ACTIVE CONFLICT

NATURAL DISASTERS

AIDS

SOCIAL EXCLUSION

REFUGEES/ DISPLACED PEOPLE

OTHERS Rebel Groups

Hunger

Food insecurity

The main causes of hunger/food insecurity in this country are marked in red

Launch of mission: 1991 Local staff: 248 Expatriate staff: 16

HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT IN LIBERIA

• The war has claimed around 200,000 lives.
• Almost a million Liberians out of a total population of 2.4 million have been displaced to another part of the country or are living as refugees in neighbouring countries.
• It is estimated that there are around 700,000 refugees in neighbouring countries and 450,000 internally displaced people.
• Unemployment is around 85%, i.e. it affects most people.
• Reconstruction implies setting up basic services like water and electricity, sanitation, education and health, provision of food, adequate salaries and slashing current unemployment rates.
• The country is facing the challenge of disarming, educating and integrating back into society more than 40,000 former soldiers, including 15,000 child soldiers.

ACTION AGAINST HUNGER IN LIBERIA

Action Against Hunger's team have been in Liberia since 15 years, implementing both emergency and rehabilitation programmes.

Nimba

Water and santiation

• Construction and/or rehabilitation of drinking water points and latrines
• Surveillance of water quality
• Training of water committees
• Distribution of hygiene kits
• Training communities to maintain installations
• Hygiene promotion session

LOFA

Water and sanitation

• Construction and/or rehabilitation of drinking water points and latrines
• Surveillance of water quality
• Training of water committees
• Distribution of hygiene kits
• Training communities to maintain installations
• Hygiene promotion session

BOng

Water and sanitation

• Construction and/or rehabilitation of drinking water points and latrines
• Surveillance of water quality
• Training of water committees
• Distribution of hygiene kits
• Training communities to maintain installations
• Hygiene promotion session

Food security

• Supporting local efforts to relaunch agricultural activities
• Distribution of seeds and tools
• Rehabilitation of paddy fields
• Food for Work programmes
• Agricultural training

MONROVIA

• Therapeutic Feeding Centre
• Home treatment of malnutrition
• Nutritional follow-up and psycho-social support

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