Project profile — Support to Sustainable School Feeding Program in Haiti - 2012-2014

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (i) improved academic performance for girls and boys; and (ii) more effective and sustainable school feeding programs.

Results achieved as of the end of the project include: Canada’s contribution allowed to feed 625,328 children in 919 schools to be fed over a period of 165 days, and to buy 5,958 tonnes of rice, of which 14 percent was purchased from the local market. Eight producers’ associations (each with an average of 2,000 members) responded to the World Food Programme (WFP) tender for food supply in 2012. Support given to Haiti’s National School Feeding Program included : the development of an action plan and a legal framework for the program; and the provision of training for 60 managers from the program and the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training. With Canada’s contribution and those of other international donors, the WFP achieved its objective for the 2012-2013 school year by providing meals to 1,109,158 children every school day. These results help reduce chronic hunger and malnutrition among schoolchildren, increase attendance at primary schools, and improve children’s learning capacity. Support given to Haiti’s National School Feeding Program included : the development of an action plan and a legal framework for the program; and the provision of training for 60 managers from the program and the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training. With Canada’s contribution and those of other international donors, the WFP achieved its objective for the 2012-2013 school year by providing meals to 1,109,158 children every school day. These results help reduce chronic hunger and malnutrition among schoolchildren, increase attendance at primary schools, and improve children’s learning capacity.