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UNITED NATIONS SOMALIA UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery (JPLG) 1st Quarterly Report 2011 FINAL May 2011 UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralised Service Delivery JPLG 1st Quarterly Report January – March 2011 Central Administrations of Somaliland, Puntland and the Transitional Federal Government and target Partner(s): District Councils. Joint Programme Title: UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery (JPLG) Total Approved Joint US$ 37,187,000 Programme Budget: Location: Somaliland, Puntland and south central Somalia SC Approval Date: April 2008 Starting Completion 31/12/ Joint Programme 2008 – 2012 01/04/2008 Date: Date: 12 Duration: 2009 -2010 Through JP pass through with UNDP as AA: Donor Donor Currency USD SIDA 30,000,000 SK 3,813,361 DFID 2,275,000 GBP 3,482,109 Danida 15,000,000 DEK 2,672,511 Norway 6,000,000 NOK 1,002,701 Through JP and bilateral EC to UNDP 5,000,000 Euro 7,350,000 Sub total JP Funds 18,320,682 % of Funds Committed: Parallel Funds 2009 -2011 67% Approved: UNDP Italy: $1,800,00; 1,800,000 USAID: $1,757,428 1,757,428 DK:$693,823 693,823 Norway: $723,606 723,606 UNDP TRAC: $100,000 100,000 SIDA: $132,000; 132,000 BPCR: $132,930 132,930 UNHabitat Italy: 866,775 Euro 1,243,400 Sub total Parallel Funds 5,860,511 UNCDF $832,000 TOTAL APPROVED 2009 – 2010 25,013,704 % of Donor USD committed 75% SIDA 3,813,361 DFID 3,482,109 2009/2011: EC 6,051,447 Funds Disbursed: Danida 87,000 Norway 35,000 UNDP/parallel 2,282,771 % of 50% UNDP/USAID 1,758,428 approved UN Habitat/parallel 587,535 UNCDF 232,500 TOTAL 18,330,151 Delay Expected Duration: 5 years Forecast Final Date: December 2012 6 (Months): 2 UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralised Service Delivery EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In this reporting period US$3,248,902 has been disbursed against an annual workplan and budget of US$23.3M and of which US$17,456,249 is currently available or committed. In Puntland three new districts got female council members: Benderbayla now has two women out of 23 councilors; Eyl has three women out of 23 councilors and in Badhan there are five women out of 23 council members and also the vice mayor here is a female. To follow up on the selection of women there was a first network meeting for female councilors to share experiences and discuss how they can actively participate in the work of their councils. In Somaliland on the other hand the process started to set up a gender policy and strategy for 2011 with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Included in the planned work for 2011 is training of potential women leaders as well as current council members. Two other milestones took place in the 1st quarter with regard to JPLG. One was the district procurement audit in both Puntland and Somaliland and the other was discussions with Ministries of Health and Education to start sector studies. The process of identifying and selecting an institution (s) to implement sector studies in health, education and water was initiated to start in Puntland in early September and are planned to come to Somaliland later in the year. The Education sector studies are linked to the Integrated Capacity Development for Somalia Education Administration (ICDSEA) under which technical experts provide support to the planning and policy unit of the MoE. The Health sector studies on the other hand are based on a new guideline from MoH called EPHS (Essential Package of Health Services) which hopes to harmonize health service provisions at every health tier level using four components: Primary health unit (PHU), Health center (HC), Referral health center (RHC) and Hospital (H).Other sector studies were initiated for the road and environment sectors. A new and comprehensive Administration Training programme for all districts and Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs started in Somaliland and will follow in Puntland, while capacity assessments for the district administration staff were carried out in three districts in both Somaliland and Puntland to establish capacity development plans at district level. Also trainings were carried out on the Local Development Fund (LDF) mechanisms, including on Minimum Conditions (MC) both in Puntland and Somaliland to increase the participant’s knowledge of the LDF, and ensure successful implementation of the programme. It is considered essential for LDF implementation that councils are not dissolved for long periods of time (such as in Bossaso and possibly Galkayo). A Letter of Agreement was prepared with Ministry of Finance to support the Local Transfer Mechanisms of the LDF and financial management and reporting procedures were discussed with Accountant and Auditor Generals of both Somaliland and Puntland. 3 UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralised Service Delivery The implementation of 2010 projects continued in the quarter. Under the Mogadishu Participatory District Rehabilitation the final four of the 17 projects, identified as part of the district dialogue process, were completed. These were three markets in Wadajir, Yaqshid and Heliwaa, as well as the District Office in Waberi. Kindly refer to the outcome matrix below (Annex 1 Outcome 1.5.). In Puntland and Somaliland District Engineers were provided with coaching in their monitoring and supervision of projects (see Annex 4 for a progress update). In Puntland, 20 new projects were selected for 2011, while in Somaliland 23 projects were selected, as part of the annual work planning process of the districts. Public meetings with communities were carried out in all target districts in Somaliland and Puntland. It was the first time that such meetings ever took place in Somaliland. Participant numbers were high with an estimated 1,700 people attending (Hargeisa 500, Borama 250, Berbera 150, Sheikh 250, Burao 300 and Odweine, 250); of these at least 40% were female, 10% children and the rest men (50%). The meetings presented Government budgets, expenditures, plans and had Q&A’s. Key highlights from the Somaliland meetings can be found in Chapter 1.5. In Puntland meetings took place as part of existing council meetings and key achievements, challenges and lessons learnt were presented together with the district AWP’s. This led to open discussions which fed into agreements between Government and communities on district development priorities. Roadmaps on Municipal Finance Policy Development were carried out in both Somaliland and Puntland and in Somaliland there was common agreement on the need for standardized procedures for accounting and billing databases. A draft ministerial decree for institutionalizing the databases has been presented to the Director General and the Director of Districts’ Development of the Ministry of Interior, the Auditor General and the Mayor of Hargeisa. In Puntland formats for budgeting and accounting were developed and a draft ministerial decree was also presented and discussed with the Minister of Interior, Accountant General, Auditor General and the Mayor of Garowe. 4 UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralised Service Delivery ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AA Administrative Agent AWP Annual Work Plan CDRD Community Driven Recovery and Development Project CMG Community Monitoring Groups DBF District Basket Fund DBPB District Based Peace Building Process DPPB District Participatory Planning and Budgeting Process DC District Council EPHS Essential Package of Health Services ICDSEA Integrated Capacity Development for Somalia Education Administration ILO International Labour Organisation JPLG Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery LDF Local Development Fund LED Local Economic Development LG Local Governments LLM Local Leadership and Management LOA Letter of Agreement MC Minimum Conditions (LDF) M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MOI Ministry of Interior MOF Ministry of Finance MOFASD Ministry of Family Affairs and Social Development (Somaliland) MOSS Minimum Operational Security Standards MOU Memorandum of Understanding MODWFA Ministry of Women Development and Family Affairs (Puntland) NGO Non-Governmental Organisation OES Outcome Evaluation System PCU Programme Coordination Unit of the JPLG PIM Participatory Impact Monitoring PL Puntland PMG JPLG Programme Management Group RC Resident Coordinator RDP Somali Reconstruction and Development Programme RSL Recovery and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme of UNDP SL Somaliland SC South central Somalia SMA Somaliland Municipal Association TFG Transitional Federal Government TOT Training of Trainers TWG JPLG Technical Working Group UN United Nations UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund UNDG United Nations Development Group UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNDP-SIDP UNDP Somali Institution Development Project UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services UNTP United Nations Transition Plan for Somalia USD United States Dollar VC Village Committee 5 UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralised Service Delivery MAP OF JPLG TARGETS 6 UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralised Service Delivery TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary __________________________________________________________ 3 Abbreviations and Acronyms __________________________________________________ 4 Map of JPLG Targets _________________________________________________________ 6 1 Progress _______________________________________________________________ 8