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PD/Hearth project in Malawi
Sector: Nutrition
Location(s): Nsanje, Malawi
Organization: Concern Worldwide, Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
In conjunction with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Concern Worldwide has launched a PD Hearth Program in the Ligobwa village, Nsanje district. The organization organized and facilitated focus group discussions with members of the community to find solutions to the high rate of malnutrition in the village. Through implementing training sessions and programs, the project has reduced the prevalence of malnourished children from 47% to 27%.
As of 2006, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) had implemented a PD Hearth program in one community in Malawi. Future reports will reveal whether the program was successful.
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- Website Publication: (Concern Worldwide) Nsanje district pilots PD Hearth Programme with positive results
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PD Hearth Project in Indonesia
Sector: Nutrition
Location(s): Indonesia
Organization: USAID
From 2003 – 2008, USAID funded five international NGOs, (CARE, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Mercy Corps (MC), Save the Children US (SC), and World Vision International (WVI)), to implement Positive Deviance in Indonesia as part of food security programs. Together, the five NGOs reached 9,997 children across the country. Of this number, 59.6% gained 200g between admission into the program (Day 1) and graduation from the program (Day 10). Of 4,847 participants who were weighed again at the end of the month, 45% had gained the recommended 400g. Results differed slightly (but not significantly) between implementers; however, they differed dramatically between different communities.
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