Attachments
In Numbers
391 mt of food assistance distributed
US$ 540,000 cash to schools for Home-Grown School Feeding
US$4 million six-month (September 2023-February 2024) net funding requirements
185,000 people assisted
Operational Updates
School Feeding Programme
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The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), with WFP’s support, initiated a comprehensive review of its procurement process for the national Homegrown School Feeding Programme to ensure compliance with the country’s procurement regulatory framework and optimize programme quality. The final validation workshop brought together key stakeholders from MoEYS, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, sub-national institutions, schools and partner organizations. The insights, including optimizing the procurement process and exploring centralized rice procurement as an alternative option, will be incorporated into the programme's operational manual, informing future design and enhancing its delivery and impact for the well-being and education of children in Cambodia. In response to the transfer of education functions to district administration, WFP conducted interviews with district governors and their staff in Siem Reap and Oddar Meanchey to assess the implementation of the Decentralization and Deconcentration reform at the sub-national level and its implications for the school meals programme. Findings revealed inconsistent practices among districts regarding the utilization of education office’s monitoring budgets, impacting operations and monitoring activities. Clear administrative guidelines, instructions and training are needed to guide district administration and address this issue effectively.
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WFP collaborated with the Institute for Development and Peace to collect data from 28 schools across four provinces (Battambang, Kampong Thom, Kampong Chhnang, and Siem Reap) for an impact study on Cambodia's school meals programme. The study aims to examine the programme’s potential in enhancing food and nutrition security by integrating education, promoting agricultural production, developing value chains and markets, and improving production facilities. Cambodia’s noteworthy advancement in the programme, particularly with the ongoing transition plan towards full national ownership, make it an ideal choice for this study.