Evaluation of Côte d'Ivoire WFP Country Strategic Plan 2019-2025

The evaluation found that the CSP was grounded in relevant needs and aligned with national priorities and WFP global strategies. It highlighted WFP catalytic role in strengthening national capacities, particularly in school feeding and nutrition. However, limited funding and fragmented integration across programmatic areas, among other factors, constrained the full realization of strategic outcomes. Despite these challenges, WFP achieved relatively strong intermediate results in school enrolment, retention and attendance, especially among girls. It also delivered tangible results in crisis response and support to smallholder farmers, including improved access for women to productive assets, which was a key achievement contributing to their economic empowerment.

The evaluation makes six recommendations, five of which are strategic and one operational. The strategic recommendations involve: i) refocusing WFP interventions on the areas of the country most affected by food insecurity; ii) strengthening capacity at the national level; iii) developing strategic multisectoral partnerships to address systemic challenges; iv) redefining WFP’s added value in the area of resilience; and v) improving resource mobilization planning. The operational recommendation vi) concerns strengthening the monitoring and evaluation system so as to more accurately measure outcomes, particularly those related to capacity strengthening.