Food+Aid+Good

2/10/09 World Food Program (WFP) reaches an average of **100 million people** a year with food assistance. Operations **in 77 countries**.  Provide food to  53.6 million children.   When an emergency arises, WFP launches an Appeal to the international community for funds and food aid. The agency relies entirely on voluntary contributions to finance its operations, with donations made in cash, food or services. Governments are the biggest single source of funding. When the food reaches designated distribution sites - refugee camps, therapeutic feeding centers and other emergency shelters - WFP teams up with governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to deliver food into the hands and mouths of the hungry. WFP works with about 3,000 international and local NGOs to distribute food aid.   Preventative Food Aide As well as directly addressing hunger, school meal projects encourage families to keep their children in school and so help them build better futures. If children are not hungry they will also concentrate better on their lessons. With a solid education growing children have a better chance of finding their own way out of hunger. These projects benefit girls especially.  WFP's Food for Assets projects pay the hungry with food to lay the foundations for a better tomorrow. When poor farmers no longer have to worry about the next meal, they have the time and energy to build irrigation systems that can boost production. Similarly, Food for Training projects allow the poor to devote time to learning skills that will sustain them economically in future.  WFP uses its food rations to soften the blow of HIV and AIDS. The agency distributes its rations to people living with HIV and AIDS, so they can keep providing for their families for longer and have time to transfer vital knowledge and skills to the growing number of AIDS orphans - the next generation of food providers in developing countries. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">WFP already buys large amounts of food in developing countries. P4P harnesses this purchasing power and uses it to help poor farmers connect to reliable markets where they can get competitive prices for their produce. With secure markets, farmers will be encouraged to produce more and innovate. The knock-on effect is more food security for everyone. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">
 * <span style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Food Aid Good **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Emergencies: **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">School meals **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Food for Assets **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">HIV/AIDS **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Purchase for Progress (P4P) **