Food distribution and screening can never been done without problem. Actually we should deal with great mess. It is not easy to explain this heat and noise. You may imagine that beneficiaries are people who are malnutrition and week, but majorities are full of energy to acquire what they want and need. It may not be the most appropriate metaphor but it reminds me of women’s battle at bargain in the first day. Everybody fight to get what they need.
Well, I understood where their energy comes from. Many of them may rely on the food for their family living. We used MUAC, which is simple method of measuring arm – less than 12.5cm for kids and less than 21 cm for pregnant and lactation women – but I saw big fat mama shout at my staff saying that she needs food. We measured twice in order to ensure the figure, but some women under this malnutrition category put on veil and stands on the quque (actually there is no queue) again or malnutrition kid is “recycled”. If they are caught, they do even hit our staff or even threat saying “I will kill you. My staff experienced to get water or stoned in the screening site, and we should sometimes suspend the screening as the tension raised. There are always big guys with stick and guns “to control” the crowd, but mothers are normally stronger than them.
“Life is tough” they say so, and it is true for some who did not eat anything for couple of days, but some can sell our food to buy the curtain for their house window. Practically it is not possible for us to check each individual and find who really needs support, we will rely on counterpart and authority who are on ground and know the situation better. We are not doing general food distribution for everybody at this moment in south central Somalia. We used to conduct GFD for IDP in Kismayo but it stopped due to security concern. This Supplementary Feeding Programme only targets malnutrition kids under 5 and pregnant/lactating mothers. They asked, “my neighbor received food, why not us?” well, we should not make them rely on the aid, and we should really make strict standard and aid should target certain population who really needs it. I keep shouting that this distribution is for malnutrition people not all, but it is not easily understood as their life standard is almost same. They may take it for granted and can get angry if they do not come under the category.
Honestly I feel very sorry if I met little old lady who told me that she does not have family and food to eat but it really is local authority or counterpart who can capture the needy population and we will cover the rest. I would like to cover all the needy but the difference of needy and not really needy is very vague. I now know that beneficiary is not always weak people. They are ones with dignity, pride and energy. It is very important for me to keep being in the field and see what is going on. Beneficiary is not just figures in excel sheet to report. They are human being whom we are working with .
Well, I understood where their energy comes from. Many of them may rely on the food for their family living. We used MUAC, which is simple method of measuring arm – less than 12.5cm for kids and less than 21 cm for pregnant and lactation women – but I saw big fat mama shout at my staff saying that she needs food. We measured twice in order to ensure the figure, but some women under this malnutrition category put on veil and stands on the quque (actually there is no queue) again or malnutrition kid is “recycled”. If they are caught, they do even hit our staff or even threat saying “I will kill you. My staff experienced to get water or stoned in the screening site, and we should sometimes suspend the screening as the tension raised. There are always big guys with stick and guns “to control” the crowd, but mothers are normally stronger than them.
“Life is tough” they say so, and it is true for some who did not eat anything for couple of days, but some can sell our food to buy the curtain for their house window. Practically it is not possible for us to check each individual and find who really needs support, we will rely on counterpart and authority who are on ground and know the situation better. We are not doing general food distribution for everybody at this moment in south central Somalia. We used to conduct GFD for IDP in Kismayo but it stopped due to security concern. This Supplementary Feeding Programme only targets malnutrition kids under 5 and pregnant/lactating mothers. They asked, “my neighbor received food, why not us?” well, we should not make them rely on the aid, and we should really make strict standard and aid should target certain population who really needs it. I keep shouting that this distribution is for malnutrition people not all, but it is not easily understood as their life standard is almost same. They may take it for granted and can get angry if they do not come under the category.
Honestly I feel very sorry if I met little old lady who told me that she does not have family and food to eat but it really is local authority or counterpart who can capture the needy population and we will cover the rest. I would like to cover all the needy but the difference of needy and not really needy is very vague. I now know that beneficiary is not always weak people. They are ones with dignity, pride and energy. It is very important for me to keep being in the field and see what is going on. Beneficiary is not just figures in excel sheet to report. They are human being whom we are working with .
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