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Standard Project Report 2016
conditions. Every effort was made to ensure data collected was as accurate as possible. However, like other
humanitarian stakeholders, WFP faced restrictions in collecting certain monitoring information in DPRK.
The country office collected performance monitoring data through regular field visits to beneficiary households,
children's institutions (including kindergartens and nurseries), public distribution centres and WFP-supported local
food production factories. WFP established a minimum number of field visits for each programme site. For example,
each WFP-supported local production factory was visited at least once a month and each county once every three
months. Visits to counties began with meetings with county officials, after which monitors selected a number of
beneficiary households based on factors such as the frequency of previous visits. During beneficiary discussions,
WFP field monitors collected questionnaire data using “eWIN” (electronic WFP information network) tablets.
Interviews with beneficiaries and local officials offered opportunities for field monitors to collect not only quantitative
data, but also qualitative information through observation and discussion. These meetings provided valuable
insights into how beneficiaries perceived WFP operations, as required capacity strengthening and awareness
raising (such as on proper food storage), and also allowed WFP to build trust with the communities it serves.
In the first half of 2016, WFP made efforts to improve its monitoring systems further. In April, WFP clarified and
consolidated existing supply chain monitoring practices into a single standar