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Food Security and Livelihoods

Securing the Future: Ending hunger and building resilient livelihoods. We are building a future where no family goes hungry, and every community can thrive independently.

We enable communities to shift their focus from the uncertainty of their next meal, to the possibilities of the next generation.

Our approach to Food Security and Livelihoods programming in Africa

We believe that achieving sustainable food systems is key to building a thriving future. Through our Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) programmes, we work with vulnerable communities across Africa to address immediate hunger, while equipping them with the tools and knowledge to build resilience. Our focus is on enabling communities to become self-sufficient, ensuring they have the capacity to thrive despite ongoing challenges like extreme weather events and economic instability.

Key objectives of our Food Security and Livelihoods programming

Food ForAfrika is helping families and communities overcome hunger and poverty across Africa.

Sustainable livelihoods

Communities empowered to grow and diversify income streams through climate-smart agricultural techniques.

Resilient communities

Building capacity to withstand future shocks, from natural disasters to economic downturns.

Improved nutrition

Greater access to nutritious food through sustainable farming and better market connections.

Eradicating poverty

Our programmes contribute directly to breaking the cycle of poverty, supporting current and future generations.

Key interventions of our Food Security and Livelihoods programming

Meeting immediate needs and building resilience

Providing food assistance and crisis modifiers like targeted cash transfers to bridge hunger gaps and help families maintain consumption levels during emergencies.

Climate-smart and nutrition-sensitive agriculture

Training farmers in sustainable practices, supporting climate-adapted crops, providing tools and post-harvest support to improve food security and nutrition outcomes.

Market systems development

Facilitating connections between producers and markets, supporting value chains, and promoting inclusive, accessible market systems.

Livelihood diversification

Offering gender-sensitive and off-farm livelihood options to reduce reliance on vulnerable sources of income and promote local value chains.

Food Security and Livelihoods programme resources

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Proven Process for Self-Sufficient Communities
Our Proven Process illustrates our approach to working with communities to become self-sufficie...
Weather Resilient Solutions
Africa faces serious environmental challenges and extreme vulnerability to extreme weather. Des...

Impact

Thanks to your support, last year we boosted food security for 432,227 people.

Our core programmatic pillars

Emergency Response

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Food Security and Livelihoods

Health and Nutrition

Education

Economic Empowerment

Sustainable Development Goals

Our Food Security and Livelihoods interventions directly contribute to SDGs: 1, 2, 10 and 13.

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Where we work

We implement Education programming in Angola, Central African Republic, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan and Uganda.

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Our trusted partners

• World Food Programme
• Save The Children
• Unicef
• Sasol
• Ministries of Education/National Council for Children at National and Local levels in each country of operation

Our latest updates on Food Security and Livelihoods

Ruben Maleyolo during an interview with ForAfrika in Sibut. ForAfrika:Rebecca Navega

Read more +21 July 2026 By ForAfrika in Central African Republic, Economic Empowerment, Food Security and Livelihoods

Ruben Maleyolo’s vision for Central African Republic

Ruben Maleyolo is the President of the Union of Sibut Village Loans and Savings Associations, part of the ForAfrika interventions in Sibut, Central African Republic. He supported the creation and strengthening of 40 associations, helping close to 1,000 head of households find their path to self-sufficiency.

Gizachewu Gilana, centre, with his team at the Gocha Kebele tree nursery

Read more +20 July 2026 By ForAfrika in Economic Empowerment, Ethiopia, Food Security and Livelihoods

Youth revive degraded watersheds bringing Konso back to life

“This place was bare,” Kuchabo Kubale, woreda (district) Sorobo Kebele head administrator states as he points to the 50-hectare watershed that has been rehabilitated by the Livelihood Improvement Project in collaboration with the Sorobo Youth Group.

Children at Cuddles and Care ECD during their activity time in the Western Cape, South Africa. ForAfrika:Rebecca Navega

Read more +17 July 2026 By ForAfrika in Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, Health and Nutrition, South Africa

South Africa’s urgent need: Sustaining school feeding in the Western Cape

Our School Feeding Programme in the Western Cape, South Africa, is at risk of closing. In 2025, the programme supported 346 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres across South Africa, providing fortified porridge to vulnerable children and serving more than 1 million nutritious meals throughout the year.