Attachments
In Numbers
259,546 people assisted
626 MT of food assistance distributed
US$ 52,634 cash-based transfers made
US$ 3.5 million six-month net funding requirement (June-November 2025)
Operational Updates
- The Embassy of Japan, WFP, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) inaugurated the country’s first solar-powered cold storage facility. This innovation, funded by Japan and implemented by WFP, aims to reduce post-harvest losses for women vegetable farmers, enabling them to store produce longer and access better markets. The Japan-funded initiative has already supported 8,100 households with rice mills and training. This cold storage marks another step toward food security and women’s economic resilience, aligning with Sierra Leone’s Feed Salone goals.
- WFP in partnership with World Vision International Sierra Leone completed the installation of one solar powered borehole in Kabala, Koinadugu district, which will be utilized by the Koinadugu Women Vegetable Farmers’ Cooperative to expand cultivation of vegetables during the dry season.
- Following a surge in Mpox cases, WFP was requested by the Ministry of Health to establish a field hospital in the western area, which accounts for 90 percent of all confirmed cases and remains the most affected region in Sierra Leone. About 19 containers, provided by WFP’s Continental Response hub in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are currently in Accra, Ghana, awaiting dispatch to Sierra Leone. Once available in-country, WFP will coordinate with local authorities to support the installation of the field hospital.
- A Quality and Quantity test was conducted for 350 metric tons of rice through the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau. The rice will be supplied to WFP-supported schools under the home-grown school feeding programme.
- WFP completed dispatch of food to 1,195 schools for term three of the 2024/25 academic year. This will provide daily nutritious lunch to over 200,000 primary school children in Kenema, Pujehun, Bonthe, Kambia, and Karene districts.
- The OPEC Fund for International Development joined WFP, the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to launch 'The Re-energizing School Meals Project' worth US$ 1.2 million. Replacing traditional stoves with energy-efficient alternatives, the initiative will create a safer cooking environment for 1,300 volunteer cooks.