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Fight child hunger in Niger
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Summary
The World Food Program (WFP) works to provide food to more than 3 million people, three-quarters of them children, in Niger – considered the world’s least developed country.
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Received $35,550 from 350 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The World Food Program provides food for 3.3 million of the most vulnerable people in Niger. In a country where 70% of the population lives under the poverty line, and over 80% rely on subsistence farming and cattle raising, crushing poverty and crippling debt continue to undermine the ability of rural families to fend for themselves. WFP feeds malnourished children and their families but also runs food for work and food for training activities for households.
Activities
This project will provide food assistance to the most vulnerable members of the population, mainly children suffering from severe malnutrition, and help restore the government’s and families’ abilities to cope with environmental and market shocks.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $35,362
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $14,638
Total Funding Goal: $50,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
This operation will combat child malnutrition, assist the poor to rebuild their livelihoods, and strengthen peoples’ and the government’s ability to respond to hunger crises.
Project Message
Niger’s biggest problem is one of poverty – when survival strategies are exhausted ... disaster looms.
- Gian Carlo Cirri, Former WFP/Niger Country Director
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on March 26, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 03, 2005.
Latest Update from the Field
As Food Prices Skyrocket, Help Us Keep Feeding!
By Karen Sendelback - President and CEO, March 26, 2008 11:34 AM
Hello GlobalGiving donors,
Thank you so much for your incredible support of our "Fight child hunger in Niger" project. Your generosity has put us well on our way to raising our goal of $50,000 to feed the children in Niger who rely on us in fact, we are over halfway there!
I’d like to update you on the current status of our global hunger relief efforts. As you may already know, food and fuel prices around the world have soared in recent months. For this reason, the World Food Program (WFP) is now facing a $500 million shortfall.
Record level food and fuel prices, combined with climate change and decreasing food stocks, have created a so-called ‘perfect storm’: hunger is hitting the most vulnerable harder than ever and our ability to assist them is weaker than ever.
Food rations may soon be drastically reduced without additional funds. This means that children currently relying on WFP for their one hot meal a day may be forced to go without. WFP needs your help now to continue to reach those most at risk.
Josette Sheeran, WFP Executive Director, explains that “Of particular concern is the emergence of what I call the new face of hunger hunger characterized by markets full of food with scores of people simply unable to afford it.”
Just as demands are increasing, WFP is able to purchase much less than it could even six months ago for the same contribution. But we cannot be discouraged by these challenges. Remember that for just 25 cents, WFP can provide a meal to a child in school.
The World Food Program appreciates your ongoing support to help us continue to save lives and provide hope to those who need it most. Any additional gift you can give will help us reach even more children.
Thank you so much!
Sincerely,
Karen Sendelback
President and CEO
Friends of the World Food Program
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