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Photo by Erin Patrick, Women’s Refugee Commission. Stove Cooking, Darfur.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and its implementing partners provide food assistance and fight hunger and malnutrition in humanitarian settings, whether through direct handouts or in exchange for work (“food for work”). The food distributed in humanitarian settings—typically items like dried beans, grains or flour—must be cooked in order to be eaten. However, the fuel needed to cook this food is almost never provided, and the burden of finding cooking fuel rests on the beneficiaries themselves, mostly women and children. If sufficient fuel cannot be found, or there is not enough money to purchase it, women may resort to undercooking meals—increasing their risk of foodborne illness—or they may be forced to skip meals altogether, which can cause malnutrition, especially in children.
Food & Nutrition Resources
Safe Access to Firewood and alternative Energy in Kenya: An
Appraisal Report
Reports
Author: World Food Programme (WFP)
Date: July 2010
Synopsis: This report, part of a series
of assessments conducted by WFP and the Women’s Refugee Commission based on the
IASC Task Force SAFE guidance, appraises fuel scarcity in Kenya and the ways in
which it negatively impacts the protection and health/nutrition of displaced
populations, as well as the environment. It concludes with a summary of
existing responses and WFP’s strategy to promote energy efficient technologies
and fuels to reduce adverse environmental impacts and create livelihoods
opportunities to alleviate the economic burden of purchasing fuel and bartering
food rations.
Safe Access to Firewood and alternative Energy in the North
of Sri Lanka: An Appraisal Report
Reports
Author: World Food Programme (WFP)
Date: June 2010
Synopsis: This report, part of a series
of assessments conducted by WFP and the Women’s Refugee Commission based on the
IASC Task Force SAFE guidance, appraises the effects of fuel scarcity on the
protection, environment and health/nutrition of WFP beneficiaries in
conflict-affected North Sri Lanka. The report concludes with a proposed
approach to fully integrate cooking energy needs into the assistance provided
to conflict-affected returnees in the North.
Cooking Fuel Needs in Haiti: A Rapid Assessment
Reports
Author: Women’s Refugee Commission
& World Food Programme (WFP)
Date: March 2010
Synopsis: In February 2010, the Women’s
Refugee Commission and WFP undertook the first rapid needs assessment on Safe
Access to Firewood and alternative Energy in Humanitarian Settings (SAFE) in
Haiti. This document describes the food/fuel situation in Haiti
post-earthquake, and the related protection, livelihoods, environmental and
camp management concerns. The document concludes with recommendations for a
coordinated, multi-sectoral fuel strategy to address the immediate, medium and
long-term energy needs in Haiti.
Cooking Fuel and the Humanitarian Response in Haiti: Key
Messages and Guidance for Action
Guidelines/Standards
Author:
Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC)
Date: February 2010
Synopsis: This brief presents guidance
for action on cooking fuel and the humanitarian response in Haiti for the camp
management, shelter, environment, food & nutrition, health, information,
education and communication (IEC), livelihoods, development & food security
and protection sectors.
Notes From the Field: Giancarlo Stopponi, World Food
Programme, Sri Lanka :
Introducing Anagi Stoves
Notes
from the Field
Author: World Food Programme (WFP)
Date: January 2010
Synopsis: These notes document the roll
out of fuel-efficient Anagi stoves in Sri Lankan IDP camps in 2009.
Safe Access to Firewood and Alternative Energy in Uganda: An
Appraisal Report
Reports
Author: World Food Programme (WFP)
Date: November 2009
Synopsis: This report, part of a series
of assessments conducted by WFP and the Women’s Refugee Commission based on the
IASC Task Force SAFE guidance, appraises fuel scarcity in the Mbarara and
Karamoja regions of Uganda and the ways in which it negatively impacts the
livelihoods, protection and health/nutrition of displaced populations, as well
as the environment. It concludes with a summary of existing responses and WFP’s
new strategy to ensure safe access to cooking fuel that focuses on physical and
environmental protection and the promotion of alternative livelihoods options
that are not woodfuel dependent.
Safe Access to Firewood and Alternative Energy in North
Darfur: An Appraisal Report
Reports
Author: World Food Programme (WFP)
Date: October 2009
Synopsis: This report, part of a series
of assessments conducted by WFP and the Women’s Refugee Commission based on the
IASC Task Force SAFE guidance, appraises fuel scarcity in North Darfur and the
ways in which it negatively impacts the livelihoods, protection and
health/nutrition of displaced populations, as well as the environment. It
concludes with a summary of existing responses and WFP’s strategy to ensure
safe access to cooking fuel that focuses on physical and environmental
protection, the creation of alternative livelihoods opportunities, reducing
firewood dependency in schools and piloting innovative fuel technologies.
Sphere Humanitarian Guidelines and Minimum Standards:
Chapter 3--Minimum Standards in Food Security, Nutrition and Food Aid
Guidelines/Standards
Author: The Sphere Project
Date: 2004
Synopsis: This chapter of the Sphere
Handbook is a practical expression of the principles and rights embodied in the Sphere
Humanitarian Charter, which is concerned with ensuring that the most basic
requirements for sustaining the lives and dignity of those affected by calamity
or conflict are met by the humanitarian system. . There are four sections included
here: 1) Food Security and Nutrition Assessment and Analysis standards 2) Food
Security standards 3) Nutrition standards and 4) Food Aid standards.
WFP Gender Policy
Policies
Author: World Food Programme (WFP)
Date: January 2009
Synopsis: This document outlines a
framework for mainstreaming gender more fully into WFP’s policies, operational
processes and programs. New program priorities include addressing
gender-related protection challenges including safe access to cooking fuel and
promoting a gender-sensitive approach to sustainable livelihoods.
Cooking Options in Refugee Situations: A Handbook of
Experiences in Energy Conservation and Alternative Fuels
Tools/Manuals/Handbooks
Author: United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date: December 2002
Synopsis: This handbook offers
practical guidelines for the domestic energy sector in refugee settings. Topics
include: energy conservation, alternative energy, and energy supply (the ‘when’
and ‘how’ of external fuel provision). Case studies illustrate the pros and
cons of particular interventions.
WFP and the Environment: Issues and Priorities
Reports
Author: World Food Programme (WFP)
Date: September 2008
Synopsis: Natural and human-induced
environmental degradation undermines the economic and productive bases of
communities, causing food insecurity, malnutrition, displacement, loss of
sustainable livelihoods, and exacerbating a vicious cycle of poverty. This
document summarizes the policy and operational issues faced by WFP when
integrating environmental concerns into policies and operations.
Food and Nutrition Handbook—Excerpts from Chapter 8:
Planning Food Rations
Tools/Manuals/Handbooks
Author: World Food Programme (WFP)
Date: 2000
Synopsis: These guidelines are intended
to aide WFP staff in planning adequate and appropriate food rations in
emergency settings.
INEE Good Practice Guide: School Feeding
Guidelines/Standards
Author: Inter-Agency Network for
Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Date: 2003
Synopsis: This guide is essentially a
checklist to ensure that NGOs and food organizations such as WFP and government
donors 1) ensure high health standards during food preparation and storage; 2)
maximize nutritional inputs, and; 3) anticipate the effects of school feeding
programs on education, families and the community.
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