Currently food insecurity due to the reduced levels of rain during the agricultural season A has made the socio-economic situation that is already precarious, worse and its consequences are already visible. In Rumonge commune, malnutrition screening made in December 2016 identified 1,268 children below 5 of age suffering from acute malnutrition, i.e 5.15% of all population Under 5. Within this group suffering from acute malnutrition, 412 children or 31.7% are identified with severe acute malnutrition i.e with a high risk of mortality. With its partners PEAB and RCRSS, Christian Aid is implementing a health project in south of the country. Christian Aid plan to contribute to the reduction of the impact of the Impact of food insecurity in Rumonge Health District by supporting household with identified case of severe acute malnutrition or at high risk of poverty, promoting good practice towards prevention of malnutrition, contributing to food security and diet diversification and contributing to social cohesion.

1. Support victims of food
insecurity to reduce
impact of the malnutrition
in
Rumonge Health District

3. Area

Beneficiaries
from
household
 Children in
HH
 Women head
HH supported
 Men Head
of HH
supported
BIRIMBA Health
Center (HC)
802 146 9 124
MINAGO HC 346 65 2 63
KIGWENA HC
354 58 0 52
Total 1,502 269 (18%) 11(5%) 239

6. Nimpagaritse Zenata has
9 children from 4
pregnancies all twins. She
has only one breast, so
why her children can’t
have enough breast milk.
children of the 3rd
pregnancy as well as
those of the 4th were
affected by malnutrition.
Her child is 19 months
old. She said that his
poverty is due to war

8. Assistance to beneficiaries:
Hygiene kit:
20 liter can for water
conservation, 1 can, 3 cups
and 5 soaps,
Food kit:
5 liters of palm oil, 20 Kg of
corn flour
Cash distribution of
20,000BIF ($14)
2 mosquito nets

9. (1)Hygiene kit: 20 liter container for water conservation,
1 Can for wash handing, 3 Cups and 5 soaps,

10. …………….(2) Food kit :
5 liters of palm oil, 20 Kg of corn flour,
(3) Cash distribution of 20,000BIF ($14)
(4) Two mosquito nets to contribute to Response Plan for
malaria epidemic