Attachments
In Numbers
1,344,110 people assisted in January 2025
2,734 mt of food assistance distributed
USD 4.2 million in cash-based transfers
USD 70 million six months (Feb – July 2025) net funding requirements.
Operational Updates
Support to Refugees
• In January WFP provided food assistance to more than 1.3 million settlement-based refugees hosted in Uganda. A total of 388,911 beneficiaries received 2709 metric tons (mt) of in-kind food assistance while 946,077 received cash-based transfers (CBT) worth USD 4.2 million.
• Maternal Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) programme and targeted supplementary feeding programme (TSFP) were also implemented to manage and prevent acute malnutrition in 13 refugee settlements across Uganda where close to 6,700 children under five years received nutrition support to supplement moderate acute malnutrition. Under the MCHN programme, 89,098 children under the age of five as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls received 400 mt of specialized nutritious foods (SNFs).
Financial Literacy and Scaling up of Digital Cash-Based Transfers (CBT
• WFP provides digital and financial Literacy trainings to equip cash beneficiaries with knowledge and skills to manage their finances while making informed decisions on utilization of financial products and services. By the end of January, WFP had provided digital financial literacy training to 72,782 (85 percent) of the 2024 target of 85,625 using the Bank of Uganda curriculum to complement CBT programme.
Social Protection and Systems Capacity Strengthening
• In January 2025, a total of 8,211 pregnant and breastfeeding mothers from refugee settlements and host communities in Westnile received their savings to support their livelihoods, promoting sustainability for the programme's benefits. The intervention seeks to promote community and household resilience among refugees and host communities in Westnile.
• The Savings Group component of Uganda’s Child-Sensitive Social Protection (CSSP) Programme aimed to enhance the financial resilience of vulnerable households, particularly those with children mobilized families into community-based savings and loan groups, providing financial literacy training, access to small loans, and emergency social funds for child-related expenses such as school fees and healthcare. By promoting a 30 percent savings allocation per transfer, linking groups to formal financial services, and fostering economic empowerment, especially among women, these groups have contributed to reducing child poverty, improving household food security, and ensuring better access to essential services, ultimately strengthening child well-being and community resilience.
Self-Reliance Model
• To enable refugees transition from a dependence on food assistance to self-reliance, WFP distributed 1,892 goats to 1,599 households (70 percent refugees, 30 percent host communities) in Westnile subregion. After the distribution, WFP also carried out massive vaccination against Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) disease across Refugee Settlements and host communities in Westnile. This was done for both self-reliance model participants and local communities in partnership with district local government veterinary offices.
• WFP provided three off-farm refugee groups in Nakivale settlement with 67 percent grant subsidies, totalling USD 5,300, to upgrade storage facilities and milling production units. The support included materials such as iron sheets, iron bars, cement, and ridges.