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Southern Africa. DFID and LRAP. Tom Kelly Regional Food Security Adviser 17 February 2006. 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA. Why Does DFID Support LRAP? . Because hunger in Lesotho: - is a long-term problem
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Southern Africa DFID and LRAP Tom Kelly Regional Food Security Adviser 17 February 2006 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA
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.
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
Our conclusion LRAP offers excellent opportunity to influence: - programme choices elsewhere in the region - Government of Lesotho’s food security policy - regional lesson-learning But…
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.