THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD

$18,682,409.00 CAD

≈ $0.45 for every person in Canada ≈ 241 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
Recipient country
South Sudan
Fiscal year
2015-2016
Agreement period
March 18, 2016 – December 31, 2018
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-D002970001

Published purpose

This project aims to increase food security for 275,000 vulnerable women and men in South Sudan. The project supports the provision of food to women and men in exchange for their work on community assets. These community assets include such things as the restoration of farmland for agricultural production, as well as the construction of access roads, small-scale irrigation ponds, or hand-dug wells. By distributing food in exchange for labour, the project seeks to address immediate hunger needs while in the longer term, building community assets which are expected to improve agricultural production and stimulate economic growth. The project is designed to serve as a safety net for vulnerable South Sudanese communities in food insecure areas by providing a transition between emergency relief and long-term development.

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This project provides food assistance to 275,000 vulnerable people in South Sudan in exchange for work on community assets like farmland restoration, roads, irrigation ponds, and wells, aiming to address immediate hunger while building long-term agricultural and economic resilience.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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