SABI QUARTERLY REPORT 1St April – 30Th June 2018
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SABI QUARTERLY REPORT 1st April – 30th June 2018 Submitted by Christian Aid July 2018 SABI Quarterly Report: 1st January – 30th March 2018 Acronyms CHW Community Health Worker COM-B Capability, Opportunity, Motivation – Behaviour model CPS Citizens’ Perception Survey DC District Council DFID Department for International Development FMC Facility Management Committee GESI Gender Equity and Social Inclusion GoSL Government of Sierra Leone IP Christian Aid Implementing Partner MDA Ministry, Departments and Agencies MEL Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning MEST Ministry for Science, Education and Technology MLGRD Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development MoHS Ministry of Health and Sanitation MoF Misuse of Funds MoU Memorandum of Understanding MSWGCA Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs NaCSA National Commission for Social Action NCPD National Commission for Persons with Disability PC Paramount Chief PHU Peripheral Health Unit PWD Persons with Disability RADA Rehabilitation and Development Agency RD Restless Development SDD Social Development Direct SDO Senior District Officer VfM Value for Money WDC Ward Development Committee YAV Youth Accountability Volunteer YDC Youth Community Data Collector 1 SABI Quarterly Report: 1st January – 30th March 2018 Contents 1 Executive summary .................................................................................................................... 3 2 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 4 3 Progress towards Programme Outcome ..................................................................................... 4 Outcome indicator 1: Citizens’ increased awareness of rights and entitlements ................. 4 Outcome indicator 2: Citizens’ increased use of services .................................................... 5 Outcome indicator 3: Accountable relationships between citizens, governance structures and service providers ..................................................................................................................... 6 4 Status against each output ......................................................................................................... 7 Output A: Strengthened and coordinated community feedback mechanisms to demand better services ............................................................................................................................... 7 Indicator A1: Number of community-service provider platforms effectively engaging on priority needs ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Indicator A2: Number and quality of action plans developed by communities in response to evidence collected and distributed through Output D ................................................................ 10 Indicator A3: Of all individuals taking ownership and engaging, % are women, youth and PWDs .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Output B: Citizens and duty bearers innovate to resolve service delivery challenges locally 13 Indicator B1: Innovation grant process established and well-maintained................................... 13 Indicator B2: Innovation grant projects which deliver results which link up and strengthen Output A work ............................................................................................................................ 13 4.3 Output C: Improved understanding of what works through conduct and dissemination of research and assessments ........................................................................................................... 13 Indicator C1: Number and type of M&E mechanisms and processes that enhance the delivery of SABI. ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Indicator C2: Lessons identified, evidence shared and effectively communicated by SABI ......... 14 Output D: Improved data on service delivery outcomes and recovery plan progress ........ 15 Indicator D1: Effective citizen-driven service delivery data collection system operational ......... 15 Indicator D2: Evidence generated through the citizen-perception of service delivery data collection system is used to inform SABI programme strategy, and delivery of other SABI outputs ....................................................................................................................................... 16 5 Programme management and coordination ............................................................................. 18 Management of SABI Programme Team ........................................................................... 18 GESI ................................................................................................................................. 18 National-level partner ...................................................................................................... 19 District Project Oversight Committees .............................................................................. 19 Programme Communications ........................................................................................... 19 2 SABI Quarterly Report: 1st January – 30th March 2018 6 Sustainability ........................................................................................................................... 20 7 Risks ........................................................................................................................................ 21 8 Challenges, opportunities and learning .................................................................................... 21 Challenges........................................................................................................................ 21 Opportunities ................................................................................................................... 21 Learning ........................................................................................................................... 21 9 Finance .................................................................................................................................... 22 Forecasting and budgeting ............................................................................................... 22 Main deliverables of staff who have charged time to SABI ................................................ 22 Financial monitoring of partners ...................................................................................... 23 10 Value for Money ...................................................................................................................... 24 Economy .......................................................................................................................... 24 Efficiency ......................................................................................................................... 24 Effectiveness .................................................................................................................... 24 Equity............................................................................................................................... 24 11 Next steps ................................................................................................................................ 24 1 Executive summary This report provides a summary of the work undertaken by the SABI programme during the period 1st April to 30th June 2018, and an assessment of progress against the logframe. The logframe has been reviewed based on the annual review, theory of change workshop and learnings from implementation. The updated version raises the ambition of the SABI programme and better captures the breadth of both demand and supply-side work being undertaken. The period April to June covers the immediate post-election period, which brought its own uncertainties related to reassignment or loss of position of key stakeholders such as council staff and councillors as well as the wait for the new government to unveil its policies. Inevitable disruptions and delays have occurred as new relationships have to be built whilst waiting for new staff of councils and MDAs, elected officials like councillors, mayors and district chairpersons to get acclimatised in their new positions and government policy to take shape. The electoral boundary mapping and the de-amalgamation of districts and chiefdoms resulted in SABI expanding into new communities, wards and chiefdoms and the 2 new districts. SABI is now operational in 610 communities, 107 wards, 55 chiefdoms in 14 districts, and 4 areas in the 2 Western Area districts totalling 16 districts; increased from 606 communities, 80 wards, 40 chiefdoms and 14 districts. This period has seen the launching of the grants call under Output B. It generated significant interest across the country, and by the deadline for submission, 79 applications from 14 of the 16 districts had been received equating to nearly 16 billion Leone (circa £1.5m) worth of projects. 18 applications were submitted to the Grant Selection Committee for consideration. More information on the outcomes of this process will be provided in the next quarterly report. 3 SABI Quarterly Report: