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REGIONAL SUMMARY
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Populations across Central Africa continue to face the consequences of conflict, climatic shocks, displacement, food insecurity and malnutrition, and limited access to health care, safe drinking water, and shelter. In FY 2023, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided nearly $61 million to partner organizations conducting early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience (ER4) activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. USAID/BHA supported Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) programs that improved livelihoods and mitigated the effects of chronic food insecurity.
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USAID/BHA-supported RFSAs in the DRC improved nutrition outcomes in East Kasai and South Kivu provinces by increasing the availability of nutrient-rich food, conducting cooking demonstrations, and increasing awareness among target populations of available services. USAID/BHA also began three new RFSAs in FY 2023, which aim to bolster the economic, food, and nutrition outcomes of populations in Kasai and Central Kasai provinces.
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In Uganda, USAID/BHA supported the Association of Volunteers in International Service (AVSI) to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihood conditions for vulnerable refugees and host community households through capacity-building initiatives in Western Region’s Kamwenge District.