Humanitarian Response Fund Ethiopia

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Annual Report 2013 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Annual Report 2013 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Humanitarian Response Fund – Ethiopia Annual Report 2013

Table of Contents

I. NOTE FROM THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR ...... 2 II. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...... 3 III. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 5 IV. HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT ...... 7 COUNTRY MAP ...... 9 HRF-SUPPORTED PROJECTS BY REGION (AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2013) ...... 10 V. INFORMATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS ...... 11 VI. FUND OVERVIEW ...... 12

6.1.1 HRF ALLOCATION BY SECTOR ...... 12 6.1.2 HRF ALLOCATION BY REGION ...... 12 6.1.3 HRF ALLOCATION (BY TYPE OF AGENCY AND NUMBER OF PROJECTS) ...... 13 6.1.4 ACCEPTANCE VERSUS REJECTION RATE ...... 13 6.1.5 HRF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HUMANITARIAN REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT ...... 14 6.2 RESULTS OF HRF-SUPPORTED PROJECTS PER CLUSTER/SECTOR ...... 15 VII. PROJECT MONITORING ...... 34 VIII. CROSS CUTTING ISSUES ...... 36 IX. HRF STAKEHOLDER SURVEY ...... 39 X. RISK MANAGEMENT ...... 40 XI. ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONCLUSION ...... 41 XII. GLOSSARY ...... 44

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II. Acknowledgments

The Government of Ethiopia government is essential to making the Fund The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian transparent and accountable to all stakeholders. Affairs (OCHA) commends the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) for promoting a collaborative This year, the Board met 27 times to review and environment that enables all humanitarian partners provide funding recommendations to 53 to supports its efforts to provide emergency applications. The Board also reviewed and assistance to disaster-affected populations and to supported no-cost extensions and reprogramming build national capacity for disaster prevention, requests. OCHA acknowledges the contributions mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and made by International Medical Corps (IMC), whose rehabilitation. Two key events, including the two-year tenure concluded at the end of the year government’s decision to replace the bi-annual HRD and who was replaced by World Vision. with one annual document (released on 24 January Clusters 2014) and the endorsement of the Disaster Risk The HRF gratefully acknowledges the important role Management (DRM) Policy by the Council of played by Cluster leads who are an important Ministers (August 2013) illustrate the government’s technical partner to the HRF. Cluster leads drive the continued commitment to provide a key leadership review process and compile and submit comments role in this arena. on the technical merit of the proposals made by Donors Review Group members. They also provide close OCHA gratefully acknowledges the generous follow-up of the recommendations made to the financial support of donors to the HRF which applicant organizations. Appreciation is also allowed time-critical humanitarian interventions to extended to World Food Programme (WFP) and the support chronic water, nutrition and livelihood United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for needs. Donor funding also alleviated critical vaccine managing the supply pipelines (Corn-Soya Blend shortages for meningococcal meningitis, supported (CSB)/Oil) and Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food regional and national polio immunization campaigns (RUTF) which were critical in ensuring minimum and helped finance the repatriation of thousands of preparedness for rapid humanitarian response. Ethiopian migrants deported from Saudi Arabia and Implementing Partners stranded in Yemen. As in past years, the UK was The HRF could not have fulfilled its mandate without HRF’s largest supporter, contributing 64 per cent of the active involvement of its NGO and UN partners total funds received for the year, followed by the who responded to the needs of disaster-affected Governments of Sweden (10 per cent), Switzerland communities across Ethiopia, helping people and (8.5 per cent) and the Netherlands (8.4 per cent). families to survive and rebuild their lives, and Ireland and Norway who are amongst regular restoring safety, dignity and hope. The active contributors to the Fund also provided funding in participation of HRF partners in ‘peer-to-peer’ 2013. monitoring missions, an essential feature of HRF- Review Board supported projects, was consistently cited as OCHA extends its appreciation to Review Board contributing to the successful outcome of projects members who, through their dedicated participation by facilitating smooth engagement with government in proposal review meetings, ensured a timely and authorities, promoting the achievement of common needs-based response to emergencies throughout deliverables and advancing learning opportunities Ethiopia. The collective effort of Review Board within the sector. members, who include Cluster Leads (UN OCHA Staff and Management Agencies) and representatives from Humanitarian OCHA acknowledges colleagues in the country International Non-Governmental Organizations office (including sub-offices) for their expertise and (HINGOs), the Red Cross Movement, the timely input to project applications, in OCHA Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Geneva headquarters for the valuable Association (CCRDA) and the Ethiopian administrative services they provided, including

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processing of Memorandum of Understandings York headquarters for the high-level advisory (MOUs) and disbursement of payments, and in services provided to the HRF in the administration Funding Coordination Section (FCS) in OCHA New and management of pooled funds.

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III. Executive Summary

The HRF funding strategy during the first half of promote recovery of livestock conditions and 2013 was to prioritize livelihood interventions, by thereby improved the nutrition status of the linking beneficiary targeting between livelihood widely pastoralist communities. and ongoing emergency nutrition activities in The HRF supported its first stand-alone order to enhance the sustainability of the Education in Emergencies (EiE) project in humanitarian response. This strategy was conflict-affected areas of Meyu and Kumbi revised during the mid-year review of the HRF woredas of East Hararge zone, Oromia Region. as a low funding balance required prioritization The activities provided access to basic of urgent humanitarian needs. education to 7,676 school-age children out of Fifty-three projects valued at US$ 27.9 million which 37 per cent were girls. and covering a wide range of emergency In collaboration with the Department for response activities were funded, including post- International Development (DFID), the HRF arrival assistance to thousands of Ethiopians Section developed the Business Case and Log- from Saudi Arabia and Yemen, support to Frame. The adoption of the Log-frame will malnourished children and the displaced, strengthen OCHA’s partnership with donors and national and regional vaccination campaigns, also potentially inform a standardized emergency WASH projects and ensuring accountability framework for all Country-Based humanitarian air services. The Fund ended the Pooled Funds (CBPF). year with a balance of only US$ 5.7 million, the lowest level in several years. Contributions of Staff support to other CBPF programmes, US$ 2.2 million received in December from the Emergency Response Funds (ERF) and Governments of Sweden and Switzerland Common Humanitarian Funds (CHF), was increased the end of year balance. provided by the HRF during the year. The HRF Manager supported the CHF Somalia During the year, the HRF was the first point of management for six months, while the response for unforeseen emergencies, Monitoring officer provided extended support to particularly during the unprecedented large the ERF in Syria. Such missions are encouraged scale return of Ethiopian migrants deported from as it promotes experience sharing between Saudi Arabia in November. The HRF was the different CBPFs. first to quickly redirect the first tranche of funds from unexpended costs of a previous allocation As part of the UN Board of Auditor’s (BoA) provided to support similar protection services to global exercise, the HRF hosted a mission by Ethiopian migrants stranded in Yemen. A total of the BoA to conduct a performance audit on US$ 2.5 million was allocated to the OCHA’s strategic engagement with International Organization for Migration (IOM) to implementing partners. In 2013, Ethiopia was provide post-arrival assistance including food, one of the case studies of the BoA to inform its non-food items (NFIs), health services and report to the General Assembly. The main temporary shelter in Addis Ababa, as well as to purpose of the visit was to examine the Fund’s cover the costs of onward transportation and programmatic mandate and management small reintegration cash grants. system. Some members of the team also visited projects in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and As part of a broader strategy by OCHA and People’s Region (SNNPR). humanitarian/development partners to re- establish presence in the area, the HRF funded Other major activities delivered with HRF a nutrition-sensitive livestock intervention in Fik funding include: (Nogob) zone in Somali Region. Access to the  17,225 children with Severe Acute zone was restricted for international partners for Malnutrition (SAM) in Outpatient the last two years following a security incident Therapeutic Programmes (OTPs) and that involved a WFP staff. The project aimed to an additional 877 children suffering from

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SAM with medical complications in priorities – emergency response, coordination Stabilization Centers (SCs) were considerations and cost effectiveness. treated. A further 53,456 children, 7,242 Applications meeting the basic requirements elders and 60,987 pregnant and nursing were circulated to the respective clusters for mothers with Moderate Acute review by Cluster leads and key sector partners Malnutrition (MAM) also received to ensure technical quality, sound methodology treatment; and adherence to national/sectoral guidelines and regional priorities. Revised applications  115,022 households were provided with were then forwarded to the Review Board for seed and tubers and some 20,850 funding recommendations. The HRF Review households were targeted for livestock Board made funding recommendations for each interventions; project based on the proposal’s merit,  11,530 migrants deported from Saudi conforming to agreed priorities and strategies Arabia and 780 migrants from Yemen and in addressing identified emergency needs. were provided with post arrival life- OCHA submitted the Board’s recommendation saving assistance. to the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) for approval. All applications were appraised for conformity with ERF guidelines and alignment with HRF .

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IV. Humanitarian Context Going into 2013, Ethiopia saw an improvement vulnerable communities particularly in hotspot in the food security situation nationwide owing to woredas. the generally good 2012 meher/kiremt (June to In the pastoralist lowlands, good consecutive September) rains which supported a slightly hageya (October to December) and gu/ganna above average meher (October to January) (April to June) seasonal rainfall relieved water harvest in central, western and north-western stress and supported regeneration of browse Ethiopia. Pocket areas of the country however and pasture, resulting in the recovery of were a concern. Poor and very poor households livelihoods hard-hit by previous droughts. in the eastern marginal meher-producing areas Severe emergency conditions emerged, of Amhara and Tigray, parts of agro-pastoralist however, in pocket areas of Somali, in the and pastoralist areas of Somali and southern central and north-eastern parts of Afar and Oromia and some sweet potato-growing areas lowlands of Bale zone, Oromia regions requiring of SNNPR required humanitarian assistance to sustained drought response activities. In meet basic survival needs. northern Afar Region, the failure of the sugum The belg (February to May) seasonal rains were (March to mid-May) rains for the sixth delayed for the third consecutive season this consecutive season prompted the government year. Below average, poorly distributed and to increase the relief beneficiary caseload for the erratic rains were received in parts of north- Region. eastern Amhara, Tigray and eastern Oromia National water trucking needs decreased regions with implications for reduced agricultural nationwide during the year with the exception of production due to late planting, reduced drought-prone areas of Tigray, Afar, Amhara, cropland and subsequent harvest. Nationwide East and West Hararge and Bale zones of seed shortages coupled with low levels of Oromia, and Somali regions. Year-long critical household seed stock sharply increased water shortages continued in areas that household level vulnerabilities. The experienced erratic, below-average to no rains. humanitarian situation was of special concern in The WASH sector reported a successful areas that had poor crop yield in the last harvest 1 outcome from the first phase of the JAP to and that suffered from under-estimation of relief establish more ‘drought resilient’ water sources beneficiaries and delayed relief food distribution. in Somali Region. A similar plan was initiated in Adverse weather conditions such as localized Afar Region in June 2013 with the goal of flooding, hailstorms and army worm infestation reducing water trucking needs by 50 per cent further reduced harvest yields, including during the project period. significant reduction of two major belg crops - maize and sorghum - from SNNP and southern Serious seasonal related public health outbreaks Oromia regions. during the year demanded timely resource mobilization for life-saving interventions, The gradual improvement of the belg season, especially for high-risk population groups. The despite its late onset, supported an overall meningococcal meningitis outbreak first reported improved food and nutrition situation during the in Oromia and SNNP regions in the latter part of course of the year. Nutritional concerns, 2012 expanded into Amhara, Benishangul however, prevailed in hotspot woredas of Afar, Gumuz, Gambella and Tigray regions. The first Amhara, Oromia, SNNP and Somali regions. outbreak of yellow fever recorded in 40 years Increased admissions to nutrition treatment was reported in South Omo zone, SNNP region centers were reported in north-eastern Amhara, while an outbreak of polio – not seen since 2008 East and West Hararge zones (Oromia) and – was reported in Somali Region. Ongoing parts of SNNP regions. Delays in relief food cases of measles (Somali Region), malaria dispatch and distribution, including nutrition supplies, exacerbated the conditions of 1 A WASH response strategy developed for Afar and Somali regions that links emergency and development activities. 7

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(Amhara and SNNP Regions) and dengue fever voluntary repatriation of Ethiopians stranded in (Dire Dawa City) were also reported by the Yemen in May had by November turned into a health sector. Partners scaled up community massive operation to repatriate over 156,000 based surveillance and national and regional Ethiopian migrants deported from Saudi Arabia immunization activities nationwide, including the following a revision of the Saudi Foreign Labor establishment of 28 permanent vaccination Legislation. posts along Ethiopia’s border with Somalia and Ethiopia continued to host large numbers of Sudan. refugees in various camps and communities Several conflict-induced large-scale population across the country, the majority from Somalia, displacements placed additional burdens on adding approximately 60,000 new asylum vulnerable host communities in southern and seekers to the total refugee caseload this year. western Ethiopia. On-going tensions between At the end of December 2013, Ethiopia hosted Somalis and Oromos led to the displacement of 431,648 refugees from Somalia (55.8 per cent), nearly 90,000 people in East Hararge zone Eritrea (19.52 per cent), South Sudan (15.86 per (Oromia Region) and Nogob zone (Fik zone- cent) and Sudan (7.84 per cent) among other Somali Region). An additional 70,000 Kenyans countries. The trend in high numbers of Somali fleeing inter-communal conflict between Borena refugees arriving in Dollo Ado, Somali Region and Gabra clans in northern Kenya crossed the which began in late 2012 dropped off in the early Ethiopian border into Moyale woredas of Oromia part of 2013, while deteriorating conditions in and Somali regions. Despite a seemingly stable neighboring countries of Eritrea and South situation which encouraged a slow gradual Sudan prompted a sustained surge in new return of Kenyans in mid-2013, renewed conflict refugee arrivals to Tigray, Gambella and drove thousands more back into Ethiopia in Benishangul Gumuz regions. December. Meanwhile, the small-scale assisted

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Country Map

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HRF-supported projects by Region (as of 31 December 2013)

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V. Information on Contributions Donor Contributions in 2013 In 2013, the HRF received more than US$ 15 million from six different donors including the Governments of the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Ireland and Switzerland. The US$ 9.7 million funding from DFID’s multi-year commitment (2011-2013) to the HRF enabled the Fund to be a source of predictable financing for strategic humanitarian response. Compared to previous years, contributions made in 2013 were reduced, owing in part to global financial constraints and competing emerging humanitarian needs. The balance of US$ 22,658,057 carried over from 2012 was therefore vital to helping the Fund maintain an active role in the area of humanitarian financing during the year. (According to the country office finical management figure, the beginning balance for 2013 is US$ 17,103,035. The variance between Certified Statement of Account (CSA) and the country office figure is due to the inclusion of reversed entry from prior year adjustment.) As shown in the below chart, the majority of donor contributions were received in the first and fourth quarter of the year.

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VI. Fund Overview2

In 2013, the HRF allocated a total of US$ 27.9 million to support 53 multi-sectoral projects implemented by different UN agencies and INGOs. Project activities ranged from supporting the return and reintegration of Ethiopian migrants from Saudi Arabia and Yemen, to providing life-saving nutrition supplies and treatment to malnourished children and the displaced, undertaking national and regional vaccination campaigns and implementing emergency WASH projects.

6.1.1 HRF Allocation by Sector Nutrition (including the bulk procurement of RUTF and CSB and oil) was the highest funded sector followed by Agriculture and Protection. The HRF also funded Consortium-led nutrition-sensitive agriculture livelihood projects in SNNP and Afar regions. Given the unexpected large-scale repatriation of Ethiopian migrants from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Yemen, the third highest allocation went to the protection sector.

6.1.2 HRF Allocation by Region In terms of geographical distribution, the highest allocation was made to countrywide interventions that included contributions for central procurement of nutrition supplies and support to migrants. The second and third highest regional allocations went to Somali and Oromia regions respectively.

2To enable the earlier publication of the ERF Annual Report, the amount of disbursements and the remaining balance of the Fund are an estimate based on programmatic figures. The ERF’s certified financial statement of accounts is available on 31 March of the following fiscal year. The disbursement figures in the ERF Annual Report reflect the decision date of each funded project and may not match the financial records of total allocation amounts of the Fund, particularly for projects approved towards or at the end of a calendar year.

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6.1.3 HRF Allocation (by type of Agency and Number of Projects)

In the year, compared to NGOs (48 per cent), year’s fund allocation exceptional. In terms of UN agencies received a slightly larger share of the numbers of projects funded, 12 UN and 41 HRF funding (52 per cent). This was mainly due NGO projects were supported. to a large procurement of nutrition supplies (RUTF, CSB and Oil) by UNICEF and WFP and support to Ethiopian migrants which made this HRF funds disbursed in 2013 by partner type HRF funds disbursed in 2013 by number of (US$) Projects (US$) UN Agencies 13,997,381 UN Agencies 12 International NGOs 13,148,636 International NGOs 41 3 Total 27,146,017 Total 53

6.1.4 Acceptance versus Rejection Rate

The HRF received a total of 70 applications from various partners out of which 53 projects were approved. Submitted applications were initially reviewed by the HRF to ensure conformity with HRF guidelines and later forwarded to the respective cluster for technical review. Finally, cleared applications were presented to the HRF Review Board for funding recommendations to the HC. Applications were rejected at different review stages either by the HRF Secretariat, Cluster or the Review Board.

3 Excluding estimated 3% PSC on all UN and NGO allocations i.e US $ 814,380.51 13

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UN NGO Totals Applications Received 14 56 70 Applications Rejected 2 15 17 Applications Approved 12 41 53 Acceptance rate (%) 86% 73% 76%

6.1.5 HRF Contributions to the Humanitarian Requirements Document

The HRF’s contribution towards the non-food requirements of the HRD4 totaled US$ 13,476,375 or 35 per cent of total donor contributions for the first half and US$ 5,136,220 or 18 per cent for the second half of the year. These contributions supported the various humanitarian needs as prioritized by the different sectors.

4 The HRD requested US$ 43.3 million for the non-food sector for the first half and US$ 28.3 million for the second half of 2013. 14

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56.2 Results of HRF-supported Projects per Cluster/Sector In response to various humanitarian needs throughout the country, the HRF allocated US$ 27.9 million to support 536 distinct humanitarian interventions benefitting an estimated 1,783,040 people. The majority of the funds were allocated to projects responding to malnutrition and emergency seed and protection needs and designed to protect livestock in one of the pastoralist corridors of the country. Details related to each major sector supported by the HRF during the year are presented below:

5 Note: Some of the disaggregated data presented in the tables do not add up to the totals as deliverables from implementing partners are incomplete, due in part to the lack of information on Sex-and-Age-Disaggregated Data (SADD). Also, as some of the projects are on-going, the outputs indicated reflect achievements to date.

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Emergency Nutrition

The HRF allocated US$ 12.3 million to support 20 separate emergency nutrition interventions responding to prevailing nutritional concerns in hotspot woredas in Afar, Amhara, Oromia, SNNP and Somali regions. Five of these interventions included complementary activities related to WASH, Health and NFIs. Out of the total allocation in 2013, US$ 8 million was used to supplement the country-wide pipeline for supplementary and therapeutic food. The HRF’s emergency nutrition interventions reached 139,787 children, pregnant and lactating women and the elderly with MAM requiring outpatient and inpatient treatment for moderate and severe acute malnutrition.

The activities focused on rolling out Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) activities through case management of malnutrition in established outpatient and inpatient feeding programs in OTP/SCs for severely malnourished children, supporting Beneficiary of emergency response project, Wolayita moderate cases of malnutrition in under-five zone, SNNPR (photo by UNOCHA, 2013) children, pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) and other vulnerable groups including the elderly and People Living with HIV/AIDS through In accordance with its revised nutrition funding targeted supplementary feeding programme are initiated based on proxy and early indicators (TSFP) activities and improving local capacity to including rainfall and production data rather than better manage nutritional emergencies. The those that depend on late indicators (i.e. project also expanded awareness and promoted admissions into nutrition centers). Interventions behavioral change activities for improving were largely designed to address rapidly maternal and child caring and feeding practices. increasing global and severe acute malnutrition The interventions were instrumental in (GAM and SAM) rates among vulnerable groups increasing access to and availability of CMAM through timely provision of targeted nutrition services through existing government service interventions and training of health workers in delivery systems. case management.

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Implementing Number of projects Budget in US$ Geographic Area agencies

20 12,258,004 ACF, AMREF, CARE, Child Fund, Concern, Afar, Amhara, GOAL, IMC, Islamic Relief, Mercy Corps, Plan Benishangul Gumuz, International, SCI, UNICEF, WFP & World Vision Gambella, Oromia, SNNPR, Somali & Tigray Regions

Out of the 20 projects 15 are under implementation and five are completed as of the reporting date i.e 31 December 2013.

Outputs

■ Total number of beneficiaries: 169,962 individuals ■ Gender consideration : 27,217 women & 2,965 girls; 5,072 men & 8,492 boys o 17,225 children with SAM (7,034 girls & 6,753 boys) treated o 877 SAM children with complication (431 girls & 416 boys) treated o 53,456 children with MAM (24,118 girls & 21,491 boys) treated o 60,987 pregnant and breast feeding women treated o 7,242 MAM elders treated ■ 208 metric tons (tons) of RUTF, 1,147 tons of CSB & 874 tons of Oil distributed ■ 172 tons of vegetables, 197 tons of fruit & 98,306 eggs distributed ■ 88 Mobile health clinics established ■ 937 Health Extension Workers, 413 Health Workers and 270 Community Volunteers trained ■ 534 SC and OTP sites received NFI Kits ■ 4,350 individuals (3,600 female & 750 male) reached through 16 key health education messages ■ 40 Mother-to-Mother and 20 Father-to-Father support groups established ■ 447 cooking demonstrations carried out ■ Central procurement of 2,256 tons of CSB, 333 tons of Oil & 61,452 cartons of Plumpynut ■ 2,174 tons of CSB procured for TSFP ■ 400 plastic sheets, 1,200 jerry cans, 4,000 bars of soap, 800 mosquito nets, 800 blankets, 400 sleeping mats & 18,500 various household cooking items purchased and distributed.

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Innovation: Fresh food vouchers for Wolayita zone (SNNPR) – implemented by Concern Worldwide Kindo Koysha and Duguna Fango woredas in Wolayita zone are characterized by chronic poverty and food insecurity. Concern’s Fresh Food Voucher Project (FFVP) addressed this chronic nutrition problem through an innovative approach to diversify the customary household dietary intake consisting mostly of grains and tubers, with fresh foods, particularly vegetables, fruit and eggs.

The FFVP was designed to supplement TSFP activities in the woreda by improving food consumption/diversity during the ‘hunger gap’ season (May-August) and in emergencies. Concern had in 2012 piloted a FFVP in Kindo Koysha through its own funding and found a significant reduction (60 per cent) in MAM. This project distributed Fresh Food Vouchers to some 1,549 MAM children aged 6- 59 months and 1,397 PLW. TSFP-enrolled beneficiaries were targeted wherever the program was operational.

The FFVP approach is credited for introducing a new approach (improving dietary diversity) that can be tested as a viable option for reducing malnutrition by treating MAM and preventing an acute situation from evolving. Concern’s project was also integrated with other components that affect nutritional outcomes including improvement of water supply and quality, sanitation and hygiene practices and Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices, as well as livelihood support through distribution of seeds and cuttings.

Distribution of fresh food, Wolayita zone, SNNPR (photo by UNOCHA, 2013)

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Beneficiary Testimony: Adalekie Adema (age two) from Kindo Koysha woreda, Wolayita zone, SNNPR Adalekie Adema, age two, lives in Gamog village in Kindo Koysha woreda, Wolayita zone with her parents and three brothers and sisters. Kindo Koysha is an area with overwhelming levels of mal- nourishment.

A lack of dietary diversity is a significant problem as people mainly eat only staple foods such as grains. This means children like Adalekie do not get the important nutrients they need to grow strong and thrive. When her mother, Amarech, brought her to the local health center, standard screening found that Adalekie was malnourished. Adelekie was admitted to Concern’s FFV Project and received fresh vegetables, fruit and eggs weekly. Cooking demonstrations and training on topics such as nutrition, hygiene and health were also provided. Amarech came to the distribution site every week to receive her fresh food supplies and Adalekie Adema, age two and her mother, Amarech Anchulo, learn new cooking methods. She Kindo Koysha woreda, Wolayita zone, SNNPR (photo by Roberta received eggs, oil and 7.5 kg of fresh Cappieri, 2013) produce such as beetroot, carrot, cabbage, pumpkin, tomatoes, avocados and mangos. Nine weeks into the project, Adelekie is now a very energetic and playful two year old. Her mother says, “Before she was ill most of the time, but now she is healthy and has gained weight. It was difficult to afford a well-balanced diet but with Concern’s support, I grow my own vegetables now such as carrots, beetroot and onions and plan to feed my family a healthier diet.”

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Agriculture

Beneficiary of seed response project, Halaba Special Woreda, SNNPR (photo by UNOCHA, 2013)

The Agriculture sector partners, in addition to animal health services, increasing the availability responding to emergencies, continued to of fodder and improved access to water through implement responses that focused on nutrition- the rehabilitation of water points. Specific focus sensitive agriculture activities based on the was provided to smallholder farmers, who have Ethiopian Humanitarian Country Team (EHCT) access to less than 0.25 hectares of land, and Aide Memoire7. The strategy attempts to pastoralists/agro-pastoral livelihoods who have improve food and nutritional security of suffered from consecutive poor rains in both vulnerable households through improved 2011 and 2012. household-level milk and meat consumption as The HRF supported 16 interventions allocating a result of progress made in strengthening US$ 4.3 million to provide emergency seed, planting materials, livestock feed and animal 7 Developed by the Agriculture Task Force in 2012, health services in parts of Afar, Oromia, SNNP the Aide-Memoire was drafted to help humanitarian and Somali regions. actors with livelihood-related capacity to engage in The HRF supported a joint seed/planting nutrition-sensitive, livelihood-based resilience building activities. material intervention in Oromia and SNNP regions allocating US$ 2.2 million that targeted 20

Humanitarian Response Fund – Ethiopia Annual Report 2013 poor and vulnerable smallholder farmers who seriously undermined. The Consortium project had suffered from failed belg rains in 2011 and aimed to address this chronic problem through 2012 resulting in substantial crop reduction. The the distribution of locally-preferred seed/cuttings HRF Review Board was keen to build on the with a view to improving the availability of high achievements of the previously funded quality seed, increasing the area planted and innovative seed consortium program and to improving the food and nutrition security of promote preferential targeting of households smallholder farmers. These interventions not with children enrolled in nutrition treatment only helped to complement the seed deficit of centers – OTP/TFPs. As many farmers carry vulnerable households, but it also assisted in over seed from one year to the next, several re-introducing sweet potato--an important crop consecutive years of bad rainfall and poor cereal to agro-ecological areas that grow root crops yields led to the reduction and/or exhaustion of and one that is consumed primarily by poor household seed reserves. The resilience of households during the March to May lean households in these areas was therefore season.

Number of Implementing Budget in US$ Geographic Area projects agencies

8 2,205,764 CARE, CONCERN, CRS, SNNP & Oromia Regions FAO, FHE, GOAL, IMC & WVE All projects are completed as of the reporting date i.e 31 December 2013 Outputs

■ Total number of beneficiaries: 115,022 HHs (34,312 female, 78,146 male headed HH & 2,564 OTP beneficiaries) ■ A total of 6,923 quintals (qt) of wheat, 2,525 qt of maize, 980 qt of teff, 106 qt of sorghum, 941 qt of chickpeas, 3,218 qt of haricot beans, 1,811 qt of Irish potatoes, 1,048 qt of Tarro Bolos and 17,516,222 pieces of sweet potato cuttings were distributed to cover 31,984 hectares ■ 5,798 farmers trained

The HRF funded eight emergency livestock increased threat of acute malnutrition among interventions valued at US$ 2.1 million in Afar children. Targeted households received and Somali regions, reaching 20,850 livestock feed and animal health support which households. Six out of eight projects totaling assisted families to protect their core breeding US$ 1.4 million were in response to the drought stock and bring about improvements in milk in Afar funded through a consortium approach production. A similar project in Somali Region led by FAO. The interventions targeted priority was undertaken by VSF Suisse which included nutrition hotspot woredas in the Region and community-based livestock service were designed to reach pastoralist households interventions, emergency animal health where there was a high level of stunting and treatment and emergency nutrition services.

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Implementing Geographic Number of projects Budget in US$ agencies Area

8 2,137,020 CORDAID, CRS, GOAL, OGB, SCI & Afar & Somali SSA Regions All eight projects were under implementation as of the reporting date i.e 31 December 2013 Outputs

■ Total number of beneficiaries: 20,850 HH (7,196 female headed & 7,329 male headed HH) ■ 50,157 livestock received supplementary feed ■ 4,494 QT of Concentrate purchased and distributed ■ 2,970 bales of hay distributed ■ 4,950 blocks of Multi Nutrient Blocks purchased and distributed ■ 350,644 livestock treated/dewormed ■ 629,253 livestock vaccinated ■ 256 livestock destocked for meat distribution ■ 15,000 kg of meat distributed to beneficiaries ■ 83 animal health workers trained ■ 20 Community Animal Health Workers trained ■ 1,110 feed measuring jugs distributed

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Best Practice: DRM Smallholder Farmer Seed and Planting Materials Response Project in Oromia and SNNP Regions – Food for the Hungry Ethiopia (FHE) As one of the eight organizations participating in the Consortium, FHE received funding to distribute improved varieties of teff and wheat seed in Halaba and Shashogo woredas (identified as nutrition hotspot woredas) of SNNPR. Accordingly, FHE distributed 1,012 and 146.5 quintals (qt) respectively of teff and wheat seed to 4,652 households purchased from the Ethiopian Seed Enterprise. Twenty-eight per cent of the households were female headed and 967OTP/TSFP enrolled households were also prioritized. The seed material was transported to the project sites and distributed on market free days in good time (early July) for the meher planting season. At the time of reporting, FHE reported that crop standing/production was expected to be good due to the normal rains received.

Beneficiary Testimony: Asiya Adem (age 60) from Halaba Special Woreda, SNNPR Asiya Adem, a mother of one has been living in Gedeba kebele with her only son after her husband passed away. She was selected under FHE’s project to receive improved teff seed (7.5 kg) for the 2013 meher planting season because she is one of the poorest of the poor seed insecure families in the woreda. The teff crop she planted was in good standing and is expected to produce a better yield - about five qt. Asiya plans to save some amount for the next planting season and to sell the rest to buy a farming ox. Expressing her satisfaction on the crop production and gratitude for FHE’s assistance, Asiya said, “Before the project intervention, I was intending either to rent out my land to share the production or to sell my few assets to Asiya’s teff field, Halaba Special Woreda, SNNPR (photo by buy local variety teff seed which is inferior FHE, 2013) in quality.”

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Emergency Food Security and Livelihood

The HRF prioritized interventions that would The HRF allocated US$ 1.7 million to support protect livelihoods and support early recovery, three drought recovery projects in five woredas preventing the emergence of acute household (Hintalo-Wajirat Saesie, Tsaeda Emba, level conditions including the sale/loss of Gulomekeda and Ahiferom and Raya Azebo) of productive assets to make it through the most Tigray Region and three woredas (Shinille, difficult periods. The failure of main consecutive Ayesha and Hadigalla) of Somali Region. A total seasonal rains during the past four years eroded of 33,927 people benefited from interventions household assets, diminished households designed to address the livelihood needs of coping mechanisms and resulted in increasing drought-affected vulnerable households. The the risk for hunger and complete destitution for affected people received direct and indirect cash thousands of households in the South-East, transfers. Beneficiaries of conditional cash East and Central zones of Tigray Region. A transfers participated in public works which considerable number of smallholder farmers were unable to plant crops and resorted to included water catchment treatment, gully selling their livestock and assets. Assessments reclamation, percolation schemes and indicated a significant loss of crop production construction of flood diversion check dams. (70 per cent loss from normal years). Overall, the interventions minimized negative coping mechanisms including distress migration and sale of productive household assets.

Implementing Geographic Number of projects Budget in US$ agencies Area

3 1,670,321 Help Age, NCA & OGB Somali & Tigray Regions Out of the three projects two were ongoing and one was closed of the reporting date i.e 31 December 2013 Outputs

■ Total number of beneficiaries: 33,927 individuals ( 18,392 women & 15,535 men) ■ 3,139 individuals (1,602 women &1,537 men) supported through direct/unconditional support ■ 30,788 individuals (16,790 women & 13,998 men ) benefited from cash- for- work (CFW) activities ■ 4,697 households provided with assorted hand tools for CFW ■ 1,427 individuals (517 women & 222 girls; 481 men & 206 boys) involved in capacity building meetings

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Response to Flooding – Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) - Maraato kebele, Kebridahar woreda, Somali Region – ZOA Ethiopia The twice-a-year seasonal flooding of the Fafan and Jerer Rivers that in previous years nourished the land had become increasingly erratic and severe, resulting in population displacements, loss of livestock and severe top-soil depletion. In November 2011, the Maraato community experienced a sudden flood, the most severe in recent history, which devastated the entire community. All 850 households lost their shelter and household possessions, some livestock and crops as well as their primary and Quran schools. The entire community temporarily relocated to Renji, an elevated area 2.6 km away from the rural growing center but eventually returned to the floodplain as Renji was not yet developed.

The HRF supported ZOA to respond to the community’s needs and government appeal for voluntary assisted permanent relocation to Renji and development of basic infrastructure that would reduce the community’s vulnerability while settling in its new home. In addition to the support provided to the community in the WASH and education sectors (reported in the respective sectoral outputs), ZOA also provided shelter materials including corrugated iron sheets, plastic sheeting and wooden sticks.

Beneficiary Testimony: Hashi Hassan (age 61) from Maraato kebele, Kebridehar woreda Hashi Hassan, the Kebele Chairman and father of 14 children (six boys and eight girls) describes the relocation from Maraato to Renji as a success. Hashi said he used to live in constant fear of the floods but now he, his family and the entire community feel safe when the rain comes. According to Hashi, the seasonal floods used to cause many problems. Traditional hand-dug wells were always flooded destroying the community’s source of potable water and putting children at risk of contracting diarrheal and water-related diseases. As conditions in Maraato are conducive for mosquito breeding especially during the floods, community members were also at heightened risk for malaria. The other problem Hashi pointed to was the absence of a stable learning environment for children due to a mobile school system and a lack of regular teachers. But now Hashi said: “I do not have the fear of getting malaria anymore and my children are attending school on a regular basis because of the construction of schools and availability of teachers. The water is potable and safe to drink and we have easy access to the water point. Because of the awareness ZOA provided me during a community meeting on the prosopis juliflora tree I personally cleared my previous farmland and planted sorghum from which I am expecting a good harvest.” Hashi called on ZOA to continue its support to the community, especially through provision of seeds, mosquito nets and health facilities.

New water structure, Maraato kebele, Kebridehar woreda, Somali region (photo by UN OCHA, 2013)

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WASH

Water structure, Shinille zone, Somali region, (Photo by OCHA, 2013)

Access to safe water supply and latrine facilities the JAP8, the WASH cluster and donors focused remains low country-wide. Low levels of on investing in long-term solutions through community hygiene and sanitation awareness rehabilitation, maintenance of non-functional and poor WASH practices contribute to a high water schemes and establishment of new water prevalence of water-borne illnesses including supply schemes. malaria, acute-watery diarrhea (AWD), intestinal The HRF allocated around US$ 2 million to worms and various skin and eye diseases. With support WASH interventions in eleven woredas significantly reduced emergency water trucking requirements in part due to the introduction of

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Humanitarian Response Fund – Ethiopia Annual Report 2013 in Afar, Oromia, SNNP, Somali and Tigray washing in prioritized health institutions regions. A total of 120,478 people were reached responding to severe acute malnutrition was with activities that included well construction, also supported. WASH needs of people affected water facility rehabilitation, construction of water by inter-communal conflict were also supported harvesting structures, water trucking, provision addressing critical water shortages in targeted of water purification chemicals, and support to locations and to prevent risks of waterborne households to construct improved latrines. disease outbreaks. Rehabilitation of sanitation facilities with hand

Implementing Number of projects Budget in US$ Geographic Area agencies

11 1,992,270 ACF, ADRA, CARE, COOPI, CRS, Afar, Oromia, SNNPR, IMC, OGB & ZOA Somali & Tigray Regions Out of the 11 projects seven were completed and four were ongoing as of the reporting date i.e 31 December 2013 Outputs

■ Total number of beneficiaries: 120,478 individuals ■ Gender consideration : 50,964 women & 3,859 girls; 47,643 men & 3,700 boys ■ 2 ponds, 5 boreholes, 25 shallow wells, 29 hand-dug wells and 11 springs rehabilitated ■ 7 birkads, 10 shallow wells, 1 hand-dug well, 5 springs, 2 roof catchments in schools and 3 pipeline expansions for water points constructed ■ 1,658,500 liters of water distributed ■ 16,728 bottles of Wuhagar, 141,690 water tabs, 284,026 sachets of Bishangari distributed and 8,848,880 liters of water treated ■ 1,828 water tanks distributed ■ 1,090 jerry cans distributed ■ 190 hand washing facilities constructed ■ 6,047 individuals trained/sensitized ■ Training-of-Trainers on Community Led Total Sanitation and WASH provided for 146 Trainers ■ Training-of-Trainers on Child WASH Training for 146 people

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Best Practice: Resilience Building Project for Bare woreda, Afder zone, Somali Region- Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) Following the exceptionally poor 2012 deyr pastoral rains, Bare woreda in Afder zone of southern Somali Region experienced severe emergency conditions including elevated levels of malnutrition and acute water shortages leading to distress migration of some 30 per cent of the population. In December 2012, the government-led bi-annual needs assessment reported that approximately 63 per cent of Bare woreda did not receive the deyr rains and recommended an immediate start of water trucking in the affected area. The HRF responded to ADRA’s request to respond to the emergency water needs of 3,053 households (17,185 individuals) identified in 19 hotspot kebeles to bridge the dry months until the start of the gu seasonal rains expected in April. Project activities also included construction of three super-birkads (600m3) and rehabilitation of one hand-dug well. By constructing surface water and groundwater harvesting infrastructure the project aimed to expand the community’s capacity to harvest and store water and to minimize the possibility of future water trucking emergencies. Ardo Abdi, Kelafo Woreda, Somali region, (Photo by ADRA, 2013) Beneficiary Testimony: Ardo Abdi, (age 40) from Faftaboyo kebele in Kelafo woreda Ardo Abdi is married, has five children and lives in Faftaboyo kebele in Kelafo woreda. “Life has never been easy where I am living and we are hardly able to meet the basic necessities of life. The shortage of water for drinking and other human needs is one of our greatest challenges particularly as women since we are in charge of fetching water in our families. I used to travel daily for eight hours (round-trip) to fetch two jerry cans of water (20 liters each). I start my travel around 1:00 a.m. to avoid the scorching mid-day sun. I travel in groups with other women for fear of being attacked by wild animals and the travel usually takes longer.

Recently, ADRA gave me a good quality donkey cart and a water barrel with a 200 liter capacity. This has greatly reduced the frequency of my trips to fetch water from daily to once in three days freeing up valuable time for me to carry-out other duties both at home and in my village. I now use the donkey cart to transport crops and other items from the field to the village and even to Kelafo on market days. I also have been able to supplement the income of 100 Birr/day I receive from my tea shop by transporting items for people. This has really impacted my life and the life of my family positively. I want to thank ADRA for the support and would like to ask the agency to build a water birkad in my kebele.”

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Health

Ethiopia lies in the ‘meningitis belt’ and critical burden on the health sector, requiring a experiences a number of epidemics every 8-12 quick and timely mobilization of resources and years, exacerbating existing vulnerabilities from supplies for the containment and management recurrent emergencies and significantly of the outbreak. In response, the HRF allocated increasing the disease risk and morbidity rates US$ 1.5 million to procure 1,100,000 doses of of the population. In the absence of herd the meningitis vaccine for distribution to high-risk immunity from vaccination, the continuation of population groups in Oromia, Amhara, SNNP, climatic conditions to support disease and Tigray regions. The intervention filled a transmission via large-scale population critical gap in the vaccine supply and facilitated movements including during public gatherings containment of the outbreak during the year. such as religious festivals raises the risk for The health sector also focused on containing large-scale transmission. Outbreaks of disease outbreaks including surges in malaria, meningitis mainly reported in SNNP and Oromia measles outbreaks and the first yellow fever regions later expanded to Amhara, Benishangul outbreak in 40 years reported in South Omo Gumuz, Gambella and Tigray regions. zone, SNNP Region. The scale of the outbreak and depletion of national stocks and vaccine pipelines placed a

Implementing Number of projects Budget in US$ Geographic Area agencies

2 1,642,192 AMREF & UNICEF Afar, Amhara, Oromia, SNPPR & Tigray Regions The UNICEF project was completed and AMREF’s was ongoing as of the reporting date i.e 31 December 2013 Outputs

■ Total number of beneficiaries: 1,100,819 ■ A total of 1,100,000 meningitis vaccine doses procured and distributed ■ 2 emergency kits distributed ■ 819 children (438 female & 381 male) vaccinated against measles

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Education

School Children, Amhara region, (Photo by OCHA, 2013)

Inter-communal clashes between Oromo and destroyed education facilities affecting primary Somali communities in July 2013 displaced over school enrollment. 50,000 people in East Hararge zone, Oromia The HRF allocated US$ 594,704 to improve Region. The conflict resulted in the loss of lives access to education to 12,676 flood and conflict- and livelihoods, and destruction of infrastructure affected school-aged children in Meyu and and assets. More than 7,000 school-aged Kumbi woredas, East Hararge zone (Oromia) children could not attend schools due to and Kebridehar woreda of Somali Region. The displacement and the deteriorated condition of interventions allowed them to continue their school infrastructure in their areas of origin. education in a safe and child-friendly school More than 15 schools were either looted or burnt environment. Activities included establishing down. Almost all schools lacked adequate and temporary learning spaces, provision of desks safe water supply systems as well as water for students, construction and rehabilitation of storage facilities, latrines and other sanitation classrooms, provision of teaching/learning and hygiene amenities. Additionally, flooding in materials, distribution of hygiene kits to teenage Maraato (Kebridehar zone) Somali Region 30

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Number of Implementing Budget in US$ Geographic Area projects agencies

2 594,704 Plan International & ZOA Oromo & Somali Regions The ZOA project was completed and PI’s project was ongoing as of the reporting date i.e 31 December 2013. Outputs ■ Total number of beneficiaries: 5,000 individuals (1,950 women from 13 years old & 800 girls up to 12 years; 1,550 men from 13 years & 700 boys up to 12 years) ■ 2 school blocks each with 4 classrooms constructed ■ 200 combined desks purchased ■ 20 individuals trained in Community based DRM & Early warning Training-for Trainers ■ 30 individuals trained in DRM & Early warning awareness

Protection

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In late 2013, the GoE faced a mass return of stranded in Yemen. The HRF also expedited Ethiopians deported from Saudi Arabia following three proposals and in total allocated US$ 2.5 the change in the country’s Foreign Labour million to provide post-arrival assistance as well Legislation and the subsequent raids on as in-country transportation allowance. In undocumented migrants. The deportees addition, the Central Emergency Response reportedly faced torture in the detention centers Fund (CERF) complemented the response with with reports of cases of rape and harassment an additional allocation of US$ 1.5 million that left some physically and mentally through its Rapid Response window. The return traumatized. The returnees reported appalling and reintegration operation is expected to conditions at the detention centers where they continue into the first quarter of 2014. had been held including lack of food and water. The HRF also supported the safe repatriation of IOM issued an appeal for US $15.6 million to Ethiopian migrants from Yemen as part of a provide temporary shelter, food, water, clothing, constant stream of Africans transiting the medical and psychosocial support, family country to cross into Saudi Arabia in search of tracking and reunification support and cash for employment. Exhausted, without further means onward transportation to the close to 156,000 of sustaining themselves and with no food and Ethiopians who returned from Saudi Arabia. The water, most migrants faced life threatening GoE allocated 50 million birr (~US$ 2.5 million) conditions. IOM provided life-saving evacuation to ensure the smooth and dignified reintegration assistance and post-return support with of the returnees within their communities. Seven temporary accommodation, food, health support, transit centres were established of which two and onward transportation to their areas of origin were specifically dedicated to women and to 145 (18 female and 127 male) Ethiopians children, while the unaccompanied minors from Yemen. The operation was temporarily (UAMs) were hosted and cared for separately at suspended due to the political situation in IOM’s transit facility. Yemen and changes in the GoE’s repatriation policy. The HRF redirected unexpended funds from a previous allocation to repatriate Ethiopians

Implementing Number of projects Budget in US$ Geographic Area agencies

2 459,256 IOM Yemen to Ethiopia 3 2,500,000 IOM Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia

Out of the above five projects only one was completed (Yemen to Ethiopia) and the remaining four were ongoing as of the reporting date. Outputs Saudi returnees ■ Total number of beneficiaries: 11,530 individuals (2,992 women & 91 girls; 8,176 men & 271 boys) ■ 11,530 returnees provided with food, water, medical support, shoes and other NFIs ■ 11,530 returnees provided with reinsertion and onward transportation support ■ 346 UAMs provided with family tracing support ■ Basic data of 11,530 returnees collected and shared with government counterparts for reintegration support Yemeni Returnees ■ Total number of beneficiaries: 780 individuals (22 women & 26 girls; 426 men & 306 boys) ■ 780 most vulnerable Ethiopian migrants registered with IOM Yemen ■ 780 individuals evacuated by air from Yemen

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■ 780 migrants provided with accommodation and food ■ 123 migrants received medical support ■ 780 individuals received re-insertion allowance ■ 780 people assisted with onwards travel assistance to their places of origin

Beneficiary Testimony: Tesfatsion (age 28) from Wollo-Kombolcha (northern Ethiopia), Amhara Region Traveling from the Wollo-Kombolcha area with his friends, Tesfatsion spent five months in jail and four months on the streets of Saudi Arabia. Tesfatsion says he worked for only one month during his time in Saudi Arabia as a goat shepherd. His chances of getting a good job was limited by his grade eight education and lack of a work permit and/or sponsor. Living on food handouts from Ethiopian housemaids legally working in the country, Tesfatsion stayed on the streets for four months before he got caught and was sent back to Ethiopia. He explains how his luck turned bad: “My salary was 800 Riyals (US$ ~ 0.27), but I was arrested a day before payday so I did not get paid. The police were searching for undocumented migrants and they almost caught me. But I escaped and started living on the streets as a beggar…There are many Ethiopian women and men living on the streets; some are beggars and some have even gone insane. Sometimes the police arrest people from the streets. That was my experience. I do not want to be reminded of the bad treatment I received in jail, the beating, the insults and the hunger…some Ethiopians die in jail. I am glad to be back in Ethiopia.” Just before boarding the bus heading home, Tesfatsion said he had not informed his parents of his return and was going to go home unannounced. Tesfatsion is one of the 156,000 migrants that received post-arrival assistance including US$ 50 for transportation to his home town, which the HRF availed the required funding for this assistance.

Common Services

The HRF allocated US$ 1.3 million supporting interventions designed to strengthen Security remains a challenge in Somali and humanitarian access, safety and security parts of Oromia regions mainly due to clan services in Afar, Benishangul Gumuz, Oromia conflicts and insurgencies. The movement of and Somali regions. Sudanese refugees also created instability in 33

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Benishangul Gumuz Region. In the year, the The HRF also allocated US$ 936,373 to HRF allocated US$ 358,422 to United Nations facilitate efficient air services to humanitarian Department for Safety & Security Services agencies reaching vulnerable populations in (UNDSS) to provide support to delivery of remote and inaccessible locations. Humanitarian humanitarian programs through improving safety access and operations have been restricted due and security services for humanitarian partnersin to prevailing security concerns in different parts the regions. With this funding, UNDSS was of the country. In particular, in Somali Region, preparing to re-establish its presence in Nogob the extended food insecurity and access zone (Fik zone), Somali Region, an area that challenges reduced the delivery capacity of has been without the presence of partners since humanitarian partners. The UNHAS project 2010 following security incidents. This will assist supported response to refugees in the Dollo Ado as a pull factor encouraging others to resume area as well as operations in the eastern part of activities in the area. UNDSS conducted Somali Region providing safe, reliable and different security assessments, Minimum timely air transport services. UNHAS also Operating Security Standards (MOSS) extended its operations to Semera, the capital of compliance inspection and a variety of trainings Afar Region easing accessibility challenges. including Safety and Security (SSAFE), defensive driving and counter-surveillance training to UN and INGO partners.

Implementing Number of projects Budget in US$ Geographic Area agencies

1 936,373 UNHAS Benishangul 1 358,422 UNDSS Gumuz, Oromia & Somali Regions

The UNHAS project was completed and UNDSS was under implementation as of the reporting date i.e 31 December 2013 Outputs

UNDSS ■ 14 security assessments conducted in the project areas ■ 30 weekly security reports published in each targeted area ■ Approximately 30 MOSS compliancy inspections conducted ■ 59 individuals trained in SSAFE, 51 drivers and 20 individuals trained in counter-surveillance ■ 125 Area Security Management Team meetings held UNHAS ■ 41 agencies benefited from UNHAS flights ■ 818 passengers/month and 3,011kg/month of cargo transported ■ 7 destinations served Semera (Afar Region), Jijiga, Gode, Dolo & Warder (Somali Region) & Dire Dawa & Addis Ababa Cities

VII. Project monitoring

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outlines the key monitoring processes for HRF Monitoring findings continued to inform cluster funded projects that include periodic monitoring funding strategies and guide modification of and implementation plan. The M&R framework cluster methodologies and guidelines. For is a work in progress and will be updated example, ‘peer-to-peer’ monitoring (a process regularly. where implementing partners monitor each Looking ahead, the HRF plans to expand the other’s projects) of projects funded under the use of available technologies in monitoring to ‘Seed Response Consortium’ identified the need develop an improved understanding of projects to develop ‘emergency seed response’ supported by the Fund. The HRF, in guidelines to standardize and improve targeting collaboration with DFID, is planning to undertake and quality and accessibility of seeds for a feasibility study to determine the political and emergency response projects. ‘Peer-to-peer’ practical viability of establishing a ‘Call Centre’ monitoring has been consistently appreciated for and to provide guidance on establishing such a increasing knowledge transfer opportunities and facility. The Call Centre will use a database of improving technical skills among implementing mobile phone numbers of community elders, partners. community workers and affected community members which could then be accessed on The HRF during the year introduced the demand in order to gain real time situational Monitoring and Reporting (M&R) Framework updates and new perspectives on project newly adopted from FCS’ M&R Global Guidance implementation and value. Key monitoring Note (March 2013). The M&R Framework findings are summarized in the below table.

2013 HRF Ethiopia Ethiopia Monitoring Coverage

Projects yet to Projects not be monitored - 3 suitable for (7%) monitoring - 6

Projects monitored - 44 (93%)

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Table 1.Summary of key monitoring findings - HRF Ethiopia 2013

Monitoring Common Common Way forward Remark Theme Finding Explanation Timeliness Start-up delay Delays in No-cost extension Partners with approval (NCE) for the capacity to processes/extended justifiable provide upfront bureaucratic delays complementary procedures with funding are able to some Regional kick-start authorities, inadequate prior government consultation Targeting Very high Targeting is done Encourage government through government partners to involvement established closely monitor committees targeting processes and establish compliant handling mechanisms Appropriateness Start-up delay Need HRF encourages rendering some of changes/adjustments reprograming the activities as aligned with the less appropriate context Coordination There is a need to Inter-sectoral Use monitoring further strengthen coordination is often missions to regional level difficult actively find sectoral and inter- solutions related sectoral to coordination coordination problems

VIII. Cross cutting Issues

Gender Considerations GWG). The HRF participated in a workshop held The HRF continued to integrate its activities with between 4-5 December on “Mainstreaming the Federal Working Group on Mainstreaming Gender in Disaster Risk Management Gender in Disaster Risk Management (9DRM- Programming.” The workshop discussed on- going challenges in implementing a workable mechanism for collecting Sex- and Age- 9 The DRM-GWG is a monthly forum in which OCHA Disaggregated Data (SADD) during the national provides Secretariat services, reports to the national seasonal needs assessments and to highlight Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector best practices / processes in the Ethiopian (DRMFSS) Technical Working Group, co-chaired by context. The Inter-Agency Standing Committee DRMFSS, the Women’s Affairs Directorate in the Gender Marker tool was selected for Ministry of Agriculture and a rotating member of the UN/NGO community. 36

Humanitarian Response Fund – Ethiopia Annual Report 2013 presentation as a “best practice” for introducing households. Destitute and bedridden older and enforcing gender responsive programming. people, persons with disabilities, children and pregnant and lactating women received Compliance with and application of the Gender unconditional cash transfers as direct support Marker stood at 100 per cent for all HRF without participating in public works, allowing supported projects. There was a strong them to purchase food items and reduce representation of projects-58 per cent-coding negative coping strategies. ‘2a’, indicating that the project was designed to “contribute significantly” to gender equality by The projects were designed to complement the properly analyzing and integrating the different government’s Productive Safety Net Programme needs of women/girls and men/boys in the (PSNP) – a livelihood safety net for chronically activities and outcomes. Some 38 per cent were food-insecure populations – in selected areas by coded ‘1’, showing the project was designed to targeting the most vulnerable community contribute in “some limited way” to gender members who are not covered by the equality. Two projects coded ‘0’ were linked to programme. The activities protected the most centralized procurement of nutrition supplies. vulnerable communities not to migrate to other areas in search of cash for employment or emergency food support. The approach for Support to Vulnerable groups - Elderly and these projects also pursues the modality that Female Headed households includes community-based public works for the The HRF supported projects that provided physically active community members and direct preferential targeting to vulnerable groups of the support to the physically inactive and bedridden. society – the elderly and female headed

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Gender Code No. of Projects %

Code 0 - There are no signs that gender issues were considered in project design. There is risk that the project will unintentionally nurture existing 2 4% gender inequalities or deepen them. Code 1 - The project is designed to contribute in some limited way to gender equality. The design could be stronger and advance gender equality 20 38% more. a) The project needs assessment includes a gender analysis that is not meaningfully reflected in activities and outcomes OR b) At least one activity and outcome aim to advance gender equality but this is not supported by the needs assessment. Code 2 (Code 2a) - It is designed to contribute significantly to gender equality. The different needs of women/girls and men/boys have been analyzed 31 58% and integrated well in the activities and outcomes. Code – 3 (Code 2b) - The principal purpose of the project is to advance gender equality. The entire project either: a) assists women or men, girls or boys who suffer from discrimination creating a more level playing field OR b) focuses all activities on building gender specific services or more equal relations between women and men.

Integrating Gender Standards in Humanitarian Action (IGSHA) Project

Integrating Gender Standards in Humanitarian Action project was implemented from April 2012 – April 2013 by the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group under the coordination and leadership of Oxfam GB. The overall objective of the project was to enhance the quality of gender responsive humanitarian programming and response among a range of practitioners and institutions in Ethiopia. The following are the added values of the project to the targeted organizations:  Improved capacity among the selected NGOs on gender mainstreaming in emergencies thereby enhancing the level of accountability in humanitarian programming;  Harmonised emergencies tools and standards, including policies and mainstreaming guidelines;  Changed community awareness and practices on gender-based violence and harmful tradition practices (HTPs) in selected camp and pastoralist settings.

In addition, the working group agreed that the process initiated under this project should be taken forward to achieve long term goals of gender equality. This would help to realise the gender mainstreaming among a wide range of humanitarian stakeholders in a sustainable manner. Thus, based on the lessons learned and best practices collected from this project, the working group is currently working on developing a phase two project. The following are some of the ongoing activities in relation to Gender in Emergencies (GiE):  Continuation of the gender working group and the Steering Committee;  Continuous sharing of GiE standards developed under the project in different meetings/fora;  Further coordination with DRMFSS (discussions have been going on regarding how to strengthen regional DRM technical groups on gender mainstreaming which will be considered in the new project being developed) including joint planning for 2014. . 38

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IX. 2013 HRF Stakeholder Survey

The HRF Stakeholder Survey was sent to 50 humanitarian response environment as HRF Stakeholders out of which 41 individuals “extremely important” and “important.” The responded including from INGOs (46.3 per Fund’s contribution to filling urgent gaps in the cent), UN Agencies (29.3 per cent) and from the nutrition and NFI sectors for procurement of life- donor community (17.1 per cent). National saving emergency supplies was highlighted as a NGOs and those representing Cluster positive example. One comment noted “HRF is organizations formed a small proportion of the the one of the main sources of funding for respondents at 2.4 and 7.3 per cent emergency partners (NGOs and UN agencies) respectively. for implementation of life-saving emergency response for various sectors, especially in On the question of the level of understanding of nutrition.” the objective, mandate and workings of the HRF, all of the respondents (100 per cent) On the issue of achieving a balance between reported they are aware but have different levels responding to immediate needs and building of understanding. Of that group, 71 per cent said resilience/aiding recovery, the majority of they are “fully aware and understand them,” 10 respondents felt that the HRF keeps a good per cent said they are “aware of them but do not balance. On the other hand, 19 per cent fully understand them” and 19 per cent said they perceived the HRF’s role in supporting are “aware of them with basic understanding.” resilience/early recovery was limited due to the funding duration and mandate. One respondent With regard to the question of whether the HRF commented, “there is much focus on relief but has assisted UNOCHA in its advocacy work, the effort on resiliency is inadequate.” most of the respondents (above 75 per cent) are of the opinion that the HRF has contributed to Almost 90 per cent of respondents are of the elevating OCHA’s advocacy work. In relation to opinion that the HRF has strengthened the the impact the HRF has on improving Cluster mechanism in responding to prioritized coordination amongst humanitarian agencies, 97 requirements. Respondents commended OCHA per cent of respondents felt that the HRF has for having good contextual understanding which had a positive impact in improving coordination. was seen as a factor in enhancing HRF’s strategic engagement with the clusters. On the The majority of respondents (83 per cent) are of question of partnership, almost all respondents the opinion that the HRF has the right balance stated that the HRF has demonstrated an between speed and quality control. However, 16 effective commitment to promote transparency per cent of the respondents were of different and collaboration between partners. However, opinion, noting that sometimes quality control respondents urged the HRF to continue its effort particularly proposal/MOU review stifles speed. to open direct access of the Fund to NNGOs. Almost all respondents, with the exception of three, felt that the application review process is In regards to the work of the HRF in clear and transparent. Ease of accessibility to strengthening the HC’s leadership role, more funding (funds readily available with few than 75 per cent of respondents felt that the bureaucratic hurdles) and timeliness were also HRF strengthens the HC’s role in the features of the fund seen as positive. humanitarian arena. Improvements in the quality of dialogue between the humanitarian Regarding whether the HRF met its objective of community and government and in support to ensuring adequate, timely, flexible and effective coordination fora/sector leadership were humanitarian financing for emergency situations, highlighted as positive achievements. a large proportion of the respondents (90 per cent) reported that the HRF successfully met its On the question of HRF’s governance objective. Nearly all respondents (95 per cent) structures, more than 80 per cent of classified the role the HRF plays in the respondents felt that the composition of the

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Review Board has a good balance between the account time of harvest. This will give a chance different stakeholders. Of this group, 17 per cent for full monitoring of crop performance. Field said “completely” good balance, 41 per cent said monitoring by HRF staff and giving feedback “mostly” and 22 per cent said “reasonably”. must be improved for improving program Similarly, more than 80 per cent of respondents quality.” To this end, scaling up joint monitoring felt that the management of the Fund is with clusters was recommended. With regard to sufficiently transparent. involvement in ‘peer-to-peer’ monitoring of HRF projects, 46 per cent of respondents stated that Regarding adequacy of monitoring of HRF- they were engaged. supported projects, 68 per cent of respondents stated that HRF projects are adequately Nearly 80 per cent of respondents felt that monitored, while 20 per cent said that field gender coding requirement of HRF applications monitoring of HRF supported projects was contributed to improved gender considerations insufficient. Close to 72 per cent of respondents in humanitarian response while the remaining commented that HRF monitoring follow ups are of the opinion that although gender issues improved project quality. The short timeframe of are reflected in proposals, there is an projects was highlighted as a key factor in implementation gap which needs to be followed limiting the ability to draw lessons of project up by monitoring. As a best practice, one partner outcomes and reducing cross-organizational noted that gender considerations have been learning opportunities. As one respondent put it successfully incorporated in NFI distribution “the project duration of an emergency seed since 2012 and that this best practice has been support project should be reasonable taking into shared with other Cluster members.

X. Risk Management

The HRF Unit developed a Risk Management capacity challenges of partners, the anticipated (RM) framework informed by the Guidance Note re-alignment of financial resources due to prepared for CBPFs and based on discussions Government policy changes, donor fatigue, with stakeholders. The RM document took into timeliness and predictability of donor funding consideration imminent events and anticipated and the quality of proposals. The risk drivers and phenomena that might hinder or jeopardize the owners are HRF’s stakeholders, including the HRF’s capacity to effectively deliver on its implementing partners and the host mandate. Government. The risks against the objectives of the Fund The RM enabled gradual adjustments in the were identified, defined and analyzed within the strategy and management of the Fund. For humanitarian operation context. The risks were example, OCHA’s on-going advocacy efforts in then rated /prioritized in view of the likelihood collaboration with the Humanitarian Coordinator and consequence/ impact on the management resulted in the mitigation of one of the major of the Fund. Options to manage the identified risks to the HRF, the bi-annual HRD. The HRD, risks were also included as control mechanisms. Ethiopia’s equivalent to a Consolidated Appeal, The risks identified fell under six thematic areas: jointly issued by the Government and strategic and programmatic, governance and humanitarian partners, is regularly criticized for management, financial, internal, coordination underestimating relief food needs due to a and partnerships, and hazard. disjuncture between the needs identified during the bi-annual joint assessments and those Of the major risks identified, those believed to published officially in the HRD. The often have a sizable impact and with the highest delayed launch and government sensitivities likelihood of occurrence were the limitation of around information sharing on some key the HRD as an effective resource mobilization humanitarian issues negatively affect the tool, implementation and financial management 40

Humanitarian Response Fund – Ethiopia Annual Report 2013 amount and timely availability of resources risks of overwhelming the internal capacity of the mobilized for the country, putting Ethiopia at a Fund to administer and manage a potentially disadvantage from the outset. Over the years, large number of applications given the more this increased the financial burden on the HRF, than 1,500 registered NNGOs in the country. threatening to deplete the pot unless carefully A competing workload in the administration, managed. processing and reporting of CERF allocations OCHA Ethiopia’s leadership originated the idea was also another risk identified in the RM and actively lobbied for a ‘one HRD’ per fiscal document. Ethiopia is the fourth largest CERF year for Ethiopia. The GoE and its humanitarian recipient country in 2013 and the management partners endorsed a shift from a bi-annual to an of CERF allocation requires a substantive annual document that will enable partners to amount of staff time and commitment. With approach their response planning in a more strong advocacy by the HRF and support from strategic and coordinated manner. This aims to FCS, the reporting requirements of the CERF facilitate enhanced resource mobilization and were amended in consideration of the CBPF supports early pre-positioning of essential relief workload and schedules. items at federal and regional levels to facilitate Risks related to donor fatigue/competing response to sudden onset emergencies. The priorities, limited implementation capacity of financial burden exerted on the HRF with the partners, and quality of applications require risk of overwhelming the fund has thus been ongoing efforts and strong collaboration with the reduced. risk owners to manage and minimize their Another risk identified is related to the expansion impact on the management of the Fund. of the HRF’s scope to include NNGOs as direct Additionally, changes in government policy, Civil beneficiaries of the Fund. To reduce the risk, the Society Organization (CSO) legislation, political mitigation strategy outlined in the RM framework insecurities and access challenges are risks that details a selective process to open regulated the HRF has little control over, but their impact access of the Fund by targeting a few NNGOs in can be managed, minimized and/or avoided key humanitarian corridors. Opening direct through continuous engagement and access of the Fund to NNGOs has associated involvement in the processes.

XI. Achievements and Conclusion

Risk Management Document Developed 2013) attended by the donor community, The HRF prepared and shared the draft Risk members of the HRF Advisory and Review Management Framework document with OCHA Boards, as well as the Chief of the FCS and FCS in NY. The document identifies various Head of the Pooled Fund Unit visiting from the risks (policy, financial, seasonal, programmatic Administrative Services Branch from OCHA etc) from the Fund’s perspective and outlines headquarters. A DFID consultant moderated the possible mitigation strategies. The draft workshop and participants provided inputs to the document was well received by FCS and is document. being used as a sample guide for other CBPFs. HRF and CERF Complementarity Business Case and Log-frame Ethiopia is the fourth highest CERF recipient The HRF, in collaboration with its primary donor country in 2013 receiving a total of US$ 23.95 – DFID –, developed Business Case and Log- million allocated under the Under Funded frame. The adoption of the log-frame will Emergency (US$ 17 million) and Rapid strengthen OCHA’s partnership with DFID and Response (US$ 6.95 million) windows for could potentially inform a standardized conflict affected people in Oromia and Somali accountability framework for all CBPFs. The regions, Yellow Fever outbreak response and for process was preceded by a workshop (20 March post-arrival assistance to the thousands of 41

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Ethiopian returning from Saudi Arabia. The HRF National NGO Direct Access of the Fund Secretariat consolidated and processed the To ensure inclusivity of all humanitarian partners submissions of all these requests. The 2012 in humanitarian response, the HRF is slowly CERF annual report was also finalized during progressing with opening direct access to the year. NNGOs to ensure that the associated risks are properly assessed and managed. As a first Board of Auditors Mission phase approach, the HRF conducted a The HRF hosted the external Board of Auditors capacity/risk assessment of five NNGOs. The (BoA) between 14 and 20 October 2013. The NNGOs targeted were selected for various team’s preliminary feedback was positive reasons including their previous indirect following meetings with a range of HRF relationship with the Fund, proven stakeholders and a visit to projects in SNNPR. implementation capacity and good track record The BoA reflected on the successful partnership with other donors. The capacity assessment was arrangements with stakeholders, monitoring prioritized in geographical areas with a process and use of results and transparency in concerning humanitarian outlook for 2014. This the selection process of projects and assessment will inform the way forward on the implementing partners. Preliminary discussions strategy for a Phase Two approach. with the auditors noted the limitation of the standard Terms of Reference for audit of ERF HRF Monitoring Framework projects, indicating that it restricts flexibility of The HRF during the year adapted the global adapting to the context and lacks relevant Monitoring and Reporting (M&R) Framework. article/s related to fraud identification. Informed The M&R Framework outlines the key by the final report, the HRF will focus on making monitoring processes for HRF funded projects improvements in the coming year in those areas that include periodic monitoring and identified as limitations. implementation plans. The M&R framework is a work in progress and will be updated regularly. Global ERF Guidelines Monitoring coverage and quality of HRF projects The revision of the ERF Guidelines was ongoing has improved with 93 per cent of the 53 HRF in the course of 2013. From May to December supported projects (possible for field visits) 2013, a Budget and Administration Task Team monitored in 2013. Looking ahead, the HRF (BATT), composed of field representatives from plans to introduce mobile monitoring and Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Syria and satellite imagery into its monitoring strategy, Yemen as well as from the ASB and FCS, complementing the ‘peer-to-peer’ and HRF field collaborated to provide a common framework to visits. Discussions have also started with DFID facilitate and streamline the appropriate on the feasibility of establishing ‘Call Centres’ as preparation of budgets, striking a balance a monitoring tool. between financial accountability and operational flexibility. The new CBPF Global Guidelines, Nutrition Causality Analysis replacing the separate global guidelines for ERF The nutrition cluster with funding from the HRF and for CHF, is to make CBPFs fit for purpose will conduct a Nutritional Causality Analysis and will incorporate recommendations from (NCA) in East Hararge zone, Oromia Region, an audits by the Board of Auditors (BoA) and the area which is repeatedly affected by United Nations Office of Internal Oversight malnutrition. The study aims to understand the Services (OIOS), findings from the independent main causes of malnutrition, the associated Global ERF Evaluation (March 2013), and main risk factors and their dynamics. Socio- discussions held over the last two years at the economic and cultural factors will be considered. Global Pooled Fund Management Workshops. The interactions of food consumption, health Following the release of the new guidelines, the and environmental status and care practices that HRF will conduct an introduction workshop with contribute to nutritional status will also be its partners to discuss and clarify areas of evaluated. The study is expected to design an change and ambiguity. action plan with a recommendation for strategic interventions. Action Contre la Faim will conduct

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nutrition supplies (CSB & Oil) essential for the Grant Management System management of moderate malnutrition to The HRF launched the first phase of a Grant projects supported by ECHO and OFDA. Management System (GMS) that will bring greater transparency to fund management and faster information sharing. The Share Point Tool Headquarters Collaboration is a module to track the end-to-end processing The Chief of FCS and the Head of the Pooled of administrative and financial steps, from the Fund Unit of ASB visited OCHA/HRF between signing of agreements with implementing 18 and 22 March 2013 to review the HRF and to partners to the closure of projects. The second follow-up on discussions initiated in the previous phase of the project is a module to support the year on the global ERF guidelines. programmatic tasks involved in the project cycle Headquarters staff met with HRF donors on (online submission of proposals, technical transparency and accountability issues vis-à-vis review, monitoring and reporting). Work is the management and operation of the HRF. underway to launch this module by the first Members of the mission also met with key HRF quarter of 2014. The third phase is a fully stakeholders including HINGOs, Cluster leads integrated GMS, with added features and and a DRMFSS representative and a few capabilities such as risk management, business representatives joined an ongoing HRF intelligence and global reporting modules. monitoring mission to visit HRF-supported Development is targeted to start by the second projects in Sidama and Guraghe zones, quarter of 2014. SNNPR. The HQ mission also took part in the workshop organized to develop the DFID Integration with other Humanitarian Donors Business Case and Log-frame. In addition to the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance’s (OFDA) standing membership in Support to other ERF/CHF Operations the Review Board as an observer, the HRF The HRF team provided support to other CBPF extended similar status to the European deploying staff to OCHA offices in Syria and Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) during Somalia. The HRF Manager supported the CHF the year. Further, the International Rescue Somalia for six months, while the monitoring Committee (IRC) which serves as the prime officer provided extended support to the ERF in administrator of ECHO’s Emergency Response Syria. Such missions are encouraged as it Mechanism was accepted to the Review Board promotes experience sharing between different as a non-voting member. This brings the three CBPFs. major humanitarian funding streams, OFDA, ECHO and the HRF, to the same table ensuring Improving Partnerships synergy and coordination of responses. On 9 October 2013, the HRF organized a Additionally, the HRF regularly attends the refresher workshop with NGOs and the HRF’s Humanitarian Response Donor Group meeting. external auditors on reporting and financial Furthermore, the HRF shares its budget accounting requirements of the Fund. analyses of various budget items with other Representatives from 24 INGOs attended the humanitarian donors to streamline funding workshop to discuss issues related to frequent practices. The analysis provides insight into the audit findings including, the cost disqualification "value for emergency" response activities. The and how to avoid them and ways to improve the analysis factors in the average costs of common financial system of the organization. In addition, or similar items and/or activities in sectoral the advantage of timely submission of final projects such as WASH, nutrition and reports was emphasized as a key factor for agriculture. The matrix serves as a valuable effective close-out of projects. reference point during budget revision exercises

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XII. Glossary

ASB Administrative Services Brach – Geneva OCHA AWD Acute Watery Diarrhoea Belg Short rains from February to May (in highland and midland areas) CCRDA Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Association CBPF Country-based pooled funds CERF Central Emergency Response Fund CMAM Community Management of Acute Malnutrition CSB Corn-Soya Blend, a blended food used in targeted supplementary feeding CFW Cash-for-Work Deyr Short rains from October to December (Somali Region) DFID The Department for International Development , UK DRM Disaster Risk Management DRMFSS Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector DRM-GWG Disaster Risk Management-Gender Working Group DRR Disaster Risk Reduction EFSL Emergency Food Security and livelihoods EHCT Ethiopian Humanitarian Country Team ENCU Emergency Nutrition Coordination Unit ERF Emergency Response Fund – New York OCHA FCS - OCHA Funding Coordination Section Gu Main rains from March to June (in Somali Region) Hageya Short rains from October to December (Oromia Region) HC Humanitarian Coordinator ha Hectare (metric unit of area = 10,000 square meters) HH Household HINGO Humanitarian International Non-Governmental Organization HRD Humanitarian Requirements Document HRF Humanitarian Response Fund

IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee IDP Internally Displaced Person INGO International Non-Governmental Organizations IOM International Organization for Migration IYCF Infant and young child feeding practices KSA Kingdom of Saudi Arabia MAM Moderate Acute Malnutrition MeherlKiremt Long and heavy rains from June to September (in highland and midland areas) MOU Memorandum of Understanding NFI Non –food items NNGO National Non-Governmental Organization NGO Non-Governmental Organization OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN) OFDA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance OTP Outpatient Therapeutic Programme PLW Pregnant & Lactating Women Region The highest non-federal administrative structure, embracing zones and woredas RHB Regional Health Bureau RUTF Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food 44

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SADD Sex and age disaggregated data SAM Severe Acute Malnutrition SC Stabilization Center SNNPR Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region TFP Therapeutic Feeding Programme TSFP Targeted supplementary feeding programme UAMs Unaccompanied Minors UN United Nations UNDSS United Nations Department for Safety and Security Services UNHAS United Nations Humanitarian Air Service UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene WFP World Food Programme WGMG-DRM Working Group on Mainstreaming Gender in Disaster Risk Management Woreda Administrative/geographic unit equivalent to district Zone Administrative unit consisting of several woredas

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Annexes:

Annex I: HRF Review Process Diagram

Proposal Review and Fund Disbursement Process/Flow

Proposal Submitted (III) Proposal sent back for modification Review by OCHA/HRF: identified priorities, budget review according to HRF guidelines, (II) Does Not Meet cost effectiveness Criteria (I) Meets Criteria Review by cluster/ taskforce : technical quality, methodology, regional priority, coordination Meets Criteria Review by HRF Board: national priority, cost effectiveness, coordination Meets Criteria Recommendation of the RB sent to HC for Proposal Rejected approval MOU Sent to Agency

Agency completes MOU

Completed MOU along with signed RB minutes sent to Geneva for clearance

Geneva clears completed MOU

Agency signs on cleared MOU

HC signs MOU and endorsement letter

MOU, HC endorsement letter and disbursement request letter sent to Geneva for fund transfer

Funds Transferred to the Agency

Annex II: List of HRF Review Board Members in 2013

International NGOs

ChildFund

International Medical Corps

Save the Children International

Government

DRMFSS – Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector, Ministry of Agriculture

UN agencies

FAO

UNDP

UNHCR

UNICEF

WFP

WHO

Others

CCRDA (Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Association)

ECHO (Observer)

Ethiopian Red Cross

IOM

USAID (Observer)

IRC (Non-voting – standing member)

Annex III: Donors Contributions (2006-2013)

Donor 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total/donor DFID 8,861,284 7,632,793 28,489,852 11,377,560 17,813,610 12,558,870 9,693,053 96,427,022 Netherlands 5,012,000 3,395,940 25,675,674 15,441,176 9,790,210 6,875,000 6,428,571 1,250,000 73,868,571

Sweden 577,565 4,090,487 6,476,850 3,696,600 6,163,328 4,515,352 1,524,158 27,044,340

Norway 1,553,277 2,022,776 2,656,166 2,232,764 764,059 2,155,207 820,417 830,151 13,034,817 Denmark 4,854,369 5,786,640 889,521 11,530,530 Ireland 4,352,603 2,033,133 962,128 1,093,026 663,130 9,104,020

Spain 1,347,709 1,506,024 1,221,001 726,744 647,668 5,449,146

Switzerland 247,934 689,852 699,301 1,760,333 618,195 1,294,788 5,310,403 Italy 857,233 1,010,101 709,610 2,576,944 Private donation 93 93

TOTAL 15,674,495 13,629,074 68,159,576 45,631,278 15,471,870 42,952,693 27,571,620 15,255,280 244,345,886

Annex IV: List of Project details for 2013

Agency Sector Duration Location Approved Amount Somali region, Korahe zone, Maraato 6 months(09 Nov -15 June 13)NCE ZOA WASH, Shelter, Education Kebele, Kebridahar (Qabridahare) 30 Sept. 13 woredas 610,323 Somali region, Korahe Zone, 3 months (18 Jan - 15 April 13)NCE ACF WASH,NFI Kebridehar, Sheykosh and Dobowein 15 July 13 Woredas 138,329 Somali region,Siti Zone, Shinille, Oxfam GB WASH, EFSL 10 months (29 Jan - 30 Nov 13) Ayesha, Hadigalla woredas 697,780 12 months (21 January 13 - 21 Jan UNICEF Nutrition (RUTF) Country Wide 14) 4,000,000

Tigray Region, Southern and South- NCA EFSL 6 months ( 4 Feb - 4 Aug 13) East Zone, Raya Azebo and Hintalo- Wajirat Woredas 622,410 6 months (07 Feb - 8 Aug 13) NCE 8 CRS WASH Sep 13 Tigray region, East Tigray zone, Erob and Hinatlo Wajirat woredas 421,745 Somali region, Liben zone, Moyale 4 months (29 Jan -31 May 13) NCE Oxfam GB WASH woreda; Oromiya region, Borena zone, 31 Jul 13 Moyale woreda 200,000 Afar region, six woredas (Erebti, Abala, SCI Nutrition 6 months (1 Mar - 31 Aug 13) Dalol, Elidar, Afdera, and Asayita) 534,413 Amhara region: Oromiya Zone (Bati Woreda), North Wollo Zone (Kobo Concern Nutrition 9 months ( 1 Mar - 30 Nov. 13) Woreda), North Gonder Zone (East Belessa), South Wollo Zone (Argoba and Kalu Woredas) 491,572 Oromia region, E.Harerghe zone (Kersa, Meta, Melkabelo, Deder); CRS seed 7 months (21 Feb. - 25 Sept. 13) SNNPR, KT zone (Kedida Gamela, Tembaro) 415,255

Agency Sector Duration Location Approved Amount Oromia region, E.Harerghe zone 7 months (21 Feb. - 25 Sept. 13) NCE (Girawa, Kurfachele, Haramaya, CARE seed 07 Jan 2013 Bedeno), W.Harerghe zone (Chiro, Gemechis, Mesela) 454,940 Oromia region, W.Harerghe zone GOAL seed 7 months (26 Feb. - 25 Sept. 13) (Darolebu, Boke, Odabultu); SNNPR, Sidama zone (Borcha, Lok Abaya) 325,000 Oromia region, E.Harerghe zone FAO seed 7 months (21 Mar. - 20 Oct. 13) (Fedis, Gursum), W.Harerghe zone (Doba, Meiso) 242,304 SNNPR, Halaba Special woreda FHE seed 7 months (21 Feb. - 25 Sept. 13) (Halaba), Hadiya zone (Shashego) 130,000 SNNP region, Wolayita zone,Boloso seed 7 months (26 Mar. - 15 Oct. 13) Sore, Boloso Bombe, Damot Pulasa IMC woredas 183,278 SNNPR, Wolayita zone, Dugna Fango, seed 7 months (21 Feb. - 25 Sept. 13) Concern Kindo Koysha woreads 130,000 Oromia region, E.Harerghe zone (Jarso) and W.Harerghe zone (Habro, seed 7 months (25 Feb. - 25 Sept. 13) Tullo); SNNP, Hadiya zone (E. WVE Badawacho, W. Badawacho) 324,988 Somali region, Degehabour zone (Gashamo, Aware and Yuale Districts), Nutrition 6 months (15 March - 15 Sept. 13) Shinile zone (Afdem, Dembel, Erer Mercy Corps Districts) 232,566 Oromia region, West Hararghe zone, Nutrition 8 months (11 March - 7 Nov 13) Chiro, Doba, Gemechis and Mesella Woredas CARE 328,880

Health (Meningitis) 6 months (25 Feb - 31 august 13) Oromiya, SNNPR, Tigray , Amhara UNICEF 1,500,000

6 months ( 21 March -30 Sep 13) Somali region, Afder zone, Bare WASH (WT) NCE 30 Dec 2013 woreda ADRA 244,569

Agency Sector Duration Location Approved Amount

6 months( 06 May - 15 Oct 13) NCE SNNPR, Wolayta Zone, Boloso Bombe, WASH, Nutrition 30 Nov 13 Offa, Humbo Woredas IMC 332,168 Afar region, Yalo, Megale and Gulina Nutrition, NFI 9 months( 12 April - 20 Jan 14) woredas; NFI (Oromia Region,W. Hararghe zone, Mieso Woreda) GOAL 350,000 SNNP region, Wolayita Zone, Dugna Nutrition 6 months (20 may - 20 Nov 13) Fango Woreda and Kindo Koysha Woredas Concern 290,948

6 months (28 may - 25 Nov 13) NCE Afar region, zone 2, Erebti and Megale Agriculture (Livestock) 25 Feb 14 woredas VSF 258,001 Agriculture (Livestock) 6 months (05 June - 10 Dec 13) NCE Afar region, zone 1, Elidar and Kori 20 Feb 2014 woredas SSA 257,248 Agriculture (Livestock) Afar region, zone 2, Afdera and Bidu 6 months (16 Aug 13 - 20 Feb 14) woredas SCI 254,168 Agriculture (Livestock) 6 months (26 June - 31 Dec 13) NCE Afar region, zone 4, Gulina and Yallo 31 March 2014 woredas GOAL 270,000 Agriculture (Livestock) 6 months (03 June - 7 Dec 13) NCE Afar region, zone 2, Abaala and Dalol 07 March 2014 woredas CRS 258,076 Agriculture (Livestock) 6 months (17 June - 20 Dec 13) NCE Afar region, zone 4, Teru woreda 20 Feb 2014 CordAid 190,062

Agency Sector Duration Location Approved Amount

6 months (05 June - 15 Dec 13) NCE Afar region, zone 1, Kori woreda and Nutrition, WASH 28 Feb 2014 zone 2, Bidu district Islamic Relief 273,616

Protection (phase 1) 1 month (28 June 30 June 13) Yemen to Ethiopia IOM 259,256 Oromiya Region, East Hararghe Zone, 6 months( 07 June - 05 Dec 13) NCE Gola Oda, Midega Tola, Gursum and Nutrition and Wash 15 Jan 2014 Chinaksen Woredas and West Arsi IMC Zone, Shalla and Arsi-Negelle Woredas 529,089

SNNP region, Sidama Zone, Aleta Nutrition 6 months (17 June - 20 Dec 13) chuko woreda ACF 83,150

4 months ( 01 Jul - 07 Nov 13) NCE Afar region, Zone 1 , Adaar and Mile Nutrition and WASH 07 Dec 13 woredas CARE 215,510

Common Service (Air 1.5 Months(11 June -31 July 2013) Somali region Transport) UNHAS 936,373 Amhara region, Northern Wollo Zone, Nutrition 6 Months ( 23 Sep - 19 Mar 2014) Meket and Gubalafto woredas and Wag Hamera Zone, Abergele woreda SCI 250,768

Somali region, Sitti Zone; Shinele, Nutrition 6 Months (23 Sep - 19 March 2014) Hadigala and Ayishia woredas SCI 300,272

Afar region, zone 1 , Chifra woreda, Nutrition 6 months (27 Sep 13 -28 Feb 2014) and zone 5, Dewe and Telalek woredas AMREF 237,660

Agency Sector Duration Location Approved Amount

4 months (12 Sept - 20 Jan 14) NCE Protection (Phase 2) Yemen to Ethiopia 20 April 2014 IOM 700,000

Oromia region, West Arsi Zone, Siraro Nutrition 6 months ( 05 May -15 March 14) woreda Child Fund 93,628 Oromia region, West Harareg Zone, Nutrition 6 monehts (12 Sep - 15 January 14) TuloWoreda and E. Hararge Zone, JarssoWoreda World Vision 139,872

Oromia region, Borena, Zone: Dire and WASH and NFI (refugee) 5 months (12 Sep - 19 February 14) Dilo Woredas COOPI 160,512

Nutrition (CSB central 12 Month ( 23 Sep - 20 Sep 14) Country wide procurement) WFP 2,001,012

Nutrition (CSB for TSF) 6 Month (16 Sep - 20 March 14) Country Wide WFP 2,000,015

Common Service (Safety & Somali, Oromia and Benishangul- 9 Month ( 24 October - 31 July 2014) Security) Gumuz UNDSS 358,422

Oromia Region, East Hararge Zone, Education 7 Month ( 04 Dec - 10 Jul 14) Meyu and Kumbi Woredas Plan International 368,884

Protection (Phase I) 2 months (29 Nov - 05 Feb 13) Ethiopia IOM 500,000

Agency Sector Duration Location Approved Amount

Somali region, Fik, Hamero, Shekosh Agriculture (Livestock) 9 months ( 15 Dec. 15 Sep 14) and Birkod districts VSF - S 649,465 Tigray region, South-East, East and Central Zones, Hintalo-Wajirat Saesie EFSL 6 months (16 Dec. - 25 June 14) Tsaeda Emba, Gulomekeda and HelpAge Ahiferom Woredas 699,020

Protection (Phase II) 2 months (1 Dec 13 - 31 Jan 14) Ethiopia IOM 500,000

Amahara Region, North Gondar Zone, Nutrition 9 months ( 20 Dec - 20 Sep 14) Telemetworeda Plan International 200,469

Protection (Phase III) 2 months ( 25 Dec - 25 Feb 14) Ethiopia IOM 1,000,000

GRAND TOTAL 27,146,017

Annex VI: HRF Staff Contacts

Name Title Tel Email

Mike McDonagh Head of Office 0115 444248 [email protected]

Tim Mander Program Manager 0115 545336 [email protected]

Senait Arefaine Programme Officer 0115 444186 [email protected]

Fekadu Tafa Programme Officer 0115 444052 [email protected]

Tersit Belete Humanitarian Affairs Officer 0115 444469 [email protected]

Meaza Duga Finance Associate 0115 444320 [email protected]

Tigist Alemu Programme Officer 0115 444374 [email protected]