Convening
Development Organizations to Coordinate Food for Education
Programs Afghanistan
February – April 2002
 The
civil war and desperate humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
have severely limited human capacity development over 23
years, decimating the infrastructure and education system.
International and local Afghan NGOs worked on the ground
over many years, organizing emergency response mechanisms
for supplying food.
To support and build on the early efforts of Afghans to
restart education in Afghanistan, the participating agencies
desired to link the emergency food response with steps to
effectively rehabilitating education in Afghanistan. The
BEPS team joined with the World Food Programme (WFP) to conduct
a three-day workshop, Food and Education in the Reconstruction
of Afghanistan, held February 17-20, 2002 in Islamabad, Pakistan.
The workshop addressed the need for the transitional Afghan
government, donors, and NGOs to establish mechanisms to facilitate
direct dialogue and improve coordination. The workshop provided
a forum for these development partners to share their educational
support plans for 2002, ensure effective coordination with
other donors, and specifically address how food distribution
could be linked to supporting education. Workshop participants
resolved that it was desirable not to focus on food-assisted
education exclusively, but to also address long-term needs
with the Ministry of Education and more specifically, what
would happen following the transition out of emergency food
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