World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide

Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is forcing thousands of people to leave their homes behind. The World Food Programme is mobilizing resources to provide life-saving assistance.

Kapchorwa's first modern warehouse brings hope of prosperity to smallholders in the eastern Uganda region.

An initiative in which WFP works directly with the Government of Uganda in Karamoja has generated assets that promise to boost incomes and food security while increasing badly needed access to social services.

Actute malnutrition is above alert level in parts of the Karamoja region. However, a new outreach programme is helping WFP assist more affected families with nutritious supplements and education.

Officials from the Government of Uganda say P4P offers new and exciting tools to fight hunger and poverty in rural households.    

Smallholder farmer groups in northern Uganda have started to see the benefits of Purchase for Progress. In a region that was until recently a battleground, there is now an opportunity for formerly displaced persons to gain greater and more direct benefit from their produce.  

Would-be PhD student Matteo Caravani instead chose to begin a life in the most impoverished part of Uganda. However, he has found happiness amidst challenges and amusing traditions, as well as being part of a new thing that WFP is doing. 
 

For decades, the Karamoja region has suffered isolation, droughts, gun violence and more. With the largest and longest presence of any humanitarian agency, WFP has been there, filling gaps and working towards ending hunger.

Hunger ambassador KC Concepcion’s first ever visit to Africa took her to the heart of the continent, in Uganda, where she saw deep deprivation but also places of plenty. In everything, she found beauty, smiles and possible solutions to hunger.

Gramsen Wambuzi wears a simple, loose-fitting cotton shirt and, unlike many Ugandans nowadays, does not own a cell phone. However, he lives a  comfortable life with an apparently secure future, thanks to WFP's support through Purchase for Progress.