NCA & ACT partners implemented the “Food Crisis and Recovery Response” project. This was in immediate support of the ppopulation at risk of Food insecurity. MVAC (2010) reports 64 553 people at risk in Balaka, 161, 205 in Chikwawa, 100, 711 in Nsanje, 54, 201 in Phalombe, and 203, 426 people in Thyolo. The project sought to contribute towards improving and enhancing nutrition and skills of 17,000 households direct beneficiaries (translating into 102, 000 people based on the 6 people per household) farming households through offering a variety of livelihood options to those affected by the dry spell and floods to enable them attain self reliance and independence. This final evaluation report focuses on those activities that were implemented between April, 2011 and October, 2011 by the partners.