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For the past eight years, a series of droughts have devastated southern Madagascar, and this year the situation is especially severe. Many people are struggling day-to-day to find enough food to eat.\u00a0 Farmers are experiencing sandstorms instead of rainstorms and the outlook for the current harvest is not optimistic.<\/p>\n
That is why,\u00a0barely a month after announcing a commitment of $40 million in emergency aid\u00a0for the south and\u00a0seven months after launching three new emergency and development programs worth a combined $100 million\u00a0in the region, the U.S. government is announcing more desperately needed food, health, and agricultural assistance for southern Madagascar.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, we\u2019re announcing another $7.5 million that will go towards feeding people, treating children and pregnant women with malnutrition, and trying to get farmers back on their feet,\u201d John Dunlop, Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur projects will deliver food, drinking water, and health care to 46,000 people.\u00a0 We will provide treatment for 13,000 children with malnutrition.\u00a0 And 41,000 farmers will get seeds and other support, along with the hope that the next harvest season will be better,\u201d USAID Mission Director Dunlop added.<\/p>\n
The money announced today will fund activities by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in the hard-hit Ampanihy region and Action Contre la Faim (ACF) in Atsimo Andrefana, Androy, and Anosy regions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sad reality of the situation is that the crisis is deepening and continuing to pull in more and more families,\u201d said the U.S. Charg\u00e9\u202fd\u2019Affaires\u202fa.i. Amy J. Hyatt.\u00a0 \u201cThat\u2019s why we are acting again to bring more assistance.\u00a0 The United States will continue to stand by the Government and people of Madagascar to respond to this crisis, to try and prevent starvation and famine, to help those who desperately need it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Projects funded by the U.S. government are feeding 683,000 people, improving water access for 50,000 people, and preventing and treating malnutrition in 159,000 children and pregnant women.\u00a0 This assistance will continue until the end of September.<\/p>\n
From October 2021 to March 2020, USAID food assistance, funded by June\u2019s $40 million announcement and today\u2019s $7.5 million announcement, will be delivered to 489,000 people, and activities to prevent and treat malnutrition will help 357,600 children, pregnant women, and new mothers.<\/p>\n
The two new five-year development projects announced in December, designed to introduce long-term solutions that prevent and reduce acute food insecurity among some of the most vulnerable people, have begun operations in the regions of Atsimo Andrefana, Androy, Vatovavy-Fitovinany, and Atsimo Atsinanana.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately all the money we\u2019ve dedicated to this emergency isn\u2019t enough to feed and care for everyone who needs it.\u00a0 That is why we continue to see reports of people eating leaves or locusts,\u201d USAID Mission Director Dunlop said.\u00a0 \u201cMore needs to be done.\u00a0 Some donors have recently announced contributions. This is very welcomed, but even more help is necessary to meet the tremendous need that exists.\u201d<\/p>\n
More than 1.1 million people are currently facing high levels of food insecurity and that number is expected to rise.\u00a0 At least 14,000 people are already at the point of famine, the upcoming harvests are projected to be very poor, and access to food will likely worsen heading into 2022.<\/p>\n
The U.S. government continues to stand by the Government and people of Madagascar like \u201cmpirahalahy mianala\u201d to respond to this crisis, to try and prevent starvation and famine, and to help those who desperately need it.<\/p>\n
Last year, USAID assistance to Madagascar totaled $133.5 million. That amount included $74.5 million in activities for the health sector, where the United States is the largest single-country donor, and $48.5 million for food security.\u00a0 Since 2015, the U.S. government through USAID has been the leading provider of assistance to the south, committing more than $236 million to respond to the urgent needs of families in hunger and provide long-term solutions to food insecurity.<\/p>\n
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).<\/i><\/p>\n
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