Management Response: Philippines PRRO 200296 Support for Returnees and Other Conflict Affected Households in Central Minanao, and National Capacity Development in Disaster Preparedness and Response: An Operation Evaluation

The evaluation covers WFP’s protracted relief and recovery operation (PRRO) 200296 “Support for Returnees and other Conflict-Affected Households in Central Mindanao, and National Capacity Development in Disaster Preparedness and Response” (May 2012-April 2014). It was intended for both accountability and learning and focuses on assessing: i) the appropriateness and coherence of the operation; ii) its results; and iii) the factors explaining the results. The evaluation assessed the following activities: school feeding, prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition, food and cash for assets, food and cash for training as well as capacity development in disaster preparedness and response. The evaluation, which makes a number of recommendations for the future, was managed and conducted by a consultancy firm, with fieldwork taking place in February/March 2014.