This document provides a progress report on the Food for Progress Partnership between Planet Aid, Inc. and the USDA in Malawi. Over the past year, the partnership has worked to achieve four objectives: 1) Establish 240 farmers clubs with 12,000 members to boost agriculture, 2) Provide HIV/AIDS prevention and care to 400,000 people, 3) Support teacher training programs, and 4) Conduct nutrition training. Significant progress has been made, including establishing 240 farmers clubs, reaching over 400,000 people with HIV prevention, graduating 214 teachers, and providing nutrition training to field officers and students. Construction has also begun on expanding education and healthcare infrastructure.

1. The Food for Progress Partnership * Malawi * March 2008The Food for Progress Partnership * Malawi * March 2008

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United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA)United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA) ..
Planet Aid, Inc.Planet Aid, Inc.
The Government of MalawiThe Government of Malawi
American Soybean Association / WISHHAmerican Soybean Association / WISHH
DAPP MalawiDAPP Malawi
Presented March 2008

3. We are pleased to present the key results of the projects
under the “Food for Progress Partnership” between
Planet Aid, Inc and USDA – 1 year after the official
Launch in March 2007.
As an introduction we will briefly sum up the main
objectives of the Partnership.
The Food for Progress Partnership
Introduction

4. Objective 1 * Agricultural Development
Establish 240 Farmers Clubs with 12,000 members to
increase net earnings by at least 30%.
Objective 2 * HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care
Cover a population of 400,000 people of which
240,000 Malawians will be reached with individual
counseling for behavior change through the program
called “TCE - Total Control of the Epidemic.”
The Food for Progress Partnership
Expected Outcomes over 3 Years

5. Objective 3 * Teacher Training
Support the training of 210 rural primary school
teachers in Malawi at DAPP’s Teacher Training
Colleges.
Construct and start operating a new Teacher Training
College in Shire Highlands Educational Division and
support the training of 92 student teachers.
Objective 4 * utrition
American Soybean Association to carry out nutrition
training for 200 Field Officers and 150 students.
The Food for Progress Partnership
Expected Outcomes over 3 Years

6. Progress to Date
The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress Report

7. Expected outcomes over 3 years in brief
240 Farmers Clubs established – with 12,000 small
scale farmers as members
and
improvement of the yield by 35%
improvement of income per farmer by 50%
decrease of harvest loss by 30%
increase of crop varieties by 20%
improvement of water access by 20%
The Food for Progress Partnership
Farmers Clubs

8. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Farmers Club
240 Farmers Clubs are active with 12,000 individuals members -
supervised by 5 project leaders and 12 extension workers.

9. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Farmers Club
2,640 demonstration fields have been established.
Here the farmers are trained by the project leaders and
here they can see the results of the methods introduced.
They also meet, discuss and exchange experiences here.

10. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Farmers Club
9.450 farmers are using the new
methods now in their own fields
like pot holing, conservation
tillage and improving the soil by
using compost manure.

11. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Farmers Club
10,000 farmers are growing more than 4 crops now – and 5,975
are also producing immune boosting herbs.

12. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Farmers Club
159 rope pumps
have been
installed. Another
80 are ready to be
installed.
Revolving funds
to be used for
irrigations
enables more
members to
invest in pumps
them selves.

13. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Farmers Club
11,800 farmers
have improved
their food storage.

14. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Farmers Club
2,432,000 trees
and 15km of
vertiver contours
have been
planted.

15. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Farmers Club
8,900 of the farmers have
enough food for their families.

16. Expected Results over 3 Years in Brief
Establish and operate 4 TCE Areas covering 400,000 people.
Reach at least 60% of the target population with individual
counseling.
Create demands and access to health services on a local level -
e.g. VCT, PMTCT, ARVs etc.
Mobilize 1,000 Passionates to be active in the fight against
HIV/AIDS.
The Food for Progress Partnership
Total Control of the Epidemic

17. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * TCE
The 200 Field Officers
are systematically
working in their areas
with 2,000 people in
each.
416,628 individuals
have been reached and
talked to in order to
mobilize each one to
adopt safe sexual
behavior and to
care for people living
with AIDS.

18. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * TCE
79,903 have been referred to VCT and tested.
The Field Officers have made personal plans on how avoid the
virus with 274,217 individuals.

19. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * TCE
18,903
volunteers
have been
mobilized.
They are
the “TCE
Passionates”.

20. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * TCE
The Field Officers and the TCE
Passionates have established
239 youth clubs.
In the clubs are run by TCE
Passionates. The activities are
such as drama, sport, culture,
gardening, fundraising and one-
to-one mobilization.

21. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * TCE
12,849 pregnant women have been
referred to “Prevention of Mother to
Child Transmission” advice.
19,986 orphans have been identified
and volunteers have organized care
for them.

22. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * TCE
3,278,273 condoms have been distributed.

23. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * TCE
3,278,273 condoms have been distributed.

24. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * TCE

25. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Teacher Training
In 2007, 214 students
in total studied at the
DAPP Teacher
Training College,
respectively in team
2005, 2006 and 2007.
Enrollment of 100
students for Year 2008
is underway.

26. Expected Results over 3 Years in Brief
210 teachers will graduate from or will be studying
at the Teacher Training College of Chilangoma.
7,500 children in rural areas have received lessons.
A new Teacher Training College at Amalika in
Shire Highlands will be constructed and equipped.
92 students will be enrolled at the new Teacher
Training College supported by the
USDA agreement - but will graduate after the
project period.
The Food for Progress Partnership
Teacher Training

27. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Teacher Training
12,380 children in rural
primary schools are being
taught by graduated or
current student teachers
as of March 2008.

28. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Teacher Training
Another 1,320
children are
involved in pre-
school or youth
clubs operated by
graduated or
current student
teachers from TTC
Chilangoma.

29. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Teacher Training
The educational system
has been developed.
Laptops with an internet
connection have been
installed with one for
every 3 students. All
computers have access to
a database of study tasks
and courses from the
curriculum.

30. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Teacher Training
Additional dormitories and classrooms for 112 students have been
constructed during 2007 at the existing Teacher Training College,
Chilangoma. Teachers and staff houses are now under construction
as the last part of the expansion.

31. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Teacher Training
The College is producing food for its
own consumption on 7,5 HA.
Along the food production the college
is also running an “agro forestry”
project involving 12 villages. Nitrogen
fixing trees are planted in the fields to
improve the soil.

32. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Teacher Training
TTC Amalika will be operating from Amalika in the second half
of 2008. Residences for 120 students, classrooms, kitchen block
and the first teacher accommodation are being built now.

33. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Teacher Training
The 25 students of Year 2007 started at TTC Chilangoma and
will move to Amalika after their examine in mid-2008.
The enrollment of 60 students for Year 2008 in underway.

34. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * Teacher Training
Community activities have started at Amalika. A house has been
borrowed to be used as “Community House”.
It is now being renovated by students, teachers and Development
Instructors along with people from 16 surrounding villages and led
by their Village Headmen.

35. Expected Results over 3 Years in brief
200 Field Officers and 150 student teachers trained
in basis nutrition and in cooking with soy products.
The Food for Progress Partnership
utrition

36. The Food for Progress Partnership
Progress to Date * utrition
2 sessions of nutrition training have been conducted for all
Field Officers and 90 students by trainers from WISHH.
Trainers from ASA have conducted the first training session
for all Field Officers in soy cooking

37. THA K YOU!
The Food for Progress Partnership