WFP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific - 2016 SPRs RBB 2016 SPRs by project type | Page 130

Standard Project Report 2016
member as remuneration for their time spent preparing food, cooking meals, and for their transport expenses to and
from the school. It represents a recognition of the women’s contributions, time and effort. Furthermore, it helps
women to have increased bargaining power and autonomy within the household.
WFP continues to encourage more men to participate in the school meals programme for example in preparing and
cooking the meals. At this stage men's participation in the school meals preparation remains low, it is hoped that the
incentive payments, recognizing the value of time and labour of the cooks, will attract more men into the groups and
provide positive gender role models for the children.
Protection and Accountability to Affected Populations
The country office has a strong commitment to give account to, take account of, and be held to account by the
people and the institutions it seeks to assist. Wherever feasible, it sought to ensure that men and women were
actively involved in the decisions that affect their lives, in order for its assistance to be more effective. For example,
market research on consumer choices offered an opportunity to consult with communities and design a nutrition
campaign based on their feedback and choices. Accountability and protection techniques will continue to be
incorporated into WFP’s support to nutrition-sensitive safety nets, to enable the communities served to participate in
the