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WFP supports Rohingya refugees after blaze destroys homes

31 March 2021

WFP supports Rohingya refugees after blaze destroys homes

World Food Programme works with Government and NGOs to deliver critical food assistance as fire leaves 45,000 people displaced

Cash transfers Emergencies Food Security

Bangladesh

‘Conflict of sounds and smells’: A blind couple in Syria look to a better future

26 March 2021

‘Conflict of sounds and smells’: A blind couple in Syria look to a better future

World Food Programme support empowers Aleppo residents Abdallah and Rania to expect good times with their baby boy

Cash transfers Food Security

Syrian Arab Republic

Zimbabwe: Mushroom-growing means independence for women farmers

26 March 2021

Zimbabwe: Mushroom-growing means independence for women farmers

In a country beset by crises and food insecurity, the World Food Programme and its partners are empowering people with farming and business skills

Cash transfers Gender Resilience

Zimbabwe

Women in El Salvador: ‘Failed crops? We'll make hammocks’

8 March 2021

Women in El Salvador: ‘Failed crops? We'll make hammocks’

When climate change dried up their livelihoods — literally — a group of women backed by the World Food Programme turned a traditional craft into a business

Cash transfers Gender

El Salvador

Honduras: Parents skip meals so their children can eat

22 February 2021

Honduras: Parents skip meals so their children can eat

Marlene’s family get by with food assistance from the World Food Programme but need so much more

Cash transfers Refugees and migration Zero Hunger

Honduras

John’s story: WFP and EU support restores hope after devastating injury

17 February 2021

John’s story: WFP and EU support restores hope after devastating injury

The World Food Programme delivers critical cash assistance to urban residents in the face of challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic

Cash transfers

Zambia

Democratic Republic of Congo: WFP beats the odds with cash assistance

31 December 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo: WFP beats the odds with cash assistance

The World Food Programme is responding as conflict and diseases push more people into hunger

Cash transfers Zero Hunger

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Afghanistan: Street vendor uses WFP cash assistance to restart trade interrupted by COVID-19

25 November 2020

Afghanistan: Street vendor uses WFP cash assistance to restart trade interrupted by COVID-19

When the coronavirus struck in March, Mohammad Omid lost his income source overnight — now he is earning again

Cash transfers

Afghanistan

Haiti and coronavirus: It’s not just the food, it’s feeling safe

9 July 2020

Haiti and coronavirus: It’s not just the food, it’s feeling safe

There are countless ways to spend US$75 from the World Food Programme in the village of Grande Rivière — all have the power of helping people feel secure during the pandemic

Cash transfers Health emergencies

Haiti

How piggybacking networks in Turkey delivers cash assistance to refugees

9 March 2020

How piggybacking networks in Turkey delivers cash assistance to refugees

With the Emergency Social Safety Net, WFP joined forces with the EU and Turkish agencies to bring choice to vulnerable people

Cash transfers Refugees and migration

European Union (Member Organization) Turkey Syrian Arab Republic

Restoring hope in the toughest times

14 October 2019

Restoring hope in the toughest times

Cash transfers in El Salvador are enabling rural women to tranform their lives and smile more

Cash transfers Food for Assets Gender

‘Being able to breastfeed my daughter is the best gift that I can give her’

1 August 2019

‘Being able to breastfeed my daughter is the best gift that I can give her’

Cash assistance from the World Food Programme is securing a nutrition boost for mothers in drought-hit Honduras

Cash transfers Droughts Nutrition

Honduras

Cash and conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

6 June 2019

Cash and conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

‘We once had a good life but the war spoiled everything'

Funding Cash transfers

European Union (Member Organization) Democratic Republic of the Congo

In Turkey, cash assistance reaches non-Syrian refugees too

26 March 2019

In Turkey, cash assistance reaches non-Syrian refugees too

Most recipients of EU-funded cash assistance are Syrian. However, there are also smaller numbers from countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran.

Campaigns Cash transfers Refugees and migration

European Union (Member Organization) Turkey

‘Hope is the colour of yellow jasmine flowers’

29 January 2019

‘Hope is the colour of yellow jasmine flowers’

Learning art techniques helped a group of Syrian refugees in Turkey to re-examine the events of recent years — and to move on.

Cash transfers Refugees and migration

Turkey Syrian Arab Republic

Supporting South Sudan’s traders

10 October 2018

Supporting South Sudan’s traders

How WFP's cash assistance is helping small-scale traders grow

Cash transfers

South Sudan

Yemeni refugees describe the difference that food and cash is making

12 January 2018

Yemeni refugees describe the difference that food and cash is making

An insight into how families are trying to find a sense of normality in Djibouti

Cash transfers Refugees and migration

Djibouti Yemen

Cash provides a vital lifeline in Somalia

30 November 2017

Cash provides a vital lifeline in Somalia

Delivering money directly into the hands of drought-hit families means greater freedom to choose.

Cash transfers

Somalia European Union (Member Organization)

School meals + cash transfers = better nutrition and more local jobs

20 November 2017

School meals + cash transfers = better nutrition and more local jobs

‘My kids come home and even start teaching us — the parents — what food is healthy and what is not'

Cash transfers Development Nutrition

Armenia

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