Annual Country Report 2021: Sao Tome and Principe. Country Strategic Plan 2019-2024

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2021.

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In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to hit the country with devastating consequences for the economy and the livelihoods of the most vulnerable people, including women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. In this regard, WFP scaled up its operations under strategic outcome 2 which aimed to provide food and nutrition assistance to crisis-affected populations through in-kind transfers and increased its efforts to mobilize resources to assist 50,000 school-aged children nationwide. In May 2021, WFP signed a partnership agreement with Chellaram Foundation and received USD 700,000 to assist 25,000 schoolchildren. Through this contribution, WFP was able to distribute nutritious food in the form of alternative take-home rations, as well as hygiene kits (such as face masks and hand sanitizers) to 5,000 vulnerable school children (2,550 girls and 2,450 boys). This contribution also allowed WFP to procure and deliver 395 metric tons of food commodities to government warehouses for on-site school meals across 127 schools, including pre-schools and primary schools. WFP also contributed to strengthening the Government's capacity in the areas of home-grown school feeding (HGSF), smallholder farmers’ access to markets, and the food security and nutrition of the population.

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