1. NUTRITION ASSESMENT

1.1 STANDARD NUTRITION SURVEYS

1.1 STANDARD NUTRITION SURVEYS

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Sample sizes for the under-five study population ranged from 505 in Sidama zone (SNNPR) to 777 in West Hararghe

BORENA ZONE

Moyale and Mi'oo Woredas

Baseline nutrition surveys: The Oromia Regional ENCU (R-ENCU) and the Regional DPPB and Food Security Commission (DPPB/FSC) conducted two standard nutrition surveys in adjacent woredas, Moyale and Mi'oo of Borena Zone between the 1st and the 11th of January 2008. The surveys were requested by the DPPB to assess the nutritional status and observe food security issues in both woredas were water shortage and untimely population movement had been reported following poor Ganna

- DPPA and Organizations under its Umbrella Celebrated the Millennium

- Nutrition Assessment Conducted in Regions and Refugee Camps

- Major Disasters and Responses

- STOCK STATUS OF EFSRA AND LOAN REPAYMENT SCHEDULE (MT)

Over 162,000 Quintals of Food Aid Dispatched to Somali Region

A total of 162,075.84 quintals of food aid was dispatched to assist the needy in Somali Region during the month of December. According to a report from Logistics Administration and Transport

- Over 81,000 People Affected by Floods

- Over 12,500 MT of Food Aid Dispatched for the Month of July

- US - Government Donated Plastic Boats

- Agency Employees Transplanted Seedlings

- Major Disasters and Responses

Over 137,000 MT of Food Distributed in the Past Fiscal Year

218,000 MT of food transported through the Agency for PSNP A total of over 137,000 MT of food aid had been dispatched and distributed to drought and flood victims while over 218,000 MT of food was transported through the agency for Productive Safety-net

"A birr to a compatriot " fund soliciting committee established to raise fund for drought affected people in 1994/95 E.C unanimously decided birr over 8.2 Miln., which it managed to secure from the public, to be apportioned for the rehabilitation of severely flood affected people of four regions.

In a press conference held in the DPPA's Hall on 18 June2007, both the Agency and the Committee said that as per

Workshop entitled "Livestock market information and forage monitoring for early warning" jointly organized by the Afar DPPFSB and SC/UK was conducted in Nazareth to highlight the activities accomplished and the progress of the Links project to date.

It was learnt that the general objective of the workshop which took place from March 26-30 2007at Nazereth was to train governmental and non-governmental partners on how to interpret and analyze the information generated through the forage monitoring points

The donations were handed over to the DPPA through the representatives of the respective donor institutions and companies in ceremonies held at the Agency's Hall.

Accordingly , Midroc Gold Mining Private Limited Company, one of the Midroc Ethiopia's Technology Group Companies, handed over two million birr to DPPA through Midroc Ethiopia Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Arega Yirdaw, on March 15, 2007. The donation was handed over

Stock status by location (as at February 12, 2007)