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In Numbers
613,460 people received cash assistance in August 2023 (estimated).
USD 12.1 million distributed through in-camp & multi-purpose cash programme value vouchers and
USD 0.5 million through livelihoods cash assistance (estimated)
USD 2.6 m six-month net funding requirements (September 2023 – February 2024)
Operational Updates
Earthquake Emergency Response
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To address the residual post-earthquake humanitarian needs as part of the earthquake emergency response,
WFP and the Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) distributed one final round of multi-purpose cash in August of TRY 3,000 (USD 111) per household to the existing caseload, corresponding to some 555,270 Turkish and Syrian individuals (111,054 households with an average size of five members per household). Assisting more than half a million people recovering from the massive twin earthquakes of 6 February, this distribution marks the end of WFP’s earthquake response. -
Under the e-voucher programme, co-implemented with TRC in eight refugee camps, 52,462 beneficiaries received Turkish Lira (TRY) 300 (USD 11) per person monthly.
Beneficiaries also include the earthquake-affected populations who were added to the e-voucher beneficiary caseload in June. During the emergency response, all camp residents received monthly assistance of TRY 2,500 (USD 106) per household for three months, the last of which was transferred in May. -
WFP’s livelihoods activities under the umbrella of the Socioeconomic Empowerment and Sustainability (SES) Programme continued in August. So far, around 3,632 people benefited from the programme through the enrolment of 908 participants in vocational training in eight provinces (Adana, Ankara, Bursa, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Konya, Mardin and Mersin). Training courses provided in August included barista, chef assistant, foreign trade, food packaging, front office staff, textile, entry-level IT, machine maintenance and repair, plastic injection and machine operations, pastry chef assistant, scarf knitting, shoe making, welding, as well as the newly-introduced traditional cuisine.
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The SES Programme has been providing vocational and applied training to refugees and members of the host communities with the aim of enhancing livelihoods