. During the previous decades, due to increasing poverty, the Republic of Cameroon have moved from food autonomous to food deficient country. Mainly due to unmastering rapid growth of the population and inadequate planning of productivity. Also, the political instability of the neighboring countries has led to a massive entry of refugees from Chad and Central Africa Republic particularly threathened by the malnutrition. So the North part of Cameroon, already facing poverty, low agricultural technology and drought have had to oberserved a massive immigration of their chadian counterpart more less affluent. The same move was observed in the East part of Cameroon in the bordering of Central African Republic. In these areas, the northern and the eastern part of the country, the phenomenon is widely spread and involves the entire community wheras in the the rest of the country the phenomenon is sparsed and involves specially rare families with very low income. As a response, the country has launched a programe.The two components are:
Food assistance to primary schools in the extreme north and Adamaoua Regions. This activity cover the Regions in the north where access to education poses an economic problem for the most under-privileged households and is reflected in the enrolment rates, which are lower than 30 percent. A total of 53 000 students each year receive daily meals, and take-home food rations will be distributed to families who allow their daughters to attend the last three grades of the primary school cycle. Food security and rural development in the extreme north and north Regions. Targeting the two most food insecure Regions, this activity is aimed at fighting the deficit that results from cereal speculation and at ensuring food production, a task that is traditionally assumed by women. The activity comprises the building and management of 200 cereal granaries of 20 and 40 tons each, which is entrusted mainly to women’s groups and the construction of 96 hydro-agricultural works and rural access roads through Food for Work activities.
Emergency Food Assistance to Central African and Chadian refugees: There are two refugee caseloads in Cameroon: a group from the Central African Republic which started arriving in 2005, and a group from Chad which arrived from 1 February 2008. WFP is providing monthly rations through general food distribution to refugees, and vulnerable groups will also be targeted through nutritional ad therapeutic feeding centres.
The objective of the operation is to save lives and protect livelihoods in emergency situations. The main outcomes will be reduced acute malnutrition and mortality in the refugee populations. WFP will also provide support to selective feeding programmes targeting malnourished children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women for both refugees and host population.
The School Meals project is implemented only in the local public community schools of the rural areas in the northern provinces. In cooperation with the country office, the Ministry of Basic Education coordinates the implementation strategy at both central and regional levels.
For the cereal banks and Food for Work, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development oversees the monitoring and coordination of activities and the selection of beneficiaries. Technical support for the construction and management of granaries is provided by experienced NGOs (both national and international).
A participatory approach makes it possible for beneficiaries to be involved in the different stages of the planning and implementation process, on the basis of their needs, priorities and objectives.
See WFP/UNESCO report here
Food assistance to primary schools in the extreme north and Adamaoua Regions. This activity cover the Regions in the north where access to education poses an economic problem for the most under-privileged households and is reflected in the enrolment rates, which are lower than 30 percent. A total of 53 000 students each year receive daily meals, and take-home food rations will be distributed to families who allow their daughters to attend the last three grades of the primary school cycle. Food security and rural development in the extreme north and north Regions. Targeting the two most food insecure Regions, this activity is aimed at fighting the deficit that results from cereal speculation and at ensuring food production, a task that is traditionally assumed by women. The activity comprises the building and management of 200 cereal granaries of 20 and 40 tons each, which is entrusted mainly to women’s groups and the construction of 96 hydro-agricultural works and rural access roads through Food for Work activities.
Emergency Food Assistance to Central African and Chadian refugees: There are two refugee caseloads in Cameroon: a group from the Central African Republic which started arriving in 2005, and a group from Chad which arrived from 1 February 2008. WFP is providing monthly rations through general food distribution to refugees, and vulnerable groups will also be targeted through nutritional ad therapeutic feeding centres.
The objective of the operation is to save lives and protect livelihoods in emergency situations. The main outcomes will be reduced acute malnutrition and mortality in the refugee populations. WFP will also provide support to selective feeding programmes targeting malnourished children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women for both refugees and host population.
The School Meals project is implemented only in the local public community schools of the rural areas in the northern provinces. In cooperation with the country office, the Ministry of Basic Education coordinates the implementation strategy at both central and regional levels.
For the cereal banks and Food for Work, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development oversees the monitoring and coordination of activities and the selection of beneficiaries. Technical support for the construction and management of granaries is provided by experienced NGOs (both national and international).
A participatory approach makes it possible for beneficiaries to be involved in the different stages of the planning and implementation process, on the basis of their needs, priorities and objectives.
See WFP/UNESCO report here
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