Reports

In complex emergency situations such as that in Somalia, marred by violence, destitution and famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has managed to implement a large cashfor-work (CFW) programme. The programme…

The past few months have been truly grim for mother-of-three Suldana Ali, pictured above, but new hope has given her a reason to smile again. After enduring hunger and desperate need, Suldana is now able to look…

On 15th October 2011, Télécoms Sans Frontières, in collabo- Objectives ration with Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany, launched the RAPID M-PESA pilot project, financed by GIZ, whose objec- tive is to improve food security of vulnerable households…

1 Executive summary The Government of Kenya requested WFP to expand its food assistance into areas previously covered by Government GFD after the 2011 long rains assessment, which identified 3.75 million drought-affected people. A rapid market and…

Since April 2009, Save the Children has been implementing an ECHO-funded cash transfer project in Baac Payam, Aweil East County. The specific objective of this project was to improve dietary diversity and nutritional outcomes among the…

CONTEXT After nearly two years of drought, the situation in northern Kenya has worsened critically in August 2011, with 2011 being the driest period in the Eastern Horn of Africa for 50 years. Drought remains a major…

By Tsitsi Singizi MASERU, Lesotho, 16 November 2011 -The tremors of the global economic slow-down have reached Matiisetso Ntlale’s granary in the mountains of Lesotho. A half-full 25kg bag of corn, a head of cabbage and a…

Unit arrives at camp as FBI reports up to 30 US nationals have joined al-Shabaab militant group, linked to al-Qaida Al-Qaida operatives are moving into the humanitarian vacuum in Somalia, distributing aid and cash to drought victims…

HARARE, 20 October 2011 (PlusNews) - Vulnerable people living with HIV in Zimbabwe are benefiting from an electronic voucher scheme being used to fight malnutrition among people on antiretroviral (ARV) therapy and their families by providing…

National child and social protection mechanisms revitalised… HARARE, 27 September, 2011 – In a collective move to address the unmet basic and social needs of orphans and other vulnerable children, the Inclusive Government of Zimbabwe, the International…