Food Assistance Programme (in-kind and e-vouchers)
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Population group
Elderly persons, Persons with disabilities, Women
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To meet urgent food needs and enhance the food consumption and dietary diversity of the most vulnerable non-refugee population
Programme components
In-kind transfers and electronic food vouchers; the WFP prioritises buying from local
suppliers, also contributing to strengthen the local economy; in addition, nutrition
sessions are offered for beneficiaries who receive vouchers
Start date
2015 to 2017
WFP. 2017. “Food Assistance for the Food-Insecure Population in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.” World Food Programme website. <https://www.wfp.org/operations/200709-food-assistance-food-insecure-population-west-bank-and-gaza-strip#:~:text=The%201.6%20million%20food%2Dinsecure,Agriculture%20Organization%20of%20the%20United>. Accessed 28 July 2017.
WFP. 2014. Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations: State of Palestine 2007–2009. WFP/EB.2/2014/8-B/1. Rome: World Food Programme. <https://executiveboard.wfp.org/document_download/WFP-0000024669>. Accessed 11 September 2017.
Coverage
503,221 beneficiaries in 2016: 313,606 for food assistance and 189,615 for vouchers;
3,500 voucher recipients participated in nutrition sessions
Programme expenditure
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Targeted areas
Target groups
Food-insecure non-refugee households, in particular families headed by women and with elderly or persons with disabilities
WFP. 2016. Food Assistance for the Food-Insecure Populations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Standard Project Report 2016. Rome: World Food Programme. <https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/918d89116f0945259485a047cdb19345/download/?_ga=2.185424489.1558585995.1708540113-1998757782.1703271509>. Accessed 11 September 2017.
WFP. 2021. WFP Palestine Country Brief. <https://www.un.org/unispal/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WFPCBJAN21_230221.pdf>. Accessed 16 February 2024.
Eligibility criteria
All non-refugee households living below the national poverty line
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
In-kind: food, e-vouchers, nutrition sessions
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit delivery mechanism
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency
The WFP has an M&E system for all interventions in Palestine, measuring
appropriateness and effectiveness at three levels: process (following up on the
procedures and partners involved in food distribution), outputs (monitoring
consumption patterns, dietary diversity and eligibility of beneficiaries) and outcomes
(measuring impacts of food assistance and cash-based transfers). UNFPA tracked redemption of vouchers and if the values were matched with the list of commodities through field visits