Attachments
In Numbers
156.875 MT of food assistance distributed to 526 Neighbourhood Care Points
USD 2.5 million six months net funding requirements, representing 57 percent of total requirement (January - May 2025)
51,312 people assisted in December 2024
Operational Updates
Home-Grown School Feeding
• In December 2024, the ‘Eggs and Vegetables program’ improved the nutrition of 24,615 school children while supporting 669 local smallholder farmers, including 410 women. This initiative prioritizes empowerment and sustainable income generation for the farmers, fostering long-term community development. Some of the smallholder farmer beneficiaries were provided training by WFP and partners in business and financial literacy.
Children Social Food Safety Net
• In December, WFP provided support to approximately 14,347 orphaned and vulnerable children (OVCs) in 526 neighbourhood care points (NCPs).
Mozambique Asylum Seekers/ Refugees
• Eswatini experienced an influx of asylum seekers and refugees entering the country from Mozambique. The latest statistics for December are a total of 1,104 refugees, accommodated at the Malindza refugee camp yet some have made way to live amongst the host community. WFP has been participating in the National Disaster Management-coordinated meetings and the result of these meetings was the national response plan. The country supports the refugees residing in the camp with two meals, breakfast and lunch. However, there is still a gap in providing dinner for the refugees residing at the camp.