All of the feeding categories have linked itself with a GoL identified priority. For example nutrition support to ART patients and their household was created to compliment the GoL aggressive roll out of anti retro viral treatment programs; the malnourished feeding category works towards the fulfilment of the National Nutrition and Food Security Policy to reduce rates of malnourish and / or stunted individuals; OVC program answers to the strong child protection initiatives from the MOHSW.

Currently under PRRO 10599, it is planned that 60,000 OVC yearly will received nutritional support. This is designed to link itself with the MOHSW, EU and UNICEF cash transfer system to OVC. The school advisory committees and the chiefs assist in identifying the OVC, while the communities helps to identify needy OVC that are out of school. There have been delays in start of this project hence WFP provides nutritional support only without the same OVC receiving the cash like it was originally planned. December output reports show that around 30,000 nationally are benefiting from nutritional support.

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