Project overview

In Mindanao, smallholder farmers, particularly women, face gendered vulnerabilities due to climate change and conflict. WFP collaborates with FAO, UN Women, and local partners to pilot a school-based feeding program using the HGSF approach. The program integrates women's empowerment to overcome socioeconomic challenges and improve food security and nutrition outcomes. Women’s role as caregivers and contributors to food systems is crucial in enhancing community resilience.

OBJECTIVES

General Objective: Strengthen the capacity and skills of women from IP communities and rural areas to adapt to the impacts of climate change and emerging hazards on food and nutrition security.

Specific Objective 1: Enhance the resilience of women from IP communities and rural areas vulnerable to i) food insecurity and ii) climate hazards by providing knowledge, skills, and resources for climate-resilient agriculture practices.

Specific Objective 2: Improve food and nutrition security of women from IP communities and rural areas by empowering women and fostering nutrition-sensitive food systems transformation.

OUTPUTS

1. Knowledge and Skills Workshops for Women towards Empowerment.

2. Social and Behavioral Change for an Enabling Environment.

3. Strengthened Women's Cooperatives and Associations.

4. Community-based Climate-Resilient Agriculture Plans.

5. Established Community-Based Seed Banks.

6.Women Empowered to be Champions in their Communities on Climate Smart Agriculture and Nutrition.

COUNTERPART 

The World Food Programme (WFP) operates in over 80 countries, including the Philippines, providing life-saving food assistance, promoting sustainable development, and working towards a world without hunger through emergency response, resilience building, and community partnerships.