Catholic Development Commission). The meetings provide opportunity to share information and experiences, agree on areas of operation and thus avoid duplication of services. Specific bodies coordinated with within the area are:

• The Chipini Sisters – HIV/AIDS volunteer testing and STI treatment. • World Vision – food distribution. • Ministry of Health – hospitalised treatment of sever malnourishment.

X. BUDGET

ESTIMATED BUDGET CCAP Blantyre

Description Type No. of Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost MKW USD MKW Crisis Phase Food Relief Assistance Metric Tonnes White maize Food 500 30,000 15,000,000 125,000 Add Neno District Food 350 30,000 10,500,000 87,500 Cream of Maize for children in schools Food 40 40,000 1,600,000 13,333 Unimix( High Protein Food -Children under 5 Food 40 40,000 1,600,000 13,333 Sub-Total Food Relief Assistance 28,700,000 239,167

Water and Sanitation Rehabilitation of shallow wells Units 20 11,000 220,000 1,833 Construction of latrines (Sunplants) Units 10 6,875 68,750 573 Maintenance of water pumps Training 4 6,741 26,964 225 Establishment of Water Resources Committee Training 4 16,050 64,200 535 Sub-Total Water and Sanitation 379,914 3,166

Non Food Relief Assistance Medical Inputs Medicine Assorted 1 82,000 82,000 683 Add Neno District Assorted 1 45,000 45,000 375 Other medical supplies lump sum 1 15,000 15,000 125 Medical Equipment Assorted 1 25,000 25,000 208 Security Maize Seed Met Tonnes 12 90,000 1,080,000 9,000 Beans Met Tonnes 6 90,000 540,000 4,500 Sorghum Met Tonnes 1 60,000 60,000 500 Vegetable Seed Met Tonnes 0.5 60,000 30,000 250 Potatoes Vine Met Tonnes 30 6,500 195,000 1,625 Cassava Cutting Met Tonnes 30 6,500 195,000 1,625 Pigion peas Met Tonnes 3 60,000 180,000 1,500 Cow peas Met Tonnes 2 60,000 120,000 1,000

Description Type No. of Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost MKW USD Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 29 AFMW-51

MKW Fertilisers Top-Dressing - 60 20,000 1,200,000 10,000 Basal - 60 28,000 1,680,000 14,000 Sub-Total Non Food Relief Assistance 5,447,000 45,392

Post Crisis Phase Food Security 200 Goats Units 200 2,500 500,000 4,167 200 Guinea Fowl Units 200 350 70,000 583 Veterinary Supplies Assorted 1 150,000 150,000 1,250

Training of Farmers Crop Husbandry workshops 2 10,000 20,000 167 Animal Husbandry workshops 1 10,000 10,000 83 Land Management workshops 1 10,000 10,000 83 Crop Diversification Workshops workshops 12 10,000 120,000 1,000 Compost Manure training workshops 12 10,000 120,000 1,000 Seed Multiplication Training workshops 12 10,000 120,000 1,000 Small scale business management on horticlture Training 1 50,000 50,000 417

Direct Programme Related Costs Salaries for Staff Under Food Security 5 Food Security Extension staff 6 Months 18 42,800 770,400 6,420 1 Veterinary Assistant 6 Months 6 42,800 256,800 2,140

Sub-Total Post Crisis Phase 2,197,200 18,310

Child Survival

Child Survival Trainings Training of Health Promoter Training 3 10,000 30,000 250 Malaria Control : Mosquito Nets Training 1 10,000 10,000 83 Bilharzias Training 2 10,000 20,000 167 Diseases Related to Malnourishment Training 4 10,000 40,000 333 Safe Motherhood Training Training 6 10,000 60,000 500 Training of Health Surveillance Assistance Training 1 250,000 250,000 2,083 Training of HAS Refresher Training 1 150,000 150,000 1,250 Training for traditional birth attendants Training 1 19,000 19,000 158 Direct Programme Related Costs Salaries of Staff 2 Nurses 6 months 12 48,150 577,800 4,815 Sub-Total Child Survival 1,156,800 9,640

HIV/AIDS CARE AND AWARENESS Awareness Workshops Workshops 3 10,000 30,000 250 Home Care training Training 1 36,000 36,000 300 Treatment of Opportunistic Diseases Treatments 1 45,000 45,000 375 Sub Total HIV/AIDS 111,000 925

Printing of sign posts 2 10,000 20,000 167

Description Type No. of Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost MKW USD Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 30 AFMW-51

MKW PSYCHOSOCIAL ACTIVITIES Early childhood Development Instructors 2 57,780 115,560 963 Recreational Activities Groups 2 21,400 42,800 357 Care Givers training Groups 1 21,400 21,400 178 Children protection and Human Rights Issues Workshops 2 21,400 42,800 357 Income Generating Activities Loans 50 4,280 214,000 1,783 Training Community Development Committees Training 2 21,400 42,800357 Learning Materials Assorted 1 70,000 70,000 583 Reflect Facilitators Training Facilitators 2 57,780 115,560 963 Small scale Business Management Training 1 50,000 50,000 417 Direct Programme Related Costs 1 Psycho-Social Coordinator 6 months 6 48,150 288,900 2,408 1 Psycho-Social Officer 6 months 6 42,800 256,800 2,140 33 Psycho-Social Instructor (Volunteers) Honorarium 6 25,680 154,080 1,284

Sub Total Psychosocial Activities 1,414,700 11,789

TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING& HANDLING Transport Months Fuel for 3 Vehicles Fuel 6 74,900 449,400 3,745 Repair of the Vehicles Repair 6 66,875 401,250 3,344 Transport and handling, relief food Handling 6 50,000 300,000 2,500 Medical Insurance Medical 6 28,533 171,198 1,427 Staff Travel Allowances Allowances 6 60,000 360,000 3,000 Gratuity Benefit 6 487,500 4,063 Workers Compensation Benefit 6 27,641 165,846 1,382 Social Welfare Benefit 6 11,993 71,958 600 ACT Meetings Expenses 6 22,292 133,752 1,115 International Travels Travels 6 16,050 96,300 803 Office Operations Office rent Field office 6 75,000 450,000 3,750 Office Utilities Field office 6 15,000 90,000 750 Office stationery 6 30,000 180,000 1,500 Communications Telephone and fax Months 6 180,000 1,080,000 9,000 Publicity Months 6 11,146 66,876 557 Vehicle Insurance Months 6 48,150 288,900 2,408 Other Insurances Months 6 12,929 77,574 646

Sub Total Transport ,Warehousing&Handling 4,870,554 40,588

PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATION Personnel Months Director Projects Office (20%) Part-time 6 37,450 224,700 1,873 Human Resource Manager (20%) Part-time 6 32,100 192,600 1,605 Programme Manager Full time 6 112,000 672,000 5,600 Finance Officer Full time 6 86,000 516,000 4,300 Food Monitor, Nano (2) Part-time 6 39,000 234,000 1,950 Administrative Assistance Full time 6 37,450 224,700 1,873 Guards 5 Full time 6 80,250 481,500 4,013 Caretaker assistant Part-time 6 16,050 96,300 803 Field Office Caretaker Full time 6 16,050 96,300 803 Description Type No. of Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost MKW USD Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 31 AFMW-51

MKW Drivers (2) Full time 6 50,000 300,000 2,500 Office Operation: Stationery Assorted 6 50,000 300,000 2,500 Computer operation Assorted 2 45,000 90,000 750 Water and Electricity Assorted 6 12,000 72,000 600 Field office expenses Assorted 6 34,500 207,000 1,725 Sub-Total Personnel, Administration, Operation 3,707,100 30,893

CAPACITY BUILDING Staff Development Workshops 1 65,000 65,000 542 Leadership Training for the committees Workshops 1 43,000 43,000 358 Disaster Preparedness Workshops Workshops 2 113,000 226,000 1,883 Other training for the staff Workshops 1 25,000 25,000 208 Sub-Total Capacity Building 359,000 2,992

AUDIT & MONITORING Audit of ACT Funds Estimate 1 300,000 300,000 2,500 Monitoring & Evaluation Estimate 1 182,000 182,000 1,517 Professional services Estimate 1 130,000 130,000 1,083 Sub-Total Audit & Monitoring 612,000 5,100

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 48,975,268 408,127

Exchange rate : 120 MKW =1 US$

Notes -Executive Director and Human Resource Manager receive 20% of salary from this programme. -Food Security: Food Resource Bank funding ongoing program, 3 crop promotion officers and1 veterinary assistant. -Staff Benefits: Malawi Labor Law 10% gratuity at end of contract. -Social Welfare: Staff Berevement Fund for purchse of coffins and transportation. -Workman Compensation per Malawi Labor Law -1 Motor bike for agricultural officer; 8 bicycles used by volunteers at centers. -There are no telephones or public transportation and the equipment will be used for communication and program implementation.

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I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION

CCAP Synod of Livingstonia Development Department

II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER AND PARTNER INFORMATION

The CCAP Synod of Livingstonia has relief programmes in the areas of Njuyu in Mzimba district and Nthalire in Chitipa district.

The appeal had two components, the post crisis phase where farm inputs were distributed in November – December 2004 and the crisis phase which involved initial nutritional assessment from which a lot of under- five children were identified to be malnourished and some of them were taken into the programme. These have been receiving food aid for 4 months and others 2 months. During the last distribution, another assessment was conducted on the under-five children in the programme. It was discovered that many children are still malnourished. This and other factors described below have prompted the Department to extend the programme for another 6 months from October 2005 to March 2006.

III. DESCRIPTION OF SITUATION IN THE AREA OF PROPOSED RESPONSE

Crops Maize and other crops are at maturity stage. Harvesting is in progress in many parts of the areas. The crops have, however, suffered a great reduction in anticipated yield. This is due to heavy rains, followed by dry spell and out break of armyworms experienced in some parts of the country.

People have already started coping strategies such as reducing rations and frequency of meals among others. Though commendable, most coping mechanisms reduce food consumption mostly to under-five children who depend on food from parents only. Consequently malnutrition is higher in these children than adults.

Nutrition During the final food aid/supplementary distribution in May 2005, a Nutritional Assessment was conducted. This was done to children in the programme only in both areas (Njuyu and Nthalire). Out of 585 children, 277 were still below 13.5 cm (MUAC) – Njuyu, this represents 47% of the children in the programme. Similarly, out of 585 children, 201 were still below 13.5 cm (MUAC) in Nthalire. This is 35% of the total population.

Discussions with Government Health Personnel, Committee Members, beneficiaries and general observations showed the following as major problems: Most farming families have harvested nothing or very little in the 2004 – 2005 growing season due to the factors highlighted above. Most children whose nutritional results were poor suffer from one or combination of diarrhoea, scabies, fever and malaria.

It was learnt that there was need to have the children treated from the diseases. Consultations with government health personnel showed that treatments were not adequately done due to scarcity of medicines in the hospitals.

This situation has also been compounded by the following factors:

In adequate funding - The First Interim Report indicated that during baseline survey, a total of 1235 under-five children qualified for the aid, but only 1,000 were considered and later only 170 children were added. The latter have benefited for only two months i.e. receiving twice. This was not adequate to Famine Mitigation Follow-up in Malawi 34 AFMW51

improve the health of a child Poor food timetabling for under-five children - It has been observed that in most families under-five children eat only when the rest of the family eats due to failure to know the special timetable for the under-five.

Based on these facts, it is evident that there is still high malnutrition among under-five children. This, therefore calls for a Appeal of the programme which includes supplementary feeding and provision of farm inputs in a form of starter packs.

IV. TARGETED BENEFICIARIES

This Appeal will target the same 1,170 beneficiaries with an additional 430, totalling to 1,600 for the old areas and another 1,600 for the new areas (Emfeni 400, Luwerezi 400 and Bolero 800) totalling 3,200 beneficiaries. Identification of the additional beneficiaries will be through nutritional survey to be conducted by government health personnel, CCAP Development Department staff and committee members. This will be based on the already established criteria used previously by the relief committees. However special recognition will be made to take into account the rights-based approach premised on non-discrimination, participatory and information sharing. It should be noted that the farm input programme will target 4,800 farming families as two new areas will be considered where the level of malnutrition is very high due to the acute food shortage.

Committee Members - The old committee members will be utilized in the old areas while new committees will be formed in new areas of Emfeni and Luwerezi in Mzimba and Bolero in Rumphi. However all the committee members together with staff will be oriented in rights based approaches particularly as relates to beneficiary selection and acknowledgement of beneficiaries rights in emergency situations. Among others, the responsibilities of the committee members will include; • Receiving and storing of relief items • Provision of security to the items • Fair distribution of items • Effective monitoring of the progress of the programme – especially on food utilisation by beneficiaries.

The multi sectoral compositions of the committee members have ensured that this has and will not have political and /or religious stand points. Culture and customs will also be respected.

V. PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION

Main Goal • To reduce food crisis situation and preserve the lives of the most vulnerable families in the northern region of Malawi by means of integrated food security recovery strategies.

Specific Objectives • To sustain and improve the nutritional status of under-five malnourished children through supplementary feeding • To reduce food crisis situation through provision of farm and food aid during the 2005 – 2006 growing season.

Activities

POST CRISIS PHASE In this phase farm inputs will be distributed once. Each farming families will receive 5kg maize seed from 24 MT, 5kg soya bean seed from 24 MT, 75 sticks of cassava from 360,000 cuttings, 7.5kg groundnuts seed from

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36 MT, 12.5kg of 23:21:0+4s from 60 MT and 12.5kg urea fertilizer from 60 MT. The programme will target 4800 farming families.

CRISIS PHASE As was done in the initial phase, the methodology of food distribution will be participatory. This facilitates effective distribution since it reduces chances of aid diversion and informal distribution.

The following will be the food ration: • Likuni Phala 9kg/month • Cooking Oil 2.5litres/month • Maize 50kg per month Distribution will run from October 2005 to March 2006 on a monthly basis. This package of ration will ensure that public health risks associated with moderate malnutrition, severe malnutrition, mortality and morbidity are reduced.

Proposed Supplementary Ration

173 MT of Likuni Phala to 3200 beneficiaries for 6 months (October 05 to March 06) 48,000 Litres of cooking oil to 3200 beneficiaries for 6 months (October 05 to March 06) 960mt of maize to 3200 beneficiaries for 6 months (October 05 to March 06)

Performance Indicators

CCAP Synod of Livingstonia will conduct nutritional survey to identify the malnourished under-five children. Production of assessment report. Women and men will be informed about the Appeal and will have the liberty to comment on the package, their right to food, ACT code of conduct and other stipulation. The synod will ensure that the distributed food is of good quality, acceptable and fit for human consumption. All food received by the synod for distribution will be checked for shelf-life and will be distributed before their expiry dates. Adequate storage structures are available and properly managed. People will receive quantities as planned. Ensure security and safety of project inputs

Project Implementation Methodology There will be eight awareness meetings in four communities. These meetings will discuss the nutritional results obtained during final distribution, and the general observation of the nutritional status, and matters related to the Appeal. These awareness meetings will also entail sensitisation on rights of beneficiaries and criteria for beneficiary selection. After consultations, the nutritional survey will be conducted to identify the additional beneficiaries.

Input for the Project Implementation

Staff Since relief work is temporary, the Synod of Livingstonia will extend the contracts of Programme Manager, Deputy Programme Manager, Planning and Evaluation Officer, and 2 Field Supervisors recruit 2 more officers. Others like Director, Deputy Director, 2 Accounts Clerk, Accountant, 2 Secretary from the Department will be used in the management and implementation of programme. The department will employ

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10 loaders and 4 security guards based at the main office and extra security guards 2 at each local storage facility.

Equipment needed for use The project will request for the cost of fax telephone, e-mail charges, office stationery, warehouse and ACT visibility materials.

Transportation As stated in the Appeal – acquire two additional motor-cycles for the field officers in the two new areas (Emfeni and Bolero).

Capacity Building The programme has already trained committee members, during this Appeal period, CCAP together with these members will conduct training with beneficiaries. These will mainly be in areas of: Food and food utilization Winter cultivation The NGO Humanitarian Code of Conduct and SPHERE standards as well as rights-based approaches to emergency relief.

VI. OTHERS

It is envisaged that the Appeal will utilise the same structures and arrangements as the Appeal AFMW 41 in terms of implementation methodology; administration and finance; monitoring, reporting and evaluation; and co-ordination.

VII. BUDGET

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE – CCAP Synod of Livingstonia Development Department

Description Type No. Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost MKW USD MKW CRISIS PHASE ITEMS

Likuni phala tonnes 108 66,000 7,128,000 61,448 Cooking oil Litres 30,000 153 4,590,000 39,569 Transportation 250km km/tonne 34,500 16.05 553,725 4,773 Sub Total 11,718,000 105,791

Food ration Maize for food tonnes 400 25,000 10,000,000 86,207 Storage Months 6 32,100 192,600 1,660 Transportation (300km) km/tonne 538 25 4,035,000 34,784 Distribution Costs Lumpsum 1 420,000 420,000 3,621 Sub Total 14,647,600 126,272

REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY FARM INPUTS Maize Seed OPV tonnes 20 75,000 1,500,000 12,931 Ground nuts seeds tonnes 30 80,000 2,400,000 20,690 Soya beans tonnes 12 80,000 960,000 8,276 Cassava cuttings 300,000 3 900,000 7,759

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500 3,000 1,500,000 12,931 Description Type No. Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost MKW USD MKW Goats Transportaion 400km km/tonne 62 25 620,000 5,345 Storage months 1 32,100 32,100 277 Sub Total 7,912,100 68,208

Distribution Costs Lumpsum 1 600,000 600,000 5,172

AWARENESS AND PREPARATORY MEETINGS Identification &Reg.of benefiaries Lumpsum 1 200,000 200,000 1,724 Committee formations Lumpsum 1 300,000 300,000 2,586 Nutrition Survey Surveys 3 420,000 1,260,000 10,862 Sub total 1,760,000 15,172

PERSONNEL Support Staff Prog Dir 50% salary months 6 65,216.50 391,299 3,373 Deputy Dir 50% Salary months 6 41,195 247,170 2,131 Relief Prog Manager months 6 96,300 577,800 4,981 Deputy Relief manager months 6 14,712.50 88,275 761 Planning &Eval. officer months 6 26,750 160,500 1,384 Field Supervisors 4 months 6 186,180 1,117,080 9,630 Food Monitors 4 months 6 179,760 1,078,560 9,298 Clerks Logistics 2 months 6 67,463.50 404,781 3,489 Accountant 50% Salary months 6 30,762.50 184,575 1,591 Secretaries2(50%of Sal.) months 6 55,907.50 335,445 2,892 Watchmen 12 months 6 112,350 674,100 5,811 Loaders 10 months 6 80,250 481,500 4,151 Staff Benefits Lumpsum 1 535,000 535,000 4,612 Accounts Clerk months 6 44,940 269,640 2,324 Sub total 6,545,725 56,429

CAPACITY BUILDING Crisis Phase lumpsum 1 401,250 401,250 3,459 HRights abuse Training lumpsum 1 580,000 580,000 5,000 Monitoring Hrights abuseslumpsum 2 426,000 852,000 7,345 Post Crisis /Rehabilitation lumpsum 1 481,500 481,500 4,151 Sub total 2,314,750 19,955

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS Office stationery Lumpsum 1 160,500 160,500 1,384 Office Rental/Maintenanc Lumpsum 1 115,560 115,560 996 Recruitment & tender Lumpsum 1 125,000 125,000 1,078 Equipment &Maintenance Lumpsum 1 428,000 428,000 3,690 Fax & Telephone charge Months 6 25,000 150,000 1,293 Sub total 979,060 8,440

TRAVEL EXPENSES Field allowance Months 6 62,350 374,100 3,225 Travel co-ordination Mtgs Months 6 163,800 982,800 8,472 Sub total 1,356,900 11,697

Monitoring &Rep.writng lumpsum 1 535,000 535,000 4,612

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Final Eval.& Report writng lumpsum 1 642,000 642,000 5,534 Description Type No. Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost MKW USD MKW Act visibility (T-Shirts) lumpsum 1 214,000 214,000 1,845 Proctive wear lumpsum 1 160,500 160,500 1,384 Audit fees lumpsum 1 214,000 214,000 1,845 Motorcycle Lumpsum 1 650,000 650,000 5,603 Sub total 2,415,500 20,823

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 50,249,635 437,960

Exchange rate: 1 USD=116 MKW

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I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION

Evangelical Lutheran Development Programme (ELDP) LWF/Malawi Field Programme

II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER AND PARTNER INFORMATION

The Evangelical Lutheran Development Programme was established in 1989 in response to a request from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi (ELCM) and the Government of Malawi primarily to provide assistance to Mozambican refugees who were then in Malawi.

ELDP through its regular long-term development programmes is also embarking on Food Security initiatives and Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture. Apart from Food Security initiatives, ELDP is also involved in other programmes such as water and sanitation; environmental protection; HIV/AIDS; functional adult literacy, Human Rights and Gender issues. These programmes are implemented in six districts of Dowa, Dedza, Karonga, Nkhata-bay, Chikwawa and Phalombe in different areas/villages from where emergency interventions are implemented.

ELDP has successfully implemented various food relief programmes in its operational areas of Karonga district in the north, Chikwawa and Phalombe districts in the South.

III. DESCRIPTION OF EMERGENCY SITUATION IN AREAS OF PROPOSED RESPONSE

Adverse Agro-Climatic Conditions- Poor Rainfall Performance and Drought Malawi experienced early onset of rains from October 2004. The season had started on a good note with normal to above normal rainfall occurring through up to the month of January 2005. However, from end January 2005, the situation completely changed as the rains tailed off in most parts of the country without meaningful resumption up to the end of the season. In many parts of the country, the rains stopped by end of January instead of the normal end in March. Unfortunately, the rains tapered off just when crops needed moisture the most.

The second minor factor contributing to low crop production this season was the unavailability of basal dressing fertilizer during the first half of the season, when this fertilizer is normally applied. Although the fertilizer was available later on in the season, the crops had passed the stage when it could be applied. Low fertilizer supplies pushed up the prices so that, even where available, they were unaffordable for poor households.

The prolonged drought has had very bad effects on the current projects being implemented in the areas as well as crop and livestock production. The following are some of the effects:

Total crop failure Due to dry conditions which persisted for over 45 days, all the crops that farmers are growing were damaged i.e. Scotched resulting in total crop failure. The dry spell coincided with the vegetative crop establishment stage, which is very critical in as far as moisture regime is concerned for crop production.

Inadequate water for crop irrigation

The dry spell experienced has had bad repercussion in as far as water availability is concerned. Most of the rivers that supply water for irrigation are dry which will make winter cropping a problem.

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The high daily ambient temperatures in excess of 36°C compounded with the drying up of water have significantly stressed the reproductive performance of livestock. Low moisture regimes have had reduced regeneration of grass, which is a major roughage feed for the livestock. The scarcity of grain cereals among the households is further impacting on the availability of concentrate feed to livestock. Instead of livestock being supplemented with maize bran as a concentrate feed, human beings are now relying on the same for their survival.

PRESENT SITUATION BY DISTRICT WHERE ELDP IS WORKING

Southern Region

Chikwawa District Chikwawa district has a population of about 114,693 Farm families. The district has been hit severely by the dry spell from January 2005 to the present day. This has led to permanent wilting of crops in the district especially maize and to make things worse, even millet and sorghum that are drought tolerant crops have also been greatly affected. The permanent wilting happened when maize was at taselling stage ( very critical in seed production), which meant that even if the crops got moisture it could not revive and survive. This has worsened the hunger situation in the district because people did not harvest any maize crop that could help them to offset the climax of hunger from the previous season. This will and has resulted in increase in number of households without food in the district. The most hit EPA’s are where ELDP is doing the interventions, Dolo EPA with 80% of the farm families without food (about 295,800 people are at risk in Dolo EPA) and Mbewe EPA with 65% of farm families without food (about 237,900 people are at risk in the EPA) (Chikwawa District Assembly, Ministry of Agriculture report, 2005). The total population of farm families without food totals to 64,448 farm families (about 322,240 persons), which is an emergency that needs immediate intervention. This translates to a total of 97,390 metric tones of maize deficit for the two EPAs. Presently, people are surviving through relief food they are receiving, doing piecework and eating food that is not normally eaten. Levels of malnutrition are likely to increase among the under five children. This therefore calls for immediate attention in order to save the lives of people in the area. Work will therefore move away from rehabilitation work to relief again since this is a crisis.

Phalombe District Phalombe district is no exception when it comes to the effect of the dry spell. With the dry spell that occurred concurrently with other districts in southern Malawi, most of the crops were highly affected. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Phalombe District Assembly (2005), the first round crop estimates indicated that there would be a reduction of 58% in yield for the whole district. However, this was on average for the whole district but on EPA basis, things were worse in areas where ELDP is operating in EPAs of Waruma (60%) and Naminjiwa (61%). The situation is worse now that most of the crops wilted and farmers did not harvest anything to take home. Hunger is now looming among households in the district. Farm families without food total up to 66,722 farm families out of 83,272 farm families. At the moment, 80% of the households in Phalombe do not have food of their own. This is an alarming situation that needs an immediate intervention.

Northern Region Karonga District Karonga district is one of the districts in the north that has been hit by several disasters this cropping season, which included armyworms, floods and drought. Most of the crops were destroyed either by being eaten away by armyworms or by being washed away and dried up by floods and drought. The most affected areas being the central part of Karonga, Mlare area under Lupembe EPA. This is the area where most of the emergency interventions for ELDP are being implemented. The food situation in this district is no better with currently 13, 082 farm families (about 64,410 persons) without food. This number is likely to increase with the present

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drought situation right now. The dry spell has also affected production of rice, which is the staple food for the people in the area. People in the area are still struggling to survive through sale of some personal assets, doing casual work and also eating unusual foods. Rehabilitation program may be hampered if the people in the area are not immediately assisted.

IV. IMPACT ON HUMAN LIVES AND JUSTIFICATION FOR APPEAL.

Food Shortage The particularly severe dry spell has affected the food insecurity of many households and worse to many poor households which ELDP is assisting. Nationwide, the hunger situation has become to an alarming rate. Most poor households are experiencing critical food shortage that many of them are starving and there have been reported cases of death as a result of eating wild plants as survival means. Malnutrition levels are increasing in most of the households. Currently a total number of 144,252 farm families in areas where ELDP is working have literary no food and the number is still increasing. This translates to a requirement of about 11,540 mt of food per month to sustain their lives to next harvesting season.

Food Aid

Most of the poor households who benefited from the food aid, had their food last for a shorter time because the food distribution was initially for the first four months starting from January/February to July/August, 2005. This means that with the present crisis more food assistance is needed urgently to caution these people from severely suffering from the current food crisis.

Based on the effects and impact of the dry spell and the status that has been described above, it is imperative that the emergency component of the project be extended. The rehabilitation component of the Appeal 41 will drastically be affected if this hunger crisis is not taken care of as people will be selling the assets that were meant to assist them in the long run, malnutrition will be rampant, which will later affect peoples ability to work on other rehabilitation and development work.

V. PROPOSED ASSISTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION

Main Goal • To reduce food insecurity and hunger in vulnerable communities through relief aid and community empowerment

Specific Objectives

• To assist 2,500 vulnerable households and 2,500 acutely malnourished under-five children and lactating mothers with food aid to help them recover from famine and maintain their nutritional status • To promote food security through crop and livestock diversification for 4,000 households through provision of crops, livestock and farm inputs in 2005/2006 cropping season as a transit from relief to recovery • To build capacity of vulnerable communities and ELDP staff in emergency management and agricultural rehabilitation based on human rights approach.

Activities

The activities will focus on assisting the vulnerable communities to recover from hunger and malnutrition as well as empowering vulnerable communities to be self-dependent in food security by improving their

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livelihoods and reduce vulnerability against future emergencies. They are divided into crisis phase and post crisis phase as was in the original appeal AFMW41.

CRISIS PHASE Activities for Distribution of Food Aid Community mobilisation and sensitisation. Establishment of emergency Village Vulnerability Assessment Committees under the already existing local emergency committees. Conduct capacity building training in human rights, gender and HIV/AIDS for systematic beneficiary identification and targeting Procurement and distribution of food items Monthly Nutritional Assessments for beneficiaries (under-five children) and on-going monitoring.

The following Food rations will be distributed on a monthly basis from January 2005 to April 2005: 50 kg bag of maize per household per month 10 kg Unimix/Likuni Phala and 2.5 litres oil per child per month

POST CRISIS PHASE

Activities for crop diversification (drought tolerant and short cycle crops) Community mobilisation and sensitisation. Establish emergency Village Crop Monitoring Committees under the already existing local emergency committees. Provide targeted households with inputs crops and vegetable production Establishment of communal seed banks for 150 MT cassava, 150 MT sweet potato and legumes for seed multiplication and individual production in farm gardens. Provide targeted households with 4 MT sorghum and millet seeds as alternative food crops. Conduct capacity building training in food crop production using Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture technologies, food storage, processing and utilisation and food nutrition.

Crop materials will be distributed from October to November 2005 (rain fed).

Activities for livestock diversification Community mobilisation and sensitisation. Establish emergency Village Livestock Committees under the already existing local emergency committees. Restocking of 150 local goats and 15 hybrid breeds/boar goats for cross breeding to improve production traits in local goats. Restocking 2,000 guinea fowls to 2,000 beneficiaries (priority to women) Restocking of 2,000 local chickens (also to brood guinea fowl eggs) to 2,000 beneficiaries (priority to women) Collection and preparation of animal waste for compost manure making. Conduct capacity building training in livestock production and use with integration of crop production.

Livestock will be distributed from October 2005 onwards.

Capacity Building: all the training will mainstream gender, human rights, HIV/AIDS and environment. Identification of relevant material and resource persons for each particular training. Identification of venue and dates for training sessions

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Conduct training in food security and nutrition/environment Sensitisation in Sanitation and Health Conduct Training in Emergency Preparedness and Mitigation Conduct Training in Sphere Standards.

VI. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

The Appeal implementation period is from October 2005 through to 31st March 2006 by two phases concurrently, that is, food aid and recovery activities as indicated in the appeal.

VII. TARGETED BENEFICIARIES

The number of beneficiaries for food aid due to the current situation has been increased to 3,000 beneficiaries. The additional beneficiaries for food aid will be selected according to the criteria outlined in the appeal. The following is the number of targeted beneficiaries according to the proposed assistance of the Appeal by district.

Chikwawa District ELDP planned to assist: • 2,000 households (10,000 beneficiaries) in food aid • 2,000 under-five stunted malnourished children with nutritional mix/Unimix (Likuni Phala) and cooking oil through supplementary feeding programme. • 2,000 households under the Food security component will be assisted with farm inputs for 2005/2006 cropping season • At least 60 farmers in each Capacity Building Training would be trained

ELDP will assist in the same EPAs of Mbewe and Dolo in Traditional Authorities of Chapananga and Ngabu.

Table D.1 Targeted Beneficiaries and Proposed Assistance for Chikwawa district Proposed Assistance FHH CHIL AG/ OPN/C MHH Totals DAB HD Food Aid Food Ration 600 300 200 500 400 2000 Supple. Feeding 2000

Food Security Agri. 800 100 100 200 800 2000 inputs

Capacity Building 20 5 5 10 20 60 Note: FHH = Female-Headed Household CHIL = Chronically ill /households caring for these AG/DAB = The Aged and the Disabled OPN/CHD= Child/Orphan –Headed household/Households caring orphans MHH = Male-Headed Household

Phalombe District ELDP is committed to assist: • 500 households (2,500 beneficiaries) in food aid • 500 under-five stunted malnourished children with nutritional mix/unimix (Likuni Phala) and cooking oil through supplementary feeding programme.

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• 1,000 households under the Food security component will be assisted with farm inputs for 2005/2006 cropping season • At least 40 farmers in each Capacity Building Training ELDP will operate in Naminjiwa and Waruma EPAs in Traditional Authorities of Kaduya and Nkhumba as stated in the appeal. Table D.2 Targeted Beneficiaries and Proposed Assistance for Phalombe district Proposed Assistance FHH CHIL AG/ OPN/ MHH Totals DAB CHD Food Aid: Food Ration 200 50 50 100 100 500 Supple. Feeding 500

Food Security Agri. 400 50 50 200 300 1000 Inputs

Capacity Building 12 4 6 8 10 40 Note: FHH = Female-Headed Household CHIL = Chronically ill /Households caring for these AG/DAB = The Aged and the Disabled OPN/CHD= Child/Orphan –Headed household/Households caring orphans MHH = Male-Headed Household

Karonga District ELDP intend to assist: 500 households (2,500 beneficiaries) in food aid 500 under-five stunted malnourished children with nutritional mix/unimix (Likuni Phala) and cooking oil through supplementary feeding programme 1,000 households under the Food security component will be assisted with farm inputs for 2005/2006 cropping season At least 40 farmers in each Capacity Building Training will be trained

ELDP will operate in Lupembe and Kaporo North EPAs in Traditional Authorities of Kyungu and Mwakaboko/Kilipula as stated in the appeal.

Table D.3 Targeted Beneficiaries and Proposed Assistance for Karonga district Proposed Assistance FHH CHIL AG/ OPN/ MHH Totals DAB CHD Food Aid Food Ration 200 50 50 100 100 500 Supple. Feeding 500

Food Security 400 50 50 200 300 1000 Agri.inputs

Capacity Building 12 4 6 8 10 40 Note: FHH = Female-Headed Household CHIL = Chronically ill/Households caring for these AG/DAB = The Aged and the Disabled OPN/CHD= Child/Orphan –Headed household/Households caring orphans

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MHH = Male-Headed Household

VIII. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

The implementation period is from October 2005 to March 2005, that is, 6 months. The summary is as follows: ACTIVITY Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Objective 1 Purchase of foodstuffs Delivery of foodstuffs and Trainings Nutritional Assessment & monitoring

Objective 2. Purchase of farm inputs Monitoring Midterm Report End of Project Evaluation

Objective 3. Trainings on crop production/environment Trainings on livestock production Trainings on Food SPU/Nutrition Trainings in Human Rights and Gender NOTE: Targeting and registration of beneficiaries will commence in September 2005.

IX. BUDGET

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE – ELDP

Description Type No. Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost MKW USD DIRECT COST Food Relief Assistance Maize for food MT 900 25,000 22,500,000 193,966 Likuni Phala MT 180 70,000 12,600,000 108,621 Cooking oil Litres 45,000 240 10,800,000 93,103

Direct Programme Related Costs Salaries & benefits for staff 3 field supervisors Months 18 20,000 360,000 3,103 6 monitors Months 36 15,000 540,000 4,655 Sub Total 46,800,000 403,448

Post Crisis Phase Local goats heads 150 4,000 600,000 5,172 Hybrid goats heads 15 6,000 90,000 776 Guinea fowls birds 2,000 650 1,300,000 11,207 Local chickens birds 2,000 500 1,000,000 8,621 Maize seed tons 20 125,000 2,500,000 21,552 G/Nut seed tons 8 90,000 720,000 6,207 Bean seed tons 8 90,000 720,000 6,207

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Soya bean seed tons 8 90,000 720,000 6,207 Sorghum/millet seed tons 4 70,000 280,000 2,414 Cassava cuttings tons 150 8,000 1,200,000 10,345 Vegetable seed tons 0 65,000 13,000 112 Description Type No. Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost MKW USD Sweet potato vines tons 150 8,000 1,200,000 10,345 Training in crop prod. sessions 2 120,000 240,000 2,069 Training in livestock prod.sessions 1 120,000 120,000 1,034 Training-food SPU/nutr. sessions 1 120,000 120,000 1,034 Training-Hrights&Gender sessions 1 120,000 120,000 1,034 Farmer Train.on emerg. sessions 2 120,000 240,000 2,069 Sub Total 11,183,000 96,405

TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE 57,983,000 499,853

TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING& HANDLING Hire/ Rental of Vehicles tonne/km 100 35000 3,500,000 30,172 Fuel Litres 14,000 104 1,456,000 12,552 Warehousing Rental of 5 warehouses Months 6 25,000 150,000 1,293 Wages-6 Security/Guards Months 6 36,000.0 216,000 1,862 Handling Wages for labourers hours 28,800 21 604,800 5,214

TOTAL TRANS., WAREHOUSING& HANDLING 5,926,800 51,093

TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMIN & SUPPORT Staff salaries Contr. to salary-Director Months 6 60,000 360,000 3,103 Contr.to salary-Ass. Dir. Months 6 45,000 270,000 2,328 Contr.salary-Emer.Coord. Months 6 40,000 240,000 1,293 Contr salary-2 ZP coord Months 12 14,500 174,000 1,500 Contr salary-3 Proj Offic Months 6 20,000 120,000 1,034 Contr salary-Finance OfficMonths 6 30,000 180,000 1,552 Contr salary-Stores Asst Months 6 4,500 27,000 233 Contr salary-3Dev.Facili. Months 6 19,500 117,000 1,009 Contr salary-1 Secretary Months 6 4,000 24,000 207 Staff benefits Per Diems/Other travel Estimate 600,000 5,172 Office Operations Office Utilities Months 6 15,000 90,000 776 Office stationery/Supplies Months 6 18,000 108,000 931 Office security Months 6 3,000 18,000 155 Communications Telephone and fax Months 6 130,000 780,000 6,724 Insurance Estimate 400,000 3,448

TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMIN & SUPPORT 3,658,000 31,534

AUDIT & MONITORING Audit of ACT Funds Estimate 200,000 1,724 Monitoring & Evaluation Estimate 120,000 1,034 Coordination costs Estimate 240,000 2,069 TOTAL AUDIT & MONITORING 560,000 4,828

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TOTAL EXPENDITURE 68,127,800 587,309 Exchange rate: 1 USD=116 MKW

I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION

Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM)

II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER AND PARTNER INFORMATION

Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) is an ecumenical, not for profit non- governmental umbrella organisation of Christian Church owned health facilities in Malawi. It was constituted in 1965 to co- ordinate and advise churches in the provision of health care in Malawi. CHAM has two specific objectives, namely: To co-ordinate and develop health services among all members for attainment of quality health services and patient care, and in all matters to act for the benefit of the people in Malawi. To facilitate co-operation between health-related partners and CHAM members.

CHAM is the second largest provider of health services in Malawi, contributing about 37% of all health care services in the country with over 90% of its 163 member units situated in the remote rural areas where the majority of Malawian population resides. CHAM is engaged in a number of activities and has the obligation to respond to any emergency health care situation.

CHAM is already involved in the running of Nutritional Rehabilitation Units for the severely under nourished children and supplementary feeding programmes for the moderately malnourished under five children.

The programme is implemented in collaboration with World Food Programme through Ministry of Health. The magnitude of the chronic malnutrition, rated at 49% in the country despite 30 years of active intervention by WFP, has forced CHAM to scale down the activities through targeted intervention for impact assessment. In 2003, CHAM started taking a comprehensive approach to management of malnutrition through integration of malaria treatment, home gardening, sanitation and nutrition education. The programme has had positive impact in six health units with more than 1,000 beneficiaries who have established vegetable gardens in their homes and community gardens through their own initiative.

CHAM programme works hand in hand with the national nutrition task force composed of all non- governmental organizations involved in nutritional programmes in Malawi under the leadership of Ministry of Health through UNICEF. The other organizations are: Care International, Africare, Plan International, Concern Universal, Concern World Wide, and Save the Children US. The task force meets every month to discuss issues of common interest and share best practices. The forum has increased linkages and developed a productive working environment among partners.

Training of the health workers in targeted nutrition was a priority in the last phase of the programme to enable them with skills of assessing wasting malnutrition which comes about due to acute food shortage in the home. All CHAM units are trained in the new national guidelines as well as SPHERE Project Guidelines.

Implementation of the similar programme with funding from Act allows CHAM to work in partnership with the Malawi Act Forum members through monthly meetings. Through this co-ordination, there is increasing sharing of expertise and information. Through effective co-ordination, gender, rights based approaches, sphere standards and ACT guidelines have been learned, shared and integrated into the programme of work and will continue to do so.

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III. DESCRIPTION OF THE SITUATION IN AREAS OF PROPOSED RESPONSE

Last year's harvest was particularly poor in the country's south and central regions following a dry spell. In addition, 49 per cent of the under-five children in Malawi have stunted growth; an indication of chronic malnutrition and the prevalence of acute malnutrition during the hunger peak period of December to March is rated at 10 per cent. Often children would be in the supplementary feeding programme for an average of four months in order to attain full recovery.

ACT Appeal AFMW 41 was planned to be implemented for one year ending July 2005- This was designed to allow mothers to participate in the growing of soya beans to be used in locally produced corn blend Likuni Phala for sustainability. With the late funding received after the rainy season this was not realized. Secondly, the commencement of the project activities is based on the received funding. The first funding for Act Appeal 41 was received in February and the first two months was used for preparatory activities reducing implementation period to five months. The number of acutely malnourished children is lower during the periods of May to September as most families have some food from the farm harvest but not enough to cover for the twelve months and often the harvest lasts 4 - 6 months. The number of malnourished children starts to pick up in October and the highest admission rate is in February each year coupled with an increase in malaria cases. It is therefore, felt necessary to request for the Appeal for five months, August to Dec 2005 in order to cover part of the peak period.

The current Appeal has received 60% of the total budget of which it would effectively deliver up to December on non-cost Appeal and if the additional funding could be sourced without launching another new appeal it could cover another three months (Jan- march 2006). For continuity of treatment, it is necessary that the current appeal should spontaneously link up with the new appeal.

The Southern part of Malawi has received fewer rains in 2004/2005 and it is anticipated that there will be higher levels of malnutrition in that region. As of May 2005, the nutrition survey in the Lower Shire indicates that the malnutrition state is still within the acceptable levels of 6% prevalence but 40% of the children examined are at risk of malnutrition as their MUAC readings were below 13cm.

IV. TARGET BENEFICIARIES

The project will be implemented in the 35 health centres in the Southern Region

District CHAM HEALTH FACILITY 1. Thyolo Chingazi, Thomas, St Josephs, St Hellena Oakley, St Martins, Makapwa, Chipho, Mbalanguzi. 2. Nsanje Lulwe, Chididi, Kalemba, 3. Chikwawa Misomali, Ngabu 4. Mangochi Nakhwali, Katema, Sister Martha, Muli Bwanji, Koche, Mpondasi, Mase, Luwalika, Saiti Mungu, St Martins*, and Namalaka. 5. Machinga Chipila, kapire, Ntholowa, Kankao, Mpiri, Utale I, St Peters, Nsanama, Gawanani.

V. PROPOSED ASSISTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION

The project will be offering Likuni Phala and cooking oil.

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It will benefit 31,000 men, women, boys and girls fitting within the set criteria.

• 2,000 HIV/AIDs patients will receive 40MT likuni phala and 8,000 cooking oil for a period of six months ( October- March). • 2,000 malnourished pregnant women will receive 40MT likuni phala and 8,000litres cooking oil ( October – March). • 2,000 malnourished lactating mothers will receive 40 MT likuni phala and 8,000 litres cooking oil.(October – March) • 25,000 malnourished under five children will get 1,000MT likuni phala, and 20,000 litres of cooking oil for the period of six months ( October – March)

Category Likuni Phala Cooking oil HIV patients 40MT 8000 litres Pregnant women 40 MT 800 litres Lactating women 40 MT 800 litres Under five children 1000MT 20,000 litres

Implementation Time Table: Six months from October 2005

Activities Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Procure food commodities X X X Delivery of food supplies to units X X X X X Programme monitoring x X X X X X Collect data from the units x x X X X X Attend monthly co-ordination meetings Conduct evaluation of the project x

VI. BUDGET

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE - CHAM

Description Type No. Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost MKW USD MKW DIRECT ASSISTANCE Crisis Phase (if applicable) Food Relief Assistance Likuni Phala Mt 350 67,000 23,450,000 202,155 Cooking Oil Litres 67,000 80 5,360,000 46,207

Non Food Relief Assistance -Medical Supplies Iron/ferous/folic Bottles 68 281 19,108 164

Direct Programme Related Costs-Salaries & benefits for staff Nutritionist(20dxUS120/D months 6 46,400 278,400 2,400 Prog coord sal+benefits months 6 71,000 426,000 3,672 Store keeper sal+benefits months 6 79,855 479,130 4,130 Sub Total 30,012,638 258,729

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TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE 30,012,638 258,729

Description Type No. Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost MKW USD MKW TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING Transport Hire&Rent(MK7/ km/tones 700,000 6 4,200,000 36,207

TOTAL TRANS, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING 4,200,000 36,207

PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS & SUPPORT Staff salaries Admin staff time 25% months 6 18,750 112,500 970 Finance staff time 25% months 6 30,000 180,000 1,552 Office rent month 6 36,000 216,000 1,862 Office stationery months 6 30,000 180,000 1,552 Bank Charges months 6 3,500 21,000 181

TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMIN & SUPPORT 709,500 6,116

Audit of ACT Funds Estimate - 0 300,000 2,586

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 35,222,138 303,639 Exchange rate: 1 USD=116 MKW