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CAIRO – The United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Chief of Staff, Gresham Barrett, this week visited joint Government and WFP programmes in the city of Luxor, looking at projects promoting women’s economic empowerment, rural development and education.
The visit took place at ‘El Boghdadi’ village, one of the 123 communities supported under the rural development programme run by WFP and the Government. The delegation toured consolidated land plants and learned about improved agro-processing and irrigation techniques. Together, the interventions have increased smallholder farmers’ income by 30 percent and significantly reduced crop-losses as well as water usage by more than 25 percent.
A magical night with Norfolk s Coastal Exploration Company
- Credit: Coastal Exploration Company/Peter Naylor
With gathered some wonderfully peaceful Norfolk boat holidays include wherries, adventure and glamping
Voyages of discovery
The Coastal Exploration Company creates idyllic mini-adventures sailing along the north Norfolk coast or threading through meandering tidal creeks in restored traditional wooden boats.
It was launched by Henry Chamberlain when he returned to his native Norfolk after a career patrolling some of the most beautiful and dangerous places on earth.
Day trips leave Wells on the morning tide to explore sea or marshes. Overnight adventures can include a day of sailing, swimming, foraging and relaxing, fuelled by a gourmet meals created from local food and followed by a night tucked into a traditional whelk boat in the saltmarshes. The bespoke escapes might take guests out into the open sea or down secret shifting shallow channels into a low-lying
Philanthropist and Advocate Rima Fakih Slaiby Appointed to World Food Program USA Board of Directors
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WASHINGTON, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ World Food Program USA is honored to welcome Rima Fakih Slaiby Lebanese-American philanthropist, humanitarian and global hunger advocate to our distinguished Board of Directors. Mrs. Slaiby will work closely with us to advance and build support for the United Nations World Food Programme s mission to defeat global hunger. In close collaboration with World Food Program USA, Mrs. Slaiby will help introduce our mission to new audiences and secure additional funding as we work to feed 110 million hungry people across 88 countries this year.
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ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
ABOUT WFP Kyrgyzstan office
WFP has been present in the Kyrgyz Republic since November 2008. Its mission is to use food assistance to help eradicate hunger and poverty by giving food and/or cash and voucher resources to people whose food consumption is inadequate in order to help them survive, grow or take advantage of development opportunities. WFP in the Kyrgyz Republic around 80 staff members including both national and international in two offices. There is one office in Bishkek and a sub-office in Osh. The majority of the project activities are concentrated in the souther
Yusuff Ali said: “The ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign is one of the most distinguished humanitarian initiatives, as it coincides with the Holy month of Ramadan and aims to lend a helping hand to families and groups most affected by the pandemic.”
“As a socially committed organisation, we have always believed in giving back to the community, and we pledge all our support for this noble deed,” said Yusuff Ali.
Last year, LuLu Group donated D1 million to the ‘10 Million Meals’ campaign, which provided 125,000 meals for individuals and families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the UAE.
Yusuff Ali had also donated Dh3 million to support the construction of the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre, named the Humanitarian Cause of the Year at Arab Hope Makers 2020, under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI).