The evaluation focused on activities implemented by WFP and its partners in the six districts of Sao Tome in support of capacity-strengthening activities to government and local communities to provide home-grown school feeding, sustainable and equitable local food value chains, stimulate local agricultural markets and provide emergency response feeding to children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Also assessed were gender equality and women empowerment, including human rights approaches, accessibility to income generating opportunities for women, and environmental sustainability of smallholder farming activities. Also assessed were gender equality and women empowerment, human rights approaches, accessibility to income generating opportunities for women, and environmental sustainability of smallholder farming activities.
The main purpose of the evaluation was to support the planning of the second-generation Country Strategic Plan, to assess WFP capacity strengthening activities, generate useful evidence on key achievements and lessons learned from current Programmes, further informing the new Country Strategic Plan.