Annual Country Report 2020: Burundi. Country Strategic Plan 2018-2021

Annual Country Report 2020: Burundi. Country Strategic Plan 2018-2021

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2020.

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76 p.

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In 2020, WFP supported the food and nutrition needs of 1.07 million vulnerable people throughout Burundi, out of 1.3 million planned. Despite funding challenges, particularly for the CBT modality, WFP provided essential daily food assistance to the refugees in camps and a three-month assistance package to Burundian returnees as they arrived back in-country from neighbouring countries. While treatment of moderately malnourished pregnant and lactating women and girls (PLWG) and children aged 6 to 59 months continued in four provinces, WFP adopted an integrated approach to tackle the root causes of chronic malnutrition by involving grassroot communities through the “care group” approach and through social and behaviour change communication. The fight against malnutrition was further enhanced through WFP’s support to the strengthening of the milk value chain and the promotion of milk consumption by vulnerable communities in general, by providing milk and fish to school children through the HGSF programme. WFP provided 602,000 school children with milk, cereals, pulses, vitamin A fortified vegetable oil and fish. These efforts, coupled with WFP’s promotion of locally fortified food, the fight against micronutrient deficiencies and other multisectoral nutrition interventions initiated by other stakeholders play a crucial role in improving the nutrition situation in-country. Resilience-building activities implemented in Karusi and Gitega equipped targeted households with kitchen gardens, small livestock, soil with improved fertility, improved toilets and contributed to enhacing the overall food security of beneficiaries.

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