{"id":5720,"date":"2023-07-13T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T14:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/?p=7"},"modified":"2024-08-27T08:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:39:39","slug":"environmental-planning-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/index.php\/2023\/07\/13\/environmental-planning-and-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"WFP and Mkapa Foundation Join Forces for Nutrition and Economic Growth."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5720\" class=\"elementor elementor-5720\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b997138 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b997138\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9da448c\" data-id=\"9da448c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3431ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3431ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72559e6\" data-id=\"72559e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8545e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8545e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"ova-single-text\">D<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a21209\" data-id=\"3a21209\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141307f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"141307f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Dar es Salaam, 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0July 2023.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The UN World Food Programme and Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), in support of the implementation of\u00a0<strong>Nutrition and Economic\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bdcc1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bdcc1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Empowerment Activities in Zanzibar.<\/strong><\/p><p>As statistics show, the United Republic of Tanzania is currently facing nutritional challenges, whereby, stunting affects more than 30% of under five children. (This is according to the TDHMIS report of 2022). \u00a0For the case of Zanzibar, the nutrition percentages shows that 7% of under five children are wasted (low weight for height), which is more than the 4% rate for Tanzania mainland. Additionally, Zanzibar has unacceptably high levels of overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age at 41.8%, much higher than the national average of 31.7%. All these challenges are being addressed through various multi-sectoral nutrition plans and initiatives, including those implemented by Mkapa Foundation in partnership with the government.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91ee737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91ee737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>As Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation (BMF)<\/strong>\u00a0enters this strategic partnership with\u00a0<strong>World Food Program (WFP)<\/strong>, the implementation of nutrition and economic empowerment are expected to benefit\u00a0<b>2\u00a0<\/b>districts in\u00a0<b>2\u00a0<\/b>Regions of\u00a0<b>Zanzibar<\/b>. We envision the project to make an impact through the designed intervention have been informed by evidence and data as well as prioritized strategies of the Government at all levels in alignment with respective National guideline and plans further effective engagement and local led solutions have been and will be applied throughout the implementation of this projects. The intervention under this partnership includes the development and customisation of the\u00a0<b>VHND\u00a0<\/b>Guideline, that will be used with to provide minimum package of interventions under this activity and there after promoted for scale up national wide. Empower national, local and community structures on sustainable nutrition program, Engagement of\u00a0<b>80\u00a0<\/b>community health workers sensitization, education, linkages between the facilities and communities, enhancing sustainable community engagement that .<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c0aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c0aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Furthermore, the project will empower women that are engage in seaweed farming mostly of seaweed farmers in Zanzibar are women through identifying the gaps and barriers in the whole value chain of the seaweed local market and jointly develop sustainable strategies to address the barriers and the gaps.\u00a0 Underscoring the importance of generating workable evidence to inform impactful decisions the project will package the evidence and conduct targeted advocacy at all levels to improve collective prioritization decision as well as inform policies for wider impact, scalability, and sustainability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae84308 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae84308\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99fab8e\" data-id=\"99fab8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164bcdd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"164bcdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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The implementation of this project will be done by Mkapa Foundation as the main technical institution and the\u00a0<b>Zanzibar Maisha Bora Foundation<\/b>\u00a0as a local implementer.<\/p><p>Mkapa Foundation appreciates the commitment of WFP and the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar in propelling the economic development of the people of Zanzibar.\u00a0 With appropriate and more capacity, Mkapa Foundation shall extend the coverage both in scope and geographically beyond this first six months and we envision the extended period will make more sustained impact particularly on the following.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c18ecf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c18ecf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e681c35 egovt-border-color\" data-id=\"e681c35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314adda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"314adda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p>\n1. Building wider local capacities at both national subnational level\n<br>\n2. Support the Revolution Government of Zanzibar to implement identified strategies from the seaweed local market analysis \u2013 to be established under this scope. <br>\n3. Build on the evidence, knowledge and impacts generated through this initial scope to extend to targeted and informed advocacy to promote further integration, scalability and prioritizing financing for the nutrition and economic empowerment initiatives, this includes roll out of the school feeding program in completion of the national strategy. <br>\n\n4. 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