Philippines : Food Voucher Program to Reduce Food Insecurity and Malnutrition
Project Details
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Project Officer
Jilani, Amir H.
Sectors Group
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Country/Economy
Philippines -
Sector
- Public sector management
| Project Name | Food Voucher Program to Reduce Food Insecurity and Malnutrition | ||||||||
| Project Number | 57138-001 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Philippines |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Social protection initiatives |
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| Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
| Description | |||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The proposed TA responds to the request of the Government of the Philippines to reduce food insecurity and malnutrition of vulnerable households by improving their access to healthy food. President Marcos Ferdinand Jr. publicly announced the food voucher as a new high priority government initiative on 22 May 2023. The TA is aligned with the country partnership strategy for the Philippines, 20182023, which supports expanding social protection under the strategic priority of Investing in Filipinos. The new country partnership strategy, 20242029 being prepared will continue to advance this priority. It will complement the ADB-supported Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino conditional cash transfer program. | ||||||||
| Impact | Food security and proper nutrition ensured through a universal, modern, and integrated social protection system |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Access of poor and vulnerable households to affordable and nutritious food increased |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
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| Description of Project Outputs | Digital food vouchers delivered effectively and on time Capacity to implement digital food voucher program developed Pipeline national food voucher project due diligence supported Monitoring, evaluation, and knowledge generation strengthened |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, Bicol Region, Cagayan Valley, Caraga Region, National Capital Region |
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| Consulting Services | DSWD will be the implementing agency and the WFP will be an implementing partner for outputs 1 and 2. Consultants will be engaged through CMS for output 3 and a specialized evaluation and survey firm will be engaged for output 4. A high-level PSC chaired by the Secretary of DSWD will provide overall guidance and strategic direction and comprise representatives from the government oversight agencies (DOF, DBM, and NEDA) and development partners (ADB, AFD, and JICA). The PSC will be supported by a TWG that will provide key inputs on the design framework and future programming direction. The TWG will also provide technical advice on operational modalities, capacity building, and SBCC. A project management unit will implement all pilot activities and will have a direct reporting relationship to the PSC. ADB will engage consultants and carry out procurement following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated staff instructions. |
| Procurement | ADB and WFP will enter an administrative arrangement detailing the activities to be supported under the TA and the special arrangements on the use of the funds. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Jilani, Amir H. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Sectors Group |
| Responsible ADB Division | Human and Social Development Sector Office (SG-HSD) |
| Executing Agencies |
Department of Social Welfare and Development |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 10 Aug 2023 |
| Fact Finding | 01 Sep 2023 to 15 Sep 2023 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 01 Dec 2023 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 01 Dec 2023 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 01 Dec 2023 | 19 Dec 2023 | 19 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2025 | - | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 500,000.00 | 2,500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,000,000.00 | 23 Dec 2023 | 0.00 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Food Voucher Program to Reduce Food Insecurity and Malnutrition: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2023 |
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