2000 vulnerable refugee households and host communities are to benefit from a 500,000 Euro grant from the French government.
The grant will be channeled through international non governmental organization Action Against Hunger to enable beneficiaries to sustainably improve their nutrition and food status,
The French ambassador to Uganda Xavier Sticker, on Thursday signed the grant agreement with Action Against Hunger .
The programmed food assistance, he said is a financial instrument of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs aimed mainly at strengthening food assistance to vulnerable populations and improving their resilience.
Under the one year project refugees will receive fresh food vouchers worth 100,000 shillings every month to aid in access to diversified nutritional diets for 1,000 at-risk households.
The refugees will exchange the voucher with local food suppliers to get a variety of nutritious foods,fruits, cereals and vegetables .
This program will go a long way in addressing the high rates of stunting of children in the refugee camps.
“The worrying levels of stunting and anemia can partly be explained by the lack of food diversity faced by the refugee population, who are missing proteins, vitamins and nutrients” Amb. Sticker revealed.
Source : Capital Radio