WFP¡¯s support to Government focusses on 4 strategic areas:
- Government Capacity
In 2018, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳with the International Labour Organization (ILO), UNICEF and GIZ supported the Government to develop the Malawi National Social Support Programme II, designed to respond to people¡¯s food and income needs with links to the emergency sector.
- Diagnostics and Design
Operational know-how and last mile delivery: In 2020, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳and ILO supported the Government to design a targeting approach for the COVID-19 cash intervention (CUCI) to address heightened income and food insecurity for the urban poor.
This included a rigorous verification exercise leveraging satellite imagery to assess the eligibility of the targeted ¡¯hotspots¡¯ for this new urban programming context.
- System and Processes
Multisectoral Expertise: In 2020, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳supported the Government to develop an application for its emerging social registry to support with targeting food insecure households.
- Implementation Capacity
In addition to providing technical support, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳provides implementation capacity to Government to increase the coverage of social assistance in Malawi. ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳works with the Government during the Lean Season Response to pilot new design for the social protection system to address adequacy of transfer and coverage of food insecure populations.
