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PHP is supporting partners in 11 of the 19 hunger hotspots identified by the FAO & WFP<\/h3>\n

By Eileen Schuhmann | Presbyterian Hunger Program<\/h5>\n
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A man carries bags of rice six weeks after Hurricane Matthew devastated much of the southern coast of Haiti in October 2016. Food imports, natural disasters, forced displacement and government corruption all contribute to the country\u2019s deep poverty. Photo by Cindy Corell<\/p><\/div>\n

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of creating a world free of hunger by 2030<\/a> seems destined to fail as extreme hunger and food insecurity continue an upward trend.<\/p>\n

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have identified 19 hunger hotspots \u2013 countries and regions where there is already high acute food insecurity \u2013 for which food insecurity is expected to escalate between October 2022 and January 2023.<\/p>\n

Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen are the countries of greatest concern since they all have populations that are already faced with starvation or likely to face starvation in the coming months.<\/p>\n

Key drivers of acute food insecurity were assessed in the report Hunger Hotspots FAO\u2011WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: October 2022 to January 2023 Outlook<\/a> to determine the impact across countries.<\/p>\n

The FAO and WFP have identified 3 key drivers of acute food insecurity:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Violence and armed conflict<\/strong><\/p>\n

Incidents of global violence have been increasing month by month throughout all of 2022 and represent the greatest risk to food insecurity worldwide. In Haiti, we have seen unprecedented gang violence which has restricted people\u2019s abilities to carry out their daily activities and pursue their livelihoods, caused disruptions to the transportation of goods and services, and driven up prices for fuel and food.<\/p>\n

Natural disasters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Floods and droughts are having major impacts on food production in countries that already struggle with food security. In southern Madagascar, we have seen what is likely the first climate change provoked famine due to severe drought and crop failure the past two years. In South Sudan, above\u2011average rainfall in certain zones has led to flooding, damaging crop land and displacing communities.<\/p>\n

Economic crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many low-income countries are in a situation of economic crisis due to covid-19 disruptions and related expenses, inflation (especially increasing food, fuel, and energy prices), high levels of indebtedness that keep increasing as the interest rates climb in lender countries, political instability, corruption, and conflict. This past April, Sri Lanka suspended its repayment of foreign debt, and the central bank declared the country bankrupt – the country is now experiencing high levels of food insecurity.<\/p>\n

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Chart is from the FAO\/WFP report Hunger Hotspots FAO\u2011WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: October 2022 to January 2023 Outlook <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

In the past five years, the Presbyterian Hunger Program<\/a> has made it a priority to support communities in many of these countries that are experiencing extreme food insecurity and famine<\/a>. Our approach is to support partners around the world who are working in their communities to identify why people are hungry and to implement long-term solutions.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of some of the programs that PHP is supporting in 2023 in countries identified as hunger hotspots by the FAO and WFP:<\/strong><\/p>\n

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Groupement Agropastoral Yangadev<\/strong>
\nTraining people in agro-pastoral production and income generation<\/p>\n

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Platform of Civil Society Organizations Working in the Mining Sector (POM)<\/strong>
\nCampaign will support local communities living around mines in the management of funds from subnational revenues for local development<\/p>\n

Programme de D\u00e9veloppement Est Kasa\u00ef (Prodek)<\/strong>
\nTraining women and girls in small income generation and management and provide them with micro-credit for their income generating activities<\/p>\n

HAITI<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mouvement Paysan Papaye<\/strong>
\nProviding legal assistance to victims of land grab, distributing vegetable seeds to revive agricultural production, and training people on land tenure laws and land grabbing<\/p>\n

Fondasyon Men-lan-men Ayiti (FONDAMA)<\/strong>
\nCampaign will support and protect the rights of peasants to agricultural land<\/p>\n

HONDURAS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Equipo de Colaboracion y Reflexion (ECORE) <\/strong>
\nTraining farmers in agroecological production and support a campaign for agroecological production<\/p>\n

NIGERIA<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Civil Society for Poverty Eradication (CISCOPE)<\/strong>
\nRestoring WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) infrastructure through rehabilitation of hand pump boreholes and construction of new solar-powered overhead boreholes with tanks, and capacity building<\/p>\n

SOMALIA<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaalmo Relief and Development<\/strong>
\nDistributing dairy goats to the most vulnerable who lost their livestock as a result of cyclic drought<\/p>\n

SOUTH SUDAN<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hope Restoration South Sudan<\/strong>
\nProviding seeds and tools to women and training in horticulture, crop production, post-harvest management, record keeping, and value chain addition<\/p>\n

MADAGASCAR<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fruits, Vegetables, and Environmental Education Program (FVEE) of the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM)<\/strong>
\nProviding hunger relief by improving water availability, providing food assistance in schools, and increasing agricultural opportunities for the people most affected by severe drought<\/p>\n

MALAWI<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kasupe Ministries Malawi<\/strong>
\nEmpowering women economically through chicken and egg production<\/p>\n

SRI LANKA<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Praja Abhilasha<\/strong>
\nCampaign will defend people’s rights to resources and land, promote food sovereignty, and build models of sustainable rural livelihoods<\/p>\n

YEMEN<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Generations without Qat<\/strong>
\nSupporting livelihoods by providing income generation inputs and vocational training to vulnerable families to rehabilitate their basic livelihood activities that have been disrupted and\/or destroyed<\/p>\n

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The work of the Presbyterian Hunger Program is possible thanks to your gifts to\u00a0<\/em>One Great Hour of Sharing<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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