WFP Jordan Country Brief, October 2022 - Jordan - ReliefWeb

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In Numbers

573,000 radical assisted successful October 2022 (estimate) US$ 14.1 m cash-based transfers transferred (estimate)

US$ 107.8 m six months (November 2022-April 2023) nett backing requirements

Operational Updates

• In October, WFP provided nutrient assistance to astir 461,000 susceptible refugees residing successful camps and big communities done cash-based transfers. Most refugees travel from Syria (89 percent), with a number from Iraq (9 percent), and the remaining (2 percent) are from Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and different countries.

• Due to the continuous backing shortfall, WFP informed the refugees successful communities that the assistance volition stay astatine the reduced level until further notice.

• With the progressive displacement from E-cards to mobile wealth to beforehand fiscal inclusion, astir 13,000 Syrian refugees received assistance done this modality successful October. To supply cohesive messages and forestall disorder among beneficiaries astir the modulation to e-wallets, WFP and UNHCR person successfully completed the associated accusation sessions connected mobile wealth successful Amman reaching much than 5,000 families. The associated accusation sessions continued successful Mafraq governorate successful October reaching 2,000 families who are presently receiving assistance from UNHCR done mobile money.

• WFP schoolhouse feeding activities continued successful October with the organisation of day bars to astir 30,000 students successful the camps and 26,000 students successful communities, and steadfast meals to 85,000 students successful communities. A full of 1.5 cardinal steadfast meals were produced by 300 women moving successful the kitchens, of whom 35 women are registered with the National Aid Fund (NAF)’s Tamkeen programme which aims astatine creating occupation opportunities.

• Furthermore, WFP and its partners conducted mobile wealth accusation sessions for the schoolhouse feeding steadfast room workers who volition person their wage done mobile wealth starting successful November 2022.

• WFP continued to enactment the National Aid Fund (NAF) to validate the eligibility of 120,000 susceptible Jordanian families enrolled successful the NAF Programme for currency assistance. With the enactment of the WFP’s contracted work provider, NAF successfully validated astir 250 households done carnal visits.

• Regarding the Food Security Outcome Monitoring (FSOM) workout for NAF beneficiaries’, WFP finalized the 2nd 4th report. The information postulation for the 3rd 4th FSOM was completed successful October.