Tanzania is a lower-middle-income country with a population of 61 million. The country has experienced steady economic growth in recent years. However, 27 percent of the population still live below the poverty line and an additional 8 percent live in extreme poverty.
The world in which the World Food Programme (WFP) operates today is characterized by a rise in hunger happening faster than at any previous time in the 21st century.
The evaluation covers Kenya SDG joint programme for social protection that was implemented between January 2020 - September 2022. It was carried out in 2022/2023 and covered the following activities: a) Capacity strengthening and b) social protection.
The evaluation has had the dual objectives of accountability and learning.
The study is commissioned by the WFP Country Office Bangladesh (WFP CO) and assesses the baseline situation during the period January 2021- March 2021 for the FY2020-2023 grant (henceforth referred to as FY20). The study was scheduled during the period August 2021– December 2021.
Peru has achieved remarkable economic growth in the past 20 years. In 2008, it was classified as an upper-middle-income country. In the same period, poverty halved and chronic malnutrition among children aged under 5 decreased.
Food fortification is the addition of important micronutrients to foods, like rice, to enhance its nutritional value safely and cost-effectively. While the fortification of salt, fish sauce, and soy sauce with iodine and/or folate has been practiced for a number of years in Cambodia, rice fortification is still relatively new to the country.