The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Colombia conducted formative research to inform its school based programming, allowing schools to act as a platform for inclusion. The study focused on school feeding, nutrition, discrimination and xenophobia in schools that experienced a range of challenges due to high rates of migration from Venezuela. Through this research, Â鶹ÊÓƵ aimed to better understand the needs of children and their communities by using two way communication to identify barriers and enablers to behavioural change. The research provided an evidence base for the participatory development of a Social and Behaviour Change Communication strategy that promoted inclusivity and equality. This is an interesting example of how a school feeding programme can address additional issues such as discrimination and promote not only nutritious meals for children but also create a safe environment and positively contribute to breaking stereotypes.
El Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) en Colombia realiz¨® una investigaci¨®n formativa para contribuir a sus programas basados en las escuelas y permitir as¨ª que estos espacios act¨²en adem¨¢s como una plataforma para la inclusi¨®n. El estudio se centr¨® en la alimentaci¨®n escolar, la nutrici¨®n, la discriminaci¨®n y la xenofobia en escuelas que experimentaban una serie de desaf¨ªos debido a las altas tasas de migraci¨®n llegada desde Venezuela. A trav¨¦s de esta investigaci¨®n, el PMA se propuso comprender mejor las necesidades de los ni?os y ni?as y sus comunidades, mediante el uso de la comunicaci¨®n bidireccional para identificar tanto las barreras como los factores que facilitan el cambio de comportamiento. La investigaci¨®n proporcion¨® una base de evidencia para el desarrollo participativo de una estrategia de Comunicaci¨®n para el Cambio Social y de Comportamiento (SBCC) que promovi¨® la inclusi¨®n y la igualdad. Este es un ejemplo interesante de c¨®mo un programa de alimentaci¨®n escolar puede abordar tem¨¢ticas adicionales, como la discriminaci¨®n, y proporcionar no solo comidas nutritivas para los ni?os, sino tambi¨¦n crear un entorno seguro y contribuir de forma positiva a romper estereotipos.
La ¡°Evaluaci¨®n Final del Proyecto School Feeding Response Activity 2019 -2021- Colombia desde 2018 hasta 2021¡± se ha realizado al final del proyecto, que concluy¨® el 30 de noviembre de 2021. La evaluaci¨®n fue comisionada siguiendo lo indicado en el acuerdo entre Â鶹ÊÓƵ y USAID, donde se establece que Â鶹ÊÓƵ realizar¨¢ una evaluaci¨®n final del proyecto, y ha cumplido el doble objetivo de rendici¨®n de cuentas y aprendizaje.
With climate variability and change being key drivers of hunger, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ is building the capacities of communities and governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to adapt to the growing challenges of climate change. In the following document, discover how we work with communities, our experience and success stories.
This synthesis comprises 32 decentralized evaluations completed between 2016 and 2019 that included country capacity strengthening (CSS) among other Â鶹ÊÓƵ activities.
The project aims to provide emergency financial support to alleviate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable Venezuelan migrants and host communities in selected Colombian municipalities. The Stakeholders Engagement Plan and the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan are instruments to manage interactions between the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the project's stakeholders.
The study, titled ¡°Impact of a Marketing Intervention to Empower Women and to Reduce Risk of Intimate Partner Violence in Colombia: The Seed Study Survey Report¡±, was commissioned by Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s country office in Colombia to generate programme evidence.
The mid-term decentralized evaluation of the Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation 200708 was commissioned by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Colombia Country Office, and covered the period from June 2015 to March 2017.
This report synthetized the findings, conclusions and recommendations from four strategic evaluations related to Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR): the global Logistics Cluster (2012), the global Food Security Cluster (2014), Â鶹ÊÓƵ's use of pooled funds for humanitarian preparedness and response (2015) and Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Preparedness and Response Enhancement Programme (PREP) (2015).
