Gambia
Highlights: Following the 2011/2 Sahel crisis, protracted food insecurity continues into 2013 in pockets of the country. Humanitarian needs remain for 40,000 people affected subsequently by 2011 drought and 2012 floods in rural and vulnerable urban areas. Overall…
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13/5/2013 - SOS Children’s Villages and BT are “Connecting Africa”. The project – launched at the recent World Economic Forum on Africa – will bring internet access to families in 20 SOS Children’s Villages across 12…
Gambia
Period covered by this final report: 27 April 2012 to 31 January 2013. Appeal target (current): CHF 1,100,051 Appeal coverage: 65% covered in cash and kind Appeal history: • The Emergency Appeal was launched on 27 April 2012 for CHF…
Gambia
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Estimates for the 2012 harvest point to a large recovery in cereal production The food supply situation has improved in 2012/13 compared to the previous year However, access to food continues to be constrained by high…
Gambia
Listen More than 80,000 people in The Gambia are benefiting from a government project that reclaims and develops degraded land to use for agriculture. The project, which is funded by the UN Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), uses…
Gambia
Highlights The preliminary findings of the Joint assessment CILSS/FEWSNET, FAO, WFP and Government of The Gambia conducted in October – November 2012, revealed that the overall crop production performance in The Gambia has improved in comparison with…
Gambia
Rome, 20 December 2012 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$20.28 million grant to the Republic of The Gambia to help improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers with a particular attention to…
Gambia
GLIDE n° OT-2012-00046-GMB 6-month summary update Period covered by this Ops Update: June to November 2012 (cumulative narrative and financial). The emergency appeal has been extended by one month bringing the timeframe to 9 months instead of 8…
Gambia
Highlights As of 4th October, the total population affected by floods and windstorms stands at nearly 34,018, of which 7,007 are children under five years. Almost 20% of the affected households were displaced (7,745 people) while 13…
Gambia
Listen The Gambia's first woman village chief is not only changing perceptions of what a chief looks like, but also of what they do. Fatou Danso, who is also a farmer, has redistributed land that previously was farmed…
