Job Description

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for developing modules for CMAM program under the project titled

“Comprehensive Management of Severe and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (SAM and MAM)”

Background of the Organizations: 

Vijayavahini Charitable Foundation(VCF):

Vijayavahini Charitable Foundation(VCF) is a not for profit organization which focuses on a wide range of themes, including livelihood promotion, agriculture, sanitation, nutrition, education, skill development and conservation, among others. VCF has anchored multiple nutrition projects, including Strengthening ICDS system and promoting rice fortification. VCF will implement and manage the proposed project across 3 districts in Andhra Pradesh, with support from Tata Trusts and TINI. VCF proposes to intervene in Anakapalli, NTR, and Tirupati districts, given the burden of SAM and MAM children as well as to build synergies with existing initiatives.

Since 2018, VCF has been actively engaged in various programs aimed at improving nutrition standards in rural communities across Andhra Pradesh. As part of this integrated project, VCF successfully transformed over 280 Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) and provided training to 12,000 Anganwadi workers. Additionally, VCF intervened to address Micro nutrient deficiency and collaborated with the AP government to supply nutrient-rich fortified rice to children and mothers through the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) and ICDS schemes.

Centre for microFinance:

Centre for microFinance (CmF), Jaipur (www.cmfraj.org) is a Rajasthan-based non-profit organization set-up in 2007 to catalyze the growth of community based microfinance and agriculture-based livelihoods. Since 2015, CmF has expanded its functional domain to include education, skilling, nutrition, water, and sanitation. It works with multiple stakeholders such as government programs and departments, non-government organizations (NGOs), banks, community organizations (especially Self-Help Groups and SHG Federations) and donors. CmF currently serves as a technical partner to the state government’s rural livelihoods and education programs, and Rajasthan Grameen Aajeevika Vikas Parishad (RGAVP)’s FNHW (Food Nutrition Health and Wash) interventions. CmF is also the implementing agency of Tata Trusts (www.tatatrusts.org) in Rajasthan. CmF has been implementing field-level interventions in Sirohi district since 2016. CmF has district-level MoU with the Sirohi district administration.

During 2016-21 under its multi-thematic program ‘Transformation Initiative’, CmF has implemented the ‘Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) intervention in two blocks viz. Abu Road and Pindwara of Sirohi district, Rajasthan. Under MCHN, CmF made concerted efforts to improve health seeking behaviour of community and activating the public health systems through capacity building of frontline workers (AW Workers, Helpers, ASHA, ANM), on-field support for effective awareness and mobilization of health and nutrition services with quality delivery and rural institutions including Anganwadi centres (AWC). As part of the intervention, the field level team provided intensive support provided in 100 villages through onsite support for MCHN day, Poshan Abhiyan, growth monitoring check-ups, immunization etc. at AWCs, Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) meetings with women of reproductive age and community mobilization activities along with training and technical support at the district level.

About the Program:

This proposed program aims to promote and institutionalize continuum of care for addressing acute malnutrition (viz. SAM as well as MAM) by leveraging combined protocol for acute malnutrition study (ComPAS model) through both community and facility-based approaches in the system. This model has unified the treatment of uncomplicated SAM and MAM children into one protocol in line with recent CMAM protocol released by GOI, simplified the diagnostic criteria, viz. Growth Monitoring (height and weight) and Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) based only and utilizes energy dense nutrient food supplement (EDNF).

The other areas of the project with a focus on prevention shall include: a) Institutionalizing a convergence matrix to efficiently leverage the network of AAAs (Anganwadi Workers, ASHA and ANMs) at all levels allowing them to work in tandem; b) Building capacities of AAAs to identify, screen, diagnose, manage and treat SAM & MAM children at the community level; c) Improving dietary intake of communities by building their capacities on mother and child nutrition practices and; d) Supporting national and state specific protocols for management of SAM by integrating community-based approaches.

The goal of the program is to achieve sustainable improvement in nutrition and health outcomes of children under 5years and women of reproductive age, with a special focus on most vulnerable populations.

Specific Objectives: 

To improve quality and coverage of services designed to address acute malnutrition viz. CMAM, home based new born care (HBNC), home based young child care (HBYC), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), National Health Mission (NHM)

To strengthen CMAM implementation by incorporating ComPAS learnings and introducing cost effective and locally available food based interventions.

To promote intensified growth monitoring campaigns with an aim to test, trace and treat.

To improve nutritional intake of communities by building their capacities on mother, infant and young child nutrition

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