Mission code: OSRO/SSD/010/AFB
Useful resource associate: African Growth Financial institution
Contribution: USD 200 000
Implementation: 03/02/2020 – 02/08/2021
Goal areas: Jonglei, Unity and Higher Nile States
Goal: To attenuate the chance of meals insecurity amongst weak communities affected by widespread flooding.
Key companions: Ministry of Agriculture and Meals Safety.
Beneficiaries reached: 8 000 households (48 000 folks).
Actions carried out:
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Procured and distributed 3 280 kg of vegetable seeds, below the FAO Emergency Livelihood Response Programme, to eight 000 flood-affected households (of whom 4 800 female-headed) by means of the supply of vegetable seed kits composed of least three of the next vegetable sorts: 20 g of amaranth, collard, eggplant, kudra and tomato and 50 g of okra.
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Offered the identical 8 000 flood-affected households with fishing kits composed of 1 field of hooks (100 items), one coil of monofilament and two spools of twine.
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Skilled households on the best way to use the seeds supplied throughout the distribution occasions.
Outcomes: -
Contributed to enhancing flood-affected households’ entry to quick maturing greens and nutrient-rich meals thereby enhancing their self-reliance, meals safety and vitamin.
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Enabled households to fish instantly and catch as much as 7 kg of fish on common per week and promoted the adoption of sustainable fishing practices by offering households with fishing tools of particular sizes that will forestall the over exploitation of fish.
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Enabled the continued activation of the Built-in Fast Response Mechanism that’s coordinated with the World Meals Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Youngsters’s Fund (UNICEF) to supply livelihood objects (vegetable seeds and fishing tools supplied by FAO, non-food objects supplied by UNICEF, and meals objects supplied by WFP) to probably the most weak agricultural households.