Single Form 2017/00057/FR/01/01
REFERENCES
HIP/Decision Reference ECHO/-SF/BUD/2017/91000
Agreement number: ECHO/-SF/BUD/2017/91014
Action type Non-emergency action
Document type Final report
Submission date 28/02/2019
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1 Humanitarian organisation CARE-AT
1.2 Title of the action System strengthening for disaster preparedness in Mozambique (Fortalecimento do sistema de preparação para catástrofes em Moçambique)
1.3 Narrative summary of the action This 18-month action by COSACA consortium (comprised of Concern, Oxfam, Save the Children and CARE) is led by CARE and jointly implemented with Save the Children while CONCERN and Oxfam are on standby for emergency response if the crisis modifier is triggered. The proposed action is designed to deliver systems strengthening activities in Mozambique to enable well-targeted preparedness and emergency response actions whilst also supporting local communities to effectively use Early Warning messages, mitigate risks and prepare in advance for an effective response to disaster. Specific attention has been placed on including Women and Children in these efforts. The proposed action is designed to deliver improvements to existing systems and processes for: (a) effectively and quickly sharing Early Warning Information with impact populations prior to a flood, cyclone or other rapid onset emergency; (b) enabling communities to identify, prepare for, and respond to risks and disasters; (c) preparing in a more coordinated, synchronized and efficient manner for emergency response actions by the humanitarian community through preparing the way to create and adopt a common system for beneficiary identification, registration and targeting; and (d) switching to delivery of a rapid response in event of a crisis. The action will work on multiple levels. It will work at national level with Red Cross, INGC and INAS to deliver the improvements to Early Warning System (EWS) and Beneficiary Registration; link local to national levels by collecting data for the DataWinners SIGIC EWS; and deliver local-level implementation with at-risk communities in three provinces which were chosen based on available data regarding the significance, prevalence and impact of hazards such as floods and cyclones, as well as local information received from staff, INGC and government about areas requiring specific attention.
1.3.1 [INT] Narrative summary of the action This reporting period has seen significant progress under all four results. The project is on track to
Page 1 This reporting period has seen significant progress under all four results. The project is on track to register more than the planned number of people on the Early Warning System database (including people in Guvuro district of Inhambane) and in Gaza, Save the Children has engaged and trained committees in 60 communities as opposed to the planned 20. The projects reach is significantly higher than initially planned. For Result 3, despite some initial delays in start up, good progress has been made in advocacy activities. This project has joined forces with other projects within COSACA that share the same objective (funded by DFID) and has also coordinated and contributed to wider efforts within the Food Security Cluster's Cash Working Group (including WFP and World Vision) and has played a leading role in establishing a Technical Working Group on cash transfers led by INGC itself. INGC shows real interest and enthusiasm for advancing the discussion and ultimate utilisation of cash in emergency programming in Mozambique. For Result 4, COSACA played a leading role in responding to supporting the Mozambican governments immediate response plans to tropical storms that hit Nampula province in January 2018. CARE also conducted its own assessments of the impact with the view to generating funding for a response. While ultimately unsuccessful in securing funding for a more substantial response, COSACA was able to provide technical and logistical support to the Government to ensure that immediate needs of affected communities were met.
1.3.2 [FIN] Narrative summary of the action As a result of this action implemented by CARE and Save the Children, approximately 6% of the population (47,956) of the target areas directly and 11% indirectly (125,442) reduced their vulnerability to shocks across three provinces. The contact details of 5,132 people were registered on the Government of Mozambique's Early Warning System and capacity building trainings (including simulations) for community members and government staff were provided to facilitate the effective roll out of the system. As a consequence, focal points from the most vulnerable communities (more than 90) in seven districts were linked to the government of Mozambique's early warning system. Trainings facilitated by the action were also provided to 90 local disaster management committees (CLGRCs, see Annex 1) to improve community preparedness and early action and response readiness. These trainings included (among other themes) developing contingency plans and First Aid training. 26 CLGRCs were also equipped with ready-made emergency preparedness kits in Nampula and Gaza province. 60 schools in Gaza province also benefited from education and related capacity building support on key DRR messaging. In total, 60,059 people directly benefited from these capacity building efforts. Under other results of the Action, there has been impressive progress on advocating the Mozambican Government to accept Multi Purpose Cash Transfers to be used as a response tool for emergency response. The Government's INGC has bought into the concept and their position on the use of cash in emergencies will be presented to the Council of Ministers for approval in early 2019. The Crisis Modifier was deployed in January 2018 in Nampula province to support Government response efforts to widespread flooding as a result of a tropical depression. CARE also led in assessments on the impact of the flooding of school infrastructure.
1.4 Area of intervention World area Country Region Location Africa MOZAMBIQUE National Country-wide Africa MOZAMBIQUE Provincial Gaza (Guija, Chibuto and Chokwe districts) Africa MOZAMBIQUE Provincial Nampula (Angoche, Mogincual and Larde [previously part of Moma] districts) Africa MOZAMBIQUE Provincial Inhambane
1.4.1 [INT] Area of intervention The initial design of this project included activities to be implemented by Save the Children in three districts in Gaza province and by CARE in three districts in Nampula province and additional activities in Inhambane province. However, due to funding limitations, project staff for Inhambane were removed from the final proposal and activities by CARE were limited to Nampula province. Despite these limitations, CARE has committed to working in a reduced capacity in Inhambane province. Specifically CARE is working to link existing CLGRCs in Inhambane to the the Government of Mozambique's Early Warning System. CARE is targeting the district of Guvuro to be included in this process as, according to recent Food Security Cluster analysis and CARE's own Emergency Preparedness Plan, it is identified as the most high risk district in Inhambane province, being exposed to cyclones, floods and droughts.
1.4.2 [FIN] Area of intervention NA
1.5 Timeframe of the action (at MR stage - including suspension periods)
Page 2 Start date of the action 01/06/2017 Duration of the action in months (max. 60) 18 Duration of the action in days - Start date for eligibility of expenditure 01/06/2017 Justify the duration of the eligibility period before the start date -
2. HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATION IN THE AREA OF INTERVENTION
2.1 Presence in the area COSACA is a consortium of 4 international NGOs (Concern, Oxfam, Save the Children, and CARE) who have been working together in Mozambique for co-ordinated emergency preparedness and response since 2007. Collectively, COSACA's members have individual organizational presence in Zambezia, Gaza, Manica, Inhambane, Nampula, Sofala, Cabo Delgado, and Tete Provinces with joint programming in the first five of these and shared logistics capacity in Maputo city (co-ordinated with WFP). The consortium works to improve effectiveness and efficiency of emergency preparedness and response activities through co-ordination and pooling of expertise, knowledge and resources in terms of equipment, human capital, and information. For this action CARE is the lead applicant and will implement the activities proposed to be delivered at national level jointly with Save the Children. Oxfam and CONCERN remain potential emergency response partners in the event of a rapid onset emergency (i.e. under the Crisis Modifier). The consortium's rapid emergency response deployment capacity will therefore be made available for this project across Mozambique via all four organizations.
2.2 Synergies with other actions COSACA is communicating and planning collaboration for synergy and coordination with other applicants to ECHO HIP 2017: Cruz Vermelha Mozambique / Spanish Red Cross (CVM/SRC), WorldVision and UN Habitat. In the case of Red Cross, the COSACA consortium has had joint design discussions for the current action with Red Cross to ensure cross-fertilization between this proposed action and work that Red Cross is proposing. This relates particularly to the plans for strengthening the Mozambique Early Warning System (EWS) managed by INGC (using the DataWinners software) as well as to our planned joint influencing of INGC and other parts of government (e.g. INAS) to adopt a unified approach to targeting of beneficiaries. It has also been agreed to do peer-to-peer learning for Red Cross on the Mastercard Last Mile Mobile Solutions (LMMS) system which is being used by COSACA and WorldVision for their food e-voucher transfer programme. The COSACA consortium has approached WorldVision to suggest a combined effort in relation to creating and promoting a common electronic database and delivery platform for emergency response support transfer processes (cash or e-voucher). Initial interest has been expressed. Further collaboration parametres need to be defined early in 2017. In terms of UN Habitat, discussions are ongoing about how our work can synergise in respect of meeting community needs for specific infrastructure to enable/support early action, e.g. cyclone-safe shelters. To date we have identified joint interests in Nampula province and COSACA proposes that we aim for coordinated work on the Early Warning Systems and Risk Mapping which UN Habitat is proposing. Furthermore, there is synergy between the proposed action of this programme and another Climate Resilient multi-country initiative known as ACCRA for which Save the Children is the lead and Oxfam, CARE and WorldVision are partners. ACCRA is committed to ensure that vulnerable communities in Mozambique are more resilient and able to adapt to climate change, through the use of evidence by governments and civil society in developing and implementing policies and interventions that improve poor people's adaptive capacity, with a specific focus on climate related hazards, change and variability - both in the short and long-term. This provides some scope for synergy between the initiatives in terms of messaging on actions to take for Early Warning that are also climate-sensitive and build in resilience to the system. Finally, there is synergy between what is proposed here and what the COSACA consortium will be proposing to DFID with regard to future preparedness emergency programme funding following their support to the El Nino response in 2016. Research is proposed to DFID that will complement this action.
Page 3 2.3 [FIN] Report on synergies with other actions Led by Save the Children, COSACA designed a 10-month cash preparedness project funded by DFID (Nov 17 to Aug 18). The project had synergies to Result 3 of the ECHO project in that it sought to prepare humanitarian actors, service providers and the Government of Mozambique for the timely design, set-up and implementation of humanitarian multipurpose cash programmes in areas of the country that are prone to disasters. The advocacy component of this project was aligned with the ECHO HIP action and DFID funding was used to compliment ECHO HIP in funding the overall work of the Cash Working Group in achieving Government of Mozambique approval of multipurpose cash transfers as an accepted modality in emergency response.
3. NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND BENEFICIARIES
3.1 Needs and risk analysis
3.1.1 Date(s) of assessment The following assessments have informed this proposed action (dates conducted indicated in parenthesis): 1. Assessment of Cash Transfer Programming potential in Mozambique by COSACA funded by DFID (February 2016) 2. Liaison with INGC re. early warning database (November-December 2016) and CLGRCs (Comités Locais de Gestão de Risco de Calamidades, these are Disaster Risk Management Committees) 3. Emergency Preparedness Plan assessments for COSACA and member organisations (October/November 2016) including reference to latest report by Setsan (July 2016) and INGC Contingency plans. 4. Stakeholder meeting on Cash-based transfer programming (held in Maputo on 13. March 2017, 17 representatives of INGOs attended) organized jointly by COSACA and Spanish Red Cross to gather further information and insight from other humanitarian actors on cash as a response modality.
3.1.2 Assessment methodology The methodologies used were as follows:
1. Cash Transfer Programming Assessment:
A team of three COSACA (Save) staff took two weeks to visit communities in Gaza province, and also interviewed key informants (government, service providers, traders). The communities were representative of the livelihood zone covered by COSACA's DFID funded drought response. Focus group discussions and key informant interviews were held. Government officials, National Institute of Social Welfare (INAS), Banks, Traders, Mobile Network Providers, and Post office were interviewed.
2. INGC consultation re EWS database content and CLGRCs:
COSACA, Red Cross and ECHO visited INGC for an introduction to their new SIGIC DataWinners Early Warning System (November 2016). This visit revealed a significant gap in content of data on the system, which requires follow up at grassroots level. Subsequently, CARE has liaised with Red Cross and INGC to identify existing data and map gaps against areas of need (December 2016) as well as identify who could work where to fill these gaps. Information has also been requested regarding the status of CLGRCs in each province. To date, information for Inhambane has been received, and indicates that there are many CLGRCs to work with, although many also are not as fully equipped as INGC expects them to be.
3. COSACA Emergency Preparedness Planning
In October 2016, COSACA began updating its emergency preparedness plan, including contingency planning for the forthcoming rainy season. As a result, projections of areas expected to be inundated were reviewed and maps consulted of areas which are prone to cyclones and floods (See Annexes CycloneRiskMap and PopulationsAtRisk). The SETSAN July 2016 report data and INGC contingency plans for 2016/17 were also used to assess current potential areas of risk.
4. Stakeholder meeting on Cash-based transfer programming
Page 4 On 13th March 2017, COSACA and Red Cross organized a meeting with key stakeholders in Maputo to draw upon the experience and insight from other humanitarian actors on cash as a response modality in Mozambique. The objective of the meeting was to begin a discussion on how to refine the approach to be more effective in advancing the conversation on cash based transfer programming in the Mozambican context. There is quite some knowledge and experience existing and the participants agreed that a joint strategy and a coordinated effort is needed and closed the meeting with some action points like to conduct a stakeholder analysis, to develop a position paper with the Cash Working group and plan a feasibility study and strategy.
3.1.3 Problem, needs and risk analysis Mozambique is a high-risk country experiencing both rapid and slow-onset emergencies. It is the 10th most vulnerable country to disasters in the world (World Risk Report 2014). Increasingly erratic weather conditions linked to climate change are manifest through unseasonal droughts, cyclones and floods which cause severe damage to property and livelihoods of the rural poor men and women. During the 2014/15 rainy season 423,000 people were directly affected and 120,000 lost their agricultural production (INGC 2015). The provinces of Nampula, Inhambane and Gaza are subject to floods and cyclones. Following the cyclone mid. Feb. which hit severely the coast of Inhambane province, very recent communication with INGC confirms that Inhambane will be a priority province for INGC and the plan is to prioritize 5/6 districts to train DRM councils and CLGC. So far, INGC is receiving support for reconstruction only. Droughts also affect the population, with the recent El Nino phenomenon creating drought conditions in the south of the country and leaving over 1.5m people in need of support. Home to an estimated 8.2 million people, these three provinces contain some of the most high-risk districts in the .country See maps provided.
1. Early Warning System (EWS):
The potential to reduce the impact of natural shocks and hazards such as floods and cyclones is significant if communities can receive information ahead of time to warn of their impending arrival. With this in mind, the national disaster management institute of Mozambique (INGC) which was created in 1999 has established an electronic database for Early Warning messaging. The system uses the DataWinners platform, and is intended as a key channel of communication, to various levels, of urgent information received from scientists about forthcoming weather patterns/phenomena. The Red Cross has been working with INGC to establish Standard Operating Protocols so that all parts of the communication chain understand their role and level of authority in responding to the Early Warning Messages received through the system; but there is a significant gap in the database of contact people at community level, particularly the CLGRCs (local level disaster committees established by INGC to enable local early action in response to early warning). There is also a need to train recipients, particularly local community members whose details get onto the database, what the system does, what to expect from it and how they can/should respond using the system. To date, a very limited number of communities/CLGRCs are registered on the database. According to INGC and Red Cross information, these do not include any from Nampula and Inhambane and only include a few from Gaza. The specific information already on the system is as follows: Provincia de Maputo (Matutuine, Boane, Namaancha, Magude) Provincia de Gaza (apenas comites de Cidade de Xai Xai e Distrito de Chibuto) Provincia de Zambezia (Comite da Cidade de Quelimane, Distrito de Mocuba, Maganja da Costa e Namacurra) Provincia de Sofala (Distrito de Buzi mais 2 comites) There is therefore an urgent need to populate the database with contact details of people living along rivers and in cyclone-prone locations in the provinces of Gaza, Inhambane and Nampula.
2. Community capacity to assess risk, prepare and take early action, particularly for women and children:
In addition to receiving Early Warning Messages, local communities need to be prepared for disasters, know the risks they fact, make contingency plans accordingly and be able to act appropriately and urgently when early warning messages are received. Information available to date suggests that in high-risk districts there have been efforts to setup local level disaster committees (CLGRCs) but that many of these require revitalization and capacity-building in aspects of risk mapping, hazard identification, combining traditional EWS and solutions with new options, and so on. Data from Inhambane suggests that of the 145 groups established in the province, fewer than half have the right equipment to do their job properly. In addition to the need for CLGRCs to play their local DRM role more fully, there is a need to engage specific vulnerable groups, including women and children, who are often sidelined because of patriarchal norms in Mozambican society. There is an opportunity to include women more proactively in the CLGRCs and engage men to support a more gender-sensitive approach to disaster preparedness and response in their communities. Similarly, there is a need to address issues of child protection during emergencies, and to engage children in the planning, preparation and response to emergencies. Schools and the school curriculum (of which 20% can be local content) provide a good opportunity to engage this vulnerable group (including both young children and youth) in both the use of technology (such as DataWinners) for early warning and more Page 5 broadly the analysis of risk, and preparation of action plans to mitigate risk at local level.
3. Beneficiary targeting and cash transfer programming:
The issue of delays in emergency response due to lack of information on beneficiaries and time taken to fill information gaps (identification, targeting, registration) has been highlighted by ECHO in the HIP 2017 and is an area of concern also for COSACA. The existing initiative to register beneficiaries using the Mastercard LMMS presents an opportunity for COSACA to work with WorldVision (another LMMS user) and Red Cross (a potential user) to explore the potential of collaborating on a single electronic database for use during emergency responses. The potential for this to also be cross-referenced with the INAS Social Protection system, which is also being supported by the World Bank to be electronic, is significant although not without potential pitfalls. The 2016 study by COSACA of Cash Transfer Programming also identified a significant scope for using cash rather than vouchers for emergencies responses, although the resistance to this from government remains a significant risk (the proposed pilot for CTP was not authorised and did not therefore proceed in 2016). The government has been reluctant to adopt cash transfers for emergencies, because of concerns around creating dependency; but the social security system run by INAS does provide such cash transfers. The potential exists, therefore, to bring the various actors together, including INAS, INGC, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Action, Ministry of Finance and others, to learn about systems in other locations/countries that are delivering effectively in this regard and design a single system to address vulnerability in both social protection and emergency contexts.
3.1.4 Response analysis Exposure and vulnerability to natural hazards:
The provinces targeted as part of this action are regularly exposed to a range of hazards including floods, cyclones and droughts. They have been chosen to represent a range of different hazard contexts through which to implement the activities identified in this action. Specific emphasis has been placed on ensuring that more vulnerable sections of the population (women and children) are targeted for inclusion in the Early Warning System and Capacity-Building components of the action.
Community engagement in Early Warning and DRR:
Community engagement in early warning systems and DRR in Mozambique is important in order to reduce risks in and around the community and know what to do and how to respond in the event of different hazards. Whilst some progress has been made in early warning for floods and cyclones, there is still a gap in responding quickly and effectively to early warning information for drought. As such, this consortium has proposed to work with INGC but also with a strong community-based component so that communities are both trained and equipped to receive and then disseminate early warning information. Communities will also be supported to map out the risks, hazards and vulnerabilities they face and develop DRR and contingency plans. The local community radio stations, many of which are already involved in disseminating EW messages will also be engaged to understand the INGC's Early Warning System and be linked in to it so that the information they are sharing is up-to-date and well-understood by all parties.
Sustainability of CLGRCs and the need to strengthen linkages throughout the system:
One of the major lessons learned in community-based DRR is that community DRR committees often struggle with continuing their activities at the end of a project. One of the key driving factors behind this is the lack of funding to support their activities. In an attempt to address this challenge, this consortium is proposing to link community contingency plans with district plans in order to try and tap into annual funding streams to support their activities. The same will be tested with school-based contingency plans which will be shared with the District Education Offices (DEOs). The results of sharing and attempting to promote better linkages through the system in Mozambique will be documented and disseminated to others as part of this action.
School-based DRR:
Whilst school-based DRR activities have been implemented in Mozambique in the past, they have been relatively small-scale. Therefore, there is a need for a renewed focus and advocacy to the education authorities on DRR. The education system in Mozambique is a large and relatively untapped resource and, if mobilised, could act as an important mechanism for raising awareness of DRR among children, teachers, education authorities and the wider community at scale. As such, this consortium is proposing to undertake a series of activities that will identify opportunities to integrate DRR into the education system in Mozambique and pilot test a series of materials that are designed specifically to meet the needs of children in schools and in the community.
Improved beneficiary registration and management processes with potential for cash transfers: Page 6 The action proposes to work on laying the groundwork for Government of Mozambique to seriously consider two key improvements to the existing humanitarian response landscape: (a) developing a joint/shared/single database of Mozambique's vulnerable population so that delays from beneficiary identification and registration processes can be minimised, thereby enabling faster response times; and (b) the use of cash transfer programming in emergency responses. This work will build on existing initiatives, including the use of LMMS system by INGOs (and possibly Red Cross in future) and that of the World Bank to support INAS in transferring to an electronic database; previous advocacy work for cash programming by COSACA and recently published studies by ODI on the impact of cash transfer and the potential for cash-transfer programming in Mozambique (Jan. 2017).
Rapid response mechanism:
To enable rapid response to potential disasters, COSACA has built into this action a crisis modifier that will be triggered in the event of a rapid on-set emergency to which COSACA members will deliver a humanitarian response. Considering that COSACA already has one crisis modifier available in an existing ECHO grant, and that pre-positioning of kits has already taken place, the only activities budgeted for in this crisis modifier relate to staff costs for rapid assessment and access to inaccessible areas as well as logistics costs for the transport and distribution of items to affected households. This supplements existing budgets and will enable deployment of trucks and helicopters, for which standby agreements have already been made.
3.1.5 Previous evaluation or lessons learned exercise relevant for this Action No
3.1.5.1 Brief summary -
3.1.6 [INT] Report On Needs Assessment NA
3.1.7 [FIN] Report On Needs Assessment N/A
3.2 Beneficiaries
3.2.1 Estimated total number of direct beneficiaries targeted by the action Individuals 47.956 Organisations 122
3.2.1.1 [FIN] Estimated total number of direct beneficiaries targeted by the action Individuals 65.191 Organisations 150
3.2.2 Estimated disaggregated data about direct beneficiaries (only for individuals) Estimated % % of female % of male of target (F) (M) group Infants and young 0,00 % 0,00 % 0,00 % children (0-59 months) Children (5-17 35,00 % 51,00 % 49,00 % years) Adults (18-49 65,00 % 51,00 % 49,00 % years) Elderly (> 50 0,00 % 0,00 % 0,00 % Page 7 Elderly (> 50 0,00 % 0,00 % 0,00 % years)
3.2.2.1 [FIN] Disaggregated data about direct beneficiaries reached (only for individuals) Estimated % % of female % of male (M) of target (F) group Infants and young 0,00 % 0,00 % 0,00 % children (0-59 months) Children (5-17 23,00 % 62,00 % 38,00 % years) Adults (18-49 77,00 % 75,00 % 25,00 % years) Elderly (> 50 0,00 % 0,00 % 0,00 % years)
3.2.3 Does the action specifically target certain groups or vulnerabilities? Yes
3.2.3.1 If yes, which groups or vulnerabilities? Children - Female
3.2.3.2 [FIN] If yes, which groups or vulnerabilities? Children - Female
3.2.4 Beneficiaries selection criteria Women and Children/Youth have been specifically targeted in this action to ensure inclusion of these often-excluded groups and based on an understanding of the key issues for these vulnerable groups and the importance of addressing both Gender in Emergencies and Child Protection in Emergencies. The organisations specifically targeted to benefit from this action are Red Cross, INGC and INAS. These have been chosen because of their specific roles and responsibilities for supporting more vulnerable sections of the community through emergency response and social protection respectively. The districts selected have been chosen on the basis of high-risk exposure to rapid onset emergencies.
3.2.5 Beneficiaries involvement in the action The Red Cross and INGC have been consulted by CARE/COSACA staff regarding the design of this action at national level, and at provincial level INGC colleagues in Nampula, Inhambane and Gaza have been engaged. INAS has been in dialogue with Save the Children about potential reforms to targeting vulnerable populations. Red Cross staff will be beneficiaries of the peer-to-peer training; while INGC staff at national level will benefit from data capture of contact numbers for their DataWinners SIGIC system and INGC staff at provincial and district levels will be engaged in, and benefit from, training and capacity-building opportunities provided by the action. Women and Children/Youth are being specifically targeted for involvement in the action, particularly the use of the Early Warning System and the capacity-building around risk, contingency planning and early action. Specific attention will be paid to use methodologies and approaches that are gender-sensitive and child-friendly, to enable their effective participation. Barriers to engagement will be monitored and addressed as they arise.
3.2.6 More details on beneficiaries The calculations for individuals and organisations indicated in 3.2.1 are based on the following assumptions: (a) 47.956 people benefit directly from the action, via inclusion in INGC's EWS (and training on the same) (R1=3.360); via CLGRC support incl. support with kits (32.000 individuals) DRR in schools (7.500 children and 30 teacher) (R2=39.530); via training, workshops (R3=66); and via distribution of emergency response kits (R4=5000) (b) 120 CLGRCs benefit from R1, 40 CLGRCs from R2 (but likely overlap with R1 so avoid double-counting), plus two other organisations (Red Cross and INGC) benefit from the action.
Page 8 3.2.7 [INT] Report on beneficiaries As it is explained elsewhere in the report, following a budget and proposal revision at the outset of the project during discussions with ECHO, certain activities were taken out of the budget. One important activity that was cut was the small scale infrastructure activity with the related activity: 'Number of people benefiting from small-scale infrastructure improvements'. Unfortunately this indicator was not also removed from the narrative proposal. When eliminating this activity, the beneficiary numbers for Result 2 reduced by 5,000 people, however, this number was not included in the overall total for the project due to double counting considerations, so the overall total for the specific objective is not affected.
3.2.8 [FIN] Report on beneficiaries During the project cycle, through engagement with the target communities, the implementing team adjusted the average community size (used for calculating direct beneficiaries engaged in DRR training by CLGRCs). The proposal estimated average community size of 800, however, based on discussions with community leaders, this estimated was revised down to 500 as a more accurate reflection of community size. However, Save the Children actually engaged with 60 CLGRCs (taking the total of the action to 90 CLGRCs/communities) rather than the planned 10 and this has compensated for the reduced average estimate of direct beneficiaries per community and the project has surpassed its original target.
4. LOGIC OF INTERVENTION
4.1 Principal objective Systems strengthening in Mozambique to enable well-targeted preparedness for emergency response actions.
4.2 Specific objective
4.2.1 Specific objective - Short description To enable communities in three provinces and two national-level key disaster response institutions (INGC and Red Cross) in Mozambique to more effectively use the Early Warning System (EWS), be better prepared for emergencies; and benefit from different humanitarian approaches such as cash-based transfers or databases synchronized between humanitarian actors.
4.2.2 Specific objective - Detailed description The COSACA consortium aims to strengthen the systems for emergency response in Mozambique, while also reducing the vulnerability of local communities (particularly women and children/youth) to shocks and hazards so that the impact of disasters, particularly floods and cyclones, can be reduced. Actions proposed include: R1.1. Populate the DataWinners SIGIC database with contact numbers:
Collect and provide to INGC contact numbers for at-risk communities living in high-risk areas. Support data capture. R1.2. Prepare communities to understand and use the EWS effectively:
Work with community leaders, groups and schools as well as INGC staff at multiple levels to raise awareness of the system among users/beneficiaries, test its functionality, and provide capacity-building on how to use the system effectively. R2.1. Deliver community-based training for risk assessment and disaster management:
Work with INGC to train and support CLGRCs (new and existing) to undertake risk assessments and develop community DRR/contingency plans. Provide training in key topics including First Aid; Light Search and Rescue; Contingency Planning; and Gender and Child Protection in Emergencies. Encourage and enable inclusion of women and children/youth in local DRR planning and preparedness actions. R2.2. Support school-based DRR:
Train teachers in how to run DRR lessons, develop school-based contingency plans, and work with education authorities to identify how to integrate DRR into the education system for long-term sustainability. R2.3. Strengthen the link between Community/School DRR plans and District-level planning/budgeting:
Support schools and CLGRCs to share their plans and advocate with district administrations for Page 9 Support schools and CLGRCs to share their plans and advocate with district administrations for inclusion of planned actions into the district-level planning cycle. R2.4. Support small-scale infrastructure needs:
Based on community analysis and contingency plans, support a limited number of small-scale infrastructure requirements in key areas affected and work with UN Habitat to leverage their shelter guidelines and ongoing school shelter program. R3.1. Peer-to-peer training:
Train Red Cross staff on the existing LMMS used by COSACA and WorldVision for the delivery of food aid through e-voucher programming, so that they adopt the same system. R3.2. Documentation of evidence:
Collate information about existing electronically-managed social safety net schemes (and databases) that can also be used to deliver emergency response. Also collect information related to cash transfer programmes and their use of such systems as well as their functionality. Translate materials from other countries, compile evidence easily digestible and simple to understand communication tools such as infographics. R3.3. Advocacy with key stakeholders:
Develop an advocacy strategy for influencing adoption of improved beneficiary registration and, potentially, cash as a transfer modality during times of crisis in Mozambique. Use evidence-based materials combined with study visits or exposure tours to other countries. R4.1. Rapid deployment and response:
Deployment of local and/or international teams for needs assessment and planning of response, delivery of materials, mobilization of contingency stock, temporary storage and distribution of items (household kits, shelter kits, etc).
4.2.3 Specific objective - Indicators
4.2.3.1 Specific objective indicator (1/1) Indicator % reduction in the number of affected people (experienced, expected or modelled) Description In comments box: 1) define "affected people" (injured, evacuated, relocated, with houses damaged/destroyed, deprived of livelihood, crops, etc.); 2) provide absolute numbers; 3) state if the reduction is experienced, expected or modelled. Baseline 0 Target value 4 Progress value 6.7 Achieved value 5.84 Source and method of data collection Source: Database records of INGC's DataWinners SIGIC system; Population Census Data (and projections) for each district; Data collection records for project Method of collection: Quarterly reports from INGC during data capture phase; Census data processing; and M&E fieldwork during project Comments on the indicator The 'affected people' in this case are defined as people who are at-risk of being killed, injured and/or
Page 10 The 'affected people' in this case are defined as people who are at-risk of being killed, injured and/or losing property because of a rapid onset emergency (particularly floods or cyclones). The figures used are as follows: (a) Total population for all districts: 1,121,396 people (b) Total number of direct beneficiaries engaged in the action: 47,956 individuals (c) Total number of people assumed to benefit as a result of the action (including indirect beneficiaries): 78,000 individuals (d) Direct beneficiaries / Population = 4% (e) Total benefit (indirect included) / Population = 7% The figure is calculated on assumptions of vulnerable populations in targeted high-risk districts. The reduction is expected. [INT] Progress report on indicator During the reporting period, the project achieved 3512 direct beneficiaries for registration on the Data Winners Early Warning System database. In Nampula, 30 and in Gaza 60 CLGRCs received three days of DRR training. Following the initial estimated of 800 people per community benefiting from the trainings and reach/support of the CLGRCs, we calculate a total of 72,000 direct beneficiaries. As education committees work is still to be completed, this activity will be calculated in the final report stage. In total for the reporting period, we calculate 75,512 direct beneficiaries benefiting from the project. We anticipate that this number will significantly increase by the final report stage. [FIN] Progress report on indicator The indicator result for the specific objective was calculated in the following way: (a) Total population for all districts: 1,121,396 people (b) Total number of direct beneficiaries reached in the action: 65,191 individuals (Result 1: 5,132; Result 2: 60,059) (c) Total number of people assumed to benefit as a result of the action (including indirect beneficiaries): 125,442 individuals (d) Direct beneficiaries / Population = 5.84% (e) Total benefit (indirect included) / Population = 11.19% As mentioned in 3.2.8, final numbers on community engagement were revised down between the interim and final report. Based on community consultations, we estimated that average community size was closer to 500 than 800 and the calculation was revised accordingly. However, as Save significantly surpassed their initial targets (engaging 60 instead of 10 communities (CLGRCs), this revised down number for community size was offset, and the project still surpassed its initial targets. Due to the nature of the broader community engagement by CLGRCs it was not possible to document actual numbers of community members participating in information sharing and trainings.
4.3 Results
Result (1/4) - Details Title The ability of INGC and CLGRCs to effectively and promptly share and respond to early warning alerts through Data Winners system has been strengthened by the end of the action Sector Disaster Risk Reduction / Disaster Preparedness Sub-sectors Hazard, risk analysis and early warning Estimated total amount 104.210,00 [FIN] Estimated inccured total amount 86.935,02
Result (1/4) - Beneficiaries Estimated total number of direct beneficiaries targeted by the action Page 11 Individuals 3.360 Organisations 122 Households - Individuals per - household Total individuals - [FIN] Estimated total number of direct beneficiaries targeted by the action Individuals 5.132 Organisations 125 Households - Individuals per - household Total individuals - Beneficiaries type Local population Does the action specifically target certain groups or vulnerabilities? Yes Specific target group or vunerabilities Children - Female Comments on beneficiaries The focus of targeting for inclusion in the system is on ensuring that Women and Children are enabled to also receive, understand and respond to Emergency Alerts received via the SIGIC system. [INT] Report on beneficiaries The initial target for this indicator was 3,360 beneficiaries which represented 28 people for each of the 20 communities per district CARE and Save were going to work in, during the project (6 districts in total). However, CARE is expanding its target beneficiaries under this activity. CARE will include all CLGRCs/communities in the three districts it which it is working in Nampula (an additional 5) as well as all CLGRCs in the district of Guvuro in Inhambane province (28 groups). The additional beneficiaries totals 924 people, making the grand total under Result 1 to be 4284. In many of the communities targeted by CARE thus far, more than 28 have been registered per community/CLGRC - actual number is 120 per community/CLGRC. However, in the extra communities in Nampula and Inhambane, only 28 will be registered per group. Thus we anticipate to exceed the initial beneficiary numbers planned under Result 1. [FIN] Report on beneficiaries For Save the Children in Gaza, which worked with 60 CLGRCs/communities a total of 1,334 phone numbers were collected which was lower than the target 1,680. This lower number was due to the limited number of people who had cell phones in the target communities. For CARE in Nampula and Inhambane, 4,049 phone numbers were collected across 60 communities. While CARE faced the same challenges in finding people with cell phones, the higher number reached was due to additional efforts to include a broader section of each community in the system and not focus only on CLGRC and community leaders as participants. 125 organisations were included during the data collection and trainings related to this activity. 120 CLGRCs across the country were engaged for inclusion of bio data in the SIGIC system (30 in Nampula, 30 in Inhambane and 60 in Gaza). 111 groups received training on SIGIC (30 in Nampula, 21 in Inhambane and 60 in Gaza). During these trainings other organisations took part and received the training: the Government of Mozambique (INGC (National Institute for Disaster Management); SDPI (District Planning and Infrastructure Services), ICS (Social Communication Institute), ARA (Regional Administration of Waters); and district authorities; INAM (National Institute of Meteorology), community radios (Angoche, Larde and Mongicual)
Result (1/4) - Transfer Modalities
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Result (1/4) - Indicators
Result 1 - Indicator 1 Type / Subsector Hazard, risk analysis and early warning Indicator Number of people covered by a functional early warning system Definition Early warning system should comprise: (i) knowledge of the risks; (ii) monitoring, analysis and forecasting of the hazards; (iii) communication or dissemination of alerts and warnings; (iv) local capabilities to respond to the warnings received. Baseline 50,00 Target value 3.360,00 Progress value 3.512,00 Achieved value 5.132,00 Source and method of data collection Source: INGC's SIGIC database contact lists Collection: Quarterly reports from INGC contact database [FIN] Source and method of data collection The 1,334 are members of the 60 CLGRC that have their names in the list for receiving EWM. However the total members of the committees are 1,083 CLGRC (18/19 members of each committee, and 251 members of communities - parents of some of the school pupils clubs). Members of the CLGRC as well as the schools clubs (parents of the pupils), shared the contact telephone on a voluntary basis, to be included on INGC's SIGIC database contact list, after being explained the objectives and the advantages of having their numbers in the INGC SIGIC database contact list. All members of both committees were trained on how to receive and send messages, on the identification of the hazards as well as on how to communicate the event to the entire community members. Comments on the indicator The baseline is an estimate, based on information from INGC that only 1 of the target districts (Chibuto) is already in the system (we assume 5 contact numbers per location and 10 locations mapped) and that no contact information exists for Guija or Chokwe districts in Gaza, or ANY of the districts of Inhambane and Nampula Province.
Result (1/4) - Indicators comments
Page 13 Additional comments on indicators The above assumes that the EWS is functional inasmuch as it will continue to be the chosen platform by INGC for disseminating EWS using mobile technology and that INGC will, in fact, use it when floods or cyclones are predicted. [INT] Progress report on the indicators of one result In the three districts covered by CARE in Nampula, 120 contacts are being collected per committee, totaling 1200 per district. For the committees not included in other activities, in Nampula (5 groups) and Inhambane (28 groups) CARE will include 28 contacts per group. In total CARE aims to collect data and register 4,524 people on the SIGIC Early Warning System. To date 3,600 telephone contacts were collected and 2639 were registered in the SIGIC platform in Nampula province. In Gaza, 873 contacts from 60CLGRCs were included in the database, taking the total to 3,512. During this reporting period CARE collected data from all 30 planned CLGRCs. [FIN] Progress report on the indicators of one result Despite the cut in budget from the original design, the project managed to realize the initial target of supporting early warning system roll out in 120 communities in three provinces (30 in Nampula, 30 in Inhambane and 60 in Gaza). The budget cuts from the original design did lead to some programming constraints however, and while 30 groups were registered in the system in Inhambane province, only 21 groups received the training. In terms of individuals registered in the EWS, the project significantly surpassed the target related to the indicator.
Result (1/4) - Activities
Result 1 - Activity 1 Short description Field data collection Detailed description Collect the telephone numbers of local community members who have the role of EWS within their CLGRC (we estimate 3 people per such group but there may be more numbers to collect); also collect contact telephone numbers of other key relevant people at community/district/provincial level including District Administrator, Permanent Secretary, District Focal Person and ensure these are shared both with INGC and with CLGRC members. COSACA will work to ensure inclusion so that women and youth/children are included in the data collection process, and wherever possible are also listed as recipients of information. [FIN] Report on the activity All 5,132 telephone numbers (4049 by CARE, 1083 by Save the Children) were collected and shared with the INGC for entry into the SIGIC system. The breakdown per district is as follows: Larde: 1,203 (1,006 men and 197 women) Angoche: 1,206 (1,008 men and 198 women) Mogincual: 978 (699 men and 279 women) Guvuro; 662 (284 men and 378 women) Chokwe; 360 (184 men and 176 women) Guija; 363 (118 men and 245 women) Chibuto; 360 (119 men and 241 women)
Result 1 - Activity 2 Short description Data capture in SIGIC Detailed description COSACA will liaise with INGC to ensure data capture of all the numbers collected from targeted districts in Inhambane, Nampula and Gaza into the DataWinners SIGIC system (we propose seconding two data-capture staff for a period of up to four months after data collection is complete to support the bulk of the data entry work). [FIN] Report on the activity CARE contracted two data entry assistants for 4 months to assist in the uploading of data into the INGC
Page 14 CARE contracted two data entry assistants for 4 months to assist in the uploading of data into the INGC database. During this process, CARE gained access to the INGC and certain challenges were identified regarding the operational effectiveness of the early warning system. Details of this were recorded at the interim report stage. Although 5,132 contact numbers were collected and shared with the INGC to be uploaded in their database, the INGC reported challenges related to the fact that some members of the communities lose their phone numbers which will require updates on the system if the members receive new telephone numbers. Sensitization work was done during the collection of contacts and trainings so that the members of the communities write the numbers in a safe place (e.g. notebooks) and in the event that they lost their number they were taught that they could recover the number instead of acquiring a new one. This system was tested and showed positive results during drills conducted in Chibuto, Angoche, Larde, Mongicual and Govuro with members of CLGRC as well as government officials.
Result 1 - Activity 3 Short description Training of message recipients (at community and government levels) to interpret and act on Early Warning messages Detailed description In conjunction with INGC's staff in Gaza, Inhambane and Nampula, COSACA will train CLGRCs and other key community groups and leaders, including women, youth and children on how to understand and respond to the EW messages received via the DataWinners system. This project will expand the training to teachers and children in schools to understand EW messages received and link them with CLGRCs for response and action. After initial training, COSACA together with INGC will run tests and drills with CLGRCs and in schools to raise awareness and verify information flows of the system. Where community radio is available, COSACA will work also with the radio staff to enable an understanding of the DataWinners SIGIC system and how it works, so they can communicate the same to audiences (several local stations already receive and transmit Early Warning messages during disasters). Also, in conjunction with the Red Cross and INGC staff at central, provincial and district level, the project will support the training of message recipients at all levels (including government staff) in use of newly proposed Standard Operating Procedures/Protocols (developed with Red Cross support), so that decision-making at various levels is facilitated with speed, not hindered by hierarchy and concerns over authority levels. [FIN] Report on the activity For CARE in Nampula and Inhambane, 446 people from the community and government level received a one day training conducted by INGC staff on DataWinners and how to interpret and respond to Early Warning messages. The training took place at the provincial and community level. At the provincial level (Inhambane and Nampula), there were 33 participants, at the district level (Guvuro, Angoche, Larde, Mogincual, Massinga) 174 stakeholders from local authorities were engaged in the training. At the community level (exclusively for in all districts other than Massinga) representatives from each community (CLGRC members and community leaders) were trained in groups. In total 239 community members were trained. At the community level, the criteria for selection was to own a telephone, know how write and read and know how to operate a telephone. In Gaza province, the Early Warning System Datawinners training took place with CLGRC members during the main capacity building training. In Gaza, 54 CLGRC members and 375 community members, along with relevant members of the local government and Mozambican Red Cross activists took place in trainings on the Early Warning System conducted by the provincial technical team of INGC which were incorporated into simulation exercises which took place at the district level (see Annex 2 for Training agendas)
Result (1/4) - [INT] Overall update on activities of the result During the reporting period CARE has made good progress in registering people to be included in the Early Warning System database. All 30 communities with which CARE is engaging, have had 120 people registered by CARE staff of which 2,368 (65.7%) have already been registered in the database. During the remaining project period, CARE will collect data and register additional households from the other 5 communities in Nampula and 28 in Guvuro, Inhambane. CARE has made additional efforts to increase the number of people registered per community in order to ensure increased reach of early warning messaging the increased likelihood of messages being transmitted and shared within communities. Including as many influential people from target communities such as teachers, nurses, fishermen, influential people in the community, community leaders, merchants, religious leaders, students and farmers will increase the likelihood of messages being transmitted to all parts of communities in a timely manner. As part of the process of registering households on the early warning system, CARE has contracted two full time data entry staff for four months to ensure inclusion of households within the system. As part of this process INGC provided administrator access to the database enabling CARE to understand the current status of the database and to monitor progress in data entry. This access has provided CARE with insights into the functioning and maintenance of the system and has indicated some considerable Page 15 insights into the functioning and maintenance of the system and has indicated some considerable limitations in terms of its use to date with very limited contacts registered in the system prior to this project's activities. At the time of access, there were only 2,529 contacts already registered in the database. In contrast, CARE was able to register 2,368 households into the database in one week. With the volume of contacts registered on the system prior to this project's support so low, its reach and effectiveness needs to be considered highlighting the importance of the support of this project activity, if the Early Warning System is to be effective. Also during this reporting period, four Datawinners training sessions were held: three at district level which included Disaster Risk Management Committees (DRMC), EWS members, Rescue Members, and SDPI technicians and one at provincial level with all EWS stakeholders involved at the provincial and district level. In total 219 members were trained of which 37 were women (16.8%). The four trainings were designed to build awareness and knowhow at the level of DRMC members and community leaders on the receiving and sending of information for using the INGC's DATAWINNER mobile platform. Specifically, participants learned how to write decoded messages of damage and needs assessment after a calamity; probable errors made in sending the message over the phone and knowing how to correct it. The training was carried out following the INGC curriculum The participants were involved in exercises that simulated actions and procedures they should take upon receiving warning messages. In Gaza, a total of 873 people out of 1.083 members of the CLGRCs are able to receive EW messages from the INGC database as not all members of the committees have a telephone. However, it was also agreed with local government, that the EW messages will be disseminated through the community radio. The committee members received training on how to understand and resend the EW messages to the relevant focal points at the communities. Each CLGRC is working with 500 people. In total 30.000 people are being reached with information on DRR, which will be spread by the CLGRC in each community. As a way to test the CLGRC capability and ability to manage emergencies, two simulations were carries out in May in the districts of Chokwe and Guija. Approximately 200 people including district government officials, community leaders, NGO partners (WFP and Red Cross) community participated in the exercise, where members of the Operational Emergency Committed (COE) at the district level, led the activity. Apart of test the ability and capacity of the CLGRC, the purpose of the simulations was to train the INGC to run simulations in all other communities in the intervention area, without project support. In total 7 CLGRC received the kits as planned.
Result (1/4) - [FIN] Conclusions on the result The target value for this activity was set at 3,360, this goal was surpassed by 1,772 - ultimately bringing the number of people who are now able to receive and send early warning messages from the INGC database to 5,132. The local radio of all three districts in Nampula (Angoche, Larde and Mogincual) as well as in Gaza were incorporated as one of the local partners of the project, and they were trained on how to send early warning messages as well as disseminating information related to preparedness by alerting people on the weather forecast on a daily basis. In Gaza local radio stations were included in trainings for the early warning system simulations. The 45.000 community members that have been interacting with the CLGRC, are ready and prepared to support the CLGRC if needed. The readiness of the community was tested in the 6 drills exercises implemented in the 6 districts (one in each district). The CLGRC led the process, where members of CTDGCs, community members (200 people approximately); two people from the community radio, and international organizations, such as WFP, Red Cross, World Vision were also part of the exercise. -
Result (2/4) - Details Title The ability of communities, particularly women and children/youth, to identify and manage risks, and take early action, has been enhanced by the end of the action Sector Disaster Risk Reduction / Disaster Preparedness Sub-sectors Community and local level action Information, communication and public awareness Estimated total amount 651.588,00 [FIN] Estimated inccured total amount 621.003,18
Result (2/4) - Beneficiaries Estimated total number of direct beneficiaries targeted by the action Individuals 39.530
Page 16 Organisations 40 Households - Individuals per - household Total individuals - [FIN] Estimated total number of direct beneficiaries targeted by the action Individuals 60.059 Organisations 150 Households - Individuals per - household Total individuals - Beneficiaries type Local population Does the action specifically target certain groups or vulnerabilities? No Specific target group or vunerabilities - Comments on beneficiaries - [INT] Report on beneficiaries CARE has delivered training to 30 CLGRC committees in 30 communities. Based on the assumption that 800 people per community will benefit from active CLGRCs within their community,we can calculate that care has achieved 24,000 individuals and 30 organizations to date. [FIN] Report on beneficiaries For this result, 90 CLGRCs were trained in both Nampula (30) and Gaza (60). For each community, we assume that the CLGRC engages with 500 community members so a total of 45,000 community members are counted as direct beneficiaries for DRR messaging through CLGRC support. At the same time 60 school committees were engaged in Gaza and we assume that 250 students per school were directly engaged by the DRR school committees. In total, this means we estimate 15,000 students were engaged through school committees. By totaling those community members engaged via the 90 CLGRCs (30 in Nampula and 60 in Gaza) and those engaged through school committees, the total is 60,000 individuals. However, a further 59 teachers were trained through engagement of school committees coming to a total of 60,059 individuals.
Result (2/4) - Transfer Modalities
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Page 17 29 kits will be distributed (800 people average per community) [INT] Comments on transfer modalities in this result Evaluations are ongoing with regard to specific needs, identifying priority needs of each group and available funds. [FIN] Comments on transfer modalities in this result Distribution of emergency kits to 26 CLGRCs. Each CLGRC covers a community of an estimated 500 people.
Result (2/4) - Indicators
Result 2 - Indicator 1 Type / Subsector Information, communication and public awareness Indicator Number of people reached through Information, Education and Communication on DRR Definition Information, Education and Communication: community-led awareness campaigns, development and distribution of awareness materials, media campaigns; peer-to-peer awareness, workshops, exhibitions, training of teachers and pupils. In case of mass media campaigns provide explanation on how actual reach was estimated. Baseline 0,00 Target value 7.530,00 Progress value 0,00 Achieved value 15.059,00 Source and method of data collection [Adjust/specify as necessary and justified] Audience figures (expected, monitored); Attendance sheets; School records. [FIN] Source and method of data collection Based on training reports from 60 schools in Gaza province conducted by Save the Children. There is an assumption that each school committee will have direct outreach to 250 students per school. 59 teachers are also included in this result calculation. Comments on the indicator The target is based on an estimate of working in at least twenty schools in Gaza province, and reaching at least 250 children and 1 teacher per school with DRR messaging, awareness-raising, and local action information
Result 2 - Indicator 2 Type / Subsector Custom Indicator - Definition Number of people benefiting from small-scale infrastructure improvements Baseline 0,00 Target value 5.000,00 Progress value - Achieved value 0,00 Page 18 Source and method of data collection Procurement and distribution records (beneficiary lists, quantities distributed etc.), PDM [FIN] Source and method of data collection - Comments on the indicator The target is based on an assumption that 5 small-scale infrastructures / improvements to buildings/roads/bridges/flood defences will be put in place, each benefiting at least 800 people
Result (2/4) - Indicators comments Additional comments on indicators - [INT] Progress report on the indicators of one result Although 60 school committees have already been formed in Gaza, this interim report does not yet record an indicator value as the trainings outreach work of the committees is yet to be concluded. The final figure will be reported in the final report following the trainings and outreach work that is planned for June 2018. Indicator 2 should have been removed at the proposal stage as the budget line for this activity was cut during joint discussions with ECHO to reduce overall cost of the action. Removing this indicator does not impact on the total number of beneficiaries served under this project as it was not considered in calculation to avoid double counting. [FIN] Progress report on the indicators of one result By the end of the project, Save the Children had provided support to 60 school in Gaza province (20 in Guija, 21 in Chokwe, and 19 in Chibuto). This exceeded the initial target of working with 30 schools as it was decided that each target community should be engaged through a CLGRC and through a school. 44% of the members of the school committees were boys and 56% were girls. 59 teachers were also engaged through the project. Indicator 2 should have been removed at the proposal stage as the budget line for this activity was cut during joint discussions with ECHO to reduce overall cost of the action. Removing this indicator does not impact on the total number of beneficiaries served under this project as it was not considered in calculation to avoid double counting.
Result (2/4) - Activities
Result 2 - Activity 1 Short description Community-based training for risk assessment and disaster management Detailed description In order to strengthen the capacity of communities and local institutions to prepare them to be able to respond to disasters, a community-based DRR component has been incorporated into this action. The focus will be on increasing awareness and engagement of communities in DRR, supporting them to map current hazards and vulnerabilities and to come up with DRR and contingency plans of action to reduce those risks. In addition, a series of trainings in first aid and light search and rescue have also been proposed to increase the response-preparedness capacity of communities. The following sub-activities have been identified: 1. Work with INGC representatives to deliver 3-day training for an average of 7 CLGRCs per district on risk mapping and contingency planning. 2. Support CLGRCs to understand their roles and responsibilities, including specific roles within the group as well as roles within the wider community. 3. Support CLGRCs to undertake an analysis of their communities and identify issues such as evacuation routes, safe-areas, traditional knowledge for mitigation. 4. CLGRCs produce contingency plans of action, based on their analysis. 5. Train group members on basic concepts required for first response, e.g. First Aid (work with Red Cross to do ToT for this). Also enable groups to learn about Light Search and Rescue techniques and equipment. 6. Equip selected CLGRCs with kits (contain e.g. radio, 2 bicycles, first aid kit, flashlights, shovel, ropes) as per INGC standard where applicable [FIN] Report on the activity In total, 90 CLGRCs were supported through capacity trainings during this action. Of the 90, 60 were
Page 19 In total, 90 CLGRCs were supported through capacity trainings during this action. Of the 90, 60 were revitalised and 30 were created as new CLGRCs. The new committees were created in areas of the districts that were identified as high risk but without existing CLGRCs during consultations with local authorities and INGC in the initial stages of the project (see annex for breakdown per district). Each of the 90 groups received training facilitated by the action. The initial 3 day training was facilitated by INGC staff in partnership with Save and CARE staff. The trainings focused on different issues/topics related to disaster preparedness. In coordination with the INGC a 3-day training was planned and delivered by INGC technical staff, this training comprised of 3 drills and was conducted in all 6 districts. Basic contingency plans were developed by Save the Children's 60 committees and shared with local government entities. With regards to CARE's 30 committees, contingency plan frameworks were developed by them during the 3-day DRR training. In coordination with the Mozambican Red Cross, first aid training was also provided to the same committees. In total 26 committees received preparedness kits (19 in Nampula, and 7 in Gaza).
Result 2 - Activity 2 Short description School-based DRR actions Detailed description This action will include a combination of system strengthening to identify opportunities for integrating DRR into the education system of Mozambique as well as piloting the implementation of a series of school-based DRR activities. Teachers will learn how to run DRR lessons in schools with children and specific materials for children (e.g. mapping, hazard hunt, hazard calendar, storyboards on different hazards etc.) will be used and developed. Teachers and administrators will also be engaged to develop DRR contingency plans for schools and schools will be engaged in a range of awareness raising activities. In order to ensure sustainability, the consortium will also work with education authorities to identify where DRR can be integrated into the education system. For example, integrating DRR into the curriculum, building a DRR module into the teacher training colleges, integrating DRR into the standard plans of the education authorities etc. The emphasis here will be on building off of what already exists in Mozambique as well as identifying additional entry points for integrating DRR into the education system of Mozambique. An education sector snapshot documenting who is doing what, where and the opportunities for building DRR into the education system of Mozambique will be produced.
Sub-activities include: 1. Host a series of consultations with the Ministry of Education to identify opportunities to integrate DRR into the education system (such as teacher training centre, curriculum, education plans etc). This will use the existing Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) and come up with an education sector snapshot for Mozambique that will act as a reference for all actors working on this topic, including government, NGOs and UN agencies. 2. Map the existing school-based DRR materials in Mozambique with other partners and in partnership with the Ministry of Education and INGC, 3. Based on this mapping, develop a DRR curriculum for use in primary schools and an accompanying teacher training guideline (based on existing internationally available resources and other locally applied information and hazards). 4. Host a ToT for teachers in how to use the materials. 5. Teachers run DRR lessons in schools and/or with child clubs and children undertake mapping, hazard hunt etc. 6. Teachers and administrators develop DRR contingency plans for schools and share those plans with CLGRCS and local administration. 7. Children undertake awareness raising in the schools and community and schools will be used as a mechanism for building awareness at community-level of the risks and mitigation measures identified, and also of the CLGRC and its functions. 8. Information days/events will be held along with drills/simulations of events requiring early action to raise awareness. [FIN] Report on the activity In order to understand how the Ministry of Education is implementing DRR, 3 meetings were held with the
Page 20 In order to understand how the Ministry of Education is implementing DRR, 3 meetings were held with the Directorate of Transversal issues and National Institute for the Development of Education (INDE) and the INGC, in order to discuss the methodologies on the inclusion of the DRR component in the curriculum. The Ministry of Education through INDE is conducting a revision of the education curriculum, which will be implemented in 2019. In coordination with INDE technicians, training of teachers was given to 59 teachers in Gaza province, and it is expected from them to introduce some of DRR subjects in the next school calender and be able to replicate the training to other teachers, while the Ministry of Education continue with the exercise of the revision of the curriculum at a national level. The current material that is being used in these trainings was elaborated by UNICEF and UN Habitat and approved by the government. As part of efforts to improve the integration of DRR in the national curriculum, an exercise to collect and evaluate existing DRR material is taking place under the leadership of INGC (e.g. river game, cartoons, pamphlets, playing card) for explaining the concept of DRR. The aim of this exercise in coordination with the INDE is to harmonize messages for a future DRR curriculum component. However, the results of this work will only be seen from the 2019 school calender. 60 schools DRR clubs were formed and trained. In the schools the pupils have meetings in a monthly basis with other students to talk about disaster preparedness. All schools have produced hazards maps. Also, these groups have exchange visits with the CLGRC, where they discuss and learn issues related to DRR.
Result 2 - Activity 3 Short description Strengthen the link between CLGRC contingency plan and District-level planning/budgeting Detailed description This action will focus on promoting and developing interlinked local and district level contingency plans. Under this activity, the consortium will focus on ensuring that community and school contingency plans are shared with relevant district officials within the administration. The action will support CLGRC group members to share their plans with local district officials and advocate for inclusion of planned actions into the district-level planning cycle and district annual plans. The process will also be documented for sharing with national level actors on how to connect local level contingency plans.
Sub-activities include: - Project staff will work with district-level officers to ensure that information is shared with CLGRCs about the timelines for the planning and budgeting processes. - CLGRCs representatives, targeted as part of this action, will present their plans to the district-level officers during a workshop organized at district level - Schools will also be encouraged to share their contingency plans with the District Education Offices (DEOs). - Document the contingency plan process for sharing with other national level DRR and contingency planning actors on how to develop interlinked local, district and national contingency plans. - Share experience from this activity at national and regional level forums, as appropriate. [FIN] Report on the activity Each community CLGRC developed a contingency plan during the three day training with INGC staff. In Nampula province for each training the Focal Point for District Emergency Planning was present in the trainings to gain an understanding of the needs of all communities with regards their contingency plans. The focal point was then charged with incorporating this information into planning of district budgets. In Gaza the contingency plans were shared with local government. A follow up to know the results of the inclusion of some of the aspects in the district and provincial plan is being done by the leaders of the committees, currently still waiting for feedback. This was a very challenging activity, as it was difficult to get government staff engagement on this work and it seemed not be a government priority, with the small funds that the districts have to implement of the activities. Schools clubs prepared their basic contingency plan, where they have to identify the type of hazards, the evacuation routes, the assembly points, and share these with the directors of the schools. The lack of government funds significantly impacted this activity.
Result (2/4) - [INT] Overall update on activities of the result In Nampula, an initial meeting was held with INGC, with the purpose of verifying the CLGRC provincial database and identifying which CLGRCs were important to support, and where necessary, where to create new groups in vulnerable areas of the target districts that did not have per-existing CLGRCs. Following this meeting, CARE conducted assessments of all existing CLGRCs and shared analysis with local authorities and community stakeholders in order to finalise selection of the most appropriate communities. As a result of this process, CARE created 14 new CLGRCs in vulnerable areas (5 in Mogincual, 4 in Angoche and 5 in Larde). The main vulnerabilities to which newly created groups were susceptible were flooding or strong winds/cyclones. In some communities there were both. Following the selection of communities, a team composed of the Provincial Technician for INGC, CARE's Capacity Building Officer and SDPI District focal point and local authorities visited and organised community assemblies to identify CLGRC volunteer's based on the INGC DRMC creation manual. Seventeen community assemblies were held in the three districts involved 1329 people, of whom 779 men, and 580 women participated. Three Page 21 held in the three districts involved 1329 people, of whom 779 men, and 580 women participated. Three communities refused to participate in the project upon realization that there was no financial or material incentive to engage with project activities. Following the identification of the communities a three day training was facilitated by CARE for each of the 30 CLGRCs. The trainings were conducted following INGC's curriculum and included sessions on risk identification, CLGRC roles and responsibilities, contingency planning, and identification of evacuation routes and mitigation actions. In total 540 volunteers have been registered by CARE in Nampula for the 30 committees. 245 of the volunteers are women which represents 45% participation. The training included a strong emphasis on gender, including a gender analysis, led by CARE's Gender Advisor. This analysis seeks to identify ways of addressing gender norms and stereotypes that inhibit effective DRR planning and actions. Based on lessons learned from previous programming, it was apparent that widely held views on acceptable gendered roles and capacities inhibited effective participation of women in DRR planning and mitigation activities. Specifically, women's agency as effective household decision makers are considerably constrained by gendered norms. As men are often away from the household it is seen as an essential part of the project to include and promote the role of women as informed decision makers in planning and responding to shocks. By promoting the role of women as decision makers, more timely and appropriate decision making in the event of a shock or hazard can be achieved.
In Gaza, a total of 60 CLGRCs correspondent to 60 communities, were formed/revitalised in Chibuto, Guija and Chokwe districts. The 1.083 members of the CLGRC received 3 trainings on risk assessment and contingency planning. The contingency plans that are being developed by the CLGRCs will be later shared with the COE of each district. Due to challenges faced in August 2017, where teachers were involved in the national census and later the pupils holidays from December 2017 to beginning of February 2018, there was a delay in starting with the formation and training of the schools DRR clubs. However, despite of the later start, in March 2018, 60 schools DRR clubs were formed in the districts of Chokwe, Guija and Chibuto. The project is working with 20 schools per district. With the support and coordination of UNhabitat, (an organization that is already implementing DRR with the schools clubs in various districts), a ToT on DRR curriculum was provided to teachers as well to the SCI staff. Trainings to the school committees formed are planned to take place from June 2018. it is expected that about 1.440 people, including pupils and teachers, in schools will be benefiting from the trainings. In the next project period, First Aid training, in collaboration with the Mozambican Red Cross and INGC, will take place for all 30 CLGRCs in Nampula and evaluations are ongoing to determine which items will be procured for each group for the Emergency Kits. Due to limited resources, not all groups will be able to receive a full kit, so careful analysis is required to ensure that priority needs are met as equitably as possible. In preparation for this procurement, a tender has already been conducted to identify appropriate suppliers who can delivery the orders as soon as items and volumes are determined.
Result (2/4) - [FIN] Conclusions on the result Overall the action provided training and capacity building to 90 CLGRCs (60 in Gaza and 30 in Nampula) and 60 School DRR Committees in Gaza (a total of 150 beneficiary organisations). These trainings were conducted over 3 days and focused on developing risk assessments and contingency plans for each community. First Aid trainings were also provided to CLGRC members in target communities and 26 CLGRCs received emergency kits. More details of the contents of these trainings were provided in the interim report. A training agenda is provided as an annex. In addition to the capacity building of the school committees, 59 teachers were trained on incorporating lessons on key issues related to DRR during school teaching time. Schools have the opportunity to tailor a certain amount of classes and the learning agenda to their own specific needs. These trainings were used to encourage teachers to provide specific classes on key DRR messaging. At the same time, the government of Mozambique is also conducting its 5 yearly review of the national curriculum. Save the Children engaged the Ministry of Education and Human Resources (INDE) to initiate discussions on the possibility of incorporating DRR messaging within the national curriculum as a mandatory subject. This work will continue in the new ECHO HIP 2018/19. From the monitoring visits trough conversation with school clubs, it was evident that some of the clubs membership are now familiar with the alert systems, using color (red, yellow and green), and they have mentioned that they shared the same information in the house to make their parents aware as well. The clubs have chosen Saturdays to clean the grounds of the schools and some of the evacuation routes. The main challenge related to this result was the interaction with local authorities with regard to the community contingency plans and how they could be incorporated into district plans and the related budgeting process. Due to severe constraints on government budgets, there was little interest or willingness to engage by local authorities on this process. Unofficially, this level of engagement seems to be linked to the limited funds available for local authorities to dedicate to this type of work. While overall, the activities under Result 2 did facilitate substantial engagement of the local authorities during the various trainings (both INGC and other local government staff), contributing to the stimulation of meaningful follow up actions and planning independent of the project by local authorities and their engagement of their communities remains a significant challenge. -
Page 22 Result (3/4) - Details Title The capacity of emergency response actors to adopt improved beneficiary registration and targeting systems/processes for more effective and timely humanitarian response, and use cash transfer programming as a response modality, is enhanced Sector Disaster Risk Reduction / Disaster Preparedness Sub-sectors Community and local level action Institutional linkages and advocacy Estimated total amount 127.818,00 [FIN] Estimated inccured total amount 85.092,66
Result (3/4) - Beneficiaries Estimated total number of direct beneficiaries targeted by the action Individuals 66 Organisations 2 Households - Individuals per - household Total individuals - [FIN] Estimated total number of direct beneficiaries targeted by the action Individuals 69 Organisations - Households - Individuals per - household Total individuals - Beneficiaries type Others Does the action specifically target certain groups or vulnerabilities? No Specific target group or vunerabilities - Comments on beneficiaries The beneficiaries of result 3 are Red Cross and Government of Mozambique staff. Estimate 15 staff at Red Cross and 50 from different parts of Government (particular focus on INGC, INAS, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Women, Children and Social Action) [INT] Report on beneficiaries - [FIN] Report on beneficiaries As part of the advocacy initiative, engagement with both humanitarian organizations and government played a crucial role in ensuring the success of the initiative. During this initiative CARE had the opportunity to participate and contribute to key activities (i.e. exchange visits, trainings, market assessments, and dissemination workshops). As mentioned in other sections of the report, as a result of the Cash Working outreach to the INGC's Directorate to jointly explore cash transfers as an emergency response modality the INGC recommended the creation of an INGC led Technical Working Group (TWG) for this purpose. The creation of this TWG and the fact that it was led by the INGC meant that we could ensure engagement of the right people within the government. Below is information on key meetings and events that took place: Meeting with the former Director General of the INGC during which we presented our interest in exploring cash as a possible modality for emergency response. In attendance in this meeting the following organizations were present: COSACA, Mozambican and Spanish Red Cross. It's important to note that
Page 23 prior to and in preparation for this meeting coordination meetings were held amongst the Cash Working Group. As part of the kick-off for the TWG, the following organizations/entities were represented: INGC, INAS (National Institute for Social Action), Spanish Red Cross, Mozambican Red Cross, WFP, CHEMO, and COSACA. COSACA was invited by the INGC to present at a capacity building event which took place in Vilankulo (INGC south regional office). Present at this capacity building event were INGC technical staff and the administrators of 16 vulnerable areas prone to disasters, namely - Govuro, Xai-Xai, Lugela, Massinguire, Mocuba, Chongoene, Chibuto, Namacurra, Mapai, Limpopo, Mabalane, Chicualacuala, Namarroi, Machanga, Maganja da Costa and Ile. Total number of attendees was 25. CARE participated in the Kenya exchange visit, this visit was organized by Save the Children with DFID funds. This activity counted with the participation of COSACA, two representatives from the INGC and one representative from INAS. CARE also participated in the El Salvador exchange visit, this visit was organized by WFP with their own funds. This visit had the participation of COSACA and two representatives from the INGC. CARE organized a dissemination event during which the TWG shared the findings of the different activities, and ended with the INGC announcement of their endorsement of cash as an emergency modality and their plans to recommend to the Council of Ministers for its adoption - this will be done through the submission/presentation of a proposal document. This event counted with the participation of 43 people representing the following institutions: COSACA, Spanish Red Cross, Mozambican Red Cross, German German Red Cross, Belgian Red Cross, INGC, INAS, INAM, UN organizations (UNICEF, WFP, IOM), HCT represented by the UN Coordination office, emergency ministry focal points (Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Gender and Social Action) and donors (DFID and World Bank).
Result (3/4) - Transfer Modalities
Estimated Estimated Conditional Origin total net number of transfer? amount individuals
Cash - - -
Voucher - - -
In kind - - -
[FIN] Estimated Estimated Conditional Origin total net number of transfer? amount individuals
Cash - - -
Voucher - - -
In kind - - -
Comments on transfer modalities in this result - [INT] Comments on transfer modalities in this result - [FIN] Comments on transfer modalities in this result -
Result (3/4) - Indicators
Result 3 - Indicator 1 Type / Subsector Community and local level action
Page 24 Indicator Number of people participating in interventions that enhance their capacity to face shocks and stresses Definition Interventions at household and local level aimed at concretely strengthen the capacity. Information or advocacy activities as well as trainings are not eligible unless they will result or are directly linked to concrete action (e.g. evacuation plan developed). Examples: number of people who can use a protective shelter, etc; number of people covered/included in a new contingency plan. Baseline 0,00 Target value 66,00 Progress value 0,00 Achieved value 69,00 Source and method of data collection [Adjust/specify as necessary and justified] Risk assessments; Intervention reports; Risk maps; Registration records. [FIN] Source and method of data collection - Comments on the indicator An estimated 16 people from Red Cross and 50 people from Government of Mozambique will receive training or learning opportunities to influence adoption of new systems.
Result 3 - Indicator 2 Type / Subsector Custom Indicator - Definition
Existence of a documented, shared vision strategy with a theory of change, including advocacy, aimed to promote at national level the use of cash based intervention linked to social protection system in Mozambique Baseline 0,00 Target value 2,00 Progress value 2,00 Achieved value 2,00 Source and method of data collection Copy of Vision and Theory of Change documents Copy of Advocacy Strategy and Action Plan [FIN] Source and method of data collection - Comments on the indicator -
Result 3 - Indicator 3 Type / Subsector Custom Indicator Page 25 Indicator - Definition Number of signatories to joint position paper produced and shared with HCT for endorsement Baseline 0,00 Target value 20,00 Progress value - Achieved value 0,00 Source and method of data collection Copy of final position paper document [FIN] Source and method of data collection - Comments on the indicator We are assuming that there will be wide-spread support for this initiative and that it will be relatively easy to find an additional 14 actors (beyond the 4 COSACA members and 2 Red Cross bodies involved in this work already) to sign on to the position paper that is drafted, with their input. However, this is beyond our direct control, as other factors (hidden agendas, political manoeuvring etc.) could derail this process. We will do what we can to mitigate this, and research to date suggests that the risk of this is low (i.e. there is appetite for a joint position paper among key actors) but this situation could change during the course of the action.
Result (3/4) - Indicators comments Additional comments on indicators - [INT] Progress report on the indicators of one result Vision Strategy and Theory of Change developed in collaboration with the Mozambican Red Cross for endorsement by the Cash Working Group. Joint Position Paper yet to be endorsed by HCT. [FIN] Progress report on the indicators of one result Indicator 1 was calculated using data only related to stakeholders engaged through advocacy activities related to the use of cash in emergencies as no LMMS training took place. The types of events considered for inclusion under this activity include one-on-one meetings with key stakeholders, meeting participants in relevant forums, and participants of specific events related to the result. Stakeholders involved in other related activities but not financed directly by ECHO (capacity building trainings, study visits etc) are not included for consideration.
Indicator 3: Although we do not have a number of signatories for indicator 3 that is not to say that there was no substantial progress against the activities and objective of the result. Rather, a change in strategy based on analysis of the relevant stakeholders made an approach that required signatory sign off inappropriate. Our advocacy strategy identified a more effective approach in which the Government itself (through the INGC) led a Technical Working Group on Cash and its position paper. This facilitated ownership and sustainability of the process. However, that is not to say that humanitarian actors were not involved in the development of the position paper and the advocacy efforts. Members of the FSL Cluster's Cash Working Group have guided the process and the paper's development and the HCT has been involved all the way along the process. Part of this work has been to engage and achieve buy in of other relevant stakeholders which have included, the Red Cross, the World Bank, DFID, UNICEF, ILO and the HCT. While the final position paper may not have stakeholder signatories (as required under Indicator 3) as it is a government owned document, it does not mean to say that the humanitarian community and other stakeholders have not been involved and integral to the advocacy efforts led by this Action.
Result (3/4) - Activities
Result 3 - Activity 1 Short description Training for Red Cross on Last Mile Mobile Solutions (LMMS) system, or similar applicable application Detailed description
Page 26 COSACA will conduct ToT of Red Cross staff on the existing e-voucher system used in Mozambique by COSACA and CHEMO (who will be invited to also share their lessons). Two training sessions for up to 16 staff (8 each) are proposed. This peer-to-peer training is designed to enable Red Cross to adopt the same approach to e-registration and use of e-voucher systems for their responses in future, and inform discussions with government about the use of a single database for beneficiary targeting and response. This training will be delivered at the start of the action in Maputo and one regional location, to be confirmed. We aim to have achieved this joint activity of training on LMMS in August/September. Should an additional training be required (e.g. on a new system) this will be done later. Such additional training may be required owing to some challenges with the LMMS system, and the recently revealed information that there is a possibility that INGOs in COSACA and CHEMO may opt for alternative systems down the line. The commitment to support Red Cross in adopting a useful, effective beneficiary database that `talks' to other systems remains. COSACA will continue to liaise with Red Cross on this issue, and should decisions be taken to swap systems or make alternative investments, Red Cross would be kept informed of (or involved in) these discussions and the potential for further training in new systems will be followed up. [FIN] Report on the activity The training of Red Cross staff on the LMMS system did not take place. By the time the project was in its implementation stage, COSCA had completed its drought response and had returned the hardware and software to World Vision who had originally provided the equipment for COSACA for the El Nino drought response. Since the drought response, the LMMS platform has not been operational by any agency outside World Vision and there was no commitment by COSACA to use it again in the future. The initial concept of this activity was to have on standardised database for all humanitarian actors in Mozambique to facilitate aggregated data, standardised registration and analysis. However, as there was a very limited likelihood that COSACA could use LMMS again, the training (and related investment of purchasing the license to do so) became of limited value. Furthermore, Red Cross identified its own standardised software it uses as a global organisation and it made more sense for them to pursue their own internal training on this system rather than invest in an alternative system that may not be used.
Result 3 - Activity 2 Short description Red Cross and CARE (as COSACA lead) work jointly in a process to agree and document key decisions (shared vision, theory of change and advocacy strategy with action plan) to influence the use of cash transfers and potential linkages to the social protection system in Mozambique. Detailed description In the first four months of the action, CARE and other COSACA members will work jointly with the Spanish Red Cross and Cruz Vermelha to agree and document a shared vision for the future regarding the use of cash transfers in Mozambique. Drawing on experiences from elsewhere, and expert advice provided by key stakeholders (e.g. World Bank, ODI, FundaK) we will work together to come to agreement on the overall outcome we aim to achieve by advocating about the use of cash as a transfer modality in Mozambique. We will also seek to identify the mechanisms by which the change we seek will be achieved (i.e. capturing our Theory of Change). Activities will include research, meetings, facilitated workshops and document preparation. The vision and theory of change will begin with the first important step, of enabling use of cash as a transfer methodology for humanitarian response in Mozambique, but we recognise the value of also exploring the future potential of developing this further into multi-purpose cash transfers and a more `shock responsive social protection system' and will therefore address these also during our deliberations and in the documentation produced.
This work will be supported by activities to collate evidence, undertake policy analysis, do stakeholder mapping and conduct strategy development workshops to inform an updated Theory of Change and produce an Advocacy Strategy and Action Plan for Cash Transfer programming in Mozambique. Drawing on existing initiatives, published research, key informant interviews and grey literature, we will identify the key stakeholders whose influence is needed to enable cash transfer programming, multi-purpose cash transfers and/or a more shock responsive social protection system in Mozambique. With consultancy support we will analyse the current policy framework to identify gaps/barriers to use of cash transfers as a modality, and linkages to social protection, and identify solutions that can be proposed. Based on the findings of this work, we will update the Theory of Change and produce a strategy and associated Action Plan for how to advocate on the issue, with whom, to whom, and how. Activities for stakeholder engagement will include: (a) workshops to present findings of research; (b) meetings with other humanitarian actors to discuss options and get inputs; (c) meetings with government stakeholders to share information and gauge interest/support for ideas put forward; (d) strategy meetings to propose ways forward for achieving greater efficiencies in targeting of beneficiaries. We aim to have achieved this joint activity within a nine month period, commencing three months into the start of the action (i.e. within a year from starting, the longer-term Advocacy Strategy would be ready). [FIN] Report on the activity The Theory of Change and vision statement was shared, discussed and validated within the Cash
Page 27 The Theory of Change and vision statement was shared, discussed and validated within the Cash Working Group. Initially, these documents were designed as part of the project's engagement with the HCT with the objective of achieving consensus and official endorsement across the humanitarian community on a joint position with regard to the use of cash in emergency programming in Mozambique. There has been a change with the completion of position paper, wherein instead of it being a joint position paper endorsed by the HCT it is now being developed as a government document which the INGC will submit/present to the Council of Ministers. To ensure that the HCT has been involved in the activities, a representative of the UN Coordination office attended the trainings and advocacy dissemination event on behalf of the HCT.
With regards to demonstrating the potential linkages between cash transfer programming and social protection, we have made sure to include the participation of INAS in all activities and a section has been included within the position paper which highlights the potential benefits of social protection. As we finalize the joint position paper, we continue with the ongoing desk research and evidence gathering of activities taking place, identifying (limited) data sources on cash based programming in Mozambique and other secondary data sources that will be used to strengthen the case of the position paper and evidence paper for the appropriateness of using cash in emergencies in Mozambique. One of the challenges continues accessibility to data sources on cash programs that have been implemented in Mozambique, and it is something we will continue to work on into the next project as we finalize the position paper.
Result 3 - Activity 3 Short description Collective planning and joint advocacy by humanitarian community to influence adoption by government of Mozambique of cash-based transfers as an accepted response modality Detailed description Based on feedback from stakeholders, the advocacy approach for pushing forward the agenda of cash based transfer programming as an option in Mozambique will include: (a) Adopting a common position among humanitarian actors, endorsed by the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), regarding cash based transfer programming, and sharing this position with government; (b) Conducting relevant background studies which draw from existing work from other countries but also aim to build on the (limited) evidence available from within Mozambique regarding the feasibility and/or pre-conditions for effective cash-based transfers for humanitarian response; (c) working with key stakeholders in government (to be identified but likely to include INAS, INGC and Ministry of Finance) to build awareness, improve understanding and create a sense of ownership of the potential use of cash based transfers as an intervention modality for emergency response. Envisaged activities include (a) the existing Cash Working Group of the Food Security Cluster to broaden its membership base and develop a position paper on cash for HCT endorsement; (b) stakeholder analysis to identify allies and blockers within government for cash based transfers; (c) analysis of advantages, disadvantages and `pre-conditions' (situations within which CBT is appropriate as an intervention) in Mozambique, and seeking endorsement from Government stakeholders of the conclusions to enable policy to be drafted and (d) paper put forward for adoption by government (key institutions) of policy for CBT in Mozambique. There is a requirement to demonstrate the potential (and value) of cash based transfer programming in a humanitarian response in Mozambique but the funds for this would be significant in value and are not currently identified so would need to be made available. Such a demonstration program or pilot can be planned through this action, but will not be delivered via this action. We aim to have achieved this joint activity within seven months of the start of the action. It may be that it is possible to achieve this target sooner, as there is already some momentum behind the idea. However, Activity 2 (research, policy analysis etc.) will take some time to complete and should inform the position paper, which is why we are proposing a bit more time than may be necessary, in case of the need to accommodate this further input in an updated/revised position paper. [FIN] Report on the activity The following activities were carried out: Exchange visits to Kenya and El Salvador, (organized by Save the Children and WFP). The Advocacy Manager participated in both visits, however these activities were financed by other donors. Trainings: A total of 4 trainings related to CBTs and emergency response were held (organized by WFP and Save the Children as part of the DFID funded cash preparedness project). Market Assessments: One of the concerns of the Mozambican government about the feasibility of implementing cash programs in-country was the issue of accessibility to markets. COSACA and WFP conducted market assessments to determine what markets can support cash. It is important to note that these assessments were conducted within areas/regions of implementation of both organizations, meaning that the results can not provide a holistic picture of Mozambique. COSACA's market assessments were funded by DFID, while WFP funded their own assessments. The INGC has expressed that there is a need to conduct more market assessments. Financial Service Provider Mapping: this activity was conducted by Oxfam as COSACA lead. The importance is to demonstrate what services are available where in Mozambique. Finally, the advocacy dissemination: this event was organized by CARE as COSACA lead, the objective of Page 28 Finally, the advocacy dissemination: this event was organized by CARE as COSACA lead, the objective of this event was to share the findings of the activities which took place as part of the advocacy initiative. During this dissemination event the INGC announced that they recognize the value of cash as a response modality, and they will be recommending its adoption to the Council of Ministers. This is an activity that will be continued within the next project.
Result (3/4) - [INT] Overall update on activities of the result Activity 1:
Training on the LMMS system has not yet taken place as it is unclear that this system will have an enduring relevance to the humanitarian community in Mozambique. LMMS has only been used on one occasion (the COSACA and CHEMO el Nino drought response) outside of World Vision and given the pace of the rapidly evolving discussions related to the use of direct cash transfers, LMMS may not have an enduring relevance in Mozambique for the wider humanitarian community. It is therefore unclear as to the value of investing in capacity building trainings on this specific system. CARE and COSACA continues to assess the potential use of LMMS and the relevance of providing training to Red Cross on the software. If LMMS is not appropriate, other capacity building support will be considered.
Activity 2:
The theory of change (ToC) and vision statement have been finalised between COSACA and Red Cross and is awaiting validation by the Cash Working Group (CWG). Once validated, these documents will be used as part of the project's engagement with HCT with the objective of achieving consensus and official endorsement across the humanitarian community on a joint position with regard to the use of cash in emergency programming in Mozambique. The development of these documents has been delayed by challenges in securing a meeting with the Director General of the National Institute of Disaster Management (INGC) due to the emergencies that occurred in Nampula, Sofala, Tete and Niassa during the first quarter of the year 2018. This meeting was critical for us to better understand the official position of the INGC on using Cash Based Interventions (CBI) in an emergency response and what concerns they have in order for us to adequately develop a ToC and advocacy strategy document. The meeting with the Director General of the INGC only took place mid-March, and as a result of this meeting we were able to get a general overview of what concerns they have regarding CBTs. Also as a result of this meeting an INGC focal person was appointed to assist with our efforts. This has ultimately led to the creation of an INGC led technical working group to explore the viability of CBIs in Mozambique, this group includes: INGC, the National Institute of Social Action (INAS), WFP, CHEMO, and COSACA. The inclusion of INAS in this working group is indicative of the potential for social protection linkages. Throughout this period, ongoing desk research and evidence gathering has taken place. Identifying (limited) data sources on cash based programming in Mozambique and other secondary data sources that will be used to strengthen the case of the position paper and evidence paper for the appropriateness of using cash in emergencies in Mozambique.
Activity 3:
A Kick Off event took place in October to raise awareness of the project among key stakeholders in the country, including INGC and other actors such as WFP and ILO. During this workshop, project objectives related to the promotion and eventual adoption of multi purpose cash transfers as an emergency response modality were highlighted and discussed. During this reporting period, a Technical Working Group was established between INGC and implementing agencies that are working together to advance the adoption of cash as an authorized humanitarian assistance delivery mechanism. As part of the joint activities under the technical working group study tours to Kenya and another case study country are planned using alternative funding sources (DFID) as well as capacity building training on using cash in emergencies.
Result (3/4) - [FIN] Conclusions on the result Despite having not achieved final sign off by the Government of Mozambique on the acceptance of the use of multipurpose cash transfers in emergencies during the timeframe of this project, the action has made substantial progress in awareness and acceptance of the issue. COSACA is confident that further progress will be made in 2019 and sign off and acceptance by the Government of Mozambique will be achieved. By the time of the action's close, a first draft of a position paper (proposal) developed by INGC with the support of COSACA had received one round of comments for review. The final version of this paper will be signed off by the technical council and directors of INGC in April 2019 and will be presented to the Council of Ministers for official approval as Government of Mozambique policy. The position paper officially endorses the use of multipurpose cash transfers as an accepted instrument of the Government of Mozambique and humanitarian partners to use in emergency response programming. The progress made under Result 3 is a consequence of effective collaboration both across the humanitarian sector and between humanitarian organisations and the Government of Mozambique. This project directly led to the formation of a Cash Technical Working Group which is led by the INGC and includes representation from the Food Security Cluster's Cash Working Group (COSACA, WFP, the Red Cross and CHEMO) as well as the National Institute of Social Action. The technical working group has facilitated the leadership and ownership of INGC with regards to promoting the use of cash and, while this process has occasionally been slower than anticipated, it should lead to sustainable impact with Page 29 ownership of the policy by the Mozambican Government itself. The activities under this action also contributed to effective collaboration between donors, with the Cash Working Group's action plan having activities financed by contributions from different donors such as DFID, the Flanders Government, ECHO and internal funding from WFP. This additional financing facilitated trainings on cash programming for humanitarian organisation and government staff as well as study visits which have been important in illustrating to key government decision makers the effectiveness of cash as an emergency response assistance modality. For further details pls. see Annexes 3-7. -
Result (4/4) - Details Title The capacity of COSACA to respond to rapid onset emergency is enhanced through access to a crisis modifier Sector Disaster Risk Reduction / Disaster Preparedness Sub-sectors Other (DRR / DP) Estimated total amount 49.348,00 [FIN] Estimated inccured total amount 49.190,63
Result (4/4) - Beneficiaries Estimated total number of direct beneficiaries targeted by the action Individuals 5.000 Organisations - Households - Individuals per - household Total individuals - [FIN] Estimated total number of direct beneficiaries targeted by the action Individuals 0 Organisations 1 Households - Individuals per - household Total individuals - Beneficiaries type IDP - Local population - Refugees - Others Does the action specifically target certain groups or vulnerabilities? No Specific target group or vunerabilities - Comments on beneficiaries - [INT] Report on beneficiaries - [FIN] Report on beneficiaries As explained below, CARE provided logistical and assessment support for the INGC as part of the tropical storm response in Nampula province in January 2018. When CARE requested details of the final assistance provided to beneficiaries, INGC was unable to provide the information other than stating they supported 73,240 people across 14 districts in Nampula. Due to the uncertainty relating to this figure, we have not reported against this. CARE did not provide any direct humanitarian relief during this project. We have reported that we supported 1 organisation, this being INGC.
Page 30 Result (4/4) - Transfer Modalities
Estimated Estimated Conditional Origin total net number of transfer? amount individuals
Cash - - -
Voucher - - -
In kind 0,00 5.000 No - Local
[FIN] Estimated Estimated Conditional Origin total net number of transfer? amount individuals
Cash - - -
Voucher - - -
In kind - - -
Comments on transfer modalities in this result Depends on the modality but estimate to use kits already pre-positioned using other previous resources and are therefore not included in this budget. Cost included under this Result are only related to additional staff and transport costs. [INT] Comments on transfer modalities in this result - [FIN] Comments on transfer modalities in this result -
Result (4/4) - Indicators
Result 4 - Indicator 1 Type / Subsector Custom Indicator - Definition Humanitarian response to rapid onset emergencies begin within at least # hours Baseline 0,00 Target value 72,00 Progress value 24,00 Achieved value 24,00 Source and method of data collection Assessment and Intervention Reports [FIN] Source and method of data collection - Comments on the indicator Teams deployed and preliminary assessment shared within 72 hours of receiving information of possible
Page 31 Teams deployed and preliminary assessment shared within 72 hours of receiving information of possible emergency to which COSACA should respond. ECHO to be informed within this timeframe of intention to trigger crisis modifier.
Result (4/4) - Indicators comments Additional comments on indicators - [INT] Progress report on the indicators of one result In preparation of the anticipated storms, the project team participated in all COE-P meetings, the first on January 14, 2018. Nacala district was affected by the tropical depression on January 19, and INGC requested a car to go to the district to do the evaluation on the same day and CARE made a vehicle available and the project team went to the field with one INGC technician to carry out the assessment in Nacala. In Nacala the team met with the District Administrator to have the status before the team goes on the field. And the project team shared the form to share the daily information in Nacala, Angoche, Larde and Mogincual districts
[FIN] Progress report on the indicators of one result Nothing to report differently from interim report
Result (4/4) - Activities
Result 4 - Activity 1 Short description Rapid response team deployment Detailed description Funds have been allocated for the deployment of additional teams (locally and internationally) to support a rapid response to an emergency. These funds augment existing budgets in other project budget lines for crisis modifiers held by COSACA. [FIN] Report on the activity No developments or use of funds past the interim report stage
Result 4 - Activity 2 Short description Rapid delivery of items to affected communities Detailed description Funds have been budgeted for additional trucking and/or helicopter drops to affected communities in the event of a rapid onset emergency. COSACA already has standing contracts for such transport with suppliers. [FIN] Report on the activity No developments or use of funds past the interim report stage
Result (4/4) - [INT] Overall update on activities of the result In January, Nampula was hit by a severe tropical depression that forced the Provincial Government to have an emergency meeting and to activate the Provincial Emergency Operations Center (COE-P), which was led by the Provincial Governor. CARE, as one of the Government's partners, supported by providing vehicles and fuel to facilitate the assessment of districts affected by the tropical depression. These districts were: Mossuril, Angoche, Ilha da Mozambique, Monapo, Nacala Porto and Nacala Velha. COSACA also provided water purifier (Certeza) to help communities affected by the storms. At the district level, technicians were involved in the assessment of affected communities, particularly in the districts of Angoche, Mongicual and Larde. They attended COE-D meetings led by their respective administrators, and at the provincial level, the M&E and Capacity Building Officer were involved in all COE-P meetings led by the Provincial Governor, which were also involved in the assessment in the districts of Nacala-porto and Nacala-Velha. The project team was able to advise the members of the provincial COE to create a multi-sector team to carry out the assessment in the districts and to create two WhatsApp groups for the CTPGC and HCT- Nampula to share the information about the tropical depression and others subjects around the Natural Disasters.
Page 32 CARE's Emergency Team Leader conducted an assessment of the impact of the tropical depression that occurred in January 2018 on social infrastructures (schools and health centers) in the districts of Ilha de Moçambique and Mussoril. 11 communities were visited: Saua Sauá, Nagama, Namatinde, Ratane, Sinhote, Mecatane, Chacoma, Antuapaia, Muhla, headquarters of Mussuril and Ilha de Moçambique, during which schools and health centers were assessed for storm damage. Furthermore, COSACA provided 12,000 Certeza bottles to the INGC to help the districts affected by tropical depression, and 2,000 liters of fuel to help transporting food and other supplies to affected districts was also provided by COSACA as well as 150 liters of fuel to CTDGC of Angoche District to support the post flood assessment of the affected communities.
Result (4/4) - [FIN] Conclusions on the result CARE provided timely and important technical support to the Government of Mozambique -
4.4 Preconditions Timely signing of ECHO contract and regular disbursement of allocated funds Political situation remains as it is (some instability but relatively calm) with smooth access to selected project areas (no conflict currently reported in these locations)
4.5 Assumptions and risks (including risk of occurrence of fraudulent activities) ASSUMPTIONS: Political situation remains unstable as Government and opposition continue the long peace negotiations with repercussions for the security situation where isolated attacks may continue in particular locations in the central provinces of Sofala, Manica, Tete and Zambezia, with no further spread to other geographies which are not currently affected. Supply chains for equipment and goods remain available and prices remain similar. Government continues to cooperate and both INGC and INAS are amendable to the proposals put forward Exchange rate fluctuations can be adequately mitigated through available financial management tools, such as optimising the time of exchange according to programme needs Floods and/or cyclones could impact the coastal provinces in the northern or central region of Mozambique while there a still effects of droughts in southern provinces requiring responses to at least two types of natural disasters at the same time. RISKS: Mega disaster overwhelms capacity: A mega-disaster is one that exceeds the capacity of government and other humanitarian actors to respond effectively, and which therefore would require a complete change in focus of programme activities and/or suspension of the programme. Examples could be events such as a civil war, a major earthquake, a large-scale Ebola outbreak or similar such event. Currency fluctuations and/or instability in financial markets. Tightening of political space for civil society to operate Significant deterioration in security situation Unexpected food price shocks
4.6 Contingency measures taken to mitigate the risks described under chapter 4.5 Flexible planning and implementation to allow rescheduling of disrupted activities, implementation of a crisis modifier. Judicious financial management, currency exchange draw-downs and cash-flow management Continue with relationship-building with INGC and INAS to build political will and buy-in for the action Cost effective procurement benefiting from economies of scale Standard Operating Procedures for safety and security of staff, as per organisational guidelines Consortium members have access to humanitarian surge capacity regionally and globally Transparency in operations and regular communication/coordination with government at all levels
4.7 Additional information on the operational context of action -
4.8 [INT] Report on precondition, assumptions and risks For Gaza province the political situation continues to be stable. However, as a result of the erratic rainfall, high temperatures and persistent Fall Armyworm infestation, there is a crop failure in the SC impacted area. As per May 2018 Fewsnet outlook report, the situation will get worse from June 2018, where people, including some of the beneficiaries of the project are going to be affected by food insecurity. These situation might affect children in schools, which are beneficiaries of this project. They might spend more time looking for alternatives ways of survival - look for jobs, migrate to cities, etc.
4.9 [FIN] Report on precondition, assumptions and risks The political situation in Gaza province has continued to be stable. As the food insecurity situation has
Page 33 The political situation in Gaza province has continued to be stable. As the food insecurity situation has continued, Save the Children secured internal funds (seed funding of USD $102k), to support a total of 13,565 people, of whom 7,567 are children, in Save the Children's target areas, providing funding for drought-tolerant crops such as cassava, sweet potato, and horticulture plants, which allow families to cultivate these food crops in the river banks for consumption and for sale. With the help of these interventions, children remained in schools until the end of the school year.
5. QUALITY MARKERS
5.1 Gender-age markers 5.1.1 Marker Details
Does the proposal contain an Not adequate and brief gender and age sufficiently analysis? Is the assistance adapted to the Yes specific needs and capacities of different gender and age groups? Does the action prevent/mitigate Yes negative effects? Do relevant gender and age groups Yes adequately participate in the design, implementation and evaluation of the Action? Initial mark 1
5.1.2 Additional comments and challenges -
5.1.3 [INT] Additional comments and challenges CARE conducted a Rapid Gender Analysis in the districts of Angoche, Larde, and Mongicual. The study covered 18 communities out of a total of 30 eligible by the project, in addition to the state institutions that were also analysed. The rapid gender analysis was conducted by the project technicians, the district emergency focal points, INGC technician and it was overseen by CAREs Gender Adviser. The team consisted of 13 members, 5 women and 8 men. CARE conducted community discussions in which the participants were separated based on their gender in order to make them more comfortable to talk about sensitive matters. 532 women and 755 men participated in this study during the 10 days our team spent in the 3 districts. At the institutional level, questionnaires were applied to District Secretariats, SDAEs, SDPIs, SDEJDs, and SDSMASs. And we are still working on the analysis for these results. The objective of the analysis is to develop a clearer understanding on how gender dynamics impact on the project and what can be done to address these dynamics during project implementation.
5.1.4 [FIN] Additional comments and challenges There are contrasting gender dynamics in different parts of the country. For example, Gaza and Inhambane provinces are mainly dominated by women due to the large scale migration of men to South Africa to work in the mines and to seek out better livelihoods while in Nampula province, the dynamics are different without the migration issues and some communities having very traditional values in isolated communities where women's access to education and opportunities for off farm income generating activities are extremely limited. These dynamics can be illustrated with some basic project statistics. In Nampula province, 80% of people registered on the Early Warning System were men. Whereas in Inhambane province, it was only 43% of men and in Gaza even less at 39%. The precondition for registration of the system is ownership to a phone and these numbers indicate the inequality in possession of household assets. This has an impact on the project as men are more often away from the household during the day and should they receive an early warning message they maybe less effective in transmitting the message to household. A similar dynamic can be found with regard to CLGRC composition. In Nampula, committees are 55% composed of men whereas in Gaza 39% are composed of men. It is worth noting, however, that in the majority of groups where women are in the majority, more often than not, men occupy the position of Coordinator. Observations from field work also confirm the dominance of men in decision making within committees and in the wider community. This impacts both household and community decision making in
Page 34 the prioritisation of actions to take in times of crisis. Some of the gender dynamics identified during this action are structural and are difficult to address in a project such as this. Please see Annex 8 for a Gender assessment report.
5.2 Resilience 5.2.1 Marker Details
Does the proposal include an Yes adequate analysis of shocks, stresses and vulnerabilities? Is the project risk informed? Does Yes the project include adequate measures to ensure it does not aggravate risks or undermine capacities? Does the project include measures Yes to build local capacities (beneficiaries and local institutions)? Does the project take opportunities Yes to support long term strategies to reduce humanitarian needs, underlying vulnerability and risks? Initial mark 2
5.2.2 How does the action contribute to build resilience or reduce future risk? By working with INGC to strengthen their EWS and supporting communities to know how they can use the system as well as reduce risk in their own communities through preparedness and early action, the action is aiming to build capacity and therefore resilience to risk.
5.2.3 [INT] Report on Resilience marker
During this reporting period, key activities have been carried out to improve community resilience to relevant risks. During community trainings, a risk analysis was conducted with all target communities and then, during the three days training, appropriate mitigation actions were shared with communities. This included: planting trees to reduce erosion; constructing houses using diagonal techniques in cyclone-prone areas, securing important documents during disaster events, making two farms (in low and high ground), climate appropriate variety and seed selection for planting; familiarization with Mozambique's early warning system for disasters. Training participants were instructed to share this knowledge within their community to increase reach and impact of these trainings.
5.2.4 [FIN] Report on Resilience marker During training sessions on improving community resilience, committee members were taught various local techniques on how to mitigate impacts such as: planting trees, constructing houses using diagonal techniques, retention of important documents, setting up two farms in low and high ground, depending on the season; selected seeds for planting, improved house construction in a cyclone area. The training participants are instructed to share this knowledge with the community, as not all members of the community can participate in the training.
6. IMPLEMENTATION
6.1 Human resources and Management capacities The Country Director for CARE (5%) will provide overall strategic direction and management; working closely together with their respective Programs/Operation Directors for CARE (10%) and Save (5%) and Finance Directors/Controllers (5% and 2% respectively). Together these staff will be providing the management oversight and support for the action, ensuring that organisational, donor and other necessary requirements are followed; and that there is effective coordination at national and regional levels. Save's Project Manager based in Maputo (20%) and the Provincial Project Coordinator based in Gaza (100%) will provide managerial support at provincial level. This person is Save's Project Manager, and will work closely with CARE's overall Project Manager (PM). Both will have day-to-day responsibility for delivering activities and local coordination and liaison with authorities and other agencies in their specific geographies and thematic areas. CARE will hire an Advocacy Manager (100%) to coordinate all planned activities under Result 3. In total, CARE will employ 21 staff (11 shared, 10 dedicated including 3 district technicians), and Save will employ 17 (13 shared, 4 dedicated including 3 district
Page 35 technicians). Technical advisors will include a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Advisor (CARE, 10%), Child Protection Manager (Save, 7%), M&E officers (1 at CARE, 100% and 3 at Save, 15%) . One district technician will be employed per district (6 in total, 3 at CARE, 3 at Save). CARE will employ a Communications Officer 50% to support the Advocacy, Learning and Communications component and engage a Cash Transfer Advisor on Consultant basis. Save will have an Award Director supporting this work. All of the partner organisations have existing offices in both Maputo and their respective Provinces from where this action's operations will be supported. Teams of support staff in each organisation's country office will provide between 5 and 50% of their time to support this action. Time sheets will be kept to monitor time spent on this action and in the case of shared staff the estimated % allocation will be clear. The expected % has been calculated based on experience of other similar interventions in terms of time required; programme complexity and budget size.
Finally, Save Norway will provide Technical Assistance for grant management while CARE Austria's desk officer will be liaising with DG ECHO headquarters and also monitoring the project's implementation at country level to ensure compliance with consortium and DG ECHO agreement.
6.1.1 [INT] Human resources and Management capacities CARE has included an additional project staff in the form of a Logistics Officer. The Logistics Officer has shared coverage with other projects and will focus on procurement and other logs support for the project.
6.1.2 [FIN] Human resources and Management capacities The project staff was recruited according the project plan approved. A logistic officer was hired, as mentioned in the Interim report.
6.2 EU Aid Volunteers No
6.2.1 [FIN] EU Aid Volunteers No
6.3 Equipment and goods The following will be procured:- Goods: Motorbikes (9); laptops (15); Services: Consultancy Services Cash transfer Specialist x1)
6.3.2 [INT] Equipment and goods CARE purchased 7 laptops during the reporting period. No new motorcycles were acquired because the motorcycles from the previous 2016/2017 project were in perfect conditions for use. SC has procured 3 computers and one motorbike. The initial plan was to procure 3 motorbikes, however the cost where more than what was planed. SC had requested to buy only one motorbike, and repair 2 other from the SC assets, which was accepted by CARE
6.3.3 [FIN] Equipment and goods -
6.4 Use of HPCs No
6.4.1 [FIN] Use of HPCs No
6.4.2 [FIN] Name of HPC -
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6.6 Specific security constraints Instable security situation in central provinces, especially in Manica, Sofala and Zambezia with occasional attacks on civilians; continued use of military escorted convoys for transiting along the EN1 and EN6 make it difficult to access certain communities, rendering implementation and supervision risky. Access to some communities is also restricted for political reasons.
All COSACA consortium members have approved country security plans for Mozambique in place which include the standard operating procedures for addressing an emergency situation in the country such as transport restrictions, hibernation of activities, evacuation protocols. Members also participate in security co-ordination mechanisms at central level and monitor multiple information sources to maintain awareness of the latest situation. Security management protocols are reviewed regularly to take into account the changing situation at the field level. As part of the protocol review field personnel are given refresher training.
6.6.1 [INT] Specific security constraints The project implementation area has remained calm throughout the reporting period with no significant issues to report. Reports of increased insecurity and potential terrorist/criminal activities in the northern province of Cabo Delgado are being monitored with regard to the humanitarian impact and also the potential for these incidents to spread further south. Up to date analysis suggests these issues are localised to specific parts of the province of Cabo Delgado, but we remain vigilant and continue to analyse the situation.
6.6.2 [FIN] Specific security constraints Nothing to report.
6.7.1 Are there Implementing Partners ? Yes
6.7.2 Implementing Partner added value CARE will be the overall lead of this action, and will also be the COSACA lead agency for delivering on Result 1 (Early Warning System strengthening and preparedness actions). In addition, CARE will work with other COSACA members as implementing agencies. Save the Children is a founding member of the COSACA consortium, with strong experience in delivering both DRR and emergency response programming in Mozambique. Save will support the roll-out of the Early Warning System and pre-population of the DataWinner SIGIC system with contact information from their geographic operating areas in Gaza while CARE will do the same for Inhambane and Nampula. Save will implement the DRR actions in schools, drawing on experience it has of DRR in Schools programming from elsewhere and in Mozambique, as part of Result 2; while CARE will implement small-scale infrastructure work using existing expertise at field level. In addition, CONCERN and Oxfam will be partners in this action, for purposes of potential work under the crisis modifier, if rapid onset emergencies occur in their geographic locations (e.g. Inhambane, Manica and Zambezia).
6.7.2.1 [FIN] Implementing Partner added value Save the Children's involvement in the action allowed for broader geographic scope of the action and increased coverage to three provinces. Save's contribution as a partner also allowed for the application of their existing Education in Emergencies experience and existing relationships with the Ministry of Education in advancing curriculum development. Working in partnership with the Red Cross also facilitated quality first aid training to the target communities and facilitated effective collaboration of Cash Advocacy.
6.7.4 Coordination, supervision and controls Coordination will be assured through joint planning exercises; bi-monthly inter-provincial meetings, and quarterly strategic meetings to assess overall performance and adopt any additional actions that may be necessary. All COSACA members have a FPA and will follow the relevant procedures, and whilst a specific project audit is not foreseen, all of the partners also undertake an external audit of their global country programme.
Page 37 6.7.4.1 [FIN] Coordination, supervision and controls Bi-monthly inter-provincial meetings were challenging due to budgetary limitations. It was not affordable to have meetings across the two provinces but regular meetings occurred between CARE and Save at the Maputo level. Planning and update meetings did occur between the provinces at a bi-annual level. The lack of a consortium coordinator did restrict effective collaboration and this weakness was identified and rectified in the new action in which a project coordinator will facilitate quarterly meetings between the two organisations.
Implementing Partners
Implementing Partner (1/4) Type (FPA/Non FPA) FPA Implementing Partner name Redd Barna Estimated share 45 % Address - Status ? - -1 If other status, please specify - Narrative field (in case of non-FPA implementing partner) - Role to be carried out by each implementing partner Redd Barna - Save the Children Norway together with all other 28 members of Save the Children have agreed to a shared strategy, including vision, mission and values. While each member will continue to direct and support its own programs, Save the Children International (SCI) will implement the international programs through a merged operation with 14,000 staff in 90 countries, managed through 7 regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office in London. SCI is a partner organization of SC Norway and is a UK-registered charity. SCI has been established to implement non-domestic programs and will be responsible for part of the implementation of this proposed action. Save the Children in Mozambique is an international NGO and peer organisation of CARE. It is a co-founder of the COSACA consortium and as such shares responsibility for the delivery of the consortium's activities. COSACA members have significant experience of working together in Mozambique and in other countries. Type of relationship with implementing partner(s) and the expected reporting by the implementing partner Agreements have been put in place, both at international and country level, to ensure that SCI will adhere to all of the requirements stipulated by DG ECHO in relation to the proposed action. Save the Children Norway will monitor the action and provide support through close and continuous engagement with SCI and local members. It will also provide technical assistance and program oversight, both internationally and in-country at all stages of the project cycle. SCI and SC Norway will have monthly grant update teleconferences, during which agreed project activity milestones and any key issues related to the Action will be discussed. SC Norway staff will conduct visits for oversight and monitoring purpose. SCI will follow the reporting plan designed by SC Norway. SC Norway will remain fully accountable to CARE and DG ECHO concerning timely and accurate reporting. A Memorandum of Understanding is in place between the COSACA members and a separate funding agreement will be signed for this action indicating roles and responsibilities, reporting requirements, and financial contributions. Save the Children will co-ordinate with CARE for management of the action on a regular basis at all levels and will submit reports to CARE as per donor requirements.
[FIN] General update on implementing partner SC and SC Norway had monthly meeting to discuss the project performance. These meetings helped to improve the implementation of the project. A field monitoring visit was done by a SC Norway staff (Nadine) to Chibuto to assess the level of preparation of the CLGRCs, which by the end of the visits left some recommendations in relation to the visibility (proper use of ECHO logos).
Page 38 Implementing Partner (2/4) Type (FPA/Non FPA) FPA Implementing Partner name OXFAM-Solidarite(it), (BEL) Estimated share 1 % Address - Status ? - -1 If other status, please specify - Narrative field (in case of non-FPA implementing partner) - Role to be carried out by each implementing partner In the event of a rapid onset emergency, Oxfam will be available to provide staff and logistics support for conducting assessments of the situation and deploying first responders to the communities affected. Type of relationship with implementing partner(s) and the expected reporting by the implementing partner Oxfam is an international NGO and peer organisation of CARE. It is a co-founder of the COSACA consortium and as such shares responsibility for the delivery of the consortium's activities. COSACA members have significant experience of working together in Mozambique and in other countries. A Memorandum of Understanding is in place between the COSACA members and a separate funding agreement will be signed for this action indicating roles and responsibilities, reporting requirements, and financial contributions. Oxfam will co-ordinate with CARE for management of the action on a regular basis at all levels and will submit reports to CARE as per donor requirements.
[FIN] General update on implementing partner No implementing role but was on stand by for Crisis Modifier where necessary. They were not involved in the CM response.
Implementing Partner (3/4) Type (FPA/Non FPA) FPA Implementing Partner name CONCERN WORLDWIDE, (IRL) Estimated share 1 % Address - Status ? - -1 If other status, please specify - Narrative field (in case of non-FPA implementing partner) - Role to be carried out by each implementing partner In the event of a rapid onset emergency, CONCERN will be available to provide staff and logistics support for conducting assessments of the situation and deploying first responders to the communities affected. Type of relationship with implementing partner(s) and the expected reporting by the implementing partner CONCERN is an international NGO and peer organisation of CARE. It is a co-founder of the COSACA
Page 39 CONCERN is an international NGO and peer organisation of CARE. It is a co-founder of the COSACA consortium and as such shares responsibility for the delivery of the consortium's activities. COSACA members have significant experience of working together in Mozambique and in other countries. A Memorandum of Understanding is in place between the COSACA members and a separate funding agreement will be signed for this action indicating roles and responsibilities, reporting requirements, and financial contributions. CONCERN will co-ordinate with CARE for management of the action on a regular basis at all levels and will submit reports to CARE as per donor requirements.
[FIN] General update on implementing partner No implementing role but was on stand by for Crisis Modifier where necessary. They were not involved in the CM response and Concern left the consortium and withdrew from Mozambique in January 2018.
Implementing Partner (4/4) Type (FPA/Non FPA) Non-FPA Implementing Partner name CARE Mozambique Estimated share 59 % Address Av Martires de Mueda No. 596, Maputo, Mozambique Status International NGO If other status, please specify - Narrative field (in case of non-FPA implementing partner) The project "System strengthening for disaster preparedness in Mozambique" is led by CARE Austria, which is a member of the CARE International Federation, including 14 members and a global network of country offices. Activities implemented by CARE International will be carried out through our Country Office in Mozambique. Our Country Office is legally registered under CARE USA, which represents and implements all activities in the name of CARE International.
Role to be carried out by each implementing partner This 18-month action by COSACA consortium (comprised of Concern, Oxfam, Save the Children and CARE) is led by CARE Mozambique and jointly implemented with Save the Children while CONCERN and Oxfam are on standby for emergency response if the crisis modifier is triggered. CARE Austria as the grant holder, has management responsibility for, and overall oversight of, the coordination of the Project design and its implementation working in coordination with the Country Office and other Implementing Partners. All project partners are committed to engage in the implementation of the programme, as detailed in the proposal submitted.
Type of relationship with implementing partner(s) and the expected reporting by the implementing partner
A Memorandum of Understanding is in place between the COSACA members and a separate funding agreement will be signed for this action indicating roles and responsibilities, reporting requirements, and financial contributions. CARE will coordinate with Save the Children for management of the action on a regular basis at all levels and will submit reports to CARE Austria as per donor requirements.
[FIN] General update on implementing partner -
6.8 Are there any subdelegatees? No
6.8.1 Subdelegatees explanation
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6.8.2 [INT] Subdelegatees explanation -
Subdelegatees
6.9.1 [FIN] General update on Implementing Partners list -
6.10 [INT] Report on Implementing Partners CARE and Save the Children have worked in partnership on this project implementing activities according to the work plan with regular coordination meetings taking place to ensure timely advancement of the project in line with its objectives and agreed methodology progress on activities are included in the activities sections above.
7. FIELD COORDINATION
7.1 Operational coordination with other humanitarian actors Mozambique has a strong and active coordination system for disaster response and an emerging structure for DRR. COSACA members have been working with government structures and communities in Mozambique for nearly 30 years with their action reaching 9 out of 11 provinces. COSACA is an effective coordination working mechanism that supports in a practical way joint working, pooling and leveraging of resources during field assessment and implementation between the four member organizations. COSACA is well represented within the HCT in Mozambique a key UN lead coordination mechanism. The COSACA consortium also has strong working relationships with the leads of the WASH (UNICEF) and Food Security (WFP) clusters. Excellent working relations between COSACA and INGC as well as a mutual "open door" policy will ensure ongoing communication and coordination with INGC, while existing relationships with INAS through development programming (e.g on OVC/HIV programmes) will be leveraged in this action. COSACA consortium members have a strong working relationships with key personnel from the Spanish Red Cross (SRC) and Cruz Vermelha Mozambique (CVM) which will be continued through regular coordination meetings (proposed to be once per quarter) between COSACA and Red Cross. COSACA members are well connected also to the CHEMO consortium now in existence in Mozambique, which includes German Agro-Action (with whom CONCERN share offices) and WorldVision (with whom CARE are working jointly in consortium on a USAID-funded HIV programme). These links will enable good organizational linkage and communication between the humanitarian actors involved in ECHO HIP 2017 implementation. WorldVision has also shown interest to collaborate with COSACA on the roll-out of a common registration platform, as one of the results from this action. CARE has been in contact with UN Habitat and IOM also, to understand their planned operations for 2017/18.
7.2 Action listed in UN Consolidated Appeal Process - Flash Appeal - ICRC / IFRC appeal - Other - Not applicable Yes If other, please specify -
Page 41 7.3 Coordination with National and local authorities The implementation of activities at district level will be undertaken in collaboration with local-level community DRM groups (CLGRCs) and the District Authorities (and their technical committees for disaster management) as well as the INGC representatives and DRM focal points (from other ministries) appointed to work at District-Level. COSACA members are valued by the local authorities for their in-house technical expertise and facilitation role between remote communities and formal authorities.
For the design of this proposal, coordination with INGC has taken place at provincial and, where possible, district levels. Meetings with government officials from INGC and INAS will take place on a one-to-one basis in early 2017 at district, provincial and national levels to initiate the dialogue regarding the common registration mechanism and get buy-in for this action from both institutes.
7.4 Coordination with development actors and programmes All COSACA member agencies have longer term development initiatives in some of the target areas, and whilst the target beneficiaries are different, this provides opportunities for coordination, lesson learning and replication and some potential for these community members to be linked with longer term initiatives. All participating member agencies have strong representation in all levels of coordination and will exploit this for both the visibility of the action and achievements, but also to reduce any risk of overlap and aim to link investments to broader development initiatives as appropriate.
7.5 [INT] Report on Field Coordination -
COSACA has worked closely with the Spanish and Mozambican Red Cross to develop strategic advocacy documents, including the Theory of Change and the Vision Strategy. Under Result 2, COSACA has also coordinated closely with the Red Cross in planning of First Aid trainings that will be delivered in the second reporting period. The INGC has also been heavily involved in identifying target communities for this project and planning and delivering trainings in partnership with COSACA. UNHabitat is the pioneer organisation implementing DRR with the school committees. They have piloted these approach in Gaza , Inhambane and Nampula provinces. As the results of these experimenting were positive, the Ministry of Education as adopted these approach. SC has approached the UNhabitat to work with these model. As a results, the UNHabitat has developed and done a training of trainers on the DRR approach to the schools committees, for both SC staff and teachers. Under Result 3, COSACA has also been coordinating closely with other stakeholders involved in policy discussions around the use of cash in emergencies. COSACA has played a leading role in the Cash Working Group (a technical sub set of the Food Security Cluster) as well being instrumental in the set up of a Cash Technical Working Group that was created during this project period and is led by INGC which includes other humanitarian actors working on the advancement of the use of cash in emergencies in Mozambique. The group is an attempt to coordinate efforts from different donors and implementing agencies in their engagement with INGC on this issue.
7.6 [FIN] Report on Field Coordination All DRR activities in Gaza were coordinated by Save with UNICEF/UN Habitat, WF, World Vision and the Mozambique Red Cross. Under the umbrella of the INGC all these organizations coordinated and exchanged experiences. These coordination has been effective along the course of the project. In Nampula the activities on the field were implemented by CARE in coordination of INGC. First Aid training were coordinated with Red Cross Mozambique delegation in Nampula. The local government was involved in those trainings as well. For cash transfer activities, CARE worked with members of COSACA and others for example Red Cross, WFP, World Vision and at government level with INGC.
8. MONITORING AND EVALUATION
8.1 Monitoring of the action The consortium members will strive to produce information that helps to demonstrate to what extent those who are directly affected are actually being supported by this project. The Monitoring of the action will include the below elements: 1) A Programming, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) tool, based on the logical framework (LF) and budget will be developed. This tool will be used to monitor the project and provide an assessment of operational and budgetary progress. The tool will include: a change management chart monitoring the LF indicators; an activities and budget planning and monitoring table; an accounting table of the project's beneficiaries.
Page 42 2) Standardized Data Collection Tables presented per activity, and beneficiaries disaggregated per age, and gender will be produced and reviewed to fit project monitoring requirements and reporting purposes and collect information useful at District Government level. 3) Project coordination will be led jointly by the Country Directors of CARE, OXFAM, CONCERN and Save the Children, who will meet quarterly to review project progress, technical and financial status; and the Provincially based project managers will meet bi-monthly for inter-provincial co-ordination. 4) At field office level, weekly/regular meetings, field visits, and coaching sessions will be organized to ensure proper programmatic, technical and financial implementation of the activities. 5) Reporting: OXFAM, CONCERN and Save the Children, as implementing partners, will be reporting to CARE Mozambique on a frequency to meet donor requirements. 6) Field visits will be conducted by the coordination team to provide support and address specific issues identified during the review meetings.
8.2 Evaluations Internal evaluation No External evaluation - External audit -
8.2.1 Further details An after-action review will be carried out in the last month of the project to identify lessons learned, best practices, and areas for improvement.
8.3 Studies carried out in relation to the action (if relevant) No Explain the content of these studies -
8.4 Is this action remotely managed? -
8.5 [INT] Report on monitoring and evaluations During this reporting period, a Gender Analysis was conducted in 18 CLGRCs (6 per district) to assess gender norms and attitudes and their potential impact on the project. In each community 6 focus group discussions were held with women and another 6 with men. Full analysis and conclusions of this analysis will be available at the final report stage.
8.6 [FIN] Report on monitoring and evaluations With CARE support, a PME tool was developed at the beginning of the project. The tool included a standardized format for data collection, which was desegregated by gender and age, which helped to provide information on how many women and men participate in the interventions. 3 coordination meetings were held with CARE with the aim of discussing the implementation of the project, challenges and way forward. 2 field visit were carried out by CARE to SC's impact areas; one was conducted by CARE Austria Desk Officer in Nov. 2018 and the other was conducted by the Project Manager in Nampula as part of an exchange experience. The development of tools, meetings, and visits, had the aim of assessing the level of implementation of the project, and providing advise and/or technical assistance for strengthening impact.
9. COMMUNICATION, VISIBILITY AND INFORMATION ACTIVITIES
9.1 Standard visibility
A. Display of EU Humanitarian Aid visual identity on A1. Signboards, display panels, banners and plaques
Page 43 Yes A2. Goods and equipment Yes Please provide additional details on section A ECHO logos will be used in accordance with ECHO visibility guidelines. T-shirts, caps, bags, etc. produced by the project will bear the logo of ECHO. Goods and equipment related to project implementation (laptops, bicycles) as well as any stock/kits (e.g. purchases through crisis modifier) will be labeled with ECHO's logo. Banners/slides showing ECHO's logo will be displayed during launch meetings and subsequent workshops, training sessions, and community mobilization events.
B. Written and verbal acknowledgement of EU funding and partnership through B1. Press releases, press conference, other media outreach No B2. Publications, printed material (for external audiences, not operational communication) No B3. Social media Yes B4. Partner's website (pages related to EU funded projects) Yes B5. Human interest blogs, photo stories Yes B6. Audiovisual products, photos Yes B7. Other - Please provide additional details on section B -
9.2 Do you foresee communication actions that go beyond standard obligations? No
9.3 [INT] Report on progress Documentation and communications materials related to the advocacy work is branded with ECHO logos. Given the limited budget available for visibility, CARE's plans to provide t-shirts and caps to those people who participated in trainings was canceled. CARE is discussing ways through which the project can be brought to the attention of communities. Information boards at the district and community level are being considered depending on price. The boards will highlight the main objectives and some key information around the project. In February, CARE sent its communications team to Mossuril district to capture stories of former CARE/ECHO beneficiaries responding to the tropical storm of January. This communications piece highlighted the support of CARE and ECHO and the impact the project had on people's response to the storm. The comms piece can be found here: www.care-international.org/news/stories-blogs/winds-of-change-bring-good-tidings-for-the-people-of-mossuril-mozambique
9.4 [FIN] Report on progress As part of the project, t-shirts and caps were distributed to staff as well as to members of the of CLGRCs. Save the Children also bought a roll-up banner (incl. ECHO logo), this roll-up banner was used in all meetings (photos attached). As part of the cash advocacy work being done, CARE organized roll-up banners, posters and brochures on cash. This material includes the ECHO logo. To reach the general public in Europe, and Austria specifically, CARE Austria published information on the CARE Austria web-site in English, informing about the project in detail and making reference to ECHO's financial support for it: [Link replaced / shortened automatically] In addition, CARE Austria published Tweets and articles on CARE Austria's website/social media presence (see Annex 9)
10. FINANCIAL OVERVIEW OF THE ACTION
Page 44 10.1 Estimated expenditure Initial Revised Interim Final Final budget budget report report report incurred incurred final costs costs update Total direct 1.099.505,00 1.099.505,00 588.817,24 1.099.504,60 1.099.504,60 eligible costs Indirect costs 76.965,00 76.965,00 41.217,20 76.965,32 76.965,32 Total costs 1.176.470,00 1.176.470,00 630.034,44 1.176.469,92 1.176.469,92
10.2 Percentage of direct eligible costs allocated to the support costs Initial Revised Interim Final budget budget report report incurred incurred costs costs Support costs (in - - 42,00 23,00 %)
10.3 Funding of the action Initial Revised Final Final budget budget budget report final update Direct revenue 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 of the action Contribution by 58.823,00 58.823,00 58.869,92 58.869,92 applicant Contribution by 117.647,00 117.647,00 117.600,00 117.600,00 other donors Contribution by - - 0,00 0,00 beneficiaries Contribution 1.000.000,00 1.000.000,00 1.000.000,00 1.000.000,00 requested from ECHO % of total 85,01 85,01 85,01 85,01 funding (*) Total funding 1.176.470,00 1.176.470,00 1.176.469,92 1.176.469,92 (*) Rounding to the second decimal. To compute the final payment, the real percentage until four decimals will be applied.
10.4 Explanation about 100% funding - If other, please explain -
10.5 Contribution in kind -
10.6 Financial contributions by other donors CARE and Save the Children will provide 5% of the total project costs. The Austrian Development Agency will support 10% of the total costs. The contributions of CARE, Save the children and ADA have already been committed for the proposed action.
10.7 VAT exemption granted ? (applicable only to NGO's) No Please specify -
10.8 [FIN] The organisation confirms that the co-financing has not led to a double funding of the activity Page 45 Yes
10.9 [FIN] Report on financial issues Nothing to report
11. REQUESTS FOR DEROGATION
11.1 Specific derogations # Derogation 1 Save the Children has developed a Cost Allocation Methodology (CAM) to allocate shared costs to different implemented awards on a basis which is fair, transparent and donor compliant (based on the benefit that each donor award receives).This methodology is applied consistently across all Save the Children country offices and also ensures costs charged to donor funded awards are reasonable, allocable and allowable and therefore in line with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and ECHO FPA conditions around eligibility of costs and simplified cost options. The CAM will calculate the fair portion of shared costs to be allocated to each benefiting awards in each country office on a monthly basis. The calculation is as follows: CAM rate (for each award) = (Direct Expenditures for each month for each award - distorting costs) / (Direct Expenditures for each month for ALL awards - distorting costs). The rate calculation is automatically generated by our accounting software (Agresso) and certified by external auditors. The CAM rate is then applied to the shared costs pool and charged to the relevant award as a "simplified cost" as foreseen in article 17.c of the General Conditions and by derogation from Article 19.3 of the General Conditions. For further details, please find a summary of our CAM policy in MR_Annex 1_Cost Allocation Methodology Save the children to this Modification Request.
11.2 Permanent derogations # Derogation
12. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
12.1 Name and title of legal representative signing the Agreement Ms Andrea Barschdorf-Hager - National Director
12.2 Name, address, e-mail and phone of the contact person(s) Name Office location E-mail Phone Christine Braun Vienna [email protected] +431715071525 Reinhard Trink Vienna [email protected] +431715071532
13. CONCLUSIONS AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATION'S COMMENTS
13.1 Possible comments Request from Save the Children to apply Cost Allocation Methodology (CAM). The CAM rate is then applied to the shared costs pool and charged to the relevant award as a "simplified cost" as foreseen in article 17.c of the General Conditions and by derogation from Article 19.3 of the General Conditions.
13.2 [INT] Comments -
13.3 [FIN] Conclusions Overall, this Action has hit its main targets, surpassing the specific objective target and the targets under Result 1 and 2. Strong progress was made with regard to the roll out of the Early Warning System in target districts and 90 CLGRCs received support through the action. While simulation exercises were carried out during the action, no significant shocks were experienced by target communities during the action so we were not able to effectively gauge the effectiveness of the capacity building and awareness raising. It would be interesting to revisit some of these communities in future months as part of new projects to evaluate the sustainability of the support provided. In January 2018, districts previously supported by the last ECHO Action were impacted by significant flooding and Page 46 it was clear from assessments undertaken by CARE that the DRR work supported by ECHO has increased communities capacity to prepare for and cope with rapid onset shocks. The advocacy component of the project under Result 3 has made excellent progress. From an initial position of demonstrating little appetite for even the consideration of multi purpose cash transfers as an emergency response tool, through the support of this Action, the INGC will be presenting to the Council of Ministers in April 2019 their position paper requesting the approval of MPCT for emergency response. This is a great achievement for the project and an example of strong collaboration between different stakeholders within the humanitarian country team as well as with government partners.
13.4 [FIN] Lessons learned There are two main learnings from the project: Government Partnership: Through close interaction with INGC in the development of the Early Warning System database and service, it became clear that there were significant shortcomings in terms of government staff capacity to effectively implement and maintain systems and key state services. Data entry for the early warning system was slow and incomplete and CARE personally witnessed a lack of urgency in the dissemination of early warning systems messages during periods of heavy rain in January 2018. These gaps highlighted the need to reconsider dependence on state institutions to provide sustainable and adequate commitment to key services. Especially in this time of financial crisis for the government, it cannot be assumed that the state can perform certain roles and the project team must evaluate capacities and identify alternative solutions and partners where necessary. The role of the national Red Cross as the natural partner in DRR work and emergency response should be considered wherever government capacity gaps are identified. Maintaining close working partnerships with the government is also essential to understanding these capacity gaps and the implications on our work. Gender dynamics: While previous actions have sought to consider gender dynamics in our work, having a new geographical focus on this project (working in both the north and the south of the country) has underlined the importance of considering local context and the associated gender dynamics. The context in Nampula compared to Gaza was markedly different which had significant impacts on gender dynamics and considerations with project activities. Assuming gender dynamics to be uniform across a country has proven to be unhelpful and the importance of understanding local context to the provincial and even sometimes district level has shown to be important.
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