WFP Niger Country Brief, March 2021
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USD 11.8 m of cash-based transfers made
USD 105.4 m six months (April – September 2021) net funding requirements.
923,162 people assisted in January 2021
Strategic Updates
• WFP continues to work on scaling-up its resilience building activities, in partnership with the Government, NGOs and other UN agencies. On 17 March, a USAID mission visited the village Garin Kaka site, where WFP and CARE/Hamzari are jointly implementing resilience building activities in the framework of the Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced (RISE II) partnership. On 18-21 March, a BMZ mission visited joint WFP-UNICEF resilience sites, as well as the food fortification and transformations units in Maradi. On 30 March, a joint WFP, GRET and MISOLA mission visited the food fortification units in Maradi linked to INTPA-funded project Response a la Crise Alimentaire au Centre Sahel (CRIALCES) project, with the objective of presenting the project to the regional, de
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An adaptive social protection system is one that helps vulnerable households build resilience by investing in their capacity to prepare for, cope with, and adapt to shocks. The ASPIRE project will provide immediate support to poor and vulnerable households while increasing their resilience through regular unconditional cash transfers and measures to improve health, nutrition, and financial inclusion. The project is designed to enable the scale up of the cash transfer program in the case of emergencies, such as natural disasters or health crises. In addition, the project will help build the capacity of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MAST) to improve management and governance of social protection programs.
World Bank Approves $75 Million Grant to Strengthen Social Protection in Haiti
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WASHINGTON, March 9, 2021 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$75 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Adaptive Social Protection for Increased Resilience Project (ASPIRE). This project will support Haiti’s efforts to establish an adaptive safety net system to respond to shocks, including COVID-19, and to reduce vulnerability to food insecurity and future disasters.
“Social protection systems have the potential to enhance human capital, reduce inequality, build resilience, and end cycles of poverty,” said Javier Suarez, World Bank Acting Country Manager for Haiti. “This project provides immediate resources to help the most vulnerable households, while also supporting Haiti to establish the foundations of a social protection program to build resilience and develop human capital in the medium term.”