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Semi Annual Report Figure 1 Household Registration in Lahj Governorate. Program Name: Continued Recovery, Emergency Assistance and Training Engagement in Yemen (CREATE Yemen) Award Number: AID-OFDA-G-17-00182 Reporting Period: October 23, 2017 – March 31, 2018 Submitted To: OFDA / USAID Submitted By: Global Communities Executive Summary During the reporting period, Global Communities continued to implement the planned interventions through continued community consultations, participatory involvement in the beneficiary identification, and close liaison with relevant government departments at the Governorate and district levels. Global Communities has signed Principle and Sub-Agreements with Ministry of Planning and International Corporation (MOPIC), and Governor Offices in Aden, Dhale, and Lahj Governorates. In addition, coordination has been ensured with all relevant stakeholders i.e. Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation, Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training (MOTEVT), Education, Health, WASH and FSAC clusters on the ground. Global Communities has established 15 Community Volunteer Committees (CVCs) after conducting a proper needs assessment for the selection of most vulnerable areas in the targeted districts. Broad-Based Community Meetings (BBCM) were conducted in the villages where Global Communities field staff oriented them about the organization, program objectives, modalities, and beneficiaries’ selection criteria. After the orientations, Global Communities received nomination lists of the most vulnerable beneficiaries (7000 households) based on shared criteria. The program team along with M&E staff started the Baseline and Households Registration exercise in 10 districts of Aden, Dhale and Lahj Governorates. Global Communities field staff conducted a 25% Baseline Survey in the targeted locations and a report was prepared and shared with OFDA in March 2018. A total of 5037 households (4214 Male and 828 Female) were registered for different interventions during the reporting period. Remaining household registration for the fiscal year 2018 is on-going and expected to be finished in the second half of April 2018. In addition, Global Communities advertised a Request for Proposals (RFP) in Yemen HR for a Service Provider for Vocational Trainings and School WASH Kits, as well as a Financial Service Provider. Schools have been finalized with the support of the Education department, and selection has been done for participants who will participate in the WASH TOT for teachers. 1. Program Overview Global Communities designed the CREATE Yemen program with the goal of meeting continued humanitarian assistance and early recovery needs of vulnerable and conflict-affected populations in southern Yemen, through a holistic approach to bolstering food security and livelihoods, improving WASH outcomes, and promoting economic opportunities in Aden, Lahj, and Dhale Governorates. The program will achieve this goal through three objectives: Objective 1: Improve household food security and livelihoods through the provision of agricultural inputs, including seeds, tools, and livestock; Objective 2: Provide income generation opportunities for vulnerable households through market- driven vocational training, support to asset building groups, and cash-for-work opportunities; and Objective 3: Improve community hygiene practices. CREATE Yemen Semi Annual Report FY18 2 The proposed 18-month project will address the needs of 164,906 vulnerable beneficiaries (23,558 households). Global Communities has established Community Volunteer Committees (CVCs) and is working in partnership with communities to identify beneficiary households, using vulnerability criteria created specifically for CREATE Yemen. 2. Program Administration & Implementation 2.1 Coordination During the reporting period, Global Communities ensured active liaison development and participated in relevant coordination forums at all levels including UN OCHA, WFP, UNICEF, Sub-WASH, Sub-Food Security & Agriculture, Health and Education Clusters. In addition, Global Communities also maintained strong relationships with the Government; particularly with key Government line ministries such as the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC), Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training (MoTEVT), Health and Education Departments, as well as with the staff of Governors’ offices and other key players such as local district councils and informal community leaders (Sheikhs), to ensure humanitarian access and smooth operations. Whenever possible, Global Communities ensured proper branding (logos on certificates, banners, etc.) The signing of Principle Agreement with MOPIC In December 2017, Global Communities was one of the organizations who signed the Principle Agreement with MoPIC in Aden Governorate for the CREATE Program. The signing of Sub-Agreement with MOPIC and Governor Offices Following the Principle Agreement, there was a requirement to sign a Sub-Agreement with MoPIC and Governor Offices in the targeted Governorates. In February 2018, the Sub-Agreement was signed by all authorities and submitted to them for their records. Coordination with District Councils After signing the Principle and Sub-Agreements, Global Communities reached out to District Councils to further coordinate with them to introduce Global Communities as an organization, the project, its activities, and targets. Global Communities ensured proper engagement and communication with district councils to present itself and the project. Districts Councils shared a list of vulnerable villages with Global Communities in Aden, Lahj, and Dhale Governorates. Global Communities conducted a Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) in order to prioritize areas with major humanitarian gaps and a high vulnerability ratio. Rapid Needs Assessment was prepared and documented properly. Established and trained Community Volunteer Committees (CVCs), with specific efforts made to ensure women’s participation To discuss and confirm the feasibility of the project, the Broad-Based Community Meetings (BBCM) were conducted with different communities to give them an orientation and confirm the feasibility of the program modalities. The next step of the community engagement strategy was to establish Community Volunteer Committees, who served as an entry point to the larger community for Global Communities, and bore the responsibility for beneficiary selection. The process of establishing Community Volunteer Committees CREATE Yemen Semi Annual Report FY18 3 involved the broader community, who were in charge of electing representatives. While Global Communities actively supported the participation of women in Community Volunteer Committees; it acknowledged that local customs and norms did not always allow for effective and active participation. To account for this, Global Communities actively involved women in CVCs and the beneficiary selection process. After formation, the Community Volunteer Committees received an orientation by the Global Communities team on sectoral interventions and how to process for the selection of beneficiaries, with a strong emphasis on selection criteria. Initially, CVCs nominated the data of 7000 households for all the sectors, but 5037 households (4214 Male and 828 Female) registered by 31 March and the remaining household’s registration is on-going. They will be finalized in the month of April 2018. S. No Governorate District Village Dar Sa'ad Al Mazare' 1 Aden Al Mu'alla Castro Al Buriqah Al Dakka Aum Gardof - Kod Duees Toban Kadamat Awad Ali Al Hagar Al Milah Al Nafsh - Al Hadenah 2 Lahj Al Musymir Musymeer Capital Al Maqaterah Al Sawaliha Al Kurbah Al Qobytah Al Maqam Al Sailah Al Dhale Al Dabyat 3 Al Dhale'e Al Hamra - Habil Al Al Azariq Daher Abab - Noman - Nagd 2.2 Agriculture and Food Security Agriculture Production In order to implement the Agriculture and Food Security interventions, Global Communities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation in Aden for the smooth implementation of sectoral activities. The main purpose of this MoU was to ensure proper coordination with the Ministry, which allowed Global Communities to implement its agriculture and food security activities in targeted districts and Governorates. In addition, this MoU served as an official commitment between the Government Agriculture Office and the respective Governorates/districts who were committed to providing the necessary facilities and human resources to carry out the project in accordance with the laws and CREATE Yemen Semi Annual Report FY18 4 regulations of the Republic of Yemen. As proposed in the proposal, Global Communities also hired two Agriculture Agents who belonged to the Ministry/Agriculture Department, in order to conduct program- specific work outside of their official government work. Currently, they are working with the technical staff of Global Communities where they are communicating with beneficiaries on projects activities. Identify and Register Vulnerable Households The responsibility for beneficiary identification is primarily with the Community Volunteer Committees, who proposed a list of vulnerable beneficiaries to Global Communities team. To ensure fairness and transparency of the process, and minimize the risk of inclusion (e.g. community leaders including their relatives) or exclusion (extremely vulnerable households excluded from the list), the Global Communities team conducted door to