Netherlands Funded INGO’s North- Joint Humanitarian Appeal Phase 2

Netherlands Funded INGO’s, North-Iraq Joint Humanitarian Appeal (NIJR2)

Version 09.07.2015

To be completed by each Organisation considering the Iraq Humanitarian Response Plan 2015. Please complete in Calibri 10.

1. Info NGO a. Name NGO: ZOA b. Contact person (for this proposal): Mr. Kees-Jan Hooglander c. Contact details (tel. email and skype): Telephone ZOA Apeldoorn: +31 55 3663 339 Email: [email protected] - Skype: kees-janh 2. Capacity, expertise and track record in the country (Maximum 1/2 page) a) Previous experience in the country: ZOA became operational in North Iraq in October 2014, after a joint assessment mission on behalf of 5 Dutch NGOs (Dorcas, Red een Kind, TEAR, Woord en Daad and ZOA). Since then, WASH and Winterisation projects were implemented in the governorates of Dohuk (Semel district), Ninewa (Tilkaif district, Alqosh sub-district) and (Erbil city, Rawanduz district and Khalifan sub-district). The focus of these projects was on supporting non-camp IDPs. The core of ZOA’s programming in 2014/15 took place in the Dohuk and Ninewa governorates. In May 2015 ZOA started a Food Security and Livelihoods project in Ninewa (Tilkaif, Alqosh) which involves support to both host- and IDP communities. The project aims to not only improve food security and livelihoods but enhance social cohesion as well. ZOA implements its projects through local partners, which have thorough understanding of local customs, culture and beliefs, as well as many years of experience in providing aid to people in need living in Iraq. Operational capacity (offices, staff, etc.) and technical expertise, related to your proposed sectors of intervention: ZOA’s country office is located in Erbil, and the organisation has a field office in Dohuk. ZOA employs 2 expats (in Erbil and Dohuk) and has recruited 5 local staff. ZOA expat staff are experienced fieldworkers who get support from technical advisors in Apeldoorn, who are specialists in the fields of Food Security and Livelihoods (Agriculture), WASH, Peacebuilding and (humanitarian) Programme Advising. The general management for the Iraq programme is directed from ZOA’s Middle East Region office in Amman. The NFI/Shelter and Food Security & Livelihood projects are implemented through local partners. ZOA works with well-established local partners CAPNI and ETTC, and is currently negotiating a new partnership with another local partner. Previous projects were implemented by MedEast and SALT. 3. Justification of the programme (Maximum 1/2 page) b) How your programme fits the needs amongst population and gaps in the humanitarian aid overall intervention. Please refer to the HRP 2015 for Iraq with OCHA objectives, gaps, sectors and areas of intervention. The HRP 2015 describes the despair of millions of Iraqis as an indirect result of continuous violence. One of the problems it mentions is the food insecurity. The HRP states that at least 4.4 million people are now food insecure, of whom 2.5 million are targeted by the HRP.1 Families across the country, most particularly in the KR-I, where the population has increased by 30%, have been unable to cover basic needs and are relying on negative strategies to cope. Part of the reason for this food insecurity is that key agricultural areas remain under ISIL control, which may result in widespread shortages. In the months after the capture of in June 2014, most of the host population in Tilkaif (Ninewa) fled the area, fearing ISIL attacks. When these did not materialise, the community returned, but faced considerable losses. They had lost their harvest, the primary source of income, when they fled. Others missed out on opportunities to sell their harvest to the government, and hence suffered huge loss of income. On top of that, the subsidies on fertilisers were lifted, and both the loss of income and the most expensive fertilisers left many small farmers households in debt. The needs of these farmers will be addressed in this food security & livelihoods project through the provision of farmer supplies, such as fertilisers, seeds and pesticides, and their ability to produce food will increase the food availability for all beneficiaries. Another reason for the food insecurity is the limited

1 Humanitarian Response Plan page 7 Netherlands Funded INGO’s North-Iraq Joint Humanitarian Appeal Phase 2 functioning of the PDS (Public Distribution System) in Ninewa, which used to be managed in Mosul. In some places in Ninewa, the PDS is taken over by Dohuk, but the Kurdistan Region Government depends on the Baghdad government to get the rations, and financial restrictions have caused irregular distributions. In the proposed project, assistance to improve food security through temporary unconditional cash and food production will contribute to OCHA’s strategic objective of providing essential life-saving assistance. The HRP also mentions immense unemployment rates, among the host communities (75%), but even more so among IDPs (97%).2 This results in a lack of income and inability to provide for basic needs. This need, too, will be addressed in this project, through the creation of cash-for-work opportunities. The HRP 2015 also indicates a continuous need of 2.9 million people for NFI/Shelter to prevent deterioration and unnecessary fall back of IDPs into the most vulnerable categories. 3 This project will therefore include NFI assistance to those most in need in the targeted area. The HRP 2015 anticipates counter-offensive movements along the Mosul and Anbar Corridors, which would generate an additional caseload of 1.7 million IDPs before the end of 2015.4 Specifically the hundreds of thousands expected to flee from Mosul when fighting will increase are likely to move into Tilkaif. 5 The design of this project aims at helping communities to prepare for such an influx of IDPs as well as possible. 4. Proposed humanitarian project (Maximum 1/2 page + ALSO TABLE 1) c) Which thematic areas (sectors) to be covered in line with the HRP Iraq; Annex Table 1 Food Security & Livelihoods The proposed food security and livelihoods project is twofold. On the one hand, its goal is to increase the availability of food, on the other it aims at improving to food and improved livelihoods. This project will increase food availability by distributing farmer supplies, such as fertilisers, seeds and pesticides/herbicides to vulnerable farmers, with the purpose of boosting the next harvest. This will reinforce the agricultural livelihoods of the beneficiaries. At the start of the project, small village committees, consisting of male and female participants representing the IDPs, returnees and local authorities of the host community, will be established in collaboration with Dorcas. They will be instrumental in the selection of beneficiaries (of both ZOA and Dorcas projects) and play a significant role in the project implementation and monitoring. In the long term, these villages could also be instrumental in the establishment of community centres, where people would be encouraged to care for each other, and trainings can be organised on protection and cohesion issues. However, establishment of village committees in this proposed project, will only lay the foundation for such villages centres. Cooperation between different groups is stimulated through these committees, aiming to build trust and understanding, and will thus strengthen social cohesion amongst host and IDP families. This joint programming will enhance widely supported social structures, which would increase the resilience of the host and IDP communities in preparation for more IDPs from Mosul. To improve the access to food and other livelihood items, ZOA will create cash-for-work opportunities for the targeted beneficiaries who are able to conduct casual labour. The money will allow them to have better access to food and other necessary items for basic livelihoods. The selection for cash-for-work beneficiaries will be done by the village committees. The cash-for-work activities will focus on work on farms, but could also include garbage collection, help during distributions or other community based activities. For those vulnerable IDPs unable to participate in cash-for-work activities, such as female headed households, families with disabled persons and elderly people, the provision of unconditional cash assistance will be a significant part of this project, unless the Public Distribution System (PDS) starts functioning sufficiently again. This unconditional cash gives the crises affected households the opportunity to choose and decide how they want to address their immediate needs, improving access to food and other survival items. NFIs ZOA understands the need for Food Security, but also wants to include the distribution of NFIs, considering how this could be lifesaving for the IDPs. NFI assistance will be offered to non-camp IDPs to help them survive. Cluster meetings have already indicated great need for winter, summer and hygiene items. In this project, ZOA will distribute NFI packages, which would include heaters, kerosene and clothing for the winter. For summer, air coolers and fans will be distributed. However, the exact content of the NFI packages will be

2 Humanitarian Response Plan 2015, page 8 3 Humanitarian Response Plan 2015, page 46 4 Humanitarian Response Plan 2015, page 10 5 Inter Agency Contingency Plan Dohuk, February 2015, page 2 Netherlands Funded INGO’s North-Iraq Joint Humanitarian Appeal Phase 2 decided upon once the NFI cluster has published the standard NFI package list, which will be guiding for ZOA. In addition, distribution of hygiene kits to ensure health, hygiene and general sense of well-being is part of the project. d) Specific location per sector of intervention; Annex Table 1 The food security & livelihoods and NFI projects as described above will take place in Tilkaif and other newly liberated areas in Ninewa governorate. In many ways this is a unique and strategic location to implement the project: the host community, once IDPs themselves, are trying to recover while assisting new IDPs. Having implemented projects in this district, ZOA knows the area and is in close contact with the local authorities and village representatives. Additionally, as a the fights for Mosul are expected, it is a strategic area to prepare for new IDP influx. e) Key objectives, key results and maximum 3 keys activity per result; Annex Table 1 The key objectives, results and activities are shown in Annex Table 1. f) Target group and how vulnerability criteria is integrated in your programming: Please describe below The proposed project will target two different groups and will integrate both non-camp IDPs and the host community, consisting of Christians, Yazidis and Arabs, and will hence enhance social cohesion in the area. The first target group are the most vulnerable IDPs who fled from Mosul and into Ninewa, who are unable to provide for their food and other relief items. For the cash-for-work activities, one person per household will be targeted for casual labour, depending on their income. For the unconditional cash, vulnerability criteria, such as female headed households, elderly, chronically ill, disabled, size of the family, number of children under 5 years old, medical provision, housing situation and income will be used to select the beneficiaries. The second target group consists of returned farmers who are in need of farming supplies to restart cultivation. They will be selected in cooperation with the local government and input from FAO, concerning income data, farm data and family composition of the farmers. 5. Cross cutting issues & exit strategy (Maximum 1,5 page) g) Gender (please explain in few lines how gender is integrated in your programme); This project will integrate gender in various ways. The proposed village committees will consist of a fair representation of both men and women. Both males and females will play their role in mitigating tension between different target groups (IDPs, returnees and host community) and religious denominations. Social cohesion will be strengthened by the set-up of these village committees who potentially can give basic support in dealing with the expected influx of IDPs from Mosul. Unconditional cash is provided for the most vulnerable who are not able to provide income for themselves like female headed households, disabled people or elderly. h) Coordination (please explain in few lines how you ensure coordination with UN and non-UN stakeholders); ZOA participates in NFI/Shelter, Food Security and WASH cluster meetings in Dohuk and Erbil and attends general (OCHA) coordination meetings and NCCI meetings. Through participating in the Cash Working Group, ZOA supports efforts to harmonise approaches to cash assistance within and across clusters to ensure these are in synchrony with national modalities. In addition, ZOA staff is in close contact with other actors in the field to ensure good coordination and avoid project duplication. ZOA’s local partners also participate in relevant cluster and coordination meetings. ZOA is also closely coordinating with Dorcas by joint programming. i) LRRD (please explain how this programme links to longer term rehabilitation and development efforts) & exit strategy One LRRD aspect of this project is that extra income, through cash-for-work, unconditional cash or improved harvest, is generated in the local economy, which will indirectly serve a broader host community. As part of the exit strategy, the unconditional cash assistance will be either minimised or stopped as soon as the PDS can take over the necessary food supply. The sustainability of this project regarding food availability is in helping farmers to get back on their feet by providing farming supplies. The earnings made with the next harvest can be used by the farmers to invest in seeds, pesticides or fertiliser. At the same time, the project will create employment opportunities at the farms for IDPs, which can be continued independently once these farms are profitable (again). The project as a whole will lastingly benefit social cohesion, which will help prevent possible future conflicts, and help prepare for a new IDP influx in the area. j) Local capacity building (does your programme have components of capacity building? If so please describe) Netherlands Funded INGO’s North-Iraq Joint Humanitarian Appeal Phase 2

Capacity building takes place through the village committees who receive support and training on the registration of IDPs, mapping, monitoring & evaluation, etc. The project will strengthen the capacities at village and sub-district levels for IDP registration and needs assessments. This will be done by ensuring that sub-district and village officials participate regularly in the beneficiary classification exercises executed by the village committees. By working with a local partner organisation, ZOA project staff will also build the capacity of the partner organisation in all aspects of project implementation through on-the-job training and coaching. k) Accountability towards beneficiaries ZOA has committed itself to the HAP and People in Aid standards, which have recently integrated into the Core Humanitarian Standard(CHS).6 ZOA is a member of this CHS Alliance. ZOA is committed to be accountable to its beneficiaries through projects and its partners. This accountability includes the essential parts of the involvement of the communities in the identification of needs and the design of the project and in the identification of beneficiaries. Accountability also involves giving access to relevant and appropriate information about ZOA, its programmes and projects to enable participation and feedback. In the context of this project, ZOA has involved the beneficiaries in the needs assessment and will continue to do so through the village committees. Additionally, ZOA and local partner staff will visit project sites on a regular basis to ensure correct and timely implementation, but also to get feedback from the beneficiaries on the project. The role of the village committees is crucial in this, since they will be involved in the selection of the vulnerability criteria in the area. At the same time, they will monitor the project implementation and be a focal point for complaints and suggestions. l) Joint programming with other NIJR partners For NIJR-2, Dorcas and ZOA want to complement their strengths by implementing a joint program on food security and livelihoods partly in the same geographical areas in Ninewa governorate. Jointly, Dorcas and ZOA will conduct joint assessments and facilitate the establishment of Village Committees (VC) comprising of female and male members of the IDP/host community and local authorities. The VC’s have a key role in building social cohesion, gender equality and capacities. These committees will identify the most vulnerable groups that are eligible for Dorcas/ZOA joint food security program. The VC’s will also be involved in monitoring progress and evaluating the program results.ZOA will implement a cash for work program of which the workers will assist in part of the Dorcas food distributions and work in a small scale agricultural project. Dorcas and ZOA will provide the materials for these agricultural projects. m) Incorporated lessons learned NIJR1 Looking back at NIJR1, several lessons have been learned, which should and will be taken into account for NIJR2. ZOA learned to be more pro-active and will start (partly) programming together with the Joint Response partner Dorcas for this NIJR. ZOA has also learned that clearer communication is necessary between the offices in the Netherlands and in Iraq. Lastly, there will be greater emphasis on learning from one another, which can be done in various ways, such as presenting case studies, sharing assessments/methodologies, conduct joint assessments and set up sectoral meeting/working groups. 6. Budget m) Total amount requested (including AKV): €513,897 as indicated in the enclosed budget.

Please note that Support Costs consist of the following: • Support staff costs (both national and international) • Fringe benefits of support staff • Assets and equipment for support staff/not directly program related • V. Other direct costs: - Office costs: office (and where relevant warehouse) rental, utilities/supplies, office and equipment maintenance, advertising/recruitment, communication, transport (vehicle operation/insurance, and possibly car/truck rental), generator operation - Security: security utilities/supplies Other costs: Visibility member projects in country, guest house rental and supplies, bank charges, visa, transit accommodation, audit costs (for some members, others have booked this under MEAL), miscellaneous.

6 Core Humanitarian Standards ZOA (http://www.corehumanitarianstandard.org/files/files/Core%20Humanitarian%20Standard%20- %20English.pdf) Netherlands Funded INGO’s North-Iraq Joint Humanitarian Appeal Phase 2

NGO: ZOA

TABLE 1. Please Sectors and Outcomes in line with the HRP Iraq 2015 and consider the average of 6 members per household. Maximum 3 activities per sector.

Sectors 1 Locations Core Activity Planned Outcomes Planned No. of Budget Budget AKV (8 or 6 (Results) Beneficiary support costs direct costs % based on Households/individuals (*see explan- MoFA ationv under regulations) section 6) Objective 1: To improve the resilience of vulnerable

IDPs in Ninewa governorate

Outcome 1: Targeted IDP families have access to cash and goods to meet their basic food and 148,750 livelihood needs

Provision of unconditional Number of families 250 HH (1500 ind. unrestricted cash provided with life-saving 81,750 beneficiaries) support to most cash assistance Ninewa FS&Livelihoods vulnerable households Governorate Provision IDP-labour Number of IDPs (head of (cash for work) to labour households) received 250 household heads 67,000 intensive agriculture or cash through cash for (1500 ind. beneficiaries) other activities (farmers) work

Objective 2: To improve the food accessibility and

availability in the target area

Outcome 2: Targeted farmers have an improved 45,400 crop production Netherlands Funded INGO’s North-Iraq Joint Humanitarian Appeal Phase 2

provision of agricultural supplies for vulnerable Number of farmers farmers who returned or received agriculture 200 farmers 45,400 belong to host supplies community

Objective 3: Improve seasonal protection and

human dignity in targeted area

Outcome 3: IDP families have access to essential 42,500 winterisation/summarization and hygiene items

Distributions of Ninewa Number of IDPs received 300 families (1800 NFI / Shelter winterisation NFI 37,500 Governorate winterisation items beneficiaries) packages

Distributions of hygiene Number of IDPs received 300 families (1800 5,000 packages hygiene package beneficiaries)

Grand Total 239,180 236,650 38,067 Netherlands Funded INGO’s North-Iraq Joint Humanitarian Appeal Phase 2

NGO: ZOA TABLE 2

Risk factors Likelihood Impact Mitigation Contextual risk factors, impacting on project delivery

Deterioration in security situation M H The flexible project design will be on Ninewa governorate level, so non-conflict areas in the Drastic increase in number of IDPs H M governorate can be targeted. Close cooperation with UN, Government (security bodies) and other Occurrence of extreme climatological L M stakeholders. hazards IS will retaliate against Western nations M H ZOA prepares through security training and contingency planning to cope with a situation like this. by directly targeting western backed Iraq has a detailed ZOA security policy manual. Measures will periodically reviewed in INGOs coordination with other actors, including the UN, NGO Forum, peer agencies and donors. Implementing in Ninewa Governorate, M M Close collaboration with local government on all levels (Dahuk, district officials and mayors). while capital Mosul is not functioning. Transparency to all stakeholders. Dahuk is taking over part of the KR-G controlled districts in Ninewa. Unclear governance in this area can cause problems Institutional risk factors, impacting on project delivery and realization added value

Decreased staff safety due to insecurity Monitor situation on a daily basis. Have security and evacuation plans in place. Work close with M H and conflict local partners CAPNI and ETTC. Challenges / friction within partnership, Project spread over two local partners. Ensure commitment to MoU’s. M H e.g. insufficient implementing capacity Financial risks Timely reporting of budget deviations. M M Mismanagement of funds Programmatic risk factors

Limited availability of required inputs and Procure materials from neighbouring countries supplies from relevant (local) suppliers to L M programme area. Conflict between target group and host Set-up of village committees helps to be transparent in targeting beneficiaries. Village support and L M community about project benefit mutual understanding about selection criteria created. L = Low, M = Medium, H = High Netherlands Funded INGO’s North-Iraq Joint Humanitarian Appeal Phase 2