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Standard Project Report 2016
primary source of income.
Despite prior improvements, the transportation of agricultural products is still difficult in several barangays because
of rough roads and steep transportation costs. “Travel to our barangay is often difficult because of the limited
access, especially during the rainy season,” said Anson, a farmer and resident of Ranao Pilayan.
In response, WFP, in partnership with the local government unit of Upi, launched a project—Enhancing Food
Security Initiatives of Upi Upland Barangays. The project focuses on rehabilitating 5 kilometres of farm-to-market
roads, benefiting 950 households in 11 barangays, and aims to increase access to basic social services by reducing
transportation costs and travel time. Meanwhile, household-level food security is addressed by establishing
backyard vegetable gardens.
Anson is one of 300 people to register for a new electronic identification (ID) card from WFP. He joins a team of 75
men tasked with digging drainage channels on local access roads to ensure that they remain passable even when
the monsoon rains fall. The new ID card will allow him to claim food assistance from WFP for three months in return
for work.
In October 2016, registration of project participants began in the SCOPE system. SCOPE is WFP's digital
beneficiary and transfer management platform. It is a cloud-based solution used for beneficiary registration,
intervention setup, distribution planning, entitlement transfers and distribution reporting. In the past, distributing food
or cash assistance to the poorest communities involved registering people using a paper-based system, which was
often time-consuming, inefficient and prone to duplication problems.
Electronic ID cards
New electronic ID cards are provided to project participants. While the initial registration does take time for WFP
staff-members on the ground, monitoring and tracking of food and cash distributions can be conducted more
efficiently. With SCOPE, registration and distribution services are delivered directly to the people who need them,
and participants no longer have to travel to a centralised distribution point.
“This registration was much faster than I expected. I also appreciate that it was conducted in a nearby barangay.
We didn’t have to travel far from our homes or spend money to be able to register and participate because the
registration took place near us”, explained Anson.
Improving monitoring and evaluation
In addition to WFP’s monitoring, Ronald, the leader of the Project Management Committee, said that SCOPE also
assists them in their monitoring and evaluation.“SCOPE will help us in checking attendance, ensuring participation,
and in the verification or validation process during distributions. With the new IDs, it's quicker for us to identify the
participants and make sure that the money they've earned goes to the right person".
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