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Standard Project Report 2016
Project Objectives and Results
Project Objectives
WFP's operations under this PRRO for 2016-2017 were aligned to WFP Strategic Objectives 1, 2 and 4 [1], and
contributed to Sustainable Development Goals 2, 5 [2] and 17 and the Zero Hunger Challenge [3]. The specific
objectives of the PRRO were to:
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prepare for and respond to natural and human-induced disasters and other shocks in support of the
Government (Strategic Objective 1);
assist post-disaster recovery by rehabilitating productive assets to improve household food security and create
socio-economic opportunities for the most vulnerable (Strategic Objective 2);
address undernutrition among children and pregnant and lactating women (PLW), and support at-risk groups
such as people living with HIV and tuberculosis (TB) clients (Strategic Objective 4);
improve access to, and enrolment and attendance at, primary schools (Strategic Objective 4); and
improve the sustainability of responses to food insecurity and undernutrition through knowledge-sharing and
capacity development (Strategic Objectives 1, 2 and 4).
[1] Strategic Objective 1 – Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies; Strategic Objective 2 – Support or
restore food security and nutrition and establish or rebuild livelihoods in fragile settings and following emergencies;
and Strategic Objective 4 – Reduce undernutrition and break the intergenerational cycle of hunger.
[2] SDG 5 – Gender Equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
[3] Zero Hunger Challenge I – 100 percent access to adequate food throughout the year; Challenge II – Zero
stunted children under 2; Challenge III – All food systems are sustainable; Challenge IV – 100 percent growth.
Approved Budget for Project Duration (USD)
Cost Category
Capacity Dev.t and Augmentation
4,666,214
Direct Support Costs
46,094,467
Food and Related Costs
243,228,468
Indirect Support Costs 22,442,946
Cash & Voucher and Related Costs 26,624,356
Total
343,056,450
Project Activities
Strategic Objective: Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies (SO1)
Outcome: Stabilised food consumption over assistance period for targeted households and/or individuals
Activity: Relief assistance through unconditional life-saving food and/or cash transfers to vulnerable women and
girls, men and boys from vulnerable communities affected by conflict and natural disasters
WFP targeted internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other most conflict-affected populations in Rakhine, Kachin
and Shan states. In areas with access to markets, beneficiaries were assisted through cash-based transfers. In
remote unsafe areas where there were significant protection concerns, food remained the preferred transfer
modality. The value of cash-based transfers was determined based on market prices, taking into consideration price
fluctuations. In the northern part of Rakhine, the most food-insecure and vulnerable populations, including returnees
Myanmar, Union of (MM)
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