GOVT COMMITTED TO REDUCING STUNTING IN SHANGOMBO
GOVERNMENT says it is committed to ending stunted growth in Shangombo.
District Commissioner, Mubita Siyamana said the government attaches great importance in ensuring that stunting is reduced together with improving the living standards of the communities through the National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) with support from UNICEF.
Speaking when visiting a SUN II household in Mingongo village of Mambolomoka ward, Mr Siyamana expressed happiness that the distribution of the improved breed of chickens was yielding fruits in the villages.
He said he was impressed with the Kanyanga family of Mambolomoka ward that benefitted from the chickHe has since appreciated such huge chickens. ens and have since multiplied the programme saying the disHe expressed gratitude to
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“Other families have failed good nutritional practices and chickens as the household diet
tients with mild cases.
but this one has managed to WASH activities. has changed tremendously. make use of the donation. And Mr Njamba Kanyanga, “Now we are able to give There is need for other beneof Mambolomoka ward, urged the baby eggs which we never ficiaries in the district whose men to support their wives in did in the past, the improved chickens died or could not get such activities. breed fetches a lot of money
eficial in this
their eggs to hatch to learn “When my wife, was pregon the market so that is also on from the Kanyanga family on nant at the time I received the economic side of it, we are how they have managed to prethree chickens, I took it upon able to buy what we need when serve the improved breed of the myself to help assist her for the need arises” Mr Kanyanga said.
lutely can’t for some
chickens that were distributed betterment of the family,” he Meanwhile, his wife,Katonunder the Scaling up Nutrition said do Sapi, said the distribution of SUN II, 1st 1000 Most Critical Mr Kanyanga disclosed that chickens should continue and Days project phase two,” Mr the journey hasn’t been easy advised those who lost out not Siyamana said. as it was their first time to see to be discouraged.