1. Tom Kelly Regional Food Security Adviser 17 February 2006
Southern Africa
DFID and LRAP
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Tom Kelly
Regional Food Security Adviser
17 February 2006
1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA

2. Why Does DFID Support LRAP?
Because hunger in Lesotho:
- is a long-term problem
- won’t be solved by short-term fixes
Because we need to diversify responses:
- alternatives to traditional food aid programming
- building self-reliance
- encouraging a wider range of partnerships
Because we want to support better policies
and programmes.

3. Some of our own findings
(Joint reviews: October 2003, April 2005)
Innovative
Partnerships worked well
Focused attention on the most vulnerable
Energised UES at district level. National links?
Extended twice
More attention needed on assessing impact

4. Our conclusion But… LRAP offers excellent opportunity to influence:
- programme choices elsewhere in the region
- Government of Lesotho’s food security policy
- regional lesson-learning
But…

5. Let’s be practical! We want to hear about impact and outcomes
- Beyond process: impact and outcomes on poor people
What worked and what didn’t?
Role of Government?
Lessons for the food security action plan?
And for future response to hunger?
Priorities?
Scaling up?
Messages for Government, donors, UN, NGOs, media.