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Country Programme 200163 (2011 - 2015)

The WFP Country Programme 200163 for 2011–2015 identifies the following components:

1) Support for primary education;

2) Nutritional support for vulnerable groups, in particular undernourished children between six months and five years old, pregnant and lactating women, and people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS; the implementation of this component will start if/when PRRO (see below) comes to an end;

3) Support for the rural economy in the context of climate change, by creating assets to protect natural resources, and then to reduce communities’ vulnerability with Food and Cash transfers activities;

4) Enhancing agricultural value chain through local procurement, food fortification and processing.

This Country Programme constitutes a shift towards innovative approaches for sustainable hunger solutions, with emphasis on supporting local economies and national structures. The objective is to ensure food and nutrition security, particularly for women and children, in a context of climate change whereby disaster prevention and preparedness become critical elements of poverty-reduction policies. All activities take into account WFP’s gender policy.

WFP assistance will reach an average of 560 000 beneficiaries per year in 3 regions (Sahel, East and North), characterized by structural food insecurity, high rates of chronic malnutrition, low school enrolment, illiteracy and low attendance of health facilities. More than 80 % of the food distributed is purchased locally.

Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation 200054 (2010 - 2011)

A parallel Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200054) “Reversing under-nutrition in Burkina Faso” was approved in January 2010.

To respond to the critical nutrition situation and comply with the recommendations of a WFP evaluation mission, endorsed by the Executive Board in 2009, this PRRO aims to reduce acute malnutrition below emergency levels (WFP Strategic Objective 1: save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies) and strengthen the Government’s capacity to respond to food security crises arising from market shocks (WFP Strategic Objective 2: prevent acute hunger and invest in disaster preparedness and mitigation measures).

The operation provides also assistance to enhance the Government’s capacity to implement the National Plan of Action for Nutrition, particularly the aspects related to strengthening household food security and setting up a nutrition surveillance system.

Over the 2-year period, WFP is providing micronutrient rich supplementary food rations such as improved Corn-Soya Blend (CSB+ and CSB++) and vegetable oil to 712 000 children under 5 affected by acute under-nutrition, and to 219 000 undernourished pregnant and lactating women.

Emergency Operation 200196 (September 2010 - April 2011)

As a result of exceptional rainfall in July-August 2010, floods have occurred in five regions of Burkina Faso, affecting more than 105 000 people and causing damage to key infrastructure. WFP prepared the Emergency Operation 200196 in response to the Government’s request for emergency assistance. WFP provided general food rations to 65,000 flood victims. Furthermore, during the post-flood s period Cash for Work activities have been implemented in the Centre-North and East regions to foster infrastructures rehabilitation and soils treatment.

P4P

WFP is working to connect farmers in Burkina Faso to markets through the Purchase for Progress initiative; Burkina Faso has been chosen to be among the 21 pilot countries. The five-year pilot project links WFP’s demand for staple commodities to farmers producing food surpluses, and allows the latter to sell their products at market price through the expertise and the support of their respective farmers’ organizations. Learn more

PBF

The Lowlands Management Project (PBF, from French Projet Bas Fonds) for rice production is implemented by WFP and funded by Japanese Government. It started in 2006 and will end in December 2011. So far, the project helped to develop 413 hectares of lowlands and distributed 927 tons of rice to almost 40 000 beneficiaries under Food for Work activities.