the wfp operation room in banghi uses gps to track its 120 bear cubs. if something seems to be wrong, it can respond immediately. >> reporter: there is great pressure on the drivers as they have to constantly negotiate with the front line militias. about half a year ago,er he was stuck at a checkpoint and gun men demanded that he hand over the food in his truck. >> translator: the situation can become explosive in an instant, but i'm used to this work. so i try to speak politely. i feel a sense of mission to bring food to the people who need it so badly. >> reporter: wfp's activities have funded by donations in government grants, but it faces a constant shortfall of funds. an essential african republic, wfp has half the money it needs for its operations. >> i am forging now with the covid impact, the funding is reducing. it's frustrating, yes. if you cannot provide assistance which you see on the ground, you know, people who are depending on our food assistance, they have no other coping mechanism. >> reporter: an estimated 690 million people around the