Almost 60% of the population in Zambia lives below the poverty line. The country has high levels of inequality, with many people struggling to feed themselves and their families every day. Zambia is experiencing one of the worst food security crises in the world, with 35% of children under the age of five suffering from chronic malnutrition. Mothers who realise that their child is at risk of dying from undernourishment often have to walk several kilometres to the nearest health centre.
Action Against Hunger runs treatment centres in several African countries. Our staff work hard every day to ensure that all the children recover. These health centres are essential, but no child should have to deal with such dangerous levels of undernourishment.
We wanted to work closely with communities in Zambia to strengthen their resilience and ensure their sustainability. We knew that if we helped them to identify their nutrition priorities and strengthen their food security, they would be in a better position to invest in finding community-wide solutions. And so Seeds of Hope came into being.
The main aim of Seeds of Hope is to prevent hunger caused by climate change. Temperatures are rising worldwide, and several African countries are facing severe climate-related shocks ranging from flash floods to multi-year droughts. The programme has been designed to rise to these challenges over the next ten years and give communities the tools they need to thrive.
We base our approach on adapting to the climate, conservation agriculture and innovative, climate-smart local networks to prevent hunger.
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