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Coordinating Office Democratic Republic of the Congo
Emergency Relief & Rehabilitation for War Victims AFDC-22 Appeal Target: US$3,948,155
Geneva, 5 March 2002
Dear Colleagues,
Despite the Lusaka Agreement signed in July 1999, the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues. The eastern part of the country is still controlled by the rebel groups supported by Rwanda and Uganda, while the other half under the Kinshasa government of Kabila is being supported by Zimbabwe and Angola. However, since Joseph Kabila took power in January 2001, the international community has observed some progress and openness in DRC’s diplomatic efforts. Some warring parties also have shown willingness to withdraw in line with the Lusaka agreement. The security situation in the eastern half of the country however still remains very volatile as the warring factions, ethnic groups and other non-state actors continue to clash. South and North Kivu, and Kisangani regions have been among the worst affected. The damages to infrastructure are vast, poverty has reached very high proportions, civil servants are not being paid, small commercial activities have been halted while hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced. Accurate statistics of people needing humanitarian aid are difficult to obtain due to the insecurity prevailing in some of the places where the displaced are living. However, the UN estimates the number of internally displaced people at about 2 million and approximately 16 million people considered to be vulnerable.
Several ACT members have been providing assistance to the war affected people in the eastern part of the country but their programs have mainly been hampered by poor funding of the appeals. In this appeal ACT members, Christian Aid (CA), Church of Christ in Congo (ECC) have proposals to provide humanitarian assistance in South Kivu and Maniema, while the Bureau Oecumenique d’Appui Development (BOAD), in North Kivu, and the Lutheran World Federation / World Service (LWF/WS) and ECC in Kisangani. The sectors of response will include; food security, health care and nutrition, shelter, non-food items, capacity building for local partners, and peace and reconciliation.
It must be mentioned however that the ACT Co-ordinating Office is concerned about the high budgets of some of the proposals in the appeal given that previous appeals have not been well funded. This, in spite of the accurate and real humanitarian needs stated in the proposals and the implementing member’s capacity to implement the planned programs. The implementing members in the appeal have been advised to prioritise their activities and revise the budgets downwards. ACT CO has indicated flexibility in revising the appeal once the prioritisation and review of budgets has been done by the implementing members.
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ACT CO has also included a budget line for an external evaluation of this appeal planned for around mid-year. This evaluation is considered essential because of the serious humanitarian situation in the DR Congo which has been described by the UN to be among the worst in the world. The evaluation will also address the ACT response to the Goma Volcano that took place in mid-January 2002.
Project Completion Date: CAID - 31 December 2002 LWF/WS-ECC - 31 December 2002 BOAD - 31 December 2002 ECC - 20 June 2002
Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested
ACT LWF/DWS CAID BOAD ECC Total Evaluation S Kivu Target US$ Total Appeal Targets 50,000 1,835,745 1,303,530 514,710 244,170 3,948,155 Less: Pledges/Contr. Recd 0 0 0 0 0 0 Balance Requested from 50,000 1,835,745 1,303,530 514,710 244,170 3,948,155 ACT Network
Please kindly send your contributions to the following ACT bank account:
Account Number – 240-432629.60A (USD) Account Name: ACT - Action by Churches Together UBS SA PO Box 2600 1211 Geneva 2 SWITZERLAND
Please also inform the Finance Officer Jessie Kgoroeadira (direct tel. +4122/791.60.38, e-mail address [email protected]) of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers, now that the Pledge Form is no longer attached to the Appeal.
We would appreciate being informed of any intent to submit applications for EU, USAID and/or other back donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation.
For further information please contact: ACT Director, Thor-Arne Prois (phone +41 22 791 6033 or mobile phone + 41 79 203 6055) or ACT Appeals Officer, John Nduna (phone +41 22 791 6040 or mobile phone +41 79 433 0592)
ACT Web Site address: http://www.act-intl.org
Ms. Geneviève Jacques Thor-Arne Prois Robert Granke Director Director, ACT Director WCC/Cluster on Relations LWF/World Service
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DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION
The eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), currently under the control of rebel factions supported by Rwanda and Uganda, has been at war with government forces based in Kinshasa since August 1998. Government forces continue to be supported by military assistance from Zimbabwe, Angola and Namibia. The country is divided roughly in half with a front line that runs from the Northwest to the Southeast part of the country. All sides agreed to a cease-fire by signing the Lusaka Peace Agreement in July 1999, but the agreement has been violated countless times since. Populations on all sides are still awaiting full implementation of that agreement so that people and goods will be able to circulate freely. Many families are still separated by this front line.
The situation in the DRC has been described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. It is estimated that over 300,000 people have fled into neighbouring countries, more than 2 million are Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and approximately 16 million (33%) of the remaining population in the DRC are vulnerable. According to a UN OCHA report, government spending on health and education has dropped to less than 1% of government expenditure, leaving nearly a third of the children malnourished with 10% severely so. Only 40% of the children are able to attend school and approximately 30 % of the population has access to primary health care. OCHA also states that the eastern area of the DRC remains an area of prime concern where a lack of humanitarian access is still a major obstacle to effective assistance from the international community. DRC is ranked 152nd on the UNDP Human Development index of 174 countries: a fall of 12 places since 1992 which is quite shocking given the country’s considerable wealth of natural resources of diamonds, minerals, and timber.
Since the assassination of the late President Kabila in January 2001 and the appointment of his son, Joseph, as president in April - there has been a dramatic shift in political developments with a more positive attitude towards the Lusaka Agreement and broader political dialogue. The government has also allowed the deployment of the UN Observation Force (MONUC), granted greater access to the humanitarian community, and adopted a series of bold economic measures. In spite of the above, many Congolese are hovering on the brink between life and death.
ORIENTAL PROVINCE – EMERGENCY RELIEF
I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER
♣ The Lutheran World Federation Department for World Service, Rwanda Programme (LWF/DWS-Rwanda) along with the Church of Christ in the Congo (ECC – l’Iglise du Christ au Congo), Oriental Province and its member churches.
II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION
LWF/DWS – Rwanda is a programme of LWF/DWS Geneva. In October 2000, because of easier access, responsibility for Oriental Province of DRC and North and South Kivu were passed over to LWF/DWS Rwanda with LWF/DWS-Kenya continuing responsibility for overall situation in the DRC.
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LWF/DWS has long operational experience in assisting people affected by emergencies, enabling them to pass through the stages of relief and rehabilitation. It has significant experience in all aspects of assisting people in need, regardless of race, gender, religious belief, nationality, ethnic origin, and political persuasion.
Description of ACT member-implementing partners The ECC is the co-ordination body of protestant churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ECC has 19 member churches in Oriental Province. ECC Oriental Province co-ordinates the humanitarian activities through its departments of Emergency Aid and Development. Through its member churches, it has implemented relief and rehabilitation activities in Oriental Province. ECC with its member churches has co-operated with LWF in the past in Kisangani in implementing the 1999 ACT appeal and currently in 2001 with AFDC 11. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between ECC of Oriental Province and LWF/DWS the beginning of 2001.
III. DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION (specific for Oriental Province)
Background Oriental Province is the largest province in DRC, with an area of over 503,282 sq. km. and a population of approximately 8 million. The province is situated in the Northeast most part of the country and is divided into 5 districts (Kisangani, Low Uele, High Uele, Ituri and Tshopo). Kisangani, located on the Congo River and the third largest city in DRC, is 400 km. from the Rwanda border to the east, and 1,000 km. from the capital, Kinshasa, to the Southwest.
The population of Kisangani district, including the city and its rural periphery, is estimated at between 600 and 700,000 including many displaced from other districts. The fighting in June 2000 in and around the city affected everyone. It caused 800 civilian deaths, much injury (physical and mental), and the displacement of 28,000. There was severe destruction and looting of property, including crops. Most infrastructures have been reduced to an even worse state than before.
The Congo River crosses three territories controlled by different sides of the conflict so river transport to Kisangani from Kinshasa and the Atlantic Ocean is practically impossible. In July two boats left Kinshasa headed to Kisangani: one UN boat reached Kisangani containing fuel for MONUC (UN Observation Forces) while the other containing humanitarian cargo was diverted to the Ubangi River in the territory controlled by Congolese Liberation Movement (MLC).
The Oriental Province therefore remains landlocked and essential supplies other than food staples can only be transported by air, which results in a high price for basic products far above the purchasing power of the local population. The urban nature of Kisangani and its cash-based economy has made it particularly susceptible to the collapse of market activity. The shrinkage of economic activity, the disruption to production of food and access to markets, has resulted in a crisis of malnutrition.
Economic decline and insecurity has also reduced the purchasing power of the population and thus their access to health services under the cost recovery system. Kisangani has been particularly hard-hit because of its urbanised population who has seen their livelihoods disappear with the severing of the river traffic. Despite the fact that there are adequately trained health staff, and sufficient medical supplies and drugs in some centres in town, the vast majority of the population has no effective access to health care because of the cost involved.
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The other districts in Oriental Province also suffered greatly as rebel movement passed back and forth across the rural areas. Incidences of death, injury, rape, destruction, and looting became commonplace. Due to insecurity in the past - combined with dreadful road conditions, humanitarian assistance to the population was not a possibility.
The population of the province continues to somehow cope but their most pressing problems continue to be lack of food, seeds, farm tools, livestock, health care, and education.
Current situation There has been at least 13 years of instability and socio-economic deterioration in the emergency area, which led to the earlier ACT appeals. The fighting in June 2000 between Ugandan and Rwandan troops left a wave of destruction that turned a chronic situation into an acute humanitarian crisis. In the last 18 months, there have been slow improvements in the security but the need for humanitarian assistance continues – not just in Kisangani district and surrounding areas, but also for the rural population in Tshopo and Low Uele districts where until recently, there was limited access.
Impact on Human Lives ECC and its member churches in Oriental Province were severely affected by “the war” in Kisangani in June 2000 and borne witness to the suffering of the population. The weeks of fighting, the number of people who were injured or killed, the destruction of buildings, and the number of displaced is ones worse nightmare.
During the past year, with the improved security brought about by the UN Observation Forces, it has been possible to start to address the priority issues of food security, nutrition, and health together with the ECC and its member churches. Although some improvement can now be seen through the achievements accomplished in the AFDC 11 Appeal, this is just the beginning. Continued emphasis is needed in the Kisangani area, but with the improved security, ECC and its member churches now feel that it is essential that the network of assistance expands to the surrounding districts of Tshopo and Lower Uele.
Due to the difficulties of logistics, poor condition of roads and distances from Kisangani to the districts of Tshopo and Lower Uele (distances vary from 128 to 315 km.), the intervention in this appeal will concentrate on the important sector of food security while using this as an opportunity to assess the over-all situation in High Uele and Ituri districts.
Description of damages Both of LWF’s assessment missions to Kisangani in 2000 observed the vast extent of the damage to homes, churches, and other buildings. The entire town suffered from shells and bullets. In DRC’s third largest city, few buildings escaped damage. There seemed to be no roof without bullet holes. In Tshopo and Lower Uele districts, many roofs were completely blown off, and walls destroyed. There was also severe looting by soldiers of livestock, crops, cash, furniture, wooden doors, and other property.
In follow-up missions in 2001, LWF/DWS was able to see improvements in terms of security. The humanitarian agencies are now able to locate themselves in Kisangani and implement programmes to assist the population. The destruction is still evident. Little has been done on the physical rehabilitation of damaged structures and homes due to the huge cost of building materials caused by high transport costs.
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Location of the Proposed Response The improved security in Oriental Province enables this project to expand its area of intervention to include beneficiaries in the districts of Tshopo and Low Uele with an approximate populations of 1,800,000 and 800,000 respectively. As the most critical need in the province continues to be food security, the distribution of seeds and tools will therefore take place in the districts of Kisangani, Tshopo, and Low Uele. This support will be in co-operation with ECC and its member churches. The ECC network of member church workers will identify the most vulnerable of families in the rural areas, distribute seeds and tools, and train the farmers in seed storage techniques and agro-forestry activities.
In Tshopo district the following rural areas will be identified for assistance:
♣ 500 small farms in Banalia (approximately 128 km. from Kisangani) ♣ 500 small farms in Bafwasende (approximately 261 km. from Kisangani) ♣ 500 small farms in Yangambi (approximately 100 km. from Kisangani) ♣ 500 small farms in Lubutu (approximately 250 km. from Kisangani)
♣ In Low Uele district, 2,000 small farms will be identified for assistance in and around the rural area of Buta, which is approximately 315 km from Kisangani. ♣ In the district of Kisangani, the proposed project will assist 5,000 small farms and include re- stocking of livestock for 1,600 families. ♣ Both the urban and rural areas of Kisangani will continue to receive assistance with the support of Nutrition and Health Centres. Through these centres, the problems of malnutrition and primary health care will be addressed. ♣ Four church supported schools in Kisangani district will also be rehabilitated.
Disaster and Emergency statistics Reliable statistics for the DRC are difficult, if not impossible to obtain. The conflict between the various rebel factions and government forces has led to appalling hunger, disease, and death and to countless abuses of human rights. More than two million people are internally displaced and living in precarious situations of which 50% are in the eastern part of the country. More than one million of the displaced have received no outside assistance. There are also estimates of more than two million deaths attributable to the war, many of them as a result of preventable diseases. The minimal remaining infrastructure in health and other sectors has been completely unable to cope with the situation.
Current security situation Two rebel factions continue to control the province but are no longer in Kisangani Town – and their restraining effect in the rural areas has also been reduced. The security situation has been improving within Kisangani City since the arrival of the UN Observation Forces and is also increasingly so in surrounding areas giving an opportunity to access populations in other districts.
Operations of international organisations are increasing with more agencies now opening programmes in Kisangani with both national and international staff present, another reflection of the increased security. The two airports continue to be active with increased numbers of commercial carriers with regular services to Goma, Kigali and Entebbe – plus UN flights to Kinshasa.
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IV. GOAL & OBJECTIVES
Goal ♣ To assist the people of the districts of Kisangani, Tshopo, and Low Uele located in Oriental Province regain basic self-sufficiency by returning to a productive, sustainable, and harmonious way of life and thus avoid the present danger of an increasing humanitarian crisis.
Through the exchange of expertise and services between LWF and member churches of ECC in the respective fields, a more specific but overlapping goal is to: ♣ Increased Co-ordination between ECC and it member churches to strengthen its services and effectiveness in: Food security Health care provision Nutrition services Rehabilitation Emergency preparedness
Objectives ♣ That home based agricultural will return to its pre-June 2000 level ♣ That a basis for local seed production will be re-establish and strengthened ♣ That the fertility of farms will be preserved/increased through agro-forestry activities ♣ That nutrition centres will be able to operate to their full capacity and thus reduce malnutrition levels ♣ That mothers will be provided with the training and inputs to meet the nutritional needs of their children at home ♣ That health centres will again be able to provide medical services in line with their capacity ♣ That 19 health and nutritional centres will have functioning water sources ♣ That HIV/AIDS awareness will be addressed together with other infectious diseases ♣ That schools physically rehabilitated be sustainably managed by communities ♣ That the ECC Secretariat in Kisangani will have a sustainable base from which to operate and thus become a more effective co-ordinator ♣ To support the churches in the DRC to be effective participants in the ongoing peace efforts particularly the inter-congolese dialogue through providing inputs and capacity. ♣ That the capacity of the ECC Secretariat will increase with the physical rehabilitation of its office together with inputs, operation costs, and capacity building and training in management and sustainability ♣ That in Co-ordination with relevant organisations, particularly the ECC and its member churches, other emergency gaps will be monitored, timely alerts provided, and capacity to respond strengthened
V. BENEFICIARY INFORMATION & TARGETED AREAS
Numbers of beneficiaries ♣ Approximately 120,000 direct beneficiaries. (This, however, may include some repetition of cases in the Health Centres)
Types of beneficiaries ♣ Displaced and vulnerable families, small farmers, patients, children facing nutritional problems,
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school children, and people living with AIDs.
Criteria for selection of beneficiaries ♣ The small farmers to be selected are those in the districts of Kisangani, Low Uele, and Tshopo with low levels of food security, and particularly if these families are also supporting displaced persons. ♣ Children to be included in supplementary feeding programme at Nutrition Centres are those suffering from malnutrition as per the nutritional screening test based on the height and weight of the child. ♣ Health Centres serve any member of the community who is ill. The project will operate a referral/linkage between different health centres with different capacities and between nutrition centres and health centres vice versa. ♣ Schools for rehabilitation (8) have been selected from different church supported schools with strong management committees in place that can support the running costs. ♣ Water sources for rehabilitation (11 springs and 8 hand-pumps/wells) must be located at Health Centres and Nutrition Centres that are being assisted by the programme. The centres must have a surrounding community who is willing to take on the joint ownership together with the centre and establish a Water User’s Committee.
Number of Beneficiaries according to proposed assistance Food Security: - 45,000 beneficiaries Nutrition Centres: - 4,000 children - 2,000 mothers of children attending Nutrition Centres. Health Centres: - 63,360 patients Schools: - 1920 students
VI. PROPOSED ASSISTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION
Description of assistance The proposed assistance focuses on essential areas that are not being filled by other agencies and for which ECC and its member churches have competence. Those are provision of: ♣ Agricultural seeds and tools for 9,000 households ♣ Seeds and gardening tools for women’s associations ♣ Agro-forestry activities for farmers ♣ Re-stocking of small livestock for 1,600 families ♣ Essential materials for 12 Health Centres with training to upgrade skills and improve future sustainability and management ♣ Food for 16 Nutrition Centres and training for staff and parents on improved and sustainable feeding methodology ♣ Seeds and gardening tools for 2,000 mothers of children attending the Nutrition Centres ♣ Mothers of children attending the Nutrition Centres will establish home gardens to improve the nutritional level of the family ♣ Rehabilitation of 8 Primary Schools ♣ Rehabilitation of 19 water sources at Nutrition/Health Centres ♣ Capacity building for ECC Secretariat and its member churches
The project implementation period will be for 12 months and will address the most urgent needs. This
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is also an opportunity for continued assessment in the remaining districts in Oriental Province (High Uele and Ituri) if and when security allows.
LWF/DWS, by establishing a base in Kisangani, is able to identify other possible source of funding for the humanitarian efforts of the churches. This is particularly possible from within the UN and EU structures, which ECC and its member churches are currently unable to access. LWF/DWS’s role in this project will also be to assist in strengthening the effectiveness of ECC and its member churches in humanitarian efforts.
In this project there will be an opportunity for LWF/DWS to work in an accompanying role with members of ECC so they can share new experience and expertise in the management and implementation of emergency projects.
Also within the project framework there will be opportunities to assess the capacity of the various member churches in the different fields of intervention including agriculture, health and nutrition. After which, and in consultation with ECC, a system will be put in place to allow for sharing expertise between church members during the project implementation and after its completion.
This process was started during the implementation of Appeal AFDC 11 with the establishment of two technical committees from ECC member churches in the sectors of agriculture and health/nutrition. The committees will be a part of an ongoing process of sharing, and training, and will play an important role in supporting implementation through identification, on going monitoring, and evaluation of projects in these sectors.
Member churches within ECC have made available to LWF or identified staff from their churches for the implementation of Appeal AFDC 11. These will continue to be seconded to work with this programme. This includes the Emergency Co-ordinator of EEC. The Emergency Co-ordinator will be based in the office of the ECC Secretariat and his particular role is to set up channels for regular sharing of information and briefing on the project progress. The LWF staff will be individuals who have experience in implementing similar appeals. The co-ordination between ECC and LWF will be between the ECC president and the LWF Humanitarian Co-ordinator.
Food security
♣ Agricultural Seeds and tools Provision of seeds and re-establishing levels of food security is the most urgent action required in this emergency. In the AFDC 11 Appeal, a total of 1500 vulnerable families in rural areas surrounding Kisangani were targeted, but this is still insufficient when dealing with an enormous impoverished population. Assessment visits in the neighbouring districts of Tshopo and Low Uele show that the need for such assistance is also great.
The principle type of seeds required includes soya and vigna beans, maize, rice, and groundnuts. The groundnuts and beans are especially important in meeting the protein requirements of children, as there are few livestock, and almost no milk in both the rural and urban areas of Oriental Province. For sowing and planting to be effective, there is also an urgent need for basic agricultural tools including hoes, machetes, and files.
The establishment of rural committees of workers from ECC member churches in Kisangani district during the implementation of the AFDC 11 Appeal proved to be an efficient network for the
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identification of vulnerable small farmers, the distribution of seeds and tools, and training the farmers in seed storage and agro-forestry activities. This network will also be responsible for the collection of an equal amount of seeds from each recipient for distribution to other farmers in the area.
It is proposed that 9,000 vulnerable small farmers (approximately 45,000 beneficiaries) be assisted with the input of seeds, tools, and training. In the rural areas of Kisangani district 5,000 families will be assisted and 2,000 families in both Tshopo and Low Uele districts. Each family will receive an assorted package of approximately 30 kg of seeds and tools. A total of 4,500 families will be assisted in the first planting season that starts in February with the harvest in May. The second distribution to the remaining 4,500 families will take place in time for the second planting season, which starts in August with the harvest in December.
Women’s Associations in Kisangani Town will continue to be assisted with seeds and gardening tools for market gardens to provide food for members, generate income for members, and provide vegetables for the urban markets.
An assortment of vegetable seeds and gardening tools will also be made available for gardens at Nutrition Centres, their staff, and to mothers of children when discharged from the feeding programme .
Agricultural inputs will also include 50 rice-processing machines for distribution in the rice growing area of Kisangani district. These are simple manual machines that will be donated to a community for the use of its members.
♣ Agro-forestry The 9,000 vulnerable small farmers identified above will also receive seeds/plants and training in agro-forestry activities, which will improve/preserve the fertility of their soil.
♣ Re-stocking The countryside has been progressively looted of livestock over the last 25 years. Firstly the soldiers of the late President Mabuto were told to live off the land and more recently, the various rebel groups took what ever they desired from the local population. Consequently, little or no livestock now exists in Oriental Province. It is proposed that 1,600 families in Kisangani district be re-stocked with various small livestock including goats, pigs, rabbits, chickens, and ducks. A basic kit of veterinary supplies will also be distributed to the same beneficiaries. The livestock will hopefully multiply and serve as a source of protein for the family in addition to improving their basic economy through sales of excess stock.
♣ Capacity Building and Training Rural committees of church workers from ECC member churches will be established in all areas of operation. In addition to identifying beneficiaries and participating in the distribution system, they will also be trained in capacity building and thus be able to train the beneficiary farmers. Areas of training in agricultural practices will include storage of seeds and agro-forestry techniques to preserve and improve the fertility of the soil. A trainer of trainers (TOT) programme will be established utilising various resource personnel including University staff members, LWF staff, and members of the ECC Agronomist Committee.
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Assistance to Nutrition Centres
♣ Management and operation The project will make purchases of food for supplementary feeding programme for 4,000 children in a total of 16 Nutrition Centres. Mothers will bring children identified as suffering from malnutrition to the centre where they will be fed on a daily basis for a period of approximately two months. The mothers will also receive food while their children are being fed.
The original 4 Nutrition Centres (Identified as A/B/C/D) from the AFDC 11 Appeal will continue to be assisted in the first 4-month period together with 4 other centres (Identified as E/F/F/H). In the second 4-month period, the old centres (A/B/C/D) will become self-sufficient and another 4 centres (Identified as I/J/K/L) will receive assistance. In the third 4-month period, E/F/G/H centres will become self-sufficient and 4 additional centres will be assisted (Identified as M/N/O/P).
♣ Establishment of gardens A garden will be established at each Nutrition Centre that will be cultivated by the mothers of children participating in the supplementary feeding programme. The products from the garden will then be utilised in the centre. This also gives the mother an opportunity to see the various types of local foods that are nutritious and how they can be utilised to prevent malnutrition.
Vegetable seeds and garden tools will also be distributed to the approximately 2,000 mothers upon the discharge of their children from the Nutrition Centre. This will enable them to establish home gardens with the aim to improve on the long-term nutritional level in the households. Food package will also be given to the mothers when their child is discharged to ensure that the seeds are planted rather than eaten. Monitoring and follow-up on these gardens will be co-ordinated with the agriculture section of the project.
♣ Utilisation of locally grown foods As in the previous project, great emphasis will be placed on using locally available foods with high nutritional values such as soya and maize flour rather than reliance on imported milk powder and nutritional biscuits. This should lead to a much more sustainable situation that is better connected to local nutritional practices. Both the staff of the Nutrition Centres and the mothers will receive training in this important aspect.
♣ Capacity building and training Capacity building and training will be included on various levels. The staff of the Nutrition Centres will receive comprehensive training in nutrition and the nutritional components of locally available food. They, in turn, will then be able to train the mothers of children participating in the supplementary feeding programmes in the types of food, which are best for their children so that they can hopefully avoid problems of malnutrition in the future.
The staff of the 16 Nutrition Centres will also be trained on the production of weaning foods organised in co-ordination with CEPAC (Community of Pentecostal Churches in Central Africa) medical staff in Bukavu who have implemented similar training programmes in their areas. The staff of the Nutrition Centres will then disseminate this training to their colleagues and the community.
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Support for the Health Centres and primary health care
♣ Medical inputs During the implementation of the previous programme, 12 Health Centres were identified for assistance and the staff trained in the principles of management of health centres. Eight of the identified centres received a kit of UNICEF medical supplies as per a MOU already signed with Inspection Medical in Kinshasa. It is hoped that a MOU can be made with UNICEF so that the remaining 4 centres will also receive medical kits. In December 2001, all 12 centres received medical supplies and equipment, which varied according to the capacity of the centre, which was determined by the Medical Co-ordinator.
Medical inputs including basic equipment, lab equipment and chemicals, and essential medicines will also be supplied as and when needed during the period of implementation. The centres will be assisted in line with its facilities and capacity. Patients are expected to make a minimal payment that will then be used for the maintenance of the Health Centre. A referral/linkage between the different Health Centres/Nutritional Centres with different capacities will be established.
An effort to standardise services among church run health facilities will continue during the project implementation and will assist in prioritising what inputs the various centres should receive and what training they require particularly in areas of the sustainable management of health facilities.
♣ Management training The Medical Co-ordinator together with assistance will provide continued training in management to the staff of the 12 Health Centres from the ECC Medical Committee. Included in this training will be financial management of the minimum charges paid by patients.
♣ AIDS awareness and sensitising Training of the staff of the 12 Medical Centres in AIDS awareness and sensitising will be a priority component. The LWF DRC staff will draw on the extensive experience from other LWF programmes for training materials and information. Training in health promotion activities will also include other infectious diseases.
♣ Capacity building and training The main thrust of the project will continue to strengthen the capacity in the different Health Centres. Training will be provided in areas to upgrade the skills and competence of health staff. Early accurate diagnosis and treatment has the vital additional value of preventing the spread of infectious disease within families and neighbourhoods. By planning to serve approximately 63,000 patients, the project will benefit many more that would become sick if this 63,000 were not treated. As already mentioned the referral procedures and linkages between the various health and nutrition facilities will also been strengthened during the project. Rehabilitation
♣ Schools (8) Eight primary schools operated by different member churches have been identified for rehabilitation. The main criteria for selection were that the school has a strong functioning Management Committee, which can raise funds to operate the schools. Rehabilitation will include the physical structure, school furniture, and teaching material. Bicycles will also be available for teachers.
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♣ Water sources (19) Existing water sources that can be used by the local communities will be rehabilitated at health and nutrition centres utilising community participation. The project will provide materials and artisans. A total of 11 springs and 8 hand-pumps/wells will be rehabilitated and protected.
♣ Capacity building and training Prior to the rehabilitation of the water sources, a Water Users Committee (WUC) will be trained. The WUC will then be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the water source to ensure sustainability.
Training will be provided to both the Management Committee and the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) to assure the maintenance and sustainability of the school.
Capacity building for the ECC Secretariat Rehabilitation will be undertaken of the office of the ECC Secretariat so that it is fully operational. The rehabilitation will include redecorating the interior and fencing. This will allow the office to operate in a more effective manner. Inputs to the office of the Secretariat will also be provided including a computer, printer plus accessories, and motorcycle.
There will also be support provided for two positions for a 12 months period only. They are firstly the ECC president who will be provided with an allowance to allow him to focus on re-establishing the effectiveness and operations of the ECC Secretariat. He will also co-ordinate closely with the LWF Office for the effective implementation of the appeal per the MOU. He will be responsible for keeping the member churches updated on developments related to the project, advise on policy concerns and assist with liaison with local authorities when necessary.
The second position will be that of ECC Emergency Aid officer who will continue the role of day-to- day liaison between the ECC secretariat and the LWF project. The officer’s activities co-ordinated by the ECC president will liase with LWF project Humanitarian Co-ordinator on the details of his work plan etc.
Capacity building and training in management and sustainability will also be provided. A small amount will be available to support the secretariat’s day-to-day operations particularly to support the churches involvement in peace initiatives that are ongoing particularly the inter-Congolese dialogue.
It is hoped that through the above interventions, the ECC Secretariat will be better able to renew and develop its networks within and outside of the DRC and build on its internal infrastructure to ensure its future sustainability.
Transition beyond the proposed twelve months phase As already indicated in section VI there is both the need and potential for medium-term work in Oriental Province. This would allow LWF/WS to assist ECC and the member churches to consolidate achievements made in recent times, along with those planned in the present proposal. As far as can be foreseen at this stage, emphasis would be on agriculture, followed by developing the capacity of communities to support their nutrition and health centres. Within the project period the requirements in terms of other emergency and rehabilitation needs will be assessed. It is hoped that this project succeeds in strengthening the co-ordination between ECC and its member churches - particularly in relation to more effective utilisation and sharing of skills and expertise between the member churches. The result should be a more effective mechanism within ECC particularly the Emergency Aid and
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development Offices to mobilise resources among its members to respond to ongoing emergencies and humanitarian needs.
Also as reflected earlier (Section VI), if the current level of stability continues the longer-term development needs may also be required to be addressed after this project.
VII. ADMNISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
Administration Overall implementation is co-ordinated and supervised by the Project Humanitarian Co-ordinator in close conjunction with the Finance and Administration Co-ordinator and various actors at field level most particularly the president of ECC in Oriental Province. The project team will include section heads responsible for Finance, Administration, Logistics, Rehabilitation, Agriculture, Health, and Nutrition.
Staff identified through ECC and seconded to the project will continue to work with LWF in implementing the programme. Day to day liaison between the project and LWF will continue to be carried out by the ECC Emergency Aid Officer who will be based in the ECC Secretariat.
The Project Humanitarian Co-ordinator is responsible to the LWF/DWS Director in Kigali and will regularly update and brief the Director on project progress. Co-ordination between LWF and ECC will continue to be undertaken via the ECC president who will act as an advisor to the project. The MOU established between ECC and LWF in 2001 will continue to guide this co-operation.
Finance Financial controls, direct expenditures, and coding are carried out together by both the Project Humanitarian Co-ordinator and the Finance and Administration Officer. The Finance Administration Officer will compile the reports as required indicating expenditure by budget line.
Funds will be administered through LWF/DWS in Kigali. The Finance and Administration Officer will therefore be required to divide time between the project area and the Kigali Office of LWF/DWS. The Finance Officer seconded to the project will be permanently based at the project in Kisangani and work under the supervision of the Finance and Administration Officer. The aim is that LWF/DWS will help ECC and its member churches to strengthen its capacity in the area of finance and administration of an emergency project.
All final decision in relation to policy matters regarding the project; lie with the LWF/DWS Director in Kigali.
Monitoring and Reporting Monitoring and reporting will be conducted as follows: ♣ Two ECC committees should be in place in the sectors of Agriculture and Health/Nutrition. The committees should consist of members of individual churches who have expertise in these areas. The committees should meet with LWF staff, monitor the activities in their sector, and advise accordingly. ♣ ACT-Geneva will be provided with the narrative, statistical, financial, audit reports specified in the ACT reporting guidelines ♣ Under the co-ordination of the Project Humanitarian Co-ordinator, LWF/DWS will provide
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monthly and quarterly progress reports on the project. These reports will be shared with the president of ECC and the LWF/DWS Director in Kigali and other partners involved in the project when required. ♣ The implementation of the project will necessitate a number of meetings to be organised at various levels including those with the ECC president, member churches, and beneficiaries. Minutes of these meeting will be kept particularly when involving any decisions. This information should be made available to any evaluation team of the ACT network.
VIII. IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE
1 January – 31 December 2002
IX. CO-ORDINATION
LWF/DWS Project will support the effective participation of ECC and its member churches in a monthly NGO co-ordination meeting in Kisangani and any other forum of NGO’s involved in the region. It will also strengthen co-ordination and aim at establishing better links between ECC and its member churches, UN, and other international agencies.
ECC on its part will continue to co-ordinate and strengthen the common efforts of its member churches in humanitarian endeavours, as well as its relations with other ACT partners in the region.
X. BUDGET
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ DIRECT ASSISTANCE Crisis Phase Assistance Food Security and Agricultural Tools Hoes Piece 9000 4.50 40,500 Machettes Piece 9000 4.50 40,500 Files Piece 9000 2.00 18,000 Wheelbarrow Piece 100 50.00 5,000 Shovel Piece 1000 5.00 5,000 Forked Hoes Piece 1000 5.00 5,000 Rake Piece 250 15.00 3,750 Watering-can Piece 250 20.00 5,000 Rice shell removing machine Piece 50 150.00 7,500 Seeds Cowpeas/Beans kg 47803 1.00 47,803 Soya kg 27456 1.50 41,184 Rice kg 58988 2.00 117,976 Maize kg 29494 1.50 44,241 Vigna kg 14454 0.70 10,118 Peanuts/Groundnuts kg 4178 5.00 20,890 Agro-Forestry seeds kg 9000 3.00 27,000 Garden seeds kg 1000 5.00 5,000
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ Vulnerable household restocking Pigs (3 per household) 400 families Piece 1200 20.00 24,000 Goats(3 per household) 400 families Piece 1200 15.00 18,000 Chickens(10 / household) 400 families Piece 4000 1.50 6,000 Ducks(5per household) 200 families Piece 1000 10.50 10,500 Rabbits (5 per household) 200 families Piece 1000 10.00 10,000 Veterinary product (3$/household) Household 1600 3.00 4,800 Capacitiy Building and Training Practical trainings food security,Agric. months 6 2,000.00 12,000 On farm training/monitoring months 12 1,000.00 12,000 Sub total 541,762
Nutrition Inputs Food for 8 Centres Month 12 8,000.00 96,000 Firewood and Fuel for 8 Centres Month 12 800.00 9,600 Beans (family rations 2000 mothers) kg 10000 1.20 12,000 Rice (family rations 2000 mothers) kg 4000 2.50 10,000 Garden seeds( 2000 mothers) set 2000 10.00 20,000 Capacity Building and Training Monitoring & Trng Nutrition Centre Staff (3 per 8 centers) monthly 12 1,800.00 21,600 Practical Training on Nutrition Training 4 2,000.00 8,000 Equipment for nutrition centers Center 8 500.00 4,000 Sub total 181,200
Medical Inputs Lab equipment Health Centers Center 12 6,000.00 72,000 Small equip.&materials 12 centers Month 12 1,200.00 14,400 Essential medicines health centers Center 12 4,000.00 48,000 Capacity Building and training Mgnt, Monitoring & training Health Centers(3 per,12 centers) month 12 3,600.00 43,200 Practical training on Health Training 4 2,000.00 8,000 Aids prevention campaign/training Month 12 500.00 6,000 Sub total 191,600
Rehabilitation 8 Rehab Schools (materials & Artisians) School 8 10,000.00 80,000 School furniture (8 school) School 8 3,000.00 24,000 Teachers materials,inputs ,(8 Schools) School 8 1,200.00 9,600 Bicycles for teachers Piece 48 100.00 4,800 Borehole/Well Rehab (Materials+Artisians) units 8 4,400.00 35,200 Spring Rehab (materials+Artisians) Spring 11 3,410.00 37,510 Tools Lumpsum 2,000 Training Water mgmt + maintenance Source 19 500.00 9,500 Sub total 202,610
ECC Secreteriat Rehabilitation and Capacity Building Office rehabilitation Lumpsum 10,000 Office ops cost allowances & human ressource training Month 12 600.00 7,200
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ Computer and Accessories Set 1 2,600.00 2,600 Printer & Spare parts Set 1 2,600.00 2,600 Motorcycle Unit 1 3,000.00 3,000 Support to Inter-congolese peace progr Lumpsum 6,000 Sub total 31,400
Other Costs Emergency mgmt training ACT network lumpsum 18,000.00 18,000
Material Transport, Storage, Warehousing and Handling Airfreight to Kisangani Lumpsum 30,000 Transport Hire Kisangani (truck) Month 12 3,000.00 36,000 Ware house rental Month 12 300.00 3,600 Security Month 12 300.00 3,600 Handling/casuals Month 12 300.00 3,600 Stock maint/fumigation Month 12 200.00 2,400 Utilities Month 12 100.00 1,200 Sub total 80,400
TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE 1,246,972
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT Office Equipment Computer and Accessories Set 3 2,600.00 7,800 Scanner Unit 1 1,000.00 1,000 Printer Unit 2 1,000.00 2,000 Generator (2 units) Unit 2 6,000.00 12,000 Digital camera Unit 1 1,000.00 1,000 Stabiliser Unit 4 500.00 2,000 Safe box purchasing Set 1 2,000.00 2,000 VHF office base Set 1 1,200.00 1,200 VHF mobile (2 units) Set 2 700.00 1,400 Vehicles 4-wheel pick up Unit 1 40,000.00 40,000 Motorcycles (2 units) Unit 2 3,000.00 6,000 Bicycles Unit 20 100.00 2,000 Total Capital Equipment 78,400
PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS & SUPPORT
LWF/DWS Office - ECC Province Oriental Office Humanitarian Program Coordinator Month 12 6,000.00 72,000 Finance & Administration Coordinator Month 12 6,000.00 72,000 Consultants &assessments Month 6 6,000.00 36,000 Project Officer Month 12 600.00 7,200 Administrative and Logistics Officer Month 12 400.00 4,800 Medical Coordinator Month 12 400.00 4,800 Agriculture Coordinator Month 12 400.00 4,800 Nutrition Assistant Month 12 300.00 3,600 Rehabilitation Coordinator Month 12 400.00 4,800 Finance Officer Month 12 400.00 4,800 Support Staff (8 Persons) Month 12 800.00 9,600
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ ECC Advisors ECC Project Advisor Month 12 500.00 6,000 ECC Emergency Aid Officer Month 12 450.00 5,400 Travel Regional and National Travel Month 12 2,000.00 24,000 Per Diem Month 12 500.00 6,000 Office Operations Office Compound Rental Month 12 2,000.00 24,000 Office Utilities Month 12 600.00 7,200 Office Supplies Month 12 600.00 7,200 Vehicles Light Vehicles Operation (2 units) Month 12 2,000.00 24,000 Motorcycles Operation (8 units) Month 12 1,440.00 17,280 Lease of Motorcycles Month 12 200.00 2,400 Communications Satellite Phone &Email operations Month 12 1,000.00 12,000 Sub total 359,880
PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS & SUPPORT LWF KIgali Rep & Monitoring % Month 12 2,000.00 24,000 Finance and accounting % Month 12 1,600.00 19,200 Administration/Personnel Officer % Month 12 1,500.00 18,000 Logistic/Transport Officer Month 12 900.00 10,800 Travel Staff Travel (monitoring, co-ordination & follow up lumpsum 6,000.00 6,000 Office Operations Office Utilities/Supplies Month 12 600.00 7,200 Communications Email postage Telephone etc Month 12 500.00 6,000 Sub total 91,200
TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS & SUPPORT 451,080
TOTAL PROGRAMME EXPENDITURE 1,776,452
Bank charges 3% 53,294 Audit of ACT Appeals Funds 6,000 Sub total 59,294
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 1,835,745
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I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER
CHRISTIAN AID - South Kivu and Maniema (CA): The Christian Aid Field Office in Bukavu, Eastern DRC, was established in February 1996 to support long-term development projects initiated by its Church and NGO partners. Presently, CA works in partnership with 26 local organisations in the following sectors: food security, peace promotion and human rights, emergency relief, micro- credit, capacity building and HIV/AIDS.
Humanitarian relief activities commenced in 1997, with support to large seeds and tools projects in 1997/98 distribution of agricultural inputs, food and non-food items, to internally displaced people in 1999 and more recently, food and non food items to displaced, returnee and host families. These activities have covered both South-Kivu and Maniema Provinces. During the current war it was one of only two international agencies to maintain an expatriate presence. It is thus well placed to respond to the emergency needs caused by the war. It is one of two ACT members in South Kivu or Maniema.
II. IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS
South Kivu
♣ ASOP (Action Sociale et d Organisation Paysanne). A large local NGO consisting of a network of 156 mainly agricultural co-operatives throughout most of the Province. ASOP has been a partner of Christian Aid in South Kivu for more than 5 years. ♣ CBCA (Communauté Baptiste en Afrique Centrale: former CBK). The Baptist Church of South Kivu have been Christian's partner in 1985 by implementing medical projets. The partnership re- started in 1998 when the partner was involved in relief and agricultural projects. ♣ EAC (Eglise Anglicane au Congo). A branch of ECC working mainly in Uvira, Ruzizi Plain and Fizi in relief and agricultural programmes. ♣ PADECO (Promotion et Appui au Développement Communautaire). A local NGO supporting 23 rural development associations in agriculture and integrated development. ♣ PAE (Programme Anti-Exode). Working in rural development. ♣ BECA (Bureau d’Encadrement pour la Conservation de l’Environnement et l’Amélioration de l’Alimentation) works in training in livestock and agriculture of more than 15 grassroots communities based in Walungu, Kabare and Uvira territories. ♣ PIAD (Programme des Initiatives Agro-Pastorales de Développement) is based in Kaniola, Walungu territory and has a liaison office in Bukavu. PIAD covers an area surrounding Kahuzi National Park working in agricultural and integrated development. ♣ PLD (Pain pour les Déshérités). A local NGO with experience particularly in micro-credit and emergency distributions. A partner of Christian Aid in South Kivu for about 4 years. ♣ FECOPS (Société des Coopératives pour la Promotion Sociale). A local NGO supporting about 15 agricultural and artisanal cooperatives in South Kivu. SOCOPS has been a partner of Christian Aid in South Kivu for more than 6 years. ♣ VISION TEQOA: A local NGO working in agriculture and peace promotion. ♣ GASAP (Groupe d'Actions Socio-Agro-pastorales) : a local NGO working in conflict resolution in the Ruzizi Plain and the Hauts Plateaux, combined with agricultural and socio-economic activities.
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♣ CDI: (Centre de Developpement Intégre), working in the agro-pastoral domain and land-rights advocacy. A partner of Christian Aid since 1991
IMPORTANT NOTE: ECC (Eglise du Christ au Congo) is the umbrella organisation for the protestant churches in the DRC. As a member of ACT, they are submitting a separate appeal this year, and are therefore not included in the current Appeal. However, it is to be noted that both CBCA and EAC, members of ECC, have decided to be included within the Christian Aid appeal rather than within that of ECC.
The above partners are implementing ongoing long-term development programmes with Christian Aid support. In 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001, all most were involved in co-ordinated emergency distributions. Taken together, these distribution programmes have served around 15,532 families. The partners have been meeting regularly with Christian Aid’s Field Office staff since the outbreak of the current war, in order to co-ordinate emergency relief programmes. Other partners may be added on an ad hoc basis, as and when necessary, and if it becomes apparent that such an addition could serve a needy geographical area. Equally, it is possible that one or more of the above partners will not be included in the final plan, if their capacity or geographical focus does not correspond with the greatest needs at the time of implementation.
The humanitarian crisis in South Kivu remains chronic and complex, and it is important that partners maintain this flexibility. In spite of official moves towards peace, armed attacks by warring factions are still frequent, and it is difficult to predict, in a context where armies and armed groups are still vying for control, where instability will next occur. Thus some areas have new groups of displaced, while other areas see an influx of returnees.
Maniema
♣ EAC – Eglise Anglicane du Congo. The Anglican Church in Kindu is a member of ECC/Maniema. This partner was involved in the implementation of the emergency medical assistance programme of December 1998 - January 1999. EAC implemented a relief programme for displaced people in Kindu, funded by ACT Netherlands (formerly DIA) and monitored by Christian Aid (Sept 1999 – January 2000). ♣ CELPA - Communaute des Eglises Libres de Pentecote en Afrique: Like the Anglican Church, CELPA was involved in the medical assistance project of 1998-99, and is active in CA-funded agricultural programmes. ♣ EMU – Eglise Methodiste Unie - idem. ♣ UWAKI (Umoja wa Wanawake wakulima wa Kivu) : A Swahili name meaning Kivu Women’s Agricultural Union. This was a branch of the South Kivu-based UWAKI, funded by NOVIB. UWAKI/Maniema is a women’s organisation working in much of Maniema, but particularly strong in Kasongo and Kabambare. They have just finished distributing food and non-food items to displaced persons in their area. ♣ UMAMA (Umoja wa Mama wa Maendeleo) – Women’s Development Union. This organisation is based in Kindu and like UWAKI, advises women’s groups on food security. They work with a large network of women’s associations in Kailo, Kindu, Pangi and Kasongo. ♣ LOGYO (“Together”, in local dialect). Based in Kampene, a mining town about 150 kms from Kindu. Active in agriculture. ♣ GRAAPI (Groupe d’Appui a l’Auto-Promotion Integree): Experienced in vegetable cultivation, and implementing partner in a vegetable demonstration project funded in Kindu by
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CA in 1998. They have been involved in CA-funded agricultural activities since season A 2000/01
Kindu Maendeleo (Kindu Development) : Activities similar to GRAAPI.
♣ UPKA (Union Paysanne pour le Progrès) has a strong base within agricultural associations in Pangi, Kailo, Kasongo and Kabambare, some of the best agricultural lands of Maniema. The organisation was founded in 1992 and has an office in Kindu.
EAC, EMU, UWAKI, UMAMA, LOGYO, KM, GRAAPI and CELPA were involved in the last seeds transport and storage project. Most of CA’s nine Maniema partners contributed actively in the project to assist Kindu’s displaced (September 99-January 2000). This has strengthened the partnership ties with Christian Aid, who provided monitoring and training.
The province of Maniema is one of the most isolated in the county. Its 132 square kilometres contain agriculturally rich land and formerly supplied Katanga and Kivu provinces with food. However, due to the extreme degradation of the provincial road and railway networks due to neglect, particularly since the outbreak of two wars, the province has experienced an economic decline, and suffers from a severe lack of information and technological expertise. Situated in a densely forested equatorial region, the only access currently to Kindu, the capital of Maniema, is by air. This makes the provision of project inputs relatively expensive. As in South Kivu, the NGOs and Churches have played a key role in maintaining the links with the outside world, and providing social and technical services to the population.
Christian Aid began its activities in Maniema in 1997, with an agricultural project based on seeds and tools distributions, following a request from local churches and NGOs, and a needs assessment by ACT. The 1998 war caused a temporary suspension of these activities as many key partners and Christian Aid staff involved in the project were obliged to flee the province. At the end of 1998 following an emergency needs assessment, CA funded a three-month medical programme for health centres run by some of the partners, to assist with the most urgent medical needs. CA also funded a seeds storage and distribution project, to enable the re-distribution of large quantities of harvested seeds resulting from the pre-war activities. This project provided the impetus for new agricultural activities after the war. In September 1999, a Christian Aid sub-office was created, and a Project Assistant recruited to provide a close link with the partners in this isolated province. Through the activities of the 2001 ACT Appeal, we have been able to provide seeds and tools to 7500 families, and funded seeds transport and storage of seeds from earlier harvests, to enable the project to be carried to new beneficiaries, and encourage the development of sustainable livelihoods in those parts of Maniema where we have partners. Until 2000, Maniema was the eastern province that has been least affected by violence and displacement, which has meant that partners have been able to work with relative ease and have access to communities in its furthest reaches. For the past year, however, sporadic fighting between the RCD/Rwandan Army and resisting Mai-Mai have made some parts of Maniema unstable. In spite of this, partner organisations have managed to retain links to their respective grass-roots communities.
III. DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION
South Kivu - the context This eastern DRC province shares borders with Rwanda and Burundi. It has a predominantly rural
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population of about 3,500,000 with about 500,000 people living in the capital, Bukavu (although, with the recent displacement due to insecurity in the countryside, the population of Bukavu has now increased substantially and it is difficult to have an accurate idea of its size). The population density is South Kivu is very high, especially in the north-eastern part which is characterised by a mountainous topography subject to erosion. Agriculture is the mainstay of the South Kivu economy and over time, inappropriate methods of cultivation have led to erosion and deforestation, the latter exacerbated by the Rwandan refugee crisis of 1994-5. The southernmost part of the province is more fertile. Like the rest of the country, the degradation of socio- economic infrastructure has hampered development efforts. Although the road network is in a poor state of repair, good communications links (by road, air and lake transport) exist with the neighbouring countries of Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and North Kivu province, providing opportunities for import and export via the ports of Dar-es-Salaam, Kigoma and Mombasa.
Population displacement has been a feature of South Kivu since the outbreak of the first war, in August 1996. The arrival of massive numbers of refugees from Rwanda, in 1994, was a key factor in the destabilisation of the province. The presence of a large number of armed military amongst these refugees, and the fact that their movements were not able to be controlled, are one of the causes of the current war, leading to the Rwandan Army engaging in the pursuit of anti- government rebels based in Congo. The arrival of the refugees and the two ensuing “wars of liberation” have been accompanied by wide-scale damage to the natural environment and to the socio-economic infrastructure of the province. The coming to power of the RCD (Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie) in the eastern provinces led to the resurgence of the Mai-Mai resistance movement, which in some areas collaborated with ex-FAR/Interahamwe to fight RCD soldiers; however, some of the members of this disparate movement have been involved in pillaging village communities, again in alliance with the Interahamwe in some areas, leading to the present cycle of displacement/return/displacement now so frequently observed. This has been accompanied by an accelerated pauperisation of an already vulnerable population, both in the villages and in the towns.
In 2000, the humanitarian aid agencies working in South Kivu drew up a strategic plan by sector of intervention. Within the specialised commissions, it emerged that there are about 350,000 displaced people in South Kivu, of whom 11,000 are chronically malnourished. About 10% of the needs are covered because of inaccessibility, insecurity or insufficient funding. Displacement has also had a negative impact on school attendance and agricultural productivity and the effects of this are felt both in the rural and in the urban areas: malnutrition affected about 34% of households in 2000, more especially in zones of instability such as Shabunda, Mwenga, Fizi and Bunyakiri.
The Field Office has done an internal evaluation of relief work in the two provinces. While it is true that conflict continues in some areas, and that peace is not effective in the Eastern DRC, partner organisations have been involved in rehabilitation and even development activities ever since the end of the war. In addition, Mobutu’s legacy of years of poor governance have left the country’s social and physical infrastructure in a state of almost-complete dilapidation, and under the present regime, improvements are likely to come about slowly if at all. If rehabilitation efforts are not begun in earnest, we fear that further degradation will ensue in the living standards and well-being of the population. NGOs and the churches have been the key providers of social services and technical expertise and as such, require greater external support to consolidate their efforts. The present CA appeal is therefore laying a stronger emphasis than in the past, on some aspects of agricultural rehabilitation.
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As mentioned above, funding for humanitarian agencies working in South Kivu has been insufficient, even taking into account only the accessible parts of the province.
Needs Within the framework of Christian Aid’s programmes in South Kivu, the most urgent needs of the population are:
♣ Seeds and Tools In all project areas, although this will depend on specific and detailed investigations as to where seeds and tools are still required, and of what type. Short-cycle vegetable seeds will be supplied wherever possible and appropriate. As compared to our last ACT Appeal, seed requirements are slightly higher while the need for tools will drop. 5000 recipients will be carefully targeted, and only the most vulnerable and needy will receive both types of inputs. Seed protection rations are also necessary in some areas to ensure that seeds are not eaten or sold rather than being sown.
♣ Small animals: In the course of a recent meeting with partners, we discussed past agricultural projects and their impact. The overall impact has been low, partly because some of the seeds and tools programmes are carried out in areas with low fertility, high population density and subject to erosion. These parts of South Kivu are characterised by chronic malnutrition even in times of peace – Kaziba, Ngweshe, Kabare, Luhwindja, Burhinyi and Nindja. In addition, many households have lost household animals in the course of the war, and low incomes make meat very expensive to purchase. The inclusion of small animals (guinea-pigs, rabbits, pigs) into the project would provide rural households with a reliable supply of protein. These species of animal reproduce rapidly and their presence will help to fertilise the soil. Most CA partners working in food security are familiar with fertilisation and composting techniques, and already apply the method of rotating animal credits in their programmes (ASOP, CDI, FECOPS, PADECO, BECA, PAE and VISION TEQUOA).
Beneficiaries will be chosen according to the following criteria: - having access to land; having prior knowledge of soil composting and fertilisation techniques; accustomed to keeping animals; accepting to be monitored and guided by the staff of partner NGOs; having a stable for animals; being open to the adoption of new techniques; being a permanent resident of a project site; understanding the principles of a rotating credit system, and being willing to give back animals received. In all, 700 families are expected to benefit from this sub-project.
The skills of NGO staff will be updated to ensure that they are abreast of small-scale farming techniques , fertilisation, composting, choice of breeding animals, agro-forestry techniques and soil conservation methods. In the course of the project, an emphasis will be placed on exchanges amongst the various organisations involved. The reimbursement of animals will permit a widening of the circle of project beneficiaries; a central veterinary pharmacy will be put in place, and will be run by a management committee.
♣ Food and Non-food items: Food and non-food distributions will be carried out in areas most affected by fighting and displacement; this is defined as prolonged, repeated or recent. Returnees will also receive assistance. 5000 families will be targeted in this sub-project.
♣ Security Security is difficult to predict and there are risks involved in carrying out humanitarian work. Most
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areas in which partners work are now accessible, though security is a constant concern in Uvira and the Ruzizi Plain, and the situation is still very risky in Shabunda, Fizi, Mwenga, and Bunyakiri. Pillage and skirmishes have become frequent in parts of Walungu, with large groups of Mai-Mai reportedly manifesting their presence there in the wake of the Rwandan pull-back. The partner organisations have acquired considerable experience in doing humanitarian work under difficult circumstances, and this is backed up by intimate local knowledge. Security conditions are checked on a daily basis and assurances will be requested from the local authorities that humanitarian work will not be obstructed. The Christian Aid partner network has developed a significant degree of flexibility, and distribution points can be shifted at short notice.
Maniema Maniema Province has about 1,500,000 inhabitants surviving essentially from subsistence agriculture, hunting and small-scale fishing. Most of the province is covered in dense forest while the southern part, which borders on Katanga, is savanna. The province is well-irrigated, and the capital Kindu is situated on the left and right banks of the River Congo. Maniema producing rice, maize, groundnuts, manioc, plantain bananas and palm-oil, has a rich and productive soil and high rainfall. The province was formerly accessible by road and rail, as well as by boat from Kisangani and Kinshasa, and by air. Today, the only way to reach Maniema is by air, as the entire road and railway system has fallen into disuse and the River Congo linking the interior of the country to the capital, Kinshasa, not navigable for the past three years because of the war (though in June 2001, MONUC succeeded in negotiating a passage between Kinshasa and Kisangani, As mentioned above, the need to transport items by air makes them very expensive for the local population.
The 1998 war had a devastating impact on Maniema and its inhabitants, and in the course of fighting between RCD and Mai-Mai troops, thousands of civilians fled Kindu, and then left the villages as the war moved further south. Many villages were looted and then burned down by the warring factions, and numerous families had to take shelter in the forest, entailing the loss of animals, harvests, clothing, and homesteads. In the course of an assessment undertaken in 1998, CA staff and partners noted the lack of agricultural implements and the degeneration of seed varieties. Since then CA has been supplying improved rice, groundnut and maize varieties, vegetable seeds and appropriate tools. Also, for a short period in 99, medicines were provided to the more vulnerable amongst the displaced. Through advocacy and lobbying at a local level, the CA field office has managed to encourage other NGOs and UN agencies to contribute to the rehabilitation of the province. Thus OXFAM, OCHA, WHO, and FAO now also have offices in Kindu.
Since August 2000, the town of Kalima, 101 kms north of Kindu, has been affected by an influx of thousands of people fleeing confrontations in Shabunda and surrounding areas, a situation which has now been ongoing for about 2 years. Further south, a land-related conflict between the Babembe (Fizi, South Kivu) and Babuyu (Kabambare, Maniema) has led to the displacement of many hundreds of villagers, some of whom have moved to more stable areas in Kabambare Territory. Some of Christian Aid’s partners have been active in providing small quantities of seeds, tools, kitchen sets and clothing, though insecurity and difficult access make it difficult to reach some of the displaced.
♣ Security Fighting in Maniema was of relatively short duration in 1998 and on the whole, the province has for long been spared the long-drawn-out military confrontation that has characterized South Kivu. This is due in part to the absence of ethnic tensions on the same scale, and to the distance of
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Maniema from the conflicts in Congo’s neighbors Burundi and Rwanda. However, numerous cease-fire violations have been observed in recent months in Maniema, and we should be prepared for a continuation of the humanitarian crisis there. Repeated Mai-Mai attacks have been made on places along the Punia-Kindu road; in September 2001, a Mai-Mai attack on the garrison in Kindu created panic amongst NGO staff and the population, though the situation reverted to normal within a week. The forthcoming deployment of MONUC observers in Kindu is expected to help stabilize the area. As in South Kivu, excellent relations with the provincial authorities facilitate our work, and that of the partners.
The most urgent needs in Maniema are currently the following:
♣ Non-food items in areas where the needs are expressed.
♣ Seeds and tools Tools will be provided in all project areas, while seeds will be distributed where required; short- cycle vegetable seeds will be supplied wherever possible and appropriate e.g. in Kindu town.
♣ Fish breeding As previously mentioned, the war in Eastern DRC has had a very negative impact on the capacity of the population to have a diet sufficiently rich in animal proteins. Belligerents on both sides of the conflict (RCD and Mai-Mai) have not hesitated to loot animal stocks. Wild animals have become very scarce, while the level of production of chickens and ducks is insufficient and does not adequately cover the protein requirements of the rural population. In the course of a meeting held between CA staff and partner organizations in Maniema, it was suggested that the introduction of fish breeding would go a long way towards improving this situation. A project submitted by UPKA, one of CA’s partners in Maniema, proposes to give training to families in Pangi, Kailo, Kasongo and Kabambare (where UPKA have their activities). The project would supply the fish fry, and provide technical training to staff of UPKA, and project beneficiaries. This would involve fishpond management, the provision of fish farming materials and quality fry, exchanges amongst other organizations with similar activities. A feasibility study has been done on the importation of fry from neighboring countries by air. This project would go some way towards the economic rehabilitation of the province, and to improving the nutritional content of people’s food. An added advantage is that fish cannot be looted, as has been the case with farm animals.
♣ Seed storage and transport The Maniema partners are now well-versed in transporting their seeds to secure points ready for the next harvest. An amount for these costs is included in the overall budget.
♣ Local bridges rehabilitation One of the obstacles to carrying out emergency and rehabilitation activities in Maniema, has been expressed by the partners as the lack of good bridges to reach some areas. Maniema being in an equatorial region, has an extensive network of rivers; however, many bridges are in a state of decay or non-existent. This means : that some villagers are unable to bring their products to market easily, with the result that food often rots after harvesting; that transport costs on such roads are very high because of the difficulty of direct access; and that humanitarian assistance does not reach a large proportion of the needy.
The rehabilitation of bridges would not require large sums of money, as local techniques and
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materials would be utilised; the project would ensure that partner organisations and village populations receive training in bridge maintenance. Finally, the rehabilitation of bridges it would provide a further impetus to the other activities carried out by our partners in Maniema.
IV. GOALS & OBJECTIVES
South Kivu and Maniema Goals: To cater for the most immediate food and non-food needs of the displaced and their host families; to improve agricultural and animal production in the medium-term through distributions, seeds, tools and animals.
Objectives - South Kivu
♣ To evaluate the evolving needs of the displaced with returnees and host families a view to: - meeting their most urgent needs; and - assisting their return where necessary and appropriate. ♣ To distribute seeds and tools where needed to returning displaced and host families, in time for the planting season in February 2002; ♣ To ensure that these seeds are not sold or eaten by providing a seed protection ration of food. ♣ To provide quality animal stock ♣ To develop the capacity of partner local NGOs and churches to respond in emergency situations, with particular emphasis on: - procurement; - logistics, especially transport and distribution; - accounting and financial management; - reporting; - collaborative action. - Training in livestock rearing and agricultural techniques.
Objectives - Maniema ♣ To distribute non-food items to the most vulnerable displaced and host families where required. ♣ To distribute seeds and tools as rotating credits, to vulnerable displaced, host families and returnees in order to encourage the stabilisation of the population, and increase agricultural production. ♣ To protect harvests through a seeds storage and transport programme. ♣ To reinforce food security through the introduction of family fish farming. ♣ To rebuild key rural bridges in isolated areas, for improved access by the humanitarian agencies, and for the circulation of agricultural produce. ♣ To develop the capacity of partner local NGOs and churches to respond in emergency situations, with particular emphasis on: - procurement; - logistics, especially transport and distribution; - accounting and financial management; - reporting; - collaborative action, social mobilisation, fish farming and agricultural techniques.
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V. BENEFICIARIES
South Kivu - Christian Aid The targeting of beneficiaries will be carried out by local partners, according to a carefully agreed set of criteria. The targeting, as with all aspects of the project, will be subject to random field monitoring by Christian Aid Field Office staff. The precise list of beneficiaries will be confirmed once funds are available and the project is ready to begin: this is because, in a fluid situation, needs and locations of displaced change over time, and the project will need to accurately address the needs of the moment.
A draft set of criteria already exists, however, as follows:
♣ Families of at least 5 people. While the average family size is 7, there will be smaller, vulnerable families. Thus, partners have stressed that smaller families will not be disadvantaged as they will be grouped together to form a unit of more than 5 persons in order to qualify for one family ration. ♣ Having an interest and some experience in animal rearing techniques; knowledge of composting. ♣ Returnee families ♣ Host families ♣ Displaced families who cannot return to their land due to continuing insecurity in the home area. ♣ Families which have no current source of income.
Targeting of the most vulnerable families As the numbers qualifying for need will inevitably exceed the level of funds made available, it will be necessary to target those families deemed to be most vulnerable. In this case, beneficiaries will be identified by village committees using the criteria agreed by the project steering committee, in order to ensure that the most vulnerable are reached. These include widows, child-headed households, single-parent families, the sick and elderly, and those who have lost most assets during the conflict.
Therefore, the plan is to calculate the number of families for whom the funds are sufficient, and allocate numbers of beneficiary families to each area in accordance with the total number of qualifying displaced in those areas. At our most recent estimate, it has been noted that there are roughly 65.916 displaced, 85.747 returnee and 29.653 host families identified in South Kivu. This Appeal proposes to assist 10.700 families in the framework of the different sub-projects, i.e. 5000 families qualifying for direct humanitarian assistance, 5000 families for seeds and tools, and 700 families for agro-pastoral rehabilitation.
In all cases, partners will consult local traditional chiefs and administrative authorities to explain and confirm plans before proceeding to identification and registration of beneficiaries. They will then hold information meetings with the local communities to explain clearly what is envisaged and to consult local opinion. Only then will registration begin. Lists will be compiled and will be strictly limited to the numbers agreed between Christian Aid and its partners. (The danger of unlimited registration, leading to an insignificant ration per beneficiary and high distribution costs, must be avoided.)
For seeds and tools distributions, beneficiary targeting will follow the same principles but with new criteria identified by the Steering Committee in the light of the circumstances prevailing at the time. In this activity, we will be collaborating with ECC in order to avoid duplication. At the point of distribution, beneficiaries will sign (or thumbprint) against their name to acknowledge reception of
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their goods.
Maniema Christian Aid will follow the same general procedures as in the South Kivu programme (see above). Thus, beneficiaries will be identified in co-ordination with the local partners. The number of needy families to be assisted by the programme is about 10,000. As in 2000 and early 2001, the project will continue to provide good quality tools, rather than large amounts of seeds. A small quantity of seed will be provided, to reinforce that supplied under previous projects.
VI. PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION
Emergency assistance: The evolving needs of the main target population, the displaced, returnees and host families, will be continually monitored.
Transition from emergency to rehabilitation: Christian Aid is present in South Kivu with the primary aim of funding local initiatives for long-term development, while the emphasis of the Maniema programme is agricultural rehabilitation. Most of its local partners are engaged in this as their main activity. Because of the current emergency, both Christian Aid and its local partners are focusing on a relevant and timely response to the short-term emergency needs, designed in such a way as to promote a return to normality and longer-term development as soon as is feasible. It is for this reason that small animal rearing has been included in this proposal, with the aim of promoting improved diets, and possibly also generating family income.
South Kivu The following sequence of action is envisaged for the programme;
Preparation Phase ♣ Continual updating of information on beneficiary numbers, locations and needs; ♣ Development and completion of detailed implementation plans, procurement, partners ♣ meeting; ♣ Agreement of funding from donor(s).
Implementation Phase ♣ Agreement of local implementation plans with local chiefs and administrative authorities ♣ Sensitisation of local population in target areas; ♣ Registration of beneficiaries; ♣ Contacts with suppliers ♣ Procurement of goods; ♣ Transport of goods ; ♣ Distribution of seeds and tools to 5000 returnees and host families (approx 35000 people) along with a seeds protection ration (if funds permit) based approximately on the WFP and SPHERE guidelines of 2100 calories per person per day. ♣ Distribution of animals to 700 returnee and host families ♣ Distribution of food and non food items to 5000 displaced families
The quantities recommended by SPHERE are shown in the table below.
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Input Quantity per family of 7 (2 week ration) Rice and/or maize flour 52.5 kg Beans 4.9 kg Vegetable Oil 21 litres Salt 2.1 kg
Evaluation Phase Monitoring of main beneficiary areas, checking on food stocks, movements (including returning home) of displaced, and other relevant factors; Financial and narrative reporting by all partners; Consolidation of reports into single financial and narrative report to ACT; Reflection on appropriate assistance for people returning to their homes (possibly for inclusion in a further ACT appeal, depending on the results achieved).
Personnel: each local partner organisation will be funded for 2 staff members to manage the project in their areas. In addition they will manage a budget for distribution personnel, and for labour for loading/unloading, monitoring and evaluation. Christian Aid Field Office staff will have a proportion of their time charged to the project (see Budget for details).
Transport: partner organisations will hire pick-ups and trucks, according to the distance, road quality and quantity of goods per distribution site, for the transport of goods from Bukavu to the distribution sites. Food protection rations require a huge logistical capacity and so this part of the project will depend upon funding and transport available. We will negotiate with WFP over the provision of provide food and logistics for this. Maniema - Christian Aid
The recent assessment mission identified the following main activities: ♣ A seeds and tools programme to reinforce the ongoing seeds project ♣ Seed storage and distribution programme making use of the seed to be reimbursed by the existing programme. ♣ Specific food (salt) and non-food items distribution to the most vulnerable families ♣ Support to family fish farming activities, in areas not affected by fighting and displacement.. ♣ The rehabilitation of key bridges using local woods, on the principal routes linking Kindu to other centres in the interior.
Preparation Phase ♣ Continual updating of information on beneficiary numbers, locations and needs; ♣ Development and completion of detailed implementation plans; ♣ Agreement of funding from donor(s).
Implementation Phase ♣ Agreement of local implementation plans with local chiefs and administrative authorities; ♣ Sensitisation of local population in target areas; ♣ Registration of beneficiaries; ♣ Procurement of goods; ♣ Transport of goods; ♣ Distribution of seeds and tools to 10,000 families (approximately 70,000 people) ♣ Distribution of food (salt) and non-food items (jerry cans, plastic plates, plastic cups, saucepans,
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buckets, clothes and blankets to 10,000 families (approximately 70,000 people). ♣ Distribution of fry and tools for ponds, to 1,000 families for whom this would be a principal activity. ♣ Monitoring of all activities by partner organisations.
Evaluation Phase ♣ Monitoring of main beneficiary areas, checking on food stocks, movements (including returning home) of displaced, and other relevant factors; ♣ Financial and narrative reporting by all partners; ♣ Consolidation of reports into single financial and narrative report to ACT; ♣ Financial audit carried out ♣ Reflection on appropriate assistance for people returning to their homes (possibly for inclusion in a further ACT appeal, depending on the nature and scale of emergency needs at that moment)
Personnel: each local partner organisation will be funded for a staff members to manage the project in their areas. In addition they will manage a budget for distribution personnel, and for labour for loading/unloading, monitoring and evaluation. Christian Aid Field Office staff will have a proportion of their time charged to the project (see Budget for details). Transport: Partner organisations will hire bicycles, pick-ups, trucks according to the distance and road quality. They will also hire boat on the Congo River were appropriate. By hiring for all extra transport needs the project is protected considerably against loss of capital investment.
Communications equipment: Maniema being very isolated, it is felt that the communications material should be improved to enable easy communication between the Kindu sub-office and the field office in Bukavu. This would also provide better communication links with other NGOs working in the province, particularly in times of insecurity. We have also included solar batteries to make up for the lack of electricity in Kindu. Currently, the sub-office uses a generator for which the running costs are exceedingly high.
VII. ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
South Kivu - Christian Aid Christian Aid’s Eastern Congo Field Office, in Bukavu, will be responsible to the ACT network for ensuring that high standards of administration, financial management, monitoring and reporting are achieved. In the past 20 months the Field Office has collaborated with local partners (the majority of whom are included in this project) in several emergency distribution projects. A successful system of management has evolved which avoids the obvious pitfalls of damaging dominance by the Field Office (as the donor) on the one hand, and of slack management and financial control on the other. It has also resulted in significant capacity-building for the Field Office and local partners alike.
The key to this system of management is a Project Steering Committee, made up of one representative of each local partner, and a staff member of the Christian Aid field office. It is this committee which has been co-ordinating the collection of information on displaced and other needs since the start of the war in August 1998. The committee decides on all planning, implementation and evaluation matters in a collaborative manner. It is this system, already in place and functioning, that will be used for the management of the current
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project. Its major advantages include: ♣ Greater implementation capacity through a group of partners; ♣ Wider project impact; ♣ Sharing of expertise; ♣ Scrutiny by partners of each others’ performance; ♣ Financial transparency between partners, and between partners and Christian Aid; ♣ Local resources and skills used to the maximum; ♣ Christian Aid’s Field Office remains small, keeping overheads low; ♣ Capacity building of local partners in emergency work; ♣ Confidence of international donors retained, as a result of the presence of an international organisation in the management structure.
Procurement for emergency distribution projects has been in the past the responsibility of the Christian Aid Field Office. While overall responsibility for this will still be retained by Christian Aid, it is now proposed that the Steering Committee elects a Procurement Team, with Christian Aid as one of the (perhaps 4) members. The Procurement Team will then handle all procurement, according to the ACT Procurement Policy and also Christian Aid’s internal guidelines. The advantage of the Procurement Team will be to improve local partners’ experience of procurement for large projects, and to improve the quality of purchase decisions by making use of local knowledge. Transparency is also improved, and the workload of the Field Office marginally reduced. Nevertheless, all purchase orders will be scrutinised and signed by the Christian Aid Field Officer.
All other aspects of implementation will be the responsibility of the local partners, reporting verbally at the (weekly) Steering Committee meetings. They will be obliged to follow decisions made by the Committee in all matters concerning the project. Each partner will produce a financial and narrative report to the Committee, who will approve them before the Christian Aid Field Office consolidates them into one final project report for transmission to the ACT network.
Christian Aid staff will carry out monitoring visits to randomly chosen areas of the project.
Responsibilities in summary: Responsible for project:: Christian Aid Eastern Congo Field Officer Project management carried out by: Project Steering Committee, on which Christian Aid is represented by the CA E/DRC Programme Officer. Procurement carried out by: Procurement Team, elected by the Project Steering Committee. Scrutiny and signature of purchase orders by CA Eastern Congo Field Officer. All other aspects of implementation carried out by: each local partner listed above, each in its own area of operation (there is no overlap).
Accounting: each local partner will be responsible for accounting for the funds it manages. The Steering Committee, with the support of the Christian Aid Eastern Congo Project Finance Manager, will be responsible for all other aspects of accounting.
Final report to be prepared by: Christian Aid Eastern Congo Field Office, and submitted to Christian Aid head office in London before transmission to the ACT network.
Maniema- Christian Aid Christian Aid will follow general procedures (as above). As before, the programme will be co-
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ordinated by Christian Aid staff based in Kindu and implemented by local partners. The budget includes the provision of three Christian Aid staff, air travel by field office staff for monitoring purposes, local transportation, office running cost, support to partners and communications equipment. Christian Aid’s office in Bukavu will be responsible for the overall administrative and financial management of the programme, as before.
VIII. IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE
South Kivu (12 months: January 2002 –January 2003)
♣ Needs assessment & meetings with ACT members in the region ♣ Appeal submitted to donors ♣ Project start ♣ Planting season A 02 ♣ Projects progress evaluation and interim reports ♣ Needs assessment for planting season B ♣ Planting season B ♣ Project end and final evaluation
Note: Project implementation will start as soon as funds are available. Maniema (12 months: January 2002 – January 2003) ♣ Start of B 01-02 planting season. ♣ Final planning and confirmation of funding ♣ Start of A 02-03 planting season. ♣ Interim report target date ♣ Interim joint progress evaluation ♣ Projects end and final evaluation
Note: Seeds storage project implementation should coincide with the harvest period. Other projects could be implemented at any time if funds are available.
IX. CO-ORDINATION
South Kivu Co-ordination within South Kivu is a strength of the Christian Aid Field Office. In 1997 it led the co- ordination between UN agencies and International NGOs for many small projects. Christian Aid participates in the meetings of the local project approval committee (CLAP) set up by UNDP- Bukavu. The Field Office is also involved in the weekly food security meetings organised by the FAO, while all NGO and UN agencies meet regularly each Wednesday to co-ordinate security and programme activities. CA leads the commission on displaced persons, which meets weekly in Bukavu. The office has made a point of maintaining its political neutrality and its commitment to working with local structures in South Kivu. Other agencies are already launching programmes in favour of displaced groups. Whatever happens, the likelihood is that only a fraction of the needs of the displaced will be served by international agencies.
Maniema
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Co-ordination will be ensured by Christian Aid staff in Kindu. During 1998, Christian Aid co- ordinated the activities of local partner organisations who are now accustomed to working in a collaborative and co-ordinated way. Christian Aid anticipates no major problems in obtaining authorisation and other facilitation for the delivery of humanitarian aid and will follow the same approach as in Bukavu. International NGOs will be actively encouraged to participate in co- ordination with Christian Aid and local partners. CA plays an important role in the co-ordinating meetings taking place between UN agencies and international NGOs.
X. BUDGET
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ CRISIS PHASE ASSISTANCE South Kivu Projects Food Distribution (seed protection ration) Beans MT 24.5 360.00 8,820 Rice and/ or Maize flour MT 263 360.00 94,680 Vegetable oil LITRE 45,000 1.20 54,000 Salt MT 11.00 280.00 3,080 Subtotal 160,580
Non food items distribution Soap PC 15000 0.35 5,205 Clothes & blankets lumpsum 32,500 Subtotal 37,705
Seeds and Tools Inputs Vegetable seeds KG 300 55.00 16,500 Beans MT 40 1000.00 40,000 Rice seed MT 10 1700.00 17,000 Maize seed MT 60 1500.00 90,000 Groundnuts MT 12 2000.00 24,000 Sweet potato LOT 60000 0.05 3,000 Tridents PC 250 5.00 1,250 Hoes PC 1,000 2.50 2,500 Spades PC 250 2 500 Fertilisers 2,500 Training for partners 2,600 Subtotal 199,850
Agro-pastoral rehabilitation Pigs unit 600.0 20 12,000 Rabbits unit 2000.0 5 10,000 Veterinary products lumpsum 5,000 Agroforestry seeds lumpsum 2,800 Polythene sachets lumpsum 1,000 Training for partners 3,200 Training for beneficiaries 4,900
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Subtotal 38,900 SUBTOTAL SOUTH KIVU 437,035
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ Maniema Projects Food & non-food items distribution Salt MT 50 800 40,000 Jerrycans PC 10,000 7.50 75,000 Plastic plates DOZEN 2,500 4 10,000 Saucepans SET OF 3 10,000 18 180,000 Buckets PC 10,000 2.50 25,000 Plastic cups DOZEN 4,167 2 8,334 Plastic sheeting PC 1,000 20 20,000 Clothes, blankets Lot 150 150 22,500 Training for partners 2,600 Subtotal 383,434
Seeds & tools project Rice IRAT 112 MT 4 700 2,800 Maize MT 2 700 1,400 Vegetable seeds KG 9 60 540 Groundnuts MT 4 700 2,800 Hoes PC 10,000 3.50 35,000 Machetes PC 10,000 2.50 25,000 Axes PC 10,000 6 60,000 Files PC 10,000 3 30,000 Small tools for vegetable production Lump sum 5,000 Fertilisers Lump sum 3,800 Training for partners 2,600 Subtotal 168,940
Seed storage and transport Jute sacks PC 1100 1 1,100 Plastic sacks PC 1100 1 1,100 Canvas sheet PC 54 20 1,080 String roll 18 5 90 Scales PC 10 50 500 Storage village level Partner 9 30 270 Storage in Kindu Partner 9 50 450 Preserving products Lump sum 2,500 Training for partners 2,600 Subtotal 9,690
Fish breeding project Fish fry and tools for multiplication pond Fry Kg 100 50 5000 Tin for transporting fry PC 50 10 500 Machetes PC 100 2.50 250 Spades PC 100 2.50 250 Hoes PC 50 3.50 175 Crowbar PC 40 7.50 300 Pickaxe PC 40 7.50 300 Wheelbarrow PC 20 70 1,400 Training for partners 3,000
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ Tools for 1000 beneficiaries Machetes PC 1000 2.50 2,500 Spades PC 1000 2.50 2,500 Hoes PC 1000 3.50 3,500 Crowbar PC 1000 7.50 7,500 Pickaxe PC 1000 7.50 7,500 Wheelbarrow PC 250 70 17,500 Subtotal 52,175
Local bridge rehabilitation project Nails Kg 200 3 600 Planks PC 2000 4 8000 Cement PC 50 50 2500 Axes PC 50 6 300 Machetes PC 50 2.50 125 Files PC 20 3 60 Chain saw PC 5 150 750 Fuel for chain saw Litres 300 2 600 Lubricant for chain saw Litres 40 2 80 Social mobilisation Pers 500 5 2,500 Spades PC 500 2.50 1,250 Training for partners 2,600 Subtotal 19,365
SUBTOTAL MANIEMA 633,604
TOTAL CRISIS PHASE ASSISTANCE 1,070,639
MATERIAL TRANSPORT South Kivu Projects Transport for food & non-food items TRIPS 70.0 200 14000 Transport for seeds and tools TRIPS 26.0 200 5200 Transport of animals partner 7 200 1400 Transport care for animals partner 7 250 1750 Labour handling food & non-food items MT 350.0 7 2450 Labour for handling seeds & tools MT 26.0 7 182 Distribution cards PC 20,000 0.05 1,000 Subtotal South Kivu 25,982
Maniema Projects Transport for seed storage project partner 9 900 8100 Transport for seeds & tools partner 9 1500 13500 Transport for non-food items partner 9 1500 13500 Transport for material bridges project partner 5 800 4000 Transport for fishbreeding project partner 6 500 3000 Loading / unloading seeds storage proj partner 9 80 720 Loading / unloading seeds & tools partner 9 100 900 Loading / unloading non-food items partner 9 100 900 Loading / unloading for bridge projetc partner 5 100 500 Loading / unloading fish breeding proj partner 6 70 420 Storage support fees partner 9 50 450 Distribution cards for seed & tools PC 10,000 0.05 500
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ Distribution cards food & non food item PC 10,000 0.05 500 Subtotal Maniema 46,990
TOTAL MATERIAL TRANSPORT COSTS 72,972
PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS South Kivu Projects Food Distribution Support personnel partner 12 800 9600 Distribution personnel partner 12 185 2220 Supervision of relief items distribution partner 12 150 1,800 Registration of beneficiaries BENEF 5,000 0.40 2,000 Reporting partner 12 175 2,100 17,720 Seeds & tools project Support personnel partner 12 800 9600 Distribution personnel partner 12 185 2220 Supervision of seeds & tools distrib partner 12 150 1800 Monitoring of seeds & tools distrib partner 12 340 4080 Registration of beneficiaries BENEF 5,000 0 2000 Reporting partner 12 175 2100 Subtotal 21800
Agro-pastoral rehabilitation Support personnel partner 7 1000 7000 Distribution personnel partner 7 150 1050 Animation et supervision partner 7 600 4200 Monitoring by partners partner 7 185 1295 Registration of beneficiaries BENEF 700 0.40 280 Reporting partner 7 175 1,225 Subtotal 15,050
Office running costs Telephone and Fax MONTHS 13 200 2600 Electronic Mail MONTHS 13 200 2600 Vehicle Operations Fuel (Gasoline and Diesel) LITER 1300 0.80 1,040 Maintenance (Parts/Labour) MONTHS 13 170 2,210 Audit and Evaluation ACT-CA evaluation 800 Subtotal 9,250
Subtotal South Kivu 118,390
Maniema Projects Relief Food & non food Distribution Supervision Partner 9 864 7776 Support personnel Partner 9 1000 9000 Reporting Partner 9 100 900 Registration Beneficiary. 10,000 0.40 4,000 Subtotal 21,676
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ Seed transport and storage Monitoring and evaluation Partner 9 864 7776 Support personnel Partner 9 1000 9000 Partners' reports Partner 9 100 900 Subtotal 17676
Seed & tools project Supervision Partner 9 1296 11664 Registration Benef 10,000 0.40 4,000 Support personnel Partner 9 1000 9,000 Reporting Partner 9 100 900 Subtotal 25,564
Fish breeding project Supervision Partner 6 1296 7776 Support personnel Partner 6 1000 6000 Reporting Partner 6 100 600 Registration Benef. 1000 0.40 400 Subtotal 14,776
Local bridges rehabilitation Supervision Partner 5 600 3000 Support personnel Partner 5 1000 5000 Reporting Partner 5 100 500 Subtotal 8500
Maniema Office running costs Staff salaries and support for all projects Local staff salaries relief food & non food distribution Month 3 1400 4200 Local staff salaries Seeds transport & storage Month 3 1400 4200 Local staff salaries Seeds & tools proj Month 3 1400 4200 Local staff salaries for fish breeding Month 4 1400 5600 Local staff salaries bridges rehab Month 4 1400 5600 Staff house rent food & non food distrib Month 3 350 1050 Seeds transport & storage Month 3 350 1050 Staff house rent for seeds & tools proj Month 3 350 1050 Staff house rent for fish breeding proj Month 4 350 1400 Staff house rent local bridges rehab Month 4 350 1400 Stationery for all projects Month 17 75 1275 Satphone PC 1 4500 4500 Electronic Mail Month 12 200 2400 Solar panels Set 1 1500 1500 Printer Piece 1 250 250
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ Travel and related costs for all projects Air travel: Bukavu-Kindu/Bukavu -Kasongo Trips 18 600 10800 Local travel Month 17 166 2822 Spares & fuel for generator & m/bike Month 17 733 12461 Subtotal 65,758
Subtotal Maniema 153,950
TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS 272,340
AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM ACT (10%) 143,261 Bank Charges (for all projects) 14,160 Audit of ACT funds 2,500
TOTAL APPEAL ACT/CA (South Kivu & Maniema) 1,303,532
Notes: South Kivu programme is for 10,700 families. Seed protection rations will only be provided if there is enough funding available Maniema seeds & tools and Food& Non food items distributions are for 10,000 families. Maniema Fish breeding project is for 1000 families.
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I. REQUESTING ORGANISATION
♣ The Bureau Oecuménique d’Appui au Développement (BOAD)
II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION
BOAD is an NGO started in North Kivu to respond to local churches and NGO’s needs in providing a dialogue and exchange setting with foreign partners interested in the efforts to assist and better the living conditions of the North Kivu population.
BOAD does not directly Implement programmes but is more concerned with the improvement of the quality of service of its partners, local NGO’s and church structures to the target groups. It is thus responsible for the technical and institutional capacity building of its partners. BOAD has been operational in Goma since 18 October 1997 with the support of the ecumenical family and as a member of the ACT-International alliance.
Since 1997 BOAD has been facilitating the execution of several humanitarian assistance projects funded by ACT through ACT Netherlands. Partners Among the 12 present BOAD partners, 10 are involved in this appeal. They are: ♣ CEPAC : Communauté des Eglises de Pentecôte en Afrique Centrale (Community of Pentecostal churches in Central Africa) ♣ CELPA : Communauté des Eglises Libres de Pentecôte en Afrique (Non executing) (Community of Free Pentecostal Churches in Africa) ♣ EAC : Eglise Anglicane au Congo (Anglican Church in Congo) ♣ EELC : Eglise Evangélique Luthérienne au Congo (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo)
Women’s NGOs ♣ ALCM : Association pour la Lutte contre la Malnutrition (Association for the fight against malnutrition) ♣ ASMADI : Association des mamans pour le Développement Intégral (Women association for complete development) ♣ AMADEPSO : Association des mamans pour le Développement et le progrès social (Non executing) (Women association for development and social progress)
Mixed NGOs ♣ GAIDER : Groupe d’appui aux initiatives de développement rural (Support group to rural development initiative) ♣ GRAIC : Groupe d’appui aux initiatives communautaires (Support group to community initiatives) ♣ GRACE : Groupe d’appui – conseils aux réalisations pour un développement endogène (Group support – counselling to realisations for endogenous development) ♣ CODECO : Comité de développement communautaire (Community development committee) ♣ APREDECI : Action paysanne pour la Reconstruction et le développement (Peasant action for building and development)
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III. GOAL & OBJECTIVES
The goal is to enhance the capacity of partners so as they could provide quality services to the people affected by the war in the North Kivu area of the DRC.
Objectives ♣ Capacity building for 12 local organisations (churches and local NGO’s) to better manage humanitarian assistance, rehabilitation and development action together with the disaster stricken population of North Kivu. ♣ Facilitating agricultural activities by assisting at least 11,158 disaster stricken families by providing them with seeds and agricultural tools. At the same time introducing more improved seed for the local conditions. ♣ Rehabilitating livestock breeding (pigs and rabbits) in favour of 1,200 vulnerable families in Masisi, Rutshuru and Lubero by providing them with the first genitors. ♣ Contributing to bettering socio-sanitary conditions of disaster victim populations through facilitating the building of two water adduction networks in rural areas from Rutshuru. The beneficiaries are more than 4,000 families who frequently suffer from water borne diseases. ♣ Rehabilitation of 3 health centres for the displaced returning to the Masisi and Beni territories. ♣ Assisting in peace and reconciliation between the different communities living in North Kivu.
IV. TARGET BENEFICIARIES AND SELECTION CRITERIA
SUPPORT BENEFICIARIES IDENTIFICATION CRITERIA
Partner Capacity a) 12 local organisations among which - Permanent access to BOAD building 4 churches : CEPAC, CELPA, EAC - Operational with vision and values shared by and EELC. ACT. 3 women organisations : ALCM, - Operational and dynamic despite insufficient ASMADI, AMADEPSO. capacities. 5 mixed NGO’s : GAIDER, GRAIC, GRACE, CODECO, APREDECI. b) BOAD personnel
Essential 11,158 families in 35 villages in Masisi, - Identified as destitute by the partner agricultural items Rutshuru and Beni territories. structure. for resettling - Never having previously benefited from assistance of the same kind. Livestock breeding 350 widows in Masisi territories and - To have children affected or threatened by rehabilitation 1,200 malnourished families in the south malnutrition . of Lubero territory - To be interested in development activities and ability to build own hutch or pigsty. - Willingness to participate in community work in the village and regularly attend training sessions on breeding. Building small 3,200 formerly displaced families who - Frequently suffering from water borne gravity water have returned to Rugari and Karambi diseases. adduction in the localities. - Accessible sites to facilitate work execution village - Availability and commitment to participate actively in execution and other work.
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Health centres Three health centres : - Security more or less guaranteed in the rehabilitation • Buabo health area with almost villages 6,000 returnees. - Health centre damages genuinely due to war • Lume health area with 8,000 or ethnic conflicts returnees and - Reception area for displaced population • Rugetsi in Beni territory where - Still operational and isolated from other 5,000 former displaced have health centres. returned . Peace & a) Actors : - Obvious or effective leadership within the Reconciliation - The 24 members of the inter- represented group formally or implicitly community Baraza recognised mandate by the represented - 60 former animators trained by group. partner Grace - Readiness to collaborate and exchange - 60 animators delegated by peaceful with other groups. associations (men, women and - Physically accessible area. youth) b) Violent actors : leaders of armed local militia, opportunists gang leaders and chiefs of foreign militia operating in North Kivu rural areas.
V. PROPOSED ASSISTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION
The programme comprises six projects : ♣ Capacity building to reinforce the 12 partners organisations operating in the field on the level of institutional and operational capacity building. These are 4 church structures, 3 women’s and 5 mixed organisations. The project intends to facilitate continuous training and monitoring of these organisations to reach significant change in their level of field work, to facilitate good relationship with partners at all level and to ensure the best efficiency from these structures. The project also includes training needs of the BOAD personnel in the humanitarian domain. ♣ Support in seeds and agricultural tools in favour of 11,158 vulnerable farming families in 35 localities in Masisi, Rutshuru and Beni territories. ♣ Support in the revival of livestock breeding by offering pig genitors to 350 vulnerable widows in associations in Masisi territory and rabbit genitors to 1,200 families with malnourished children in the south of Lubero territory. ♣ Support for 2 gravity adduction water sources in favour of formerly displaced families which have just returned to Rugari and Karambi, in Rutshuru territory. ♣ Rehabilitation of three health centres in Buabo (Masisi), Lume and Rugetsi in the east of Beni. The populations are being mobilised to rebuild the health centres and apply for support to execute the building properly. Bricks are already being made, as well as the gathering of stones and sand. ♣ Support is also requested to back local efforts for peace and reconciliation, stressing the community- based and existing social structures.
♣ Dialogue Exchanges Every two weeks a training-exchange session will be organised between partners, encouraging discussions on development and humanitarian assistance. These sessions will continue throughout the year.
♣ Individual monitoring It sometimes happens that particular cases cannot be dealt with in these group sessions because of the heterogeneity within partners’ teams. Treatment of each individual case is necessary to improve
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performance.
♣ Training sessions To solve common weaknesses which cannot be met within the meetings, BOAD will organise practical training workshops. For 2002 exercise, the following needs/weaknesses have been pinpointed by the partners : 1. Building the capacity of affected communities to tackle their own problems. 2. Improve the organisational structures 3. Improve the methods of needs identification 4. Lack of local organisational planning 5. Poor financial management 6. Lack of skills for project evaluation 7. Lack of computer literacy 8. Human resources management 9. Material resources management
Numbers 1,2 & 7 will be treated in the fortnightly workshop. For basic restructuring BOAD will support field partners in target group restructuring work. Four training sessions will be organised during the year on the following themes : ♣ Project Planning : identifying problems, their treatment, defining global and specific objectives, defining results and stating operational activities, viability, hypothesis, executing organisation capacity, budgeting and project elaboration according to given model. This training will last six days. ♣ Physical and financial monitoring of a project (including report writing and evaluation). This training will last six days. ♣ Human and material resources management - four days. ♣ Ongoing computer training (efficient use of WORD and EXCEL).
Agricultural inputs Except for EAC which will concentrate on distribution of tools and blankets, the assistance consists mainly of seeds and training in monitoring of activities. The main components will be : situation assessments and evaluations for data input, supply of agricultural items, implementation framework, training programmes, distribution and monitoring of assistance, project finalisation and reporting.
The 11,158 beneficiaries families in 35 villages will receive the following assistance.
IMPLEMENTING NUMBER NUMBER OF ASSISTANCE ORGANISATION OF BENEFI- CIARY VILLAGES FAMILIES ALCM 11 550 10 kg of Soya beans and 10 kg of groundnuts APREDECI 2 440 7,5 kg of Soya beans seeds ASMADI 1 150 15 kg of beans, 7,5 kg of groundnuts and 5 kg of Soya beans EAC 4 4,400 2 hoes, 1 machete and 1 blanket EELC 2 108 30 kg of beans seeds, 15 g of cabbage seeds, 3 g of aubergine seeds, 60 g of leek, 50 g of onion seeds
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100 The following seeds will be distributed 17 kg of beans, 15 g of cabbage, 3 g of aubergine, 60 g of leek, 50 g of onion, 6 kg of maize and 40 kg of Irish potatoes GAIDER 4 1,200 25 m of cassava cuttings 100 50 kg of Irish potatoes 2,000 10 kg of beans 50 10 kg of rice GRAIC 11 2,100 20 kg of peas seeds, one hoe and one machete TOTAL 35 11,158
Emergency assistance The emergency assistance is summarised as follows. ITEMS QUANTITY Hoes 13,650 pieces Machetes 8,650 pieces Blankets 4,400 pieces Soya beans 9,250 kg Peas 42,000 kg Beans 17,250 kg Groundnuts 6,625 kg Maize 600 kg Irish potatoes 29,000 kg Cabbage 3,120 g Aubergine 624 g Leek 12,480 kg Onion 10,400 g Rice 2,500 kg Cassava cuttings 30 km
Ordering and supplying agricultural items BOAD will sign contracts with those suppliers, who upon request, tender the most economical proposals.
Preparation BOAD will - recruit a consultant in charge of daily supervision of the project activities - gather all local partners to elaborate the programme and its different activities - finalise administrative formalities (documents, tools, etc.) with the executing partners and the administration authorities, - assist partners in their preparation for distribution - ensure monitoring of field preparations
Distribution ♣ Transport of assistance items will be either using the supplier or an independent haulage company contracted by BOAD. ♣ Distribution will be monitored by a BOAD representative
Livestock breeding rehabilitation ♣ A farmers committee will be set up in each beneficiary village. This committee will be in charge of supervising the collective breeding.
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♣ Pigs and rabbits (genitors) will be of local breeds and bought on the local market. ♣ Beneficiaries will contribute to building their own pigsties and hutches by providing wood. In each village there will be one hutch/pigsty used for the initial breeding before distribution.
Training farmers and installing a rotary credit system The local NGO will provide ongoing training to farmers and technical monitoring of breeding.
BOAD will put at the disposal of the project an expert in livestock breeding who will ensure monitoring for BOAD. Before launching the project, he will check the level of the partner organisations and discuss with them the main aspects on how to implement such a project. The expert will make visits during the project to ascertain progress.
Potable water Harnessing water sources and building water tanks – five high altitude springs will be harnessed and tanks with 500 litre capacity will be set up at collection points. Three water reservoirs (of 40m3) will be dug – one at Karambi and two at Rugari with pipes between the tanks and reservoirs.
The immediate area around the tanks will need to be protected against the erosion of extensive use. Each tank site will have a protective area of 5 to 30 acres which will be planted with grass in order to stabilise the soil and prevent erosion. The owner of the area will be compensated for the use of his land.
The main water pipe network (of about 13,000 metres) will be connected at Rugari with a secondary network from Kabashumba to Rwaza with 2 potable water springs. There will be 10 potable water springs joined to the main network. At Karambi, there will be 20 drinking water springs fixed to the 12,000 m network from a 45m3 reservoir.
There will be a three-day training on the network maintenance involving at least 2 persons per site (6 in all).
Water Management There will be a 2-day training session for fountain diggers. A Water Management Committee of 6 persons will be will be set up and trained in the overall management of the water project, including the financial aspects and long-term viability of the project.
Rehabilitation of Health Centres ♣ A needs assessment will be carried out for the proposed beneficiary health centres. ♣ Local health committees will be re-established ♣ Beneficiary population will be encouraged to assist with obtaining local building materials such as stones and sand ♣ Appropriate authorisation will be obtained from local authorities to revive activities.
Buabo (8è CEPAC) ♣ Reconstruction of the 22m x11m health centre building ♣ Building materials are mainly stones, planks, sand, iron sheets and cement – obtained by beneficiary population. ♣ Equip the centres with the minimum specialised work instruments ♣ Organise management and health committees.
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Lume (GTER for CECA 20) Repairs are need to the 22x13 m building that was built by the local population before fleeing just 2 years ago. The returnees have started to renovate the centre, but they need assistance with obtaining materials that include, cement, rafters, iron sheets and nails. They also need technical assistance for such work.
Rugetsi (EAC/Butembo) At present the health centre consists of a thatched building which was abandoned by the fleeing population some years ago. Since January 2001 some repairs have been carried out which is currently used as a dispensary. The population has meanwhile started making bricks to construct a new building of (24m x 8m) to replace the thatched one.
BOAD proposes support in the form of building material, paying a skilled work-force, technical support and project administration for the partner church.
Peace & Reconciliation One of the aims is to boost dialogue between the different ethnic communities and local institutions of North Kivu by: ♣ Organising a day of exchange in 6 centres : Goma – Bweremana – Kitshanga – Tongo – Rubare and Kiwanja, to discuss security problems, identify potential mediators and trainers other than those of the local NGO training service. ♣ Organise two training sessions of two days each for 60 local mediators at Masisi centre and Rutshuru. ♣ Facilitate and back the setting up of a women’s union for peace and development. ♣ Existing peace initiation structures will be reinforced. ♣ Two seminars will be organised refresher-training of 60 mediators or peace animators ♣ Efforts will be made to set up Peace Solidarity Networks that will encourage peace and reconciliation activities at village and parish level.
Promotion Promotional material on GRACE partners peace programme: ♣ Production of 800 illustrated brochures (in French and Swahili) promoting peaceful co-habitation amongst the North Kivu ethnic communities. ♣ Production of 1,200 copies of “PACTE” and “L’Echo des Mediateurs” containing articles from para-jurists and peace and reconciliation workers in the field. ♣ Production of 800 illustrated brochures with the Human Rights Declaration in both French and Swahili. ♣ Produce and distribute to Partners 100 programmes on reconciliation and civic education, peace and development. ♣ Organise with the local radio station broadcasts on civic education, peace and development.
Promoting dialogue with armed groups and others With the assistance of the most influential solidarity networks, organise ten visits to armed groups in the field.
Reinforcing solidarity with pacifist organisations from Rwanda and Burundi Organise 2 missions and exchange visits of 5 days each by a team of 3 people (including a woman and a young person from North Kivu) to peace organisations in Rwanda and Burundi.
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VI. ADMINISTRATION, FINANCING, MONITORING & REPORTING
Administration The BOAD Co-ordinator is responsible for the overall management of the project and its implementing partners. The Co-ordinator signs all contracts, correspondence and reports concerning the programme.
BOAD will be responsible for the carrying out of field visits, monitoring and evaluation of the project - evaluation sessions will be held with local partners to discuss progress and results.
BOAD will be responsible for the interim and final reports, both narrative and budget to be forwarded to the ACT CO and other relevant actors within the specified time span.
Finance BOAD is responsible for the management of funds for the projects, ensuring that funds are used only for the specified needs of the project. The project expenditure will be submitted to the usual financial procedures of BOAD. All foreign financial contributions will pass through the BOAD bank account, and will be progressively used according to needs with regard to the pre-signed contracts.
Partner running costs as well as those of BOAD, during the project implementation are not included in the budget. On the contrary, BOAD and partner put their human and material resources at the disposal of the project.
BOAD may receive contributions (mainly in kind) from local sponsors for the same programme but will inform beforehand its main sponsors.
Monitoring BOAD considers it necessary to carry out monitoring at all levels - concerning suppliers, sites, respect of procedures and commitments, etc, etc. BOAD Managing Council will ensure that the co- ordination has retained the best suppliers with regard to the prices, terms of delivery, etc.
On site – through consultants, BOAD will ensure that the execution of the project is according to accepted norms of humanitarian assistance. BOAD will also ensure that all tools and other items distributed are being used correctly and effectively, both by the implementing partners and the beneficiaries. Briefly, to ensure that the project execution framework is operational.
BOAD Managing Council will arrange an internal audit to ensure the conformity to financial procedures and effective and regular project monitoring.
VII. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
January to 31 December 2002
VIII. CO-ORDINATION
There is an Assistance Co-ordination Committee in Goma of which BOAD, as well as other international NGO’s and UN active agencies, is a member. In this Committee BOAD is present in two commissions : the Population Movement Commission and the Food Security Commission.
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ACT International Network - has been set up and has already convened once in Goma. It consists of members and partners of ACT International intervening in North Kivu, South Kivu, Maniema and Oriental Provinces.
The members comprise LWF Kisangani, CAID Bukavu, ECC South Kivu of Bukavu, ECC North Kivu of Goma, BOAD of Goma, ECC Maniema.
IX. BUDGET
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ CAPACITY BUILDING Exchange Workshop at BOAD Local transportation and others Man/day 288 2.00 576 Consultants Lumpsum 500 Individualized Support Consultants Lumpsum 1,000 Training in Planning Supplies Kit 1 420.00 420 Meals Number 120 10.00 1,200 Partner's travel Trip 4 130.00 520 Rental of meeting room Day 6 50.00 300 Accommodation Night 14 15.00 210 Report production Lumpsum 500 Training in monitoring Lumpsum 3,390 Training in resources Lumpsum 1,695 Training in computer skills Lumpsum 500 Sub Total 10,811
BOAD Staff Training Training sessions Lumpsum 2,800 TOTAL CAPACITY BUILDING 13,611
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS Material Inputs Agric tools (hoes, machetes, rakes, etc Lumpsum 56,680 Agric chemicals (Dithan, Thiodan, Fongicid, etc Lumpsum 1,035 Ropes Piece 10 3.00 30 Sacks Number 475 0.50 238 Sub Total 57,983
Seeds Soja Kg 9,250 1.00 9,250 Peas Kg 42,000 0.70 29,400 Beans Kg 17,250 0.40 6,900 Groundnuts Kg 6,625 0.90 5,963 Maize Kg 600 0.40 240 Irish potatoes Kg 29,000 0.23 6,670 Rice Kg 2,500 0.50 1,250
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ Cassava cuttings Area 25 14.00 350 Others (cabbage, aubergines, leeks & onions) Lumpsum 2,017 Sub Total 62,040
Non-Food Inputs Blankets Number 4,400 6.00 26,400
Transport, Warehousing, and Distribution Rental of warehouses Lumpsum 1,620 Handling fees Lumpsum 2,154 Transport Lumpsum 6,546 Monitoring Lumpsum 1,310 Sub Total 11,630
Equipment Disposable Material Raincoats, rubber boots, bicycles, decameters, Lumpsum 1,520 plastic bowls, cooking pots & jerrycans Equipment Weighing machines Number 11 30.00 330 Manual presses Number 11 350.00 3,850 Dipping sacks Number 11 100.00 1,100 Winnowers Number 11 10.00 110 Plastic bowls Number 110 1.50 165 Sub Total 7,075
Training and Technical Support Transportation of trainers, per diem, lodging, Lumpsum 3,294 meeting room rental & stationery
PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRAITON, OPERATIONS & SUPPORT Staff Salaries and Support Director/coordinator Month 10 200.00 2,000 Animators Month 10 442.00 4,420 Supervisor Month 10 318.00 3,180 Agronomists Day 331 4.87 1,612 Accountant/secretary Man/day 117 4.79 560 Nutritionist Man/day 40 3.00 120 Office Operations Office supplies Lumpsum 864 Preparation and printing of reports Lumpsum 1,540 Communications Lumpsum 894 Office maintenance Month 6 15.00 90 Sub Total 15,280
Monitoring Transport Lumpsum 1,786 Accomodation and per diem Lumpsum 3,580 Distribution fees Lumpsum 860 Sub Total 6,226
Total Agricultural Inputs 189,927
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ LIVESTOCK BREEDING Establishment of Committees Transportation, logding, and perdiem Lumpsum 330
Purchase of Livestock Sows Number 60 80.00 4,800 Pigs Number 12 100.00 1,200 Rabbits Number 77 6.00 462 Magers and troughs Unit 102 15.00 1,530 Sub Total 7,992
Construction of Pigsties and Hutches Pigsties Unit 85 10.00 850 Hutches Unit 5 325.00 1,625 Cages Cage 142 10.00 1,420 Nails Kg 290 1.00 290 Iron sheets Piece 60 5.00 300 Sticks and wood Kit 105 30 3,150 Sub Total 7,635
Transportation Trips for 2 purchasers Trip 8 20 160 Accomodation fees Night 11 20 220 Vehicle hire (Kayove/Rw – Goma) Trunk 5 120 600 Vehicle hire (Goma - Muheto) Trunk 4 120 480 Lodging of animals at Muheto Number 60 5 300 Distribution fees Man/day 23 10 230 Sub Total 1,990
Evaluation Support Group to Community Initiatives Veterinary's perdiem Man/day 376 10 3,760 Perdiem at 3 sites x 12 months Day 156 10 1,560 Transportation to sites Day 92 5 460 Purchase of bicycles Number 2 150 300 Veterinary care for pigs (12 months) Visit 149 25 3,725 Sub Total 9,805
Project Administration Accountant Man/day 160 10 1,600 Supervision and reporting Day 312 10 3,120 Workers' fees Lumpsum 720 Report production fees Report 8 40 320 Sub Total 5,760
Training of Farmers Technical team accommodation fees Day 18 10 180 Trainer's fees Day 7 50 350 Training material for participants Person 6 5 30 Hiring of vehicle for transportation Day 3 100 300 Rental of meeting room Day 6 20 120 Sub Total 980 TOTAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING 34,492
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ WATER ADDUCTION AT RUGARI Gravitary Water Adduction Building of a reservoir Lumpsum 6,006 Harnessing of water spring Lumpsum 2,465 Building water points Lumpsum 978 Building of a pressure-cut reservoir Lumpsum 2,813 Building clearings tanks Lumpsum 365 Purchase of PVC pipes, scaurer and glue Lumpsum 60,835 Plumbing accessories Lumpsum 909 Transport of material Lumpsum 6,380 Fees for carpenters and masons Lumpsum 22,703 Sub Total 103,454
Training Technical training Lumpsum 1,080 Fountainer training Lumpsum 306 BOAD advisory meetings Lumpsum 234 Sub Total 1,620
TOTAL WATER ADDUCTION AT RUGARI 105,074
WATER ADDUCTION AT KARAMBI Technical study fees Lumpsum 1,650 Harnessing of 3 springs Lumpsum 1,108 Digging & laying pipes between springs & tank Lumpsum 2,389 Building two clearing tanks Lumpsum 6,685 Repairing of two fetching points Lumpsum 746 Digging & laying pipes between tank & reservoirLumpsum 10,428 Building a 45 m2 reservoir Lumpsum 15,185 Digging & laying pipes between reservoir & distribution points Lumpsum 37,578 Building of 20 water points Lumpsum 3,437 Training members of the water committees Lumpsum 1,370 Cost of hiring building material Lumpsum 3,793 Total Water Adduction at Karambi 84,369
REHABILITATION OF HEALTH CENTRES Evaluation Visiting of four sites Day 16 11.30 181 Fuel for transportation Litre 120 0.70 84 Technical control (3 days/site/month) Man/day 6 25.00 150 Rental of vehicle (including driver) Day 9 15.00 135 Air tickets for round trips Trip 3 256.00 768 Sub Total 1,318
Building Material and Manpower Costs Stones and gravel M3 290 7.72 2,239 Sand M3 195 4.82 940 Gravel M3 85 4.48 381 Lime Kg 1,500 0.04 60 Cement Kg 10,500 0.20 2,100
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ Red bricks Number 20,530 0.15 3,080 Iron bars ¤ 12 - 10 mm Piece 30 5.00 150 Iron bars ¤ 6 mm Piece 6 2.00 12 Cornered iron Piece 42 8.00 336 Ligature wire (roll) Kg 10 2.00 20 Planks for boxing, roofing and other works Number 226 4.70 1,062 7/10 madrels Number 100 5.00 500 7/7 madrels Number 580 1.20 696 Triplex Number 260 6.90 1,794 Ordinary nails Kg 130 1.00 130 BG 28 iron sheets Sheet 465 6.50 3,023 Iron sheet nails Kg 115 2.50 288 Doors Number 27 30.00 810 Locks Number 41 15.00 615 Windows Number 29 17.60 510 Hinges Pair 168 0.50 84 Bolts Number 163 0.50 82 Panes Number 55 12.00 660 Water-based paint Litre 340 2.90 986 Oil-based paint Litre 142 4.60 653 Material (sticks, glue, putty, sheeting and other) Kit 3 151.70 455 Loading and offloading fees Lumpsum 1,410 Fees for carpenters and masons Man/day 1,404 2.00 2,808 Sub Total 25,882
Building Equipment (Carpenter & Mason) Wheel barrows Unit 2 30.00 60 Barrels Unit 2 20.00 40 Metal buckets Piece 4 15.00 60 Spades Piece 4 5.00 20 Riddles Piece 2 15.00 30 Tools for mason Lumpsum 60 Tools for carpenter Lumpsum 60 Sub Total 330
Medical Furniture and Furnishings Beds for patients Number 23 15.00 345 Tables Number 25 10.00 250 Stretcher Number 1 20.00 20 Chairs Number 26 5.00 130 Blankets Number 33 6.70 221 Bedsheets Number 43 8.50 366 Mattresses Number 33 26.50 875 Handling fees for loading & unloading Lumpsum 50 Transporting of material to the sites Site 2 100.00 200 Sub total 2,456
Medical Equipment and Other Costs Delivery table Number 1 250.00 250 Allowances for nurses Month 3 80.00 240 Sub total 490
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ Administrative Costs Supervision fees (3 agents per structure) Person 3 480.00 1,440 Field monitoring (1 visit per week) Person 3 90.00 270 Report production and communications fees Centre 3 60.00 180 Sub total 1,890
Technical Monitoring Visits by BOAD - 2 visits per month per site Fuel for BOAD vehicle Trip 18 35.00 630 Air travel Trip 2 256.00 512 Per diem & accomm of technician & driver Day 36 25.00 900 BOAD control visit per site per month Man/day 9 25.00 225 Supervisor's allowance Man/month 4 350.00 1,400 Sub total 3,667
Total Rehabilitation of Health Centres 36,033
PEACE AND RECONCILIATION Exchange and Concertation Meetings for Dialogue Relaunching Transp fees 60 participants at 10 meetings Trip 600 0.50 300 Fuel for logistics errands Litre 100 0.70 70 Hiring of vehicle Km 600 0.50 300 Stationery (notebooks) Number 300 0.50 150 Pens Box 6 7.00 42 Rental of meeting room Day 6 20.00 120 Moderator's allowance Man/day 6 50.00 300 Mass media and photographer's fees Man/day 3 50.00 150 Sub Total 1,432
Training of Local Mediators Stationery and supplies Lumpsum 357 Rental of meeting room Day 8 10.00 80 Meals Number 480 4.00 1,920 Transportation of trainers and participants Trip 120 0.50 60 Hiring of vehicle Km 400 1.00 400 Fuel for logistics errands Litre 70 0.70 49 Fees for four guest speakers Man/day 14 80.00 1,120 Photos Man/day 4 50.00 200 Sub Total 4,186
Capacity Building for Mediators (3 days) Meals for 30 participants Meal 90 4.00 360 Refreshments for 30 participants Bottle 90 1.00 90 Stationery and supplies for 30 participants Lumpsum 50 Sub Total 500
Implementing 30 Networks of Solidarity Stationery and supplies: Notebooks Number 600 1.00 600 Pens Box 4 7.00 28 Local travel Trip 240 0.50 120
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ Hiring of vehicle Km 400 1.00 400 Fuel for vehicle in the field Litre 70 0.70 49 Sub Total 1,197
Recycling of Former Mediators and Training of New Mediators Stationery and supplies Lumpsum 357 Rental of meeting room Day 8 10.00 80 Meals for 60 persons X 4 days Meal 240 4.00 960 Local transportation Trip 120 0.50 60 Fuel Litre 20 0.70 14 Trainer's fees Man/day 7 80.00 560 Sub Total 2,031
Information and Documentation Information brochures Number 800 1.70 1,360 Bulletins on the subject of peace (Le Pacte) Number 1,200 1.50 1,800 Brochures - Universal Human Rights DeclarationNumber 800 1.60 1,280 Guiding programmes for education to peace Number 100 2.00 200 Radio broadcasting fees Program 52 25.00 1,300 Sub Total 5,940
Dialogue with Armed Groups A 10-Day Field Mission for 20 Persons Rental of vehicles (4 areas) Day 200 10.00 2,000 Per diem for 20 persons X 10 days Man/day 200 35.00 7,000 Meeting fees Lumpsum 400 Report production Lumpsum 100 Sub Total 9,500
Solidarity with Neighbouring Countries 2 Missions of 5 Days Each for 3 Persons Transport fees to Rwanda by vehicle Trip 3 10.00 30 Transport fees to Burundi by air and road Trip 3 245.00 735 Per diem allowance Man/day 30 50.00 1,500 Report production Lumpsum 1 50.00 50 Sub Total 2,315
Administration, Monitoring and Reports Project personnel allowances: Project coordinator Month 12 100.00 1,200 Trainers & animators (training service - 2 pers) Month 12 160.00 1,920 Support staff (driver, secret & security guard) Month 12 180.00 2,160 Fuel for monitoring (45 litres/month) Litre 540 0.70 378 Report printing Month 12 80.00 960 Sub Total 6,618
Monitoring by BOAD Participation at essential meetings: BOAD delegate & driver (3 days/month) Man/day 72 25.00 1,800 Fuel during monitoring (35 litres X 12 months) Litre 420 0.70 294 Maintenance fees BOAD vehicle (20 $/month) Lumpsum 1 240.00 240 Sub Total 2,334
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TOTAL PEACE & RECONCILIATION 36,053
TOTAL 499,560
AUDIT FEES Audit fees for all projects Lumpsum 15,150
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 514,710
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I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER
♣ Eglise du Christ au Congo (ECC) South-Kivu Province
II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION
The Eglise du Christ au Congo (ECC) South – Kivu is a provincial federation of local churches in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It comprises twenty communities within the 62 communities that make up the National ECC. It also comprises about 1,500,000 Christians i.e 40% of the population of the South – Kivu province. ECC South – Kivu is divided into five units: ♣ Evangelism ♣ Primary, secondary and university teaching ♣ The Department of Diaconie and Development that is the development and Relief projects co- ordination through the following branches : - Staff training - Literacy and adult education - Agriculture - Reinstatement and Emergency Services - Water and sanitation service - Peace and reconciliation programme
Other ACT members implementing partners are : - United Methodist Church of Congo (UMC) - Evangelical Lutheran Church of Congo (ELCC)
In 1993, with the influx of Burundians and in 1994 at the time of the massive influx of Rwandan refugees, the ECC South – Kivu settled 6,000 refugees in the MUSHWESHWE, MUKU, BIDEKA and IZIRANGABO camps.
In collaboration with the UNHCR and with the support of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), the ECC managed these camps by distributing food and non-food items, water and sanitation, and peace and reconciliation programs. Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), with comprehensive experience in the area of health and sanitary procedures, supplied a mobile hospital and initiated the rehabilitation of sanitary infrastructure.
Other international organisations and NGOs contributed in rebuilding and making these structures operational. Unfortunately when the programs started going very well, the second war / conflict began in 1998.
The ECC South – Kivu assists war displaced families along with host families in two ways:- Firstly, directly to the concerned population through the representatives of local Committees (local ecclesiastical authority, representative of the displaced persons and local organisations).
Secondly, through development offices of church members and NGOs partners of whom there are 25. This partnership started in 1996 after the first war and is strengthened through meetings, and other forms of consultations. The Act members in this arrangement are:
♣ The ECC South – Kivu through its Service of Emergency Assistance and Reinstatement
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♣ United Methodist Church of Congo (UMC) ♣ The Lutheran Evangelical Church of Congo (52 LECC)
The member churches of the World Council of Churches are;
♣ The Baptist church (3rd CBCA) ♣ Kimbanguist church of Congo ♣ The Anglican Church.
The locations and activities of the ECC – South Kivu:
BUKAVU TOWN : Emergency Service Assistance and the Re-instatement of ECC South-Kivu, created in 1985 and a member of ACT International.
UVIRA ECC 8th Community of Pentecostal Churches in Central Africa (CEPAC) established in 1921. Activities : 3 general hospitals (Lemera, Panzi and Pinga) providing 200 beds per hospital, 4 dispensaries (Chai, Kiliba, Kasenga/Uvira and Kisangani), 130 health centres and two maternity hospitals, 414 primary and secondary schools, one medical school and one university. Experienced in management of relief projects supported by PUM/Sweden and NCA since 1994.
FIZI ECC – 26 Independent Methodist Church in the Congo (CLMC) established in 1960. Activities : Medical infrastructure, providing one general hospital (Nundu) with 150 beds, 30 health centres and one maternity hospital, 111 schools and medical training. Experience in relief project management supported by Independent Methodist Church in USA since 1973. Responsible for the Nundu health zone.
WALUNGU ECC – 5 Community of Pentecostal Independent Churches in Africa (CELPA). Established in 1922. Activities : Medical infrastructure – one general hospital with 250 beds at Kaziba, 2 dispensaries in Bukavu and 28 health centres and a maternity hospital, one medical school, 131 primary and 41 secondary schools in South – kivu. Responsible for Kaziba health zone. Experience in Relief management project and supported by (PIM/Church of Pentecost in Norway and NCA since 1994.
KABARE ECC – 52 Lutheran Evangelical Community in the Congo (CELC) – established in 1977. Activities : One medical centre, one dispensary and 4 health centres along with a maternity hospital, 2 primary and secondary schools. Member of LWF and ACT International.
MWENGA ECC – 40 Christian Church Community in Africa (CECA) – established in 1948. Activities : 1 general hospital with 150 beds, 10 health centres and 5 maternity hospitals, 2 medical schools – Mwenga and Bafwasende. Partner of ICCO – Holland, ACM/USA. Its management relies in the hands of the Mwenga Health zone. KALEHE ECC – 3 Central Africa Baptist Community (CBCA) – established in 1948. Activities : 3 general hospitals (average of 250 beds each), 4 dispensaries, 98 health centres and a maternity hospital, 180
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secondary schools, 76 primary and 3 medical schools. Responsible for the rural health zones of Katwa and Mangulidjipa. Member of WCC.
IDJWI United Methodist Church of Congo : Established in 1910 in Congo, and in 1990 in the South – Kivu province. 2 maternity hospitals, 6 schools in the region. Member of ACT International.
All the above ECC implementing partners activities are severely compromised by the damage to infrastructure caused during the two wars, lack of medicine and medical materials, shortage of existent salaries, lack of partner intervention with regard to new needs and decreasing financial assistance.
III. DESCRIPTION of the EMERGENCY SITUATION
The emergency situation of South Kivu has been adequately addressed in the CAID/ECC proposal and therefore for the sake of brevity, would not be repeated here.
Security In the current situation of ongoing confrontation between armed militias/gangs in South Kivu security cannot be guaranteed anywhere. However, humanitarian organisations and the churches are working within these constraints collaborating with all sides in the conflict and sensitising them to the humanitarian situation and the respect of humanitarian principles. So far the results have been positive with distribution to the needy taking place without mishap.
Identified Emergency Needs Most urgently needed relief items include ♣ Food and non food items assistance ♣ Basic medical supplies / pharmaceutical products for 85 health centres and 8 hospitals ♣ Peace and reconciliation programs ♣ Agricultural inputs (seeds, tools, livestock) ♣ Institutional capacity strengthening ♣ Rehabilitation of health centres and schools ♣ Assistance to school pupils without families.
Location for the proposed response
ECC is targeting the following most vulnerable people: ♣ The vulnerable and displaced population in Bukavu town and that came from the rural areas of Bunyakiri, Shabunda, Kabare/Nindja, Mwenga, Uvira, Fizi and Itombwe; ♣ The displaced population and victims of war in accessible centres such as Uvira, Baraka, Bunyakiri and Kalehe.
IV. GOAL & OBJECTIVES
The main goal is to sustain and save human lives by providing basic emergency assistance to the most vulnerable victims of war as well as spreading the message of peace and reconciliation.
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Objectives ♣ To improve food security to the most vulnerable, war affected people by providing agricultural inputs such as tools and seeds; ♣ To alleviate the suffering of the most vulnerable and displaced by providing humanitarian relief in the form of food and non-food items, prioritising widows, orphans, students separated from their families; ♣ To organise peace and reconciliation sessions; ♣ To provide medicine and medical materials to fight diseases and improve the general health of the population; ♣ To distribute nutritional supplements to families with members who suffer from chronic sickness and malnutrition.
V. TARGETED BENEFICIARIES
♣ Bukavu town: Bagira, Kadutu, Panzi and Ibanda; ♣ Kabare: Miti, Kavumu, Kabamba, Tchofi, Cirunga and Bugobe; ♣ Walungu: Bideka, Ikoma, Mushweshwe, Muku, Mulamba, Butuza, Chiherano, Tubimbi, Ruhala and Nyangzei; ♣ Uvira: Kamanyola, Sange, Longalanga, Kizongo, Kiliba and Lubarika, Uvira – center; ♣ Fizi: Baraka, Nundu, Swima, Mboko, Lweba, Minembwe, Dine-Ubwari; ♣ Shabunda: Shabunda-center, Matili, Kikamba, Pene-Kusu; ♣ Mwenga: Mwenga-center, Kasika, Kibanda/Bilembo, Kamituga, Kitutu Kazuza; ♣ Kalehe: Kalonge, Bunyakiri, Zirala, Shusi, Nyabibwe, Nyamasasa. ♣ Idjwi: Bugurhula, Kashofu-center, Bumpeta.
N° Description Nos of Beneficiaries No of Families 1. Humanitarian assistance to widows & displaced persons - Distribution of non – food items 30 000 5,000 2. Food security 500 - Assistance to children with malnutrition 3. Medical assistance 60 health centres, - 4 hospitals 4. Organization of seminar on peace 120 participants - 5. Social assistance : 200 students - Assistance to students separated from their families 300 pupils -
VI. PROPOSED ASSISTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION
♣ Relief food will be provided to the most vulnerable IDPS and host families. They will also be provided with basic household non-food items. ♣ Medicine and other medical supplies such as medical equipment will be provided to health centres. ♣ Tools and vegetable seeds will be distributed to improve food security. ♣ To assist pupils and students separated from their families with school fees. ♣ To organize a seminar on peace and reconciliation between communities.
The necessary personnel (recruited and volunteers) along with other material needs such as transport
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costs are included in the budget. Most of the required items will be purchased locally as they are usually available on the local market. However, donated materials from outside will have to be transported and this will mainly have to be by air.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS PER AREA
ZONES Number of 200g per 100g per 40g x 180 20g x 180 5g x 1 bar per 1 Fripp Benefic. day x day x 180 d days days CSB 180 person: Blanket eries 180 Legumes days: Soap per 2 Cereals (tons) (tons) (tons) SALT persons (small (tons) packs) FIZI 8,000 13.3 288 144 57.6 28.8 tons 7.2 8,000 4,000 11 UVIRA 8,000 13.3 288 144 57.6 28.8 tons 7.2 8,000 4,000 11 KABARE 7,500 12.5 270 135 54 27 tons 6.75 7,500 3,750 10 MWENGA 7,000 11.6 252 126 50.4 25.2 tons 6.3 7,000 3,500 09 KALEHE – 7,000 11.6 252 126 50.4 25.2 tons 6.3 7,000 3,500 09 IDJWI SHABUND 7,000 11.6 252 126 50.4 25.2 tons 6.3 7,000 3,500 09 A WALUNGU 8,000 13.3 288 144 57.6 28.8 tons 7.2 8,000 4,000 11 BUKAVU 7,500 12.5 270 135s 54 27 tons 6.75 7,500 3,750 09 TOTAL 60,000 99.7 2,160 1,080 432 216 tons 54 60,000 30,000 79
VII. ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
The South – Kivu ECC Emergency and Reinstatement Service (ERS) will be in charge of the co- ordination of activities, the administration and supervision of the local activities. The ERS will report to the Project Co-ordination Unit regarding the progress of the activities. The project Co-ordination Unit will follow up and check the technical and administrative work of the Emergency Service, and will analyse the written and financial reports.
The local distribution committees will be responsible for distribution of food, non-food items and agricultural needs to the target beneficiaries. Medicines will be distributed to the concerned sanitary structures, jointly by the medical co-ordination unit of the South-Kivu ECC and / or by the appropriate Medical co-ordination unit of the church or the administrative NGO.
The Emergency & Reinstatement Service is presently headed by a member of staff who has received training in the ACT Emergency Management Course - January - March 1999 at Africa University in Mutare.
Finance The Departments of Finances and Management will take care of the follow – up in management and control of budget.
Funds will be managed by the Emergency Service in collaboration with the Project Co-ordination unit and the finance and Management Department of ECC South-Kivu, under the supervision of the provincial chairman through the provincial committee of Development. EECC will ensure all required reports are prepared according to the ACT reporting format and submitted to ACT as per the requirement. ECC agrees that failure to follow the required ACT financial regulation and reporting
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will result in being excluded in the future ACT Appeals.
Monitoring The supervision of this project will be done by a committee composed of those responsible for the Emergency services of the South Kivu ECC, a representative of Christian Aid and two local authority representatives. South-Kivu ECC is a member of the Regional Co-ordination Office of Non- Governmental organizstions in South-Kivu (CRONGD) and of the provincial civilian co-ordination office for Emergency Activities and Development. The medical assistance will be managed by ECC medical sector/department.
Follow-up Mechanisms The Emergency service has some routine and experience in the follow-up mechanisms of emergency. It is run by the service co-ordinator trained in management and response to disasters along with two experienced supervisors who work under the authority of the manager. The latter transmits the follow- up report to the ECC chairmen with a copy to the Emergency Service of the national ECC. Supervisors assure the follow-up of achieved activities by the local distribution committees.
VIII. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
20 January 2002 – 31 June 2002
IX. BUDGET
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ I. DIRECT ASSISTANCE Food assistance Powder milk 5 kg/family 2,500 3.00 7,500 Maize, Sorghum, Soya 10 kg/family 5,000 1.50 7,500 Sugar 10 kg/family 5,000 1.50 7,500 Labour Lump Sum 500
Non food assistance Blankets 2 /family 10,000 3.50 35,000 Soap 5 /family 25,000 0.30 7,500 Fripperies 10 kg/family 50,000 1.00 50,000 Labour Lump Sum 8,000
Medicines Medicines for health center Medical Kit 60 1,000 60,000 Medicines for hospitals Medical Kit 4 5,000 20,000 Salaries for monitors Lump Sum 5,250 Sub total 208,750
II. INDIRECT ASSISTANCE Psycho-social Consultants Lump Sum 6,120 Allowances Lump Sum 6,300
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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ Capacity building English language course Person 6 100 600 Management training Course Session 2 1,000 2,000 Sub total 15,020
III. CAPITAL EQUIPMENT Computer Piece 1 2,500 2,500 Photocopy machine Piece 1 2,000 2,000 Secondhand car SUZUKI Car 1 5,000 5,000 Sub total 9,500
IV. PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, OPERATION & SUPPORT Staff salaries Lump Sum 9,900 Travel Lump Sum 1,000 Sub total 10,900
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 244,170