Â鶹ÊÓƵ Laos Country Office conducted formative research across six provinces in 2025 and 2026 under the leadership of the Ministry of Health of Lao PDR, with support from partners, UN agencies, donors and MAGENTA. The main research report provides the core evidence base, while five complementary documents on gendered behaviours, intersectional barriers, advocacy for reform, policy integration and media communication expand the analysis and translate findings into action. Together, the series frames nutrition as behaviour-driven systems changes, calling for coordinated reform, stronger governance and inclusive communication.
This decentralized evaluation provides a situational analysis of the Mastercard Foundation-funded project ¡°Strengthening food systems to promote increased value chain employment opportunities for youth in Rwanda 2022-2027¡±.
After more than a decade of crisis, women, girls, displaced communities, and other vulnerable groups in Syria continue to face heightened protection, food security, and socio-economic challenges.
This Sway document introduces the Sahel Resilience Partnership (SRP) and showcases its work through photos and videos from the field.
Financed by BMZ and jointly implemented by Â鶹ÊÓƵ, UNICEF, and GIZ, the SRP operates in Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad. The partnership strengthens food and nutrition security, climate resilience, ecosystem restoration, social services, and social cohesion, while promoting gender equality, disability inclusion, and youth empowerment
Haiti faces severe food insecurity and gender inequality, with nearly half the population lacking adequate food and women especially vulnerable. Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Food Assistance for Assets (FFA), also referred to as a cash for work programme, provided conditional cash transfers linked to community asset creation, with one variant specifically targeting women. A cluster randomized trial across 78 localities assessed impacts on food security and women¡¯s economic empowerment.
This impact evaluation examines the impacts of women¡¯s participation in Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) programme in Kenya, where participants received cash transfers in return, on key outcomes including food security, consumption, time use, empowerment, intra-household agency and gender dynamics, and measures of wellbeing.
The evaluation of the country strategic plan for Sierra Leone for 2020¨C2025 served both accountability and learning purposes, providing key findings, conclusions and recommendations aimed at informing the design of Sierra Leone's next country strategic plan.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Â鶹ÊÓƵ, FAO, and UNICEF have jointly worked to strengthen the socioeconomic resilience of smallholder farmers and vulnerable populations in North and South Kivu under Phase I of the BMZ-funded Joint Resilience Programme.
Between 2020 and 2023, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Rwanda Country Office implemented the Sustainable Market Alliance and Asset Creation for Resilient Communities and Gender Transformation (SMART) programme. The programme aimed to contribute to community resilience through a package of support, including a stronger soil and water management asset base, livelihood strengthening and diversification, farmer organization capacity strengthening and access to inputs and markets, and social cohesion and gender transformation activities.
This synthesis of evidence from evaluations on Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s engagement in middle-income countries (MICs) conducted by the Office of Evaluation in 2024 looked at Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s strategic positioning, partnerships and results in MICs. It analysed evidence from 73 Â鶹ÊÓƵ evaluations conducted in 25 MICs, between 2019 and 2024.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has taken important steps to progress disability inclusion across its programming and operations. This commitment is re?ected in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's targeted initiatives aimed at breaking down barriers to food access, ensuring that food assistance programmes are designed to be inclusive, and advocating for policies that support the needs of persons with disabilities. In Lebanon, where 10-15 percent of the population has disabilities, the country faces signi?cant challenges, including a lack of accessible infrastructure, limited access to specialized services, and widespread societal stigma. These issues are compounded by?ongoing economic and political instability, making it even more di?cult for persons with disabilities to secure their rights and live with dignity. To address these challenges and enhance inclusion within Â鶹ÊÓƵ Lebanon, an action plan was developed building on the ?ndings of a 2023 disability inclusion study.
The Women¡¯s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) measures women¡¯s inclusion in agricultural decision-making, access to resources, and leadership, providing insights to enhance gender equality and food security in rural communities.
The evaluation was commissioned by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Office of Evaluation to provide evaluative evidence for accountability and learning to inform the design of the next country strategic plan (CSP) for Mali.
In the Philippines, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is working closely with the Government and communities to improve food security, nutrition, and resilience to shocks, aligned with national and local development priorities. These fact sheets provide an overview of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s key programmes and priority focus areas under its new Country Strategic Plan 2024-2028.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ conducted a Leaving No One Behind study to identify groups being left behind in terms of access to and coverage by social protection programmes in the Philippines. This report shares the study¡¯s findings and key recommendations to inform the policies and programmes of the Government of the Philippines, the international community, and national organizations in ensuring these groups are represented and their unique needs are met.
The evaluation has covered activities related to HIV-sensitive social protection conducted by the UNAIDS Secretariat and Cosponsors (referred to as the Joint Programme) from 2018 to December 2022, with a focus on nine countries selected for their broadness and diversity of the UNAIDS geographic scope.
The UN Joint Programme on Girls¡¯ Education (JPGE), implemented from 2014 to 2024 in Malawi, represents a collaborative effort between the Government of Malawi and three United Nations agencies: UNICEF, UNFPA, and Â鶹ÊÓƵ. The programme was designed to address systemic barriers hindering girls' access to and completion of quality education, in alignment with Malawi¡¯s national development priorities and global commitments, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 4 ¨C Quality Education).
The majority of the camp residents are prone to food insecurity due to economic factors. Unskilled wage labour has become the primary source of income, with 84 percent of beneficiaries reporting e-voucher assistance as their second main income source.
