IPHD’s CONGO REPUBLIC PROGRAM DESCRIBING USDA FOOD AID PROGRAMS, OTHER U.S.GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT AND SOME PRIVATE DONOR SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES – International Partnership for Human Development (IPHD)

IPHD’s CONGO REPUBLIC PROGRAM DESCRIBING USDA FOOD AID PROGRAMS, OTHER U.S.GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT AND SOME PRIVATE DONOR SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES.

Emphasis is placed on the projected full transition of the McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program to Congolese Government Support by 2020 (a total of 200,000 students of which more than half are already transitioned).

CONGO REPUBLIC FOOD FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM :

A Program in Transition

Food for Education Programs Supported by USDA in Congo Republic

Note: The above 113 and 020 agreements were multi-year programs with the 020 being carried out between 2012 and early 2017 because of late food arrivals. The 2011 program did not begin until later in 2012. As schools were transitioned to Congo funding, more schools were added by the Congolese Government to the 2011 program. At the end of the program 75,000 children remained to be transitioned. During the lifespan of the 2011 agreement, IPHD was able to reach 200,000 children with combined USDA and Congo Government foods.

Congo Republic Government Funding

Ministry of Education:

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IPHD’s CONGO REPUBLIC PROGRAM DESCRIBING USDA FOOD AID PROGRAMS, OTHER U.S.GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT AND SOME PRIVATE DONOR SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES.

Emphasis is placed on the projected full transition of the McGovern–Dole Food for Education Program to Congolese Government Support by 2020 (a total of almost 200,000 students of which more than half are already transitioned).

CONGO REPUBLIC FOOD FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM:

A Program in Transition

Food for Education Programs Supported by USDA in Congo Republic

Congo Republic Government Funding

Ministry of Education:

Year	Amount US$
2011 (May)	4,632,989.69
2012 (Julv)	3,092,783.51
2012 (November)	3,092,783.51
2013 (July)	4,123,711.34
2014 (June)	2,061,855.67
2014 (December)	4,123,711.34
2015 (October)	2,061,856.00
2016 (May)	3,092,173.00
2017 budgeted)	11,224,489.00
TOTAL	37,506,353.06

Ministry of Agriculture:

Year		Amount US$
2011 (July)		618,556.70
2012 (July)		6,185,490.36
2012 (December)		6,185,567.01
2013		0.00
2014 (November)		6,185,567.01
2015 (February)		8,041,305.32
2015 (June)		1,600,000.00
2016 (May)		4,500,000.00
2017 (budget)		3,061,224.00
TOTAL		36,377,710.40

Note: The 2016 agreement was for the development of a national seed bank

TOTAL CASH CONTRIBUTIONS:

Ministry of Education

37,506,353.06

Ministry of Agriculture

36,377,710.40

GRAND TOTAL

73,884,063.46

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS:
Ministry of Agriculture: 115 tractors & other farm equipment in value of 6,186,561
The value of the 8 farms and farm buildings granted to IPHD: 3,092,783
GRAND TOTAL IN–KIND CONTRIBUTIONS: 9,278,350
The value of the 8 farms and farm Local Community/PTA Contributions (non-government)
Local Community/PTA Contributions (non-government)

Grand Total of In-Kind and Cash Contributions from Local PTAs and Communities

8,000,000.00

GRAND TOTAL CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS OF CONGO GOVERNMENT/PEOPLE

100,440,763.46

Combined USDA and Congo Cash and In-kind Contributions to the Food for Education Proram

167,849,169.46

IPHD/Congo produces enough corn for school lunches and a surplus for local markets. Besides distributing food from the farms to schools, IPHD sells some of its produce from the southern farms, sales averaging annually between $400,000 and

$500,000,which is invested back into farm production. IPHD employs over 300 people in its farm program.

Other Congo Contributions since 2012 for the school lunch program

I ENI (Italian Oil Co.)/UNICEF/etc 1,000,000.00 I

In addition to the above, IPHD produces corn, manioc, some soybeans, rice and peants, and has been experimenting with potatoes for school lunches. IPHD also has used Congolese Government grants to purchase foods in the United States such as 226 tons of potato flakes, 40 tons of soy flour, valued at $395,000. Beans have also been purchased in the United States as well as China. IPHD expects in the next three years to make additional purchases of potato flakes and other commodities in the U.S. Potato flakes are an important part of the school lunch program.

Production of beans is very small but can be increased, however, this depends on finding quality seed. As in many African countries there is a great need for a seed germination project. Currently, IPHD has to buy seed outside of Congo.

In addition to the above funding, parent/teacher and other community groups provide fuel, over 1,200 cooks, local vegetables, fruits, salt, sugar valued at well over one million dollars annually. All food is prepared at and eaten in the school. There are no take-home foods.

IPHD with USDA and Congolese funds supports a literacy improvement program, nutrition health education programs, development of the PTA structure, and improvement of school infrastructure along with installation of water systems and latrines for schools.

Many schools have school gardens and local community school committees developed by IPHD.

Total number of students as of 2017: 200,000
Total number graduated to Congolese resources and IPHD farm foods: 130,000.
Total still being fed with USDA foods: 70,000. Total number to be transitioned by mid-2020: 200,000

NOTE: All of the farms have been given to IPHD via a contract for a 10 year period to 2021, renewable for a further period of time. The Congo Government is providing funding to IPHD to create the first seed germination project in the country.

NOTE: IPHD also trains farmers in modern methods of agriculture and in addition has an annual income from renting out tractors and drivers to farmers.

CONGO GOVERNMENT FUNDING FROM THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

(Only to 2015)

Date	Activity	Amount US$
2011- 2015	Food Purchases (does not include ocean freight and local transport to warehouses)	11,489,181
	School Repairs	448,009
	Malaria/Health Interventions	75,797
	School Gardens	78,970
	Pilot Fuel Program for School Kitchens	50,619
	PTAs	332,214
	Water & Sanitation	158,351
	School Storerooms	103,345
	Warehousing/Internal Food Transport & Management costs	8,853,205
	Total	21,589,691
	Balance Held	1,600,000
	GRAND TOTAL	$23,189,691

Note: The above expense report does not include funds received for 2016, nor funds from the Ministry of Agriculture.

Some of the food for education research projects cond ucted by IPHD/Congo

Malaria Study (2006/2011). The study concentrated on five (5) departments covered by the IPHD Malaria Prevention Program, a component of the FFE Program. A random sample was taken of 20 primary schools in each department: 10 were schools participating in the IPHD School Lunch Program and 10 were non participating schools. A random sample was then taken of 1,000 from selected school lunch schools and 1,000 from non-participating schools. The children were followed by IPHD monitors and staff to ascertain the impact of the Malaria Prevention Program on absenteeism. Teachers collected data on a daily basis and IPHD monitors visiting the schools collected the data weekly and also met with the teachers and students in the program.

The Results of the Study are as follows

	Random Samples of 1,000 Students in 10 Schools with Prepared Meals & Mosquito Nets. (100 students per school)	Random Sample of 1,000 Students in Schools without a School Meal and without Mosquito Nets (100 students per schools) Absences (%)
Year	Absences (%)
2006	5.03	14.9
2007	3.97	13.3
2008	3.88	15.1
2011	2.99	14.1

The highest absentee rates were in Lekoumou Departmet.

Also, in 2006, IPHD began de–worming on a quarterly basis as it found that unless children are de–wormed frequently the vila in the intestinal tract remains stunted and any increased protein and minerals from USDA foods are difficult to absorb. This was also seen in a 1974 study undertaken in a CRS Dominican Republic Program when Bill Pruzensky was there and to overcome it, dairy products were used for a period of time before absorption increased.

Study on Enrolment (2003-04): IPHD and the Ministry of Education created and trained a joint evaluation team to study primary school trends in enrolment, using 2000 as the base year. 42 schools were randomly selected in 5 departments (regions); each with a school lunch program. The study found that average enrolment increased by 10 percent. The most dramatic change was in the enrolment of pygmy children inthe Lekoumou Department, where enrolment increased from 35 pygmy children to 737 pygmy children, or 2,105 percent. For all the schools, female enrolment increased in all 42 schools by 7 percent.

Study on the Acceptability of Energy/Nutrition Bars in Primary schools (2005/6).
Challenge Dairy/California provided 3,600 55 gram high protein bars resembling granola bars. These came in the following flavors:
- Chocolate/Peanut Butter,
- Apple/Cinnamon,
- Strawberry/Yogurt,
- Mixed Berry.
  
  The objective of the study was to ascertain which bar flavor might be most acceptable to primary school-age children, with the intention of marketing or distributing the acceptable bar to local markets and government programs in Africa. Two primary schools in the school lunch program in the Pointe Noire area were randomly selected. They totaled 543 children. IPHD staff developed and employed the necessary research instruments. Surprisingly, the children preferred the strawberry/yogurt flavor. IPHD/Congo felt the study was too small to make any reliable result. A large number of bars and additional primary schools would be needed.
African Education Initiative Study 2005-09 (USAJDIUSDA): The study had two main components: (1) a “scholarship component consisting of children’s textbooks and teachers’ guides, school supplies, kitchen utensils, and school uniforms and sandals; and (2) school gardens. Consultants from USDA trained researchers and staff and made periodic visits to the Congo. A total of 9,607 students in 31schools participated in the scholarship component. The total included 1,063 new students. The largest increase instudents again was among pygmy children in the Lekoumou area. Uniforms and sandals were what mainly contributed to the increase. As of 2015,IPHD now feeds almost 1,500 pygmies in the Lekoumou area.

The school garden initiative targeted 21 schools in Lekoumou. Up to 9,000 Bantu and pygmy children attended these schools. USDA consultants were Jennifer Maurer and Drs. Doyle and Mary Crave. The team, with IPHD staff trained 80 teachers and 20 pygmy representatives. A Pocket Guide for School Gardens was developed and is still used by IPHD/Congo to expand and improve school gardens. Over 200 schools now have some form of school gardens and use vegetables from

these gardens in school meals. The project also increased parent and community involvement in the schools. The consultants also found that student retention and attendance increased by over 50 percent. The Congolese Government gave funds for extending school gardens in early 2015.
2006 Health Study in Pointe Noire by a Medical Missionaries Health Team covered by IPHD. The team was composed of 3 doctors, 3 nurses, an ophthalmologist and a pharmacist from the United States. They studies 1,000 patients at one of the Pointe Noire clinics and found that 65 percent of the patients had vision problems, 12 percent suffered from malaria, and others suffered from high blood pressure, rheumatism, respiratory illness and 8 percent HIV/AIDS.
Other Research Studies: In addition to the above studies, IPHD/Congo staff has been involved in commodity acceptability studies for the Alaska Salmon Board and the U.S.Potato Board. Research was also done on growing various kinds of potatoes from potato seed on IPHD farms. Inaddition, there were a couple of studies done during the time that IPHD had Food for Progress Programs in the Congo.

USDA/FAS AND USAID SUPPORT FOR CONGO SCHOOL SCHOLARSIDP AND GARDENS PROGRAM

Year	Agreement #	Value	Purpose	Beneficiaries
2006	57-3148-6-143	303,772	Provide scholarships of school materials, uniforms, and training and developing school gardens.	8,544
2008	58-3148–6–143	338,800	Provide scholarships of school materials, uniforms, and training and developing school gardens.	7,700
TOTAL		642,572		16,244

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

(34 Years of Helping the World’s Poor)

722 East Market Street, Suite 100

Leesburg, Virginia 20176.

USDA FOOD FOR PROGRESS AGREEMENTS IMPLEMENTED BY IPHD IN THE CONGO REPUBLIC.

Agreement #	Metric Tons	Program Value	Number of Beneficiaries
FCC-679-2002/1036-00	3,487	4,869,114	80,800
FCC-679–2003/091-00	4,498	6,002,285	40,000
FCC-679–2004/028-00	3,997	5,615,442	92,000
FCC-679-2006/039-00	5,799	10,613,339	197,382
TOTAL	17,781	27,100,180	410,182

Food for Progress Agreements were both monetization and distribution programs. Monetization funds were used to upgrade the cacao plantations on the coast, also IPHD was able to support the development of Congo Republic’s only chocolate-making factory. Other activities supported were: food banks for farmers to improve marketing, rural food for-work projects, a poultry program, an HIV/AIDS Program partly supported by Chevron, farmer and women’s loan funds, a river fishing program, vocational training centers for boys and girls and other similar activities. One of the most important activities was to revitalize the cassava farms which were destroyed by bight. As a result, cassava production has increased greatly and has become one of the products used in a number of school lunches, along with USDA and locally purchased foods.

SECTION 416(b) AGREEMENTS IMPLEMENTED BY IPHD IN THE CONGO REPUBLIC

Year	Af,?reement Number	Country	Number of Beneficiaries	Tonnage (MT)	Program Value (US$)
2000	OGSM-G-679- 2000/579-00	Congo Republic	16,037	5,000	5,242,406
2001	OGSM-G-679- 20011735-00	Congo Republic	21,700	9,931	4,453,651
	TOTAL		37,737	14,931	9,696,057

NON-GOVERNMENT LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS

(Labor, Local In-kind Food and Funds, Equipment/f ools, Transport, Construction Materials, etc.)

Section 416(b) Proerams

Country	Number of Projects	Value US$
Congo Republic	2	1,905,000
TOTAL	2	1,905,000

F00d fior Progress

Country	Number of Projects	Value US$
Congo Republ c	4	3,225,000
TOTAL	4	3,225,000

Country	Number of Projects	Value US$
Congo Republic	5	8,000,000
TOTAL	5	8,000,000

Food for Education

Note: Some of these are multi-year agreements

OTHER U.S.GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR IPHD’s CONGO REPUBLIC PROGRAM

USAID International Food Relief Partnership Program

Agreement #	Country	Tonnal!e	Value	Beneficiaries
FFP-G-00 –06–00033–00	Cone:o Republic	75	290,000	23,061
TOTAL		75	290,000	23,061

USAID/OFDA NON-FOOD AID FUNDING SUPPORT (2006-2015

Year	Agreement #	Country	Agency	Funding (US$)	Purpose	Beneficiaries
2006	Via U.S. Embassy	Congo Republic	USAID/OFDA	50,000	Flood victims	35,000
2011	AID-OAA–G- 11-00030	Congo Republic	USAID/OFR	6,436	Ocean Freight Reimbursement	5,000
2016	AID-OAA-G- 16–00001	Congo Republic	USAID/OFR	9,000	Ocean Freight Reimbursement	21,000
	TOTAL			65,436		51,000

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT FUNDING

Year	I	Agreement #	I	Country	Value	Purpose	Beneficiaries
2011	I	Julia Taft Award	I	Congo Republic	25,000	Refugee Aid	2,000
TOTAL					25,000		2,000

ADDITIONAL U.S.GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Year	Country	Donor	Amount US$	Project Description	Beneficiaries
2003	Congo Republic	Dept. of Defense	55,010	Community Works Pro.iect	11,000
2007	Congo Republic	NAFAC Europe & S.W.Asia (U.S Navy)	100,000	Construction of schools in Pointe Noire area.	5,000
	TOTAL		155,010		16,000

Funding Agreements with United Nations Agencies

CONGO REPUBLIC

Year	UN Agency	Amount US$	Project Description	IPHDInput	Beneficiaries
2010	WFP	93,000	Food for DRC Refugees along the Congo River	100,000	16,000
2010/11	WFP	315,000	Food for DRC Refugees along the Congo River	315,000	15,000
2011/12	UNHCR	469,759	Reintegration of Refugees from Gabon	469,759	25,000
2012/13	UNHCR	408,576	Reintegration of Refugees from Gabon	200,000	10,000
2012	UNHCR	684,166	Water & Sanitation in Northern Area of the Coiuntry	100,000	15,000
TOTALS		1,970,501		1,184,759	81,000

SOME PRIVATE DONOR SUPPORT FOR IPHD’S CONGO REPUBLIC PROGRAM

Year	Country	Donor	Amount US$	Project Description	Beneficiaries
2002	Congo Repu blic	Chevron	100,000	Matching Grant for HIV/AIDS Project.		80,000
2006	Congo Republic	Chevron	16,000	Flood Victims Supplies	1,000
2006	Congo Republic	Challenge Dairy	30,000	16,000 high protein bars (value includes freight)	1,200
2006	Congo Republic	Medical Missionaries	783,230	Medical Team and Medical Supplies. Treated patients/ surveyed needs	6,000
2007	Congo Republic	ENI	16,050	School Lunches and School Repairs in Mboukou	800
2007	Congo Repu blic	Chevron	31,000	School Desks	300
2007	Congo Repu blic	U.S.Ambassador	5,000	285 canes for the blind	285
2008	Congo Repu blic	Haliburton	10,000	School Desks	560
2008	Congo Republic	Murphy Oil	5,000	Moukoundo School Rehab.	4,000
2008	Congo Repu blic	Gifts in Kind	60,000	Toys and books	3,200
2008	Congo Republic	Century Aluminum	7,500	Moukoundo & Moungall School Rehab.	600
2008	Congo Republic	Fuller Center	18,000	Housing Project –first stage	500
2010	Congo Repu blic	Chevron	20,000	School Rehab.	550
2010	Congo Repu blic	Robinson Elementary School,, Woodstock, VA	1,750	Books and Toys	800
2010	Congo Republic	ENI	104,545	Construction of Mboukou School	1,000
2011	Congo	ENI	39,757	School Feedin2	3,500

2012	Congo Republic	U.S. Potato Board	40,000	Potato seed for IPHD farms and farmers.	100
2012	Congo Republic	ENI	57,006	School Feeding	3,500
2013	Congo Republic	IPHD	72,927	Purchase of Quality bean, onionm, pea and other seeds including herbicide in the U.S. for IPHD’s 7 farms.	30,000
2014	Congo Republic	ENI	300,000	School Feeding, Reoairs, etc.	3,400
2014	Congo	Alaska Salmon Board	65,000	Salmon Powder Study (acceptability)	3,900
2015	Comw	ENI	300,000	School Feedin!!	3,200
TOTALS			2,082,765		148,395

Note: This does not include individual fundraising donations, individuals, Combined Federal Campaign, other donors like foundations and counterpart agency inputs in undertaking projects. Nor does it include ocean freight costs for medical and some of the other shipments.

IPHD MEDICAL SHIPMENTS

Date	Country	Tonnage Shipped	Value
2007	Congo Republic	15.5	250,000
2008	Congo Republic	15.0	200,000
2009	Congo Republic	0.3	768,000
2011	Congo Republic	14.5	500,000
2012	Congo Republic	16.3	600,000
2016	Congo Republic	6.48	300,000
TOTALS		68.08	2,618,000

Note: Values vary depending on what each shipment contains. For example, the shipment of 0.3 MT valued at $768,000 was a shipment solely composed of high value antibiotics.

Medical supplies have been donated to IPHD from Medical Missionaries.

Agriculture Component of the School Lunch Program

IPHD operates 7 machinery depots with over 115 tractors besides other farm machinery, which for the most part were donated by the UNDP and by the Congolese Government. With the help of foreign agricultural consultants, IPHD was able to repair some of the machinery that was not in use and deteriorating. The machinery is used by IPHD on its 8 farms, as well as being rented out with drivers/operators to farmers living near the depots to increase their production. Machinery rents total over $500,000 annually (in 2014 it was, as an example, $537,000). The machinery rents are not included in the financial description in the earlier sections of this summary. IPHD farms produce corn, manioc, peanuts, green beans, soy beans, rice, onions, and tomatoes. White potatoes were produced during 2013/14.

Currently, IPHD is the largest corn producer in the Congo, producing over 1,000 metric tons of corn annually, much of which is ground into cornmeal by IPHD’s 3 milling machines. In 2014, the farms produced 2,285 metric tons of food produce, with the Mouindi farm providing 645 metric tons of the total. Rice production was introduced in 2014 and is being expanded and is soon expected to become the largest rice harvest in since the 1997 harvest. Presently, IPHD has over 26,000 hectares in production for all the crops mentioned above.