Improved food security among Extremely Vulnerable Households in Karamajoa: Napak and Nakapiripirit

Project period:

24.07.2017 - 24.06.2018

Granted amount:

2,551,442,- DKK

Organization:

Dansk Folkehjælp - DFH

Partners:

Community Integrated Development Initiatives (CIDI)

Pool:

DERF - Nødhjælpspuljen

Grant type:

Uganda Food Security Crisis (Modality 2)

World goals:

Goal 1: No Poverty

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Efforts take place in:

Uganda

Resume

The proposed intervention will contribute to the efforts for supporting drought affected households in Karamjoa with its focus on: 1) filling acute food gaps among the Severely Food Insecure/EVHs and moderately food-insecure households through timely and effective food distribution; and 2) preventing excessive malnutrition among Severely Food Insecure while at the same time contributing to addressing the root causes of food insecurity and poverty by creating public assets and community infrastructure through conditional food transfers Napak and in Nakapiripiritti; 3) supporting the communities towards improved local governance and empowerment by strengthening the capacity of the communities in aspects of improved Hygiene practices, Human rights, Gender and sustainable agronomic practices.