21 Aug 2024 | Updated 02 Dec 2024
The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a $2.75 million contribution from Khalsa Aid International and thus strikes long-term partnership with the humanitarian organisation. Khalsa Aid is contributing to a three-year programme to support school children in Yemen and refugees in Sudan.
In Yemen, Khalsa Aid International’s contribution will go towards WFP’s Healthy Kitchens programme, supporting collective kitchens that employ vulnerable members of the community – 80 per cent of whom are women – to prepare fresh, healthy meals for almost 10,000 school children. The meals are made with locally sourced ingredients and respect domestic food culture, while also providing local producers with regular business.
In Sudan, the partnership will facilitate essential nutrition assistance to refugees who have fled the Tigray crisis in neighbouring Ethiopia. This assistance will help protect and support tens of thousands of individuals, particularly children under five and pregnant and breastfeeding women who are at risk of suffering from malnutrition.
“Through this partnership, we will reach more communities with more of what they need most: food, help, and hope. We thank Khalsa Aid International for its shared commitment to building a world without hunger and for its trust in WFP’s ability to deliver for the people we serve.”
The United Nations World Food Programme works to save lives in emergencies and changes lives for millions through sustainable development. The WFP works in more than 80 countries around the world, feeding people caught in conflict and disasters, and laying the foundations for a better future.
Further information is available at https://www.wfp.org.