Dan Church Aid INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2019
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INTERNATIONAL Dan REPORT Church 2019 Aid September 2020 INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2019 [ 1 ] [ Malawi / Bax Lindhardt ] Abbreviations 2 05 Programme Results 19 01 Introduction 4 06 Partnership for Change 53 02 DCA in Numbers and 07 DCA’s Engagement in Denmark 61 Financial Management 7 08 Achieving Change through 03 Audits, Assessments and Reviews 13 Cross-Cutting Commitments 65 04 Organisational and Contextual Changes 15 09 Quality Management 71 [ 2 ] INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2019 Abbreviations ACT Action by Churches Together EU European Union BHR Business & Human Rights FCS Food Consumption Score C4C Charter for Change GBV Gender Based Violence CAR Central African Republic GDP Gross Domestic Product CBO Community Based Organisation GPDR Global Partnership and Donor Relations CD Capacity Development GRF Global Results Framework CDMC Community Disaster Management Committees HR Human Resources CEDAW UN Committee on All Forms of Discrimination HRF Humanitarian Response Forum Against Women HRBA Human Rights-Based Approach CHS Core Humanitarian Standard HRMA Humanitarian Response and Mine Action CO Country Office HRDs Human Rights Defenders CoP Community of Practice HQ Headquarters / Head office CP Country Programme HTP Harmful Traditional Practices CRM Customer Relationship Management IATI International aid Transparency Initiative CSO Civil Society Organisation ICT Information and Communications Technology CSI Coping Strategy Index IDPs Internal Displaced People CSW Commission of the Status of Women IED Improvised Explosive Device CTCP Counter-Terrorism Compliance Policy IHL International Humanitarian Law CTL Counter-Terror Legislation IHRL International Human Rights Law CVA Cash and Voucher Assistance IS Islamic State Danida Danish International Development Assistance KOI Key Outcome Indicator DCA DanChurchAid KPI Key Performance Indicator DKK Danish Kroner L2GP Local to Global Protection DMDP Danida Market Development Partnership LG Local governments Programme LFA Local Faith Actor DRC Democratic Republic of Congo LGBTQIA+ Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender queer, DRR Disaster Risk Reduction intersex, asexual EC European Commission LT4C Learning Tech for Change ECHO European Civil Protection and MA Mine Action Humanitarian Aid Organisation MEAL Monitoring, evaluation, accountability EO Explosive Ordinance and learning EORE Explosive Ordnance Risk Education MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark ERW Explosive Remnants of War MoU Memorandum of Understanding NCA Norwegian Church Aid UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention NDF National Dialogue Forums on Climate Change NGO Non-Governmental Organisation UNFPA United Nations Population Fund OCHA The United Nations Office for the Coordination UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner of Humanitarian Affairs for Refugees OD Organisational Development UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund PA Partnership Agreements UNOCHA United Nations Office of the Coordination PANEL Participation, Accountability, of Humanitarian Affairs Non-discrimination, Empowerment and UPR Universal Periodic Review Link to Rights Frameworks US United States PaRD International Partnership on Religion USAID United States Aid for International and Sustainable Development Development PP Procurement Plan VCA Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment PPA Pastoral Peace Ambassador VSLA Village Savings and Loan Association PRI Project and Programme Related WLO Women-led Organisations Information WRO Women’s Rights Organisations PSS Psychosocial Support YWAG Young women acting group PSE Private Sector Engagement PSEA Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse R&D Religion and Development RBC Responsible Business Conduct SC Safer Communities SALW Small Arms and Light Weapons SCLR Survivor and Community-led Crisis Response SDGs Sustainable Development Goals SO Strategic outcome SPa Strategic partnership SPHERE Minimum standards in core areas of humanitarian assistance SRHR Sexual Health and Reproductive Rights ToC Theory of Change UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme [ 4 ] INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2019 [ Turkana, Kenya / Jakob Dall ] 01. Introduction Providing true justice to the enormous diversity of exciting unprecedented in scale and scope, it has also offered results and achievements of DanChurchAid (DCA) and its opportunities to consolidate and even accelerate trends many partners is truly challenging. However, this report and commitments already visible and known before the seeks to compile, analyse and present the results and pandemic hit. In previous years we have seen major crises achievements across 19 country programmes (CP). The kickstarting and driving larger transformations in the aid DCA International Strategy 2019-2022 and the Global sector – such as in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean Results Framework (GRF) guide all DCA programming and tsunami in 2005, after which the predecessor to the Core it is towards the three long-term goals of Saving Lives, Humanitarian Standards (CHS), the so-called Humanitarian Building Resilient Communities and Fighting Extreme Accountability Project, gained a lot of traction and support Inequality and the associated strategic intervention areas from donors and aid organisations to formulate and certify that DCA measures its achievements and success. As you minimum standards for humanitarian responders. The look through this report, you will learn about results within COVID-19 pandemic could very well be the launch pad for DCA’s different CPs and you will notice how DCA, with our a much broader and sector-wide recognition and support partners, has contributed to significant and real change to the thematic areas of the Grand Bargain and, more for women, children and youth, and communities. particularly, the localisation agenda. Never before has the critical role of the most local responders been so well At the time of writing this introduction to the 2019 recognised and highlighted as widespread restrictions on annual report, the global COVID-19 pandemic has a movements to and within countries and communities is solid grip on all corners of the world. While the crisis is imposed by governments around the world. INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2019 [ 5 ] [ Turkana, Kenya / Jakob Dall ] As this annual report for 2019 will document, the well placed to operationalise and provide evidence to the localisation agenda and working with local civil society relevance and value of the humanitarian-development- organisations (CSO) have been and continue to be at the peace nexus, and this report provides numerous examples centre for all DCA programmes and interventions. To DCA across multiple DCA CPs. A comprehensive external this means engaging affected communities in assessing review carried out in 2019 and mandated by the Danish needs, designing approaches that best address their Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed DCA’s relevance needs, and strengthening their capacities to deliver their and ability plan and implement comprehensive nexus- own responses – whether it is an immediate humanitarian oriented programmes. response or a longer-term and multisectoral response. During the year, many capacity development initiatives Internationally and in Denmark, 2019 was marked and training for the partners of DCA were organised on by a strong popular support to the Climate Change a wide range of issues including the principles of Rights agenda. This took many different forms, including public Based Approach, Survivor & Community-Led Response demonstrations, support to petitions and consumers methodology, Gender Mainstreaming, the triple Nexus making changes to behaviour and lifestyle choices. DCA approach and many more. played a key role in formulating and launching the petition for the Climate Law which was eventually supported by While working with and providing support to CSOs is a more than 50,000 people. The demand and the petition cornerstone in DCA’s partnership approach, developments contributed significantly making Climate Change a top in recent years have seen an increase in the diversity election issue during the national parliamentary election of DCA’s overall partnership portfolio. This builds on a in June 2019. This public support towards sustainability recognition that partners offering new and complementary and the link between political and consumer choices capacities, networks and technical skills can come from in Denmark and development in the poorest and most other sectors, including the private sector, research marginalised countries also manifested itself through an institutions, informal social movements, and social/ increased support for DCA’s second-hand shops and the business entrepreneurs. Looking ahead, DCA believes that DCA WeFood retail stores and DCA successfully opened the ability to build alliances and connect stakeholders 1 more WeFood location. At the global level, DCA also across sectors, countries and technical skills for a shared took a leading role in the ACT Alliance climate advocacy vision will be essential. This also means that DCA will campaign which made a significant impact on both the maintain partnerships with strong national or local CSOs United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for many years as such partnerships create strategic value (UNFCCC) and the Global Adaptation Commission. Within at national and global levels. our CPs 34% of all projects address issues related to Climate Change and the number of projects that directly In 2019, DCA was able to further replicate its private seek to reduce CO2 emission increased from