East and Southern Africa Emergency Food Assistance - World Food Programme

January 2021 - The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies saves lives by quickly getting food to the hungry and helps prevent hunger in the future. As the global lead agency for logistics and emergency telecommunications WFP plays a major role in providing common services for the humanitarian community. It transports passengers undertaking humanitarian work carries light cargo for humanitarian agencies and carries out emergency medical and security evacuations. This project operates in Burundi the Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Kenya Mozambique Republic of Congo Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda and Zimbabwe. With GAC’s support in humanitarian emergencies WFP focuses on providing targeted food assistance to reduce acute malnutrition and food insecurity and protect livelihoods. Project activities include: (1) distributing food; and (2) providing supplementary feeding for children under the age of five years and pregnant and lactating women.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to food assistance for crisis-affected populations; and (2) increased access to supplementary feeding for vulnerable groups including children and pregnant and lactating women. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises.