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In Numbers
60,166 people assisted in April 2023
88.5 mt of food assistance distributed
USD 11.5 million six-month (May-October 2023) net funding requirements
Operational Updates
• 10 mt of Super Cereal Plus was delivered to 1,407 children aged 6-59 months as part of WFP’s malnutrition prevention work in the country.
Deliveries were made to 52 health centres across the regions of Oio, Bafata, Gabu and the Bissau Autonomous Sector.
• 100 members of Rural Women’s Associations received training and information on nutrition best practices, with an emphasis on the value of locally produced food.
• 650 mt of locally produced rice was procured for school canteens as part of WFP’s home-grown school feeding programme. This represents a landmark in local procurement efforts for the country office after challenges in past years in national supply chains.
• WFP undertook missions across Tombali and Gabu with the national Director General of Social Protection, meeting regional governors and the administrators of Catio and Boe Districts to raise awareness on the new social protection joint project in partnership with UN agencies and the national government, which includes a cash-based transfer component. Concerns were raised over beneficiary selection and the need for an emphasis on the longterm development of sustainable livelihoods in the communities.
• WFP held a launch event for the Project Supporting Urgent Food Security needs in Guinea-Bissau (PAUSA).
In partnership with the African Development Bank and the Ministry of Agriculture, WFP will procure and distribute agricultural inputs in response to the needs of smallholder farmers. The project intends to reach over 47,000 vulnerable producers in one year.