Enhancing Sustainable Food

Security At House Hold level: the over

all Goal of WVE

Rufael Fassil
M.A. Development Policy
Bremen University
May, 2004
Bremen, Germany
Outline
1. Introduction

2. What is Food security?

3. WVE intervention areas so far

4. Challenges
1.Introduction- WVI
 Founded in 1950, as Christian relief and development
organization

 A partnership of Inter dependent national offices sharing a

common mission to end suffering, poverty and Injustice so
that children and poor communities can realise their God-
given potential

 In 2003, WVI:
 served 100 million people
 Worked 99 countries
 Largest child sponsorship organization =Over 2.2 million
sponsor children
 Raised $1.25 Billion for its work
 Employed 20,000 staff members

 In 2003 , WV was the largest food aid handler in the world,

delivered 739,000 Metric tones of Food to 7.1 Million
hungry people in 30 countries.

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 Ethiopia- Facts & Figures
 Ethiopia=Horn of Africa=70 Million (2nd)=83.3% Resides in Rural areas (2003)

 In terms of broad social indicators or narrow economic aggregates, Ethiopia is

one of the poorest countries.

 The low level of social and economic development is also reflected in the
structure of the economy, in which agriculture constitutes about 50 per cent of
GDP and around 85 per cent of employment.
GDP-composition by sector (2000) compared SSA
 Agriculture: 52.3% (17%)
 Industry: 12% (31%)
 Services: 35.7% (53%)
 Social service coverage: very low i.e.
Health services =51%
Safe water =32%
Sanitary facilities =19%
Primarily enrollment ratio=50% for boys and 45% for girls (2002)
 To meet some of the felt needs of the people (mainly to severe famines & poverty) =Local & International
NGOS began 1960s

 The number of NGOs increased=Currently 458 NGOs are registered with the Ministry of Justice (242 local
and 216 international) .The sector focus= a shift from relief to development especial emphasis on food
Security

 Currently 1200 projects =agriculture, health and other rural development sectors =Budget (1996-2000)
=$ one billion=B/n 1/5 to ¼ international aid resource mobilized by NGOs

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 World Vision Ethiopia

 Started in 1971; Office established in 1975;

 Massive relief in 1984– 1986

 Rehabilitation phase (1986-89)

 Development phase (1990 onwards)

 Phase I (1990-97): WV owned multi-sector projects;
 Phase II (1998-2002): Facilitative role for a single goal of food
security; MED, GAD, environment concerns integrated in the
program.

In 2003, WVE:

 Worked 28 ADPs of Six Regions

 Second largest national office next to India =Over 120, 000
thousands sponsor children
 Budget $20 Million for its work
 Employed over 500 staff members at head office and ADPs

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 WVE/ADP- Defined

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 Current WVE/ADP

HHs,
Food secured
Healthy
Educated
Increased Income
Better Children
Well-being

ADP
ADP
Goal
HH Food Security

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 2. What is Food Security?

 "Access by all people at all times to enough food

for an active, healthy life." (World Bank)

 "All people at all times have both physical and

economic access to the basic food they need."
(FAO)

 “When all people at all times have both physical

and economic access to sufficient food to meet
their dietary needs for a productive and healthy
life.” (USAID)
N.B –Pillars of Food Security: Availability, access,
Utilization and asset creation (USAID)

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3. WVE Intervention Areas
Food Security

Enhancement of the coping

mechanism of households
in times of production
Asset creation shortfall or loss of income
earning opportunities.

Physical &
Availability economic Utilization
Access
Creating and fostering
Creating the purchasing mechanisms that promote
Increasing agricultural power as well as the social the most nutritionally
productivity and physical access effective and economically
to food. efficient use of food.

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 I. Increase Agriculture production ( Availability ) ?

Major food security activities undertaken by WVE under this sector are:

 Introduction and dissemination of improved crops seeds (focus on

horticulture)
 Support soil and water conservation and afforestation practices
 Support pest and disease control program for crops and livestock
 Conduct small-scale irrigation developments
 Support development of water harvesting techniques
 Support forage and pasture development
 Facilitate access to improved farm tools
 Provision of improved breeds of animals including Apiculture
 Support artificial insemination for better livestock production
 Construction of veterinary posts/clinics
 Organize experience sharing visits
 Provide training / awareness creation on various agricultural topics
…

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 Training & social
An Illustration: Promotion
ACTIVITY MIX-
Irrigation site.

BANANA/ORANGE

BANANA PLANTATION
(INTERCROPPED)

SPRING WATER
Support &
IRRIGATION
Demonstration
FRUITS:-COFFEE, ORANGE,
POMELLO, PAPAYA, etc
* VEGETABLES:- Cabbage,
Carrot, Tomato, Sweet potatoes,
VEGETABLES * TREES,FROGE CROPS
ONION
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 II. Raising Income ( Access ) ?

The major food security activities undertaken by WVE to

increase income and access to food are:

 Facilitate and support skills trainings (carpentry,

pottery, masonry, etc.)
 Facilitate formation of solidarity groups, interest
groups, and village banks so that they benefit
from credit services provided by micro finance
institutitions
 Undertake construction of bridges, rural roads
and culverts
 Market studies and networking
 Assist cooperatives and community organizations

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 III. Improve Health status ( Utilization) ?
Major food security activities undertaken by WVE under this sector are:

 Undertake construction of health institutes

 Undertake development of potable water (spring capping, borehole
drilling, etc.)
 Support community health workers
 IEC material support
 Provision of medical equipment and drug to needy health institutes
 Undertake construction of latrines
 Provide health services to mothers and children (PHC, EPI, etc.,)
 Conduct training on family planning, water supply and management,
prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases,
harmful cultural practices
 Micronutrient and health program
 Awareness creation and training on HIV/AIDS
 Care and Support to people affected by HIV/AIDS
 Prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases
 Playing advocacy role

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 IV. Improve Education Status( Utilization ) ?
Major food security activities undertaken by WVE under this sector are:

 Undertake construction of schools

 Provision of materials (books, desks, chairs, etc.,) to needy schools
 Undertake training on non-formal education, gender and
development,
 participatory planning and monitoring, pedagogy and
documentation, transformational development
 Support needy children
 Awareness creation and training on overcoming harmful traditional
practices
 Increasing the access to the education of girl child and women
 Playing an advocacy role…etc

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 An Illustration:
Activity Mix-
Social services

Training &
organization
Access to potable water

Support

Access to School
Access to HEALTH services
 4. Challenges

 Policyrelated issues
 Targeting

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Thank You

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