National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), is set to distribute food donations by Saudi Arabia based international humanitarian organisation, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) to a total of 5,606 beneficiaries.
The beneficiaries are most vulnerable persons in Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states and an educational foundation in Maiduguri, Borno State.
NEMA spokesperson, Ezekiel Manzo said the food baskets consist of 25kg rice, 25kg beans, 4kg masa vita flour, 2litres vegetable oil, 2kg tomato paste, 0.8kg seasoning cubes and 1kg salt. A total of 5,606 households will benefit from the donation with each expected to receive a total of 59.8 kg of the food basket.
The beneficiaries of the food items were jointly enumerated by NEMA and the State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs) of Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina states.
The number of beneficiaries expected to receive the items in Kano State are 2,056 households, with 1,750 households each in Jigawa and Katsina states, respectively.
Fifty food baskets will benefit vulnerable persons in camps and host communities identified by the non -governmental organisation in Maiduguri, Borno State.
He said, “The food items will be distributed directly to the beneficiaries by staff of NEMA and SEMA of Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states. However, the distribution in Borno State would be done by a local non-governmental organisation, Taibah Educational Foundation and supervised by NEMA staff.”
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre has previously donated food baskets, which were successfully distributed by NEMA in Zamfara, Borno, Yobe and Kano states.
