/ COMMUNITY MOBILISATION ACTIVITY /
  1. TITLE AND DEFINITION OF THE ACTIVITY

COMMUNITY MOBILISATION PROGRAMMES

1.1. DEFINITION

Activity aimed at the early detection of acute malnutrition cases, the close search and follow-up of some beneficiaries (defaulters, static/decreasing weight), as well as the population sensitization in connection with nutrition issues.

1.2. INTERVENTION CRITERIA

Global acute malnutrition rate ≥ 10 %

Global acute malnutrition rate < 10 % plus presence of aggravating factors

  1. METHODOLOGY

2.1. Sector:Health and Nutrition

2.2. Sub-sector: Prevention and detection of acute malnutrition

2.3. Beneficiaries

Direct:Malnourished children in the coverage zone

Indirect: Total population of the coverage zone

2.4. Estimated length: depending on the needs evolution.

2.5.Counterparts: Ministry of Health, Local NGOs, community committees.

2.6.Specific goals:

To early detectacute malnutrition cases in order to send the malnourished children to the proper nutritional facility.

To closely follow up the children attending the OTP.

To facilitate the search/monitoring of the defaulters in order to find out the reasons and get them back to the program.

To providethe population with key messages in connection with health, nutrition and hygiene.

(All of this done by community volunteers supervised by ACF staff)

2.7.Activities:

2.7.1. Direct activities with the beneficiaries:

Home visiting.

Screening within the community on a regular basis.

Reference of acute malnutrition cases to the proper nutrition facility.

Community sensitization.

2.7.2.Staff training to implement a community mobilisation program.

2.8.Indicators:

70 % of the volunteers identified and trained are active

70 % of the children referred toa nutrition centreare admitted

70 % of the defaulters and failure to respond benefit from home visits

Number of persons sensitized on health, nutrition and hygienein each village.

2.9. Expected results:

The coverage of the nutritional program has risen in the intervention zone.

The community’s knowledge about nutrition, health and hygiene has risen.

2.10. Sources of verification:

ACF reports and statistics

Reports from counterparts

  1. RESOURCES

3.1. HUMAN

3.1.1.“Community Mobilisation” team:

Purpose / Status / No. of staff members / Length / Comments
Programme staff
Program manager / Expat / 1 / End of project / Could be the same as for the TFP
Community volunteers supervisor / National / 1 / End of project / One for every 100 volunteers
Community volunteers / Volunteer / Various / Desirable beyond the end of the programme

The number of community volunteers depends on:

* the area to be covered: wide spread or dense/urban or rural/…

* the number of beneficiaries to be searched (defaulters, static/decreasing weight)

* the level of understanding/education

* cultural constraints (eg. A woman cannot go alone…)

3.1.2. Community participation:

Maximum participation is expected from the community committees and volunteers. At least two to four volunteers are needed per village/neighbourhood, depending on the population.

3.2. MATERIAL

  • Material for the volunteers: MUAC, stationeries, didactic material
  • Allow some budget for motivational activities

3.3. FINANCIAL

In order to draw up the budget related to this activity, the following should be kept in mind:

  • Programme and support staff.
  • Programme materials.
  • Possible rental of facilities and/or warehouses and/or vehicles.
  • Visibility of donors.
  • Training.
  • And other expenses to support implementation of the activity.

Keep in mind the format and rules of each donor.

  1. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • Emergency Nutrition Network, 2003. Community based approaches to Management of malnutrition
  • Steve Collins, 2004. Community Based therapeutic care, a new paradigm for selective feeding in nutritional crises. By the HPN Network Papers, number 48
  • Emergency Nutrition Network, February 28 – March 2, 2005. Operational Challenges of implementing Community Therapeutic Care

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Nutrition Community mobilisation Activity Sheet