Humanitarian Response to Food Insecure Non-Refugee Palestinians - WFP 2019

January 2019 - Palestinians face a long-term humanitarian crisis with approximately 1 in 2 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza requiring some form of humanitarian assistance. The impacts on vulnerable Palestinians include limited access to safe water and sanitation persistent food and income insecurity and the risk of sexual and gender-based violence. With GAC’s support the World Food Programme (WFP) helps enhance individual and household access to adequate and nutritious food in the West Bank and Gaza. Project activities include: (1) distributing in-kind food assistance to food-insecure households including women-headed households; (2) providing electronic vouchers to food-insecure households in urban areas which supports the local economy and has a positive impact on household food consumption dietary diversity and autonomy to make food choices; and (3) offering nutrition awareness sessions to empower women and improve nutritional health and knowledge.

The expected outputs for this project include: (1) 173 000 food-insecure people receive cash-based transfers; and (2) 72 000 food-insecure people receive in-kind food assistance. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity. .