Between 2020 - 2023, PROFA Uganda Livelihood Programme will provide humanitarian life-saving assistance to 200,000 people who are in need. PROFA Livelihood Programme focus over the three years’ period is on providing food assistance to prevent famine and improve food consumption, dietary diversity and coping strategies for vulnerable populations; enhancing emergency food production through complementary vegetable and crop seeds, fishing and livestock support; and reducing dependency on food and agricultural inputs to support and strengthen households’ ability to absorb shocks.
This builds on the existing collaboration among World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Inter sectoral contributions will be more through geographical convergence with the ‘critical integrated services’ provided by PROFA WASH, Health, Education, Nutrition, and Protection Programme. PROFA Livelihood Program’s will target further 20,000 people with agronomic training, value addition, saving and loans and asset building activities. Factoring in double counting across three objectives PROFA Livelihood Programme target 220,000 Uganda over the three years’ period.