SECTOR: FOOD SECURITY
Allocation
Envelope
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Associated SRP Strategic Objective Amount
Allocated
FSAC
Objective 1: Improve availability of and access to food for the most vulnerable
Objective 2: Ensure equitable access and protection for women, girls, boys,
and men in all activities
Objective 3: Strengthen capacity of partners, communities and authorities on
preparedness and response
$12
million
The immediate causes of undernutrition (malnutrition) are inadequate dietary intake and disease. A
child’s dietary intake and exposure to disease are affected by several underlying factors, chief
among them being household food insecurity unavailability of food lack of access to food, and
utilization of a diverse diet. Nutrition security for a healthy and active life for all household
members can only be achieved when treatment and addressing underlying causes (food insecurity)
are tackled simultaneously. Evidence in Yemen has shown that optimal nutritional status results
when children have access to affordable, diverse and nutrient-rich food as well as treatment of
already malnourished (SAM and MAM) and there is no way to achieve household nutrition security
without concurrently tackling food insecurity. The cross-cutting and multi-dimensional nature of
under-nutrition/malnutrition thus entails the need for promotion of a holistic and integrated
approach that addresses the treatment and underlying causes concurrently.
FSAC will target locations determined by nutrition cluster CMAM caseloads both at governorate and
district levels. Considering that food insecurity is one of the major underlying causes of
undernutrition/ malnutrition, it is worthwhile to note that all the nutrition cluster priority
governorates and districts correspond to the FSAC priority locations as well. Within the nutrition
cluster priority locations, FSAC will only be targeting households with any under-five child admitted
in a CMAM program (SAM or MAM) and/or a Pregnant and Lactating Woman (PLW) registered in
the CMAM program.
The FFW/T, unconditional cash, production of highly nutritious vegetables and supplementary
feeding will be very instrumental in preventing moderately malnourished (MAM) children from
becoming severely malnourished (falling into SAM). It will also ensure that those children
discharged from CMAM program do not face a relapse since FSAC will be addressing the underlying
causes (food insecurity) simultaneously with the treatment provided in the CMAM programs by our
Nutrition cluster counterparts.
Food Security and Nutrition partners will utilize their ongoing nutrition/food security intervention
platforms to ensure complementary and addressing of other underlying factors e.g. behaviour
change communication, Infant and Young Child Feeding practices, hygiene and health promotion,
breastfeeding, immunization, etc. A joint Food Security, Nutrition, Health and WASH surveillance
system will also be set up to assist with integrated monitoring, coordination, learning and
accountability.
FSAC Eligible Programme Areas:
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Supplementary food for PLW and/or parents of a malnourished under-five child admitted
in a CMAM program.
Conditional and unconditional Food for Work/Training (FFW/T) to enhance production of
highly nutritionally rich vegetables in order to prevent moderately malnourished (MAM)
children from becoming severely malnourished (falling into SAM).