of food security assessments. & surveys performed. # of individuals trained on good nutritional practices. # of indi
FOOD SECURITY sector
MONTHLY DASHBOARD January 2015 Inter-Agency Coordination Lebanon
Contact Information: Naison Chakatsva
[email protected], Bruno Minjauw
[email protected]
SITUATION ANALYSIS The sector provided food assistance to over 920,000 individuals using various transfer modalities such as in-kind parcels, vouchers, bank cards and e-cards. In addition 27,209 vulnerable Lebanese individuals received food assistance through e-cards uploaded with USD30 under the government of Lebanon's emergency National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP). This programme is a stabilization initiative managed by the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) and the Presidency of Council of Ministers. The food security sector is providing technical support to the NPTP. In January a total of 10 female social workers from MoSA were trained on post assistance baseline and post distribution monitoring tools and data entry. Significant funding shortfalls for the humanitarian component of the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP) resulted in a reduced food e-card value to 70% of the entitled ration for targeted Displaced Syrians individuals and Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS). This meant reduced food intake among these two population groups. Although the sector expects increased incidences of various forms of consumption-based negative coping mechanisms, food security sector members were still collecting information through immediate ad hoc beneficiary feedback and the more systematic regular post distribution monitoring and evaluation activities. These activities will assess and quantify the extent of the actual impact of the reduction in rations in January. A contingency plan activated to try and minimize the impacts of the food assistance funding shortfalls did not yield any significant contributions since most humanitarian actors lacked the financial resources to step in. Preparations for agriculture interventions also began in January. Sector members planning to carry out agriculture and livestock activities started preparatory work that included procurement of materials, mobilization of beneficiaries for training and meetings and consultations within the sector for technical support and overall coordination. The actual implementation of the LCRP’s agriculture-based activities in the field is expected to gather momentum in the coming months.
PEOPLE
FUNDING
(In Need/Target)
(Required/received)
1.5 m(People in Need) 1.2 m (People Targeted)
447 m (required) 20.8%
of overall LCRP request
Refugees 1.1 m
Vulnerable Lebanese 0.1 m
PARTNERS (Number of operational partners per Area)
# partner per area
Akkar Tripoli +5
> 20 16 - 20 11 - 15 5 - 10
Bekaa Beirut & Mt Lebanon
South
Food Assistance beneficiaries by governorate
PROGRESS AGAINST 2015 TARGETS Month of January progress Progress (in %) January
South
Monthly
North 93% # of vulnerable individuals reached with food assistance (through various modalities)
990,000
Mount Lebanon
5% Amount of cash for food transferred through vouchers, ATM cards and e-cards 0% # of livestock farmers supported with technical training and equipment 0% # of individuals trained on food preservation technologies 0% # of animals vaccinated/treated
0% # of individuals benefiting from increased vegetable production 0% # of individuals trained on good nutritional practices 0% # of food security assessments & surveys performed
Reporting Agencies
El Nabatieh
$295m
Beirut Bekaa
9,000
Baalbek/El-Hermel Akkar
50,300
0
100,000
200,000
Individuals
1m Palestine refugees from Syria
13,200
Affected Lebanese Displaced Syrians
6,000 6
ACF, DRC, FAO, HI, Intersos, IOCC, Lebanese Red Cross, Mercy Corps, PU-AMI, Save the Children, SI, WFP, WVI, UNRWA
