Main objectives
The action aims to enhance the ability of women and children in the States of Red Sea, Kassala and Gedaref to lead socially and economically productive lives, and in doing so strengthen their resilience and that of their communities.
An addendum to the action was approved in July 2021, that increased the budget to €18 million, bringing the total amount drawn from the Trust Fund to €26 million. This will cover additional activities to treat acute malnutrition among moderate acutely malnourished children and pregnant and lactating women (PLW). Activities will include the provision of: 1) specialized food to these groups for the prevention of malnutrition; 2) micronutrient supplementation to vulnerable children under 5 and PLW to prevent micronutrient deficiencies; 3) income and community assets; and 4) improve nutritional quality of school meals through diversification of meals with locally procured food. Other activities proposed include the mobilization and Social Behaviour Change Communication that shall also touch nutrition, health and hygiene messaging, as well as a pilot home-grown school feeding programme (HGSFP), and post-harvest losses equipment.
Contract
World Food Programme
EUR 26 000 000
Action Fiche
- Start date
- 15 Dec 2016
- Project locations
- Sudan
- EU contribution
- €26 000 000
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- World Food Programme
