U.S. Second Lady Announces $20 Million in Food Assistance to Malawi
buzzz worthy. . . Machinjiri, July 19 - During her ongoing three-day visit to Malawi, the Second Lady of the United States of America, Dr. Jill Biden, today announced the United States is donating $20 million (MK14 billion) in food assistance to support vulnerable, food insecure communities in Malawi. This brings the United States' total contribution to the humanitarian response to $74.7 million (MK52 billion) since October 2015. "The United States remains committed to supporting the region, including Malawi, during the difficult months ahead. I'm so pleased to announce today $20 million in assistance to Malawi through the UN World Food Program. The announcement today brings the total United States assistance to $74.7 million since the start of the food crisis in October," said Dr. Biden while visiting a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-supported Food for Peace project in Traditional Authority Machinjiri. U.S. Ambassador to Malawi...