1. Catholic Relief Services and the Global Food Crisis Reuters photo of a protest in Dakar, Senegal, April 26, 2008

2. Overview Who we are and what we do The global food crisis and CRS –Initial response –The forming of a strategy –How this changed our approach Final thoughts

3. What We Do Emergency Response Integral Human Development –Peacebuilding –Agriculture/markets/water –Health/hygiene/sanitation/water –Education (basic, especially girls) –Microfinance/Small enterprise –HIV & AIDS Advocacy –With USG, –With local governments, –With multilaterals (UN, WB) & other governments

4. What We Do

5. Where We Do It Overseas, in 101 countries Regions: –Africa (42) –Asia (20) –Latin America & Caribbean (19) –E. Europe & Middle East (20) Primarily rural focus, now expanding to urban areas

6. How We Do It

7. CRS’ First Response Getting Input from the field Over 30 country programs responded We estimated that millions were affected (Over 3 million people in Haiti and Afghanistan alone). 14 countries have responded with an estimated funding need. This partial response totals over $20 million.

8. CRS’ First Response Getting Input from the field Food is available, however priced too highly for most and getting higher. Those most visibly affected in urban areas, however for many countries this vs. rural impact breakdown is still not yet known. CRS partner MoC in Ethiopia are seeing an increase in the people coming for help, but there is not enough food to give out; for many countries government food stocks are being depleted rapidly, or are non-existent.

9. What is CRS doing? Hired a Food crisis advisor in East Africa Looking into urban and rural programming Began a 15 country Rice Initiative to boost production in countries that are major importers Working on finding ways to improve Local and Regional Procurement of food in collaboration with WFP P4P Strengthen value chains in agriculture programming Seeking to strengthen market information services Advocating for increased food and cash in FY 09 and greater flexibility in how funds can be used

10. CRS’ First Response Getting Input from the field CRS’ immediate responses were urban feeding programs (Haiti and Ethiopia) and agro-enterprise activities: funds committed by country programs for immediate response ranged from $50,000 to $800,000 USD, over $1.3 million in total; seed fairs, food vouchers, cash for work.

11. Our Response So Far CRS obligated over $2.3 million dollars in private funds of our own in 2008 in response to the crisis, and acquired over $5.5 million more from other sources. We funded projects beginning in June 2008, in 25 countries, of which 16 were in Africa, 2 in Europe, 3 in Asia, and four in Latin America and the Caribbean.

12. AfricaAsiaEuropeLatin America BeninAfghanistanKosovoEcuador Burkina FasoIndonesiaMoldovaGuatemala ChadSri LankaHaiti EritreaNicaragua Ethiopia The Gambia Ghana Kenya Liberia Madagascar Malawi Niger Senegal Sudan Swaziland Tanzania

13. CRS Strategy Short-term programs to protect the poor and vulnerable Medium-term social protection instruments Longer-term: Boosting production and rural/urban incomes

14. Protect the Poor Immediate: Safety Nets –Unconditional for most vulnerable –Vouchers/cash for work – disaster risk reduction projects for able bodied

15. CRS’ Immediate Feeding Private funds to Missionaries of Charity urban centers in Ethiopia Soup kitchen in Moldova Food baskets to vulnerable in Jakarta

16. Protect the Poor Medium and Longer Term: Agro-Enterprise Post-Harvest Storage/Loss Reduction Adding local value – Food Transformation for Peri Urban and Urban Livelihoods Options Credit for Farmers Ag market information systems Ag market infrastructure

17. Protect the Poor Longer-Term: Learn from programs that work Scale them up to create national impact Collaborate to integrate and institutionalize

18. Protect the Poor Vouchers/Fairs for Ag production – staple crops: –Fertilizers, Seeds Seed Fair - Burundi Rice Farming - Burundi

19. Countries Served by FFP Development Programs Bangladesh (2009)Burkina FasoChad EthiopiaGuatemalaHaiti Liberia (2009)Madagascar (2008)Malawi (2009) MauritaniaMozambiqueNiger (2011) Sierra LeoneUganda (2011)Zambia MaliBurundiDR Congo

20. GIEWS Countries by Vulnerability Exceptional Shortfall in Aggregate Food Production/Supplies Widespread Lack of AccessSevere Localized Food Insecurity LesothoEritreaCAR SomaliaDPRKCongo SwazilandMyanmarCote d’Ivoire ZimbabweGhana IraqGuinea MoldovaGuinea-Bissau Kenya Sudan Bolivia Ecuador Nicaragua and NOT covered by FFP development programs

21. The Roadmap to End Hunger CRS, Mercy Corps, Save the Children, CARE, Congressional Hunger Center, Bread for the World, Alliance to End Hunger, Friends of the World Food Program, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa The Mission: To come up with a reasonable “gold standard” on how to fight hunger in a comprehensive way.

22. A Comprehensive Strategy Food Aid Social Safety Nets Nutrition initiatives Agriculture programs Government to government policy -TA Diplomatic strategies (State and USTR) Leadership and coordination from the White House

23. Questions?