Standard Project Report 2016
Cash Based Transfer and Commodity Voucher Distribution for the Project( USD)
Modality Planned( USD) Actual( USD) % Actual v. Planned
Cash 7,233,222 8,271,385 114.4 %
Total 7,233,222 8,271,385 114.4 %
Operational Partnerships
WFP’ s largest operations were made possible thanks to valued partnerships with numerous international and local non-governmental organizations( NGOs) as cooperating partners supporting assessments, transportation, storage, distribution, monitoring and evaluation activities. WFP continued to strengthen the capacity of local NGOs through financial support and various training sessions. As per the findings of a mid-term evaluation of the PRRO, WFP assistance was found to be complementary to the work of partners.
WFP partnered with Action for Green Earth( AGE), Ar Yone Oo( AYE), Consortium of Dutch NGOs( CDN), Karuna Mission Social Solidarity( KMSS), Myanmar Heart Development Organization( MHDO), Plan International, Save the Children, and World Vision to deliver relief assistance to internally displaced persons( IDPs) and other most vulnerable populations in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan States. Restrictions imposed on humanitarian access by local authorities resulted in reduced delivery of WFP assistance in the northern part of Rakhine State in the last quarter of 2016, and in areas of Kachin beyond the Government ' s control in the second half of the year. In Wa Self-Administrative Division, WFP worked with the Wa Women’ s Association to provide relief assistance to conflict-affected IDPs.
Complementary partnership also continued with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees( UNHCR) for the IDP relief operations. WFP provided food or cash assistance to IDPs residing in temporary shelters provided by UNHCR. Moreover, WFP coordinated with UNHCR to prepare for the facilitated return of Myanmar refugees from Thailand. In 2016, the initial group of returnees received WFP-provided food assistance through the International Organization for Migration( IOM).
WFP’ s strong field presence and long-term partnerships enabled an immediate emergency response to floods which hit the country in August 2016. Immediate food and cash distributions and early recovery activities through asset creation for flood-affected populations were carried out in partnership with AGE, the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development( ACTED), Advancing Life and Regenerating Motherland( ALARM), KMSS, MHDO, Noble Compassionate Volunteers( NCV), the Organization for Spiritual, Social and Cultural Advancement( OISCA), Plan International, the Renewable Energy Association Myanmar( REAM) and World Vision. Furthermore, WFP coordinated with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization( FAO) to meet the immediate needs of farmers and help them rebuild resilient livelihoods. While WFP provided food assistance for flood-affected communities, FAO facilitated access to seeds, tools and agricultural inputs. WFP also worked with relevant government departments such as the Relief and Resettlement Department, General Administration Department, Department of Agriculture and Irrigation, and Department of Rural Development to understand the needs and avoid gaps and overlaps in Chin, Magway, Sagaing, and Rakhine. Regular food-for-work and cash-for-work activities in Chin, Mon, Shan and Yangon, that were not affected by floods, were carried out through Grassroots Empowerment and Ecosystem Nurturing( GREEN), KMSS, and the Rahmonnya Peace Foundation( RPF). Successful collaboration facilitated a smooth transition from food to cash transfers in areas with good market access.
For the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, WFP worked with Action against Hunger International, AGE, AYO, CDN, KMSS, Myanmar Health Assistant Association( MHAA), MHDO, NCV, Plan International, Save the Children, World Vision and Progetto Continenti in Chin, Rakhine, Magway, Kachin, Sagaing and Shan. Through intensive coaching and hands-on trainings, WFP was able to hand over the previously directly implemented blanket supplementary feeding to two local NGOs— AGE and MHDO— in the northern part of Rakhine State. In addition, WFP complemented the treatment programme for severe acute malnutrition( SAM), implemented by the United Nations Children ' s Fund( UNICEF), by admitting discharged children into the MAM treatment programme. On the other hand, children diagnosed with SAM by WFP were referred to UNICEF. The security incidents in the northern part of Rakhine State disrupted nutrition activities in the operational areas from October to December. To implement the joint nationwide food and nutrition assistance programme to multi-drug resistant tuberculosis clients and people living with HIV within the framework of the National TB Programme( NTP) and the National AIDS Programme( NAP)
Myanmar, Union of( MM) 20 Single Country PRRO- 200299