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WFP Uganda Country Brief, November 2024

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In Numbers

1,568,830 people assisted in November 2024

4,330 mt of food assistance distributed

USD 3.9 Million in cash-based transfers

USD 122 Million six months (Dec 2024 – May 2025) net funding requirements.

Operational Updates

Support to Refugees.

• WFP provided food and nutrition assistance to more than 1.3 million refugees hosted in Uganda in November. Of these, 899,630 beneficiaries received cash-based transfers (CBT) worth USD 3.9 million while 390,143 received 3,509 mt of inkind food assistance.

• WFP implemented Maternal Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) programme and Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme (TSFP) in 13 refugee settlements across Uganda to manage and prevent acute malnutrition benefitting more than 10,350 children under five years. More than 17,985 children under the age of five as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls received 505 mt of specialized nutritious foods (SNFs) to prevent acute malnutrition.

Financial Literacy and Scaling up of Digital Cash-Based Transfers (CBT):

• WFP advanced its digitization of cash-based transfers to enhance cost efficiency and effectiveness. By November, 64 percent of beneficiaries received assistance via digital methods of which 18 percent was through mobile money and 46 percent via agency banking. Thirty-five percent still relied on Cash in Hand, with plans to fully transition to digital delivery. New enrolments onto digital platforms are ongoing across all eight settlement locations where mobile money is available, including Rhino, Kiryandongo, Adjumani, Kyaka, Kyangwali, Rwamwanja, Oruchinga, and Nakivale.

• To equip beneficiaries with knowledge and skills to manage the limited finances while making informed decisions on utilization of financial products and services, WFP provided digital financial literacy training to 32,746 households (out of the targeted 85,624 households). A second cycle of training commenced in August targeting an additional 35,659 households with a projected end date of December 2024.

Social Protection and Systems Capacity Strengthening

• WFP’s sustained advocacy efforts in collaboration with the Government of Uganda led to the official recognition of National Social Protection Month. Throughout the month, a series of impactful events including webinars, radio programs, and television discussions highlighted critical gaps in social protection, focusing on issues of adequacy, comprehensiveness, and coverage. These events underscored how collective action from key stakeholders can address these challenges. The month concluded with a National Dialogue themed, "Social Protection as an Enabler for Human Capital Development across the Lifecycle." This dialogue emphasized social protection's pivotal role in achieving the Human Capital Development targets set forth in the National Development Plan. The Honourable Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development provided insights and made commitments towards strengthening social protection frameworks.

• WFP is also conducting an end-of-term review of the ChildSensitive Social Protection Programme as it concludes. The findings from this review will guide and enhance the design and implementation of future programs.