Nutrition Sub-Cluster contingency planning

13 May 2015

Scenario

• Protracted conflict• Major offensive may resume in June 2015• Non-state actors may advance in 4 directions (south-

west, west, north-west, north) i.e. Mariupol, Artemivsk, Kramatorsk, Kurahovo, Lysychansk, Severodonetsk, Slovyansk

• 2.5 mln is population estimate for affected people, but agreed that 1.2 mln is most likely (24,000 children U2)

• Plan is for 3 months (immediate response of 2 weeks)s

Nutrition consequences

• Increased health and under-nutrition risks due to inappropriate access to water and hygiene services, food supplies

Activities, indicators, targets, budget

• Advocacy and promotion campaign on breastfeeding and control of BMS distribution– Number of PHC workers trained on IYCF in high

risk areas (100)– Number of community volunteers trained on IYCF

in high risk areas (100)– Number of information materials distributed to

caregivers of children 0-23 months (10,000)Funding required: 25,000 $

Activities, indicators, targets, budget

• Distribution of the complementary food for children 6-23 months– Number of children 6-23 months reached with complementary

food distribution - 15,000 (of 18,000 estimated)– Number of complementary food baskets distributed to children

6-23 months within 3 months – 45,000– Number of extra pre-positioned complementary baby baskets

available in stock at any given time – 8,000 – Number of warehouses in high risk areas – (Mariupol, Kurahovo,

Lysychansk or Severodonetsk, Slovyansk or Kramatorsk) - 4• Funding required: 15,000*3*13*1.5 + 2,500*4 = 900,000

Activities, indicators, targets, budget

• Provision of micronutrients for children and pregnant and lactating women– Number of children 6-23 months reached with MNPs - 15,000

(of 18,000 estimated)– Number of extra pre-positioned MNPs boxes in stock at any

given time – 10,000 – Number of information material distributed to caregivers of

children 0-23 months (15,000)– Number of pregnant and lactating women reached with MNTs –

12,000• Funding required: 15,000*3*1*1.5 + 5,000 +

12.000*90/1000*3*18*1.5= 160,000 $