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In Numbers
USD 371,119 cash-based transfers made
USD 8.3 m six months (June-November 2023) net funding requirements, representing 20 percent of total
23,135 people assisted in May 2023
Operational Updates
• WFP delivered humanitarian assistance to 10,115 beneficiaries (52 percent women) through cash-based transfers and capacity strengthening to implement Early Recovery component. Most of them were affected by the anticipated lean season.
• In Chimaltenango, El Progreso, Guatemala, and Quetzaltenango, 2,391 beneficiaries (52 percent women), received assistance through capacity-building sessions on school feeding, nutrition, and family agriculture. In Chiquimula, El Progreso, Zacapa, Quiché, and Alta Verapaz, 3,862 people received assistance through capacity-building sessions on as nutrition, women’s empowerment, climate services, savings and loans groups. In Chiquimula, WFP distributed seeds to 1,500 households as anticipatory actions triggered by the El Niño phenomenon’s forecast.
• WFP’s eight Nutrition Brigades provided nutritional assessments, counseling, and nutritional supplementation to 4,115 beneficiaries, of which 56 percent are part of the households participating in integrated resilience interventions.
• As a result of WFP Guatemala's contributions to the National School Feeding Programme (NSFP) and achievements in linking smallholder producers to the NSFP, the Ministers of Education from Nicaragua and Guatemala met to exchange of experiences. This collaboration involved WFP offices of both countries and the Regional Bureau, aiming to incorporate local purchases into their strategy. The Government of Nicaragua and WFP will visit Guatemala in the upcoming months to gain insights into the model.
• WFP participated in the International Conference of Cooperation organized by the Association of the Caribbean States (ACS) where different actors and partners presented the launch of new projects and programmes.
• WFP Guatemala was invited to participate in the Resilience Evidence international experts’ consultation in Rome to showcase the advancements made by the country office.