📋 Tender Overview
Project number:
2024.2040.4
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible Organisational unit:
1300 Southern Africa
Contact person:
Dr. Martina Kress martina.kress@giz.de
Partner countries:
Zambia
SUMMARY
Objectives:
The nutritional situation and resilience of poor rural households, and especially of women and young children, have improved in selected districts of Eastern Province and Luapula Province.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partner:
National Food and Nutrition Commission
Financing organisation:
not available
VOLUME OF COMMISSION
Financial commitment for the actual implementation phase:
16 500 000 Euro
COFINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
not available
FOLLOW-ON PROJECT
not available
TERM
Entire project:
(including all previous, current and following project implementation phases, if existing)
29.10.2024 - 31.03.2028
Actual project implementation phase:
01.04.2025 - 31.03.2028
OTHER PARTICIPANTS
not available
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project websites
not available
POLICY MARKERS
Gender Equality
Principal (primary) policy objective
Democratic and inclusive governance
Significant (secondary) policy objective
Climate Change: Adaptation
Significant (secondary) policy objective
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Significant (secondary) policy objective
CRS CODE
43072 Household food security programmes
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Background:
In Zambia, large segments of the population suffer from malnutrition due to various factors: high poverty rates, insufficient access to health services, contaminated drinking water, and the effects of climate change, such as droughts and floods, are just a few examples. These challenges lead to a scarcity of nutritious and affordable food. Furthermore, the population often lacks the necessary knowledge about healthy nutrition and hygiene.
If children do not receive sufficient micronutrients in their first two years of life, this can have lifelong and irreversible effects on their health and development. Both physical and mental growth can be impaired. In Zambia, 32 percent of children suffer from this form of chronic malnutrition, with serious consequences for their own lives and the country's economy.
Objective:
The nutritional status and resilience of poor households in rural areas, particularly women and young children, were improved in selected districts of the Eastern Province and Luapula Province.
Approach:
The project supports 75,000 women of reproductive age, 20,000 children under two years old, and 37,500 men from the same household. It has the following objectives:
• To expand knowledge about nutrition and access to clean drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene – thereby promoting practices that ensure both a balanced diet and adequate hygiene and sanitation standards. Through savings groups, the project improves the econo
