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Bolivia: Farmers Abandon Land as Drought Spreads Hunger
A long dry spell in the El Chaco region of southern Bolivia has decimated maize harvests, threatening an entire culture of indigenous corn growers with destitution. As thousands sell their land and move to the cities, WFP is helping to make staying on their farms a real option.
Pakistan: Food Aid Means Fresh Bread For Homeless Families
After floodwaters washed over her home in the Sindh district of southern Pakistan, Menaz and her family sought refuge in the Sukkur camp for flood victims where WFP is providing them with nutritionally enriched wheat to make bread, oil, and high-energy biscuits tailored to her children’s nutritional needs.
Niger Food Drive Reaches Village on The Edge of Survival
A massive feeding campaign in drought-stricken Niger got started in a small village east of the capital where people came from miles around to receive food rations for their families. Hadiza, a mother of four, and Shaibou, a grandfather of 50, said they don’t know what they would have done without it.
Pakistan Flood Victims “Left With Nothing”
“We never knew this rain would render us homeless – we are literally left with nothing,” says Shabbi Ahmed, a father of nine forced to flee the worst floods anyone in Punjab can remember. WFP is providing food to several thousand families like his while they wait for the waters to recede.
“Coming To Uganda Changed My Life,” Says WFP Staffer
WFP staffer Bai Bankay Sankoh came to Uganda five years ago and says the experience changed his life. He works in Karamoja, a region plagued by violence and drought, where WFP has launched an emergency operation. Bai tells us about what it’s like to live and work there.
Senegal: Women Salt Producers Lead Iodine Drive
Iodine deficiency is a major problem in Senegal where it causes birth defects in children and goiters in adults. Women salt producers are leading the charge against this form of malnutrition with the help of a WFP program that helps them to enrich the salt they harvest with iodine and trains them as business leaders.
Rwanda: Terracing Hailed as Key Hunger Solution
A project to build terraced farms in the fertile hills of Cyungo has transformed the area into a local breadbasket. During her recent visit, WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran said the project marked an important breakthrough in the fight against hunger in one of the poorest regions in the world.
Living, Working and Raising Kids In Kabul (Staff Profile)
There’s nothing easy about life in Kabul, but Mirwais Shinwary says he wouldn’t live anywhere else. After fleeing to Pakistan in the 1990s, he jumped at the chance to help rebuild his country and get his hands on some cutting-edge telecom gear as the leader of WFP’s crack IT unit.
Zambia: HIV-Positive Mother Finds Food Aid Makes A Difference
Mary Mweetwa thought the future looked grim for her kids when she tested positive for HIV last year. But she has found that with food assistance and treatment she can, in fact, carry on looking after her family.
El Salvador: After Storms, Women Lead Village Reconstruction
Hurricane Ida left behind a trail of destruction when it slammed into El Salvador last November. In the town of Monte San Juan, women’s groups are spearheading the reconstruction effort with the help of a programme that keeps their families fed. The project has helped women like Carmen Perez become community leaders.
Kyrgyzstan: Returning Family Fearful But Keen To Rebuild
Many of the families which fled southern Kyrgyzstan during the recent conflict, crossing the border into Uzbekistan, are now returning. WFP's Abeer Etefa met the members of one of these families as they began the journey from the border to the city of Osh. With their home destroyed and uncertain weeks ahead, WFP's assistance will be vital.
Haiti: Homes for Quake Homeless Come From Sky
Brienne Charles and her neighbors lost their homes when the January earthquake ripped through their remote mountain village. Now they’re getting new ones thanks to a Chilean NGO and the United Nations World Food Program’s (WFP) knack for reaching people in even the hardest to reach locations.
Guatemala: Tropical Storm Agatha Leaves Trail Of Hunger
Thousands of families lost their homes last month when Tropical Storm Agatha struck Central America and unleashed a rash of floods. Farmers Ambrosio Lopez and his wife Lorena Gonzalez are among those now threatened with hunger. WFP is currently assisting over 50,000 in Guatemala in the wake of the disaster.
Haiti: Food Assistance Rebuilds Lives
As Haiti raises itself from the rubble of the January earthquake, WFP is helping survivors start again by giving them cash and food in return for work to rebuild the country. Johnny, who lost his family, and Florence, who dreams of starting a business, are among those reclaiming their lives.
Sudan: Breast-Feeding Mothers Get Help Through Hunger Season
Alek Chol needs to be eating nutritious food so that her breast milk will be nourishing to her two-month old baby and help him grow. But in the middle of Southern Sudan's hunger season, the sort of food she needs can be hard to come by. That's why WFP is helping out.
Pakistan: Woman Farmer Curbs Hunger Cycle With Food Assistance
Bakhtawar Mai turned in a great harvest this year, which means she finally grew enough food to feed her family. This was possible because a little food aid at the right time enabled her to cover her immediate food needs and, at the same time, buy enough seeds for the year ahead.
Haiti: Feeding Children Fends Off Malnutrition In Slums
Janette Andres lives in Cité Soleil, one of Haiti’s biggest and poorest slums. Her husband was killed in the January earthquake, leaving her to fend for herself and their four children. While Janette looks for a way to support them, WFP is helping her protect her family from malnutrition.
Colombia: Families Take the Sweet Route Out of Hunger
Mercedes Bohorquez has made panela, the main ingredient in Colombia’s favourite thirst-quencher for as long as she can remember. But, unable to sell her product herself, she remained trapped in poverty. Now, with a helping hand from WFP, she and her fellow paneleros are solving that problem.
Philippines: With Typhoon Past, Family Builds New Home
Since a typhoon destroyed their home last year, Mildred's family has been living on a beach. Their fishing boat damaged and their savings exhausted, they had nowhere to turn. But their fortunes are changing with a program that takes care of food needs as they rebuild their lives.
Haiti: School Meals Bring Children Back to School
PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Jacmel, a port city just south of where the earthquake struck last January, a school building stands empty and broken. About 100 yards away, however, under multi-colored tarps, thatched roofing and an assortment of drapes, lessons carry on.
Did you know?
1.02 billion people will not get enough to eat this year – more than the populations of the United States, Canada and the European Union.
