Mainstreaming HIV within a Humanitarian Reponse

Why Concern became involved
By the end of 2005, it was clear that people in rural Malawi were again going hungry.

The rains ending early and fertilisers in scarce supply at the beginning of planting season lead to the lowest harvest since 1994. 

The pandemic of Aids has hit many households, reducing the number of people able to work the land and work options available.

What Concern has done
In July 2005 Concern Malawi responded with an emergency project that targeted 5,050 households in Dowa, Nkokakota and Lilongwe. 

This response involved the distributions of 50% food aid and 50% cash.  Known as the FACT – the Food and Cash Transfers’ Project had three objectives:
1. To provide nutritional support to targeted households who were overlooked by the Government of Malawi’s emergency response
2. To provide a temporary safety net to minimise the need of households to resort to destructive coping strategies during the lean period
3. To explore the effectiveness of cash transfers in addressing food insecurity in humanitarian emergencies in Malawi

For targeting of households for this project, great care was taken to reach those who were affected by HIV. 

This case study describes the process of HIV mainstreaming and how this has influenced emergency response, ensuring those affected by AIDS are reached.

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