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A. Situation analysis
Description of the disaster
This Food Security crisis has been a regional crisis affecting the Sahel area, in mainly four countries - Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania and Guinea Bissau. A total of 3.55 million people needed emergency food assistance in the Sahel in 2015.
This appeal has been part of a wider response in the region and has been included in the IFRC Sahel Food Insecurity Regional Operational Strategic Plan. To provide an appropriate and timely response, the IFRC Sahel Regional Representation, in collaboration with the Africa Disaster Management Unit and the Senegalese Red Cross Society (SRCS) launched an Emergency Appeal for CHF 2,533,016 to support 72,000 vulnerable people for 12 months. The appeal activities were planned in 4 departments where Senegalese Red Cross Society had a comparative advantage and capacity to support the vulnerable populations in: Kanel (Matam), Podor (Saint Louis), Fatick (Fatick) and Goudomp (Sedhiou). These intervention areas were targeted based on the 3 survey results (ERSAN, SMART, and the latest harmonized framework) and for being the more depressed areas in need of humanitarian assistance and to avoid duplication with other actors.