This operation has been modified and extended in time until 30 June 2010 as per Budget revision 8 (see below).

Since 1996, the Central African Republic has experienced a series of rebellions and a climate of insecurity, which have resulted in reduced quality of health and education services.

The project will provide support to the Central African Government with the aim of meeting Millennium Development Goals 1, 2, 4 and 5, as well as WFP’s Strategic Priorities 3 and 4, which relate to primary education for all and the health of children and mothers.

The beneficiaries are primary school children, children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women who suffer from malnutrition.

The project will be able to provide assistance for 520,000 beneficiaries for four years, supplying approximately 20,392 mt of food at a cost of US$18.8 million. With regard to the healthcare component, education in basic hygiene and nutrition is vital; with regard to the educational component, community participation will ensure that canteens operate well.

Training sessions will be organized for the responsible technical ministries, members of the management committees, canteen cooks and heads of health centres.

Countries

Central African Republic

The Central African Republic (CAR), a landlocked country of just four million people, has the most grim human development indicators in the region....