Annual Country Report 2024: Gambia. Country Strategic Plan 2024-2028

Annual Country Report 2024: Gambia. Country Strategic Plan 2024-2028

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2024.

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In 2024, WFP reached a total of 153,218 people in The Gambia, including school-aged children, pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls, as well as smallholder farmers. WFP continued to prioritise high-impact initiatives tailored to prevalent needs, maintaining a focus on quality and sustainability of its programming. WFP’s home-grown school feeding programme provided critical support to 151,378 school-aged children across 421 schools. In addition, 1,440 cooks were provided cash and sensitised on hygiene practices. This initiative not only addressed immediate food needs but also contributed to improved school attendance and learning outcomes. Through partnerships with 14 farmer cooperatives, comprising 1,570 smallholder farmers, WFP ensured a reliable market for locally produced and nutritious food, procuring 95 percent of its food from smallholder farmer aggregation systems. This approach strengthened local food systems, provided stable income for farmers, and supported the Government’s school feeding objectives. Moreover, WFP continued to provide capacity building to facilitate the gradual scale-up and transition to a nationally owned home-grown school feeding programme.

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