Project profile — Canadian Foodgrains Bank - Institutional Support 2016-2020

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) stabilized and increased immediate consumption of food by hunger affected individuals and households; (2) improved dietary quality and nutrition practices and reduction of disease among hunger-affected individuals and households; (3) protected or strengthened productive, sustainable and resilient livelihoods of hunger-affected individuals and households; (4) improvements in national and international public policies that contribute to reducing hunger; and (5) increased awareness and knowledge of Canadian on issues related to global hunger. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.

Results achieved by the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) through the support of the Government of Canada and private donations from Canadians as of July 2018 include: 1) provision of Cad $21.6M in food assistance to 309,000 beneficiaries in 16 countries; 2) provision of Cad $1.8M in cash-based nutrition programming for 123,000 beneficiaries in 7 countries; and 3) provision of Cad $6.5M in agriculture and livelihoods activities benefitting 268,000 people in 18 countries. These results were achieved through 80 projects on three continents. For example, CFGB responded to the Rohingya crisis by providing Cad $1.01M in food assistance to 26,250 vulnerable refugees in Bangladesh.