LILONGWE – The UK Government, through UKaid, has contributed US$7.8 million (£5 million pounds sterling) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help provide school meals to children in Malawi.

The contribution will benefit nearly 770,000 children in 683 primary schools in food-insecure districts of central and southern Malawi. It will also enable WFP to support more than 5,000 children in 35 Community-based Childcare Centres, and provide take-home rations for more than 24,000 girls and orphan boys in primary schools.

Emergency Operation (EMOP) No. 200339 Resourced: US$ 32 million Shortfall: US$ 27 million

Background:

• In response to the current events in Syria, EMOP 200339 was launched to provide food assistance to affected populations living in areas that have been negatively impacted, directly or indirectly.