Food insecurity remains one of the most pressing and interconnected challenges facing communities in Shabunda and across eastern Congo. Where households lack reliable income, energy, and infrastructure, food systems become fragile leading to malnutrition, unstable livelihoods, and increased pressure on both children and natural resources.

We see food security not as a standalone humanitarian issue, but as a foundational pillar of long-term social and environmental stability.

Our food security strategy in Shabunda is tightly integrated with our broader additionality and energy access model. Rather than short-term food aid, we focus on enabling communities to produce, store, and access food sustainably.

Food security interventions are aligned with internationally recognised development frameworks and informed by collaboration with UN-aligned partners, including those focused on agriculture, nutrition, and resilience such as the Food and Agriculture Organization.

This alignment ensures that local interventions:

• Support sustainable food systems rather than dependency

• Strengthen resilience to climate variability

• Integrate with national and regional development priorities