Project Name：Assistance to rural populations affected by the food emergency due to the effects of the drought(Paraguay)

Project status：Completed projects

Cooperating Country：Paraguay, South America

Project Description：

This project is intended to assist indigenous families affected in their food security due to the effects of drought in fulfillment of Decree No. 8896/12 which declares a state of food emergency for peasant and indigenous families in the country.

Implementation Start Date：2012-11-15

Implementation End Date：2012-12-15

Source of Funding：TaiwanICDF

Project Objectives：Support of 2,151 indigenous families from the Boquerón Department affected by the effects of the drought.

Executing Agency：Secretaria de Emergencia Nacional

Implementation Arrangement：2,151 indigenous families from the Boquerón Department are supplied with food kits and support for the provision of purified water.

Project Performance：Effects of drought on farm families, mitigated by assistance with food and water.

Signing Date：2012-11-09

Projected Benefits：Effects of drought on farm families, mitigated by assistance with food and water.