KWANOBUHLE
KWANOBUHLE
PHASE 2
Operation Hunger provides immediate food relief to fight malnutrition. Their approach varies, including soup kitchens, household distributions, and food parcels. While relief is not a solution, it’s a crucial short-term step towards sustainability.
Current Phase: 2
At the beginning stage of Relief (the implementation of a deliberate emphasis on improving diets,services and practices)-Â Addressing the Immediate Determinants of MalnutritionÂ
Achieved Statuses: Ongoing Broad-based Feeding, Nutrition Education, Health and Nutrition Awareness Campaigns, Ongoing Nutrition Surveillance and Anthropometric Surveys Assessments.Â
IMPACT
Direct Beneficiaries
Inirect Beneficiaries
Food Security in the area
KwaNobuhle is the largest township on the outskirts of Kariega, in the Eastern Cape province of the Republic of South Africa. It has been one of the townships in the region that have experienced problems with disrupted water supply or water restrictions during droughts due low levels in the Kouga Dam and Lourie Dam. This has resulted in additional pressure being put on a community that is struggling with high crime rates and unemployment.
KWANOBUHLE EMERGENCY INTERVENTION
Being a water insecure community, KwaNobuhle is in need of immediate aid as it is unable to support itself. The impact of unemployment has been exasperated by the recent drought, leaving the community in a dire situation. With the majority of households needing immediate assistance, days are spent in the tiresome pursuit of water, food and employment. Counting the cost their reality, the community is anxious as they understand the immediate health risk they are placed in. Impoverished residents who grow their own food have faced a double blow. There is so little water that there is not enough for people to bathe, let alone for their backyard vegetable plots or livestock, which are a vital supply of food and income.
Current Stats
| IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis | Current Population | Projected Population | Key Drivers |
| None | 814168 | 550202 | Lived Poverty, Unemployment |
| Stressed | 217111 | 330121 | Instability of Food Access |
| Crisis | 54278 | 165060 | Food Affordability |
| Emergency | 0 | 55020 | Loss of Income |
| Catastrophe | 0 | 0 | Covid-19, Informal Environment, Marginal/Imbalanced Food Systems |
  Current Stats
| IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis | Current Population |
| None | 814168 |
| Stressed | 217111 |
| Crisis | 54278 |
| Emergency | 0 |
| Catastrophe | 0 |
| Projected Population | Key Drivers |
| 550202 | Lived Poverty, Unemployment |
| 330121 | Instability of Food Access |
| 165060 | Food Affordability |
| 55020 | Loss of Income |
| 0 | Covid-19 Impact |
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There are so many ways in which you can get involved to help contribute to fighting malnutrition in this beautiful country. We look forward to hearing from you.