Attachments
In Numbers
USD 1.3 m delivered as cash-based transfers*
USD 14.2 m six months (November 2022 - April 2023) net funding requirements, representing 83% of the total
101,608 people assisted* in October 2022
Operational Updates
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WFP provided food assistance through cash transfers to 99,224 beneficiaries affected by the effects of the sanitary and climate crises in the country, including Tropical Storm Julia. WFP provided USD 100 per household to cover their food needs for up to three months.
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On 6 October, WFP and the Ministry of Tourism inaugurated a new Gastro-Lab vocational training center in the west of the country to equip youth with gastronomic skills to work as kitchen assistants in the private sector.
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WFP organized a training conducted by Chef Arnaud Guerpillon from an international culinary institute and addressed 25 young participants from Gastro-Lab Santa Ana. The chef taught young participants about nontraditional culinary techniques.
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On 18 October, WFP received approval from the Adaptation Fund for a regional project for El Salvador and Honduras to strengthen the resilience of climate-vulnerable communities in the Goascorán river basin. This project aims to benefit 327,000 inhabitants of both countries and is expected to start in the first quarter of 2023.
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WFP conducted training of trainers for women technicians of the Ministry of Health on healthy food and nutrition practices. The purpose is to transfer skills to health personnel and address the food and nutrition of people living with HIV.
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WFP supported the Ministry of Health in designing the Healthy Life Plan for 2023-2024. This plan aims to provide integral and inclusive health attention and promote health-protective conduct and behaviours among Salvadorians. WFP contributed to strengthening institutional capacity and social protection system.