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Standard Project Report 2016
Cash Based Transfer and Commodity Voucher Distribution for the
Project (USD)
Modality
Planned (USD)
Cash
Total
Actual (USD)
% Actual v. Planned
1,985,112 2,024,059 102.0%
1,985,112 2,024,059 102.0%
Operational Partnerships
A tripartite agreement between WFP, the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development, and National
Disaster Management, and the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, in close cooperation with the
Ministry of Economy and the Department of Social welfare, paved the way for a well-coordinated food assistance
operation. Through its partnership with the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation and the Department
of Social Welfare, WFP was able to leverage existing national social protection programmes to effectively target and
reach vulnerable individuals with cash-based food assistance. Regular implementation meetings with the Ministry of
Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Department of Social Welfare, government-contracted suppliers, and
service providers also enabled effective coordination of the operation.
WFP partnered with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) to train volunteer field monitors to
conduct post-distribution monitoring (PDM) of the cash-based transfer (CBT) programme in all 12 targeted areas. In
close coordination with WFP, ADRA addressed exclusion errors identified during the monitoring process under a
separate food voucher programme. ADRA’s monitoring also identified areas for improvement in the Government's
social protection schemes, including registration procedures and updating the beneficiary database. With
continuous capacity development and support provided by WFP to support ADRA, this partnership proved critical to
ensure assistance was effectively provided to cyclone-affected communities.
WFP regularly contributed to inter-cluster and Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) meetings, providing strategic
guidance to partners in all sectors. Prior emergency preparedness engagements with national stakeholders enabled
WFP to effectively fulfill its Cluster lead and co-lead obligations. Information on food assistance activities, gaps and
Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands (FJ)
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Single Country EMOP - 200957