Annual Country Report 2018: Armenia. Country Strategic Plan 2018-2019
2018
ELR 1769
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Title
Annual Country Report 2018: Armenia. Country Strategic Plan 2018-2019
Imprint
Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2018.
Language Note
English
Description
23 p.
ISBN/LRC Code
ELR1769
Summary
Throughout the year, Armenia continued to make good progress towards achieving its primary Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets such as good health and well-being in terms of child and maternal health, access to safe and reliable water, and sanitation in urban areas. WFP continued the implementation of the highly successful school feeding programme that has become an important contributor to, and played a critical role in, food security, nutrition, and education of children and their families. According to the cost-benefit analysis and return on investment conducted in 2017, for each USD 1 invested in school meals, there are USD 7 in return through improved health and lifestyle, education and learning, and professional productivity. The programme contributed significantly to maintaining a high level of enrollment and retention, and reducing absenteeism, as well as improving the healthy habits of assisted children. The Government of Armenia is fully committed towards the full nationalisation of WFP's school feeding programme. Concrete steps, such as the transition to cash-based transfers, investments in school infrastructure rehabilitation, and direct transfer of programme management capacities, have facilitated the gradual handover of WFP programme, as well as enabled the inclusion of the national school feeding programme in the national budget. Thanks to WFP's support, the national school feeding programme is now implemented in five out of ten provinces. WFP will continue its support in the remaining five provinces with a clear vision and strategy for a gradual and full handover by 2023.
Note
Electronic ed.
Call Number
ELR 1769
Language
English
System Control No.
MON-127324
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Annual Country Report (ACR)