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Food For Assets
21 June 2012
Afghanistan: Helping Taza Qurghan Community Build Back Better
An 84-year-old Afghan man reflects on hand-to-mouth existence and on the importance of being food secure.
21 June 2012
Afghanistan: WFP Recovery And Emergency Interventions Support Flood-Affected Communities
Facing a double whammy of natural disasters -- drought in 2011 and floods in 2012 -- in the northern region, Public Information Officer Assadullah Azhari explains what WFP is doing to help thousands of flood-affected communities in the country.
Fight Against HIV/AIDS
8 June 2012
Nutritious Food In Mozambique Essential to Good Health
In Mozambique, WFP provides nutritional food to help ease the burden of high rates of both malnutrition and HIV. This food helps twins like Sandra and Guida regain their health.
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.