Project overview

The project will provide additional humanitarian support to the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) to expand its ongoing emergency drought assistance to an additional 22,000 people in Lesotho's southern districts. 77,880 people are already receiving assistance. The targeted populations will receive cash transfers and food to meet their short-term basic food and nutrition requirements.

Duration

            December 2019 – May 2020 (6 months)

Implementing organisation

            United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP)  

Partner

            Disaster Management Authority

Benefitting zones

            Lesotho

Sector

            Humanitarian Food Assistance

ECHO Contracted amount

            € 1, 500, 000