South Sudan Refugees In Uganda Sell Their Clothes Off To Buy Food

South Sudan refugees in Uganda are selling their clothes to raise money to buy food as a food rationing crisis bites due to influx of more refugees into the nation, which has strained World Food Program’s (WFP) food provision.
The high influx of refugees have forced WFP and the Ugandan government to reduce food rations by nearly a half, driving most of the refugees to get means of supplementing the sorghum and beans rations they receive in the camps.
In July, WFP approved a decision to give full food rations only to the elderly, chronically ill, malnourished which are vulnerable cases.
“I never thought I would be selling my clothes, but I did because I have nothing. It was my last option. Now we are waiting to see whether we will survive or die,” Mary Opia, a refugee told CBC News.