National Emergency Livelihoods Cluster Meeting 29/12/2020 Meeting Minutes VENUE Online Meeting DATE AND TIME 14:00 pm – 16:00 pm, Thursday 29th Dec 2020 PARTICIPANTS Action Against Hunger (ACF), Al-Aghsan foundation for agriculture and environment development, ASB, CARE, Caritas-Iraq, Dijla agricultural association, DRC, Field Ready, GOAL, IHAO, iMMAP, IOM, IRC, Mercy Corps, Mercy Hands, Near East Foundation, NRC, Oxfam, Point, Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH), Preemptive Love (PLC), Public Aid Organization, REACH, SEDO/Saharah Economic Development Organization, SP, Triangle Generation Humanitaire, UNAMI, UNDP, War Child UK, WRO. Agenda DISCUSSION MEETING 14:00 – 14:05 Opening and introduction. AGENDA 14:05 – 14:15 National level key updates 14:15– 14:35 Sub - cluster level key updates. 14:35 – 14:45 Partner key updates (need, required, progress …) 14:45 – 14:55 CCR: Project progress and new experience. 14:55 – 15:10 iMMAP: Humanitarian Connect App 15:10 – 15:15 Information Management Updates 15:15-15:30 AoB National Level Key Updates • 3RP: HRP and HNO process first draft is finalized and submitted to cluster last week with all 3RP partners. • The source of data for this year was from MSNA (Multi Sectorial Needs Assessment) which. World Bank and UNHCR also conducted the study and documents shared for more findings on writing the narrative report of 3RP. • Durable Solution Study provided some facts that providing us analytical exercise and base instrument for guiding us for operational and programming force. • 10 partners shared their plan in 2019, while, 12 partners submitted 3RP plans for 2021 and 2022. (CESVI, Cordaid, IOM, Mercy Corps, Mercy Hands, PHA, TGH, UNHCR, Save the Children, Al Aghsan foundation, ILO). • Funding for 2019 was 17M, while for 2020 was 15M and it decreases for 2021 to 11M, and further cut for 2022 is around 10M for delivering different kind of activities s e.g. assessments, mapping exercises, training institutions, CFW, stablish or scale up businesses, strategic engagement with private sector (for facilitating employment and market linkage), job development courses, job referral mechanism, and job placement. • The three studies of world bank and UNHCR, MSNA and Durable Solutions focus on Syrian Refugees crises. • Recovery is a bit slower; funding is decreasing, and demand is high, and all partners need to support and work together to do more work with less funding. 1 National Emergency Livelihoods Cluster Meeting 29/12/2020 Meeting Minutes • Next year is planned to have bigger discussion with our partners and private sector regarding Syrian Refugees targeting and programming enhancement. Round of updates from the sub-clusters (*All sub-cluster contact details are at end of the document) Key talking points: • Mosul: Rizwan Qazi - DRC Security Situation remains calm, no incidents reported to INSO. Partners are implementing their activities, and all are on track. Camp closure are pushing people to settle in Mosul city and Telafar district mostly. DRC is currently conducting protection assessment in Telafar city. Other partners are trying to provide shelter and NFI, while cash assistance in Mosul for the new camp returnees. As discussed in previous meeting, a referral mechanism is taking place. The system is open for two activities Vocational Trainings with following of two months of job placement. Second is referral of business rehabilitation followed by business grant (3000-6000$) with business management training for five days. (All activities are implemented by DRC and Mosul and Telafar). Partners are welcome to refer their caseload if they have any, the beneficiaries will be selected based to DRC internal selection criteria and procedure. All NGOs are taking precautions and following instructions for COVID-19 during activity implementation. Mosul Cluster will hold a meeting on 19th Jan 2021, for the purpose of drafting objectives and ToRs for Mosul 2021 cluster. Action Point: 1- Coordinate with Mosul Sub-Cluster Coordinator for the referral procedure. 2- Rizwan will communicate with all sub-cluster coordinator for sharing any relevant documentation. • Anbar: Gull Sadia - OXFAM 21st of Dec 2020, Anbar cluster hold it’s last meeting where few organizations participated (CRS, BGY, Acted and OXFAM) because of holidays and leaves. Security Update: the situation is normal, and no incidents were reported. HTC and AAF are displacement camps in Anbar and are reported to be closed on December or end of January. UNOCHA conducted assessments for closed camp of Habbaniyah that the returnees from camps are headed mainly to 3 subdistricts (Al Jazeera, Al Garma and Al Khalidiyah), where support needed by partners in those areas. 2 National Emergency Livelihoods Cluster Meeting 29/12/2020 Meeting Minutes Currently No NGOs are providing support to new returnees. As they providing support based on resilience e.g. (Business Grant, Business Training, Job Placement, Vocational Training) Suggestion: Next meeting is planned on 28th Jan 2021 for better response. • Salah Al-Din: Aman Ali - OXFAM Some Partners are planning to respond to IDPs but clear strategy or project in hand in EL. Coopi organization planned Associate vulnerability in Shirqat, findings and presentation will be shared once done. Oxfam also is conduction MSNA in Salah Al-Din, findings will be shared once ready. Some coordination issues faced NGOs in North of Salah Al-Din in terms of implementation which led to duplications. But meetings and coordination were conducted to overcome this challenge. Technical backstopping provided to new partners in the area to facilitate their implementation. Most of the partners are finalized their projects and looking for new opportunities to come in for 2021. • Dohuk and North Ninewa: Blarena - GOAL The Partners update for Duhok and North Ninewa will be shared soon. DCO in collaboration with (…….) developing a mapping service which covers activities matrix for INGOs and LNGOs in Ninewa. CaLP trarinigs for 2021: Several Topics will be provided: 1- Monitoring CVA 2- CVA 3- Protection CVA 4- Social Protection 5- Cash and Voucher Assistance (5 days Training in Duhok) 6- Market Assessment (Erbil and Duhok) Challenges: Lack of funding, Lack of employment by private sector for Apprenticeship programme, Access issue due to PKK and Turkish forces, and COVID-19 challenges (Mitigations are applied). • Diyala: Saif Ahmed – Near East Health Situation is the same as last month in Diyala with COVID-19 Security: is stable and no incidents were reported Challenges: Lack in Vocational Training Centers as there is only one center in Baquba Center. Due to Camp closure, the number of returnees increased in certain areas like North of Muqdadiya and no returnees for Saadiya sub-district and villages. UNOCHA has organized a workshop event in North of Muqdadiya, and Saadiya Villages involving all livelihood partners the events. GBV case management list per area were received by GBV Diyala sub- cluster focal point as a point of maintaining and enhancing referral system mechanism. 3 National Emergency Livelihoods Cluster Meeting 29/12/2020 Meeting Minutes Five livelihood partners working in Diyala, Mercy hands is working and implementing their project (funded by UNDP) in Khanaqin. (Ahmed Jamal – Mercy Hands) our project is at the initial stages, just finished from office and hiring process. • Kirkuk: Hani Zuhair – arche noVa Hani just joined for two weeks (Thanks to Him) Kirkuk sub-cluster is preparing for information gathering and establishing coordination for its next meeting to address the needs of Kirkuk governorate. Last month in Kirkuk the last two camps were closed and there is no information about returnees from camps and it’s hard to reach them to be included in the livelihood projects. Overall security situation is calm, but access issue is reported by some partners. Action Points: 1- Find a way to reach returnees from camps 2- More coordination and information gathering for next meeting. Baghdad and Sulaimaniyah: Both are not available and will provide the updates next meeting. Partner Update Field Ready: is hosting The Careables Exhibition, a one month-long exhibit beginning 9th Jan to 9th Feb 2021 (adhering to COVID-19 safety measures and adhering to increasing accessibility for people with disability) in Erbil at Erbil Innovation House, Bakhtyari next to Saj Alref restaurant, Nergiz plaza 3rd floor. The exhibit will highlight how digital design and fabrication can produce valuable health-related products and support different communities. Careables is an open and inclusive approach to healthcare based on digital fabrication and collaborative making. Please look at Link Al-Aghsan foundation: Agricultural livelihood assessment in Anbar, Salaheddin, and Nineveh. Improve food security among vulnerable households in Nineveh by providing farmers with olive trees along with livestock (sheep) in addition to fertilizers, seeds, fodders, & veterinary services. Training of agriculture graduates on greenhouse management in Anbar and Mosul. GOAL: Finalized Cash for Work project supported by WFP, where, 3150 beneficiaries supported. 62 greenhouses were established. 84 households to support them with MPCA were selected. 4 National Emergency Livelihoods Cluster Meeting 29/12/2020 Meeting Minutes 100 job seekers are trained on how to access the market and find a job. ACF: In 2020, ACF completed 4 livelihood projects in Akre, Qayarrah and Sinune. ACF in 2021 has only one approved project in Basra governorate (Al-Qurna and Al-Dair district) - Provision