Madagascar (WFP). This programme is being delivered through school canteens and currently benefits 300,000 children in 1,200 public schools in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education. • Support preparations with the Ministry of National Education for the delivery of catch-up classes to remediate the drop-out situation by the start of the 2016/2017 school year (UNICEF). • Deployment of UNICEF education officers to regional education authorities in three affected regions to support system strengthening including surveillance and monitoring • Procurement of teaching and learning materials including textbooks to public schools in order to help reduce the burden of education costs on households and support quality teaching and learning in affected regions. EARLY RECOVERY • Primary focus thus far has been on the humanitarian response. Some recovery activities are already underway but are expected to gear up as additional related funds are mobilized based on a consolidated needs assessment and resulting multi-sectoral recovery plan. COORDINATION • Once the deterioration of the current emergency was detected, a joint humanitarian response plan was been developed, integrating six sectors. Furthermore, a Humanitarian Need Overview has been developed for deeper analysis of the situation. • To date, of the $69.9 million required, of which $34.5 million is needed to cover the acute emergency phase (the first six months), $22.8 million has been received (33 per cent) • A situation report is expected to be produced on monthly basis, including a 3W (Who does What Where). • A monitoring tool has been agreed to at the intercluster level to monitor the overall response implementation. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS MADAGASCAR Food Security & Agriculture Requirements (M$) 46.67 FUNDING STATUS Available (M$) Govt. - Partners 16.48 Gap (M$) 30.19 WASH 9.20 - 2.51 6.70 Health 4.54 - 1.01 3.53 Nutrition 9.09 - 2.69 6.40 - 0.10 (0.10) 0.40 - 0.04 0.36 69.91 - 22.83 47.08 Early Recovery Coordination Education Total - - Available 35% Gap 65% 49