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| Project Name: | Bie Emergency-Agriculture Support |
| Project Description: |
The deterioration of the situation in Bie Province in December 1998 resulted in a large influx of IDPs into
Kuito, with as many as 250,000 people crowding into camps. CARE's emergency relief project aims to increase food
security for displaced and vulnerable IDPs and others affected by the war by providing basic food supplies. CARE
currently distributes monthly food rations to over 100,000 displaced persons and former UNITA combatants in the Bie
Province. The ration includes maize, beans, vegetable oil and iodized salt. WFP is responsible for the provision of
food, its transport and storage as far as Kuito, while CARE is responsible for distribution to end users in the camps.
CARE works closely with the community leadership to maintain effective and timely distributions. With the
resettlement of IDPs and former combatants, CARE is undertaking distributions at extended centers located in
municipalities and communes around Bie Province. CARE and WFP have also collaborated on food for work
activities to repair infrastructure such as bridges. |
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