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World Vision Malawi said climate change is affecting the country’s food production systems, with most areas facing severe hunger and malnutrition problems.
Francis Dube, World Vision Malawi Country Director, stressed that the situation is critical with 5.7 million people in need of food during the 2024-2025 harvest season, which could lead to severe malnutrition and stunting among children, indicating chronic food insecurity in the country.
He was speaking at the launch of the Enough Campaign by the traditional authority Kapondo Mchinji, which aims to alleviate hunger and malnutrition among children.
“Our commitment through this project is to mobilize resources to support critical food security programs such as school feeding, agricultural production promotion, agricultural inputs such as fertilizers and seeds, so we hope to gain more support as an organization,” Dube stressed.
He further said that they will mobilize more partners to join and support this campaign to contribute to ensuring that the country has enough food to provide every child with enough food in line with nutritional value.
The Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Jean Sendeza, attended the event and said the people of the country need to diversify their food system and develop the habit of eating foods rich in all nutritional value chains to eliminate malnutrition among children in the country.
“Mchinji is one of the food production centres but to our surprise, there is also a high level of hunger and malnutrition here and I urge everyone to develop the habit of saving food while following all dietary practices and parents to ensure that their children get the right food at the right time to ensure that food is available throughout the year,” she said.
She also commended World Vision Malawi for carrying out the project which will help people understand how to manage food systems so that children can get enough food.
The Enough Movement is a three-year project that will be implemented nationwide, with World Vision providing $40 million in funding.
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