http://www.wfp.org/feeds/guinea-bissau Country content en http://www.wfp.org/content/hunger-warning-guinea-bissau-cashew-price-dips A slump in cashew nut prices in Guinea-Bissau has left nearly half of the population eking out food, with families skipping meals or selling livestock to survive until the next harvest in September, aid groups say. (..) “The result is a significant decrease of [people’s] food security which obliges them to revert to coping mechanisms such as skipping meals, reducing food intake, selling animals and so on,” Ussama Osman, the World Food Programme (WFP) country director in Guinea-Bissau, told IRIN. Hunger in the news Guinea-Bissau hunger in the news Africa IRIN News Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:44:06 +0000 WFP 476240 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/nutrition-activities-being-supported-wfp-guinea-bissau Photos taken during a visit to Cuntum Madina Nutritional Recovery Centre, in Bissau, managed by the Chatolic NGO CARITAS, and in which, WFP has been providing nutrional support with Corn Soil Blend (CSB), Vegetable Oil and Sugar. Guinea-Bissau Local NGOs Nutrition Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:19:57 +0000 WFP 405034 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/urgent-food-aid-gbissau-stalled-due-lacking-funds-un - The United Nations said Tuesday that it had been forced to delay desperately-needed food aid to nearly 300,000 people in Guinea Bissau since it so far had received no donations to support the operation. "The assistance was due to start on March 1, 2013, but operations are stalled because, so far, (we have) not received any donor support for the operation," Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the UN's World Food Programme, told reporters in Geneva. The WFP was urgently seeking $7.1 million to provide food and nutrition aid to 278,000 people across the troubled west African nation this year, "including to young mothers and children at increased risk of malnutrition", she said. Hunger in the news Guinea-Bissau hunger in the news Africa Global Post Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:32:28 +0000 WFP 404343 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/wfp-west-africa-nutrition-focus-increased-use-specialized-nutritious-foods nutrition photo gallery for west africa  Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Côte D'Ivoire Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone The Gambia Togo Local Nutrition Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:34:57 +0000 WFP 398386 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/japan-donation-food-assistance-under-school-feeding-programme-guinea-bissau Japan is WFP Guinea-Bissau's Top Donor. In 2012, USD 1.4 million $ have been donated to support the School Feeding Programme. This donation allowed to procure Rice, Sugar, Vegetable Oil and CSB to provide Food Assistance under the School Feeding Programme in Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau Local Facts and Figures Ambassadors Gender Logistics Nutrition Procurement School Meals Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:13:00 +0000 WFP 291306 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/wfp-guinea-bissau-undertakes-joint-field-visit-eu-present-its-school-feeding-health-a WFP leaded by the Head of Programme, Fatimata Sow-Sidibe, and EU, represented by Madeleine Onclin and Pauline Gibourdel, have undertaken a joint visit to WFP interventions in Bafata region. The joint mission allowed to visit Schools, Health Centres and a Rice Field, presenting WFP assistance to most vulnerable population in the field and to discuss funding possibilities to WFP future Projects.   For 2013-2014 WFP is being preparing a Protracted Relief and Recovery operation aiming to assist approximatly 270 thousands beneficieries in Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau Local P4P News P4P Stories from the field Crop Production Facts and Figures Ambassadors Capacity Development Logistics NGOs Nutrition Procurement Purchase for Progress School Meals Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:22:37 +0000 WFP 361642 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/italian-sister-dedicates-her-life-providing-nutritional-assistance 25 years ago Sister Valeria Amato moved from Sicily to Guinea-Bissau and has since dedicated her life to providing nutritional assistance to people living with HIV and tuberculosis.   Fight Against HIV/AIDS Guinea-Bissau Local Africa HIV/AIDS Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:37:20 +0000 Wilson Gama 356056 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/wfp-guinea-bissau-implements-innovative-extra-curricular-program-and-delivers-school-meals-d In Guinea-Bissau WFP continues to provide school meals under a collaborative program with UNICEF to continue class-like activities during the summer months. Schools in Action Students Nutrition School Meals Guinea-Bissau Local Africa Nutrition Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:20:00 +0000 Wilson Gama 291876 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/wfp-guinea-bissau-visits-school-feeding-activities-brazil-0 On 7 August, WFP carried out a joint field visit to Bafatá with Brazilian Ambassy staff in country, leaded by the Charge D'Affairs, Leonardo Lott Rodrigues. The mission visited WFP School Feeding activities in Bafata region, Eastern country and WFP's Sub-Office and warehouse in that region. WFP School Feeding Programme benefited of a 1290 MT in-kind donation from Brazil recently, comprising 457 MT of rice and 833 MT of beans. Guinea-Bissau Local Food Consumption Ambassadors Logistics Nutrition School Meals Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:23:09 +0000 WFP 287777 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/project-bas-fonds-mission-guinea-bissau Under the framework of the "Regional Capacity Building for Community-Based &Small Irrigated Village Plots Development Project" (Project Bas-Fonds), WFP held field missions to Bafata and Gabu Regions to visit the sites to be rehabilitated in 2012, and also to review the implementation of the project with the communities and partner NGOs. Guinea-Bissau Local P4P News Crop and Food Assessments P4P Stories from the field Crop Production Food Consumption Livelihoods Capacity Development Market Analysis National Capacity Food for Assets NGOs Nutrition Purchase for Progress Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:10:50 +0000 WFP 262304 at http://www.wfp.org