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Publish Date : 19-Jul-2018

United Kingdom government has made two generous contributions totalling 9.1 million (USD 12 million) to support WFP operations in Malawi. This funding will support a multi-sectoral approach to addressing malnutrition and building resilience.

Of this amount, 2.3 million will provide nutritional supplies for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition among 87,000 people including children, and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, between June 2018 and March 2019.

The remaining 6.8 million will help WFP to provide support to 31,000 households under its Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) programme. The funds will also allow for the scale-up of resilience-building interventions such as weather-indexed micro-insurance, village-based savings and loans activities, and climate services.

Acting Country Director for the Department for International Development (DFID) in Malawi, Chris Austin said, Long-term investments are essential to addressing food and nutrition insecurity in Malawi and building the resilience of the economy and its people to weather-related shocks. These efforts will help the country to achieve its potential and empower women, men and children to find sustainable solutions to hunger and enjoy a brighter future.

The UK is one of the largest donors to WFP in Malawi, having contributed 24 million (USD 31.7 million) since 2016 towards breaking the cycle of hunger. WFP is supporting the Government of Malawi through a range of programmes, including emergency food and cash-based transfers, nutritional support and resilience-building.

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