THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD

$5,500,000.00 CAD

≈ 70 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
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Recipient country
Senegal
Fiscal year
2008-2009
Agreement period
October 8, 2008 – March 30, 2012
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-A034539001

Published purpose

The Food Emergency Social Program Support Project aims to respond to the current food crisis by improving the food security of the most vulnerable in the hardest-hit rural areas. This project helps the Emergency Social Program to address food insecurity in Senegal, and is implemented in cooperation with the United Nations World Food Programme. This project component aims to address the nutritional needs of 215,000 people, including 27,500 malnourished children under five, 8,500 malnourished, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers, and 36,000 families in situations of acute food insecurity.

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This project supports the Emergency Social Program in Senegal to address food insecurity, providing nutritional assistance to 215,000 people including malnourished children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and families in acute food insecurity, implemented with the UN World Food Programme.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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