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Measurable impact

Each €25 emergency food package provides essential supplies to support households. Carefully put together, each package contains 20 kg of maize flour, 10 kg of beans, 2 kg of sugar, 1 litre of cooking oil and 1 kg of salt. Packaging and transport costs are fully included.

20

Complete emergency food packages funded

120

People supported in total over 2 weeks

240

Person-weeks of full food security provided

1680

Individual days of full food rations provided

Emergency aid for Karamoja

Food for Karamoja is an emergency relief campaign launched by the locally rooted organisation Kara-Tunga. When the rich culture and resilient people of the Karamoja region in northeastern Uganda are hit by extreme famine caused by relentless droughts, the community comes together. The campaign raises funds to provide the hardest-hit families in remote areas with essential food and supplies.

Why

The Karamoja region is facing an unprecedented food crisis. Extreme weather patterns and prolonged drought have destroyed crops and dried up water sources. As a result, almost half a million people are experiencing crisis-level hunger, while more than 100,000 young children and mothers are at immediate risk of acute malnutrition. Without this essential support, many families in these remote villages simply have nowhere to turn.

Impact

Mission & goals

Mission: Provide life-saving food aid and preserve the dignity of people affected by drought, with the aim of reaching 1,000 of the most vulnerable households.

Goals:

  • Provide immediate relief to families facing severe food shortages.
  • Combat malnutrition and its harmful long-term effects on children and older people.
  • Support local communities in building resilience until they can stand on their own again.
Actions
  • Assembling Food Packages: Purchasing maize flour, beans, salt, sugar and cooking oil.
  • Local Investment: All food is purchased locally, supporting the region's economy and markets.
  • Direct Distribution: The aid packages are handed out in person with local partners in the most remote and worst-affected rural areas.

“Give hope to a family with nowhere else to turn. Every contribution brings food, hope and dignity closer to a family in need.&#8221

Catherine Barnard – CEO, Kara-Tunga

How your donation helps

With your donation, the organisation can buy food locally, such as grains, pulses and cooking oil, and deliver it directly to the hardest-hit communities. Your contribution funds relief packages that can feed an entire family for a full week. Every euro you give not only helps fight hunger, but also prevents children and older people from going hungry, giving them the strength and dignity to get through this climate crisis.

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