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Samaritan's Purse Emergency Response and Economic Recovery for Eastern DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo Agreement No.: 72OFDA18GR00288 Program period: September 19, 2018 to September 18, 2019 Semi-annual Program Performance Report October 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019 Report submission date: April 30, 2019 Implementer: Samaritans Purse Contact Information Organization Name: Samaritan’s Purse Headquarters: Field Contact: Francis Horton Contact: Noah Obatsa Address: 801 Bamboo Rd Address: Avenue Lusambo, No: 18 Boone, NC 28607 Quartier Lumumba, Bunia, DR Congo Telephone: +1-828-278-1915 Telephone: +243-996-636-411 Executive Summary The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to experience a complex humanitarian crisis resulting in ever-increasing humanitarian needs due to continuous population displacements. Communities in and around the territories of Beni and Djugu in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, respectively, continue to suffer from the impact of armed conflict and violence due to confrontations between the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC) and multiple militia groups as well as intermittent tribal conflicts – especially in Djugu Territory. The displacements have led to forced migration /return waves of over 10,000 families in Ruwenzori Health Zone (HZ) of Beni Territory (North Kivu) and Rethy HZ of Djugu Territory (Ituri). These two HZs were the focus of humanitarian assistance provided to conflict-affected beneficiaries in this review period. Consequently, the program facilitated the provision of humanitarian assistance to 91,158 beneficiaries comprising 45,566 males and 45,592 females in 13,414 households (HHs) in both Ruwenzori and Rethy HZs. The humanitarian assistance included food, non-food items (NFIs) and agriculture support provided through local fairs and unconditional cash transfers based on the local market conditions. Overall, this represents 59% program accomplishment out of the targeted 20,000 HHs. Following the humanitarian alerts issued by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Ituri and North Kivu Provinces, Samaritan Purse (SP) conducted internal security assessments and “Go and See” (feasibility) missions in the two sites (Ruwenzori and Rethy). The beneficiaries were evaluated through a multi- sectoral vulnerability assessment, and recruited based on food insecurity, NFI vulnerability, seed insecurity, access to farmland, and the willingness to actively participate in the program activities. The program then responded to the identified humanitarian needs of HHs through provision of food, NFIs, seeds, farming tools and accompanying essential agricultural information aimed at ensuring that beneficiaries obtain maximum value from the inputs received. Humanitarian assistance was provided to the beneficiaries through local fairs, unconditional cash transfers or a combination of both. The modality selection depended on the local context of security, market access, availability of vendors, market capacity and existence of prepositioned food in the SP warehouse located in Beni. Sectors I & II: Shelter & Settlements and WASH Overall, 79,991 beneficiaries (inclusive of 67,266 internally displaced persons [IDPs]) comprising 39,902 males and 40,089 females in 11,822 HHs accessed their Sector I and II NFI assistance during the period. The NFI assistance provided to date represents 78.8% of the targeted 15,000 kits for 15,000 HHs. A total of 9,516 beneficiary HHs in Ruwenzori HZ of Beni Territory were supported to access Sector I and II NFI assistance through local fairs. Each beneficiary received $62 worth of vouchers to access a variety of NFIs in the locally organized fairs. In total, vouchers worth $589,722.00 were used by beneficiaries to access NFIs in the fairs. As per the project strategy to directly distribute mosquito nets and hygiene kits regardless of the intervention modality, female household heads were provided one hygiene kit each – sufficient to support the hygiene needs of two mature females in the HH for three months. The beneficiaries will be issued with the remaining NFI kit items (mosquito nets) through distributions in the next reporting period.1 In Rethy HZ of Djugu Territory, 2,306 HHs were supported to access Sector I and II assistance through unconditional cash transfer. The HHs were also provided with one hygiene kit per HH while mosquito nets will be provided in the next reporting period, once procurement is completed. 1 Procurement of the 15,000 mosquito nets is still ongoing and 97 of the 11,822 HHs served with other NFIs will be provided their Hygiene kits in the next reporting period.’’ 2 [Emergency Response and Economic Recovery for Eastern DRC, Semi-annual Report 2019, Agreement No: 72OFDA18GR00288] Sector III: Agriculture and Food security A total of 11,138 beneficiaries comprising 5,650 males and 5,488 females in 1,588 HHs were supported to access 141.52 metric tons (MT) of assorted seeds, 13,750 pieces of assorted farming tools and essential agricultural information. This represents 52.9% sector achievement to date from the overall target of 3,000 beneficiary HHs. Assorted farming tools were provided through local fairs in which eight local vendors facilitated beneficiary access to various farming tools. The farming tools included hoes, axes, machetes, watering cans, rasp files, spades and rakes. In close coordination with SENASEM, the local government seed quality control body, beneficiaries were facilitated to access seeds from SENASEM-approved vendors. SENASEM monitored seed vendors and approved the seeds for distributions to the beneficiaries. Accordingly, 141.52 MT of assorted seeds including rice, ordinary beans, soya beans, peanuts, cabbages, eggplant and onions were distributed to the beneficiaries. Beneficiaries received varying amounts of the seeds depending on their seed assortment - each beneficiary, however, received seeds worth approximately $25. Sector IV: Food for Peace: In-Kind and Voucher Overall, 30,737 food rations were provided to 11,826 HHs (80,020 project participants comprising 39,916 males and 40,104 females) during the period under review. The food rations provided represent 60.3% sector achievement of the targeted 51,000 rations for 17,000 HHs. The food assistance was provided to project participants through local food fairs, unconditional cash transfers or a combination of both, depending on the local market conditions. Altogether, 11,756 food rations were provided to the project participants through unconditional cash transfers where each HH received $45 to access food, while 18,981food rations were provided through local food fairs. The local food fairs were facilitated by 121 competitively selected food fair vendors. Project Summary Sector I & II: Shelter & Settlements and WASH Objectives: To efficiently and rapidly respond to the needs of conflict-affected populations in eastern DRC by facilitating access to Shelter & Settlement NFIs and Shelter items through direct kit distributions, fairs or cash transfer modalities; and To alleviate the suffering and promote the dignity of conflict-affected people by contributing to WASH service delivery efforts through the provision of WASH NFIs, including hygiene items. Number of beneficiaries targeted: 15, 000 HHs (90,000 beneficiaries) Number of internally displaced person (IDP) beneficiaries targeted: 7,500 HHs (45,000 beneficiaries) Total beneficiaries reached this semi-annual: 11,822 HHs (79,9912 beneficiaries, inclusive of 67,266 IDPs) Cumulative number of beneficiaries reached: 11,822 HHs (79,991 beneficiaries, inclusive of 67,266 IDPs) Actual Accomplishments to Date: During the period under review, the program provided Sector I and II NFI assistance to 79,991 beneficiaries in 11,822 HHs through two modalities.3 The assistance represents 78.8% of the targeted Sector I & II program assistance. 2 The same beneficiaries also received Sector IV assistance. 3 Each of the 11,822 HHs received a hygiene kit as a distribution. The HHs will be provided with mosquito nets in the next reporting period once the procurement process is completed. The 9,516 HHs in Ruwenzori will also receive water jerricans and a basin, once procured. NB: Rethy beneficiaries received cash to buy the water containers for themselves. 3 [Emergency Response and Economic Recovery for Eastern DRC, Semi-annual Report 2019, Agreement No: 72OFDA18GR00288] % Sector I&II NFI assistance Achieved against Target 100.0% 78.8% TARGETED SECTOR I&II NFI KITS ACHIEVED SECTOR I&II NFI KITS Status of assistance % level of status status of level % Targeting Following confirmation of the humanitarian alerts in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces by OCHA, SP prioritized two alerts and conducted feasibility assessments in Ruwenzori and Rethy HZs. Samaritan´s Purse facilitated a multi-sectoral vulnerability assessment and targeting that resulted in the identification of 65,578 and 14,413 beneficiaries in Ruwenzori and Rethy HZs, respectively. The HHs were identified based on food security and NFI scores which highlighted the HHs as being food and NFI insecure. Following the vulnerability assessment, beneficiaries were recruited, oriented and supported to access NFI assistance. The assistance was provided through two modalities, as described below: Sector 1&II: Shelter & Settlements and WASH assistance through local Voucher Fairs A total of 65,578 beneficiaries in 9,516 HHs, including 62,467 IDPs, in Ruwenzori HZ of Beni Territory (North Kivu Province) were supported to access NFIs through local fairs organized
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