WFP southern Africa
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Official account of the United Nations World Food Programme in southern Africa, the world's largest humanitarian agency working towards #ZeroHunger.
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From transforming food systems to pioneering the groundbreaking Sesa #DigitalLoyalty platform, our journey has been inspiring. Excited for the continued impact and innovation ahead as I step into my new role as the Representative and Country Director of WFP Zimbabwe.
El Niño's wrath may reduce farm yields, but cutting food loss is one of our strongest shields. WFP Zimbabwe is boosting food security by training farmers, enhancing storage, and linking them to markets.
There’s nothing better than seeing #Zimbos stepping up to support their fellow countrymen. World Food Programme is boosting market access by purchasing 3⃣5⃣0⃣0⃣ tonnes of grain from local farmers to support food insecure districts. When we do it together, is there anything impossible?
#SituationReport World Food Programme #Mozambique🇲🇿 El Niño induced drought hit 7 provinces. #WFP needs US$154M to target: 🥣1.1 million people-live-saving food assistance 👧🏿135,000 children & 10,000 women-nutritional support 🎒150,000 students-school meals Read more👉tinyurl.com/WFP-MOZ-SitRep
Empowering Communities, one harvest at a time. Thanks to World Food Programme's Vijana Kilimo Biashara (VKB) project in #Tanzania, farmers like Coletha are growing food all year-round, defying the challenges of #ElNino.
"One of the worst droughts in living memory is sweeping across southern #Africa, leaving nearly 70 million people without enough food and water." —📸BBC News (World) In #Zimbabwe's Mudzi district, people are digging riverbeds for the last drops of water. 🇺🇳World Food Programme is providing support.
In today’s news 🗞️, BBC’s Shingai Nyoka spoke with WFP southern Africa spox Tomson Phiri about the food security situation in #Zimbabwe’s Mudzi district. Get the full story ⤵️
#Mozambique Drought Appeal Aug 2024-Jul 2025. People facing food insecurity due to #ElNiño have increased dramatically. Approx. 1.8 mil people will be in need of assistance. FSL is targeting 1.1M people, requiring US $199.3M fscluster.org/mozambique/doc… WFP Mozambique FAO Mozambique
🚨 #NewsUpdate! Amelia Nierenberg of The New York Times reports that #Namibia plans to cull over 700 wild animals, including elephants, to feed nearly half the population as they face the worst drought in a century. This crisis is real. Urgent humanitarian aid is needed now! #ElNino
📢We are #HiringNow in #Namibia! The time for you to join the World Food Programme family is here. Apply now for the role of Communications and Multimedia Assistant. ⏬⏬⏬ bit.ly/4ebbUAL
In collaboration with WFP southern Africa, we've brought stakeholders from various fields, health, education + agriculture to enhance multisectoral programming for nutrition. The goal is to enhance communication + contribute towards addressing malnutrition in TZ🇹🇿 #SocialBehaviourChange
🌾Empowering #Zambia’s youth! Laston, one of the 20 farmers trained through the World Food Programme-supported Alternative Livelihoods Project, aggregated 4.5 tons of grain in 2023-24. He is supporting his community in combating the #ElNino-driven #drought.