Food Aid: Private Voluntary Organizations' Role in Distributing Food Aid.

Abstract

As requested, we are providing information about food aid granted by the United States to private voluntary organizations (PVO) to support development activities in foreign countries. Specifically, the report describes (1) the role of PVOSs in distributing food aid and (2) the impact of direct feeding programs on enhancing the long-term food security of recipient countries, including how well projects are targeted to people vulnerable to malnutrition and whether food-for-work projects significantly improve infrastructure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA303358

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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