Cisanet Strengthens Nutrition and Food Security in Malawi
District Commissioner Thomas Chigwenembe praised CISANET's impact on local nutrition practices as the project concludes.
DEDZA, Malawi - A three-year project by the Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET) has improved dietary diversity among women in Dedza district by 42.9%, writes Edward Chikwanda.
CISANET Program Manager Edwin Munthali told a District Executive Committee meeting that the initiative has strengthened local civil society organizations' ability to address malnutrition and food insecurity.
"The program targeted CSOs and we have trained ten CSOs in areas of food and nutrition programming and we are also capacitating them in the areas of food and nutrition advocacy," Munthali said.
Several participating organizations have secured additional donor grants to combat hunger in the district, according to Munthali.
The project maintained operations despite challenges from fuel shortages and currency devaluation.
District Commissioner Thomas Chigwenembe praised CISANET's impact on local nutrition practices as the project concludes.
He urged stakeholders to continue utilizing the established frameworks.
"CISANET has equipped several CSOs with different trainings and has managed to give grants to different civil society organizations," said Osborn Nyirongo, chairperson for civil society organizations in Dedza.
The project implemented joint sector reviews to enhance transparency and accountability between government agencies and civil society organizations in nutrition programming.