In Numbers
575.1 mt of food distributed
USD 334,250 cash-based transfers made
USD 3.4 million six months (Jan. 2023 – June 2023) net funding requirements
47,449 people assisted in November 2022
Operational Updates
• In November, WFP provided food and nutrition assistance to 47,449 people, including refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable households in rural and urban areas through unconditional in-kind food assistance and cash-based transfers (CBT).
Drought Response:
• WFP assisted 13,582 drought affected people in November through in-kind food distributions in the regions of Tadjourah, Arta, Obock, Dikhil and Ali Sabieh. This number has remained unchanged since October. Blanket supplementary feeding has been given to the children between 6-59 months and pregnant and breastfeeding women in three regions covered by CERF which are Ali Sabieh, Arta and Tadjourah.
Assistance to refugees and asylum seekers:
• WFP provided food and nutrition assistance to 22,635 refugees in all three refugee settlements in Djibouti. In the region of Obock, Markazi camp is facing an influx of new arrivals from Eritrea and Yemen. The number of beneficiaries increases because of the ongoing verification exercise conducted by UNHCR.
Social protection:
• WFP is supporting the Ministry of Social Affairs and Solidarities to strengthen the national social protection systems. WFP supported in the evaluation of the National Social Protection strategy (2018-2022).
November is also marked by the re-dynamization of the urban PNSF (National Family Solidarity Program) with the inclusion of new categories of beneficiaries assisted with cash. Targeted beneficiaries were 2,390 urban refugees as part of the inclusion of refugees in the national social protection system and 5,045 identified vulnerable Djiboutians. Beside these new categories, aiming to improve food security, 266 people living with HIV were assisted through cash transfer.
Nutrition:
• The “Fill the nutrient gap” exercise has been launched in Djibouti. This process will help identify priority areas of intervention to tackle nutrition related challenges and to evaluate the cost and affordability of a nutritious and balanced diet in the country.
• WFP provided 46 tons of specialized nutritious foods (SNFs) to all health facilities countrywide reaching 3,511 moderate and acute malnourished (MAM) people including 1,601 pregnant and breastfeeding women and 1,910 children under 5 years old.
Capacity strengthening:
• With WFP support, the Ministry of National Education and Professional training (MENFOP) launched a six-month certification training (CAP) for storekeepers at the Balbala logistics training centre. The training which is designed for young learners will take place at the WFP Djibouti Humanitarian Logistics Base. WFP Djibouti will support the training of trainers on the use of inventory management and traceability software to enrich the curriculum content. This software package is used by wholesalers, sales companies, and manufacturing industries. The training aim to equip the participants with the skills and techniques to improve stock distribution and inventory management facilitation through moving from paper-based to electronic documentation.
Source: World Food Programme