Attachments
In Numbers
450,000* people assisted in January 2025
46 mt of food assistance distributed
US$ 5 m cash-based transfers made
US$ 13.2 m (February – July 2025) net funding requirements
*Figures presented are estimates based on available data at time of publication.
Operational Updates
Crisis Response
• WFP continued to provide monthly cash assistance to more than 230,000 refugees, crisis-affected populations and asylum seekers. WFP adjusted the cash transfer value in January 2025, from EGP 700 to EGP 750 (USD 14.9) to align with the dollar value following the currency devaluations.
Self-Reliance for Refugees, Crisis-Affected Populations and Host Communities
• In January, WFP provided vocational training to over 100 refugees, crisis-affected people and host community members, bringing the total to over 5,600 people since the programme’s launch in January 2024.
• As of January 2025, almost 200 refugees, crisis-affected people and Egyptians successfully received their microgrants. Since September 2024, WFP has trained nearly 1,300 participants as part of its micro-grants programme, offering mentorship and seed funding to support micro/small enterprises.
• WFP continued supporting more than 8,500 pregnant and breastfeeding refugee women (PBW) with children under two through conditional cash assistance upon receiving health check-ups at a WFP-contracted hospital.
School-Based Programme
• WFP provided cash assistance to 32,530 families of community school students, conditional upon their children’s school attendance, to protect their livelihoods against economic shocks. About 35,200 students in five governorates also received in-school fortified snacks.
• WFP and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Expatriate Affairs reached over 2,200 people through awareness sessions on the risks of irregular migration and safer alternatives, under the presidential initiative “Life Saving Boats”. Teachers who were previously trained under the same initiative led the sessions.