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In Numbers

2,559 mt of food assistance distributed
US$ 12.9 m net funding requirements in the next six months (July – December 2018)
622,700 people assisted in June 2018

Operational Context

Voluntary repatriation: In June, WFP assisted 3,666 Burundian refugees returning to their zones of origin from Tanzania. As of 31 June 2018, 33,756 Burundians had returned home, through the support of the humanitarian community since the launch of the operation in September 2017.

Flooding and displacement: According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), nearly 80,000 people were affected by the January- April torrential rains that caused flooding and displacements. In June, the humanitarian community continued to assist people affected by the rains and flooding. The response included: shelter and non-food items, water and sanitation, food security, and health. The food security actors covered 33 percent of the identified needs, mainly at Buterere and Gatumba in Bujumbura. In Buterere, WFP joined efforts with the Ministry of Human Right, Social Affairs and Gender, and the Ministry of Public Security to provide food assistance to around 3,000 people. In Gatumba, only 19 percent of the food needs were covered. The food security actors estimate that a total of US$160,000 is needed to meet the food needs of all the affected households in Gatumba area, for one month.

Cash-based transfers: As part of the nutrition sensitive activities under the asset creation programme, WFP is providing conditional cash-based assistance to households with children under five or pregnant and lactating women (PLW) suffering from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). In June, WFP transferred US$ 105, 371 to 7,232 households. Each household received a three-month cash transfer valued at US$ 50. These cash transfers will enable households to purchase nutritious food. Before the cash-based assistance is provided, caregivers attend at least three nutrition sensitization activities on a monthly basis. Additionally, they also attend cooking demonstrations and set up two kitchen gardens at household level. Screening of malnutrition is conducted on a quarterly basis at community level and identified children and PLW suffering from moderate acute malnutrition are enrolled under the cash-based assistance for three months. Due to the availability of food stocks from the 2018B season, WFP will resume the cash-based transfers (CBT) for food assistance for refugees during the first week of July. The modality will consist of electronic voucher transfer for the purchase of cereals and pulses.

Service provision: following a service request from World Vision International (WVI), and based on an agreement that was signed between WFP and WVI in April 2018, WFP procured 40.71 mt of Plumpy Sup for WVI. This is one of the activities in the country strategic plan where WFP is providing external services to Government, Humanitarian and Development partners