Delivering much-needed emergency support and nutrition
Simon Challemet (France) is a UN Volunteer Programme Officer with the World Food Programme (WFP) in Guinea. He initially joined WFP in 2019 through France Volontaires, as a Volunteer for International Solidarity. Seeing an opportunity to continue serving the country, he became a UN Volunteer in November 2020. One year on, Simon shares his experience with WFP, where he coordinates the RESIGUI project to provide emergency support and build resilience.
The RESIGUI project delivers cash transfers and nutritional supplementation to 20,000 Guinean households. Funded by the European Union to the tune of eight million Euros, the project also assists communities in market gardening, rice cultivation, processing, storage and marketing of agricultural products.