World Vision distributes food to IDPs

World Vision Liberia has commenced distribution of World Food Program (WFP) food to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in three camps in Montserrado County, World Vision reported on Thursday. The food consists of bulgur wheat, peas, vegetable oil and salt. It is being distributed to 23,295 displaced families in Sawegbeh, VOA-1 and Zuannah town camps. World Vision Switzerland provided a matching fund of US $54,000 towards defraying the operational cost of $75,000 for the six-month food aidproject, while Taiwan contributed $2,000. WFP would cover an additional costs of transporting, storing and handling the food. World Vision's commodity officer, Andrew Omwenga, said so far the distribution had gone on smoothly. The Liberia Refugee, Repatriation and Resettlement Commission, which oversees emergency relief work in the country, commended World Vision Liberia for the distribution. Omwenga however appealed for additional food and urged donors to increase their funding to enable humanitarian agencies to prepare adequately for anticipated influxes of IDPs fleeing into the camps from renewed rebel attacks in parts of the country.