National Supplementary Food Programme, Thriposha
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Institutions and agencies involved
Sri Lanka - සෞඛ්ය පෝෂණය සහ දේශීය වෛද්ය අමාත්යාංශය, MHNIM (Ministry of Health, nutrition and indigenous medicine), World Food Programme, WFP
[1] World Bank. 2016. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR53.7 million (US$75 million equivalent) to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for a Social Safety Nets Project. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. . Accessed 22 May 2018.
[2] Alderman, Harold, Ugo Gentilini, and Ruslan Yemtsov (editors). 2018. The 1.5 Billion People Question: Food, Vouchers, or Cash Transfers? Washington, D.C.: World Bank. . Accessed 18 May 2018.
Population group
Children, Women
Programme Details
Programme objectives
The programme aims to improve the nutrition status of children and pregnant and lactating women.
[1] Alderman, H., Gentilini, U., Yemtsov, R. (Eds) 2018. ‘The 1.5 Billion People Question: Food, Vouchers, or Cash Transfers?’, World Bank <https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/27907/9781464810879.pdf?sequence=5&isAllowed=y> (accessed 22 May 2018).
[2] Arruda, P.; Markhof, Y.; Franciscon, I.; Silva, W. and Bilo, C. 2020. Overview of non-contributory social protection programmes in South Asia from a child and equity perspective. Research Report No. 46. International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth and UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia. < https://ipcig.org/pub/eng/RR46_Overview_of_non_contributory_social_protection_programmes.pdf>. Accessed 22 February 2021.
Start date
1973
Lister, S. et al. 2017. ‘Country Portfolio Evaluation’, Mokoro, <http://mokoro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Sri_Lanka_CPE_ER_Unique.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Conditionalities (if any)
No conditionalities.
Coverage
The programme currently reaches more than 900,000 beneficiaries (2017).
Alderman, H., Gentilini, U., Yemtsov, R. (Eds) 2018. ‘The 1.5 Billion People Question: Food, Vouchers, or Cash Transfers?’, World Bank, <https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/27907/9781464810879.pdf?sequence=5&isAllowed=y> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Programme expenditure
LKR 1,396 million (2013)
World Bank 2016. ‘Project Appraisal Documento on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR53.7 million (US$75 million equivalent) to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for a Social Safety Nets Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/285991480906853560/pdf/Project-Appraisal-Document-Final-submitted-to-SECPO-11112016.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Self-Targeting
[1] World Bank 2016. ‘Project Appraisal Documento on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR53.7 million (US$75 million equivalent) to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for a Social Safety Nets Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/285991480906853560/pdf/Project-Appraisal-Document-Final-submitted-to-SECPO-11112016.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
[2] Arruda, P.; Markhof, Y.; Franciscon, I.; Silva, W. and Bilo, C. 2020. Overview of non-contributory social protection programmes in South Asia from a child and equity perspective. Research Report No. 46. International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth and UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia. < https://ipcig.org/pub/eng/RR46_Overview_of_non_contributory_social_protection_programmes.pdf>. Accessed 22 February 2021.
Targeted areas
Nationwide
[1] Lister, S. et al. 2017. ‘Country Portfolio Evaluation’, Mokoro, <http://mokoro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Sri_Lanka_CPE_ER_Unique.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
[2] Arruda, P.; Markhof, Y.; Franciscon, I.; Silva, W. and Bilo, C. 2020. Overview of non-contributory social protection programmes in South Asia from a child and equity perspective. Research Report No. 46. International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth and UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia. < https://ipcig.org/pub/eng/RR46_Overview_of_non_contributory_social_protection_programmes.pdf>. Accessed 22 February 2021.
Target groups
Women and Children
[1] Arruda, P.; Markhof, Y.; Franciscon, I.; Silva, W. and Bilo, C. 2020. Overview of non-contributory social protection programmes in South Asia from a child and equity perspective. Research Report No. 46. International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth and UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia. < https://ipcig.org/pub/eng/RR46_Overview_of_non_contributory_social_protection_programmes.pdf>. Accessed 22 February 2021.
Eligibility criteria
Pregnant mothers, lactating mothers (during the first six months), undernourished children (from 6 months to five years) whose weight for age lie below -2 standard deviations or/and with longstanding growth faltering (growth faltering in 3 consecutive months in the Child Health Development Record (CHDR)) or and whose weights for height lie between -2 standard deviations and -3 standard deviations.
Ministry of Health, Nutriotion & Indigenous Medicine. 2016. “Selection of Thriposha beneficiaries and distribution of Thriposha” <http://www.health.gov.lk/CMS/cmsmoh1/upload/english/01-04-2016-eng.pdf> Accessed 18 January 2019.
Coverage and other information
Contribution type and amount
No contributions.
Type of benefits
Food
Arruda, P.; Markhof, Y.; Franciscon, I.; Silva, W. and Bilo, C. 2020. Overview of non-contributory social protection programmes in South Asia from a child and equity perspective. Research Report No. 46. International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth and UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia. < https://ipcig.org/pub/eng/RR46_Overview_of_non_contributory_social_protection_programmes.pdf>. Accessed 22 February 2021.
Amount of benefits
Two take-home packs of food per month. The packs contain pre-cooked food produced from maize, soy beans, whole milk powder, vitamins and minerals. Currently, the ration is equivalent to 50 grams per day providing 200 kcal.
[1] Lister, S. et al. 2017. ‘Country Portfolio Evaluation’, Mokoro, <http://mokoro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Sri_Lanka_CPE_ER_Unique.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
[2] World Bank 2016. ‘Project Appraisal Documento on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR53.7 million (US$75 million equivalent) to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for a Social Safety Nets Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/285991480906853560/pdf/Project-Appraisal-Document-Final-submitted-to-SECPO-11112016.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Payment/delivery frequency
Monthly
[1] Lister, S. et al. 2017. ‘Country Portfolio Evaluation’, Mokoro, <http://mokoro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Sri_Lanka_CPE_ER_Unique.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
[2] World Bank 2016. ‘Project Appraisal Documento on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR53.7 million (US$75 million equivalent) to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for a Social Safety Nets Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/285991480906853560/pdf/Project-Appraisal-Document-Final-submitted-to-SECPO-11112016.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Benefit delivery mechanism
Via usage of public health facilities.
World Bank 2016. ‘Project Appraisal Documento on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR53.7 million (US$75 million equivalent) to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for a Social Safety Nets Project’, World Bank, <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/285991480906853560/pdf/Project-Appraisal-Document-Final-submitted-to-SECPO-11112016.pdf> (accessed 22 May 2018).
Benefit recipients
Women and children
[1] Lister, Stephen, et al. 2017. “Country Portfolio Evaluation—Sri Lanka: An Evaluation of WFP’s Portfolio (2011-2015).” Evaluation Report. World Food Programme and Mokoro. <https://bit.ly/2R1sisJ>. Accessed 22 May 2018.
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency
World Food Programme-funded assessment of the effectiveness of the Triposha programme (quasi-experimental field study) in Rathnapura district was conducted in 2015-16
Ministry of Health, Nutriotion & Indigenous Medicine. 2017. “Performance & Progress Report 2016-2017”. <http://www.health.gov.lk/moh_final/english/public/elfinder/files/publications/2018/PPR_english2016-2017.pdf> Accessed 18 January 2019.
Legal Framework
Circular defining beneficiaries of Thriposha programme, No. 01-04/2016 (2016)
Ministry of Health, Nutriotion & Indigenous Medicine. 2016. “Selection of Thriposha beneficiaries and distribution of Thriposha” <http://www.health.gov.lk/CMS/cmsmoh1/upload/english/01-04-2016-eng.pdf> Accessed 18 January 2019.
MIS
The Ministry of Health is responsible for establishing and providing information to the National Nutrition Surveillance System (NNSS), which is only partly functioning, and District Nutrition Monitoring System (DNMS)
[1] Ministry of Health, Nutriotion & Indigenous Medicine. 2017. “Performance & Progress Report 2016-2017”.
<http://www.health.gov.lk/moh_final/english/public/elfinder/files/publications/2018/PPR_english2016-2017.pdf> Accessed 18 January 2019.
[2] Nutrition Coordination Division.n.d. “Our Services & Projects”. <http://nutrition.health.gov.lk/en/our-services-projects/> Accessed 18 January 2019.
