Standard Project Report 2016
WFP rolled out SCOPE, a beneficiary information and transfer management tool that enhanced the quality of beneficiary data, helped to capture the data, and improved the tracking of the cash and food assistance provided to the participants WFP’ s asset creation projects. WFP developed plans to implement SCOPE for its nutrition activities with a view to improving the management of beneficiary data for the stunting prevention programme in Central Mindanao.
COMET, WFP’ s corporate tool for programme design, implementation, monitoring and performance management, has been fully operationalised in the country office, where output and outcome data are entered into the system. The system is a valuable tool and serves as a repository of information on the progress of project implementation. Different reports were available and generated in a spreadsheet for easier analysis. All captured monitoring data were cleaned prior to analysis to check for any missing, inconsistent, out-of-range values, and erroneous categorisation.
The coverage for the stunting prevention programme was calculated through a desk review using both primary( actual enrolees) and secondary( target enrolees) data. Secondary data from the Department of Education were used to compute for the enrolment and retention rate of schools supported by the on-site school meals programme. Efforts were made to present the challenges of nutrition monitoring and evaluation to the National eHealth Technical Working Group led by the Department of Health. These challenges included the collection of anthropometric data and the insufficient regular monitoring, analysis and reporting of nutrition indicators especially stunting, from the local to the national levels. The data of the national government, particularly from the Department of Education, were used to compute for the enrolment and retention rate of the schools covered by the school meals programme.
Bilateral discussions regarding the assessment on the school meals policy using the zero hunger capacity scorecard( ZHCS) between WFP and the Department of Education continued to be carried out. WFP is still waiting for the formal endorsement of the Department of Education for the commitment of their staff that will be involved in the process. For the ZHCS review of the disaster preparedness and response, the academic institution previously participating in the National Capacity Index expressed interest in reviewing the guide questions on the five pathways. Once the guidelines for the ZHCS are released, WFP will immediately coordinate with the interested academic institutions, local government units, and other partners for the review and implementation of the ZHCS.
To ensure that WFP meets the minimum monitoring requirements despite the funding constraint, a cooperating partner will be considered for the monitoring of school meals, stunting prevention and FFA activities.
Results / Outcomes
The total number of beneficiaries reached and quantity of food reached was significantly lower compared to the planned numbers in the project plan in general. At the end of the year, the PRRO was still underfunded, causing WFP to make adjustments in the implementation plan. This funding shortfall greatly affected the implementation of different activities particularly on nutrition.
• Strategic Objective: Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies( SO1)
• Outcome: Stabilized or improved food consumption over assistance period for targeted households and / or individuals
• Activities: Food assistance for assets( in Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur provinces) and a general distribution( in Lanao del Sur)
As covered under the immediate response account, life-saving emergency food assistance( 50 kg rice per family) was provided to farmers who were affected by the El Niño during the last quarter of 2016.
High energy biscuits( HEBs) were dispatched from WFP ' s warehouse in December 2016 in response to a request from the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao Humanitarian Emergency Assistance and Response Team for support to displaced populations in Butig, Lanao del Sur, after violence erupted between government security forces and the non-state armed group, the Maute. However, the HEBs were not distributed until January 2017 due to security reasons.
Due to the very short duration of the activities and the continued volatile security situation, outcome monitoring was not conducted.
• Strategic Objective: Support or restore food security and nutrition and establish or rebuild livelihoods in fragile settings and following emergencies( SO2)
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