
Mercy Juma
@mercyjuma_
Head of Communications, Kenya - UN WFP. Ex @BBCNews @BBCWorldService Correspondent covering Africa | Strategic storyteller | Moderator | Public Speaker
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09qg89y 21-07-2010 04:44:16
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I was just in Sudan, one of the hungriest places on Earth, where 25M people face acute hunger. World Food Programme is on the ground delivering lifesaving aid. We urgently need: ▪️Safe humanitarian access ▪️Aid flowing through every border crossing ▪️More global support for vulnerable Sudanese

Smallholder farmers are critical in achieving a #zerohunger world. In #Kenya, World Food Programme supports farmers👨🌾👩🌾 by connecting them to markets and directly 💸purchasing their harvests🫘🌽, helping build stronger food systems. #ChangingLives





Khalid & Nurrow Hassan, farmers in Takaba, Mandera County are part of the transformative 'Vijana in Kilimobizz' a partnership between WFP in Kenya & the Mastercard Foundation. This initiative is reshaping agri-food systems focusing on #youthempowerment & #sustainability




From WFP in Kenya's logistics hub in Mombasa, food is moving fast to families fleeing conflict from places like Sudan & eastern DRC. But displacement is surging, hunger is rising, & support is falling short. Without urgent support, we will not reach the people who need us most.


In #Kenya, over 700,000 refugees rely on WFP in Kenya to survive. But with just 40% of a full food ration available, hunger is deepening and malnutrition is on the rise. Without urgent funding, the situation will only worsen. Mercy Juma explains ⤵️


🚨 News Alert In June, WFP in #Kenya will cut food and cash assistance to 720,000 refugees due to funding shortfalls. World Food Programme needs $44 million to restore full rations through August. Without it, hunger and malnutrition will keep rising. 🔗shorturl.at/qHLT1


𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 - From Kansas to Kakuma: How U.S. wheat helps power humanitarian aid. Discover the journey of a grain of wheat from Kansas farms to feeding families in crisis zones. 📖 Article free to reproduce ➡️ bit.ly/3ZR0bCt #FoodAid #Kansas Mercy Juma, The Kansas City Star



Happening Tues!! Join and share widley, please! 95 authors, 7 papers, 4 actions we can all be part of MARCH Centre, LSHTM Eric Ohuma Hannah Blencowe Mary Kinney Anna Gruending Mercy Juma Etienne Langlois FIGO HQ Newborn Toolkit Naveen Thacker COINN NEST360 BMC

Refugees and host communities in Kalobeyei settlement are growing their own food through sustainable irrigation and rainwater harvesting. World Food Programme is promoting self-reliance among vulnerable #refugees and drought-affected families, building long-term food security. 🙏European Union In Kenya
