Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Yemen - Emergency Health and Nutrition Assistance - ADRA Canada 2018-2019
Agreement Number:
7390335 P006142001
Agreement Value:
$3,500,000.00
Agreement Date:
May 23, 2018 - Mar 31, 2020
Description:
May 2018 - Yemen is currently the world’s largest humanitarian crisis according to the United Nations, with 22.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, including 11.3 million that require immediate life-saving assistance. Sixty percent of the population (17.8 million people) is food insecure, with 8.4 million people on the brink of famine. Malnutrition has soared by over 65% in 2017, and an estimated 400,000 children under five years of age are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. More than 3 million people have been displaced and basic service provision is collapsing. Yemen is currently facing a diphtheria outbreak with over 1,500 suspected cases, and could face another wave of cholera with the beginning of its rainy season in April. In 2017, it was afflicted by one of the largest cholera outbreaks ever recorded, with over 1 million suspected cases and 2,200 deaths reported. Many health facilities have been destroyed or have stopped functioning. Humanitarian access remains a significant challenge.
With GAC’s multi-year support, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Canada is providing emergency health and nutrition support to up to 213,800 of the most vulnerable conflict-affected people, particularly women, in the Marib governorate of Yemen. Project activities include: (1) providing health facilities with essential medication and medical supplies; (2) providing sexual and reproductive health services, including emergency obstetric and newborn care; (3) providing medical services and psychosocial support to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence; and (4) screening and providing treatment for acute malnutrition, particularly among children and pregnant and lactating women.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved utilization of essential health services by internally displaced persons and host communities, especially women and children; and (2) reduced prevalence of acute malnutrition in children under five, and pregnant and lactating women.
The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crisis or that are facing acute food insecurity.
Location:
Newcastle, Ontario, CA L1B 1C6
Reference Number:
064-2018-2019-Q1-00059
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
132056813
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
ADRA - Adventist Development and Relief Agency Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Northumberland--Peterborough South
Federal Riding Number:
35071
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.