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In Numbers
38,534.7 mt of maize distributed for El Niño response
USD 3,331,312 in cash-based transfers distributed for El Niño response
1.6 million people assisted for El Niño response
USD 38.6 million six-month net funding requirements (June to November 2025) representing 60 percent of total requirements
Operational Updates
Emergency Response: In response to the El Nino emergency, WFP, together with the Government of Malawi, distributed 38,534.72 metric tonnes of maize and USD 3,311,312 in cash to 1.6 million food insecure people between September 2024 to May 2025. WFP continues collaborating with the Government of Malawi in conducting food security analyses to ensure critical support reaches those who need it the most.
Refugees: WFP continues providing critical cash-based transfers to refugees and asylum seekers in Dzaleka Refugee camp to purchase food. Since February, WFP has reduced monthly cash transfers for refugees from 75 to 50 percent of daily needs. To prevent a complete suspension by October 2025, WFP is appealing for USD 11.5 million to restore full food rations through the end of the year.
Nutrition: The Ministry of Health’s recent Nutrition SMART survey reveals that malnutrition rates doubled from 4.4 to 7.1 percent during the past lean season. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, WFP and UNICEF remain committed to combating acute malnutrition by providing lifesaving Super Cereal Plus (CSB++) to children aged 6–59 months, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and individuals living with HIV and tuberculosis. Since September 2024, WFP has treated over 48,034 beneficiaries suffering from malnutrition to improve health and well-being.
School Meals: WFP continues working with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education to provide nutritious meals to children to increase school attendance and ultimately their health and wellbeing. WFP supports over 800,000 learners through the Hom-Grown School Feeding model in 788 schools and 140 Early Childhood Development Centres across 12 districts. However, approximately 270,000 learners, who were previously supported through emergency school feeding in four districts between January and March 2025, will stop receiving this assistance unless more funding is secured.
Livelihoods: WFP is implementing a joint School Feeding and Resilience Building Project in Chikwawa District. The goal is to improve school attendance, enhance nutrition, and strengthen community resilience to shocks. WFP is further supporting the Government of Malawi in increasing financial literacy of community savings and lending groups in districts where WFP implements its Resilience Programmes.