Emergency Food Assistance in Africa - World Food Programme 2014

March 2014 - The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies saves lives by getting food to the hungry quickly and works to help prevent hunger in the future. With the support of DFATD and other donors WFP is providing emergency food assistance to approximately 30 million vulnerable people in several countries in Africa in 2014. In humanitarian emergencies WFP focuses on providing food assistance to reduce acute malnutrition and food insecurity and to protect livelihoods. Project activities include: (1) distributing food; (2) providing supplementary feeding for children under 5 years of age as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women; (3) providing food for work; (4) providing vouchers and cash transfers for food; and (5) supporting emergency school feeding programs.

The expected immediate outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to food assistance for crisis-affected populations; (2) improved nutritional status of vulnerable populations including children under 5 years of age and pregnant and breastfeeding women; (3) increased resilience of severely food-insecure communities against further shocks. The expected intermediate outcome is the reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.