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WFP Emergency Report No. 5 of 2006
World Food Programme (WFP)
February 03, 2006

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Zimbabwe
(a) The price of maize grain in Harare's main market increased by 15 percent compared to prices reported two weeks ago. Maize grain prices in Bulawayo also increased by 20 percent over the same period. According to WFP field reports, maize grain was not available in markets in Chiredzi, Gwanda, Masvingo, Matobo, Mt. Darwin, Nkayi, and Zvishavane.

(b) In Hwange District, 30 Help Desk volunteers were trained in six Food Distribution Points (FDP) in order to strengthen the role that volunteers play in targeting, verification, and identification of beneficiaries. As part of the Vulnerable Group Feeding programme, through which WFP is currently providing a monthly food ration to 3.4 million people in 37 districts of the country, each FDP contains a Help Desk, normally staffed by the village chief/headman, ward councillor, WFP and Cooperating Partner (CP) representatives, to enable community members (beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries) to voice complaints. Following the success of the Hwange training, WFP plans to provide additional training to all Help Desk volunteers throughout the country.

(c) Due to heavy rains and associated secondary transport problems, WFP and its Cooperating Partner were unable to distribute food to beneficiaries in the Home Based Care (HBC) and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) programmes in Chitungweza and Mt.Darwin. Similar distributions did take place in Kadoma and Kariba districts.

(d) In January, WFP plans to provide food assistance to more than 880,000 people through targeted activities including school feeding and support for orphans, home based care and prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programmes.

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