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Canada donates $26 million to WFP
The government of Canada has granted the World Food Program (WFP) a donation of $26 million that will be allocated for cash assistance to vulnerable citizens via the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP). The assistance will be provided in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA). The number of citizens that will benefit from cash assistance through the NPTP is 371,000 according to WFP. Each beneficiary will receive $20 per month for food and $25 per household for other needs. The payments will be made through e-cards redeemable at ATMs and shops. Canada has so far provided $33.65 million to the WFP for cash assistance through the NPTP. The NPTP is the first poverty targeting social assistance program that supports the poorest and most vulnerable households. It was established in 2011 by MoSA and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. WFP has been supporting the food assistance component of the NPTP since 2014. In 2022, cash assistance through NPTP reached 430,000 beneficiaries, with $11 million in monthly transfers.
World Bank and UK support public schools with $10 million
The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the World Bank have repurposed a grant funding of $10 million to support a productivity allowance program for public schools through the academic year 2022-2023. The Lebanese government’s financing contribution to the program is LL1,050 billion. The Teachers’ Productivity Allowance Program, announced by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE), will support eligible public school teachers and school personnel who attend schools according to the attendance schedule set by MEHE. Eligible individuals include teachers for morning and afternoon shifts, administrative staff, bus drivers for morning shifts, cleaning service staff and guards for morning and afternoon shifts. It excludes teachers who don’t administratively belong to MEHE including religious education teachers and teachers working through NGOs. In early March 2023, a first payment of the productivity allowances to teachers for the month of October 2022 was released from the grant financing on a retroactive basis. Further financing by donors is contingent upon three commitments from the government, including verification that only eligible personnel receive the allowance, the government contributes financing to the program, and that it implements efficiency measures that will allow it to self-finance personnel adequately and timely in the next school year.
$1.9 billion gap in 2022 LCRP funding
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