Annual Country Report 2022: Liberia. Country Strategic Plan 2019-2023

Annual Country Report 2022: Liberia. Country Strategic Plan 2019-2023

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2022.

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WFP is supporting the Government of Liberia through the Country Strategic Plan (CSP 2019-2023) to address challenges that continue to disrupt the full realisation of the Government agenda to ensure food security for its citizens. WFP’s school feeding programme targeting 90,000 primary school children remains the flagship programme of the CSP. The intervention promotes access to basic education and longer-term human capital development. In 2022, WFP collaborated with the Government through the Ministry of Education to implement the programme in two counties (Nimba and Maryland), assisting nearly 65,500 beneficiaries. Funding challenges prevented WFP and the Government from reaching the planned 90,000 beneficiaries targeted in the two counties. Funding constraints also prevented the full implementation of the monthly Take-Home Ration component. Instead of a monthly Take-Home Ration distribution, WFP provided one-off cash assistance to 14,944 households of students in WFP-assisted schools. To promote an increase in food production in the country, WFP and its partners supported smallholder farmers to strengthen their capacity to increase production and productivity through food for asset initiatives. WFP and partners also offered training and agricultural equipment to targeted smallholders and farmers’ groups. WFP continued to provide common services, including commodity handling, storage, and transportation services, particularly to the Government of Liberia, for delivering essential drugs and medical supplies across the country. WFP is partnering with the Ministry of Health through a Global Fund contribution to deliver the health supply chain intervention. These services allow for the timely delivery and prepositioning of items in hard-to-reach locations. In 2022, 525 MT or 1912 cubic meters of medical supplies were distributed to 15 health facilities in 13 county depots, 39 hospitals, and 106 clinics nationwide. WFP continued to foster and strengthen partnerships with national counterparts, development partners, regional and subregional institutions, United Nations agencies and other stakeholders to ensure the success of WFP’s work in Liberia. The Government’s Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD), the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), and the strategies and plans of various development partners guided WFP operations in 2022.

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