Standard Project Report 2016
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations( FAO) school gardening project which was partially undertaken in schools supported by WFP’ s school meals programme. WFP worked with the Angkor Microfinance Institute to deliver cash scholarships; this mobile banking mechanism contributed to minimised risks, increased transparency and accountability. WFP actively participated in technical working groups and development partners’ fora in the areas of education and social protection to ensure coherence of school-based support programmes and recognition of meals and scholarships as critical components of a national social assistance approach.
In support of greater action for improved nutrition, WFP collaborated with the Council for Agriculture and Rural Development and Scaling Up Nutrition( SUN) constituencies to coordinate activities of the SUN movement in Cambodia; in particular, close consultation existed with FAO, the United Nations Children ' s Fund( UNICEF), the World Health Organization( WHO), Hellen Keller International, Action Contre la Faim( ACF) and Save the Children International. While, since early 2016, WFP is no longer the co-chair of the Food Security and Nutrition Technical Working Group, it continues to actively support government efforts in this area. With support from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS( UNAIDS) unified budget, WFP worked with the National Core Group on HIV / AIDS and the National Center for HIV / AIDS, Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, to support the continued integration of nutrition in the care and treatment of people living with HIV. Contact was made with tertiary learning institutions for health practitioners to explore opportunities for pre-service training on nutrition and HIV, and explore continued academic engagement in nutrition issues more broadly. Collaboration with the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement enabled the execution of a fortified rice acceptability study to inform policy and programme decision-making, while contributing to the global evidence base on the fortification of rice.
In 2016, WFP diversified its livelihoods programme portfolio through partnerships with national NGO Mlup Baitong, and international organizations ACF, World Vision International( WVI), Life with Dignity( LWD), Good Neighbours Cambodia( GNC), and GiZ. WFP’ s food-assistance-for-assets approach brought added value to the partners’ existing community development programmes, jointly expanding and accelerating livelihood opportunities for poor rural communities. In partnership with Rain Water Cambodia and WVI, water tanks and rainwater harvesting facilities were established to mitigate water scarcity during future dry seasons at primary schools most affected by the 2016 hot and dry period. Partnership with the National Committee for Democratic Development enabled integration of climate change adaptation in commune planning processes.
WFP co-chaired the Humanitarian Response Forum together with Action Aid to improve coordination and joint planning of emergency preparedness and response among humanitarian partners in support of the Government. WFP also collaborated with the National Committee for Disaster Management to strengthen its preparedness capacity and information management systems to better manage reporting flows during disasters. Establishing greater accessibility of IDPoor data to service providers, in partnership with the Ministry of Planning, aimed to assist in improving the responsiveness in case of emergency. Technical collaboration and consultation with private sector companies InSTEDD, Mango Maps, EarthWorks and People in Need have formed the basis for continued improvement of technological tools and applications. Contacts with regional institutions such as the University of Tokyo and the Geo Informatics Center of the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand aimed to explore opportunities for strengthened technical capabilities and systems approaches in support of Cambodia’ s climatological data management.
In WFP ' s agreements with core partners, co-funding is recognised and stipulated in detail. Under the education component, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport contributes to the implementation of the programme in the form of programme management and oversight costs. The other core partner, Plan International, made considerable financial contributions towards the same schools, accounting for almost 100 percent of 2016’ s complementary resources under the education activity. Resources provided by the vast network of charitable and development organizations supporting schools in vulnerable areas were not captured. The funds associated with activities by other stakeholders in the same schools are not captured. For the nutrition component, the complementary funding did not change since 2014 following the suspension of the implementation of direct food assistance. The funds allocated by other members of the national SUN movement and food fortification committee to national strategy development are not centrally documented. For the livelihoods component, complementary funds were contributed by partner NGOs( WVI, GIZ, GNC, ACF and LWD) while communities mobilised tools and materials. All complementary funds were recorded during 2016 only and are not cumulative.
Performance Monitoring
Information on school-based activities was captured by WFP and NGO field staff through mobile upload of geo-referenced checklists using smart phones and tablets. Results were captured in real time in an online platform which allowed programme managers to monitor progress and respond in a timely manner in case of alerts and concerns. Outcome information was captured though an annual sample survey as well as dedicated donor
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