Food security

It is the guarantee that all people have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food for an active and healthy life.

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  • A Food Production Unit for Self-Consumption (UPAA) is a space in participating households set aside for the production of agricultural and/or livestock food, which will be used to feed the members of the household. n The UPAA seeks to contribute to food access and consumption through the production of food for self-consumption and the promotion of healthy eating habits and lifestyles. The specific objectives of the project are “to establish food production units for self-consumption through the delivery of inputs, technical support, technical visits, and community strengthening activities” and “to promote healthy eating habits and lifestyles within the framework of self-care, environmental, and healthy eating practices.”
  • It is based on the idea that the first 1,000 days of life—from conception (pregnancy) to the first two years of a child's life—are a critical and unique window of opportunity to ensure growth, physical and cognitive development, and long-term health. Its goal is to prevent chronic malnutrition, improve maternal and child health, and ensure that children have the necessary conditions for full development.
  • To access the project, households must: reside in the areas selected in the territorial targeting process developed by Prosperidad Social for the corresponding intervention, be selected by the ethnic authorities of their communities, in accordance with the consultation process carried out with Prosperidad Social, be households from indigenous communities whose council/authority must be registered with the Ministry of the Interior in the Directorate of Indigenous, Roma, and Minority Affairs and its Traditional Authority, at the time of the socialization and consultation processes, have a Colombian citizenship card or identity card for those over 14 years of age or an indigenous IPS code or certificate of survival signed by the ethnic authority registered with the Ministry of the Interior, have the use of the land under any modality, and have access to water resources for the development of the project.
  • The ICBF's “1000 Days to Change the World” strategy is an intervention that is accessed through the identification and prioritization of the most vulnerable population. The ICBF, in coordination with health authorities and community leaders, identifies children under the age of 5, as well as pregnant women, who are at risk or show signs of malnutrition. Once identified, beneficiaries receive a care package aimed at their nutritional recovery and well-being.
  • To be a beneficiary of the Productive Initiatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR), Wayuu communities and families must participate in the calls for proposals, programs, or targeting processes carried out by the Directorate of Productive Capacities and Income Generation, the entity responsible for coordinating productive actions within the framework of Ruling T-302 of 2017. Access is generally through: • Community organizations, producer associations, or organized ethnic groups that submit applications or projects. • Wayuu traditional authorities, who can nominate families from their rancherías or clans. • Territorial targeting processes, when MADR carries out direct interventions in the municipalities covered by the ruling (Uribia, Manaure, Maicao, and Riohacha). The initiatives or projects prioritize rural communities located in the Comprehensive Response Territories (TRI) of the four municipalities covered by the ruling. Criteria such as heat maps of deaths or risk of child malnutrition, prepared by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the ICBF, are considered for this targeting. Areas where educational institutions, ICBF service units, or service points that concentrate the population covered by Ruling T-302 of 2017 are located are also prioritized. These criteria make it possible to strengthen food security and availability, the livelihoods of Wayuu families, and the productive vocations of the territory, directing interventions toward the areas with the greatest vulnerability and need.
  • Access to a CRN is mainly through referral from the health system, the ICBF, or the community itself, with priority given to children under 5 years of age who are at nutritional risk.
  • You can become a beneficiary by participating in the calls for proposals opened by AUNAP to support artisanal fishing and aquaculture projects. Generally, fishermen's associations or organized communities apply, and then register their members. AUNAP prioritizes rural and ethnic communities, providing supplies, training, and technical support to strengthen fishing production and the care of aquatic resources.
  • ICBF Nutritional Supplements can be accessed by enrolling in its early childhood programs, through referral from the health sector, or through special projects in prioritized communities.

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