United States Provides $119 Million to WFP for School Meals in Five Countries
November 24, 2020
The money will enable WFP to feed about 841,000 children, which couldn’t come at a more critical time after COVID-19 closures.
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Location: Bangladesh
World Food Program USA Announces Fall 2020 Grantees of the Catherine Bertini Trust Fund
October 16, 2020
Her Future Coalition and Speak Up for the Poor will receive grants to expand their programs and make an even greater impact on the lives of the women and girls they serve.Â
Exploited and Trafficked: Education Saves Girls in India and Bangladesh From Gender-Based Violence
October 16, 2020
This World Food Day, World Food Program USA is proud to announce two new grantees for the Catherine Bertini  Trust Fund for Girls’ Education.
Bars & Biscuits: How Two Hungry Little Girls Stay Nourished, and in School, With Our Help
August 13, 2020
When kids living through war and displacement drop out of school, that often means missing the school meals that might be their only real source of nutrition. Here are a few bite-sized solutions.
This Is What Extreme Hunger Looks Like Through the Eyes of Seven Small Children, Told in Photos
July 28, 2020
What does malnutrition do to the body of a young child? The effects are devastating, with lifelong consequences for children and their communities. Here are seven of their stories.
WFP and Government of Bangladesh Deliver High-Energy Biscuits to School Children Affected by COVID-19 School Closures
May 19, 2020
WFP has teamed up with the Bangladeshi Government to make sure kids missing school meals during COVID-19 shutdowns are getting the nutrition they need.
‘We Can Now Collect Food With Dignity’
March 17, 2020
This women’s history month, Rohingya women share their stories of feeding their families under the most extreme conditions imaginable. How will history remember them?
Shrity: The Dreamer, The Teacher
March 3, 2020
Standing in a doorway to the alley, Shrity brushes her teeth before sitting on the bed she shares with three other people. Here, she finishes her homework and eats a quick meal of rice and lentils before walking the littered streets to school.
WFP Executive Board Sees Lifesaving Work in Cox’s Bazar
October 25, 2019
Under a partnership with IOM and UNHCR, WFP has built 50,000 sqm of new roads, repaired 85,000 sqm of existing roads and stabilized 280,000 sqm of slopes.
WFP Provides Innovative Assistance to Flood-Affected People in North Western Bangladesh
July 23, 2019
With more than 700 rivers, Bangladesh is increasingly seeing the impact of climate change. To help, 5,000 households have now received $53 through an innovative forecast-based financing project.
