Annual Country Report 2018: Sao Tome and Principe. Country Strategic Plan 2018-2019

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2018.

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In 2018, WFP interventions focused on strengthening the Government of São Tome and Principe’s capacities in implementing food security and nutrition centred safety nets nationwide, with emphasis given to the poorest and most vulnerable people. WFP supported joint resource mobilization initiatives and implementation of activities to promote an effective nationally-led school feeding programme. Gender was mainstreamed in the implementation of school feeding to contribute to the improvement of gender-related indicators and strengthen the position of women as decision makers in schools and communities. WFP supported the implementation of the national school feeding and health programme (PNASE)[1] by advocating for the government’s ownership and allocation of a national budget to the national school feeding programme. PNASE benefitted from WFP’s technical support to provide assistance to 46,766 children attending primary schools and kindergartens (25 percent of the total population). WFP partnered with UNICEF to assist vulnerable schoolchildren, particularly girls and children living with HIV/AIDS.

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