Malawians relieved!

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Jen Marshall

As the way of responding to looming food crisis that hit Malawi, UK has promised to help hundreds of thousands of the poorest people in the country including children facing malnutrition.

Jen Marshall
Marshall confirmed the development.

Head of UK’s Department of International Development DFID Malawi, Jen Marshall announced this yesterday in Malawi’s capital city, Lilongwe saying they will release 8.75bn Kwacha (10m GBP, 15m USD) of UKAid to respond to the current food insecurity in the country.

The new funding will mean that the World Food Programme (WFP) can deliver emergency food packages including basic rations of maize and nutrient-rich cereals for over 700,000 people; A Save the Children-led consortium can provide small cash transfers to over 450,000 people to buy basic food supplies for their families at food markets, helping stimulate local maize and other food markets, and WFP and UNICEF can provide s