West Africa Food Crisis: Relief & Prevention
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SummaryChronic food shortages are about to turn into food crises due to droughts, locusts, and conflict. Millions of people in Niger, Mali, and Mauritania are at risk of starvation.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
West Africa is entering the lean season–the time before harvest–when chronic food shortage is expected. However, almost 100 percent of last season’s crops were destroyed by swarms of desert locusts. Coupled with scarce rainfall during the majority of planting season, much of West Africa is speeding towards food crisis. An approximate 3.6 million people in Niger alone are currently at risk of food shortage. This project will benefit West Africa’s starving population, focusing on Niger and Mali.
Activities
This fund will provide immediate emergency aid, including food shipments and emergency medical treatment. It will also fund long-term solutions to food crisis appropriate for local communities, including the shipment of farm supplies and equipment.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $7,696
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $7,696 . The original project funding goal was $50,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Allow international relief organizations to provide direct assistance to food crisis areas in West Africa and support locally led, long-term sustainable farming programs to prevent further crises.
Project Message
"This crisis is having a devastating effect on children’s health because even under the best of circumstances, the rate of malnutrition [for children in Niger] is an alarming 40 percent."
- UNICEF Press Cente, Press Center
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Dana Messick
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Washington, D.C. 20009
United States
+1-202-232-5784
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Niger
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about Niger, read the Human Development Report on Niger or the Wikipedia entry for Niger.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 29, 2005
