The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed contributions totalling US$2.8 million from the Government of Japan to deliver lifesaving saving, resilience-building support and the development of human capital in Guinea-Bissau.
WFP will use US$2.25 million from the contribution to continue supporting the national school feeding programme for 180,000 school children across the country by providing canned fish from Japan and other locally produced foods purchased from women and young smallholder farmers.
US$ 50,000 will be used to purchase premixed corn and soy flour with micronutrients for the treatment of 2,000 children under the age of 5 who suffer from moderate acute malnutrition in the regions with the highest rates of stunting or chronic malnutrition.
“We are grateful for Japan’s generosity and continued support to the people of Guinea Bissau,” said Kiyomi Kawaguchi, WFP Representative and Country Director in Guinea Bissau. “This contribution will help us fight malnutrition especially stunting which affects children’s physical and intellectual growth. Nutritious food will give children a chance for a productive future.”
In addition to nutrition and school feeding, the contribution will also support the improvement of food security in the long-term. US$ 500,000 will be devoted to post-emergency recovery and resilience building for 8,000 food insecure people who are already affected or at high risk of shocks such as floods, droughts, and crop failure. WFP will provide food and implement value chain improvement activities and training to build resilience and income.
Original source: WFP
Published on 01 April 2020
