Attachments
In Numbers
9,172 beneficiaries assisted
US$ 52,295 cash-based transfers made
US$ 7.6 million six-month net funding requirement (April- September 2025)
Operational Updates
• Emergency food assistance to refugees and host community: WFP provided unconditional cash assistance to 980 refugee households (4,900 people) in five settlement sites across Upper East, Upper West, and Bono East, and to 796 host community households (3,980 people) in Upper East. Beneficiaries included pregnant and breastfeeding women, adolescent girls, and children aged 6–23 months. Transfers were made through Mobile Money Limited and ABSA Bank.
• Transition from Cash in Hand to Mobile Money: Following the Government of Ghana's official recognition of refugee status for asylum seekers, WFP is shifting from cash-in-hand to Mobile Money transfers for refugees starting April. In partnership with Mobile Money Limited, this transition aims to improve efficiency, security, and timely access to funds for food, nutrition, and other essential needs.
• Rapid Assessment: Tidal Wave in the Volta Region: As Chair of the IAWGE, WFP coordinated a joint multisectoral rapid assessment in three tidal wave-affected communities in Ketu South, Volta Region, with participation from government bodies, NGOs, and UN agencies including NADMO, UNICEF, FAO, WHO, CARITAS, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. The assessment aimed to understand the impact and guide a coordinated response. Findings showed over 200 affected households, damaged or collapsed homes, displacement, loss of livelihoods, and rising food insecurity. WFP is providing cash transfers to support affected populations.
• Resilience and Livelihoods Intervention: In March 2025, community engagement, targeting, and beneficiary selection for a joint WFP-UNICEF-IOM program (funded by France) focused on gender equity and inclusion of both refugees and host communities. A total of 136 host community members (83 females, 53 males) and 301 refugees (250 females, 56 males) participated. 196 refugee households (161 headed by women) and 49 host community households (33 headed by women) were selected for the livelihoods intervention. Among host communities, 80 percent of participants opted for small ruminant rearing, 18 percent chose crop production, and 2 percent opted for guinea fowl rearing. For refugees, preferences included 32 percent for vegetable production, 25 percent for crop production, 21 percent for small ruminants, with the rest choosing aquaculture, skills training, or guinea fowl rearing.
• DFAT Resilience and Livelihood Project: A review meeting for the DFAT Resilience Project was held on 3rd March 2025, to assess the 2024 implementation of phase one, with input from implementing partners and community leaders. The success of improved fuel stoves was highlighted, reducing firewood use and heat exposure for women, with a request to include them in every household in phase two.