Objective
To reduce hunger and malnutrition by improving access to affordable, nutritious food and strengthening the local systems that store, process and distribute it.
Practical interventions
- Emergency food distribution
- Community food banks
- School nutrition support
- Maternal and child nutrition
- Malnutrition prevention
- Community kitchens
- Local food supply chains
- Food storage facilities
- Food processing and preservation
- Cold-chain systems
- Food security resilience
- Nutrition education
- Sustainable community gardens
- Food access during disasters and displacement
Challenges addressed
- Seasonal hunger and food price shocks
- Child stunting and maternal malnutrition
- Post-harvest losses from poor storage and limited cold chains
- Disrupted food access during disasters and displacement
- Low awareness of balanced nutrition
Implementation and sustainable operation
Implementation approach
Wherever markets function, AMAF prefers to strengthen local food systems over importing food. Emergency food aid is coordinated with recognised humanitarian agencies and linked to recovery, so communities move from relief to self-reliance as quickly as possible.
Sustainable operation
Programmes buy from local producers where possible, train community nutrition volunteers, and support storage and processing enterprises that run on a commercial basis.
Who is involved and how we will measure it
Potential beneficiaries
Relevant technologies
Potential partnerships
Outcome indicators
- People reached with food or nutrition support
- Children screened and treated for malnutrition
- Post-harvest loss reduction
- Storage and cold-chain capacity created
- Household food consumption scores
Sustainable Development Goals
This pillar describes AMAF's programme scope and development ambition. It does not state that every activity listed is currently operating. Verified projects are listed in the Projects Directory.
