The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), has launched the Lean Season Response (LSR) initiative in Basse, Upper River Region on the 5th November 2025. The launch ceremony was attended by several notable figures, including the Regional Governor, Honourable Alhagie Samba Bah, Mr Bubacarr Fofana, NDMA Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Batouray Jaiteh, Data Entry Clerk at NDMA regional Office and Mr Sulayman Jammeh, WFP Field Officer, among others.
This intervention is targeting the Upper River Region (URR), Central River Region (CRR), Lower River Region (LRR), North Bank Region (NBR), West Coast Region (WCR), and Kanifing Municipality (KM). The LSR aims to prevent the worsening of food insecurity among vulnerable households. This three-month initiative runs from October to December 2025 and is funded by the Japanese government. The support will be provided in the form of food ration. Beneficiary households will receive a monthly ration consisting of 72 kg of rice, 14.4 kg of beans, 1.2 kg of iodised salt, and 5 litres of vegetable oil.
The food distribution will happen in two cycles at identified communities (Distribution points) in each region. During the first cycle, beneficiaries will receive rations for October and November at once, while the final ration will be distributed in December. A total of 1,131 beneficiary households were identified from the social registry and the NDMA flash flood and windstorm data. The intervention is expected to benefit a population of 9,048 people across the country.
