El Salvador

El Salvador has improved its food security, nutrition, gender equality, poverty and security in recent years. However, it still faces challenges, including: 

• Limited access to food and nutrition, limited job opportunities and low incomes leading to irregular migration.
• High vulnerability to the effects of climate change. The country is on the Dry Corridor, where phenomena like droughts and tropical storms cause significant damage and losses to crops and other livelihood sources.
• Considerable gender inequalities, with women dedicating most of their time to domestic labour and childcare, which limits their opportunities to find paid jobs. 

Food-price increases caused by COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and climate change have exacerbated many challenges for people already living in vulnerable conditions, creating even more inequality, poverty and food insecurity.

The World Foood Programme (WFP) aims to ensure that all Salvadorans have equal access to food, to maintain good nutrition for a healthy and prosperous life.

In the next five years (2022-27), working with partners and through a “By Salvadorans, For Salvadorans” approach, WFP will support Salvadorans in securing equal and adequate food and nutrition, better employment opportunities and resilience at community level following emergencies. WFP will promote women's economic empowerment, and strengthen both emergency preparedness systems and school meal programmes. Moreover, WFP will strengthen food systems by enhancing food production, local consumption, and access to markets that offer healthy products in partnership with the private sector.