People Have Food & Nutrition Security

Globally, nearly 800 million people do not have enough food to meet their basic nutritional needs. Demand is rising.
Set against a background of population growth, conflict, migration and climate change, it is more important than ever to find innovative and sustainable ways to help vulnerable communities achieve food and nutrition security.

Mobilising an integrated response

The global community increasingly acknowledge that food and nutrition security play a critical role in development and must be addressed together.

Food security is one of the key underlying determinants of good nutrition, focused primarily on the availability of food, economic and physical access to food, and the stability of food supplies. Nutrition security comes from having an adequate supply of diverse food, as well as a range of additional factors, including: access to safe water, health services, care and hygiene practices, and the role of women in decision-making at community level. Investing in smallholder farmers and fishers is an important way to increase food and nutrition security in vulnerable communities, as well as providing food for local and global markets.

How will AWEC achieve this?

AWEC is working to engage with young people in Camerooon to take action to influence the global dimensions of humanitarian crises. AWEC is also working to Influence leaders and duty-bearers to address internal crises with local, national and international policies. To do this, we are striving to:

Create a platform that brings together young people from Cameroon. AWEC’s youth programme focuses on stimulating actions to achieve change.
Optimise existing networks and events to engage young people in public spaces, national events, exhibitions and through digital campaigning.
Support teachers and schools to provide engaging and impactful global citizenship education to pupils through workshops, competitions, resource development and other facilitative activities.
Conduct global citizenship education beyond primary and secondary education settings, working alongside individuals and groups, including third level institutions and graduate programmes, to take positive action.

Develop civil society, private sector and technology partnerships to contribute to greater shared knowledge at scale and more impactful outcomes for the sector.
Build an evidence base for public engagement and influencing work based on AWEC’s experience in responding to crises.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to influence local, national and international norms and regulations in favour of international humanitarian policy and practice, in support of better health resilience, and to enhance food and nutrition security.
Deepen and strengthen strategic engagements with a broad range of partners, consortia and platforms to influence policy and practice in humanitarian action and development.