Submitted by sherron on Wed, 2010-01-27 01:00

The John Dau Foundation recently joined in partnership with the World Food Program to provide over 17 metric tons of food to the Duk County area over the next year. JDF will partner in three WFP programs:

  • Institutional Feeding Program, which will provide meals for patients who come to the Clinic from long distances for treatment.
  • Food for Training, which will provide food for the trainings of 152 people throughout the coming year by the DLBC, covering various aspects of health promotion and service provision. Participants will include Traditional Birth Attendants, Community Health Workers, and a youth drama club that will use community theatre to teach about health issues, including HIV.
  • Food for Recovery, which will provide food for two dozen laborers and their families for a month, as they carry out various rehabilitation and facilities improvements around the Clinic, including the construction of a permanent fence to improve safety and hygiene at the Clinic.

Sudan is the WFP's largest program, and it plans to deliver some 118,000 metric tons of food in South Sudan this year. The food provided here will be an important complement to the Clinic's activities in 2010.