Food Security and Livelihoods Stories
Photo Essay: World Food Day
Tuesday, 01 October 2024
The United Nations’ 2024 report on Food Securityfound that the African continent is not on track to meet the food security and nutrition targets of Sustainable Development Goal 2 on Zero Hunger for 2030.
- Published in Africa
Violence, fear and hunger still stalk the people of Cabo Delgado
Friday, 07 June 2024
Cabo Delgado, the northern province of Mozambique, has been plagued by violence since 2017. People, who have watched their friends and family members killed – often decapitated or cut into pieces – tortured or raped and their homes and farms burnt to the ground, have been forced to flee to neighbouring areas. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), at the height of the conflict at least a million people were displaced and in January 2024, about 582,000 people had still not returned home. In February of this year there was a resurgence of conflict in the area.
- Published in Mozambique, Ongoing emergencies
Ethiopia: Food insecurity persists
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
- Published in Ethiopia, Ongoing emergencies
Refugees find “Godfather James” in Uganda
Thursday, 01 June 2023
Reaping rewards: James and the Giant Cabbages ForAfrika’s agricultural programmes inspire peaceful co-existence between refugees and those who host them Fred Mutenyo The dramatic increase in the number of refugees globally has cast a spotlight on conflicts that occur between refugees and their host countries. The competition for natural resources such as land, water and
- Published in Uganda
Alvina ‘employs’ mom and dad to work in her vegetable garden
Saturday, 29 October 2022
In leaf: Alvina is happiest when busy in her garden Excited to share what she had learnt at school, the 12-year-old replicated the techniques at home and got her family involved By Arcenio Macuende Alvina Castigo Murrombe is just 12 years old but manages her vegetable garden like a professional. She is often knee-high in
- Published in Uncategorized
Children plant their own school lunches
Thursday, 27 October 2022
In Uganda, where land is given to refugees, school children are being taught some valuable gardening skills School feeding in Uganda looks slightly different from the programme in other ForAfrika countries. Whereas most children in our other programmes are younger and receive a bowl of highly nutritious food each school day, the children in senior
- Published in Uncategorized
Hungry widow Cipriana shields children from seeing other people’s food
Friday, 14 October 2022
This World Food Day finds us with an ongoing pandemic, conflicts, climatic disasters, rising prices and international tensions which all affect global food security. We need to build a sustainable world where everyone, everywhere has regular access to enough nutritious food. “When it starts to get dark, and the hunger increases, I lock myself and
- Published in Uncategorized
A tale of two Peters
Friday, 07 October 2022
Separated by war and joined together by ‘peace gardens’, these two friends have made a new life for themselves and their families Peter Adumba and Peter Khemis have been friends since their youth in South Sudan. They were both forced to flee when violence flared in their home country and separated them in 2018. But,
- Published in Uncategorized
Mother of eight finds sustenance and solace through gardening
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Mary lost her husband 10 years ago; he was killed during a cattle raid, a common occurrence and a major cause of conflict and displacement in the Greater Pibor area where she lives. As is customary in these parts, after the death of her husband, Mary was “handed over” to his younger brother, now the
- Published in Uncategorized
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