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REGIONAL SUMMARY
• Many countries in West Africa faced complex emergencies, food security crises, and recurrent climatic shocks, such as drought and floods, in FY 2022.
• USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided nearly $75 million to 11 partner organizations conducting early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience (ER4) activities across West Africa during FY 2022. USAID/BHA supported programs to address the underlying drivers of chronic food insecurity and malnutrition; help at-risk communities build assets, livelihoods, and resilience to future disasters; and improve emergency preparedness and response capacity at local, national, and regional levels.
• USAID/BHA partners in West Africa continued to implement multi-year Resilience Food Security Activities (RFSAs) in the Central Sahel—a region comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—to bolster food security and local resilience through multi-sector interventions during FY 2022. RFSA programs in Burkina Faso and Niger constitute an integral part of the USAID/BHA-supported Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced (RISE II) program, involving civil society partners, government stakeholders, and nearly 30 implementing partners, that aims to enhance access to water and other natural resources, foster more effective governance, improve health outcomes, promote economic development, and empower women and young people to be a force for positive change in their communities.