Food for Training Implementation Study

Following a review of World Food Project's "Food for Training" (FFT) programme in Afghanistan, Samuel Hall was asked by the WFP to continue its work on the FFT programme by designing an 'Implementation Plan' that would take into account the main findings of the 2010 review and translate them into actual implementation guidelines. The main objective of the present study was then to carry out an implementation study in Balkh and Kabul provinces in order to articulate precise and practical guidelines for each step of the implementation process, from the selection of implementing partners to the monitoring and evaluation of training centres, from the selection of beneficiaries to the measurement of outcomes. Based on these studies, the present report aims to provide the WFP with standard guidelines replicable throughout the country.

The Food for Training (FFT) programme is an intervention in which food insecure beneficiaries are given a food ration in exchange for their participation in an activity designed to impart knowledge or skills to generate income. Beyond the distribution of food, the FFT's objectives also include supporting the Government's efforts to expand skills training and to help vulnerable households improving human capital and ensuring sustainable livelihoods.