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TRANSITION INITIATIVES FOR STABILIZATION PLUS (TIS+) PROGRAM YEAR THREE – ANNUAL WORK PLAN (OCTOBER 1, 2017 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2018) Revised November 2017 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by AECOM. Annual Work plan | Transition Initiatives for Stabilization Plus (TIS+) Program i TRANSITION INITIATIVES FOR STABILIZATION PLUS (TIS+) PROGRAM YEAR THREE – ANNUAL WORK PLAN (OCTOBER 1, 2017 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2018) Contract No: AID-623-C-15-00001 Submitted to: USAID | Somalia Prepared by: AECOM International Development DISCLAIMER: The authors’ views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. Year Three - Annual Work Plan | Transition Initiatives for Stabilization Plus (TIS+) Program i TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................ ii Acronym List .............................................................................................................................................. iii Stabilization Context .................................................................................................................................. 5 Goals and Objectives of USAID and TIS+ ............................................................................................... 6 Methodology ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Activity Justification Approach ............................................................................................................ 9 Integrating Gender and Youth Considerations Into TIS+ ................................................................... 11 Countering Violent Extremism ........................................................................................................... 12 TIS+ Program Implementation – Year Two Accomplishments and Year Three Plans ..................... 14 Personnel and Recruitment ............................................................................................... 14 Security Risk Management ............................................................................................... 16 General Programming and Strategic Review Sessions (SRS) .......................................... 17 Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) .................................................................................. 17 Environmental Systems and Processes ............................................................................. 20 Year Three TIS+ Geographic Approach, by Program Objective ........................................................ 20 TIS+ Somalia Office Locations .......................................................................................................... 20 Mogadishu ........................................................................................................................ 20 Kismayo, Jubaland State ................................................................................................... 21 Baidoa, Southwest State ................................................................................................... 21 Hargeisa, Somaliland ........................................................................................................ 22 Galkayo and/or Garowe, Puntland State/Galmadug State ................................................ 22 Pool of In-Kind Activities and Grants Under Contract by Geography and Objective ...... 22 Mogadishu/Banadir Regional Administration (BRA) ...................................................... 22 Soutwest State ................................................................................................................... 33 Somaliland ........................................................................................................................ 38 Puntland State of Somalia and Galmadug State of Somalia ............................................. 40 Somalia/National Programming ........................................................................................ 44 Year Three - Annual Work Plan | Transition Initiatives for Stabilization Plus (TIS+) Program ii ACRONYM LIST ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution AECOM AECOM International Development AMELP Activity Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning Plan AMISOM African Union Mission in Somalia AMTs Activity Management Teams BOQ Bill of Quantities BPA Blanket Purchase Agreement BRA Banadir Regional Authority COE Council of Elders COP Chief of Party COR Contracting Officer’s Representative CRESTA Community Recovery and Extension of State Authority CVE Countering Violent Extremism DAI Development Alternatives Incorporated DCF District Council Formation DCOP Deputy Chief of Party DDPs District Development Plans EGSSA Environmental Guidelines for Small-scale Activities EMMP Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan EMMR Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Report FCA Finn Church Aid FGS Federal Government of Somalia FMU Field Management Unit FMS Federal Member States GEEL Growth, Enterprise, Employment and Livelihoods Program GUC Grants under Contract GPS Global Positioning System IDP(s) Internally Displaced Person(s) IOM International Organization for Migration IP Implementing Partner IRC International Refugee Committee ISIL Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant IT Information Technology JCCI Jubaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry JPLG UN Joint Program for Local Governance JRVO Juba River Valley Offensive JSS Jubaland State of Somalia Year Three - Annual Work Plan | Transition Initiatives for Stabilization Plus (TIS+) Program iii LOC Letter of Commitment M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MEO Mission Environmental Officer MOICT Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism MOI Ministry of Interior MOIFAR Ministry of Interior and Federal Affairs and Reconciliation MOU Memorandum of Understanding NIS Nordic International Support Foundation OOP Office of the President (OOP) OoPM Office of the Prime Minister PAS Program Activity Specialist PDO Program Development Officer PIKA Pool of In Kind Activities PIRS Performance Indicator Review Sheets PMP Performance Management Plan POC Project Oversight Committee QN Quraca Nabadda RFP Request for Proposals SMS Short Message Service SMT Senior Management Team SOW Scope of Work SOYDEN Somali Youth Development Network SRS Strategic Review Session SSI Somalia Stabilization Initiative SSF Somalia Stability Fund STTA Short Term Technical Assistance SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats SWS South West State TIS Transition Initiatives for Stabilization TIS + Transition Initiatives for Stabilization Plus ToT Training of Trainers USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government WF Wadajir Framework Year Three - Annual Work Plan | Transition Initiatives for Stabilization Plus (TIS+) Program iv STABILIZATION CONTEXT Over the past year Somalia finalized the second peaceful transition of power since 2012 ushering in a new administration in February 2017 that continues to negotiate new security agreements, donor coordination initiatives such as the New Partnership Framework and a new National Development Plan led by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation. In addition to these federal level processes, all Federal Member States (FMS) were officially formed – Jubaland State of Somalia (JSS), South West State (SWS), Hirshabelle State, Galmudug and the Banadir Regional Administration (BRA). These state-building processes are key to the overall stability of Somalia and affect how stabilization actors interface with federal, regional and local government counterparts. In addition, district council formation processes will now be extended to the FMSs in order to formalize democratic representation. Security issues continue to complicate stabilization efforts. The “clear, hold, build” strategy that led to the recovery of key districts from Al-Shabaab, by the 22,500 African Union troops under the Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali National Army (SNA), has not changed significantly since the last major military offensive (Operation Indian Ocean) in 2015. Though 60 percent of the major towns in southern Somalia are under AMISOM control, the rural areas and main supply routes surrounding these towns are still largely under Al-Shabaab’s administration. Smaller, more targeted military offensives in Lower Shabelle and the Juba River Valley have not had sustained “clear, hold, build” effects, and, in some cases, have resulted in security setbacks in places such as in Barire, Lower Shabelle. Ongoing insecurity in Mogadishu remains a concern due to regular asymmetric attacks on government targets, the Mogadishu International Airport (MIA) complex and, increasingly, civilian- as evidenced in the October 14 bomb attack, which claimed the lives of over 350 people in the Central Business District. Further complicating matters, insecurity in Puntland also increased due to incursions against government targets from Al-Shabaab and militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS). This year also marked the 10th year anniversary of AMISOM troops in Somalia. In 2018, AMISOM troops are expected to draw down, with an eye towards the gradual handover over of forward operating bases and security responsibilities to SNA forces.
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