This independent evaluation of the WFP Country Strategic Plan in Bhutan assessed the strategic positionning, added-value and results of WFP operations in the country from 2018 to 2022.
The evaluation served the double purpose of accountability (performance and result assessment) and learning (why certain results occurred or not, lessons and evidence for decision-making). It is envisioned that the evaluation will inform the design of the new CSP for Bhutan, which was scheduled for Executive Board consideration in November 2023.
CSP key sectors and activities included:

• Emergency preparedness and response
• Nutrition and school feeding
• Social protection
• Agriculture value chains and smallholder farmer support
• Resilience, disaster risk reduction and management, and climate change
• Institutional capacity strengthening

Cross-cutting themes included: Gender equality and empowerment of women (GEEW), humanitarian principles and protection, accountability to affected populations (AAP), WFP partnership strategy.
The evaluation employed a mixed-method approach that triangulated qualitative and quantitative data from a variety of sources. For this purpose, the evaluation team conducted interviews with different stakeholders including WFP staff at HQ, regional and country level, WFP cooperating partners, donors, UN agencies, ministries as well as focus group discussions with the beneficiaries.
The final report is available at: https://www.wfp.org/publications/evaluation-bhutan-wfp-country-strategic-plan-2019-2023