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WFP working at 5,000 meters in the Land of Thunder Dragon

The Bhutan country team has sent us a write-up and photos of the extremely challenging logistics situation they face. Country Director Leo van der Velden has provided us with a first person account of WFP logistics operations in Bhutan:

Sandwiched between China to the North and India to the South, Bhutan is a small country with a population of about 670,000 (2008). By virtue of its topography, Bhutan is confronted with constraints of land-lockedness and difficult terrain as well as demographic constraints of a small and scattered population.

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WFP distributes food along Nicaragua's remote Rio Coco by wooden boat

The Rio Coco lies along the northern border of Nicaragua and the Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte (RAAN). The area was devastated in late 2007 when Hurricane Felix ripped through the region. Since that time WFP has distributed food to families living along the river.

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The Unsung Heroes of WFP (8 guys, 20 minutes, 10 tons)

Mats Persson, Project Coordinator in Bor, sent us a story and photos from South Sudan:

WFP is proud of its drivers and, in recognition of their efforts, gave them a Merit award earlier this year. Another, often overlooked group of individuals, which literally carries the load of WFP on their backs are the porters we hire as day labour in locations around the world.

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WFP Teams Face Tough Conditions Deep In The DRC

A little over a month ago in late May, while most of us prepared for the end of the school year and the impending summer, a WFP Logistics teams deep in the Congo was hard at work getting a shipment of food and supplies to the remote town of Dungu in northeastern DRC.

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The WFP's New NFI Tracking System

I had coffee the other morning with Aaron Holmes who is currently working as a Consultant with the Logistics Cluster. Aaron's job is to develop the Temporary, Interim and eventually Final NFI (Non-Food Item) tracking systems. While the WFP currently has the COMPAS (Commodity Movement Processing and Analysis System) system to handle tracking of all food stuffs we're still working to improve our NFI tracking.

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