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title: "Bench. 4: Targeting Strategy"
slug: "bench-4-targeting-strategy"
updated: 2026-04-09T12:46:05Z
published: 2026-04-09T12:46:05Z
canonical: "vamresources.manuals.wfp.org/bench-4-targeting-strategy"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://vamresources.manuals.wfp.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Bench. 4: Targeting Strategy

COs shall, for the duration of the CSP, establish a targeting strategy outlining interlinkages across activities and with partners (benchmark 4 of the Targeting Assurance Framework).

**To support the drafting of the strategy, COs can use the below steps and templates:**

1. Creation of the cross-functional Targeting Working Group ([see benchmark 14](/test/docs/bench-14-twg))
2. Launch of the targeting strategy effort in the Targeting Working Group

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1. Draft interview questions for the various stakeholders

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1. Present findings and gaps from interviews to the TWG

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1. Use the discussion to start drafting the Targeting Strategy

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1. Share with Targeting Working Group for review
2. Discuss main contention points in the Targeting Working Group

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1. Review the Targeting Strategy based on decisions
2. Repeat steps 6 to 8 as needed
3. Finalize the Targeting Strategy

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> [!TIP]
> Best Practice
> 
> Have a look at WFP Tanzania’s Targeting Strategy [here](https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000172755/download/).

**The strategy should include:**

- Strategic issues of importance and their impact on the targeting strategy (e.g., do no harm, conflict sensitivity, protection, etc.)
- Complementarity between WFP’s targeting and specific partners’ targeting to achieve the highest possible impact
- Synergies across the CSP strategic outcomes
- An overarching scenario on potential modifications/adaptations in the event of funding shortfalls
- Mentions of the internal and external coordination mechanisms for the planning and execution of targeting and prioritization decisions
- Risks and actions to mitigate targeting risks

**Existing and potential partners should also be engaged during the targeting strategy development to reflect synergies.**

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