Supporting MVC/OVC and HIV /AIDS Control through Food Security, Nutrition and Community Care Support Program Report

In this reporting period of October to December2019, Children Care Development Organization (CCDO) managed to accomplish the following: 507 MVCs (most vulnerable children) received at least one service. On health services; 2 MVCs were referred to basic health care, 14 MVCs were provided with CHF card, 63 MVCs were provided with primary health education, 25 MVCs were provided with insectcized mosquito net, 1 MVCs were provided with clinic cards and 17 MVCs were provided with other health services. On education service; 225 MVCs were provided with support for primary education, 36 MVCs were paid fee for secondary/vocational training, 16 MVCs were provided with other support for secondary education, and 5 MVCs were provided with other support for vocational training. In food and nutrition; 270 MVCs were provided with food, 113 MVCs were provided with nutrition education/counseling and 18 MVCs were provided with other food and nutrition services. In psychosocial support, 351 MVCs were provided with psychosocial counseling/spiritual support, 11 MVC was referred to kids clubs and 13 MVCs were given support on other psychosocial services. In legal issues: 3MVCs were provided with birth certificates, 4 MVCs were referred to protection / legal and 1MVC were provided with other legal services. In shelter; 12 houses were renovated/built and there is no MVCs were provided with other shelter services. On house hold economic strengthen; 16 households joined IGA (income generating activities) groups and 30 households joined saving and internal lending communities groups.

Some targets were over achieved due to various factors such as good response of the community in serving MVC; some targets did not reached due to various factors such as insufficient time to conduct supports to MVC in some services i.e. psychosocial support and gender norms and also dropping with agronomist and 17 volunteers.