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Democratic Republic of Congo Food Insecurity Crisis Reserve Project

  • Funded by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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Grant number: GB-GOV-1-301274

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2020

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $5,242,675.51

  • Funder

    Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

  • Research Location

    International

  • Lead Research Institution

    World Food Programme (WFP)

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Social impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Vulnerable populations unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

To mitigate the direct socio-economic and humanitarian impact of the Covid-19 pandemic through cash transfers to families in Kinshasa and food insecure populations in the Great Kasai provinces. Improving access to food and basic services, whilst reducing the loss of income amongst already food insecure people, while also support their efforts to become self-reliant and the early development of a Government shock -responsive social protection system.