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comparative analysis but also enabled them to adapt to the ‘in-country' FFA context. Some of the key
recommendations of the Nepal evaluation and the continuing responsive actions of the Nepal country office are
described below.
1. Adopt a more flexible programming approach for cash- and food-assistance-for-assets (CFA/FFA) that is better
adapted to Nepal's diversity and geography in site-specific operational contexts by employing the twin tracks of: i)
wide coverage and short-term interventions focused on meeting the immediate food needs of the greatest number
of the poorest and most vulnerable groups; and ii) more focused, longer-term programming aiming at building the
livelihood resilience of vulnerable groups.
In response, WFP Nepal country office has taken into consideration the seasonal variation of food security, while
conducting community-based participatory consultations and longer-term capacity strengthening of local
government development planning at the village development committe (VDC) level when designing the CFA and
FFA projects in mid-west, far-west, Karnali and western regions.
2. Undertake a partnership review and develop and implement a strategy for partnerships that deliver the short- and
long-term objectives of FFA and CFA.
A five-year joint programme with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
(UN Women), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD) for the economic empowerment of rural women in Nepal (RWEE), was one of the
new partnerships that WFP Nepal started in 2015 to support gender-responsive implementation of the
Government's Agricultural Development Strategy.
3. Reach an agreement with the Government on the development of a functioning and sustainable government
system for responding to food insecurity, to enable the eventual managed hand-over of FFA and CFA
implementation.
WFP started the community development programme (CDP, 2016-2018), which covers 18 districts in the mid-west
and far-west regions, aiming to empower the local government's capacity in sectoral and integrated development
planning at the village and district level. This three-year programme will ensure local governments are more
capable, through intensified support for 18 districts that have particular problems delivering services in an inclusive,
accountable and transparent manner. WFP will seek the opportunity to organize joint monitoring visits with the
Government and plan an exposure visit to similar projects for government and partners stakeholders.
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