The Office of Food for Peace (FFP) has budgeted additional non-emergency Title II funding for multi-year
programs for Zambia in FY 2008. Eligible organizations interested in submitting proposals should refer to
the Multi-Year Assistance Program (MYAP) guidelines on the FFP website.
USAID/Zambia Food Security Priorities programming priorities fall
into two broad program areas: "Investing in People" and "Economic Opportunity." USAID/Zambia also
has programmatic priorities that cut across sectors, and support Zambia's Fifth National Development
Plan. USAID/Zambia has identified the following programming priorities related to FFP's Strategic
Objective of "food insecurity in vulnerable populations reduced" for Zambia:
Sectors: (An integrated, multi-sectoral MYAP approach is encouraged, but not required)
Investing in People:(Please tie these investments to "Economic Opportunity" below.)
Nutrition and Health: Zambia has one of the world's highest
child stunting rates, a major reason for Zambia's top ranking for FY 07 FFP Development funds.
Proposals should include a clear understanding of the causes of stunting in Zambia as well as
activities to reduce the stunting rate. Programs might focus on improving maternal and
infant/child nutrition through: Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), i.e.
nutrition education, complementary feeding, micronutrients, de-worming, water and sanitation,
diarrheal disease control, growth promotion, breast-feeding, and the "positive deviance"
child nutrition promotion method.. Birth to three years is the critical time to reduce stunting,
and to focus on developmental milestones.
Education: Proposals should consider links to Zambia's strong
community schools movement as a programming platform for timely nutrition and education interventions
in primary grades.
Economic Opportunity: (Please tie these investments to "Investing in People" above.)
Agriculture:Breaking the cycle of dependency
on monoculture crops, and on food aid when those fail, is the heart of Zambia's long-term
development strategy. Proposals should consider promoting agricultural productivity and
diversification and expanding drought resistant crops, livestock, and dairy products.
Market Linkages:Interventions must link farmers to
markets as the key to sustainability.
Assure sustainability:Proposal should focus on
sustainable interventions emphasizing reliable end-market demand. This applies to consumer markets
for more nutritional foods, and for diversified agricultural production that targets more reliable and
lucrative markets - both domestic and international.
Cross Sector Priorities:The Mission supports programs that promote, build, use or emphasize:
Gender:Careful consideration of gender concerns is critical to a successful, integrated approach.
Sustainability:Build local capacity and ensure long-term
sustainability of interventions. Deploy personnel, institutional, and private sector resources toward a viable "exit strategy."
Leveraging:Build upon existing USG funding, other
international aid, and Zambian interventions. Link to existing USAID/Zambia programs in health, HIV/AIDS,
education, and economic growth.
Targeted Geographic Impact:Programs are more likely to
succeed if well-integrated and geographically-focused. Target areas with high levels of food insecurity
levels and child stunting.
Managerial-Technical Capacity:USAID/Zambia expects
"Key" technical and managerial personnel to be well qualified and capable of implementing a complex,
multi-sector activity.
Coordination:New proposals should coordinate with
existing USG programs, such as PEPFAR, Health, Education, Economic Growth, and Title II funded programs
(including the World Food Programme) in Zambia.
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