Category: Politics
Created by: quietschie
Number of Blossarys: 1
English (EN)Selective feeding programmes provide extra food for the malnourished and at-risk groups in addition to the general ration.
General feeding programs foresee the distribution of exactly the same general ration to everyone in the population, irrespective of age or sex. General feeding programs include traditional food ...
An aid worker (or humanitarian worker) is a person working for a local or international organization providing material and technical assistance in a humanitarian relief context.
A nutritional assessment is a process aimed at establishing the extent of malnutrition in recipients of humanitarian aid. It should be conducted by expert nutritionists and should include ...
A commodity distribution is an event aimed at delivering goods to the intended recipients of humanitarian aid. Distribution must be fair, and commodities handed over according to specified rations, ...
Non-food items (NFIs) literally means items other than food and is an expression used to identify commodities distributed during humanitarian emergencies. NFIs typically include soap, blankets, ...
Shelters are temporary housing structures built during humanitarian emergencies. Shelters characteristics vary according to local availability of materials, culture and climate. At minimum, shelters ...
