In Numbers
US$ 1,769,546 cash-based transfers made
100,313 people assisted
Operational Updates
• The state of emergency for human mobility has been extended until September 2019.
• 65,933 people benefited from WFP’s food vouchers. The majority were Venezuelans (89 percent), followed by Colombians (9 percent) and a few beneficiaries from other nationalities.
• 3,131 people, around 77 percent of them from Venezuela, were assisted at shelters and canteens managed by WFP partner organizations.
• 30,843 vulnerable Venezuelans received one-time food assistance at immigration checkpoints.
• Since August 26 2019, Venezuelans require a humanitarian visa to enter Ecuador. This measure is directly correlated to an increase in the number of irregular entries.
• Around 600 vulnerable pregnant adolescents from the northern border provinces received a cash-based transfer to facilitate their access to nutritious and healthy food. Several workshops related to sexual and reproductive health and nutrition were organized in coordination with the Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion, the Ministry of Health and UNFPA.
• The first Biannual Consultation on Development between USAID and the Government of Ecuador took place in August. USAID's official visit included encounters with Venezuelan families that benefit from food assistance channelled through WFP.
• The UN Resident Coordinator and a representative from OCHA visited WFP’s operation in Manabí to get a deeper understanding of the food assistance implementation scheme.
• In coordination with UN Women, Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) surveys were collected among Awá and Afro Ecuadorian population. This is part of the gender mainstreaming strategy of the Binational Project implemented in coordination with WFP Colombia.
• UNICEF, WHO, FAO and WFP subscribed a Letter of Understanding with the Ministry of Education. This reinforces the cooperation for the strengthening of the school feeding public policy.