Effective stakeholder engagement is a foundational element of credible, transparent, and accountable targeting. It ensures that targeting decisions are understood, accepted, and responsive to the needs and concerns of affected populations, government counterparts, and partners.
This advisory provides practical guidance to support Country Offices (COs) in structuring stakeholder mapping, consultation and engagement across the targeting cycle. It emphasizes the importance of early stakeholder analysis, inclusive consultation, and accessible feedback mechanisms. Poorly managed engagement can lead to misunderstanding, resistance, undue influence, manipulation of targeting outcomes, or reduced trust in WFP operations.
This advisory is accompanied by a stakeholder mapping tool for easier implementation of recommendations.
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