modalities such as in-kind parcels, paper vouchers, ATM cards and electronic vouchers (e-cards). E-cards account for app
FOOD SECURITY sector
MONTHLY DASHBOARD February 2015 Inter-Agency Coordination Lebanon
Contact Information: Issa Sanogo
[email protected], Bruno Minjauw
[email protected]
SITUATION ANALYSIS The sector provided food assistance to over 960,000 individuals, including displaced Syrians and Palestine Refugees from Syria (PRS) using various assistance modalities such as in-kind parcels, paper vouchers, ATM cards and electronic vouchers (e-cards). E-cards account for approximately 95 percent of the total caseload, whereas only 1 percent of the caseload was reached by in-kind parcels and 4 percent by ATM cards. In addition, 27,209 vulnerable Lebanese individuals received food assistance under the government's emergency National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP) through the e-cards. The NPTP is a social safety net programme to assist vulnerable Lebanese affected by the Syria crisis and managed by the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) and the Presidency of Council of Ministers. The food security sector provides technical supports to the NPTP. Continued funding shortfalls in February resulted in a reduced food voucher value for the second month in a row to 70% of the entitled ration for targeted Syrian refugees. The sector members conducted focus group discussions with beneficiaries to collect feedback on the impact that the reduction in assistance is having on the households. The findings of the focus group discussions will be shared in March. WFP, in collaboration with cooperating partners, conducted an e-card validation exercise to validate e-cards distributed to targeted Syrian refugees. The exercise ensured that all active e-cards were valid and provided refresher training on the programme policy and the rights as e-card beneficiaries. The results of the validation exercise will be shared in March. Preparations for agricultural interventions continued during the month of February. Trainings of facilitators were conducted across Lebanon, who in-turn have started supporting 500 (male and female) small-scale farmers with technical trainings and handling of materials and equipment to carry out poultry activities to enhance family farming production.
FUNDING
PEOPLE
PARTNERS
Required
In Need/Target
20 partners in Lebanon Akkar
447 m Humanitarian Stabilization
$ 384.6 m $ 62.4 m
1.5 m People in Need 1.2 m (People Targeted) Refugees 1.1 m
Vulnerable Lebanese 0.1 m
PROGRESS AGAINST 2015 TARGETS Monthly Target
Month of February progress
Progress January February
960,000
# of vulnerable individuals reached with food assistance (through various modalities)
Tripoli +5 Beirut & Mt Lebanon
# partner per area > 12 9 - 12 5-8
Bekaa
South
PROGRESS BY COHORTS Number of individuals reached with food assistance through e-cards, ATM and NPTP e-cards
990,000
18,673,500 Amount of cash for food transferred through vouchers, ATM cards and e-cards 500 # of livestock farmers supported with technical training and equipment 10 # of individuals trained on food preservation technologies
$295m
Individuals
9,000
913,530 27,209 43,508
50,300
0
# of animals vaccinated/treated
984,247 * individual
Syrian refugees Poor Lebanese PRS
* Data reconciliation is ongoing
Number of PRS who receivied cash for food through ATM cards per area
1m 0
# of individuals benefiting from increased vegetable production
Akkar
13,200
Tripoli +5
Individuals
0
# of individuals trained on good nutritional practices
Bekaa
6,000 0
# of food security assessments & surveys performed
Reporting Agencies
South Bekaa Beirut & Mt Lebanon Tripoli +5
22,006 7,384 7,248 6,870
Beirut & Mt Lebanon
South
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ACF, CLMC Lebanon, DRC, Dorcas, FAO, IOCC Lebanon, IR Lebanon, Intersos, Lebanese Red Cross, MEDAIR, Mercy Corps, MoSA, PU-AMI, Save the Children, SHEILD, UNRWA, URDA, WFP, WVI
