In Numbers
USD 31.3 million six-month (July – December 2023) net funding requirements
46,219 metric tons of food commodities procured since January 2023
214,744 refugees and asylum seekers in camps supported with food assistance
Operational Updates
Refugee Operation: WFP provided monthly in-kind food assistance to 214,744 Burundian and Congolese refugees hosted in Nduta and Nyarugusu camps in Kigoma. Due to limited funding, food assistance was at reduced levels meeting only 50 percent of the minimum daily calorie requirement. In addition, WFP provided supplementary food to 47,179 people from nutritionally vulnerable groups including pregnant and lactating women, children aged below five years, and chronically ill individuals including malnourished, HIV, and TB cases.
WFP also responded to the needs of 11,440 Congolese asylum seekers fleeing the ongoing unrest in the northern Kivu region.
Following the government’s approval, WFP reintroduced kitchen gardens in late 2022, albeit at a small scale due to limited funding.
The primary objective of this activity is to enhance the dietary diversity of nutritionally vulnerable households by enabling them to access fresh vegetables cultivated in their kitchen gardens. Adhering to the government’s guidelines, 600 targeted households can grow a specific range of vegetables (kale, Chinese cabbage, amaranths, sweet potatoes, and spinach) within a limited space of 2×2 meters intended for personal consumption and not for sale.
Support to smallholders: WFP introduced forward delivery contracts to empower farmers’ organizations in selling their commodities directly to WFP. Under this initiative, an agreement was signed between WFP and three farmers’ organizations in Kigoma region for the delivery of 470 metric tons of beans that will be used for WFP’s interventions. This initiative supports local farmers’ livelihoods and builds their capacity to meet quality standards, as well as in post-harvest handling, and storage practices. This support enhances the capacity and competitiveness of smallholder farmers, enabling them to improve their agricultural practices and access new markets.
WFP launched a series of youth consultations in Dodoma and Singida regions that will engage close to 500 young men and women to understand the limitations and challenges they face in engaging in agriculture. The findings will support WFP in designing activities tailored to youth, which will contribute to job employment for targeted young men and women in selected value chains.
WFP facilitated a mission of Brazilian experts who provided support for the ongoing interventions under the Beyond Cotton Project in Mwanza region. Cotton-producing farmers received hands-on training sessions including on the construction of handloom machines using locally available materials benefitting over 100 small entrepreneurs within targeted communities.
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