Subject: Update
From: "Rick Leach" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:08:28 -0400

Greetings,
Following is an update on some key WFP USA and WFP activities:

Pakistan Flooding:

*         WFP USA has secured funds to support the Pakistan relief effort from PepsiCo Foundation ($250,000), Walmart Foundation ($100,000), Bank of America ($75,000) and Cargill ($25,000);  we also received over $50,000 from individual donors.

*         Unilever and Cargill are also seeking support for the relief effort from their employees (Cargill is matching the employee contributions).

*         WFP's operational update is attached.

US Government Funding:

*         WFP recently received $94 million from USAID to address emergency needs in the operations listed below.

*         These funds were provided via a new cash-based food security account which had been proposed by WFP USA & the Roadmap coalition.  The funds are intended to supplement commodity-based food aid provided by the USG and allows for the local/regional purchase of food.  These local/regional purchases are intended to increase the speed of delivery and decrease the costs associated with transportation of commodity-based food aid.

*         WFP received funds for the following operations: $35 million for Haiti (primarily for "food for work" programs), $32 million for Pakistan,

$18 for Niger, $6 million for Mozambique and $3 million for Kyrgyzstan.

The Award Ceremony:

*         The award ceremony will be convened at the US Department of State in the Benjamin Franklin Room.

*         Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley has offered to "host" WFP USA, thereby eliminating the customary $5000 cost associated with using the Room.

*         Award Ceremony sponsors include: Monsanto ($50,000), DSM ($10,000), Walmart Foundation ($10,000), Geodis Wilson ($10,000), and the UN Foundation ($5000).

I hope you are enjoying the summer.  Thanks again for your dedication and commitment to WFP USA and the effort to address global hunger.

All the Best,

Rick

Richard Leach
President & CEO

World Food Program USA
1819 L Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
T 202.530.1694
F 202.530.1698
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