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In Numbers
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260,403 people assisted
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162 MT of food assistance distributed
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US$ 64,622 cash-based transfers made
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US$ 3.5 million six-month net funding requirement (May-October 2025)
Operational Updates
• With funding from the Japan International Organization Grant, WFP installed a 40ft solar-powered cold room in Newton village, Western Rural district. Equipped with solar panels from Japan’s Kaneka Corporation, the facility aims to reduce post-harvest vegetable losses by preserving the quality and extending the shelf life of these perishable products. The cold storage will be managed and operated by the Koinadugu Women Vegetable Farmers’ Cooperative.
• WFP in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) and the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MBSSE) held a flagging off ceremony at the WFP Kissy warehouse, to mark the dispatch of locally produced rice and pulses procured with support from MBSSE and MAFS for the Term 3 2025/2026 school year. The event celebrated the collaboration between WFP and the Government of Sierra Leone, while recognizing the critical role of smallholder farmers in sustaining the Feed Salone strategy. In 2025, with support from donors, including Germany, Iceland, Japan and the World Bank Funded Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP), WFP will procure over 40,000 (50kg) bags of locally produced rice and pulses from 8,355 smallholder farmers across seven districts, feeding of 270,000 school children.
• The first UN Peace Building Fund Gola REAP Steering Committee meeting, co-chaired by Sierra Leone and Liberia’s Interior Ministers, was held in Bo. Attendees included UN agencies, government officials, and stakeholders. The 30-month WFP/IOM-led project strengthens cross-border cooperation (Outcome 1) and community resilience through forest management and climate-smart agriculture (Outcome 2). Additionally, 1,000 youths and women prepared 100 hectares of swamps in Kenema and Pujehun for sustainable agriculture, reducing deforestation and drug abuse.