Half the population of the country face above\u002Daverage levels of malnutrition
Ottawa’s approach has been to provide intelligence support to police and sanction elites alleged to be empowering gangs, in the hope of bringing about a political consensus among Haitians on how the international community should help.
The number of Haitians with acute food needs has tripled since when Hurricane Matthew hit the island in 2016, amid a series of droughts and problems importing food.Article content“What’s concerning for me is that the problems that have provoked this food crisis are getting worse.” The rate of food price inflation in Haiti has hit 50 per cent, and the World Bank says it that getting worse quickly.Article content
“This expansion of armed groups into rural areas is a factor that has me quite worried, as a humanitarian worker,” said Bauer.The World Food Programme has run a school meal program in which the organization buys crops from farmers then has a team make healthy lunches for children. This employs locals and gives kids the nutrients they need to learn.
Bauer’s organization has also launched a micro-insurance project that protects $5 million in assets owned by small-scale farmers, to prevent them from throwing in the towel and becoming part of the urban poor. It also distributes cash to people so they can choose foods they like while supporting the local economyArticle content
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