Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through Kreditanstalt for Wiederaufbau KfW, WFP and UNICEF, together with partners on the ground, have been implementing the project Prevention of Malnutrition and Strengthening of Resilience at Community Level in Burundi since 2021 for a period of 5 years until June 2026. The main objective of the project is, at its conclusion, vulnerable households, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and children aged 0 to 5 will benefit from enhanced food and nutritional security and increased resilience, thanks to quality multi-sectoral interventions in nutrition and social protection, carried out in 8 districts spread across 4 provinces targeted by the project.
What worked, what didn't and why
The evaluation found that the project’s logic and multi-sectoral design were relevant and produced positive but uneven results. Community-based approaches, nutrition platforms, household support, savings groups, gardens and productive activities worked best when they were practical, continuous and locally supported. However, the project did not fully operate as an integrated joint model: calendars, contracts, monitoring tools, decision-making and accountability systems were not sufficiently aligned, and some technical components were rolled out before essential conditions such as energy, maintenance, inputs, skills, markets and institutional ownership were secured.
What should WFP and UNICEF do?
The evaluation recommends that WFP and UNICEF should:
- Manage convergence as an operational architecture, with clear responsibilities, shared indicators, sequencing, calendars and decision-making tools.
- Strengthen adaptive learning by tracking which households receive which combinations of support and using evidence to decide what to maintain, adapt, stop or scale.
- Link transfers more systematically to household plans, savings groups, gardens, productive support and nutrition objectives.
- Consolidate community nutrition platforms through demonstrations, home visits, referrals, supervision and stronger inclusion.
- Expand complex interventions only when they are technically, economically and institutionally viable.
- Strengthen accountability by improving targeting communication, confidential feedback channels, case resolution, response feedback and use of community feedback trends.
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