1. WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger How do we work?

2. The WFP Centre of Excellence The WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger is a global hub for South-South cooperation in school feeding, nutrition and food security as well as social protection programmes. The Centre is a partnership between the WFP and the Brazilian government that provides policy and programme advice, technical assistance, learning opportunities and acts as a global knowledge platform that brings southern nations together and helps them to develop their own programmes. August 2015

4. Objectives The WFP Centre of Excellence Provide Training and Capacity Development Opportunities Promote Research and Innovative Global Knowledge Provide Direct Technical Assistance Advocate and Promote School Feeding Solutions

5. Engagement -Demand-driven: requests by governments start the process -Commitment between parties Knowledge exchange -Priority to peer-to-peer policy dialogue -South-South peer-to- peer exchange dialogues -Action Plan (concluding extensive knowledge sharing missions to Brazil) -Technical missions (to or from Brazil) -Technical report and recommendations Continuous capacity-building support High-level technical advice & dialogue WFP Centre in Brazil -Advice & support on strategic issues (e.g. conference calls, meetings) -Analysis and inputs for key documents, such as policy drafts -Research and analysis inputs in Food and Nutrition Security, school feeding, social protection and related subjects Support in country/region Facilitation missions -Support conferences, trainings, workshops and cross-sector consultations -Support government- led design of policies Expert consultancy -In-depth technical support: cost analysis, diagnostics, implementation planning governments lead (capacity-building and facilitation) demand-driven government’s engagement (no ready-made solutions) evidence-based and multidimensional approach + knowledge platforms South- South cooperatio n L ONG - TERM CONTINUOUS SUPPORT FOR COUNTRIES

6. In almost 4 years, the Centre has organized technical and political dialogue and 395 people from 38 countries study missions in Brazil for 395 people from 38 countries: 238 Government Officials;238 Government Officials; 1 President;1 President; 3 First-Ladies;3 First-Ladies; 35 Ministers;35 Ministers; 99 WFP Staff;99 WFP Staff; 19 NGOs and Other International19 NGOs and Other International Organizations’ representatives. The WFP Centre in pictures

7. 7 countries have conducted 9 national consultations;7 countries have conducted 9 national consultations; 14 countries received direct technical assistance;14 countries received direct technical assistance; 24 countries are at different stages in developing home-grown school feeding initiatives24 countries are at different stages in developing home-grown school feeding initiatives; Over 750 participantsOver 750 participants in three editions of the Global Child Nutrition Forum co-organized by the Centre; Multiplying effect: 1 thousand peopleMultiplying effect: at least 1 thousand people directly reached by the Centre’s advocacy initiatives: school feeding, social protection and food and nutrition security. The WFP Centre in pictures

9. Partnership between the African Union Commission and the WFP Centre The African Union Commission has initiated a continental framework programme around School Feeding, in collaboration with the WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger, towards a continental approach to nationally-owned, sustainable school feeding programmes. The benefits of the HGSF on education in learning outcomes, admissions increase, accessibility to vulnerable groups and poor and youth and women entrepreneurship are key themes in this partnership in order to benefit African countries.

10. As a first step in this partnership, a Dialogue & Study Mission to Brazil was organized by WFP and took place from 22nd to 30th August 2015. It was composed by: Minister for Education of Niger and AU Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and TechnologyMinister for Education of Niger and AU Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology Minister for Agriculture, Mechanization and Development of ZimbabweMinister for Agriculture, Mechanization and Development of Zimbabwe Minister of State for the Northern Region of GhanaMinister of State for the Northern Region of Ghana Counsellor of the Embassy of Cameroon in Brazil representing the Cameroon Minister for Basic Education and Minister for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentCounsellor of the Embassy of Cameroon in Brazil representing the Cameroon Minister for Basic Education and Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Senior officials representing Ministers from Malawi and KenyaSenior officials representing Ministers from Malawi and Kenya Southern African Development Community Technical AdvisorSouthern African Development Community Technical Advisor African Union Department for Rural Economy and AgricultureAfrican Union Department for Rural Economy and Agriculture Partnership between the African Union Commission and the WFP Centre

11. Social Protection and Food & Nutritional Security in Brazil

12. Official language: Portuguese Independence: 1822 Area: 8,5 million km² (5 th ) Population: ~200 million people (5 th ) Density: 23,8/km² (190 th ) GDP: ~USD 3 trillion (7 th ) Per capita: USD 15,153 (77 th ) Federal Constitution: 1988 (“local constitutions” are established by each state and municipality abiding by the national constitution) Tripartite branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. Federative entities: the Union, 26 states, the Federal District and 5,570 municipalities. Elections for president, governors and mayors. August 2015

13. The Brazilian federative republic Executive power structure The Union, states and municipalities are federative entities with autonomy and shared responsibilities defined in the Constitution The Federal Government organizes public sectors in ministries: Health, Social Development, Labour etc.; states and municipalities tend to mirror the federal structure within their secretaries (the ministries’ counterparts at state and municipal levels) Taxes revenue is shared between federative entities as established in the Constitution; states and municipalities receive regular transfers and have taxes of their own Besides, these entities also receive extra transfers linked to specific policies, such as social policies, school feeding, investments in infrastructure and education Federal Level State Level Municip al Level 26 States + 1 Federal district 5,570 municipaliti es August 2015

14. The Brazilian Social Protection policy  The Union, states and municipalities have shared responsibilities as defined in the Constitution  The Constitution defines social protection as: social insurance; health; and social care.  Universal and free-of-charge public services for education and health are mandatory. They are coordinated by the federal government and executed by states and municipalities with considerable autonomy and shares responsibilities  Public units for primary health care, hospitals, educational institutions from primary to university levels exist throughout the country -- with challenges of coverage August 2015

15. Income Improvement Professional qualification programme – Pronatec Productive inclusion (eased individual micro-entrepreneur registration and Solidary (Fair Trade) Economy coops.) Targeted and assisted microcredit for production Regional participatory mechanisms for local development Access to food Alleviation of poverty – Conditional Cash Transfer National School Feeding Programme – PNAE Distribution of micronutrients (Vit. A, Iron etc.) Delivery of food baskets for vulnerable pops. Nutrition monitoring systems FNS public facilities – public restaurants, community kitchens, food banks, markets Water for consumption & production – Cisterns Programme Strengthening smallholder farming Eased financing, rural insurance and crop insurance – PRONAF Programme Access to markets – PAA Food Acquisition Programme Coordination & Civil Society Participation Citizen oversight through councils (Food and Nutrition Security, School Feeding, others at all gvt. levels) Citizenship education and social mobilization Partnerships with enterprises and entities

16. F OOD AND N UTRITIONAL S ECURITY + F OOD S OVEREIGNTY Seeds bank (crioulas and standard) Emergenci es Distribution of food baskets Social Care Public schools Public restaurant s Govt. acquisitio n Access to credit Tech. assistance and training (ATER) Food processing Access to insurance s and warranty Smallhold er farming Individual Cooperative s Associations Food Fresh Healthy Diverse Nutritious Valuing local cultures Sustainable Agriculture Official “aptitude statement” granted to smallholder farmers DA P

18. Centre’s partnership for HGSF Outcome 26 countries drafted an action plan after Dialogue and Study Visit (D&S) mission to Brazil: 21 countries intend to adopt HGSF; 6 countries included HGSF in their School Feeding policies/strategies. Partnership Facilitated the foundation of the African School Feeding Framework; Member of the Latin America School Feeding Network (RAE); Co-organizer of the Global Child Nutrition Forum (this year gathered 39 countries delegations in Sal, Cape Verde); Co-organized National Consultations on school feeding in West Africa Region; Funded the participation of 5 countries to the Global Forum on Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection Programs in Moscow, Russia (September, 2015).

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