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Bolivia

WFP Bolivia Country Brief, December 2016

Attachments

Highlights

  • The IR-EMOP 201021 has been finalized on 22 December, 2016.

  • The Country Office has presented a proposal to the Government of Korea in the framework of Disaster Risk Reduction and Risk Preparedness, for 2018-2020.

Operational Updates

  • WFP has finalized all activities under IR-EMOP 201021. Post Distribution Monitoring has been carried out.

  • WFP has presented a proposal to the Korean Government for 2018-2020. The main goal of the proposal is risk preparedness and disaster risk reduction.

  • WFP has received a contribution from Fundación Repsol for school feeding. The donation will be used to provide food to 85 schools in the Entre Ríos (Tarija) municipality.

  • The Italian Cooperation has approved the reprogramming of a residual balance from Trust Fund 200797 to evaluate the impact of the nutrition component of the Country Programme 200381 (“Strengthening of Government Nutrition Programmes”).

  • WFP will participate in the 2017 Global Dinner, a parallel event to the World Economic Forum that consists in a high-level dinner between several stakeholders and institutions, to raise awareness on food and nutritional challenges in the country. The event will be hosted by the Restaurant Gustu.

  • WFP has finalized an institutional video regarding all of its activities in Bolivia. The video will be used for fundraising purposes. Three other short videos are being finalized, to be broadcasted during the Global Dinner at Restaurant Gustu.

  • The CO has submitted two proposals to the Government of Argentina, one for school feeding and the other for Risk Preparedness.