People in Traditional Authority (T/A) Tambala in Dedza have expressed satisfaction with a nutrition project that Self Help Africa was implementing in the district.
They said this on Saturday during the project’s exit meeting in the area.
Speaking on behalf of beneficiaries, Elida Lyford said they acquired crucial knowledge about good nutrition practices.
She said: “Under the project, we learned the importance of having a backyard garden to grow various vegetables.
“We also learned how to prepare nutritious meals using locally available resources.”
Lyford said her family members, who now consume six food groups, are healthy.
In his remarks, Senior Chief Tambala said the project, implemented with funds from Germany agency GIZ, has improved people’s lives in his area.
“People now grow diversified food crops. I encourage my subjects to continue putting into practice what they have learnt under the project,” he said.
Self Help Africa livelihood programmes manager Blessings Kambombo expressed satisfaction
“We have seen that communities were practising conservation agriculture and adopted food sanitation facilities to improve hygiene,” he said.
Kambombo said the project has reduced stunting among children from 52 percent in 2024 to 42.3 percent in 2024.
Dedza district director of planning and development McPherson Mwakhwawa said people have acquired necessary skills to boost their nutritional needs.
In her remarks, GIZ Food and Nutrition Security Programme team leader Martina Kress said she was impressed with the project and asked beneficiaries to continue using the skills to transform their lives.
With funding from the Germany Development Cooperation through GIZ, Self Help Africa was implementing the project in T/As Kasumbu, Chauma, Chilikumwendo and Tambala in the district.
