Standard Project Report 2016
WFP database management team.
Strategic Objective: Support or restore food security and nutrition and establish or rebuild livelihoods in fragile settings and following emergencies( SO2)
Outcome: Improved access to assets and / or basic services, including community and market infrastructure Activity: School feeding in FATA
In 2016, WFP implemented school feeding in 1,635 schools across six FATA agencies, contributing to increased enrolment and retention in the targeted schools. Students in pre-primary and primary grades( which are reported collectively in the beneficiary table) received daily onsite feeding with 75g of fortified biscuits as a mid-morning snack, while students in primary grades also received take-home rations of 4.5 litres of fortified vegetable oil bimonthly. The programme started late mainly as a result of delays in finalising the implementation arrangements by the Government, and subsequently faced frequent disruptions during the year due to resource constraints. These factors explain why WFP was not able to support the planned number of beneficiaries. However, WFP retained consistency in the food basket when the intervention was in operation, and therefore provided complete assistance for only 106 days out of the total 198 days planned during the year.
During the last quarter of 2016, WFP conducted a school art competition in 100 targeted schools. The competition provided a platform for children to brainstorm and share ideas and thoughts on zero hunger, school feeding, and peace and stability. In addition, in collaboration with the United Nations Children ' s Fund( UNICEF), training sessions were organised for teachers on the implementation and management of the school feeding programme to improve the handling of food items and reporting.
In 2016, WFP planned to initiate cash-based transfers targeting secondary school girls in order to encourage their enrolment and retention in school, and therefore contribute to a reduction in the gender gap. However, the implementation of this activity was delayed because of the extensive preliminary work required to begin the intervention. Sectoral assessments and consultations with stakeholders were held during 2016, and cash distribution will start in the new academic session during the second quarter of 2017.
One of WFP ' s main achievements under the education component in 2016 was support to the programme design of the government-led school feeding initiatives in KP and Punjab provinces. The provincial government in both provinces opted to adopt a programme structure similar to WFP’ s ongoing intervention in FATA. Furthermore, coordination continued on the incorporation of school feeding into the draft national education policy in 2017.
Strategic Objective: Support or restore food security and nutrition and establish or rebuild livelihoods in fragile settings and following emergencies( SO2)
Outcome: Stabilised or reduced undernutrition, including micronutrient deficiencies among children aged 6-59 months, pregnant and lactating women, and school-age children
Activity: Prevention of stunting in Sindh, Balochistan and FATA
WFP planned to implement a prevention of stunting programme in targeted districts and agencies of Balochistan and FATA in 2016. However, resource constraints caused delays in both provinces, and activities could not be started during the year. As a result, the overall achievements under this activity were lower than planned. However, the implementation of this intervention continued in the targeted districts in Sindh for a third consecutive year, providing specialised nutritious food( SNF) to eligible PLW and children aged 6-23 months. In addition, the distribution of micronutrient powder was also conducted to reduce the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in children aged 24-59 months. In order to maximise coordination with all stakeholders, quarterly steering committee meetings were held to monitor progress made under the stunting prevention programme in Sindh, which resulted in increased ownership of the intervention by the Government.
Strategic Objective: Reduce risk and enable people, communities and countries to meet their own food and nutrition needs( SO3)
Outcome: Improved access to livelihood assets has contributed to enhanced resilience and reduced risks from disaster and shocks faced by targeted food-insecure communities and households
Activity: Food assistance for assets using cash-based transfers in Sindh and FATA
Planned FFA activities in Sindh were implemented in conjunction with the ongoing CMAM intervention in the same region. Through this intervention, WFP made significant efforts to maximise the participation of women, and a majority of the activities focused on women specifically. A major proportion of the activities focused on capacity development and the provision of nutrition-sensitive messaging to women. In FATA, the interventions in Bajaur and Muhmand agencies, in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation( SDC), focused on achieving sustainable disaster risk reduction( DRR) through a community-based model( details of this intervention were elaborated upon in the Implementation of Evaluation Recommendations and Lessons Learned section).
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