SAMBURU CENTRAL DISTRICT SMART NUTRITION SURVEY REPORT (Final Report) Conducted by: World Vision Kenya and Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation Services With Support from UNICEF February 2013 Submitted to: World Vision Kenya Country Office Report compiled by: Martin Meme Consultant Nutritionist Department of Foods, Nutrition & Dietetics Kenyatta University P.O. Box 43844 (00100) Nairobi Cell: 0722-306607 Email:
[email protected] 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I most sincerely thank World Vision Kenya for according me the opportunity to undertake this survey in Samburu Central district. Successful implementation of the survey was made possible through the input of a number of people. I most gratefully appreciate the useful technical input from Daniel Muhinja, the Nutrition Information Working Group (NIWG) and Moragwa Oirere. The Samburu Senior IPA Manager (Charles Kasura), the Samburu Nutrition Programme Manager (Peter Wangai), Judith Muango, Lilian Kagwiria and Alfred Karisa (Samburu Project Officers - Nutrition), Koros Geoffrey (Project Officer - WASH), Josphat Lenguris (Samburu Deputy Public Health Nutritionist) and Humprey Mosomi (Samburu County Nutrition Support Officer - UNICEF) all played crucial roles during training, logistical coordination and field data collection supervision. The field and data entry teams are appreciated for collecting quality data and data entry, respectively. Special thanks go to the entire Samburu Central district community members for sparing time to provide the required information during household visits and