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WFP Haiti Country Brief, March 2019

Countries
Haiti
Sources
WFP
Publication date

In Numbers

513 mt of food assistance distributed

USD 124,224 cash based transfers made

USD 85.12 m total requirements

290,877 people assisted In March 2019

Annual Country Report 2018

The Annual Country Report which summarizes all the activities of WFP Haiti for 2018 is now available here.

Operational Updates

Emergency response

  • In March, in the framework of the ECHO-funded project, 1,944 households received cash-based transfers in Artibonite department.

  • WFP signed five agreements with local and international institutions for the implementation of the emergency response related to the drought currently affecting the country. Through these agreements, WFP is targeting 70,000 beneficiaries across four departments.

School Feeding

  • Between October and November 2018, a study on nutrition needs was conducted in McGovern-Dole supported schools. The results of this study were received in March and recommendations included the diversification and adjustment of rations in order to cover the nutritional needs of children of different age groups.

Nutrition

  • In the framework of the CERF-funded programme, the last cash distribution took place in Grande Anse department.
    During this project, a total of 1,675 households received a cash transfer and 5,865 people (2,521 men and 3,344 women) took part in trainings on good nutrition practices.

  • In March, 10 nurses affiliated to the ECHO-funded project implemented by WFP’s partner Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) participated in a nutrition training, which included the following themes: specific food needs for the family and for pregnant and lactating women, and information on the different types of malnutrition. In addition, gender issues and animation techniques for the sensitization sessions were discussed with participants.

Food Assistance for Assets

  • In March, WFP launched the first cycle of work for 2,400 project participants in Artibonite department. Asset creation activities include watershed management, rehabilitation of rural roads and irrigation canals as well as the modernization of salt production systems.

  • In relation to disaster risk reduction activities, the rehabilitation of 13 schools in North department has been completed. 142 participants contributed to the rehabilitation of schools, which can be used as shelters in case of a disaster.

Social Protection

  • In March, two workshops were organized by the National Social Protection and Promotion Policy Drafting Committee.

  • A first workshop took place on 18-20 March to finalize the analysis of strategic pillars (childhood, labour and employment, vulnerable populations, social security, response to shocks).

  • A second workshop was organized on 25-26 March and allowed participants to formulate a first draft of various policy scenarios for submission to the Government.

Forecast-Based Financing

  • On 26 and 27 March, WFP participated in the sub-regional forum on disaster risk reduction and early warning systems in the Dominican Republic. This forum was an opportunity to share good practices and lessons learnt in order to strengthen emergency preparedness. The Haitian delegation was composed of six government representatives (Ministry of Agriculture, HydroMeteorological Unit, National Coordination for Food Security, National Centre of Geo-Spatial Information and the Maritime and Navigation System of Haiti).