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In Numbers
11,357 people assisted in September 2024
USD 770,000 cash-based transfers made
USD 9.9 m six months (October 2024 – March 2025) WFP net funding requirements
Operational Updates
• In September 2024, WFP started a new round of monthly cash assistance to refugees who fled to Armenia in September 2023. The assistance was delivered using WFP’s food cards – food-restricted bank cards - for cash transfers to 10,709 refugees in Ararat, Armavir, Kotayk, Lori, Gegharkunik, Shirak and Vayots Dzor provinces. Each refugee received a transfer value of USD 36, to cover their food needs for one month. The next cash transfer is planned for October. The selected households were the same who received cash assistance at the beginning of the year.
• WFP supported 648 refugee adults and children in Ararat, Gegharkunik, Lori, Shirak and Syunik provinces with psychosocial support sessions aimed at relieving severe stress resulting from the displacement. The support included establishment of child-friendly spaces, recreational activities, psychological first aid, self-help sessions, and positive parenting.
• WFP, in collaboration with the Eurasian Development Bank and Yeremyan Projects (a milk-producing company), launched the "Milk to Schools" initiative. Building on the successful pilot of 2023, the initiative aims to promote healthy eating habits and improve the growth, learning and overall health of schoolchildren. Starting in October, 1,350 schoolchildren in nine schools in Lori province and Yerevan will receive a daily glass of milk.
• WFP continues to support the enhancement and sustainability of the National School Feeding Programme. This is done by strengthening the technical capacities of schools and equipping them with solar stations. In September, WFP provided solar stations to 15 schools in Gegharkunik, Lori, Shirak, Armavir, and Ararat provinces. Three of these solar stations are agrivoltaic, designed to be installed in gardens, where they also help protect plants from hail. With a total capacity of 485 kilowatts, the solar stations are expected to save approximately USD 85,000 in annual electricity costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 230 tons per year. For some schools, solar energy covers all their energy consumption, allowing them to reallocate funds to expand school feeding programs, renovate classrooms for disability inclusion, and provide heating during the winter months.