Ryskulbek's hopes of becoming a successful bee farmer became a reality after he joined a World Food Programme (WFP) Food-for-Training project in Kyrgyzstan, which helps vulnerable farmers improve their livelihoods.
This World Bee Day, he is the proud owner of a bee farm making organic honey and honey-related products in his village, Bash-Kuugandy.
WFP increasingly uses cash and vouchers to fight hunger, this trend is driven by various interlocking factors including a positive experience base and the increasing need for innovative and cost-effective solutions.
This Lessons Learned Summary report identifies key lessons drawn from the experiences of WFP staff involved in the Corporate Response to the Syria Crisis between December 2012 and July 2014.
In 2017, WFP Malawi worked with partners to successfully meet the food and nutrition needs of 6.7 million food insecure people. Our achievements are showcased in this 2017 Year in Review.
WFP and Oxfam America’s R4 Rural Resilience Initiative is a comprehensive risk management approach that helps vulnerable rural households increase their food and income security in the face of increasing climate risks.
A WFP and ODI joint report showing food security risks in the Middle East and North Africa from climate change, as well as other vulnerability interactions, e.g. with population growth, urbanisation, and conflict.
The World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia intends to distribute up to 200,000 fuel efficient stoves within five years to rural households and schools in Ethiopia in partnership with the Government of Ethiopia.
The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa has become one of the largest global public health crises in recent history. WFP has worked on the frontline since the beginning of the outbreak.
Poverty creates vulnerability to hunger and shocks that can push people closer to malnutrition and starvation. Social Protection tackles poverty and vulnerability directly and WFP supports a number of social protection interventions around the world.
The main objective of the WFP School Meals Programme is to provide an incentive to encourage children from economically disadvantaged households of Lesotho to attend school, as well as enhance regular attendance and retention.