Afikepo Wonders in Nkhotakota and Salima
In the remotest village of the lakeshore district of Nkhotakota in Malawi, in Chiphaka village, Traditional Authority (TA) Mwadzama, lives 30-year-old Esther Phiri a subsistence farmer but now lactating her one-month old twin girls.
No Nutrition Frontline Staff, No Nutrition Budgetary Allocation to District Councils
Revelations that there are no nutrition frontline staff and no budget allocation for nutrition activities to district councils suggest lack of seriousness and interest by Government in fighting against malnutrition currently at 37 percent.
Mulanje District Council Making Strides in Reducing Stunting
Authorities in Mulanje have disclosed that they are making positive strides in reducing stunting after reducing the nutrition-related disorder from 34% to below 30% in the past four years.
Government Wants Afikepo Project Interventions Sustained
Government has hailed the European Union funded nutrition enhancing afikepo project as being key to ending malnutrition levels in the country.
FAO Donates Motorcycles to Mulanje District Council
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) through AFIKEPO and KULIMA programs has donated 27 motorcycles to Mulanje district council.
148 Nutrition Radio Listening Clubs Opened in MJ
At least 148 radio listening clubs have been established in Mulanje under nutrition scaling up projects dubbed AFIKEPO and KULIMA implemented by Government of Malawi and Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in the district with funding from the European Union.