Middle and Lower Shabelle Sub-National

SOMALIA NUTRITION CLUSTER
Minutes of Middle and Lower Shabelle Sub National Nutrition Cluster Meeting
24 March, 2013, 10.40 am, UNICEF- Conference Room, Airport road, Wadajir Mogadishu,
Somalia.
1) Welcome and Introduction:
The meeting was chaired by the Abdullahi Nur Aden (Sub-national Cluster Focal
Point). Introductions of present participants and sharing agenda of the meeting were
done.
2) Review and endorsement of the previous cluster meeting minutes and
follow-up on action points:
The previous minutes for 24th February 2013 meeting were reviewed and endorsed as
correct. The action points were also followed up accordingly. See the status of the
action on page 6 of the minutes.
3) Key agencies/ organizations programme updates:
The security situation: The security situation in Lower Shabelle which has quite
improved for the past 3-4 months; however insecurity situation has been prevailing
specially around the street that links El-waregow to Mogadishu, and roughly 40 plus
illegal check points had been reported.
SRC was in partnership with Mulrany International (MI) from the beginning of 2012
but they separated in December 2012. Together; they had been running 5 Health and
Nutrition Centres in Aden-yabal. MI is now looking for a new local NGO to resume
the activities.
SWISSO-KALMO reported to have started their TSFPs programmes in Merka
district and surrounding villages. The distribution of the family rations and individual
effectively started from 21st March 2013.
CISP in consortium with FERO and Relief International will conduct Health and
Nutrition Assessment in Belet-Weyne, Merka and Kismayo from 6th to 9th of April
2013.
WOCCA reported that the admiration in Adale district had shut down the Nutrition
centre of WOCCA in Adale.
Nutrition Cluster Coordination
UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC)
Tel: +252-619993399/
United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya
+252-699916971
http://www.unocha.org/somalia/coordination/clusters/nutrition
For more information, contact Abdullahi Nur Aden Nutrition Cluster FP [email protected]
[email protected]
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INTERSOS reported to have resumed their outreach work of their target 72 villages
surrounding Jowhar and Balad districts where they do active case finding and follow
up. Besides; their former MCH in Balad is now functional.
SORRDO conducted IMAM training for the 17 TSFP staff of different levels,
Nurses, Auxiliary Nurses, Community Health educators and other supportive staff
(registrars, measures). It was started from 15th to 18th March 2013 in Afgooye district.
Pictures taken during the IMAM training by SORRDO
Action Point:
 Circulate SORRDO IMAM training report conducted in Afgooye to
the Sub-national Nutrition Cluster Members.
4) FSNAU Deyr 2012/2013Nutrition Assessment in Afgooye:
Due to the challenging security situation in Middle and Lower Shabelle FSNAU did
not managed to conduct any Nutrition assessments in these regions since 2011 except
the HMIS data received from Health and Nutrition Partners in the field like COSV,
see the below chart. Therefore; FSNAU together with SWISSO-KALMO and other
FSNAU partners have conducted Nutrition assessment in Afgooye district in January
2013. The prevalence of GAM rate and the SAM rate 8.7% and 2.1% respectively.
Nutrition Cluster Coordination
UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC)
Tel: +252-619993399/
United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya
+252-699916971
http://www.unocha.org/somalia/coordination/clusters/nutrition
For more information, contact Abdullahi Nur Aden Nutrition Cluster FP [email protected]
[email protected]
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Action Point:
 Abdullahi to share the FSNAU Deyr Nutrition assessment Report from
Afgooye district.
5) AOB,
 Human interest Stories: Abdullahi Nur reminded the Sub-national cluster
members to share the Human interest stories/ success stories cluster coordination team on monthly basis for input into nutrition cluster bulletins. This
will attract the donor’s attention for funds.
 FSNAU will conduct a two SMART (Standardized Monitoring and
Assessment of Relief and Transition) Methodology Training for the Subnational Nutrition Cluster Partners in Banadir and Middle, Lower Shabelle
regions. The training for Banadir will start from 26th of March until 1st April
followed by the training for Middle, Lower Shabelle which will start 3rd April
to 9th April 2013.
Nutrition Cluster Coordination
UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC)
Tel: +252-619993399/
United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya
+252-699916971
http://www.unocha.org/somalia/coordination/clusters/nutrition
For more information, contact Abdullahi Nur Aden Nutrition Cluster FP [email protected]
[email protected]
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 Delay of supplies: partners argued the delay of the supplies with UNICEF
which sometimes may take more than 2 months to be released and ultimately
results in negative divesting effects to malnourished under five children.
Partners requested UNICEF to speed up the release of the supplies to the
implementing partners so that to reduce the severity of the condition. In return
to this partners were also encouraged to submit their supply to UNICEF
Nutrition section timely (within a period of 2 months while your supply in
stock to run out).
Action Point:
 UNICEF to speed up the release of supplies to the partners.
Action Points from the 24th March 2013 meeting
Action Points
Focal agency/person
Timeline
Circulate SORRDO IMAM training report conducted in
Afgooye to the Sub-national Nutrition Cluster Members.
NC-Abdullahi Nur
Immediately after
this meeting
Share the FSNAU Deyr Nutrition assessment Report from
Afgooye district.
NC-Abdullahi Nur
Immediately after
this meeting
Speeding up the release of supplies to the partners
UNICEF
On going
Arrangement of meeting with the CPs in Afgooye &
surrounding villages to sort out the suspected overlap of
services.
WFP and the Nutrition
cluster
Pending
Updating of the 4 Ws Matrix (GPs, Location)
SERDO
Pending
Make sure whether Mulrany International and SRC have still
intention to keep their partnership at Middle Shabelle
Nutrition Programmes.
NCC- Leo Matunga
Pending
Discussion of Afgooye SC with MSF-S and SWISSOKALMO
NCC- Leo Matunga
Pending
Nutrition Cluster Coordination
UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC)
Tel: +252-619993399/
United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya
+252-699916971
http://www.unocha.org/somalia/coordination/clusters/nutrition
For more information, contact Abdullahi Nur Aden Nutrition Cluster FP [email protected]
[email protected]
SOMALIA NUTRITION CLUSTER
Action Points from the 24th February 2013 meeting
Action Points
Updating of the 4 Ws Matrix (GPs, Location)
Focal agency/person
SERDO
Timeline
Pending
Arrangement of meeting with the CPs in Afgooye &
surrounding villages to sort out the suspected overlap of
services.
WFP and the Nutrition
cluster
Pending
Make sure whether Mulrany International and SRC have still
intention to keep their partnership at Middle Shabelle
Nutrition Programmes.
NCC- Leo Matunga
Pending
Discussion of Afgooye SC with MSF-S and SWISSOKALMO
NCC- Leo Matunga
Pending
Discussions of Afgooye Hospital with the DoH department of
the Ministry of Human Development and Public Service.
Dr Lul-DoH
Done
Share the Afgooye Hospital assessment report
SWISSO-KALMO- Dr
Abdi Hersi
Done
Share the final NiE report to OCHA and the cluster members
NC-Abdullahi Nur
Done
Partners were encouraged to share Human Interesting Stories
to the cluster for uploading to the cluster website
All partners
On going
List of the Participants
Name
Organization
Contact Number
E-mail Address
Abdullahi Nur Aden
Nutrition Cluster
0619993399
[email protected]
Bashir Abdullahi
WFP
0618941555
[email protected]
Mahad Dahir Turyare
UNICEF
0618800044
[email protected]
Idhow Nur Abdi
Muslim Aid
0618043643
[email protected]
Abdulkadir Mohamed
SYPD
0618224144
Abdullahi Ismail Adani
AYUUB NGO
0615788084
[email protected]
Saida Hassan Sabtow
AYUUB NGO
0615523052
[email protected]
[email protected]
Nutrition Cluster Coordination
UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC)
Tel: +252-619993399/
United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya
+252-699916971
http://www.unocha.org/somalia/coordination/clusters/nutrition
For more information, contact Abdullahi Nur Aden Nutrition Cluster FP [email protected]
[email protected]
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Dr Abdullahi
COSV
0619988866
[email protected]
Abdihakim Gedi Harun
CISP
0615442215
Abdimahad Ibrahim Salad
SOYDA
0615131777
Hashim Aden Jelle
SORRDO
0618949046
[email protected]
Abdullahi Ali
NEW WAYS
0615252424
[email protected]
Yasir Antar Abdullahi
SRC
0615967078
[email protected]
Ali Hilowle
Aid Vision
0615522076
[email protected]
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
SWISSO-KALMO
0615968240
[email protected]
Abdulkadir Gaciye Ibrahim
ARD
0615220077
[email protected]
Mohamed Mohamud Ogle
ZAMZAM Foundation
0615969944
[email protected]
Zamzam Mohamed Aden
WOCCA
051224511
[email protected]
Fatma Isse Adow
OSPAD
0618913838
[email protected]
Alas Ibrahim Ali
HIRDO
0615520680
[email protected]
Abdirahman Abdullahi Sh.
SHARDO
Imadi Abdiaziz
ORDO
0615302716
[email protected],
Abdulkadir Mohamed Tahir
WARDI
0618701120
[email protected]
Hussen Mohamed Musalini
WARDI
Ahemd Siyad Bunow
FERO
[email protected]
[email protected]
Nutrition Cluster Coordination
[email protected]
[email protected]
0616402640
[email protected]
UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC)
Tel: +252-619993399/
United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya
+252-699916971
http://www.unocha.org/somalia/coordination/clusters/nutrition
For more information, contact Abdullahi Nur Aden Nutrition Cluster FP [email protected]
[email protected]