SUDAN

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Food security and livelihood

FUNDING

• Funding: The International Committee of the Red Cross
• Partners: Ministry of Agriculture, Youth association in Bindizi, Peace Committee in Bindizi

This program is based on a survey conducted by TGH in October 2014 in its intervention areas, which highlighted improved food security thanks to favorable external factors and to the choice of diversification favoring non-cereal rainfed crops (vegetables and peanuts) or short cycle cereal species. These choices have allowed both an increase in agricultural production and, consequently, self-supply and an increase in household income through crop sales. TGH perseveres in this direction in order to promote long-term food security in the target areas.

This program is supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross through the donation of agricultural seeds that will be used for:

• The establishment of safety nets during the lean season, which will limit the impact of rising food prices and of lack of family reserves on the nutritional status of target households. TGH will thus organize the distribution of food stamps covering the fixed period of time (2 months), combined with awareness-raising activities on Key Family Practices in Bindizi. TGH is the only organization conducting such awareness-raising activities, which aim to promote the daily practices that help prevent malnutrition.
• The strengthening of the productive capacities of target families, which will help address the causes of food insecurity and malnutrition. In order to reduce the recurring cases of malnutrition (severe and moderate) among children under 2 and pregnant and lactating women, households will benefit from a distribution of agricultural seeds adapted to their needs and capacities. Families will receive stamps of higher value than the stamps provided by TGH in other more general programs, in order to exchange them on seed fairs and obtain sufficient seeds for their own consumption and for cash crop. This will cover the food needs of the targeted families for a period of minimum 3 months (longer than the traditional lean period).