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World Food Programme - India the food aid arm of the United Nations |
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World Food Programme (WFP), is
committed to use its resources in interventions that seek to reduce areas of
gender inequality. Hunger and poverty affect women
and men disproportionately and therefore WFP food aid is particularly focused
on women. It’s commitment to improve the condition of women is based on the
fundamental premise that strengthening opportunities and options for women is
the key to solutions to the problems of hunger and poverty. WFP touches more
than 30 million women’s lives. WFP India lays special emphasis on
women through its various gender-sensitive policies and activities.
WFP works to ensure that
activities help women to gain better access to food, education, and
involvement in community decisions. It does this by placing food directly in
the hands of women, setting aside funds that may only be invested in
activities that directly benefit or are controlled by women, and using
gender-sensitive planning in its programs. WFP Working With Women
(Brochure) Excerpts from speeches of Executive
Director, WFP Adolescent Girls in Tribal ICDS
(publication)
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World Food Programme 2, Poorvi Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi – 110057, India Tel:91-11-26150000, Fax:91-11-26150019
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