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In Numbers
US$4.2 million six-month (September 2024 – February 2025) net funding requirements
312 mt of iron-fortified rice distributed
Supported the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to reach over 300,000 people Disaster risk management capacities strengthened in six provinces
29,551 people directly reached in August 2024
Operational Updates
Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF)
• WFP supported the Bangsamoro Government in implementing HGSF in nine schools to provide 3,251 students with daily, hot, and nutritious meals using ingredients sourced locally through smallholder farmers. WFP provides iron-fortified rice, while local government units purchase fresh foods. Parent volunteers and school meals assistants follow a 20- day menu plan created using WFP’s School Menu Planner Plus tool which considers current market prices and availability of locally produced commodities. With WFP’s support, seven agricultural cooperatives in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are now providing school food supplies.
• In Cauayan City of Isabela Province, WFP conducted an HGSF dry run for 300 Kindergarten to Grade 6 students of Cauayan North Central School. This tested procedures, identified potential challenges, and aligned relevant stakeholders on their roles in implementing the programme. To improve school meals delivery, WFP i) transferred the external kitchen to the school to address logistics challenges in meal distribution, as recommended by the city’s HGSF Technical Working Group (TWG); and ii) supported the renovation of the school kitchen for safe meal preparation.1
• WFP assisted the Cauayan City Government in developing its Operational Plan for School Meals Programme. Endorsed by the city’s HGSF TWG, the plan sets guidelines to safely implement the school meals programme by integrating the HGSF approach, including the procurement of food commodities from smallholder farmers.