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In Numbers*
1,109 metric tons of food assistance distributed
USD 283,000 cash-based transfers made**
USD 265 million six months net funding requirements (November 2024 - April 2025), representing 85% of total needs
481,500 people assisted in October 2024
Emergency Response
Northern Mozambique displacement crisis
• In the September-October distribution cycle, WFP assisted 355,590 beneficiaries with general food assistance in Mocímboa da Praia, Muidumbe, and Nangade, achieving 86 percent of the plan.
• Operations in Macomia, inaccessible since May 2024 due to insecurity, was successfully resumed on October 24, with the first cycle of distributions reaching over 110,000 people.
El Nino response
• WFP is finalizing the prioritization, verification, and registration of beneficiaries in all targeted communities, in collaboration with INGD, district authorities, and cooperating partners. The exercise is expected to be completed in early November.
Nutrition
• In October 2024, a total of 5,354 children under-five received ready-to-use supplementary food, and 1,655 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls received super cereal for the management of moderate and severe acute malnutrition.
• During the September–October distribution cycle of the Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program, a total of 6,636 children under two were reached in Macomia and Mocímboa da Praia district.
Climate Change Adaptive Food Systems
• The Farm2Go platform has been adapted for participant registration and activity tracking in the Kufungula Muae project, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. In Zambezia 3,625 new participants were registered across three districts (Alto Molocue, Gurue, and Mocuba). On October 14- 15, the partner COSV met with community leaders from Namanjavira and Alto-Benfica to introduce the project, and financial literacy training began for 16 community officers.
• In October, 1,397 beneficiaries of the project aimed at enhancing food security and resilience in Mocimboa da Praia were registered in eight communities in Mocímboa da Praia district, Cabo Delgado.
• As part of the Integrated Actions for Urban Resilience project, 180 meters of secondary water channels were added to strengthen the municipal water management system, in Pemba. Life skills training in carpentry and construction was provided to 118 participants (29 male, 89 female), creating opportunities for internships in both public and private job markets.
• In October, 100 participants of Beyond Cotton project received agricultural inputs with the aim of promoting training in planting techniques ensuring food security for local communities in Manica province.
Social Protection
• WFP’s Social Protection Unit has been supporting the government’s shock responsive social protection programme PASD-PE (Direct Social Support Programme – Post Emergency). In October, WFP began preparations to finalize cash payments in Niassa Province via the Offline Payment Application (OPA) for areas without network access, and to start mobile payments in Nampula.
• WFP continues to provide capacity strengthening support of the Ministry of Gender, Child, and Social Action, the National Institute of Social Action (INAS, IP) and the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management (INGD) to enhance the shock responsiveness of the national social protection system. In October, WFP began preparations for the Regional Urban Preparedness Project and provided technical support to INAS to develop a methodology for prioritizing beneficiaries based on climate vulnerability.
Disaster Risk Management/Financing
• In October, the Disaster Risk Management Technical Council has approved six Drought Anticipatory Action Plans for the agricultural season, with WFP supporting INGD and INAS in their implementation in Chibuto, Guijá, Mabalane (Gaza), Caia, Chemba (Sofala), and Changara (Tete).
• WFP supported INGD in Zambézia Province to test the effectiveness of flood and cyclone anticipatory actions, including standard operating procedures, information flow, and early warning platforms. • WFP began preparations in coordination with INGD, INAS, and retailers to verify communities, identify beneficiaries, and determine the type of assistance, either Cash-Based Transfers or Product Vouchers.
School Feeding
• WFP continues to support the Ministry of Education in implementing the National School Feeding Programme (PRONAE), benefiting 242,000 students in 340 schools. In October, PRONAE monitoring visits were launched across all provinces to verify financial reporting and ensure programme compliance.
• WFP also implements complementary Home-Grown School Feeding Programmes in Tete, Nampula, and Cabo Delgado, benefiting 112,000 students across 141 schools. A survey on children's minimum dietary indicators was conducted in Tete, covering 84 assisted schools across five districts, with 386 students interviewed. Additionally, WFP carried out a total of 79 food and nutrition education sessions for students and 54 sessions for cooks in 79 schools across the districts of Changara, Cahora Bassa, Marara, and Mutarara. Gender dialogue club sessions also took place in the Ancuabe district of Cabo Delgado, concluding with the distribution of 246 menstrual hygiene kits to adolescent girls.
• In response to the drought caused by El Niño, WFP began preparations for the distribution of dry take-home rations to over 6,600 students across 19 schools in the district of Caia, Sofala Province.
UN Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS)
• In October, UNHAS transported 612 passengers and 2,14 metric tons of humanitarian cargo. 40 organizations benefitted from UNHAS services.
Resource outlook
• WFP Mozambique’s Country Strategic Plan (CSP) (2022-2026) is currently 54.3 percent funded. For the period November 2024 – March 2025, WFP’s operations in Mozambique are facing a shortfall of USD 265 million.