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Guatemala: WFP Assists 1,300 Families in Guatemala Thanks to the Republic of Korea

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Source: World Food Programme
Country: Guatemala, Republic of Korea

WFP in Guatemala received a donation of US$100.000 from the Government of the Republic of Korea. The funding will enable WFP to assist 1,300 households for a period of one month in the Department of Jalapa.

GUATEMALA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Guatemala received a donation of US$100.000 from the Government of the Republic of Korea. The funding will enable WFP to assist 1,300 households for a period of one month in the Department of Jalapa. The much needed donation followed President Otto Pérez Molina’s appeal to the international community to assist Guatemalans that had been affected by an extended drought.

“We are very grateful for the donation from the Government of the Republic of Korea and applaud their generosity. With this donation, and in close coordination with the Guatemala government, we can support those who have lost their crops after the extended heatwave”, said WFP Representative to Guatemala, Mario Touchette.

The combination of drought, Coffee Rust and rising food prices, have affected the food security of families located in departments of the dry corridor of Guatemala.

Food assistance has been coordinated with the central government to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable populations and to sustain the food consumption of the most affected families, helping to strengthen the resilience of communities.

Households that will receive assistance are to participate in resilience training workshops, to decrease the potential for them to become dependent on WFP. These initiatives are part of a resilience building strategy, possible due to the joint efforts on behalf of WFP and the Guatemalan government.


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