Afghanistan School Feeding Program
| Reporting Organization: | WFP - World Food Programme |
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| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ 3,600,000 |
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| Timeframe: |
March 21, 2014 - March 31, 2015 |
| Status: |
Completion |
| Contact Information: |
Unspecified |
Partner & Funder Profiles
Reporting Organization
WFP - World Food Programme
Participating Organizations
Unspecified
Funders (Total Budget Contribution)
-
Government and Public Sector
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Location
Country - Total Budget Allocation
| Afghanistan - $ 3,600,000.00 (100.00%) |
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Areas of Focus
Health - Total Budget Allocation
Other - Total Budget Allocation
| Protection (50 %) |
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| Food Security & Agriculture (12.5 %) |
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Description
This Program aims to improve enrolment, attendance and retention rates, especially for girls, in 1,040 selected primary and secondary schools, and to improve the nutritional status of school-children and their families in 60 food-insecure districts in Afghanistan. It is providing take-home rations of fortified cooking oil to 552,690 girls and boys in grades 1 to 6 (47 percent girls). Given the particularly high drop-out rate for girls in grades 7 and 8, fortified cooking oil is also distributed to an additional 107,310 girls in these grades to encourage them and their parents to continue with their education. Cooking oil is a desirable component of the local diet in Afghanistan, has high nutritional value, and is easy to transport and store.
Target Population
| Gender and age: |
Children, boys
Children, girls
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| Total Direct Population: |
321,749 |
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Outputs
| 321,749 |
Take home rations provided |
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Results & Indicators
Expected Results
The expected intermediate outcomes for this projects include: (i) increased enrolment, attendance and retention by girls and boys in targeted schools; and (ii) improved nutritional status of school-children and their families in 60 vulnerable districts.
Achieved Results
Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2015) include: (1) take home rations were provided to 321,749 students, of which 89,891 were girls enrolled in primary school and 46,945 were girls enrolled in secondary school. Rations improved school attendance, and increased enrollment by 15% amongst schools assisted by the project.
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Associated Projects (If applicable)
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