From surviving dry spells to building resilience: Alhassan’s Story
In 2025, the World Food Programme (WFP), with funding support from the Government of the Republic of Korea, provided emergency relief assistance to more than 3,800 households (impacting more than 19,000 people) across 5 regions of northern Ghana. The intervention served as a critical lifeline for families facing severe food insecurity caused by 2024's prolonged dry spells and poor harvests. Among…
Alhassan, a smallholder farmer from Kumbungu District in northern Ghana, found himself in dire straits when the 2024 dry spells and poor harvests left him without a single crop. With a family of fourteen, he and his household faced severe food insecurity. The World Food Programme's emergency relief assistance, funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea, provided a critical lifeline, delivering GHS 1,161 monthly to support their food and nutrition needs from May to October 2025.
Alhassan utilized part of this assistance to cultivate maize, soyabean, and yam, with the maize proving to be the most successful. This not only alleviated immediate hunger but also laid the foundation for a more resilient future for his family.
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