Djougou is one of 18 target communes where UNICEF is working to help the government increase the primary school enrollment and completion rates.
The list of severely flood affected and food-insecure target communes compiled by the WFP VAM unit and the small-scale infrastructure damaged data will be provided to WFP implementing partners, Provincial Departments of Rural Development PDRDD) and NGOs.
To arrive at a final list of target communes for food assistance in 2001 Jan - Dec 20011), this initial list of 114 communes is now being checked against: Field staff surveys and local knowledge; extent of flood damage and poverty; dry season rice prospects (rapid assessments of recession rice harvests at the end of January and April).
The government's partnership with the World Bank was funded with around $110 million, and due to its success, additional financing has been provided to expand and scale up successful experiences to a National Target Program, targeting 240 communes in eight other provinces!
Therefore, 10 in-depth interviews were conducted in Ha Nam, consisting of two targeted village health workers, three targeted commune health staff, three targeted district health staff, and two targeted provincial preventive medicine staff.
The communes being targeted for WFP flood emergency food aid are expected to have a minimum of 4 months deficit (compared to a normal harvest).
The Healthy Living Clubs, initiated in 2001 and operating in 60 communes target young people in and out of school with HIV education and also seek to equip them with practical skills in communication, negotiation and to build self confidence to reduce high risk behavior.
It is estimated that only 6 provinces have reached 70 per cent of communes with any type of specifically targeted programmes to reach these children, while coverage of services is less than 30 per cent in 13 provinces.
The facilitation intervention targeted staff at healthcare centres and key persons in the communes.
Despite this, it appears communes that had local counterparts (or champions) and which targeted high priority injury causes delivered better outcomes in relation to reductions in injury morbidity.
A selected sample of disadvantaged communes, mostly in the remote mountainous areas with high proportion ethnic minorities was targeted.
