Attachments
In Numbers
3,290 people assisted. in August 2023
USD 870,015 cash-based transfers made for hot meals and border snacks
USD 23.3 m six months net funding requirements (September 2023-February 2024)
Operational Updates
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WFP continues to provide three hot meals per day to refugees residing in Refugee Accommodation Centres (RAC) in Moldova. In August, 2,891 refugees in 47 RACs received support through WFP’s cooperating partners. Where government-approved kitchen facilities are available, WFP provides commodity vouchers worth 100 Moldovan Leu (MDL) per person (approximately USD 5) per day for the RAC managers to purchase food to cook on-site. When cooking facilities are not available, local caterers are contracted to provide the hot meals, thereby helping the economy in communities. In addition, 399 people received snacks at the border.
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During the month of August, the joint teams of WFP and the Posta Moldovei, Moldova government’s cashdistribution service provider, meticulously designed and executed a comprehensive field operation to test the integration of financial services within the food aid distribution framework. This was based on the pilot project conducted from 27 June to 11 July. The pilot's primary objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of financial services and set a proper structure for long-term collaboration targeting over 2,400 households.
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On 16 August, WFP Moldova welcomed the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) monitoring mission on cash transfers in Chişinău. During this mission, ECHO representatives had the opportunity to meet and speak with Ukranian Refugees residing in the Chisinau RAC. ECHO representatives commended the use of multiple use containers for the food distribution which is greatly reducing the waste.
ECHO representatives also visited a Refugee Hosting Household of Moldovan pensioneers.