Africare/Senegal

Africare Programme Alimentaire Mondial: Responded to the Government of Senegal’s appeal after poor 2011 rains caused a food crisis by supporting communities in Saint Louis, Sédhiou, Tambacounda and Ziguinchor regions. To date, provided food assistance through cereals, vegetables, oil and iodized salt to 10 rural communities, a total of 60,573 beneficiaries; and facil- itated the first two months of a planned four months
of cash voucher distribution to 18,738 members of vulnerable households. Provided food assistance to 22,903 malnourished children under 5 and 6,029 pregnant or breastfeeding women. ($=United Nations World Food Programme)

Community Health Project: Partnered with ChildFund and a consortium of NGOs to improve family health in the regions of Ziguinchor, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Kedougou, Kaffrine and Saint Louis. Enrolled 483 health huts and 281 sites for project activities. Partnered with 715 CBOs and health management committees throughout the six regions. Trained 682 CHWs and 689 community health agents and traditional birth attendants. Treated more than 12,000 children suffering from malaria, diarrhea or ARIs. Monitored the growth of 48,326 children. Distributed 55,777 LLINs. Targeted more than 360,000 people with awareness activities. ($=United States Agency for International Development)

Plan for Accelerated Action Against tuberculosis Round 10: Partnered with PLAN International to reduce morbidity and mortality due to TB. Will contract CBOs to undertake TB prevention activities, oversee referral of TB cases and assist in the detection of new smear positive TB among suspected cases. Will also undertake training and IEC/BCC activities to empower people with TB and communities to combat the dis- ease. Selection of CBOs is underway. ($=The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria)

Program to Diversify Agriculture in Kaolack, Kaffrine, Kedougou and Tambacounda: Strengthened household resiliency to food shortages and sustainably increased household income in the four regions of Kaolack, Kaffrine, Kedougou and Tambacounda, covering 165 villages. Increased crop productivity and diversifica- tion through the use of improved inputs and technical assistance. Provided training and capacity building to producer organizations and CBOs. Promoted agribusi- ness development by improving market linkages and processing capacity through the establishment of a credit guarantee fund at two financial institu- tions and the provision of processing equipment. The project also: monetized 16,500 tons of soybean meal; installed 28,012 meters of fencing around vegetable plots; cleaned seven wells; constructed 87 water retention tanks; provided 450,480 kilograms of seeds, 74,850 kilograms of mineral fertilizers and 226,000 kilograms of biological fertilizers. Installed 16 demonstration plots totaling 6.65 hectares. Distributed materials such as wheelbarrows, shovels and ropes to farmers, and handed out approximately 200 loans for community-based microprojects. Farmer revenues totaled more than $81,000 after two off-season cam- paigns. ($=United States Department of Agriculture)

Program to Reinforce Nutrition Activities in Koumpentoum: Partnered with the National Implementing Office of the Government Commission on Malnutrition to provide sustainable support for the nutritional status of more than 12,000 children under 5, and pregnant and nursing women in the Koumpentoum Health District for a total population of 106,240 inhabitants. Held 935 group discus- sions to raise malnutrition awareness. Conducted 5,190 interpersonal communications with individual project beneficiaries. Set up five community gardens and worked with the communities to produce 1,627 tons of enriched flour for moderately malnourished children. ($=The World Bank/Cellule de Lutte Contre la Malnutrition)