Standard Project Report 2016
Meanwhile, a program implementation review( PIR) was carried out in municipalities that implemented the stunting prevention programme for at least six months. The initiative included a review of process issues during the course of the implementation and suggested actions to improve the implementation. This review was followed by refresher courses on nutritional assessments, planning, resource mobilisation, advocacy and local policy development. The results of the PIR were incorporated into the annual development of local nutrition action plans, which are linked to the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2017-2022.
Following a 2015 study that looked into lessons learned from collaborating with Philippine social safety nets for emergency cash transfers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development( DSWD) and WFP worked on drafting a pre-disaster agreement on emergency cash based transfers that leveraged existing social safety nets and which could be activated in an emergency. With a view to enhancing the shock-responsiveness of existing social protection schemes in the country, the DSWD, the World Bank and WFP co-organised a roundtable for stakeholders to discuss the possible development of a national framework for emergency cash transfers.
Since the introduction in 2014 of the three-pronged approach in WFP ' s operations in the Philippines, WFP has carried out several workshops on seasonal livelihood programming( SLP) countrywide. To help ensure the sustainability of these initiatives, WFP worked with academic institutions on transferring the technology to local partners. In particular, it partnered with the University of the Philippines in Los Banos, which adapted the SLP tool to the local context. It was found, however, that high-level discussions with partners were needed to ensure the achievement of the longer-term objectives of the SLP.
Several actions were taken to implement the recommendations of a decentralised evaluation of the disaster preparedness and response( DPR) programme, which was concluded in 2015 and focused mainly on operations. Specifically, WFP developed a project document that integrated a theory of change in preparation for project phase five. This process enabled the definition of an updated strategy for DPR and climate change adaptation activities that took into account the lessons learned from the implementation of the previous four phases of the programme. To enhance programme coherence within the targeted provinces, WFP aligned its operations to changing national priorities following the adoption in 2015 of: 1) LISTO— a checklist of disaster preparedness actions to be undertaken by municipal authorities and households— by the Department of the Interior and Local Government; and 2) a new national response plan by the DSWD. WFP also streamlined its DPR training sessions across its operational areas and prioritised activities based on the most pressing requirements incorporated in the LISTO with a strong integration of gender. This enabled a more rigorous assessment of gaps in disaster preparedness, with lower-income municipalities targeted for the integration of the LISTO protocols. Furthermore, to improve the tracking of activity results, WFP revamped its DPR monitoring tool.
Two after action reviews conducted in the wake of Typhoon Haima towards the end of 2016 confirmed that WFP ' s technical support in disaster risk reduction and management to the local authorities in the hardest-hit areas helped to improve their overall DPR activities. A self-assessment survey administered during the review revealed that the provinces perceived their preparations as critical to mitigating destruction of public or private property and loss of life.
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