Deadline: 15-Aug-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched the “Emergency – Food Aid for Vulnerable People” project in Guinea to respond to the country’s worsening food insecurity and malnutrition crisis.
Guinea is facing severe challenges in food and nutrition security. The 2024 Global Vulnerability and Food Security Analysis (AGVSAN) and the Harmonized Framework reveal that 35.8% of households are food insecure. Among them, 33.4% experience moderate insecurity, while 2.4% face severe insecurity—affecting around 4.85 million people. This marks a sharp increase from 2018, when food insecurity stood at 21.8%.
Malnutrition also remains a major concern. Global acute malnutrition impacts 6.7% of children under five, with 1.3% suffering from severe malnutrition. Additionally, 7.6% of women of reproductive age are acutely malnourished. Only 4.2% of children aged 6 to 24 months receive adequate nutrition, and exclusive breastfeeding rates fall significantly below the national target of 50%.
The regions of N’Zérékoré and Boké are especially affected, with food insecurity rates of 47% and 45.5% respectively. Severe insecurity in Boké reaches as high as 5.3%. Rural areas show higher vulnerability, with 43.4% of households facing food insecurity compared to 23.3% in urban areas.
To address these urgent needs, the WFP is deploying targeted interventions across Guinea. These include emergency food distribution to crisis-affected populations, school canteens to promote both nutrition and education, and specialized nutritional support for children and women. The program also incorporates resilience-building initiatives for sustainable food security.
Through this call for proposals, the WFP seeks NGO partners to support food assistance and nutrition services in the Kindia, Boké, Kankan, and N’Zérékoré regions. Selected NGOs will be responsible for identifying vulnerable households, distributing general food rations, and delivering nutritional foods to children aged 6–59 months and to pregnant and lactating women.
The goal is to ensure measurable improvements in food security and nutrition, especially among the most at-risk populations, including people with disabilities. The program is expected to align with WFP standards and deliver tangible outcomes across targeted regions in Guinea.
For more information, visit UN Partner Portal.
