VERSION April 2014 BUDGET INCREASE TO COUNTRY PROGRAMME:

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1 VERSION April 2014 BUDGET INCREASE TO COUNTRY PROGRAMME: Tanzania Country Programme Start date: July 2011 End date: June 2015 Extension period: 12 months New end date: June 2016 Cost (United States dollars) Current Budget Increase Revised Budget Food and Related Costs Cash and Vouchers and Related Costs Capacity Development & Augmentation DSC ISC Total cost to WFP Cost (United States dollars) Current Budget Increase Revised Budget Food Transfer C&V Transfer NOTE TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD (to be prepared by ERBT) Specify clearly name of person responsible for the document. Draft decision The Board approves the proposed budget increase of US$ 19,386,733 for Tanzania country programme with a 12-month extension from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 (document reference: e.g. WFP/EB.2/2012/9-B)]. NATURE OF THE INCREASE 1. This sixth budget revision (BR) to Tanzania Country Programme (CP) (July 2011 June 2015) will extend the CP by one year from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 to align programming with the revised UNDAP timeline ( ). 2. Due to funding constraints, WFP Tanzania will discontinue the direct implementation of traditional school feeding activities for the period of the budget revision, starting 1 July 2015, while maintaining the potential to support national policy dialogue and provide technical assistance in support of Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) models. 3. WFP will also reduce Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) (component two) for the duration of this budget revision, reducing targeted FFA beneficiaries by 56 percent, from 250,000 to an estimated 111,000, starting 1 July FFA will be implemented in the most food insecure wards and villages in existing regions and districts following the findings of the rapid vulnerability analysis (RVA) conducted periodically from 2012 to

2 4. BR06 will absorb one year of funding provided by the Belgian Fund for Food Security (BFFS) towards behaviour change and capacity development and augmentation in school feeding (component one) and Mother and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) (component four). 1 The total BFFS funding will cover five years of implementation of these activities, from CP will retain its MCHN and Supplementary Feeding (SuFP) components (component three and four) throughout the BR period, with beneficiary targets as outlined in this project document. The school feeding component beneficiaries will be reduced to those targeted under the BFFS funding activities focused on capacity development and augmentation (CD&A) and behaviour change, with no beneficiaries receiving direct school feeding for the period of the budget revision. 6. The proposed budget revision will increase the overall budget of CP by US$ 19,386, 733 for the period 1 July 2015 to 30 June Other increases in the budget plan will be as follows: Landside Transport, Storage and Handling (LTSH): by US$ 1,880,364 from US$ 29,887,714 to US$ 31,768, 078; Other Direct Operational Costs (ODOC): by US$588,203 from US$5,679,985 to US$6,268,188; CD&A: by US$ 339,383, from US$ 212,094 to US$ 551,477; Direct Support Costs (DSC): by US$ 3,763,210, from US$ 20,198,195 to US$ 23,961,405; Indirect Support Costs (ISC): by US$ 1,268,291, from US$ 10,650,092 to US$ 11,918,383. JUSTIFICATION FOR EXTENSION-IN-TIME AND BUDGET INCREASE Summary of Existing Project Activities 8. Through CP , WFP provides assistance to populations living in chronically food insecure areas. Assistance is provided in the form of school feeding, FFA, and nutrition programmes, including MCHN and a targeted SuFP. 9. School Feeding (Component 1): WFP Tanzania provides primary school children with one meal a day to address hunger, thereby helping to increase school enrolment and attendance and reduce drop-outs. WFP is also assisting the Government of Tanzania in the development of a national school feeding strategy and guidelines. In its design and management of school feeding programmes, WFP also supports capacity building of local government authorities. School feeding is currently operational in 16 districts in four regions, 2 with an original planned beneficiary caseload of 795,263. Through BR06, due to funding constraints, WFP will discontinue traditional school feeding and instead focus on the potential to support national policy dialogue and provide technical assistance in support of HGSF models 1 The BFFS funding is US $1,987, for the five-year period BR06 will absorb US $446,411. The remainder of the funds will be included in the new CP to start July An initial US $288,214 was absorbed by BR05, approved January The four regions are Arusha, Manyara, Dodoma and Singida. 2

3 10. Food Assistance for Assets (Component 2): Under FFA, food is used as an incentive for beneficiaries to participate in small-scale agricultural asset creation activities that relieve short-term hunger during the lean season. These activities contribute to building resilience to climatic, economic or seasonal shocks, which in turn leads to improved long-term food security. Currently the FFA component includes a planned beneficiary figure of 250,000. FFA activities have included the construction of charco dams, water canals and fish ponds, as well as tree planting, terracing and block farming for sesame, sunflower and mango production. Despite the reduction in FFA activities, WFP will explore opportunities for further linkages between Purchase for Progress (P4P) and FFA, for example by implementing FFA activities that lead directly to the increased production of smallholder farmers targeted through P4P i.e. irrigation systems. Such activities would therefore enable P4P farmers to increase their sales to the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) through the warehouse receipt system. 11. The 2014 comprehensive FFA monitoring survey recommended the concentration of FFA activities in a few districts. Following these results, and due to funding constraints, FFA support will be concentrated in these districts with the aim of integrating support with P4P and nutrition activities. Resources will be prioritized to those activities that improve food security and access to water. 12. Nutrition Programmes (Components 3 and 4): WFP operates two types of nutrition programmes. The first is a treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) for pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and children under five. This programme provides a monthly take-home ration of fortified blended food (Super Cereal) and vegetable oil fortified with Vitamins A and D are provided through a targeted supplementary feeding programme (SuFP). The second is a stunting prevention programme under the MCHN programme, where PLW and children under two receive a monthly take-home ration of Super Cereal. 3 Under this BR, there are no changes to the beneficiary numbers under components 3 and Purchase for Progress (P4P): WFP Tanzania was part of the Purchase for Progress (P4P) pilot from 2008 December Based on the lessons learned from the pilot, WFP will continue to link smallholders to the NFRA demand platform and procure maize for WFP s forward purchase facility (FPF) as envisaged under the 2012 NFRA-WFP Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). WFP plans to introduce a market access component in the formulation of the new CP from July WFP advocates for gender equality across the CP. Under the school feeding component, WFP provides sensitization on the creation of school food committees with equal gender representation. WFP s support to boarding schools in pastoral areas has enabled girls to access education. WFP acknowledges that a higher number of boys than girls are targeted for capacity development activities under school feeding (see Table 1). The reason for this is to attract boys from pastoral communities who traditionally are kept home for livestockkeeping tasks to school. WFP works with partners to sensitize parents to send both boys and girls to school, and is continuing to explore ways of increasing boys school attendance. 15. Under FFA, WFP promoted gender equality through its Commodity Management and Distribution Trainings (CMDT), where meetings were held at times when both men and women were able to attend. WFP also encourages food management committees to appoint women into leadership roles within the committees. Appointment is at the discretion of school committees. Finally, under MCHN and SuFP, food was targeted primarily to PLW. 3 The Country Office plans to use Super Cereal plus, the appropriate specialized nutritious food product for the 6-24 month age group, once adequate funding is secured. Under the budget revision, WFP will prioritize the planning and procurement of Super Cereal Plus as the appropriate food for treatment of malnourished children and prevention of stunting as funding allows. 3

4 In addition, men within the targeted communities were sensitized about the intervention targeting and its importance to PLW and children s nutritional status. Conclusion and Recommendations of the Re-Assessment 16. WFP carried out a cash transfer pilot under the CP between August 2012 and March 2013 following a direct request from the government. The aim of the pilot was to demonstrate the use of mobile money as a way to mobilize and impart nutrition education at the village level; the achievements and challenges associated with using this particular cash transfer modality were documented. Country office capacity has been boosted through the roll-out of the oneweek multi-functional corporate C&V training undertaken in March 2015 and if feasible, C&V will be considered as a transfer modality during the one year extension (potentially in one of the nutrition components) and under the new CP For the new CP, the country office will also consider a cash / food transfer modality for FFA activities, with in-kind provisions during the lean period and cash transfers during periods when food prices are low and household level grain reserves are adequate. This would allow the purchase of diversified items high in vitamin and protein to help mainstream nutrition activities in both FFA and P4P programme interventions. 18. WFP is the main actor in the country providing direct food assistance to vulnerable populations. Operationally, school feeding has traditionally been the primary area of support from WFP, with very few NGOs involved in similar direct feeding interventions. The government occasionally provides short-term food hand-outs for up to 90 days in areas affected by drought, while several NGOs including World Vision, Oxfam and religious organisations operate safety net programmes in food insecure and marginal areas. 19. In 2009, USAID granted WFP US$ 34.6 million through the Financial Crisis Initiative (FCI) with the goal of enhancing safety-net support and building communities resilience to cope with recurrent shocks during a time when the global financial crisis and high food prices had slowed Tanzania s economy. The total grant resulted in a significant scale-up of all CP components. 20. This expansion increased the coverage of school feeding from 350 primary schools in 2009 to 1,167 schools in 2010 with approximately 600,000 school children benefitting from the programme. This increased caseload was incorporated into the current CP The FCI funds were exhausted in 2012, and based on the historical trend of contributions to school feeding, it was not possible to maintain the number of schools for the duration of the CP, thus necessitating a gradual phase down of the activity. BR02 to CP (approved November 2013) was implemented to modify the school feeding ration by removing the mid-morning porridge and continuing the provision of maize, pulses and oil for lunch. 21. In November 2012, the government participated in a study tour organized by the Centre of Excellence in Brazil leading the government towards a national Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) strategy. An action plan to develop the strategy and guidelines was drafted and is awaiting validation by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT). 22. In 2012 and 2013, the school feeding unit and officials from MoEVT undertook a series of capacity assessments in seven non WFP-supported districts. The assessments collected examples of community-run school feeding programmes with locally available foods (rice, maize, sorghum, cassava). Findings from these assessments highlighted the need to consider good practices in design and implementation of community-run school feeding programmes in the drafting of the national strategy and guidelines. 4

5 23. The 2013 and 2014 comprehensive FFA monitoring surveys indicated that FFA activities benefit the communities beyond the project intervention. Market access roads constructed under FFA have provided beneficiaries access to alternative markets with more affordable price options and have also reduced transport costs (in some cases by over 50 percent), especially for farmers transporting their crops to markets. Water harvesting / management interventions such as charco dams have provided water for livestock and domestic use and are also proving to be useful in irrigating farms during the dry season. Farming communities have increased the areas under irrigation as well as yield per acre due to the supply of irrigation water from charco dams and water canals. 24. Current FFA activities are targeted to communities in food insecure areas based on the priorities of the communities and districts, following the Opportunity and Obstacles to Development (O&OD) process. Currently, integration with other partners conducting complementary work is limited. Moving forward, WFP will target FFA activities using new criteria to more adequately design value chain programming in food insecure districts. FFA criteria will target low-income farming communities; individuals who own land with seasonal agricultural production and communities with watersheds to ensure FFA investments support areas which are food insecure but with potential for increased production. 25. District councils, WFP s main partners for the implementation of FFA activities, provide technical skills for the construction of market access roads, charco dams, and irrigation schemes, through engineers who train asset management committees and provide on the job training to beneficiaries. Increased involvement and contributions from partners, local authorities and in particular communities will form the basis for project ownership and sustainability. 26. A Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) is currently underway, with findings expected in June The findings will inform the design of the new CP to commence in July Purpose of Extension and Budget Increase 27. Tanzania is a Delivering as One country, within which WFP operates under the framework of the UNDAP. The original duration of the UNDAP was and it has now been extended for a year until June WFP is carrying out BR06 to CP in order to align its programming with the extended UNDAP timeline. CP will therefore now end in June 2016 and will be succeeded by a new CP. 28. Due to funding constraints, BR06 will discontinue the traditional direct implementation of school feeding, instead focusing on how to support national policy dialogue and provide technical assistance in support of HGSF models. 29. FFA, MCHN and SuFP targeted districts will remain the same, but will target the most food insecure wards and villages. Multi-year earmarked contributions to specific activities in targeted districts prevent a faster reduction in geographic scope. WFP will carry out further analysis to determine the geographic targeting under the next CP using VAM-based tools such as IPC and ICA. 4 In addition, findings from the on-going CPE will further inform the design of the next CP. 4 Integrated Phase Classification (IPC); Integrated Context Analysis (ICA). 5

6 30. BR06 will reflect WFP Tanzania s proposed shift in CP operational-programmatic focus to align more appropriately with current Government priorities towards market-based agricultural production (i.e. P4P and Patient Procurement Platform, or PPP), climate-smart activities, nutrition, gender, and strategic technical support to the Government. 31. Funding support for some of WFP s new programme areas will come from the Norwegianfunded Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) activities and the continuation of BFFS activities to strengthen nutrition-sensitive behaviour change communication and capacity building. 32. WFP Tanzania Logistics Unit will continue to be responsible for the overall supply chain and related management across all components. 6

7 Component Component 1: School Feeding** Category of beneficiaries Primary school pupils Boys / Men Girls / Women TABLE 1: BENEFICIARIES BY COMPONENT Current Decrease Revised Total Boys / Men Girls / Women Total Boys / Men Girls / Women ( ) ( ) ( ) * Total Component 2: FFA Component 3: SuFP Component 4: MCHN Food insecure households (68 060) (70 840) ( ) PLW & Children < PLW & Children < ** TOTAL ( ) ( ) ( ) *The revised beneficiaries targeted under Component 1 (School Feeding) as reflected above will receive nutrition and health education and sensitization trainings. ** Of this total, 17,182 beneficiaries are participating in CD&A and BCC under the Belgian Fund for Food Security fund, and are not receiving direct food assistance. 7

8 FOOD REQUIREMENTS TABLE 2: FOOD/CASH AND VOUCHER REQUIREMENTS BY COMPONENT Component Commodity 1 / Cash & voucher Food requirements (mt) Cash/Voucher (US$) Increase / Current Revised total Decrease FFE Commodity FFA Commodity SuFP Commodity MCHN Commodity Cash HIV/AIDS Commodity TOTAL Commodity Cash RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The proposed 12-month extension as well as the additional commitment of food, resulting in the revised budget for project , is recommended to the Executive Board for approval. Ertharin Cousin Executive Director, WFP Date Drafted by: [Marina Negroponte] Country Office Cleared by: [Richard Ragan] Country Office on [4 March 2015] Reviewed by: [Sarah Longford] Regional Bureau 13 March Cleared by: [Chris Nikoi] Regional Bureau on [16 March 2015] Reviewed by: [name] Regional Bureau Support (OMO) 1 Please only present overall food requirement. Do not split by commodity. 8

9 ANNEX I-A PROJECT COST BREAKDOWN Quantity (mt) Value (US$) Value (US$) Food Transfers - - Cereals Pulses Oil and fats Mixed and blended food Others - - Total Food Transfers External Transport LTSH ODOC Food Food and Related Costs C&V Transfers - C&V Related costs - Cash and Vouchers and Related Costs - Capacity Development & Augmentation - Direct Operational Costs Direct support costs (see Annex I-B) Total Direct Project Costs Indirect support costs (7,0 percent) TOTAL WFP COSTS

10 ANNEX I-B DIRECT SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS (US$) WFP Staff and Staff-Related Professional staff General service staff Danger pay and local allowances - Subtotal Recurring and Other Capital Equipment Security Travel and transportation Assessments, Evaluations and Monitoring TOTAL DIRECT SUPPORT COSTS

11 ANNEX I-C TRANSFER BY COMPONENT Component 1 Component 2 Component 3 Component 4 Component 5 Component 6 Total Food Transfers (mt) Food Transfers (US$) C&V Transfers (US$) Capacity Development & Augmentation (US$)

12 MAP ANNEX III Districts Targeted By Country Programme Activities: VAM February 12

13 ACRONYMS USED IN THE DOCUMENT BFFS BR BSF CARI C&V CD&A CP DSC FFA GFCS HEA HGSF ICA IPC ISC LTSH MAM MCHN MDG MoEVT NFI ODOC P4P PPP PRRO SOs SuFP SUN UNDAP VAM Belgian Fund for Food Security Budget revision Blanket Supplementary Feeding Consolidated Approach for Reporting Indicators of Food Security Cash & Voucher Capacity Development and Augmentation Country Programme Direct Support Costs Food Assistance for Assets Global Framework for Climate Services Household Economy Approach Home Grown School Feeding Integrated Context Analysis Integrated Phase Classification Indirect Support Costs Landside Transport, Storage and Handling Moderate Acute Malnutrition Mother and Child Health and Nutrition Millennium Development Goals Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Non-food items Other Direct Operational Costs Purchase for Progress Patient Procurement Platform Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation Strategic Objectives Supplementary Feeding Programme Scaling-Up Nutrition United Nations Development Assistance Plan Vulnerability Analysis & Mapping 13

14 ANNEX IV - LTSH-matrix ANNEX V - Project Budget Plan ANNEX VI - Project Statistics 14