THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD

Published purpose

This project supports the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Country Program 2012-2016 for Honduras. It aims to increase access to nutritious food and essential micronutrients for vulnerable populations residing in eight departments of the southern and south-western regions of the country. The main beneficiaries include: pre-school and school age children, pregnant and lactating women, children under five years of age, and other vulnerable groups. This project supports two components of the WFP Country Program 2012-2016: (1) The School Feeding component supports increased access to nutritious food for pre-school and primary school boys and girls. A daily morning meal which represents 30-40% of the recommended daily nutritional intake for school children will be administered to beneficiaries for an average of 150 school days. A mid-term evaluation of CP 2008-2011 identified school feeding as a major incentive for poor families to send their children to school and a significant motivator for children to attend school; and (2) The nutritional support for vulnerable groups component aims to ensure nutritional support for pregnant and lactating women, children under five, anti-retroviral therapy patients and other vulnerable women and men. The special nutritional needs of beneficiaries will be addressed through targeted food assistance (monthly household food rations), and essential micronutrient supplementation. This component also focuses on the prevention of stunting for infants under two, by focusing on proper micronutrient interventions within the 1,000 day window.