Food security program targets coffee growers in El Salvador

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A nutrition and food security program is targeting families affected by the coffee crisis in El Salvador, providing food, developing food production activities and/or alternative income sources.

The six-month program will benefit around 2,000 families in five municipalities in Ahuachapán and Sonsonate. World Vision is carrying it out in conjunction with the Food Assistance Division of the Family’s National Secretary Office (DAA/SNF in Spanish), the Ministry of Public Health and Social Aid (MSPAS in Spanish), and the World Food Program, (WFP).

The program includes training to develop new income generation activities. It hopes to combat malnutrition among children aged six to ten in the region.

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