Rwanda Burundi refugees get UK £3m
The UK Department for International Development has provided £3m to
the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help improve their food
security.
The relief money has helped to
avert cuts in their rations and in reinstating cash-based transfers to all camp
residents going by WFP’s hybrid model of cash and in-kind food assistance. Cash
enables them to purchase the food of their choice at markets in or around the
camp, improving their dietary diversity and supporting the local economy.
With DFID’s support, WFP can also
continue providing highly fortified nutritious foods to the most vulnerable of
them to improve their nutritional status. These include children under two
years of age, pregnant women and nursing mothers, people living with HIV/AIDS
and patients with tuberculosis who are on treatment.
As a result of such nutrition
support, child stunting was cut from 46 percent in 2015 to 25.5 percent in 2019
and wasting went from 10.3 percent to 2.3 percent in the same time period.
Reacting, Head of DFID Rwanda,
Sarah Metcalf, said, "I am delighted that UK Aid has been able to help
support the vital work of WFP on nutrition and protection for refugees in
Rwanda."
Also speaking, WFP Rwanda
Representative and Country Director, Edith Heines, said, "This
contribution enables WFP to continue to reach the most vulnerable women, girls,
boys and men in Mahama with life-saving food and nutritional assistance."
Refugees in the refugee camp sure needs a lot of assistance. We know how worse the situation they are into and they need food and supplies. Because of the tension in many parts of the world the number of refugees are increasing rapidly so we need more helping hand to assist them on their daily needs.
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