Targeting in Complex Emergencies - Colombia Country Case Study

This research is one of four cases in a study commissioned by the World Food Programme to investigate the participation of recipient community in the targeting and management of humanitarian food assistance in complex emergencies. The study involved a desk review of existing documentation, and two and a half weeks of field work between 25 November and 14 December 2007 by two researchers supported by the WFP CO. The purpose of the study was to understand the ways in which participatory or community-based approaches to targeting have been attempted, within the definition of community-based targeting suggested by WFP. The study was not an evaluation of targeting methods, although some critical examination of targeting was necessary in order to understand the constraints on community participation.