HIGHLIGHTS
From July to September 2014, WFP assisted 895,287 persons. This includes 855,570 e-card beneficiaries, 17,501 new arrivals and 22,216 Palestinian refugees from Syria.
As of September 2014, WFP contracted 399 shops across Lebanon and injected over US$314 million into the Lebanese economy through its voucher programme since January 2013.
Food consumption level continued to be relatively stable, with 82% of households in the postdistribution monitoring (PDM) group reporting acceptable food consumption scores in this quarter, compared to only 50% of households in the pre-assistance baseline (PAB) group with acceptable food consumption scores.
Households in the Beirut, Mount Lebanon and South Lebanon region had higher food consumption scores than households in North Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, possibly due to a higher consumption of meat and vegetables in the Beirut, Mount Lebanon and South Lebanon region.
Food consumption scores of beneficiary households appear to improve with length of stay in Lebanon. As beneficiaries start receiving assistance and are able to stabilise their food consumption, both of their food consumption levels and average daily dietary diversity also improve.
The average coping strategy index (CSI) for the July–September quarter remained the same as in the April–June quarter, at 18.6.
Forty two percent of households receiving WFP assistance reported that women are the primary decision-makers regarding the use of WFP assistance, while 28% of households reported that men and women in the household make these decisions together.