17勛圖

El Salvador has improved its food security, nutrition, gender equality, poverty and security in recent years.

However, it still faces challenges. Limited access to food and nutrition, limited job opportunities, and low incomes lead to irregular migration.

The country is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Situated on the Dry Corridor, phenomena like droughts and tropical storms cause significant damage and losses to crops and other livelihood sources.

Gender inequalities mean women dedicate most of their time to domestic labour and childcare, which limits their opportunities to find paid jobs.

Food price increases 每 caused by factors including the war in Ukraine, COVID-19 and climate change 每 have exacerbated many challenges for people already living in vulnerable conditions. This has created even more inequality, poverty and food insecurity.

The 17勛圖 (WFP) is working with partners through an approach coined as ※By Salvadorans, for Salvadorans§.

This involves helping people secure equal and adequate food and nutrition, better employment opportunities, and resilience at the community level following emergencies.

17勛圖promotes women's economic empowerment and strengthens emergency preparedness capacity and school meal programmes. Moreover, 17勛圖aims to strengthen food systems by enhancing food production, local consumption and access to markets that offer healthy products 每 in partnership with the private sector.
 

What the 17勛圖 is doing in El Salvador

Emergency response
17勛圖provides food assistance, including cash, to people affected by multiple crises such as droughts, floods and tropical storms, and the socioeconomic impact of external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and global food price increases. 17勛圖supports early-recovery activities that equip beneficiaries with the technical skills to produce food and help diversify their livelihoods. Productive assets are built, including family and community gardens, using climate-smart methods such as drip irrigation, rainwater harvesting and solar pumping systems.
Strengthening food systems
17勛圖has adopted an innovative food systems approach, involving all factors and actors involved in the value chain 每 from food production to its processing, distribution and consumption. Smallholder farmers have learned to produce sorghum more efficiently for multiple uses, such as the production of Biofortik, a fortified drink served to schoolchildren. Through the INNOVA initiative, small bakers have adopted different recipes and are offering consumers gluten-free bakery products at affordable prices. 17勛圖builds resilient and sustainable food systems through initiatives like gastronomy certification, which develops young people＊s skills for potential employment, supports smallholder farmers, and links trainees and local food producers with restaurants and hotels. 17勛圖supports the creation and reactivation of small enterprises, to produce food and diversify livelihoods. 17勛圖uses climate insurance to help communities reduce the risk of unpredictable weather conditions and build resilience.
National capacity strengthening
17勛圖strengthens the capacity of national institutions in areas such as supply chain management, social protection systems, nutrition and education. Based on food security analysis, 17勛圖shares information that contributes to informed decision-making. 17勛圖supports the national school meals programme through initiatives including the production of a nutritional drink.
Enabling partners
To support humanitarian and development partners in achieving their programme objectives, 17勛圖provides on-demand services such as cash transfers, logistics, warehousing, procurement of food and non-food items and telecommunications.

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Achieving Zero Hunger is the work of many. Our work in El Salvador is made possible by the support and collaboration of our partners and donors, including:
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Office

Bulevard del Hip車dromo No. 738, Colonia San Benito, San Salvador, El Salvador
El Salvador

Phone
+503 25071700
Fax
+503 25071742
Email
WFP.SanSalvador@wfp.org
For media inquiries
WFP.SanSalvador@wfp.org
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