United Nations United Nations World Food World Food

ProgrammeProgramme

World’s Largest Humanitarian World’s Largest Humanitarian Agency:Agency:

In one year alone (2003), they fed In one year alone (2003), they fed over 110 million people in 82 over 110 million people in 82

countries. countries.

World Food ProgrammeWorld Food Programme

What is the WFP?What is the WFP?1.1. WFP is the world’s largest WFP is the world’s largest

humanitarian organizationhumanitarian organization2.2. WFP is the food aid agency of the WFP is the food aid agency of the

United Nations.United Nations. 3.3. WFP also = We Feed PeopleWFP also = We Feed People

Operations of WFPOperations of WFP WFP Food reaches people through three WFP Food reaches people through three

different kinds of operations:different kinds of operations:

1.1. Emergency Ops:Emergency Ops: WFP provides fast and efficient relief WFP provides fast and efficient relief to millions of people that are victims of natural or man-to millions of people that are victims of natural or man-made disasters. (i.e. South-East Asia Tsunami, Mugabe made disasters. (i.e. South-East Asia Tsunami, Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe, militia wars in Sierra Leone) regime in Zimbabwe, militia wars in Sierra Leone)

2.2. Long-term and Recovery OpsLong-term and Recovery Ops: During humanitarian : During humanitarian crises triggered by armed conflict and climate crises triggered by armed conflict and climate conditions (drought or floods) consequences on people conditions (drought or floods) consequences on people often persist for many years causing under-nutrition. often persist for many years causing under-nutrition. WFP uses food to help communities re-build their WFP uses food to help communities re-build their human capital. (i.e. FFW in North Korea)human capital. (i.e. FFW in North Korea)

3. 3. Development ProgrammesDevelopment Programmes: In collaboration with : In collaboration with other UN agencies help re-built infrastructures other UN agencies help re-built infrastructures in the community and provide education such as in the community and provide education such as basic reading and writing skills, and farming basic reading and writing skills, and farming and agricultural techniques to improve and agricultural techniques to improve production of produce, cattle, etc. Some production of produce, cattle, etc. Some examples are:examples are:

WFF: Work for FoodWFF: Work for Food School Feeding School Feeding FFT: Food for training FFT: Food for training Mother child nutrition and health Mother child nutrition and health HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programmesHIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programmes

School FeedingSchool Feeding• WFP works with schools, local WFP works with schools, local

and national governments, and national governments, donors and aid groups to use donors and aid groups to use food to attract children to school.food to attract children to school.

• WFP works to make the school WFP works to make the school feeding project self-sustaining. feeding project self-sustaining. Thus far, 20 countries have Thus far, 20 countries have taken full responsibility for taken full responsibility for school feeding. school feeding.

• It only costs WFP It only costs WFP 19 cents19 cents a daya day to feed a child in school.to feed a child in school.

Funding Sources for WFPFunding Sources for WFP

GovernmentsGovernments Make up 98% of WFP’s donor base Make up 98% of WFP’s donor base Can be donors, recipients, or Can be donors, recipients, or

transitional (i.e. Colombia) transitional (i.e. Colombia) Private (Only 2% of WFP’s donor Private (Only 2% of WFP’s donor

base) base) IndividualsIndividuals Companies and Corporations Companies and Corporations High Network individuals High Network individuals

WFP faces several WFP faces several challengeschallenges

Increase in price of commodity products such Increase in price of commodity products such as beans, wheat, and grains due to rising as beans, wheat, and grains due to rising global population, more frequent floods and global population, more frequent floods and droughts caused by climate change; and the droughts caused by climate change; and the bio-fuel industry's appetite for grains.bio-fuel industry's appetite for grains.

Increase in price of fuels, increases operating Increase in price of fuels, increases operating cost to deliver food cost to deliver food

Due to political instability, ethnic wars, the Due to political instability, ethnic wars, the increase of natural disasters the number of increase of natural disasters the number of beneficiaries has increased substantially beneficiaries has increased substantially while while donations from governments have donations from governments have decreased decreased

Exchange rate lossExchange rate loss of dollar versus Eurodollar versus Euro

Summer 2007: What I did! Summer 2007: What I did!

What I What I 1.1. Research prospect donorsResearch prospect donors

2.2. Write donor compatibility reports Write donor compatibility reports

3.3. Help develop guidelinesHelp develop guidelines

4.4. Work on developing new partnerships. Work on developing new partnerships. Develop MKTG messages Develop MKTG messages

5.5. Assist in acct. management Assist in acct. management

What It Did for me!What It Did for me!

•Ticket to Rome = € 726 ($1,000 USD) •Room and Board = € 2, 177 ($3,000USD)

•Improving my interpersonal and communication skills, working in a multicultural environment, adding nice line to my Resume, and knowing I can make a difference

= Priceless