Standard Project Report 2016
Project Objectives and Results
Project Objectives
WFP ' s operations under this PRRO for 2016-2017 were aligned to WFP Strategic Objectives 1, 2 and 4 [ 1 ], and contributed to Sustainable Development Goals 2, 5 [ 2 ] and 17 and the Zero Hunger Challenge [ 3 ]. The specific objectives of the PRRO were to:
• prepare for and respond to natural and human-induced disasters and other shocks in support of the Government( Strategic Objective 1);
• assist post-disaster recovery by rehabilitating productive assets to improve household food security and create socio-economic opportunities for the most vulnerable( Strategic Objective 2);
• address undernutrition among children and pregnant and lactating women( PLW), and support at-risk groups such as people living with HIV and tuberculosis( TB) clients( Strategic Objective 4);
• improve access to, and enrolment and attendance at, primary schools( Strategic Objective 4); and
• improve the sustainability of responses to food insecurity and undernutrition through knowledge-sharing and capacity development( Strategic Objectives 1, 2 and 4).
[ 1 ] Strategic Objective 1 – Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies; Strategic Objective 2 – Support or restore food security and nutrition and establish or rebuild livelihoods in fragile settings and following emergencies; and Strategic Objective 4 – Reduce undernutrition and break the intergenerational cycle of hunger.
[ 2 ] SDG 5 – Gender Equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
[ 3 ] Zero Hunger Challenge I – 100 percent access to adequate food throughout the year; Challenge II – Zero stunted children under 2; Challenge III – All food systems are sustainable; Challenge IV – 100 percent growth.
Approved Budget for Project Duration( USD)
Cost Category
Capacity Dev. t and Augmentation 4,666,214
Direct Support Costs 46,094,467
Food and Related Costs 243,228,468
Indirect Support Costs 22,442,946
Cash & Voucher and Related Costs 26,624,356
Total 343,056,450
Project Activities
Strategic Objective: Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies( SO1) Outcome: Stabilised food consumption over assistance period for targeted households and / or individuals
Activity: Relief assistance through unconditional life-saving food and / or cash transfers to vulnerable women and girls, men and boys from vulnerable communities affected by conflict and natural disasters
WFP targeted internally displaced persons( IDPs) and other most conflict-affected populations in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan states. In areas with access to markets, beneficiaries were assisted through cash-based transfers. In remote unsafe areas where there were significant protection concerns, food remained the preferred transfer modality. The value of cash-based transfers was determined based on market prices, taking into consideration price fluctuations. In the northern part of Rakhine, the most food-insecure and vulnerable populations, including returnees
Myanmar, Union of( MM) 15 Single Country PRRO- 200299