The funds will allow WFP to add gofio, a roasted corn flour, to its monthly food assistance for thousands of Sahrawi refugee families. Gofio is a traditional Canarian staple food that is very popular among the Sahrawi refugees. It is rich in fibre and vitamins; its high nutritional value is important for a refugee population that grapples with malnutrition and high anaemia prevalence.
WFP has been the main source of food for most Sahrawi refugees in Algeria since 1986. WFP distributes monthly food rations that include cereals, pulses, vegetable oil, sugar and fortified blended foods to thousands of refugee men, women and children to cover their basic food needs.