In Numbers
738,627 people assisted in May 2019
US$ 24 m cash-based transfers made
US$ 88.4 m six months (June–November 2019) net funding requirements
Operational Updates
• WFP’s self-validation exercise has started with a soft launch in May, piloting 1,000 households receiving multi-purpose cash assistance. Ninety-one percent of the invited cases were validated, and beneficiaries expressed their comfort and satisfaction with the new process. In June 2019, WFP will roll out the WFP self-validation process for the entire multi-purpose cash recipients, expanding the validation sites from 16 to 160 sites, increasing accessibility for beneficiaries across the country.
• Monthly assistance was successfully loaded onto cards of targeted Syrian refugees, Palestinian returnees from Syria (PRS), as well as vulnerable Lebanese registered with the National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP). Assistance to refugees of other nationalities was also introduced (non-Syrian, non-Palestinian), whereby approximately 9,000 beneficiaries in this category receive USD 27 per person redeemable in ATMs across the country.
• The graduation ceremony for the digital skills programme was organized with the German Embassy and the American University of Beirut (AUB), whereby approximately 560 Lebanese and Syrian students received their certificates. The ceremony was attended by the German ambassador, as well as AUB President and WFP Representative and Country Director. The ceremony was followed by an Opportunities Fair, where students got the chance to meet with tech start-ups and academic institutions for potential training/educational opportunities.