Akule ndi Thanzi is a five year USAID funded project awarded to Feed the Children and alliance partners with a total value of $46 Million. The implementation of the Akule ndi Thanzi project started in June of 2022 and it is being implemented through a consortium of for-profit corporations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and USAID.
Each of the Implementing Partners has extensive experience in Malawi with each contributing specific technical expertise to the comprehensive services provided by the project. The partners include; Feed The Children, Inc., Malawi Office (FEED) (Prime), SAFI (Sub), and Total Land Care (TLC) (Sub). Akule ndi Thanzi also enjoys a healthy partnership with private sector partners and these are NuSkin, Inc. and Proctor and Gamble.
The goal of the project is to improve the nutritional outcomes and well-being of children under five years of age pregnant and lactating mothers and adolescents by 2027. The goal will be realized through two Key Result Areas namely; Nutrition & health- Improved nutrition & health of children under five years of age, PLW, adolescents by June 2027 and WASH- Improved access to safe water and adoption of improved sanitation by households with pregnant women and children under five years (5) of age by 2027.
The project is targeting 235,045 households in care groups and the primary beneficiaries of the project are children under five years of age with emphasis on the first 1000 days, pregnant and lactating women, mothers of children under two and adolescent girls and boys.
TLC is implementing the project in Chitipa, Karonga, Nkhotakota, Salima, Dowa, Lilongwe districts of Malawi with a total funding of $2 million