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APOLOU ACTIVITY QUARTERLY REPORT FY2020, Q2: Jan-March 2020 APOLOU ACTIVITY QUARTERLY REPORT FY2020, Q2: Jan-March 2020 Masons supporting businesses in the TOPIC to producing slabs and San-plats from February 11-13, 2020 This report is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the responsibility of Mercy Corps and partners and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Apolou is made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and is implemented by Mercy Corps and partners. ❖ Acronyms AD – Adolescent Development NARWOA – Nakere Rural Women’s ANC – Ante Natal Care Activists CAHW – Community Animal Health NGO – Non-Governmental Organization Worker OA – Older Adolescent CATALYSE – Communities Acting Together ODF – Open Defecation Free to Advance Linkages Yielding Social OFSP – Orange Flesh Sweet Potatoes Engagement PLW – Pregnant or Lactating Woman CDC – Center for Disease Control PREP – Pipeline Resources Estimate Proposal CDO – Community Development Officer PYD – Positive Youth Development CIP – International Potato Center Q - Quarter CLTS – Community Led Total Sanitation RAC – Resilience Action Committee CSO – Civil Society Organization RT – Resource Transfer CU5 – Child under 5 years of age RWANU – Resilience through wealth and CU2 – Child under 2 years of age nutrition D4H – Dialogue for Health SACCO - Savings and Credit Co-operative DFSA – Development Food Security Activity SASA – Start Awareness Support Action DFID – Department for International SBC – Social Behaviour Change Development SBCC – Social Behaviour Change DHT – District Health Team Communication DLG – District Local Government SGBV – Sexual and Gender Based Violence FA – Field Agent SILC – Savings and Internal Lending FEG – Farmer Enterprise Group Communities FGD – Focus Group Discussion SLI – Sequencing, Layering and Integration FGM – Female Genital Mutilation SOP – Standard Operation Procedure FIDA – Women’s Law Association for ToC – Theory of Change Uganda TOPICS - Toilet Production and Information FMD – Foot and Mouth Disease Centres FY – Fiscal Year TUNADO – The Uganda National Apiculture HIB – High Iron Beans Development Organisation HUMC – Health Unit Management UNMA – Uganda National Meteorological Committee Agency IEC – Information, Education, UPDF – Uganda People’s Defence Force Communication US – United States IPTT – Indicator Performance Tracking Table USAID – United States Agency for IWD – International Women’s Day International Development JIESTA - Jie Students’ Association VHT – Village Health Team KAPDA – Karamoja Peace and Development VSLA – Village, Savings and Loan Association Agency VYA – Very Young Adolescent LEG – Livestock Enterprise Group WASH – Water, Sanitation and Hygiene MCG – Mother Care Group WFP – World Food Programme MCHN – Maternal, Child Health and WSC – Water Service Committee Nutrition M&E – Monitoring & Evaluation MoU – Memorandum of Understanding MTE – Mid Term Evaluation MUCOBADI - Multi-Community Based Development Initiative ❖ Table of Contents ❖ Activity Overview 1 ❖ Context Updates 1 ❖ Key Activity Highlights 2 ❖ Challenges 4 ❖ Purpose Updates 4 Purpose One: Inclusive and Effective Governance Contributes to Improved Nutrition and Food Security 4 Purpose Two: Adolescent Girls, Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) and Children under Five (CU5) are Nutritionally Secure 6 Resource Transfers (RT) 8 Purpose Three: Reduced incidence of WASH related diseases 8 Purpose Four: Improved Livelihoods and Income Support for Household Food Security 10 Resilience Challenge Fund (RCF) 12 ❖ Cross-Cutting Activity Updates 12 Gender and Young People 12 Adolescent Development (AD) 13 Social Behavior Change Communication 14 ❖ Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning 16 Activity Overview The Apolou Activity is a USAID Food for Peace initiative with the goal to improve the food and nutrition security of vulnerable households in the Kaabong, Karenga, Kotido, Moroto, and Amudat districts of Karamoja, the most nutritionally vulnerable region in Uganda. The activity is implemented by a consortium of Mercy Corps (as lead), Save the Children, Whave Solutions, Tufts University’s Feinstein International Center, Karamoja Peace and Development Agency (KAPDA), Nakere Rural Women’s Activists (NARWOA), RiamiRiam. The Uganda National Apiculture Development Organisation (TUNADO), FIDA Uganda and Strong Minds Inc. Drawing on the technical expertise and contextual knowledge of this consortium, Apolou will ultimately improve the food and nutrition security of 310,000 direct participants. Apolou has four purposes grounded in social behavior change and supporting gender-transformative and resilience outcomes: 1. Inclusive and effective governance contributes to food and nutrition security 2. Adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and children under five (CU5) are nutritionally secure 3. Reduced incidences of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) related diseases 4. Improved livelihoods and income support household food security The following report details our activities from January 1 to March 31, 2020, which corresponds to fiscal year (FY) 2020, Q2. ❖ Context Updates COVID-19 Towards the end of the reporting quarter, Uganda recorded its first case of COVID-19. The Government of Uganda subsequently introduced increasingly restrictive measures to reduce the spread of the virus within the country. Measures have included the closure of borders, schools, non-food shops and the halting of public and private transport. This has resulted in the suspension of several Apolou activities and the evacuation of international and national staff from Karamoja. Apolou actively participated in the District-led Task Forces and with Agreement Officer Representative approval committed support to the Government of Uganda response through the provision of essential hygiene NFIs, airing of radio spot messages and printing of Information, Education, Communication (IEC) materials in local languages to support the dissemination of Ministry of Health approved messages. Insecurity The region faced a number of insecurity incidences that ranged from cattle theft, cattle raiding and fire exchange between the warriors (Karamoja and Turkana) and the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) in the process of animal recovery. The insecurity cut across all Districts in Karamoja with Districts in Northern Karamoja most affected (Kotido, Moroto, Kaabong, Abim and Karenga). Districts in the south were relatively stable with the exception of Napak. This affected activity implementation by Development partners because it reduced on the time for being in the field. Led by the United Nations Department of Security and Safety, guidance was provided for field visits to be held only between 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and at times no field visits could be made especially in areas that were susceptible to attacks. To address the situation, a number of dialogue meetings were held between the different ethnic groups in Karamoja and Turkana, inter district and cross border i.e. Kenya and Uganda. The UPDF and DLGs joined hands to ensure that the situation is brought to control. Important to note is that most of the dialogue meetings were supported or facilitated by development partners inclusive of Apolou Activity that played a critical role. The insecurity situation was challenged by the fact that guns were used by the Karamoja and Turkana cattle raiders and this resulted in loss of some lives and people wounded e.g. soldiers and civilians being killed. This resulted into the government reinforcing the UPDF presence in the region and 1 starting off with the second disarmament process based on voluntary basis. The disarmament process started from Kotido and Moroto and moved from sub-county to sub-county. By the end of March 2020 this security situation had stabilized and activity implementation resumed though challenged by COVID- 19. Desert Locusts On Sunday February 9th, desert locusts entered Karamoja through Karita in Amudat. The swarm entered from North West Pokot in Kenya. Since then desert locust swarms continued threatening Karamoja by entering from Kenya into all Apolou Districts. The swarms were small and highly mobile not staying in one location for more than an hour or so. Mercifully, it is not yet planting season so their destruction has been limited. The swarms also primarily consisted of older less active desert locusts. However, there is a concern that these swarms may have laid eggs in areas where they passed in Karamoja and beyond. In the instance that these eggs hatch and release hoppers, the results could be devastating for communities who are beginning to prepare their gardens for planting. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries technical teams and the UPDF are on the ground boosting surveillance and conducting spraying at night time when the locusts are less mobile. Apolou and Nuyok DFSAs continue to jointly monitor the situation and are using our respective community-based extension service providers to support the government surveillance effort and reporting. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Quarantine Recurrent outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease hit Karamoja every other year. In this quarter, FMD positive cases were confirmed in Kotido and Kaabong. The District Local Governments (DLGs) endorsed quarantine against the sale of live animals and animal products in markets. Income from the sale of livestock
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