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Summary
In 2017, WFP launched a one-year transitional interim country strategic plan (ICSP) which began in January 2018, emphasizing the shift from direct implementation to technical support in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2 and 17. In a context of economic, social and political recovery, WFP’s support was vital in enhancing the food and nutrition security, education and resilience of 165,972 Ivorians (54 percent women and 46 percent men) including returnees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and marginalized populations in the most vulnerable regions of Côte d’Ivoire, notably the northern and western rural areas. The targeted populations, of which 87 percent were aged 5-18 years old, benefited from context-specific, nutrition-sensitive and gender-transformative programming, strengthened partnerships and coordination between WFP, government partners and local actors, underscoring the shared commitment to achieving zero hunger by 2030.
The school feeding programme reached 129,005 public primary schoolchildren (52 percent boys and 48 percent girls), enhancing their nutrition, health, literacy capacities and education outcomes. A special emphasis was placed on vulnerable schoolgirls, helping to maintain a 98 percent retention rate.
WFP supported the Government with generating evidence for the design of nutrition-sensitive programmes through the Integrated Agricultural Nutrition Education Project (PIEN), targeting 11,023 smallholder women farmers and their communities. Their knowledge on and adoption of diverse nutrition and health enhancing behaviours were improved, contributing to the well-being of their household and children in the long-term.
Through a combination of three-month relief food packages and sustainable asset creation interventions to over 4,850 people (61 percent women and 39 percent men), WFP addressed returnees and vulnerable host populations' immediate food needs while promoting reintegration. The food assistance for assets (FFA) activities further contributed to strengthening livelihoods and creating productive assets for 83.6 percent of targeted population.
To safeguard the sustainability of the school feeding programme and support rural development, WFP empowered over 2,600 rural smallholder farmers (97 percent women and 3 percent men) established around school canteens, to link their produce with the school meals programme and local markets. Agricultural inputs, equipment and training provided contributed in: improving their technical knowledge; increasing and diversifying their food production; increasing their contribution of nutritious produce to their school canteens; improving their post-harvest loss management; enhancing their access to stable competitive markets; and helping them to be better organized and structured.
Through the gradual transfer of WFP-assisted programmes to the Government,
WFP continued to expand its capacity strengthening engagement with the Government and other partners. Continued on supporting the development of diverse national strategies and documents, including the national Zero Hunger Strategic Review led by the Vice President and the national school feeding strategy and policy; strengthening operational capacities; promoting South-South cooperation exchanges with a focus on nutrition, school feeding and rural livelihoods; and expanding its supply chain and logistic services to government partners and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Lastly, WFP maintained strong emergency response capacity, providing life-saving assistance to 697 flood-affected households, or 3,486 beneficiaries (57 percent women and 43 percent men), following heavy rains in the capital city and its neighborhoods.