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In Numbers
422 mt of food distributed
US$ 2.21 million net funding requirements (January 2024 – June 2024)
149,619 people assisted in December 2023
Operational Updates
Jajarkot Earthquake Response
• Following the 3rd of November earthquake in Karnali,
WFP provided a one-off NPR 15,000 (approx. USD 112) multi-purpose cash assistance to 3,055 affected households (15,275 people) to enable them to meet their essential needs. WFP provided cash in Karnali Province, particularly in Barekot Rural Municipality and Nalgad Municipality (Jajarkot District) and Aathbiskot Municipalities (West Rukum District).
• WFP distributed 85.7 mt of Wheat and Soya Blend with sugar (WSB+) to over 14,000 people, including 4,180 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls, 4,956 girls and 5,150 boys aged 6-24 months in five local governments of Jajarkot and West Rukum districts. This was provided under a Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme to prevent deterioration of malnutrition among vulnerable groups.
• WFP completed a post-distribution monitoring (PDM) on the distribution of 9 mt of a highly nutritious ready-to-eat emergency food (BP-5) as part of the immediate response to the earthquake. The PDM will help inform the design and implementation of similar activities.
WFP Programmes
• WFP successfully handed over the Government of Japan-assisted Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programme to all 12 local governments of Nuwakot district. This marked the official closure of the project after three years of implementation. Local governments and schools appreciated the support from WFP and expressed their continued commitment in implementing a quality mid-day meals programme through the HGSF model that supports children and communities.
• Under the Maternal and Child Nutrition Programme (MCHN) in Koshi Province, WFP inaugurated and handed over Community Food Banks (CFB) to local authorities in Jhapa and Morang Districts. CFBs are a shock-responsive mechanism whereby communities reserve food stocks that can be used in times of shocks to ensure access to food and nutrition for vulnerable groups.
• The Joint Project on Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment (RWEE) II, implemented together with FAO, IFAD and UN Women, supported 72 women farmer groups with materials for proper handling and storage to prevent post-harvest losses.
• Using the Emergency Preparedness Capacity Index (EPCI) tool, WFP assessed the capacity and progress in emergency preparedness and response of the provincial governments of Lumbini, Madhesh, and Bagmati.’It also assessed humanitarian supply chain management in comparison to the baseline done in 2021/2022. The EPCI aims to identify new or reaffirm key areas of focus, investment and efforts needed from provincial governments and development actors to inform future investments.
• The National Planning Commission, together with WFP and FAO, organized a Food Systems Steering Committee meeting this month and shared the progress and learning on the piloting of the localization of food systems pathways in one local government in each of the seven provinces. The meeting approved key activities for 2024, including the scale up to other municipalities. Participants of the meeting reiterated the need to reflect the food systems agenda in the 16th National Plan (2024/25-2028/29) as a key instrument to the 2030 Agenda.
• This month, WFP piloted anticipatory actions for landslides at Miklajung Municipality in Panchthar district of Koshi Province through consultations with the local government, followed by the deployment of a technical team drawn from WFP and the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) to lead the development of landslide susceptibility maps and rainfall-based trigger for future anticipatory action initiatives in collaboration with the local government and communities.