The Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has today injected two million US Dollars in Abim district to enhance nutrition and household income.
Kang Younhwa, the resident representative of KOICA Uganda, says their assistance will help sustain vulnerable families in Karamoja and contribute to reducing the risks associated with economic migration.
The KOICA funds through the World Food Programme will help provide 12,000 food insecure people with training as well as inputs for production and marketing of vegetables. These include cow peas, eggplants and cabbage. The project will run for eighteen months.
Kang adds that the project will be implemented through the Karamoja Integrate d Development programme, which seeks to improve human security and promote conditions for recovery and development.
Sory Ouane, the WFP Country Director, says the funds will enable them make Karamoja communities more resilient to shocks and tackle the underlying causes of chronic food insecurity.
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In 2010 the WFP launched the Karamoja Productive Assets Programme which focused on households with labour capacity to work for the assistance they get.
Dr. Robert Limlim, the Director Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (Nusaf II), reveals that they have also signed for an extension of the Peace Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) in Karamoja region for the next three years.
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Out of the 2 million US Dollars, 1.6 million dollars is a direct contribution to World Food Programme while 400,000 dollars is to be used for complimentary investment as identified by KOICA experts.
Kang reveals that the 400,000 US dollars will only be dispatched after a Korean expert in agronomy carries out an assessment finding and submits a report in September.
The 1.6 million dollars will also be dispatched in phases starting with 800,000 in the next two weeks and 200,000 will be dispatched in February 2013.
