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In Numbers
- 228,321 people assisted
- US$ 1,245,607 cash-based transfers distributed
- 874 MT distributed
- US$ 11.2 million six-month (January - June 2025) net funding requirements, representing 67 percent of the total needs-based plan
Strategic Updates
• On 30 October 2024, the Government validated its National School Feeding Strategy (2024-2025) built on six key pillars: access to school meals; promotion of health, nutrition and environmental protection; resources mobilization; promotion of local purchase; mobilizing communities for the sustainability of the programme, and governance and coordination. Developed with support from WFP, this strategy represents a shift towards Home-Grown School Feeding and lays the foundation for expanding the national school feeding programme.
• WFP and the Minister of National Education and Literacy participated in the Global Child Nutrition Forum (GCNF) in Osaka, Japan, in December 2024. The event provided a platform to learn from global best practices, showcase Côte d'Ivoire’s experience, and build partnerships with international stakeholders. These insights will contribute to enhancing the national school feeding programme’s implementation, sustainability, and overall impact.
• WFP is supporting the Government of Côte d'Ivoire in conducting a second national school feeding capacity assessment using SABER-SF (System Approach for Better Education Result -School Feeding), following the first in 2016. Stakeholder consultations and workshops took place between November and December 2024, with results expected by February 2025. Developed by the World Bank, WFP, and the Partnership for Child Development (PCD), SABER-SF helps governments assess school feeding policies, identify gaps, and guide investments. It also informs national action plans to enhance school feeding programmes, focusing on five key areas: policy and regulations, financing, institutional capacity, programme design, and community engagement.