FOOD SECURITY CLUSTER GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

Chair: Jacobus Van Der Merwe Venue: UNOPS Conference Room, Gigiri, Nairobi Time/Date: 23rd March 2015

Agenda 1. Review of Action Points 2. FSC February Response 3. FSC/REACH Response Analysis Workshop 4. BRCiS – Baseline Findings 5. SOMREP Update 6. Cash Markets Task Force (CMTF) Update 7. Elections (VC/SAG/CRC) 8. AOB

1) Review of Action Points (Jacobus Van Der Merwe, FSC Co-coordinator) There were no action points from the previous meeting.

2) FSC February Response (Jacobus Van Der Merwe, FSC Co-coordinator)

• Galgala: FSC Partners planning to reach 750 IDP HHs • Guriel: An estimated 10,000-12,000 households estimated are displaced with 60-70% already returned. FSC partners are targeting the majority of households which are still displaced and have not returned home • Improved Access and Safety Nets: 439,544 responses were delivered covering 62% of the monthly target. • Livelihood Assets: 320,045 responses were delivered covering 45% of the monthly target • Livelihood Seasonal Inputs: 99,802 responses were delivered reaching 4% of the Gu season target, most of which were livestock activities. The number reached was low as it was the beginning of the month for the February to July targets. (Refer to attached presentation for maps on FSC Response Updates for the month of March 2015).

Action Point: The FSC to make a comparison of the Livelihood Seasonal Inputs Map/Post Gu, 2014 with the current one.

3) FSC/REACH Response Analysis Workshop (Jacobus Van Der Merwe, FSC Co- coordinator)

The FSC together with REACH have developed capacity building initiative that will better link food security analysis to response with funding from USAID/OFDA. Pursuant to this, the team held a workshop in with various FSC stakeholders. Below is an overview of the project.

Objective: To address the need of its partners and members to better analyze contexts to improve humanitarian action (response analysis). The main area of focus of these capacity building efforts will be to link Forecasting & Scenario Building to Response Analysis Lead agencies: REACH and FSC with participation from FSNAU/FEWS NET/WFP/FAO. Target Location: Gedo Region Duration: October 2014 – September 2015

The project will work through a five-phased approach: 1. Feb 2015: Post-Deyr Assessment Results and Response Planning 2. May 2015:Gu Assessment Preparation: Assessment Techniques 3. July 2015:IPC and Regional FS Analysis 4. July 2015:Gedo VC participates in seasonal assessment analysis 5. September 2015:Response planning and scenario building following post-Gu

The workshop aims to fulfill two key results: a. To gather the district Food Security partners to review the 2014 post-Deyr situational assessment and forecast, and; b. To gather the Dolow district Food Security partners to discuss and develop concrete recommendations regarding coordination mechanisms on data collection and analysis for the 2015 post-Gu assessment

Post-Deyr Assessment Participants reviewed ways in which to improve preparation, data collection, analysis, reporting, and data sharing. Highlight from the discussions include;

• Improved communication to fill gaps • Improved qualitative data and geographic scope • Incorporate IPC and data collection trainings to harmonize data collection for post-Gu. • LNGO gap between data collection and analysis • Translation of the final report (or at least executive summary)

A problem tree was developed by the team and analysis of the same done (Please refer to the attached presentation for further detail)

4) Building Resilient Communities in (BRCiS) – Baseline Findings (Nicola Cozza) Overview • Launched in November 2013(to end in October 2017) with five members – NRC, SCI, CWW, CESVI, • And ICRC. • 99 communities are involved with 22 districts in South Central Region. • 26 groups of interventions identified through community plan • Budget – 21,000 GBP, 11, 000 Euro, 7,479,493GBP The BRCiS theory of changes (Emergency/ Relief Continuum) seeks to address the effects of the shocks directly and increase adaptive capacities through medium and long term intervention. The BRCiS approach will seek to enhance absorptive capacities, identify absorptive and adaptive capacities and enhance adaptive capacities and triggering transformation.

Findings Methodology • The project is implemented in seven regions in Somalia (, Gedo, Bay, Hiran, Banadir, , and ) with representative in every region. • Digital Data Technology (DDT) used • 1,444 Beneficiaries

Key Demographic data Majority of the population is under 15years(55.7%), 51.5% are FHH, the average HH size is 7.8 members, wide spread illiteracy – only 23.1% of HH members are literate, gender based discrimination based in education(Male -65.8%, and Female – 40.8%)

Income Expenses and Debt The main challenge was access to food, income insecurity due to unemployment, lack of skills and education, insufficient access to productive assets and insecurity. 58.8% of HH rely on one family member for income. There is a widespread access to credit from shopkeepers, traders and relatives with 79.1% of people in debt.

BRCiS Actions Points Provide training opportunities in agriculture, livestock and vocational business skills Facilitate access to key productive assets Support the establishments of new businesses, existing credit mechanism and self-help groups and increase the number of HH members contributing to HH income.

Food Security The main source of HH food was markets (54.4%), own production (20.6%) and food sharing and gifts (11.1%)

BRCiS Actions Points Strengthen HH income generation, promote food production and improve efficiency of credit mechanism.

Shelter, Water and Sanitation. 29.4% obtained drinking water from unprotected sources and 23% defecate in open public places, while 47.7% burn their waste and 37.9% drop them in open places.

HH Response to Hazards (Reponses are HH based) • The main anticipated responses to hazards include: • Migration of all or some HH members • Using HH family networks • Request for help from UN/NGOs • Sale of HH assets

Key Challenges • Inadequate shelter • Poor sanitation facilities • Insufficient access to water and food • Inadequate/uncertain income

Key Areas of Intervention • Improve opportunities for income generation • Promote food production • Enhance credit mechanisms • Support community committees and free association • Enhance community coping mechanisms

5) SomRep (Somalia Resilience Program)Update (Andrew Layon, Chief of Party) A presentation was done on Somalia Resilience Program (a consortium of 7 NGOs) with a focus on collective action through enhancing community level capacities. SOMREP is operational in 16 districts in Somalia in 144 villages, with approximately 28,267 HH participants. It has received $38M though has a goal of $80M. Its early warning committees has mobilised 44 villages and has been able to train 1,880 farmers in good agricultural practises and crop resilient varieties. Natural resource action plans have been completed for 49villages.The village governance structure has also been established in 37 villages. (Please refer to the attached presentation for further detail)

6) Elections – SAG/CRC (Jacobus Van Der Merwe, FSC Co-coordinator) • The deadline nominations for the SAG and CRC are 1st April 2015 and 9th April 2015 respectively. • NRC was elected for the Lower Juba VC position • Garowe regional VC elections are ongoing.

7) Cash and Market Task Force (CMTF) (Jacobus Van Der Merwe, FSC Co-coordinator) The first meeting was held on 23rd March 2015 was the aim of reviewing the existing market information resources from FSNAU and FEWSNET. Discussions on determining conditional cash transfer value were held and a review of the existing transfer values with key considerations on labor wage rates and CMB.

8) AOB (Jacobus Van Der Merwe, FSC Co-coordinator) Capacity Development: The FSC planned to conduct the following trainings in Somalia. TRAINING VENUE DATE Introduction to Project Cycle Management Moga - Lower 20th -23rd Apr 2015 Shabelle Introduction to Project Cycle Management Moga - Banadir 25th - 28th Apr 2015 Introduction to Project Cycle Management Garowe 4th -7th May 2015 Intermediate Training on Targeting and Protection in the Garowe 9th -11th May 2015 Project Cycle Management Intermediate Training on Targeting and Protection in the Moga - Lower 14th, 16th, 17th Project Cycle Management Shabelle May 2015 Intermediate Training on Targeting and Protection in the Moga - Banadir 18th - 20th May Project Cycle Management 2015 Introduction to Project Cycle Management Bosaso 25th - 28th May 2015 Intermediate Training on Targeting and Protection in the Bosaso 30th - 31st May/1st Project Cycle Management Jun 2015