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Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Population movement, phase 1: community health response

Emergency Appeal n° MDRCD022 Glide n° CE-2017-000116-COD Expected timeframe: Phase I: 9 months Date of launch: 22 December 2017 Expected end date: September 2018

Category allocated to the disaster or crisis: / Orange / DREF allocated: a total of CHF 200,119 Appeal: CHF 1,996,294 Total number of people affected: 2,443,000 Number of people to be assisted: 244,300 people Project Manager: Andrei ENGSTRAND-NEACSU, (Operation Contact person: MITANTA MAKUSU Emmanuelle, coordinator and budget holder), Head of Cluster, Central Africa Secretary General DRC RC / IFRC Host National Society presence: The DRC RC has a provincial disaster response team (PDRT) with 110 trained members, a national disaster response team (NDRT) with 30 trained members, and 10 National Society (NS) staff members trained as regional disaster response team (RDRT) members. Moreover, the NS has a pool of approximately 130,000 registered volunteers, of which 60,000 are active. The RC of DRC has one branch in each of the 26 provinces. Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners actively involved in the operation: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Belgian Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross, French Red Cross, Swedish Red Cross, French Red Cross, Spanish Red Cross Canadian Red Cross, Belgian Red Cross and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Other partner organizations actively involved in the operation: The DRC government, UN Agencies

A. Situation analysis

Description of the crisis

The humanitarian situation in DRC is one of the world`s most complex crises. The country has faced recurring communicable disease outbreaks of cholera, measles, yellow fever and malaria, among others. Increased violence and political turmoil has resulted in 8,000 people being displaced per day on average. According to the United Nations (UN), the total number of internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is 3.8 million, the highest in Africa. The added strain has led to a near total collapse of the health system and a surge in cholera-related morbidity and mortality.

Since August 2016, tension and violence in the Kasaï Central province has caused forced displacement and further erosion of the overall humanitarian situation throughout Greater Kasai and the surrounding provinces. In 2017, the violence expanded to Kasai, Kasai Oriental and Lomami provinces. In the last year alone, around 1.4 million people are reported to have been displaced from Kasai violence. In October, the UN classified DRC crisis as an IASC Level 3 Emergency.

While cholera has always been endemic in the DRC, the current outbreak has reached a critical level, with 43,852 cases and 871 deaths notified in 21 provinces of the country since January 2017. The National Coordination team for cholera control in DRC has reported that the lack of systematic community led response is hindering and limiting the overall control of the cholera outbreaks across the country.

The epidemiological trend and recent history in DRC shows that health indicators deteriorate for Internally Displaced People (IDPs). IDPs who are staying with host communities, who often suffer before and during displacement from poor hygiene and a weak health condition generally, are often exposed to cholera outbreaks and other communicable diseases. In 2016, when the health system was also near collapse, the DRC experienced epidemics of yellow fever, P a g e | 2 cholera and measles, affecting 23,970,327 people in 11 provinces, including Haut-Lomami and Kinshasa. In 24 weeks during this outbreak, 11,957cases and 247 deaths were recorded. After a DREF by IFRC, an Emergency Appeal (MDRCD018) worth CHF 2.2 million was mobilized to help 12,327,000 people through social mobilization/vaccination campaigns, emergency health, water, sanitation and hygiene promotion services. The table below presents the cholera trend in the DRC.

Trend: cholera outbreak in DRC 45000 900

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30000 600 Cases 25000 500 Deaths 20000 400 Fatalities

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0 0 2012.5 2013 2013.5 2014 2014.5 2015 2015.5 2016 2016.5 2017

The trend shows that cases, deaths and the number of affected health zones increased in 2017 compared to previous years. Compared to 2013, cholera cases increased by 46%, deaths by 44%, affected health zones by 72% in the year of 2017. Except 2015 when situation slightly improved, cholera outbreaks have been rising. The map below shows the cholera outbreak by provinces, Lomami is one of three most affected provinces.

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In view of the Kasai crisis, the DRC Red Cross and its Movement partners, including the IFRC and ICRC as well as the in-country partner National Societies (PNSs)1, planned for a detailed multi-sector needs assessment in the provinces of Lomami, Sankuru and Kwilu to better understand the situation, identify the most urgent needs of affected people and inform operational strategies. This assessment was completed from September to October 2017 with the support of IFRC through a DREF operation, and active participation of French Red Cross and Spanish Red Cross in the field.

The multi-sector assessment was conducted in the Kabuela, Mwene-Ditu, Kalenda, Kamiji, Wikong and Luputa localities of Lomami province, in the Lusambo town of Sankuru province, and in the Gungu and Idiofa towns of Kwilu province. In the localities assessed, the evaluation team registered more than 11,000 houses completely burned down and destroyed, alongside with food stocks and seeds for the next planting season. Several killings had also taken place. The populations in the provinces visited mostly rely on agriculture and small animal breeding for their survival. The evaluation team noticed that farms had been destroyed, and that the small animals that were a source of income for the inhabitants had either been stolen or killed. Two of the three assessed provinces, Lomami and Sankuru were deeply affected by the cholera outbreak.

In Lomami Province, five health zones were concerned (Kalambayi, Kanda Kanda, Ngandajika, Mulumba and Kabinda). In Sankuru Province, two health zones have since been impacted (Bena Dibele and Kole). However, Ngandajika Health zone was and remains in a particular state of alert. Overall, 403 suspected cases of cholera and 6 deaths (lethality = 27.9%) were recorded within two weeks.

While the multi-sector needs assessment suggested a wide range of needs to address, the operation will begin by prioritizing the most urgent needs and geographic areas. An up-scale of activities will be considered based on evidence of success and growing capacity. The Emergency Appeal operation will focus on response to cholera and other disease outbreaks, such as measles, in Lomami, targeting 244,300 people, or 10% of total population that is exposed to epidemics. Other areas of focus will be water, sanitation, and hygiene, and National Society Capacity strengthening for nine months.

Summary of the current response

Overview of Host National Society The RC of DRC is a neutral humanitarian organization and auxiliary to the public authorities. At the national headquarters there is an operational management structure including six technical directorates and professionals trained as part of the national disaster response team (NDRT). The NS has a provincial disaster response team (PDRT) with 110 trained members, a national disaster response team (NDRT) with 30 trained members, and 10 NS staff members trained as regional disaster response team (RDRT) members. Moreover, the RC of DRC has a pool of approximately 130,000 registered volunteers, of which 60,000 are active.

The DRC RC has one branch in each of the 26 provinces. It has a wealth of experience in responding to epidemics i.e. cholera outbreak, Ebola Virus Disease, natural disasters i.e. floods, volcanic eruptions, landslides and population movement.

DRC RC has specific experience in responding to epidemics (yellow fever, cholera and measles). In a 2016 emergency appeal some 3,424 Red Cross volunteers and 342 supervisors were identified by the NS and participated in social mobilization activities in 8 provinces, providing preventive vaccination campaigns against Yellow Fever, Measles and Cholera. In addition,3,329 volunteers and 333 supervisors were trained on social mobilization for the preventive vaccination campaign against Yellow Fever in 6 provinces. The DRC RC deployed people through its network of trained volunteers.

Given the protracted, multi-layer and complex humanitarian context, DRC RC/IFRC had launched two DREF (MDRCD021 and MDRCD022) operations during June-November 2017 to deliver immediate assistance in health, emergency shelter and non-food items, water and sanitation targeting 8,478 refugees from CAR to North Ubangi and Bas-Uele provinces and 3,060 IDPs in Kwilu, Sankuru and Lomami provinces. As part of the DREF MDRCD022 operation, a multi-sector needs assessment has been carried out to inform operational strategies for the humanitarian response. The assessment was jointly planned and designed with collaboration of in-country Movement partners, including ICRC. The assessment report is available in English and French for details.

With regards to the focus of the current EPoA, the DRC RC possesses a strong volunteer base in cholera affected areas in Lomami, and has experience in delivering needed health and WATSAN services for vulnerable people. Further capacity strengthening will pave the way for potential scale up of the operation at a later stage, depending on pending humanitarian needs and available resources.

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Overview of Red Cross Red Crescent Movement in country Since 2016, IFRC has maintained a physical presence in the DRC to support the RC of DRC. This presence is materialised by the recruitment of an Operations Manager and a Logistics Delegate. The Operations Manager is also acting as the IFRC Country Representative. IFRC is planning to strengthen this presence in 2018. The IFRC delegates in the DRC are supported by the Central Africa Multi-Country Cluster which is based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The establishment of a full-fledged IFRC country office in the DRC is underway. Once the country office is set up, the IFRC will maintain its currency of technical and operational management capacity to support DRC RC in gradual expansion of its reach for complex emergencies.

The recent violence in Kasai has triggered Movement partners to discuss how they can better support and strengthen National Society efforts in delivering humanitarian assistance in response to the new influx of IDPs in the provinces surrounding the epicentre of the violence (Kasaï, Kasaï Central and Kasaï Oriental provinces). There has been regular interaction and discussions between Movement partners since the beginning of the crisis. Under the leadership of the RC of DRC national President, Movement partners in-country agreed upon a common approach for a Movement-wide multi-sector needs assessment of the Kwilu, Lomami and Sankuru provinces, and requested IFRC support to conduct said needs assessment in these provinces.

Coordination between IFRC and ICRC resulted in agreement on the intervention areas, targeting and geographical locations. The ICRC recently opened an office in Kananga (Kasai Central) and is implementing activities in Kasai and Kasai Central since June 2017. This includes the following activities: detention, restoration of family links (RFL); prevention - dialogue with the armed forces; Economic security - distribution of food to 884 household (4,420 persons), essential household items to 6,042 household, seeds to 3,900 households (19,500 persons), cash to 4,043 households (20,215 persons), and support to the DRC RC local branches. Moreover, strategic meetings relating to the Kasai crisis are held on a weekly basis between the IFRC (acting Country Representative), ICRC (Cooperation Coordinator) and DRC RC (national President).

The multisector detailed needs assessment was planned jointly with all Movement partners in DRC, and the French Red Cross and Spanish Red Cross actively participated in the field assessment alongside DRC RC teams and the RDRT members deployed by IFRC to that effect. The findings of the assessment were presented to Movement partners in Kinshasa in mid-October. While operational strategies in terms of scope, scale and approaches were being defined between IFRC Kinshasa, Yaoundé, Nairobi and Geneva, and in view of the complex operating environment, a Movement partners call was held in mid-November to inform of the DRC RC/IFRC plan for an emergency appeal. Subsequent consultations with partners and within IFRC confirmed the need to prioritize the emergency appeal operation on the cholera outbreak in Lomami and to strengthen the capacity of the National Society for eventual later expansion of scope and scale of intervention in livelihoods/food security, shelter and protection, gender and inclusion.

Overview of non-RCRC actors in country Dialogue with government representatives has been engaged on a potential DRC RC/IFRC operation since the multisector assessment. Government representatives that were met in the field during the assessment expressed their support to any subsequent assistance to vulnerable people by the Red Cross. The Governor of the Sankuru province presented the DRC RC / IFRC assessment team with data available on IDPs and returnees, and promised the availability of his technical teams to support the Red Cross for any response. Subsequent discussions between DRC RC/IFRC and government authorities took place about necessary security arrangements, sustained access to affected areas, and regular coordination with relevant departments at various level. Further contacts will be established to ensure support for the operation under this Emergency Plan of Action.

UN agencies and other non-governmental organizations have started projects to assist vulnerable people; however, the geographical area targeted by this emergency appeal remains under-attended. IFRC will continue to participate, and encourage the DRC RC to also participate in interagency meetings for a better positioning of the Red Cross and improved coordination with external partners.

UNOCHA has launched a Flash Appeal for the three Kasai provinces for US $ 64.5 million to assist 731,000 people with lifesaving assistance over six months. In 2017, the humanitarian response plan has increased its requirements to $812.5 million to deliver humanitarian assistance to people in need. In late July 2017, ECHO allocated an additional Euro 5,000,000 to cover increased urgent humanitarian needs. The ECHO additional grant is targeted to support food, nutrition, health, water sanitation and hygiene, non-food items/shelter, education, protection/child protection, advocacy and disaster risk reduction.

Needs analysis, targeting, scenario planning and risk assessment

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The multi-sector needs assessment has identified a broad and complex set of humanitarian priorities among IDPs and host communities. The list of identified needs included shelter, livelihoods, nutrition, epidemic response and prevention, protection, and local capacity building of the DRC RC, particularly its branches.

Since January 2017, 43,852 suspected cases of cholera, 871 deaths of cholera (rate 2%) have been recorded in 21 provinces including the Lomami and Sankuru provinces of the country, two of the three assessed provinces are now affected by the epidemic. Those are the provinces of Kwilu and Lomami. For the first time since the beginning of the year (S2017-01 to 49), in Lomami Province, five Health zones (HZ) are concerned (Kalambayi, Kanda Kanda, Ngandajika, Mulumba and Kabinda). In Sankuru Province, two HZ are now concerned (Bena Dibele and Kole). However, Ngandajika Health zone (Lomami province) is particularly in a state of alert. Indeed, 403 suspected cases of cholera and 6 deaths were recorded during the last two weeks of the reporting period (S2017-46 and 48).

The final report of the multi-sector needs assessment indicates most urgent needs of the people targeted are in the areas of Health and nutrition, WASH, Livelihoods and basic needs, Shelter, Protection-Gender-Inclusion, disaster risk reduction/community resilience and strengthening DRC RC capacities with approach of `branches as center of resilience` in the provinces of Lomami, Sankuru and Kwilu. Starting with response to cholera outbreak, health and care, water sanitation and hygiene in Lomami are prioritized.

Cholera epidemiologic situation from week 1 to 49

In addition, Ngandajika HZ is composed of an urban centre (7 health areas out of 19) in which the population density is high. It is located more than a hundred kilometres from Mbuji Mayi and many exchanges of goods and people exist between these two geographical areas. The risk of spreading is important not only in Ngandajika HZ but also in the surrounding districts and provinces. Massive hygiene promotion activities will be conducted to reduce the spread of cholera outbreak. The table below reflects the number of cases in Lomami and Sankuru provinces, weeks 47 to 49

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The graph shows a comparison between week 48 and week 49, where 1,126 cases against 1,137 cases occurred during week 48, some 27 deaths against 30 deaths in 13 provinces/66 health zones. For four provinces in Grand Kasai, a comparison shows 323 cases and 21 deaths at week of 49 (28.7% cases for DRC) against 351 cases at week 48, and 21 deaths at week 49 (77.7% of deaths for DRC). The graph shows downward trend in Grand Kasai, but the CRF is high in Grand Kasai indicating that people don’t have access to care. (Comparison between 2,4% CFR overall in the country with high 6.5 % CRF in Grand Kasai).

In the “Grand” Kasai, the cholera epidemic is currently raging in all five provinces. But Lomami province is the most affected, particularly in the health zones of Ngandajika, Kandakanda, Kabinda, Mulumba and Kalambayi. To this end, it is extremely important and urgent to respond quickly to the current cholera outbreaks in order to limit its impact and P a g e | 7 contain the disease in the affected health areas. This intervention will enable volunteers to strengthen public awareness for behavioral change, the chlorination of water by the implementation of chlorination devices and distribution of aquatab in households, disinfection of households and burial bodies.

The main challenge remains at the level of prevention activities as the lack of actors and means to reinforce prevention and sensitization. For now, there are gaps at the level of community response, awareness-raising, access to safe drinking water, hygiene and sanitation and management of corpses. Special focus will be on transportation, which sometimes includes the use of motorcycles.

Community activities are not sufficient to control the outbreak as the main actors are focused in case management in CTC (principally MSF and Provincial MoH). Therefore, the response strategy will be adjusted on the basis of this information and will be concentrated in the health areas where the contribution of the volunteers of the RC will constitute a major asset in their collaboration with the sanitary authorities of the health zone and especially with the involvement of community leaders.

Targeting and prioritization With support from IFRC, the DRC RC has defined an operational strategy to respond to needs through a phased approach, prioritizing first the cholera outbreak and other communicable diseases in Lomami, as well as short-term support National Society development.

The proposed operation begins with its first phase for response to cholera outbreak and other communicable diseases targeting 10% case load of 2,443,000 people in Lomami province. Host population Total population Provinces Total population IDPs Returnees targeted2 targeted Lomami 2,443,000 14,760 15,414 15,087 45,261 Sankuru 2,110,000 1,272 51,060 26,166 78,498 Kwilu 5,490,000 18,192 15,654 16,923 50,769 Total 10,043,000 34,224 82,128 58,176 174,528

As described above, building on this success and performance of response to cholera outbreak and other communicable diseases, the operation will be implemented in a phased manner to gradually expand its scope of intervention and geographical coverage. The table below outlines different phases.

Operation phases (Phase 1 is for immediate implementation, while Phases 2 and 3 are dependent on the success of Phase 1, monitoring, and further assessments).

Target, Appeal geographical Areas of Phase Strategies Budget location and intervention timeframe (CHF) Phase 1 244,300 Health and care, Health/WASH Delegate and RDRT deployment, 1.9 million (January to people, 10% of WATSAN and coordinated response with Ministry of Health,

September total national society WHO, UNICEF. Provision of water, sanitation and 2018) population capacity health and hygiene awareness. Strengthening exposed to strengthening national society operational capacity i.e. cholera rehabilitate or equip Lomami branch with IT, outbreak in logistics, warehouse and finance development Lomami for 9 support, developing response tools i.e. NDRT months prepositioning of essential non-food items, logistics, assessment, coordination skill.

Target, geographical Areas of Estimated Phase location and intervention Strategies budget (CHF) timeframe Phase 2 92,400 IDPs Health and Deployment of Security, health/WASH, livelihood 2 million and host nutrition, delegate, protection, gender and inclusion communities in livelihoods/food delegates, RDRTs with health, WASH, Community

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Lomami for 12 security, shelter, Engagement and Accountability, PMER. Detailed months protection, security assessment to inform necessary security disaster risk measures to be in place. Align operational priorities reduction and with global plan of the government, humanitarian national society Clusters, UN agencies. Establish RC branches as capacity strategic operation hub with necessary logistics strengthening support and trained pool of volunteers i.e. NDRTs. Feasibility assessment for case based livelihoods, livelihood skill development, diversification of agricultural activities, context specific shelter solutions and facilitate the acceptance of these IDPs, and the allocation of land for their settlement, promote humanitarian values, rights and principles against SGBV and any other form of abuse and indifferences, disaster risk reduction activities i.e. household level disaster preparedness, contingency plan, early warning and evacuation services, and organization development such as policies, structures, system, tools and standards, etc. Phase 3 92,400 IDPs Health and Scaling-up to 3 provinces CHF 3 million and host nutrition, communities in livelihoods/food Lomami, security, shelter, Sankuru and protection, Kwilu disaster risk provinces for reduction and 12 months national society capacity strengthening

Tentative timeline for different phases (January 2018-June 2019)

2018 2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Phases (Jan – Mar) (Apr – Jun) (Jul – Sep) (Oct – Dec) (Jan – Mar) (Apr – Jun) First phase Second phase Third phase

The national society capacity strengthening is an overarching element of the operation to diversify its expertise and skill in livelihoods/food security, shelter, disaster risk reduction and protection.

Scenario planning Presently there is a relative calm in the Kasai and surrounding provinces as reported by UN and NGOs’ reports. If this tendency is confirmed in the months ahead, implementation of the planned activities will be smooth. No further revision of the emergency plan of action (EPoA) will be made in the best scenario case. Based on the present context in the country, the most likely scenario will be another wave of violence that might occur in the provinces of Kasaï, Kasaï Central and Kasaï Orientale. If such violence occurs, it will disturb the implementation of this EPoA, and even cause its revision (possible movement of population from these 3 Kasai toward Lomami, Sankuru and Kwilu provinces).

Cholera cases have just been registered in Lomami and Sankuru provinces, and the operation has taken strategy to begin intervention with cholera response in those localities.

Risk Assessment Operational Risks: The multi-sector detailed assessment conducted in September and October 2017 indicated that since the beginning of the violence in the Kasai, some roads have not yet been assessed for security, and truck drivers are thus avoiding those roads, thereby covering longer distances than anticipated. In fact, instead of covering 250 km to get to destination, they are covering up to 600 km. Moreover, prices have increased drastically in some of the places assessed and this imposes the need to consider buying from outside of those localities. Conditional and unconditional cash distributions will be studied and implemented in lieu of purchasing and transporting items to help avoid some of P a g e | 9 these challenges. A market assessment will provide the needed information regarding the feasibility to use CTP modalities in the targeted areas. Where there is a financial gain to buy NFIs outside of the targeted localities, this option will be preferred. In that case, roads posing security issues will be avoided, even though this implies covering much longer distances and thus paying higher transport charges. Transport charges are also likely to be higher due to bad roads during the present rainy season in the country as trucks will take more time to cover the distances at hand.

Fraud and Corruption Prevention: IFRC has zero tolerance for fraud and is committed to full transparency and accountability to our partners and the communities we stand with. The IFRC’s triple defence fraud prevention framework covers operations, compliance and internal investigations. Measures taken include, inter alia, a rapid risk assessment which may trigger cash spending limits for settings considered high risk, tightened procurement procedures and approval processes, bolstered financial analysis capacity in priority settings, and control and verification of high value transactions. The team managing the Emergency Appeal operation will include experienced and fully trained staff who have carried out compulsory fraud prevention training. An internal audit will be carried out at the end of the Appeal. These control and mitigation measures are supported by the IFRC’s Fraud and corruption prevention and control policy and the IFRC’s whistle-blower protection policy.

The operational risks are very specific. It is recommended for broadening the scope/perspectives by doing a risk matrix to include not only logistics/procurement but also legal risks (e.g. contracts with suppliers, with NS), financial (e.g. FOREX. Specific risk assessment linked to CTP modalities in order to ensure that those modalities can be used and are appropriate to local context.

Security An initial security risk assessment has been conducted by a security delegate of the IFRC in September 2017. For the purpose of this operation, a security delegate will have to be recruited and deployed in DRC from the very early stages of this activity to ensure security and safety issues are adequately addressed. The deployment of a full-time security professional further aims at the development of an adequate security risk management strategy, which will include the development of additional security risk assessments, security and contingency plans, field security collaboration within and beyond the RCRC movement, physical and other security and safety risk reduction measures (including trainings). Security management responsibility and accountability in the IFRC rests with the most senior field manager in the country of operations, the security delegate will support the senior field manager in the execution of his/her duty. Prior to deployment all personnel (incl. staff, consultants, volunteers, RDRTs or ERUs) are expected to have completed the respective IFRC Stay Safe e-learning security courses (e.g. Personal Security, Security Management, Volunteer Security). Close coordination with local governmental and community representatives (e.g. civil administration, police, military) is critical to create a conducive operating environment for the IFRC (including the National Society).

B. Operational strategy

Overall Operational objective: With support from IFRC, the DRC RC has defined an operational strategy to respond to needs through a phased approach, prioritizing first the cholera outbreak and other communicable diseases in Lomami, as well as short-term support for National Society development essential to the response. Based on the implementation performance and the increased operational capacity of the DRC RC to respond and the IFRC to support an expansion of its scope and geographic area of intervention, the IFRC may consider follow-on phases that address livelihoods, food security, shelter, protection, gender and inclusion and longer-term national society capacity development.

The overall objective of the first phase of the emergency appeal is to reduce the health risks of 244,300 people (10% of the total population of 2,443,000 people exposed to cholera outbreak in Lomami province) through the provision of health and care, and WATSAN and National Society capacity strengthening for 9 months. The operation is being supported by a start-up DREF loan of CHF 200,119.

Based on the multi-sector needs assessment and data from secondary sources, the emergency appeal focuses on response and prevention of cholera and other disease outbreaks through the provision of ▪ massive health awareness in affected health zones, ▪ community case management (establishing of oral rehydration points), ▪ community disease surveillance, vaccination campaign through participation in micro plan ▪ drinking water, hygiene awareness, hygiene kits and sanitation solutions, ▪ vector control and environmental sanitation, and ▪ training or refreshers training of RC volunteers on hygiene promotion, epidemic control and prevention of malnutrition.

Although the entire population of the Lomami, Sankuru and Kwilu provinces are affected by a complex crisis, the emergency appeal, in its first phase, is targeting cholera response and prevention for 244,300 people, which is 10% of the total population (2,443,000) exposed to the current cholera outbreak in Lomami province. P a g e | 10

National Society Capacity Strengthening While it recognizes the need for organizational development at the headquarters and branches to be better qualified in dealing with complex humanitarian response, the first phase of the emergency appeal will invest in building operational capacity. Building on operational capacity, long-term investment and resources will be dedicated to support the national society for improved structure, policies, procedures, tools and transboundary coordination to fit for complex operational context, While the operation grows, a logical plan for short-term and long-term organizational development initiatives will take place over phases of 18 months and beyond. The initial phase includes following:

1. develop national society complex response plan to anticipate, plan and deliver timely relevant services for IDPs, refugees and host communities 2. decentralize response capacity by prepositioning essential stock across the strategic branches 3. rehabilitate and equip DRC RC branch in Lomami to serve as a strategic hub for the operation through provision of IT, logistics, warehouse and finance development 4. create a pool of trained volunteers i.e. NDRT through thematic and specialized training 5. establish risk mitigation measures for better compliances of procedures, system and standards 6. profile RC work in global humanitarian community through visibility, communication products and collaboration/partnership with government and other relevant stakeholders

Beyond all this, it is important to recognize that the national society still has human resources that managed with IFRC technical support, several operations (DREF and Emergency Appeals) and other projects. It remains important that this should be taken into account, for any operation whatever the size, to have regular monitoring of the IFRC in key areas and we can reassure that the national society with this support can continue to deliver.

Community Engagement and Accountability Prior to the launch of the operation, the EPoA will be discussed with the communities and local government authorities to ensure their ownership of the activities planned. To the extent possible, the plan will be adjusted based on the views and preferences of target communities. Afterwards, DRC RC will design a two-way community engagement and accountability plan to ensure an exchange of information throughout all stages of the programme cycle, and to ensure that their views and concerns are reflected in the operational plan. A community satisfaction survey will be conducted during the implementation phase to ensure that the assistance is appropriate and to improve programming. CEA will also support health teams to understand better the key gaps in knowledge, attitudes and practices of the target communities and what would be the best ways of reaching people (tools to use).

Since the needs and priorities of people evolve in an unstable environment of new influx of IDPs and risk of extreme events such as epidemics, Real Time Evaluation (RTE) will be undertaken with community people to track progress, and inform changes, modification and revision in the strategies for relevance of the operation.

All the activities planned under the various AoF are intended to promote the early recovery of affected people. A proper monitoring and evaluation system that provides for smooth data collection and analysis, information sharing and documentation of lessons learned will be put in place. In addition, rapid mobile phone-based surveys (RAMP surveys) will be conducted to evaluate selected sectors of intervention.

Anticipated phases While the first phase of the operation continues, the DRC RC/IFRC with Movement partners will further assess the humanitarian situation to inform gradual scale up of the geographic coverage, such as Sankuru, where the cholera outbreak is nearly as bad. Upon successful implementation over the first three quarters of the operation, the DRC RC and IFRC will consider how best to meet longer-term needs of 92,400 IDPs and hosting communities in Lomami, Sankuru and Kwilu provinces for 12 to 18 months.

Therefore, phases are not sequential rather they overlap and are complementary in nature. Before the end of phase I, an appeal revision will take place to inform operational strategies in terms of eligibility and scope for the next phase.

Potential areas of scale-up identified through the assessment:

• Health and nutrition: the populations to be assisted are IDPs, returnees and host families. The final report of the detailed assessment conducted, indicates that health centers have been destroyed. Those that were not destroyed lack basic amenities like access to potable water, and most of them do not have medicines. Some health centers do not have latrines. Health personnel have gone for a relatively long period without their salaries being paid to them. The atrocities that occurred in affected localities have traumatized the populations, some of which no longer want to return to their original villages because of the psychological effect of the crisis. Another critical health issue identified is severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in the three provinces assessed. Activities planned in this area of focus would thus be to advocate before Government authorities for these problems to be solved. Psychosocial support would be provided to targeted people. P a g e | 11

Moreover, the Health sector would work in close collaboration with the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector to facilitate the access of identified health centers to water and sanitation facilities.

In addition, activities to help prevent and reduce the effects of SAM and MAM could be conducted. To this effect, a special campaign should be launched for the community and facility-based management of SAM and MAM in the three provinces, in close collaboration with the Livelihoods and basic needs sector. In order to support the management of SAM in health facilities, Red Cross volunteers will conduct referrals of critical cases, and serve as a link between those facilities and affected children and families. The food production targeted in the livelihoods sector will be guided by the specific needs of children suffering from SAM and MAM, as well as pregnant and lactating women. The activities planned in this AoF will be implemented in close collaboration with the respective health zones targeted by this EPoA. The assessment also identified a weakness in the collaboration between the Red Cross and health zones in the field. Training sessions will be organized to help solve this problem, and provincial and local branch of DRC RC will be sensitized to the need to work in close collaboration with their respective health zones.

• Water, sanitation and hygiene: The activities planned in this Area of focus (AoF) are intended to improve the living conditions of IDPs, returnees and hosts populations in the provinces of Lomami, Sankuru and Kwilu. The multisector assessment indicates that while access to water is limited for a wider majority of the people visited, those who have access handle water in very poor hygienic conditions. In fact, they do not have covered containers for carrying water from long distances to their homes. Consequently, the water that might have been potable at the water source gets home already contaminated. Moreover, the water is kept in uncovered containers at home, and the same water is used for drinking and other household needs. In addition, the assessment revealed that less than 50% of the families visited have latrines in their compounds, and where these latrines exist, they are poorly kept, thus the risk of the spread of diarrhoeal diseases. The rare schools that have latrines do not have hand-washing places, and access to water is extremely limited in schools. Public places do not have latrines. Moreover, the few water sources that exist do not have water management committees, and consequently they are not maintained. Red Cross volunteers in the areas visited also require proper WASH training to be able to better assist the populations. The activities planned here will help solve the most urgent of these problems, beginning with the distribution of WASH-related NFIs. Water points and latrines will be constructed in selected schools and health centres, and dry latrines are also planned for public places, specifically in selected market places.

• Shelter: the populations to be assisted are mostly IDPs and returnees. These people have seen their houses completely burned down and/or destroyed. While there is an urgent need to provide them with emergency shelter and associated non-food items i.e. tarpaulins, blankets and clothes to protect themselves from bad weather considering the ongoing rainy season, they will also be assisted to rebuild their houses. This will be done by distributing non-food items (NFIs) and shelter kits, including, mats and blankets. Cash intervention will be considered to cater to the diverse needs of people, Therefore, an assessment will be carried out to see feasibility of cash intervention in terms of people access to market, cash transfer mechanism and monitoring of its use.

Some IDPs are reluctant to return to their original villages because of the psychological trauma they suffered there. Efforts will be made to help them acquire land for building houses in their new settlement places. These efforts will include advocating in the form of humanitarian diplomacy before local and traditional authorities to facilitate the acceptance of these IDPs, and the allocation of land for their settlement. In addition, most DRC RC provincial and local branches visited do not have offices where to base and organize the assistance to affected people. This operation will also support the building and equipment of NS offices in key targeted areas where land is available to that effect. P a g e | 12

• Livelihoods and basic needs: the populations to be Figure 1. IPC Map DRC – Acute food insecurity in DRC June 2017 assisted are IPDs, returnees and host families. For each group, individual household profile will be prepared through door-to-door survey conducted by RC volunteers and assistance will be tailored based on this assessment.

Most of the IDPs are accommodated in host families, which has created a further burden on those host families who need support to be able to cope as their resources are being shared. IDPs and returnees have lost their belongings and source of livelihood.

• Food security: Considering that all groups currently live in extremely precarious conditions right now and that it will take some time before they recover their usual sources of subsistence, our response will include food assistance to meet immediate food needs (modality to be determined) as well as support in accessing cooking kits.

Further assessments will be made to determine whether cash transfer is a better option for food assistance

• Protection, Gender and Inclusion: Although women were not very open to discuss the sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) that they have suffered during this crisis, it is obvious that many of them are suffering from it as some few opened to the evaluation team. Some affected people believe that if they talk, they will suffer more from discrimination. Therefore, the activities planned in this AoF are intended to sensitize women to the need to let the people know what happened to them. This will make it possible to take care of them depending on the consequences of what they suffered. In the absence of an exact number of women affected by SGBV, the Red Cross will provide psychosocial support to approximately 1% of the women targeted by this emergency appeal, and facilitate the referral for proper care of those women who got infected as a result of rape or other forms of SGBV. While providing this support, a detailed assessment will be conducted to determine the exact number of school age children that are IDPs or returnees not attending school, the exact number of women affected by SGBV , and the exact number of unaccompanied minors that are IDPs or returnees. This assessment will also help identify the detailed needs of those specific groups of people, and the operation will be adjusted accordingly.

Should this go forward, DRC RC/IFRC could partner with agencies lead in protection including UN to carry out activities in targeted areas (Lomami, Sankuru and Kwilu provinces) for reduction of SGBV cases through promotion of humanitarian principles, values, universal rights, culture of harmony and peace. IFRC minimum standards commitment to gender and diversity will be respected for assistance to cater to typical needs and priorities of women, children, elderly and other vulnerable groups of people. he multi-sector needs assessment conducted in September and October 2017 highlighted the needs of the populations targeted by this EPoA. Detailed information will be collected on gender and diversity sensitive needs, especially the needs of the women who have suffered from SGBV. For those targeted people who suffered such levels of trauma that prevent them from returning to their original places, specific needs assessment will be analyzed, and more adapted solutions will be implemented.

• Psychosocial support has been identified as a crosscutting need in almost all the areas of focus (AoF) planned in this EPoA. The support will be fine-tuned in close collaboration with all the AoF leads to ensure integrated programming of activities. The same integrated strategy will be used when implementing shelter, WASH and Health solutions under this operation. In fact, proper shelter solutions will include access to water and latrines, and methods to prevent water-related diseases.

Human Resources The IFRC is in the process of establishing a full-fledged country office in the DRC. The proposed country operation structure will include a Head of Country Office, an Operations Manager, a Security Delegate, a National Society Development Delegate, a Logistics Delegate, and a Finance and Administration Delegate. In the first phase, the Emergency Appeal operation will be managed by this team and additional delegate for health/WATSAN and 3 RDRTs P a g e | 13 with health, WATSAN and PMER profile. As the operation grows in the second and third phases, it requires additional delegates such as livelihood/food security, Protection, Gender and Inclusion. In addition, RDRTs in food security and livelihoods, shelter, WASH, health/psychosocial support, protection, gender and inclusion, CEA, PMER and communications are likely to be deployed. Essential national staff and National Society staff will be supported/recruited for timely and effective implementation of the operation.

Positioning and External Communications to support Resource Mobilization To support positioning, and hence resource mobilisation, IFRC Communications teams in collaboration with DRC RC, will highlight the humanitarian needs and the Red Cross response, in compelling manner. The IFRC with DRC RC will actively communicate with external audiences around the crisis and the response – generating visibility around the ongoing humanitarian needs on the ground and the ongoing impact. Close collaboration will be maintained between the regional communications unit, IFRC Cluster office and the DRC RC to ensure a common communications approach is adopted that ensures that we speak with one voice.

Key messages, fact sheets, human touch stories, visuals and press release(s) will be produced. Photos, facts and anecdotes will also be shared on social media. A proactive approach will be maintained regarding engagement with the international media so that the Red Cross response is well profiled and resource mobilization efforts are supported.

Logistics and procurement Logistics activities aim to effectively manage the supply chain, including mobilization, procurement, customs clearance, fleet, storage and transport to distribution sites in accordance with the operation’s requirements and aligned to IFRC’s logistics standards, processes and procedures.

For the immediate operational needs, some local procurement will be supported via the Central Africa cluster and Africa regional offices. For any non-food items that the IFRC have framework agreements in place we would envisage an international pipeline to be set up and the exemption process activated immediately.

Warehouse space will be rented where required at field level and 5 vehicles will be requested via the Global fleet base. The IFRC operational logistics, procurement and supply chain management (LPSCM) unit in Nairobi will support with opening and publishing of mobilization table to solicit for in kind contributions to the operation.

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C. Detailed Operational Plan

Health and nutrition People to be assisted: 244,300 Requirements (CHF): 129,205

Needs analysis: The population to be assisted are cholera affected people in Lomami. The detailed assessment indicated that health centers have been destroyed, and those that were not destroyed lack access to potable water or latrines. Most do not have medicines, and health personnel have gone for a relatively long period without their salaries.

The high cholera fatality rate is due to a lack of rehydration solutions in Kwilu and Lomami. Activities aimed at preventing the outbreak of a cholera and other communicable diseases such as measles and malaria epidemic in the provinces targeted by this emergency appeal will be carried out, complemented by cholera preparedness actions.

The assessment also identified a weakness in the collaboration between the Red Cross and health zones in the field. Training sessions will therefore be organized to help solve this problem, and provincial and local branch of DRC RC will be sensitized to the need to work in close collaboration with their respective health zones.

Programme standards/benchmarks: The activities planned in this sector will seek to meet Sphere standards.

# of people reached by the DRC RC with services to P&B reduce relevant health risk factors Output Health Outcome 1: The immediate risks to the health of affected populations are reduced Code Target: 244,300 people

Health Output 1.1: The health situation and immediate risks are assessed using agreed P&B guidelines Output Activities planned Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month AP021 Train 100 volunteers on communicable disease surveillance # of people reached with NS immunization activities Health Output 1.2: Community-based disease prevention and health promotion is P&B # of people reached by community-based health provided to the target population Output activities Code Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month Conduct massive health awareness in affected health zones AP011

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Support National Society involvement in mass vaccination campaign through 1,125 volunteers through social mobilization AP011 and/or independent monitoring in coordination with MoH/WHO/UNICEF Conduct community disease surveillance - establish referral AP011 mechanism from community to health facility. Establish community case management (establishing of oral AP011 rehydration points) 2 per health areas (3 health areas in Lomami) # of volunteers trained by NS in cholera prevention P&B Health Output 1.4: Epidemic prevention and control measures are carried out Target: 300 NS volunteers Output Code Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month Train 125 DRC RC volunteers on how to work in close collaboration with Government health zones (5 Community- AP021 based health and first aid (CBHFA) training sessions in the Mwene-ditu, Kamiji, Wikong, Lusambo,and Gungu health zones) 30 people trained per session. Train 25 DRC RC volunteers on epidemic control, with focus on cholera prevention in Idiofa, and purchase cholera AP021 prevention kit, including disinfection kits, protection kits, chlorination kits

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Water, sanitation and hygiene People to be assisted: 244,300 Requirements (CHF): 841,743

Needs analysis: The activities planned are intended to improve the living conditions of cholera affected people in Lomami. The multisector assessment indicated that while access to water is limited for a wider majority of the people visited. Those who have access handle water do so in very poor hygiene conditions. Less than 50% of the families visited have latrines in their compounds, and where these latrines exist, they are poorly kept, thus the risk of the spread of diarrheal diseases.

Red Cross volunteers in the areas visited also require proper WASH training to be able to better assist the populations. The activities planned will help solve the most urgent of these problems, beginning with the distribution of long-lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets (LLIN), hygiene kits and other WASH-related NFIs. Hygiene promotion activities will be conducted to help prevent the outbreak of water-related diseases. Water points and latrines will be constructed in schools and health centers, family latrines will be built, and dry latrines are also planned for public places (market places).

Programme standards/benchmarks: The activities planned in this sector will seek to meet Sphere standards.

# households provided with safe water services that meet agreed standards according to specific operational and programmatic WASH Outcome1: Immediate reduction in risk of waterborne and water related context diseases in targeted communities

Target: 244,300 people P&B # households reached with awareness raising activities on Output improved treatment and safe use of wastewater Code

WASH Output 1.1: Daily access to safe water which meets Sphere and WHO % of target population with access to an improved water source standards in terms of quantity and quality is provided to target population

Target: 40,717 households

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month Provide safe water to the most popular 3 schools, 3 market places and 3 health centres of the Lomami, AP026 Sankuru and Kwilu provinces, by constructing 9 boreholes for 45,000 people. Each borehole is for about 500 people. Distribute 29,088 covered containers3 for carrying and AP026 keeping drinking water at home (jerry cans of 20 liters) for

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IDPs, returnees and targeted host families, on the basis of 1 jerry can per household. AP026 Conduct assessment of household sanitation AP026 Train population of targeted communities on safe water storage/household water treatment and safe use of

chlorine tablets (aqua tab). 1 training per locality x 8 localities = 8 training sessions) AP026 Distribute 2,617,9204 chlorine tablets (aqua tabs) for household water treatment, sufficient for 90 days, to 174,528 people (IDPs and returnees). AP026 Monitor treatment, use and storage of water through household surveys and household water quality tests. (80 volunteers, 3 times per week, for 6 months). Purchase household water quality test equipment (pool tester) (40 pool tester, 5 per locality) # of people provided with excreta disposal facilities P&B WASH Output 1.2: Adequate sanitation which meets Sphere standards in terms of Output quantity and quality is provided to target population Target: 9,000 people Code

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month Construct latrines in the most popular 3 schools, 3 market places and 3 health centres of the Lomami, Sankuru and Kwilu provinces, for 9,000 people. The latrines in each AP028 school, market place and health centre will be presented as 4 blocks of 5 doors, each door for an average of 50 people. Ensure toilets are clean and maintained through AP028 management of cleaners (organise 8 briefing days in the 8 localities targeted). Equip toilets with handwashing facilities, and ensure they AP028 remain functional. (50 handwashing places + soap) Procure and distribute 5,818 long lasting insecticide AP028 treated mosquito nets (LLIN) (2 per household). % of facilities that are regularly cleaned and maintained P&B WASH Output 1.3: Hygiene promotion activities which meet Sphere standards in Output terms of the identification and use of hygiene items provided to target population Target: 100% Code

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month

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Train water committees in management of water supplies AP026 and operation and maintenance of infrastructure. (8 days of briefing, 1 per locality) Train latrine committees in management of latrines and AP028 maintenance of infrastructure. (8 days of briefing, 1 per locality) Engage communities on design and acceptability of water AP030 and sanitation facilities. (80 volunteers will work 3 days per week x 4 weeks x 6 months) # of volunteers involved in hygiene promotion activities

Target: 300 volunteers P&B WASH Output 1.5: Hygiene promotion activities are provided to the entire affected Output population. # of people reached by hygiene promotion activities Code

Target: 244,300 people

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month Conduct needs assessment: define hygiene issues and AP030 assess capacity to address the problem. Select target groups, key messages, and methods of AP030 communicating with beneficiaries (mass media and interpersonal communication). Develop a hygiene communication plan. Train volunteers to AP030 implement activities from communication plan. AP030 Design/Print IEC materials (10,000 pieces) AP030 Assess progress and evaluate results.

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Strategies for Implementation Requirements (CHF): 903,508

SFI 1: Outcome 1.1 National Society capacity building and organizational # of DRC RC volunteers insured development objectives are facilitated to ensure that the National Society has the necessary legal, ethical and financial foundations, systems and structures, Target: 300 P&B competences and capacities to plan and perform Output # of DRC RC volunteers trained (disaggregated by type of Code training) Output S1.1.4: The National Society has effective and motivated volunteers who are

protected Target: 300

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month AP040 Ensure that volunteers are insured Provide complete briefings on volunteers’ roles and the AP040 risks they face AP040 Provide psychosocial support to volunteers Ensure volunteers are aware of their rights and AP040 responsibilities AP040 Ensure volunteers’ safety and wellbeing AP040 Ensure volunteers are properly trained Ensure volunteers’ engagement in decision-making AP040 processes of respective projects they implement # of DRC RC directorates supported (disaggregated by type of support received)

Target: 6 directorates (Health and Social Action, Disaster P&B Management, Communications and Public Relations, Output S1.1.6: The National Society has the necessary corporate infrastructure and Output Organisational Development, Youth and Gender, Administration systems in place Code and Finance)

# of DRC RC branches supported with infrastructure Target: 9 (6 local branches and 3 provincial committees)

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Rehabilitate and equip DRC RC branch in Lomami to be AP042 strategic hub for the operation

# of AoF supported by surge staff (disaggregated by type of surge staff) SFI 2: Outcome 2.1: Effective and coordinated international disaster response is ensured Target: 5 AoF (Shelter, Livelihoods and basic needs, Health and Nutrition, WASH, Protection, Gender and Inclusion)

P&B # of RDRTs deployed for the operation (disaggregated by area Output of specialisation) Code

Output S2.1.1: Effective response preparedness and NS surge capacity mechanism Target: 8 RDRTs (Shelter, Livelihoods and basic needs, Health is maintained and Nutrition, WASH, Protection, Gender and Inclusion, Finance and administration, Information Management, and PMER)

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month Deploy 2 RDRTs (WASH and Health) to DRC to support AP046 the operation for a maximum of 3 months Participate in government led and other coordination AP046 platforms such as Humanitarian Country Team and Clusters Support/organize joint Movement and non-Movement AP046 partners monitoring mission and initiatives

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# of Movement partners present in DRC supporting the operation

Outcome S2.2: The complementarity and strengths of the Movement are enhanced Target: 6 (ICRC, French Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross, P&B Swedish Red Cross, Spanish Red Cross, Belgium Red Cross) Output Code Output S2.2.1: In the context of large scale emergencies the IFRC, ICRC and NS # of service agreements signed with the Partner National enhance their operational reach and effectiveness through new means of Societies (PNSs) present in DRC coordination. Target: 5

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month Strengthening Movement Coordination and Cooperation AP051 (SMCC) and movement coordination # of shared services provided (disaggregated by type of service) P&B Output S2.2.5: Shared services in areas such as IT, logistics and information Output management are provided Target: 3 (Information Technology, Information Management Code and Logistics)

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month AP052 Establish IT system at the HQ and operation sites

# of stories on the operation published SFI 3: Outcome 3.1: The IFRC works with the National Society to use their unique

position to influence decisions at local, national and international levels. Target: 3 P&B

Output # of short videos on the operation published Code Output S3.1.1: IFRC and the NS are visible, trusted and effective advocates on humanitarian issues Target: 3

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Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month Communications work, including field visits from Yaoundé, AP053 Nairobi or Geneva # and % of donor reports (narrative) submitted in time P&B Output S3.1.2: IFRC produces high-quality research and evaluation that informs Output advocacy, resource mobilization and programming. Target: All (100%) Code

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month Conduct a Red Cross branch self-assessment (BOCA) for AP055 the Red Cross Lomami branch. AP055 Conduct a community satisfaction survey AP055 Conduct a real time evaluation (RTE) of the operation AP055 Conduct end of operation evaluation

SFI 4: Outcome 4.1 # and % of financial reports submitted in time P&B Output S4.1.3: Financial resources are safeguarded; quality financial and

Output administrative support is provided contributing to efficient operations and ensuring Target: All / 100% Code effective use of assets; timely quality financial reporting to stakeholders

Activities planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Month AP064 Timely disburse cash and report AP065 Administration work AP064 Conduct regular monitoring visit to operation sites AP064 Provide timely interim and final financial reports AP064 Conduct internal audit Conduct risk management training for IFRC and DRC RC AP064 staff

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# of security updates published during the timeframe of the P&B operation Output Output S4.1.4: Staff security is prioritised in all IFRC activities Code Target: 2

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D. Budget Inter-Agency Bilateral Appeal Multilateral Response Shelter Coord. Response Budget CHF Budget Group

500 Shelter - Relief 0 0 501 Shelter - Transitional 0 0 502 Construction - Housing 0 0 503 Construction - Facilities 333,428 333,428 505 Construction - Materials 0 0 510 Clothing & Textiles 0 0 520 Food 0 0 523 Seeds & Plants 0 0 530 Water, Sanitation & Hygiene 165,964 165,964 540 Medical & First Aid 2,117 2,117 550 Teaching Materials 13,761 13,761 560 Ustensils & Tools 26,463 26,463 570 Other Supplies & Services 0 0 571 Emergency Response Units 0 0 578 Cash Disbursments 0 0 Total RELIEF ITEMS, CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPLIES 541,732 0 0 541,732

580 Land & Buildings 30,000 30,000 581 Vehicles 0 0 582 Computer & Telecom Equipment 74,167 74,167 584 Office/Household Furniture & Equipment 35,248 35,248 587 Medical Equipment 0 0 589 Other Machiney & Equipment 0 0 Total LAND, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT 139,415 0 0 139,415

590 Storage, Warehousing 21,964 21,964 592 Dsitribution & Monitoring 0 0 593 Transport & Vehicle Costs 88,199 88,199 594 Logistics Services 0 0 Total LOGISTICS, TRANSPORT AND STORAGE 110,162 0 0 110,162

600 International Staff 354,302 354,302 661 National Staff 37,153 37,153 662 National Society Staff 295,536 295,536 667 Volunteers 0 0 669 Other Staff Benefits 0 0 Total PERSONNEL 686,991 0 0 686,991

670 Consultants 0 0 750 Professional Fees 0 0 Total CONSULTANTS & PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 0 0 0

680 Workshops & Training 181,202 181,202 Total WORKSHOP & TRAINING 181,202 0 0 181,202

700 Travel 82,500 82,500 710 Information & Public Relations 15,000 15,000 730 Office Costs 67,822 67,822 740 Communications 29,215 29,215 760 Financial Charges 6,351 6,351 790 Other General Expenses 14,064 14,064 P a g e | 25

799 Shared Office and Services Costs 0 0 Total GENERAL EXPENDITURES 214,952 0 0 214,952 0 830 Partner National Societies 0 0 831 Other Partners (NGOs, UN, other) 0 0 Total TRANSFER TO PARTNERS 0 0 0 0

599 Programme and Services Support Recovery 121,840 0 0 121,840 Total INDIRECT COSTS 121,840 0 0 121,840

TOTAL BUDGET 1,996,294 0 0 1,996,294

Available Resources Multilateral Contributions 0 Bilateral Contributions 0 TOTAL AVAILABLE RESOURCES 0 0 0 0

NET EMERGENCY APPEAL NEEDS 1,996,294 0 0 1,996,294

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Reference For further information, specifically related to this operation please contact: documents For DRC RC ▪ MITANTA MAKUSU Mamie, Secretary General DRC RC; Email: Click here for: [email protected] ▪ Moise KABONGO, National Disaster Management Director, Tel: +243 852387181; • Previous Appeals email: [email protected] and updates IFRC Country Cluster Office, Yaoundé: • Emergency Plan of ▪ Andrei Engstrand Neacsu, Head of Cluster, IFRC Yaoundé Multi-country Cluster Action (EPoA) Support Office for Central Africa; phone: +237 677117797; Email: [email protected] ▪ Josuaneflore TENE, Disaster Management Coordinator, Phone: + 237 677098790, [email protected] IFRC Country Office, Kinshasa: ▪ Zinedine, Operations Manager and Acting Representative for IFRC DRC, +243 853 468 057; email: [email protected] IFRC office for Africa Region: ▪ Florent Del Pinto, Acting Head of Disaster Crisis Prevention, Response and Recovery Department, Nairobi, Kenya; phone +254 731067489; email: [email protected] ▪ Khaled Masud Ahmed, Regional Disaster Management Delegate, Tel +254 20 283 5270 | Mob +254 (0) 731067286, email: [email protected] In IFRC Geneva : ▪ Alma Alsayed, Senior Officer, Response and Recovery; phone: +41-79-217 3338; email: [email protected] For IFRC Resource Mobilization and Pledges support: ▪ IFRC Africa Regional Office for resource Mobilization and Pledge: Kentaro Nagazumi, Head of Partnership and Resource Development, Nairobi, email: [email protected] , phone: +254 202 835 155 For In-Kind donations and Mobilization table support: ▪ IFRC Africa Regional Office for Logistics Unit : RISHI Ramrakha, Head of Africa Regional Logistics Unit, email: [email protected]; phone: +254 733 888 022 For Performance and Accountability support (planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting enquiries) ▪ IFRC Africa Regional Office: Fiona Gatere, PMER Coordinator, email. [email protected], phone: +254 780 771 139

How we work All IFRC assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) in Disaster Relief and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (Sphere) in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable. The IFRC’s vision is to inspire, encourage, facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies, with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.