Yemen Emergency Food Assistance (YEFA) Quarterly Report: January– March 2017

The program aims to reduce food insecurity and promote resilience among conflict-affected households. The initiative focuses on three key interventions: food vouchers, nutrition and hygiene promotion, and community asset construction. Implementation of the program began in 2017, with a focus on the governorates of Taizz, Al Dhale'e, Sana'a, Lahj, and Al Mahwit. The program targets 7,510 households, with a goal of improving food security and promoting resilience. The program's approach includes unconditional and conditional food transfers, nutrition and hygiene promotion, and community asset construction. The program's progress is monitored through regular assessments and evaluations. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis conducted in February 2017 showed that over 60% of the Yemen population are food insecure and require urgent humanitarian assistance. The analysis also highlighted the need for continued humanitarian support to save lives and protect livelihoods. The program's operational space has improved slightly, allowing field teams to access the field and conduct activities. However, access remains a challenge, particularly in the governorates of Sana'a, Al Mahwit, and Taizz. The program's approach to addressing access challenges includes protracted conversations with formal and informal authorities at the central government and field level. The program's performance indicators include the creation of awareness on program criteria for food voucher eligibility and the establishment of community committees for proper targeting of beneficiaries. The program's progress against these indicators is reflected in the completed activities, including the creation of awareness on program criteria and the establishment of community committees in Lahj, Sana'a, and Al-Dhale'e. The program's focus on community asset construction includes the rehabilitation of existing assets and the construction of new ones. The program's approach to community asset construction is based on the food for assets (FFA) approach, which aims to improve food security and promote resilience among conflict-affected households. The program's geographic focus is on the governorates of Taizz, Al Dhale'e, Sana'a, Lahj, and Al Mahwit. The program's timeframes are not explicitly stated, but the program's progress is monitored through regular assessments and evaluations. The program's recommendations include the continued support of humanitarian actors to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The program also recommends the continued engagement of the Yemen Internally Displaced Executive Unit and the offices of the Sana'a and Al-Mahwit governors' offices to address access challenges. The program's overall goal is to reduce food insecurity and promote resilience among conflict-affected households in Yemen. The program's approach includes unconditional and conditional food transfers, nutrition and hygiene promotion, and community asset construction. The program's progress is monitored through regular assessments and evaluations, and the program's recommendations include the continued support of humanitarian actors to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.