Attachments
In Numbers
191 mt of food dispatched, US$248,660 cash distributed
US$36,557 six-month (January 2025– June 2025) net funding requirements
87,817 people assisted in December
Operational Updates
- Under a new initiative supported by the Government of Switzerland to improve water access and cooking facilities in schools, WFP conducted assessments and verifications for water system and kitchen construction or renovation in 40 target schools across Phongsaly and Oudomxay provinces. This was carried out in collaboration with district officials from the Education and Sports Bureau and Nam Saat, the national organization responsible for rural water supply under the Ministry of Health.
- With funding from the Government of Germany to support home-grown school meals programme:
- WFP completed the baseline report, which sets a benchmark to measure the project’s performance over time in Salavan, Sekong and Attapeu provinces.
- The Government of Lao PDR endorsed the agreement to support the programme. The programme will provide LAK 20,000 (US$0.90) per cook per day as incentives to school cooks and increase the current government cash support from LAK 1,000 (US$0.05) to LAK 3,000 (US$0.14) per child per meal per day.
- WFP organized quarterly reflection meetings with Village Education Development Committees in Luang Prabang province to review the school meals programme. In addition, storage management training was provided to ensure storekeepers understand the correct procedures for storage maintenance and the distribution of commodities to schools.
- WFP and Catholic Relief Services accompanied government officials from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Health to the Global Child Nutrition Forum in Japan to explore methods for enhancing child nutrition programmes in Lao PDR.
- The Ambassador of the United States of America to Lao PDR visited Hatkor School in Luang Prabang province to learn about the implementation of the school meals programme, understand the challenges faced by schools, with the aim to advocate for continued support for the programme.
- WFP started village orientation and planning sessions in 168 communities across 15 districts in Phongsaly, Oudomxay, Xieng Khouang, Salavan, Xekong, and Attapeu provinces, as part of the Agriculture for Nutrition Phase II project. These sessions aimed to introduce the project’s goals, activities, and benefits, while helping communities develop village development plans that address their nutrition and food security needs. WFP also organized community meetings with diverse groups, including women, youth, and marginalized people, using tools like video storytelling to raise awareness about malnutrition.
- WFP, in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, distributed US$248,660 in cash to 3,124 households in Oudomxay and Phongsaly provinces. The cash assistance was made in exchange for labour to help build or renovate 40 community projects (such as water infrastructure and roads) aimed at improving community resilience and reducing disaster risks.
- WFP, in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, conducted a beneficiary data validation exercise in 19 flood-affected communities in Luang Namtha province. The goal was to use the government's social registry to better target vulnerable households, helping them meet their food, nutrition, and other basic needs during emergencies.