Food Security for West Africa
Food Security for West Africa
The Situation
CHAD
- In 2019, 66% of the population was estimated to be severely food insecure, and at a 12% malnutrition rate.
- Deforestation and widespread changes to the climate has left the country vulnerable.
BURKINA FASO
- 40% of the population are living below the poverty line.
- Food insecurity is extremely high across the country.
- Most of the population heavily relies on one season of agriculture for their livelihoods, leaving the country vulnerable to any change in the weather
- Food and nutritional security across Burkina Faso is critical; an estimated 3.3 million people are facing food insecurity.
How IDRF is helping
Through this project, we aim to:
- provide 200 households in Chad with emergency food packages.
- provide 200 households in Burkina Faso with emergency food packages.
- Food packages contain the following items: corn flour 25 kg, oil 5 liters, sugar 5 kg and rice 5 kg. Each food package will last a single household a period of one month.
$60
Help 1 family
with enough food to last for a month
$120
Help 2 families
with enough food to last for a month
$300
Help 5 families
with enough food to last for one month.
If you would like to donate by cheque, please mail a signed cheque to:
IDRF
23 Lesmill Rd, Suite 300, North York, ON M3B 3P6
Memo: Food Relief for West Africa
Every donation will receive a tax receipt by email upon donation.
