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Standard Project Report 2016
The percentage of households with an acceptable Food Consumption Score (FCS) improved by 7 percent, as of the
follow-up date. However, the percentage of households headed by women with poor FCS rose in NTT province,
while the same indicator for households headed by men remained almost unchanged. This can be attributed to the
small number of households headed by women covered in the survey, and therefore is not a true indication of
proportional change.
The percentage of households headed by men with borderline FCS improved, while that for households headed by
women remained relatively stable (also indicative of the small sample size). These results collectively illustrate
a general overall improvement in the FCS of these beneficiary communities.
Similar conclusions can be drawn for a stabilised Coping Strategies Index (CSI) which showed significant progress
towards the target, consistent with the timing of the survey which was during the lean season indicating an
improved coping capacity within the sample of beneficiaries.
The proportion of children who consumed a minimum acceptable diet showed poor progress towards the target of
70 percent, and this was attributable to inclusion error, small sample size, or an overly ambitious target being set for
the particular location. Reductions in the prevalence of acute malnutrition and stunting were consistent with trends
towards the target although the change was small in magnitude.
Only marginal increases in enrolment were expected from the school meals programme data, as primary school
enrolment is already considered high in Indonesia (though eastern Indonesia records somewhat lower than the
national average). The average annual rate of change in the number of girls enrolled in WFP-assisted primary
schools was roughly the same as for boys, pointing towards gender parity in the school meals programme.
Other cross-cutting indicators where measured, indicated progress consistent with programme targets. In some
cases, data collection proved challenging because of poor accessibility of some locations, which resulted in
indicator data sets being incomplete or not collected .
With WFP's transition from direct food assistance to strengthening the capacity of the Government and providing
technical assistance, the country office developed monitoring tools to identify capacity gaps and monitor institutional
capacity development activities. The monitoring of these activities is the responsibility of the Government and WFP.
To assist in articulating WFP achievements in strengthening government capacity, WFP Indonesia adopted the
country capacity strengthening matrix and the theory of change principle for all components. Using the five paths of
the country capacity strengthening matrix (policy and legislative framework, institutional effectiveness and
accountability, strategic planning and financing, programme design and delivery, and sustainability and continuity),
WFP planned its technical assistance in a more detailed and sequential manner. This approach provided a strong
basis for WFP to measure and claim its contributions to changes in national capacity.
In early 2016, the country office faced the challenge in introducing baseline values for outcome indicators at a time
when corporate guidelines regarding outcome measurement for capacity development were under review and
revision. Metrics such as the National Capacity Index (NCI) and the Emergency Preparedness and Capacity Index
(EPCI) were deemed not practical. In 2017, WFP will continue to explore other methodologies/options for
determining a baseline, such as the Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) for the school meals
programme, as well as for the EPCI.
Results/Outcomes
In the extension period covering the first two months of 2016, the Country Programme (CP) achieved the following
results:
Strategic Objective: Reduce risk and enable people, communities and countries to meet their own food and
nutrition needs (SO3).
Outcome: Risk reduction capacity of countries, communities and institutions strengthened.
Activity: Technical Assistance.
WFP's food security monitoring bulletin, published in late January 2016, attracted strong interest from government
and development partners. Findings from the bulletin opened doors for dialogue with government institutions
including the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Vice President's National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty
Reduction.
The Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration used the Food Security and
Vulnerability Atlas (FSVA) to refine geographic targeting and justify budget allocations when identifying the 15 most
vulnerable districts for implementation of the Government's Village Resilience Movement. Notably, the atlas was
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