USAID, Dal Dairy partner to fight malnutrition in Sudan’s Red Sea
June 1, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Sunday signed an agreement with the Sudanese Dal Dairy factory to provide locally produced milk to 5000 malnourished primary school children in Red Sea State.
Since 2001, Dal factory has supported Sudan’s School Milk Program and provides 17,000 poor students in Khartoum state with daily dose of milk.
“The American people want to address the underlying causes of poverty and marginalization in Sudan, and by partnering with the private sector, we will be far more effective if we can bring our combined skills and resources to the effort,” said USAID Acting Mission Director Lea Swanson.
The US embassy in Khartoum said in a statement released on Monday that the purpose of this partnership with a private company is to improve education and nutrition through dairy distribution.
“The spirit of this partnership project, providing a daily source of critical nutrition to school children, reflects the ongoing support of the American people for the people of Sudan,” said U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Jerry P. Lanier.
Lanier further reiterated his government’s commitment to work with Dal and “other like-minded business colleagues to alleviate poverty and support humanitarian activities in Sudan,”
On 26 May, the United States, which is the largest donor of food assistance to Sudan, delivered 47,500 tons of sorghum to the UN World Food Programme to displaced for the displaced population in Darfur and the needy in eastern region.
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