World Vision Ghana will this month launch the “ENOUGH” campaign for children in underserved communities nationwide. The campaign aims to reach 3.5 million of the most vulnerable children in underserved communities in Ghana, providing quality education, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, child protection and participation, household food security, and humanitarian emergency interventions. The Christian-based
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World Vision Ghana will this month launch the “ENOUGH” campaign for children in underserved communities nationwide.
The campaign aims to reach 3.5 million of the most vulnerable children in underserved communities in Ghana, providing quality education, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, child protection and participation, household food security, and humanitarian emergency interventions.
The Christian-based organisation will partner with government agencies including the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to undertake the three-year project.
By extension, the Organisation will spend some three point five million dollars ($3.5M) for the entire period.
National Director at World Vision Ghana, Dr. Laura Christina Delvalle addressed the media at a pre-launch campaign in Accra on Monday, July 1, 2024.
Below is a statement:
ENOUGH CAMPAIGN
Ladies and gentle of the press.
All protocols observed
The vision of the ENOUGH Campaign is to build, a world where every child enjoys enough nourishing food so they can thrive (End child hunger and malnutrition – SDG2). World Vision Ghana’s ENOUGH Campaign seeks to contribute to this Vision through 2 main strategic goals where children are visible and heard in hunger, nutrition & food security-related policies at all levels while more children enjoy better food security, nutrition and resilience, through prioritized services.
This will be achieved through four (4) outcomes: improved visibility & understanding of the size, dynamics & specifics of child hunger & nutrition at all levels;
More children consume enough nutritional food provided ethically, sustainably & as locally as possible.
More teenage girls remain in school with reduced risk of early marriage or teenage pregnancy, weakening the cycle of intergenerational child hunger & malnutrition; and Children & families increase access to quality comprehensive preventive and curative nutrition services, including to address Wasting.
STRATEGIES
improving visibility & understanding of the size, dynamics & specifics of child hunger & nutrition at all levels.
The Campaign aim to increase awareness and understanding of the scope and severity of the issue among stakeholders at local, national, and global levels. This increased visibility will prompt action and resource allocation towards addressing child hunger and malnutrition.
Through initiatives such as Kids Clubs and Child Parliaments, the Campaign through the implementation of Technical Programmes (TPs) including Livelihood Improvement and Family Empowerment (LIFE), Health Environment and Wellness (HEAL), Reading Improvement and Skill Enhancement (RISE) and Community Engagement and Sponsorship Plan (CESP) and other programmes/projects
advocacy and strategic partnerships, WVG will influence policymakers to prioritize child nutrition-sensitive approaches within national policies and funding mechanisms related to sustainable agriculture, food security, and disaster risk reduction.
Initiatives such as citizens’ voice and action, secure livelihoods, savings groups, and microfinance will not only provide evidence of impact or best practices but play a crucial role in promoting community resilience and empowering vulnerable populations, including women and children.
Outcome 2. seeks to ensure that more children consume enough nutritional food provided ethically, sustainably & as locally as possible.
Ensure that the most vulnerable children and their caregivers receive immediate and nutritionally appropriate food and cash assistance, while also laying the foundation for long-term nutritional security.
Emergency cash and food assistance programs, as well as initiatives like Child-Friendly Spaces and Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), work with partners to provide immediate support to vulnerable children and their caregivers
Outcome 3
More teenage girls remain in school with reduced risk of early marriage or teenage pregnancy, weakening the cycle of intergenerational child hunger & malnutrition. It recognizes that empowering adolescent girls through improved nutrition, education, and gender-transformative programs, we can break the cycle of intergenerational malnutrition and create a more equitable and sustainable future.
ENOUGH campaign will leverage WVG implementation in the areas of Girls’ Education – Community Health Workers, Timed and Targeted Counselling, Nurturing Care Groups, Grandmother’s Approach, Community Health Committees, Gender Transformative Framework for Nutrition – Channels of Hope, Empowered World View among others in addressing the multifaceted challenges faced by adolescent girls regarding nutrition and overall well-being.
Outcome 4. seeks to ensure that Children & families increase access to quality comprehensive preventive and curative nutrition services, including to address Wasting. To achieve this, the Campaign with work with stakeholders/networks/supporter groups to
advocate for government funding and supporting a well-trained CHW workforce.
facilitate the delivery of comprehensive nutrition services to children and families.
The campaign will also leverage on WVG’ ‘s Positive Deviance Hearth programs to identify and promote positive behaviours within communities to address malnutrition programs by empowering families to adopt healthier practices, leading to improved nutrition outcomes.
The campaign messaging will also be integrated into other WVG approaches such as the Positive Deviance Hearth programme, Care Groups and Grandmother’s Approach, Growth Monitoring and Promotion and Community Health Committees, IYCF – Channels of Hope to identify and promote positive behaviours within communities to address malnutrition, empower communities to take ownership of their health by monitoring growth
promoting healthy behaviours and advocating for improved nutrition services among others.
Through the IYCF – Channels of Hope and Empowered World View will integrate nutrition messaging into existing religious and cultural practices, empowering communities to address malnutrition through faith-based approaches. By tapping into existing belief systems and values, these approaches will help promote positive behaviour change and enhance access to nutrition services.
Partners and collaborators
Ministry of Health
Ghana Health Services
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Ministry of Education
Ghana Education Service
Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection
Social Protection Directorate
Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s)
Academia
Metropolitan, Municipal District Assemblies (MMDAs)
SUN Movement and SUN Civil Society Alliance
Faith leaders
Traditional leaders
Development partners (UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, UNHCR)
Media Budget For the three years campaign will be implemented, WVG will invest Three million five hundred and thirteen US dollars. ($3,513,000)
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