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School Meals
5 June 2012
Nepal: Age No Bar For Learning
Seventy-year-old Nandakala Singh, who receives WFP School Meals, proves that age is just a number when one has the heart to learn.
Cash and Vouchers
1 June 2012
Cash & Vouchers: Helping Communities Fractured by Years of Armed Conflict in DRC
Cash & vouchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo stimulate local economies and reinforce social integration. Bargaining over food prices and the interaction between the displaced and host populations in the market contribute to building social cohesion in communities fractured by years of conflict.
Preventing Hunger
1 June 2012
Saudi Arabia Donates Dates to WFP Refugee Operations in Tanzania
On 30 May, the World Food Programme in Tanzania received a donation of dates valued at USD 700,000 from the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support refugee operations in the north-west of the country.
Purchase for Progress
27 May 2012
In Kenya: Buying Locally, Helping Small-Scale Farmers Grow
In Kenya, Purchase for Progress began as a pilot project in 2009. WFP aims to work with approximately 10,000 farmers by the end of 2013.
Nutrition
23 May 2012
In Uganda, Creating a Home Away From Home
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.
Responding to Emergencies
23 May 2012
WFP Races To Assist Refugees From Mali
WFP has launched an emergency operation to deliver life-saving food assistance to thousands of people fleeing conflict in Mali. As refugees stream into areas already strained by drought in the Sahel, it's imperative to reach them with assistance in time for the summer Hunger Season.
Cash and Vouchers
23 May 2012
Cash In Kenya Help Create Food Security
WFP is working with communities on a variety of asset-creation projects - rainwater harvesting for human and livestock use, soil and water conservation, rehabilitation of degraded land and the production of drought-tolerant crops. These assets and the development of related skills enable communities to improve their resilience and increase food sufficiency.
Focus on Women
21 May 2012
Footballs and Literacy Change Lives for Afghan Women
WFP food rations can be an incentive for families to send women on training courses, where they learn how to read and write as well as basic marketable crafts. Enjila Hashimi spoke to women on a course in Kabul to find out what difference such a food-for-training activity had made in their lives.
ED - E.Cousin
15 May 2012
Making The Promise Of Food Security A Reality
Just back from a trip to the drought-stricken Sahel region of Africa, WFP Executive Director Ertharin encourages G8 leaders meeting at Camp David later this week to build on the promise of the 2009 L’Aquila Summit, by uniting public and private sector partners behind national plans for food security. This article was written for the Global Food For Thought blog of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
15 May 2012
Food Vouchers Boost Nutrition And Markets In Somalia
Families in the Somilaland region of northern Somalia are enjoying a more balanced diet thanks to food vouchers which they can use to shop for goods like camel and goat meat at the local market. By allowing them to buy directly from local traders, the project is also a boost for the region's economy.