Identify 3 causes of malnutrition in your community
The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the largest countries in Africa, with a population of 65 million people and the second largest land mass on the continent. Suffering decades of conflict, regional war, and political neglect, the scale of humanitarian needs in the D.R. Congo becomes clear when you understand that nearly 30% of all children under five suffer from undernutrition. a) The first cause of malnutrition in DRC is that family may not have enough money to buy food that is poverty. b) The second cause of malnutrition is that family do not know which foods are nutritious. c) The third reason is that of war where families are they may be forced to flee their home and so can’t farm their fields, or they may be unable to reach a health centre due to an outbreak of violence.
State the measures/features to draw the conclusion about each case
Poverty
The measures that can be taken to mitiagate malnutrition in DRC caused by poverty can be addressed as: a) Address the issue of extreme undernourishment, known as starvation, may have symptoms that include: a short height, thin body, very poor energy levels, and swollen legs and abdomen. b) Government provide food to address undernutrition where there is not enough calories, protein or micronutrients c) Encourage the lactating mothers on the need for breast feeding A lack of breast feeding may contribute, as may a number of infectious diseases such as: gastroenteritis, pneumonia,malaria and measles which increase nutrient requirements.
Lack of knowledge
The measures to be taken are:
The families should be educated on the various food which help in prevention of mullnitritution. The most glaring nutritional problem is protein-calorie malnutrition, technically called kwashiorkor-marasmus, which is exhibited most among children. The families should be shown on how to feed their families on simple proteins.
Another measure is that of adopting good feeding habits. Poor feeding habits and lack of nutrition knowledge are used by local sellers to exploit the poor. For example consumption of soft drinks as among the poor. At a very early age, children are weaned on poor diet. The sweet tooth is also catered to. Cheap candy of poor quality is readily available. Many of the poor children never get a decent meal.

Also on bottle feeding, in place of breast feeding, has become a standard and accepted practice in DRC and among the rich in developing countries. But when the poor in Third World countries turn to the bottle, the results are disastrous.
War
War which is also cause of malnutrition can be taken care as follows:
Many conflict situations are characterized by widespread malnutrition and death among vulnerable groups (i.e. children, women, and the elderly). In DRC, prior to the conflict, acute malnutrition was reported to be 1.6 percent, but since the start of the conflict, malnutrition levels of 10–50 percent have been reported. The increases in malnutrition followed periodic upsurges in the scale of conflict and displacement of segments of the population

The possible strategies of mitigation of poverty, lack of knowledge and war would be:
On poverty it upon the government and stakeholders to empower the poor who are living below a dollar a day so that they can be able to take care of their family.
On lack of knowledge on what type of the food the families are supposed to feed their family. The government and stkeholders should educate and campaign the right food that families should give their children and other family members.
Finally, on war th leaders should put their difference so that they can minimize or stop the families from being displaced

Show prove that the information is on your community (photos)

Figure 1: Eleven-month-old Elaine's mid-arm circumference is measured in Lubumbashi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Figure 2: To measure Mantoumbai's nutritional status, his mid-arm circumference is measured, in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Reference
Preventing and treating malnutrition in DR Congo http://www.unicef.org/nutrition/drcongo_62383.html