Grants and Contributions:
Title:
East Africa Drought - Humanitarian Response - WFP 2019
Agreement Number:
7408078 P007772001
Agreement Value:
$6,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 2, 2019 - Dec 31, 2019
Description:
June 2019 - Two years after the 2016-2017 drought brought Somalia and parts of Ethiopia to the brink of famine, severe climatic conditions are again pushing the Horn of Africa towards a major humanitarian emergency. Currently, an estimated 11.4 million people are facing acute food insecurity due to drought or displacement in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda. Without immediate humanitarian action, it is estimated that as many as 17 million people across the region could be acutely food insecure as soon as August.
With support from GAC and other international donors, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is meeting the emergency food assistance and nutrition needs of an estimated 4.7 million drought-affected people in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda. Project activities include: (1) the unconditional general distribution of food rations and/or cash or vouchers to help meet basic household food needs; and (2) the provision of supplementary food rations to households with young children at risk of acute malnutrition.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
Expected results for this project include: (1) increased food security for drought-affected households; and (2) decreased levels of severe and moderate acute child malnutrition amongst vulnerable beneficiary households in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda.
The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.
Location:
Rome, IT
Reference Number:
064-2020-2021-Q3-00334
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Belated reporting that should have been included in the 2019-2020 2nd Quarter report.
Recipient's Legal Name:
WFP - World Food Programme
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.