To enhance labour efficiency of assisted Farmer Based Organizations and enable them to boost production, WFP donated 13 power tillers to 13 high performing groups. 39 operators received training in safe operators of the machines. #FeedSalone

Amidst hunger crises, children and women bear the brunt. Over 36 million children under 5 suffer from acute malnutrition across 32 countries. Urgent action is needed to safeguard their future. #ZeroHunger
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Minister Kenyeh Barlay @moped2023 welcomed Yvonne Forsen, Rep &Country Director of World Food Programme 🇸🇱, for a productive meeting. Talks revolved around bolstering collaboration on food security, school feeding, MTNDP, DCF &more, marking a step forward in effective partnership. President Julius Maada Bio

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Nearly 55 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to feed themselves in the June-August 2024 lean season.

The ACR provides a powerful account on how WFP Sierra Leone adapted to optimize our resources and leverage our extensive field level expertise to address the needs of escalating number of beneficiaries vulnerable to food insecurity and malnutrition. Read 👉bit.ly/3Ueq9gI

I am shocked and heartbroken by the tragic deaths of the World Central Kitchen team while delivering lifesaving food aid in Gaza. This attack on our humanitarian community is unacceptable. The safety of aid workers is paramount, as is the safety of those who come to receive aid. #NotATarget

With contributions from Germany🇩🇪 USA🇺🇸 Iceland🇮🇸 in 2024, WFP Sierra Leone is scaling up its home-grown school feeding programme, procuring rice🍚pulses 🫛 orange-fleshed sweet potato 🥔 and vegetables 🥦from smallholder farmers. #FeedSalone #HomeGrownSchoolFeeding

🌍 Today, on International School Meal Day, let's celebrate the power of education and nutritious meals in shaping the future of our youth. As the youngest continent, Africa's potential is immense, and investing in proper nutrition is crucial for realizing it. 📚🥗 #ISMD2024

To foster harmony and collaboration between farmers and cattle herders in Falaba district, WFP is empowering 30 individuals—primarily women—through soap making training. Investing in skills that unite communities is key to sustainable peace. #PeaceBuilding

On #ISMD2024 , thrilled to announce the partnership between WFP and World Vision Sierra Leone , uniting to ensure children not only receive nutritious meals but also have access to clean water, hygiene, and sanitation facilities in schools. Together, we're exploring sustainable nutrition!

As part of fostering synergy to improve school feeding, World Vision and the World Food Programme have signed an agreement to complement each other in the regions of the country where they are active. While WFP will be providing school feeding, World Vision will complement WASH.

WFP Invests in gender equality and women’s empowerment by placing cash directly into their hands, creating a ripple effect that benefits entire societies. Supporting women financially yields profound effects on both development and growth. #IWD2024

WFP Investments in gender equality and women’s empowerment through supporting rural enterprises run by women to unlock their full potential, creating a ripple effect that benefits entire societies. Investing in women has a transformative impact on overall development and growth.

On the 9th African Day of School Feeding, @wfps_Leone, Ministry of Basic & Senior Secondary Education SL and partners launched the home-grown school feeding logo to boost consumption of local, nutritious food by primary schoolchildren. #FeedSalone #homegrownschoolfeeding

👉 WFP’s school feeding assessment in Sittia chiefdom, Bonthe District.
❗ Preparing to scale-up home-grown school feeding programme to over 30,100 primary school children
👏 Made possible with funds from the Governments of Sierra Leone and Iceland
#SchoolFeeding #FeedSalone

Big strides by WFP Sierra Leone! Scaling up local food purchases for the home-grown school feeding programme. And now, training commercial transporters to efficiently handle and deliver produce where it's needed most! 👏🚚🌱 #LocalFood #SchoolFeeding #CommunityImpact #FeedSalone

“This is no longer about preserving the forest or the wildlife, it’s about preserving humans,” says Bala Amarasekaran, the founder of Tacugama. Read how Sierra Leone is losing its forest with implications for water security in Freetown. CNN reports bit.ly/49apzp8

In her remarks at the launch of the Medium-Term Nat Dev Plan (2024-2030), UN in Sierra Leone Res Coord Seraphine Wakana extended her gratitude to the Govt & people of 🇸🇱 & all Dev Partners for their unwavering support, guidance & collaborative spirit in shaping this transformative journey

👉 WFP’s School Feeding achievements during Term 1 (Sept – Dec 2023) 🇸🇱
🍱 2.6k Mt food distributed to 1,080 schools
🍛 90+ Mt home-grown food commodities (🍚, 🥬 & 🥔) distributed
💵 USD 42,614 injected into the economy through local purchase
#SchoolFeeding #HGSF

School Feeding not only encourages education, but also addresses short-term hunger through the provision of safe, diverse and nutritious meals. Happy #InternationalDayofEducation2024 !