The European Union has announced Thursday it has allocated 12 million euros in support of vulnerable Afghans.Support includes assistance to ensure sustainable food production, climate-smart agriculture and resilient infrastructure, community-based employment, income-generation and savings opportunities, and market-oriented business development, the EU said in a statement.In Afghanistan, millions go hungry while climate change is expected to exacerbate the situation for many Afghans, especially women.
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Investment into sustainable food production, climate-smart agriculture and resilient infrastructure makes a real difference to the lives of Afghans today and in the future&, said Raffaella Iodice, EU Chargée d&Affaires at the EU Delegation to Afghanistan.Over a 36-month period, the program targets rural, underserved areas of northern, central highlands and western Afghanistan.
Altogether, the action will directly benefit over 70,000 individuals (of which 62% are women) and close to 500,000 household members across seven provinces, including Bamyan, Baghlan, Samangan, Badakhshan, Takhar, Herat and Farah.The community-based and market-oriented interventions will ensure that beneficiaries remain autonomous and act more sustainably, while also helping them to adapt to and recover from future shocks more swiftly, the EU said.The post EU allocates 12 million euros for aid to Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.