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Standard Project Report 2016
Commodity
Local
Regional/International
Total
Total 262 494
Percentage 34.7% 65.3%
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Implementation of Evaluation Recommendations and Lessons
Learned
In 2016, Sri Lanka was selected for an independent evaluation managed by the WFP Office of Evaluation as part of
its ongoing series of country portfolio evaluations (CPE). This was the first evaluation of WFP's full portfolio of
activities in Sri Lanka. The CPE covered ten projects implemented from 2011-2015—special operation (SO)
105390, development operation (DEV) 106070, immediate response emergency operation (IR-EMOP) 200233,
protracted relief and recovery operation (PRRO) 200143, emergency operation (EMOP) 200239, PRRO 200452,
IR-EMOP 200809, country programme 200866, Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG-F) trust fund,
10024563 and trust fund 10022993.
The six primary recommendations from the CPE broadly centred on: i) the forthcoming country strategic plan (CSP)
and national engagement; ii) the joint United Nations approach to the new aid landscape in Sri Lanka given its
middle income country (MIC) status; iii) the support needs of internally displaced people; iv) future nutritional
interventions and support; v) the handover of the WFP school meals programme and integration with the national
programme; and vi) strengthened economic analysis to inform the CSP development and programmatic
interventions such as cash-based transfers. The under funding of the portfolio (66 percent) was evident, particularly
in areas such as the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition.
In October 2016, recommendations from the CPE were shared at a stakeholder workshop to provide feedback to
national, provincial and district partners as well as United Nations (UN) and non-government organization (NGO)
partners. This initiative was widely appreciated.
In addition, in the last quarter of 2016, a lessons learned exercise was undertaken to review WFP's use of the
Diveneguma social safety net in response to Cyclone Roanu, which provided guidance that is now being
incorporated into a standard operating procedure (SOP). The lessons learned exercise also provided a learning
opportunity for WFP more broadly on the potential of "shock agile safety nets" for future disaster response. The key
recommendation from the exercise was to establish an emergency unit in the Department of Divineguma and
incorporate the cash-based transfers SOP into the National Emergency Operations Plan.
Regular data monitoring will be strengthened in 2017 by exploring a partnership with the Ministry of Education on
common technological platforms.
Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of (LK)
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Country Programme - 200866