Today's recovery, tomorrow's security

Today's recovery, tomorrow's security

The Humanitarian, Early Recovery, and Development program

Between March 2021 and December 2023, this program helped people experiencing long-term hunger who had been disproportionately impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in several African countries. Each project involved an emergency food response phase and an early recovery and development phase to provide a strong foundation for building resilience and move out of poverty in the longer-term.

This program was undertaken with funding from the Government of Canada.

In partnership with Canada
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Program phases

During the emergency response phase, households were provided with emergency food, cash, or food vouchers they could redeem at local markets.

To support early recovery, some participants were also offered inputs to re-start agricultural activities, training to improve agricultural production and start new livelihood activities, and support establishing savings and loans groups.

Some projects were also paying people to work on projects that will benefit the community, such as improving soil and water conservation.

HERD Program in DR Congo

The Humanitarian, Early Recovery and Development program served 140,000 people in 8 countries through a combination of emergency assistance and long term development.

This video shows our response in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Foodgrains Bank members who took part in the program:

ADRA Canada, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, Emergency Relief and Development Overseas, Mennonite Central Committee, Primate’s World Relief and Development Agency, Tearfund Canada, World Renew, The United Church of Canada and Presbyterian World Service & Development.

All the projects were implemented through their local partners.

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Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Sudan, and Zimbabwe.
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Young people from Denhere village in Zimbabwe offloading mealie meal from a truck.
Today’s recovery, tomorrow’s security in Zimbabwe

Thanks to a $20 million grant from the Government of Canada, Foodgrains Bank members found innovative ways to support people in eight countries who were experiencing food insecurity due to COVID-19 and the danger of famine.

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Nsimire Mugoli plants maize and bean seeds that were included with the familys emergency food ration.
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Most hunger responses are either short-term emergency projects or longer-term development projects. This program combined both. It represents an innovative approach built on the past work of the Foodgrains Bank and its members.

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Building
Partnership with Government of Canada

The Government of Canada has been an important partner of the Foodgrains Bank since it began. Today, the Foodgrains Bank is one of two primary channels for the Government of Canada’s funding for food assistance.

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