Targeting and selection

  • The FDMS encourages evidence-based targeting of food assistance interventions
  • Districts are selected based findings of key vulnerability assessments including the Crop and Livestock Surveys; ZimVAC surveys; national nutrition survey; etc
  • Within the selected districts, the District Drought Relief Committees will select participating food insecure wards using ZimVAC results
  • At community level, beneficiary non-labour constrained household will be selected mainly from self-nominating households
  • The selection process is refined to prioritise non-labour constrained

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    Female-headed households

    2

    Elderly headed households

    3

    Large households caring for orphans

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    Households headed by People with disabilities (PWDs)

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    vulnerable and disadvantaged households

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    Free cash/food assistance programmes will prioritise


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    Child-headed households

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    Households with chronically ill member(s); PWDs

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    Households headed by elderly persons