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United Nations Kenya Country Office Host Community Projects in Kenya Project Initiation Document (PID) Budget: $USD 2,016,925 Funding Source: UNHSF - Japan On behalf of: Signature: Date: Ministry of State for Special Rachel A. Arunga, CBS, Programmes, OP Permanent Secretary UNDP Elizabeth Lwanga Resident Representative Ms Olivia Yambi, UNICEF Country Representative Burkard Oberle WFP Country Director UNHCR Mr Eddie Gedalof, Country Representative December 2007-November 2009 Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 2 List of abbreviations ........................................................................................................................ 3 Project Site Map .............................................................................................................................. 4 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Background ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Project Definition ............................................................................................................................ 9 Project Scope and Exclusions .................................................................................................... 10 Defined Method of Approach .................................................................................................... 10 Project Deliverables .................................................................................................................. 10 Constraints ................................................................................................................................. 10 Assumptions .............................................................................................................................. 11 Project Benefits (Business Case) ................................................................................................... 11 Project Organization Structure ...................................................................................................... 11 Project Executive Group............................................................................................................ 11 Project Support .......................................................................................................................... 16 Tolerances ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Project Controls ............................................................................................................................. 16 Contractual services, workshop expenses, logistics, assets and asset maintenance .................. 18 Logistics, UNV remunerations, contractual services. ............................................................... 18 2 List of abbreviations ALRMP II - Arid Lands Resource Management Project phase two AP- Administration Police ASAL- Arid and Semi Arid Lands AWP- Annual Work Plan CBO- Community Based Organization CPAP- Country Program Action Plan CSOs- Civil Society Organizations DMO- Drought Management Officer DPCs- District Peace Committees GER- Gender Education Ratio GoK- Government of Kenya HIV/AIDS- Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ID- Identity KCO- Kenya Country Office LWF/DWS- Lutheran World Federation/Department of World Service MOEST- Ministry of education, Science and Technology MYFF- Multi Year Funding Framework NEX- National Execution NFP- National Focal Point NGO- Non Governmental Organization NSC- National Steering Committee OLS- Operation Lifeline Sudan OXFAM GB- Oxfam Great Britain PEG- Project Executive Group PID- project Initiation Document PLWHA- People Living With HIV/AIDS PRSP- Poverty reduction Strategy Papers RECSA- Regional Centre for Small Arms RMG- Results Management Guide SALW- Small Arms and Light Weapons TBD- To be determined UN- United Nations UNDAF- United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDP- United Nations Development Program UNHCR- United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNICEF- United Nations Children’s Fund UNV- United Nations Volunteer USD- United States Dollar WFP- World Food Programme 3 Project Site Map 4 Document Properties Title Lokichogio, Kakuma and Dadaab Host Community Project Document Language English Responsible Unit Kenya Country Office, Enhanced Security Unit Creator (individual) Camilla Ravnsborg Aschjem Contributor David Mwenda Subject (Taxonomy) Disaster Management Date approved TBD Audience Host Communities in Garissa and Turkana Districts This document has been produced to capture and record the basic Applicability information needed to correctly direct and manage the project Replaces N/A Conforms to Current UNDP Management Project norms Dadaab, Loki and Kakuma Host Community Disaster Mitigation Related documents Projects AWPs. Document Type Project Initiation Document Revision History Ver. Date Author Summary of Changes 1 2. Purpose The main objective of this project is to reduce violent conflict and improve the living conditions of the targeted affected population, mitigate the severe effects of the cyclical droughts common in the host community areas through provision of basic social services and security, peace building and community skills in resource management, sustainable livelihoods and support to income generating activities. This will ensure diffusion of tension between the refugees and the host communities and prevent possible escalation of violent conflicts. This Project Initiation Document (PID) addresses the following fundamental aspects of the Project: What is the Project aiming to achieve Why is it important to achieve the stated objectives What outputs and deliverables will be produced Who will be involved in managing the Project and what are their roles and responsibilities How and when the arrangements discussed in the PID will be put into effect Background The human security situation in North Western and North Eastern parts of Kenya can best be understood from a regional perspective. Civil unrest in Somalia, Ethiopia and Southern Sudan led to massive influx of refugees into Kenya in 1991, 1992, and 1993, at which time Kenya provided asylum to 420,000 refugees and currently hosts 240,000 refugees. Initially refugees were accommodated in 15 refugee camps. In 1998 those camps were consolidated into four refugee 5 camps, the three Dadaab camps (Ifo, Daghaley and Hagadera) in Garissa District in North Eastern Province and the Kakuma refugee camp located in Turkana District in the North West of the country. Somali refugees comprise the majority of the 141,000 refugees in the Dadaab camps, and the Kakuma camp hosts 65,000 Sudanese, 38,000 Somali, and 4,100 refugees from other countries including Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Sierra Leone. Currently there is even a new wave of conflict in Somalia creating another refugee influx with a total of 32,000 new arrivals in Garissa district and over stretching current available space in the three Dadaab camps (Ifo, Daghaley and Hagadera) in Garissa District. It must be noted that the impact of refugees on the host community affects the whole social and economic structure of the communities not only in the periphery of the camps but also the broader territory. The Districts of Turkana and Garissa are amongst the poorest in Kenya, they are both arid areas, with harsh climatic conditions, erratic rainfall patterns, poor soils, and exposed to frequent droughts and flash floods. The population of Turkana District is estimated at 502,000 people. 59 per cent of the population do not have access to safe drinking water, 75 per cent do not have access to basic health facilities, and global acute malnutrition rates for children under five exceeds 20 percent in most areas.1 The host community in Turkana district is characterised by widespread poverty, with absolute poverty at 74%2; high level of dependency on relief food and scarcity of water supply both for livestock and human consumption. Since the establishment of the refugee camp in 1992 adjacent to Kakuma town, there has been an increase in rural-urban migration in search of food, employment and other services in the camp. This has resulted in increased urban destitution, family separation, child labour, and increased petty crimes, resulting in an overall break down of the social fabric3. The presence of the camp resulted in an increase in population density in the area surrounding the camp. For example the population of Kakuma town grew form 5000 in 1991 to approximately 40,000 by the year 2000.4 The increased feeling of marginalization amongst Turkana people in Kakuma and Oropoi compounds the problem. The community views the international agencies with wariness, and believes that the refugees are leading a better life than they are, characterized by their adequate access to social services. Hostilities, latent and violent conflicts often characterize the relationship between the two communities. Lokichogio town also located in Turkana District, bordering Southern Sudan hosts the Operation Lifeline Sudan camp, which was established in 1989, to support emergency operations in Southern Sudan. The host community in this border town however has not benefited from the