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In Numbers
US$ 2.2 million six-month (June 2024 – November 2024) net funding requirements
6,695 people trained in April-May 2024
Operational Updates
- In April, the country office organized a high-level mission to Luanda, Angola. The objective of this mission was to meet with donors who are based in Luanda, elucidate WFP's presence and activities in São Tomé and Príncipe, highlight past achievements and outline future, as articulated in the new Country Strategic Plan 2024 - 2028. This effort aimed to ensure that stakeholders were aware of WFP's active involvement in the country and present the comparative advantages and value proposition.
- Partners met during the mission include Ambassadors of Norway, Belgium, Switzerland, Russia and the Netherlands, and representatives of the United Kingdom Embassy. The mission also met with representatives from the African Development Bank and the World Bank.
- In April, 60 farmers from CAMAVO and Uba Budo participated in training in Sustainable Maize and Bean production techniques. The training was within the scope of the joint project (ILO, UN-HABITAT, UNFPA, WFP) funded by the United Nations SDG Fund for Small Island Developing States implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries.
- In May, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development visited Camavo’s irrigation system and Uba Budo’s construction work on the processing centre. Both are part of the joint SDG project implemented by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The visit allowed the Minister to assess the project’s progress and the benefits it provides to farmers, who previously struggled with water scarcity.
- In May, WFP focussed on developing market access strategies and addressing gender-based violence (GBV) for vulnerable women in the agricultural sector. This strategy, once validated by the Gender Institute, will become a key instrument to guide WFP and the Government in creating policies that facilitate the movement of goods for women farmers, who, despite being few compared to men, need incentives to continue producing.