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World Food Programme

Also known as: UN World Food Programme · WFP

World Food Programme — operates school feeding programme reaching 60,000 children in Northern Ghana; identified as sponsor of proposed rice mill project in Mamprugu-Moagduri District.

2026-04-272026-07-05

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  1. June 2026
  2. Business & Financial Times

    ime Growth (H1 2025) +52% incidents vs H1 2024 Dark Web Exposure 35 institutions compromised 2024 Drought Impact 135,822 farmers across 571,745 hectares Sources: Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), Bank of Ghana, Cyber Security Authority (CSA/CERT-GH), NADMO, World Food Programme

    From crisis response to National Resilience: .The case for a National Risk Management Policy
  3. Business & Financial Times

    By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The United NationsWorld Food Programme (WFP) has revealed in a just-concluded field assessment report that a single daily school meal is keeping 60,000 children in classrooms across Northern Ghana, driving significant improvements in school attendance, ch

    World Food Programme keeps 600,00 in school with one meal a day
  4. May 2026
  5. Business & Financial Times

    Head of Field Office at World Food Programme, Tamale office, Akanpadadai Timothy Amangbey called for support to the organisation in achieving its policies for national development.

    Savana Signatures commended for empowering girls, women and youth
  6. Joy Online

    The World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Government of Ghana and the United States Government, has completed a major field assessment mission on an integrated school feeding programme that is currently benefiting about 60,000 pupils across Northern Ghana.

    WFP and partners assess impact of US-funded school feeding programme
  7. The Ghanaian Times

    In Ghana, the Foundation’s partnership with the World Food Programme is promoting nutritious, locally sourced meals in schools, while supporting smallholder farmers and local economies.

    Rockefeller Foundation shifts focus to African-led development
  8. The Chronicle

    Ghana: Improving school nutrition In Ghana, the Foundation is partnering with the World Food Programme to promote nutritious, locally sourced school meals while supporting smallholder farmers.

    Rockefeller Foundation mobilises $3bn for investment in Africa
  9. Joy Online

    In Ghana, the foundation highlighted its partnership with the World Food Programme aimed at improving school feeding systems through locally sourced and nutrition-focused food programmes.

    Rockefeller Foundation awards over US$350m, reaching 731 million people amid global aid decline
  10. Daily Guide

    other epidemic threats, over 1,000 laboratory technicians trained to deploy and manage lab services and 11 West African countries have established sentinel surveillance systems to strengthen disease monitoring The Rockefeller Foundation’s partnership with the World Food Programme

    Rockefeller Foundation Awards Over $350m Amid Decline In Global Aid
  11. Joy Online

    Amuah disclosed that the World Food Programme (WFP) was supporting NAFCO with equipment valued at more than one million dollars, while a contract worth nearly two million dollars had been awarded for rehabilitation works at a major warehouse facility in Tamale.

    Rice glut: Inadequate storage hampering food mop-up – NAFCO
  12. Joy Online

    Madam Anitha Narahari, the Deputy Country Director for the World Food Programme, emphasised the programme’s dedication to building resilient livelihoods, strengthening food systems, and creating long-term economic opportunities for smallholder farmers across Ghana.

    Bono East Minister advocates expansion of carbon credit activities to reduce emissions

Wednesday 10 June

  1. Ghana needs national risk management policy for proactive crisis prevention

    An opinion piece argues that Ghana's crisis responses have been reactive rather than proactive, and calls for a National Risk Management Policy as an urgent governance reform to anticipate and mitigate risks before they become national emergencies.

    10 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Wednesday 3 June

  1. WFP school meals programme reaches 60,000 Northern Ghana children

    The World Food Programme's daily school meal programme is keeping 60,000 children in classrooms across Northern Ghana, improving school attendance and learning readiness while supporting smallholder farmers' incomes through locally sourced food. The US-funded intervention operates in 207 low-fee private schools and faces a funding transition as the current cycle concludes in June 2026.

    3 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Thursday 21 May

  1. NGO Savana Signatures commended for empowering women and youth

    Savana Signatures, a Tamale-based NGO, has been commended for empowering girls, women and youth while fostering community-led development across Ghana, reducing unemployment, and promoting social accountability through initiatives including the Transport Sector Improvement Project and 'Your Voice 4 Matter'.

    21 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  2. WFP assesses US-funded school feeding programme in Northern Ghana

    The World Food Programme, in collaboration with Ghana's Government and the United States, completed a field assessment of an integrated school feeding programme benefiting about 60,000 pupils across Northern Ghana in 207 low-fee private schools. The three-day mission evaluated the intervention's impact on education, nutrition, health and community livelihoods as the implementation cycle approaches completion in June 2026, revealing significant improvements in school enrolment, attendance and classroom participation.

    21 May 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 20 May

  1. Rockefeller Foundation shifts to African-led development initiatives

    The Rockefeller Foundation's 2025 impact report shows a shift from donor dependency to African-led solutions, with the foundation awarding more than US$350 million in grants and committing $133 million across 66 opportunities in Africa. The report highlights partnerships addressing disease prevention, food insecurity, and energy access, including West African laboratory systems that have detected over 100 outbreaks and trained over 1,000 technicians.

    20 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times

  2. Rockefeller Foundation mobilises $3bn across Africa in 2025

    The Rockefeller Foundation has launched its 2025 Impact Report, detailing investments of over $350 million awarded and approximately $3 billion mobilised, with $133.2 million committed to 66 initiatives across Africa. The Foundation's work focuses on universal energy access, regenerative school meals, health systems strengthening, food security and disease prevention, including detection of over 100 disease outbreaks in West Africa through improved laboratory networks and training of over 1,000 laboratory technicians.

    20 May 2026 · The Chronicle

Tuesday 19 May

  1. Rockefeller Foundation awards $350m, reaches 731 million globally

    The Rockefeller Foundation awarded over US$350 million and mobilised US$3 billion in 2025, reaching an estimated 731 million people globally, with more than US$133 million committed across 66 opportunities in Africa. The funding supports initiatives in energy, food systems, health, and development, including a West African health partnership that has detected over 100 outbreaks and trained more than 1,000 laboratory technicians.

    19 May 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Rockefeller Foundation awards $350m globally, funds 66 African opportunities

    The Rockefeller Foundation awarded over US$350 million in 2025, directly mobilized US$3 billion, and funded $133,166,945 across 66 opportunities in Africa, reaching 731 million people worldwide. The funding supports work on universal energy abundance, regenerative school meals, disease prevention through strengthened laboratory networks, food security, and agricultural resilience across the continent.

    19 May 2026 · Daily Guide

Sunday 17 May

  1. Storage shortage constrains NAFCO's rice glut mop-up effort

    Inadequate warehouse infrastructure is hampering the National Food Buffer Stock Company's ability to purchase and preserve surplus rice and grains, despite government releasing GH¢300 million for strategic reserves. NAFCO's Deputy CEO said the organisation's 129,000 metric tonne installed capacity has only 40,000–44,000 metric tonnes currently usable due to abandoned, deteriorating facilities.

    17 May 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 14 May

  1. Bono East Minister calls for expanded carbon credit activities

    The Bono East Regional Minister has advocated for intensified carbon credit activities to reduce Ghana's greenhouse gas emissions, citing growing climate change impacts including erratic rainfall, extreme temperatures, and increased flooding. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture distributed over one million economic tree seedlings to farmers in Bono, Bono East, and Savannah regions under the Agroforestry for Carbon Credit project, with the region having planted over 355,480 tree seedlings so far.

    14 May 2026 · Joy Online

Sunday 10 May

  1. Jadema rice mill project stalled over year after Mahama pledge

    The proposed rice mill in Jadema, Mamprugu-Moagduri District, North East Region, promised by President Mahama over a year ago to boost local rice production and create jobs, remains unimplemented with no visible construction. The North East Regional Minister says steps are now being taken to revive discussions with the World Food Programme, identified as the project sponsor, to address bottlenecks delaying implementation.

    10 May 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 5 May

  1. NAFCO needs GH¢770m to clear rice glut from 2025–26

    The National Food Buffer Stock Company says it requires at least GH¢770 million to absorb a rice surplus from the 2025 farming season, but has received only GH¢100 million in 2025 funds and is awaiting a further GH¢200 million announced in the 2026 Budget.

    5 May 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 1 May

  1. Iran war threatens global food supply via fertiliser shortage

    Yara's chief executive warns that disruption to fertiliser supplies due to hostilities in the Gulf, which have blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, could result in up to ten billion meals not being produced weekly globally and will disproportionately affect the poorest countries.

    1 May 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 27 April

  1. Government enrolls 400,000 new households in LEAP Programme

    Ghana has begun enrolling 400,000 newly eligible households onto the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme, expanding the social protection scheme which has grown from 1,654 households in 2008 to approximately 350,000 prior to the latest reassessment. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, follows a nationwide reassessment and provides financial assistance to extremely poor households including the elderly, persons with disabilities, orphans, and vulnerable children.

    27 April 2026 · Joy Online

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