Annual Country Report 2018: Colombia. Country Strategic Plan 2017-2021

Annual Country Report 2018: Colombia. Country Strategic Plan 2017-2021

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2018.

English

54 p.

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Slow economic growth and a greater fiscal deficit have strained public finances to cover social programs in Colombia, including humanitarian assistance to the growing number of victims of emerging illegal armed groups and efforts to stop the expansion of illicit crops. WFP has reached three times the planned number of beneficiaries. WFP promoted sustainable food systems in vulnerable areas not only to improve community livelihoods, but also to strengthen their resilience and capacity to respond to the negative effects of climate change. Asset creation aimed to improve water access in areas affected by prolonged droughts, meeting the need for subsistence farming mainly among ethnic minorities. WFP is a trusted partner of the Ministry of Education in strengthening the national School Meals Programme. WFP operates the programme in the department of La Guajira, assisting around 300 schools with positive outcomes, including retention in school, improvement of diet diversity, coverage of remote rural areas, local purchases from smallholder farmers and the inclusion of migrant children from Venezuela. After extensive capacity strengthening, WFP transferred half of WFP-supported schools to the management of indigenous communities, which are now capable of implementing the programme autonomously with funding from the Government.

ELR 1808

English

MON-127681