United States Agency for International Development Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Office of Food for Peace
QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT
Awardee: World Vision, Inc. Country: Ethiopia Award Name: Strengthen PSNP4 Institutions and Resilience (SPIR) Award Number: AID-FFP-A-16-00008 Start Date: 30 September 2016 End Date: 29 September 2021 Reporting Period: FY2019/Q2 January 1, 2019-March 31, 2019 Submission Date: May 03, 2019; Revised June 18, 2019; 2nd Revision July 23, 2019
Awardee HQ Contact Name and Title: Buck Bradshaw, Senior Program Manager Awardee HQ Contact Address: 300 I St NE, Washington, DC 20002 Awardee HQ Contact Telephone: +1 202 572 6594 Awardee HQ Contact Email Address: [email protected]
Host Country Office Contact Name and Title: Michael Mulford, Chief of Party Host Country Office Address: Ethiopia Host Country Office Contact Telephone: +251 966269961 Host Country Office Contact Email Address: [email protected]
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Table of Contents I. PROGRAM OVERVIEW TABLE ...... iii II. OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT ...... 1 i. Program Overview ...... 1 ii. Food Security Situation ...... 1 iii. Extreme Climatic or Other Conditions ...... 1 III. PERFORMANCE UPDATES FROM THE QUARTER ...... 2 A. Purpose Level Activities...... 2 B. Other Areas of Interest ...... 10 IV. CHALLENGES DURING QUARTER ...... 12 V. PLANS FOR THE NEXT QUARTER ...... 13 ANNEX ...... - 1 - Annex 1: SIDAMA PILOT ...... - 1 - Annex 2: List of Acronyms...... - 11 -
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I. PROGRAM OVERVIEW TABLE
Project Name: Strengthen PSNP4 Institutions and Resilience (SPIR) Goal: Resilience to shocks and livelihoods enhanced, and food security and nutrition improved, for rural households vulnerable to food insecurity Geographic Focus: The Program operates in 15 vulnerable woredas (9 Woredas in Amhara region; 6 Woredas in Oromia region) and 2 pilot Woredas in SNNPR region with a total of Target Coverage: 17 program Woredas. Direct program participants 526,444 Purpose 1: Increased Income, Productive Assets & Equitable Access to Nutritious Food for Vulnerable Women, Men & Youth Sub-Purpose 1.1: Increased Agricultural Productivity of Nutritious Foods for Women, Men and Smallholder Farmers Sub-Purpose 1.2: Increased Access to Agricultural Markets for Women, Men, and Youth Smallholder Farmers Sub-Purpose 1.3: Increased Off-farm & Non-farm Income for Vulnerable Women, Men and Youth Sub-Purpose 1.4: Increased Use of Financial Services for Vulnerable Women, Men and Youth Purpose 2: Improved nutritional status of CU2, PLW, and Adolescent Girls Sub-Purpose 2.1: Increased utilization of diverse nutritious food for CU2, PLW, and girls Sub-Purpose 2.2: Increased utilization of health and nutrition services Sub-Purpose 2.3: Reduced prevalence of diarrhoea and water borne diseases Purpose 3: Increased Women’s Empowerment, Youth Empowerment and Gender Equity Sub-Purpose 3.1: Institutions are responsive to the needs and priorities of women and girls Sub-Purpose 3.2: Reduction of workload on women and girls Sub-Purpose 3.3: Strengthened aspirations, capabilities, leadership and decision-making power for women and youth Purpose 4: Strengthened ability of women, men and communities to mitigate, adapt to and recover from human-caused and natural shocks and stresses Sub-Purpose 4.1: Improved natural resource management by women, men, youth and communities Sub-Purpose 4.2: Improved disaster risk reduction strategies for women, men and communities Sub-Purpose 4.3: Improved effectiveness and social mobilization of PSNP 4 institutions Total Program Participants: 526,444 1. Program Element- Agriculture and livelihoods interventions will benefit 262,437 women, men, and Agricultural Sector youth farmers. Capacity: 2. Program Element- Capacity Building 147,978 program participants will engage in climate change and building resilience Preparedness and to disaster risk through capacity building and preparedness planning activities Planning: 3. Program Element- Maternal and Child 179,303 program participants will be covered under this program element. health: 4. Program Element- 179,303 program participants will be covered under this element. Nutrition: 5. Program Element- 274,194 program participants will be covered through social assistance Social Assistance:
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6. Program Element- 138,567 program participants will get the opportunity to involve with Income Strengthen Generating Activities and join Village Economic and Savings Association (VESA) Microenterprise groups. Productivity: 7. Program Element- Water Supply and 152,100 program participants will be covered. Sanitation: Roles and Responsibilities: World Vision: World Vision is the consortium lead, responsible for overall program leadership and management. This includes the coordination and management of contracts, finances, and staffing and support of all partners. Secondly World Vision provides technical leadership in the areas of Institutional strengthening and social Accountability, Nutrition and Health, WASH, Commodity management and overall monitoring, learning and evaluation. Finally, World Vision is the implementing partner of all activities in Siraro and Daro Lebu Woreda CARE: CARE is responsible for technical leadership in Agricultural Livelihoods and Gender Mainstreaming. CARE brings its rich experience in Village Economic and Saving Association (VESA) group formation and the Social Analysis and Action (SAA) approach, which seeks to address culturally imbedded factors that hamper progress in health, savings, and the overall well-being of the target communities. CARE is also implementing all program activities in Chiro, Gemechis, Kurfachelle, and Grawa Woredas of Oromia Region. This includes coordination, stakeholder engagement and leading all activities. ORDA: ORDA supports the consortium in providing government partnership consultation and support, and is responsible for technical leadership in disaster risk management and natural resource management areas. ORDA is the implementing partner of all activities in Wadla, Sekota, Lasta, Gazo, Gaz Gibla, Dahena, Bugna, Meket, and Tsagelji woredas of Amhara region. This includes stakeholder engagement, leading all SPIR activities and coordination in these program areas. IFPRI/Ambo University Responsible for the implementation of program’s learning agenda and associated /Hawassa University: research activities.
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II. OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT
i. Program Overview The Strengthen PSNP4 Institutions and Resilience (SPIR) Development Food Security Activity program (DFSA) implemented by World Vision, CARE and ORDA aims to enhance livelihoods, increase resilience to shocks, and improve food security and nutrition for rural households vulnerable to food insecurity in Ethiopia. SPIR is responsive to community needs, carefully aligned with the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) and grounded in the depth of experience of its consortium partners. SPIR aligns with overall DFSA programming in Ethiopia with a focus on institutional strengthening of the PSNP, especially at the Woreda and Kebele-levels. The grant is currently in its 3rd year of implementation, and this quarterly performance report summarizes the key progress made by SPIR over the period from January to March 2019.
ii. Food Security Situation There have not been significant new events observed that affected the food security of SPIR operational areas during the reporting period. The ‘Belg’ rains had a better distribution during this season, as compared with last year. While the food security picture was normal in Kurfachelle and Grawa woredas, it was below average in Chiro and Gemechis woredas which were still struggling to recover from smaller harvests from last season. According to the government’s post-harvest report in Daro Lebu woreda, out of 97,000 peoples in need of food aid, only 45,467 beneficiaries are receiving emergency support from government. In Siraro woreda, 68,000 people were displaced due to conflict and (as of the writing of this report in the month of April 2019) the government is currently supporting 32,000 people with temporary assistance.
iii. Extreme Climatic or Other Conditions During this quarter, there were only a couple of instances of extreme climatic conditions or significant disease outbreaks observed. In Siraro woreda, there was some erratic rainfall, with rains stopping after initially raining for two weeks. Farmers who planted their seeds may be forced to reseed/replant their farm land when the rain comes back.
Guji cluster, composed of four PSNP and one non PSNP kebeles is one of the clusters found in the Siraro Project Woreda. All the four kebeles are affected by the border conflict with the Sidama people that started about three months ago. Based on the information collected from Woreda disaster and risk management office, 24,538 (about 4,900 households) community members were affected and displaced from their living area due to border related conflicts. Houses, livestock, crops, and other household utensils and farm tools were also burnt down, damaged or taken away during the conflict. In addition, there was reports of 18 deaths resulting from the conflict. Among these 644 of them are pregnant women, 1,378 are lactating and 3,944 are children under the age of 5, who need more attention and follow up.
One of the critical challenges is lack of clean and sufficient water (lack of potable water) in the area which was existing problem but now worsens due to displacement. This in turn affected the communities especially children and pregnant mothers which are more susceptible for different illness and sanitation related health problems. On the other hand, 631 houses were burned down and/or totally damaged with all its entire properties with estimated costs of birr 14,610,000.00. As a result, the displaced 4,900 HHs are currently living with their relatives or friends in
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 1 different kebeles which in turn caused economic and social burden to neighboring kebele communities that hosts those displaced families. In addition, different scholastic materials were also stolen from 12 schools and burned with houses and currently 6,983 students are out of school due to the conflict.
Currently the conflict is mild but still there is a fear among the communities that another conflict may occur. Unless the cause of the conflict is resolved, in the future the SPIR DFSA activities implementation will continue to be impacted in these affected kebeles (5 of the 17 PSNP kebeles in Siraro). Only commodity distribution will be implemented as the activity is a one-time activity per round. SPIR is looking to the government to play a more active role in settling the dispute over the boundary within a shorter period so that the SPIR activities could be implemented smoothly in these areas.
There are some activities and indicators affected by the conflict. The L* and N* kebeles experienced the conflict and as a result the evaluation of the impacts of the cash and poultry transfers may not be able to be determined in those few kebeles. The research design accommodates for some kebeles dropping and statistical significance can still be maintained.
VESAs have been most impacted as the target for the affected area was 189 groups to be formed and trained, and, so far, only 31 have been established. The hope is that as the conflict lets up, we will have the opportunity in this year or next to meet the target. This delay will impact FFP 26 and we will report a lower achievement this year in all likelihood.
Another primary activity impacted is in performing land closures. Of the 7 planned in the area for year 4, only 3 have been addressed and SPIR will likely not be able to address the remainder of them this year. This will impact Custom Indicator #15, the number of individuals who practice soil and water conservation structures. We will most likely be writing a deviation narrative with the annual results report due to an anticipated underachievement.
In Daro Lebu woreda, there was also erratic rainfall and the outbreak of Fall Army Worm which resulted in the reduction of crop production (Meher harvest) from 867,860 to 203,511 quintals (Respective woreda DRR Office, 2019). III. PERFORMANCE UPDATES FROM THE QUARTER A. Purpose Level Activities Purpose 1: Increased income, productive assets and equitable access to nutritious food for vulnerable women, men and youth • Intermediate Outcome 1.1.1: Increased livestock productivity and diversity SPIR facilitated trainings on livestock health-related issues and treatments for 30 (5F) animal health workers in its implementation areas and started construction of veterinary clinics in Dahena and Sekota woredas. Shoat-fattening training was conducted for 4,251 (2,750 F) Village Economic and Social Association (VESA) members covering fodder preparation, feeding, and selection of shoats for fattening and marketing. Technical training was also provided to 300 (54F) and 2,192 (1,551 F) oxen and poultry value chain (VC) participants respectively covering some of the same type of topics as with the shoat VC. SPIR identified 18 (11F) model farmers for application of these zero-grazing feeding techniques using locally constructed feeding troughs and sheds. In Amhara Region, 82 (22 F)
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 2 and 90 (7 F) program participants engaged in honey and potato VC activities. In Oromia, 119 (21F) engaged in oxen fattening value chains and earned profits reaching up to 25,500 Birr ($910.70 USD).
• Intermediate Outcome 1.1.2: Improved climate-resilient and nutrition sensitive crop production A two-day climate smart agriculture training was provided for 150 (43F) Development Agents (DAs), Community Facilitators (CFs), VESA Facilitators (VFs) and model farmers and was cascaded to 524 (205F) program participants on topics including vegetable production, post-harvest handling and marketing. Construction and rehabilitation of 11 Small Scale Irrigation schemes (6 new, 4 canal extension and 1 canal rehabilitation) in Amhara were started (38% of which is completed). In East Hararghe, 11 (9F) program participants started excavation work for surface water reservoirs of 10,000 liters capacity to harvest rainwater from rooftops and reserve water pumped from nearby water sources.
• Intermediate Outcome 1.1.3: Increased adoption of improved storage and post-harvest technology Haricot bean seed producer groups in Chiro woreda started to use Purdue Improved Crop Storage technology that was promoted earlier and made available through the SPIR-supported agro-dealer. There are no further plans to distribute these bags, but the agro-dealers will become suppliers of them moving forward.
• Intermediate Outcome 1.2.1: Improved access to quality inputs SPIR established six seed producer groups for potato and haricot bean seed multiplication. The potato seed producer groups in East Hararghe produced and sold 94 quintals of potato seed for 220 program participants (83F). Considering the high demand of improved potato seed, one new seed producer group was established with 30 members (15F) and received a training on agronomic practices and marketing. Similarly, in West Hararghe, the two haricot bean seed multiplication groups produced 21 quintals of seed and made it ready for sale. Linkage with agricultural research centers to access additional improved starter seed is underway. Local research centers have been the source for the basic/starter seeds.
In one of the high-demand value chains, 1,518 (1121) program participants were linked with pullet suppliers and accessed 5,613 improved breed chickens. In coordination with EthioChicken, SPIR supported the establishment of 10 additional pullet growers in its operational woredas to increase access to these improved breeds. SPIR-supported agro-dealers supplied improved agricultural inputs such as vegetable seeds, agro-chemicals, Effective Microorganism and molasses, concentrated livestock feed and farm tools to an estimated 3,245 farmers (1,715F) in SPIR operational areas.
• Intermediate outcome 1.2.2 Link program participants and producer marketing groups to output market SPIR facilitated a Farmer Field and Business School training for 214 (137F) Producer Marketing Group (PMG) committee members. Further training on the roles of PMG committee members and conducting input and output marketing was provided for 176 PMG leaders (109F) on three VC commodities. SPIR facilitated linkages of six PMGs with potential buyers, and 40 new PMGs were organized in shoat, poultry and vegetable value chains.
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 3 • Intermediate Outcome 1.3.1: Increased opportunities for self-employment In Oromia region, SPIR provided soft skills training to 447 (99F) youth for 11 days, from which they prepared short-term and long-term personal development plans. In this quarter, 473 (176 F) youth achieved self-employment and started their own businesses. While it was planned to train 2,160 youth in Amhara region during this quarter, only the targeting of those youth was completed. Thus, their training will commence during quarter 3. Income-Generating Activity (IGA) training was provided for 80 (20F) newly hired VFs, 3 government experts and 3 CFs in SPIR operational areas who provided training for 11,967 (6,617F) VESA members on IGA selection, planning, and management, which helped the participants to engage in different IGAs such as petty trading, shoat rearing or trading, egg, grain and poultry trade, and coffee/tea services.
SPIR promoted micro-franchising as a non-farm IGA option and trained, equipped, and linked 18 sales women (umbrella, bag and apron) in Daro Lebu woreda with wholesalers. Forty (40) sales women were engaged in micro-franchising in Sekota and Lasta woredas and purchased ETB 281,300 ($10,046.43 USD) of product. They sold these items for ETB 338,371 ($12,084.68 USD) earning a gross profit of ETB 57,071 (2,038 USD) with an average profit per person of 1,427 birr (51 USD). Most of them used a portion of their earning to engage in poultry VC activities and reinvested money for expansion of their businesses.
• Intermediate Outcome 1.3.2: Increased opportunities for wage employment SPIR facilitated technical vocational and educational training (TVET) linkages for 159 (31F) youth, who were trained for 30 days on tailoring, hairdressing, masonry, carpentry, metalwork, hotel management, and other skills. Of these, 40 (14F) youth have been employed in construction work, private beauty salons, and government offices thus far. SPIR also promoted work-based learning (WBL) to equip youth on basic technical knowledge and skills, linking 29 (16F) youth with enterprises/companies for job shadowing, internships and apprenticeships.
• Intermediate Outcome 1.4.2: Increased access to mobile financial services for vulnerable women, men and youth. SPIR facilitated loan access for 1,697 (765F) program participants in its operational area. In Amhara, 1,034 (306F) program participants accessed 8,553,786 Birr ($300,133 USD) in loans from ACSI, and in Oromia 390 (255F) program participants accessed 2,337,748 Birr ($83,491 USD) in loans from OCSSCO. SPIR also facilitated access for 273 program participants (204F) to 1,047,760.00 Birr ($37,420 USD) in loans from RuSACCOs in Oromia. The loans helped program participants to engage in program-supported VC activities and IGAs. In addition, SPIR organized a capacity building training for 643 (227) RuSACCO committee members for three days focusing on RUSACCOs credit policies and implementation. The training also enabled these committee members to get a better understanding of the SPIR VESA approach. Related to this, 707 VESA member (307F) have joined RUSACCO to access additional financial services.
Linkage to microfinance institutions (MFIs) was also facilitated for 45 (15F) youth, accessing 1,011,556 Birr ($36,127 USD) in loans.
SPIR also carried out GIS data collection for mapping rural financial service providers (VESA, rural financial service providers and MFIs) for many of the kebeles in the project woredas. These maps will be used to further support increased access to financial services for SPIR project participants.
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• Intermediate Outcome 1.4.3: VESA members have improved knowledge of saving and lending best practices SPIR established 128 new VESA groups with 2,313 (1,418F) members and supported them with the initial VESA tool kits. As of this quarter, 4,893 VESA groups with 114,840 (62,430 F) members saved $200,855 USD in regular savings and disbursed $187,913 USD in loans for 17,368 (10,297F) members. In addition, SPIR established 76 youth VESAs with a membership of 1,370 (609F). As an example, new youth VESAs in Oromia provided $1,751.84 USD in loan to 86 youth (38F). • Intermediate Outcome 1.4.4: Vulnerable people, especially women, demonstrate improved financial management skills In this quarter, SPIR provided financial literacy training to 8,722 (5166F) program participants for three days. Moreover, SPIR organized a biannual forum/workshop for financial service providers with MFIs’ and RuSACCOs’ staff in some woredas to review performance of financial service providers in providing loans for PSNP program participants.
Purpose 2: Improved nutritional status of children under two years of age, pregnant and lactating women and adolescent girls • Intermediate Outcome 2.1.1: Increased men's involvement and women's improved practice in IYCF SPIR conducted a training on IYCF practices for 80 (20F) health extension worker (HEW) supervisors, with a focus on their role in providing supportive supervision and mentoring to the cluster health programs under their direction. They further cascaded the training for 110 (all female) HEWs, 77(10F) DAs, 86 (all male) religious leaders and 1,667 (all female) Health Development Army (HDA) leaders. The latter promoted key IYCF messages for VESA members and their neighbors.
• Intermediate Outcome 2.1.2: Adolescent girls have equitable access to household food Training on adolescent nutrition was conducted for 329 (28F) participants in Amhara and Oromia regions. HEWs cascaded training they had earlier received to 1,369 HDA leaders. Trained teachers promoted improved nutrition for adolescent girls for 117 5-8th grades students. Trained religious leaders conveyed key adolescent nutrition messages for 2,183 households.
• Intermediate Outcome 2.1.3: Increased support from men and improved practice by women on optimal maternal nutrition Optimal maternal nutrition training was also provided for those who received IYCF and adolescent nutrition training mentioned above. Key messages were disseminated for 4,420 members (1,008M) of 884 VESAs. 1,063 HDA leaders included in the newly and previously established VESA groups conducted individual counseling for 1,105 households using the timed and targeted Counseling (ttC) approach. During this period, 89 VESA leaders facilitated group BCC sessions for 1,780 VESA members (930F).
• Intermediate Outcome 2.1.4: Increased preparation of nutritious food SPIR conducted ToT in diversified nutritious food meal preparation demonstration for 45 HEW supervisors and cascaded it to 131 HEWs and 56 Health Community Facilitators. Following this, food demonstrations were conducted at 18 local markets to promote nutrient rich local food processing and preparation for children from ingredients available in the market. SPIR also supported the
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 5 establishment of 44 nutrition corners at health posts to be used for food demonstration sessions.
• Intermediate Outcome 2.2.1: Improved health seeking behaviors for PLW and CU2 Training was provided for 727 (417F) participants (HEWs, HDA leaders, school teachers and religious leaders) on Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies (HTSP), ttC and Nutrition and Gender and Social Domain (GSD). Positively, 6,004 (all pregnant women) TDS1 clients were identified for referral, transition and linkage to health and nutrition services. Additionally, 5,174 TDS clients and 22,774 (6,085F) public work participants attended monthly BCC sessions at health posts and public work sites respectively.
Interpersonal psychotherapy for groups (IPT-G) training was provided for 18 SPIR staff in collaboration with IFPRI and Colombia University, after which PLWs with depression were identified using the pretested and translated PHQ-9 tool. Initial IPT-G group sessions were initiated by these newly trained IPT-G Officers in all woreda’s after receiving consent from the participants in pre group sessions.
Lastly, SPIR conducted barrier analysis on two key nutrition behaviors using the DBC2 tool in Daro Lebu Woreda. A Sidama pilot DBC/barrier analysis, and study on the positive deviance approach was also carried out. For these, SPIR is currently analyzing the results and will disseminate in the next quarter followed by beginning to implement a tailored intervention for those behaviors.
• Intermediate Outcome 2.2.2: Improved quality of HDA services Fifty-one demonstrations were made at growth-monitoring and promotion sessions for rehabilitating malnourished children, and 3,199 children aged 6-36 months were screened for malnourishment, of which 1,070 were identified as underweight. These children, together with their caregivers were invited to enroll in a 2-week learning by doing community-based participatory nutrition promotion session (CPNP). In these sessions, energy dense and micronutrient rich extra meals (designed based on locally available low-cost ingredients) were provided to these children. Of those who enrolled, 951 (88.8%) gained 200-500 grams by the end of the 2-week program, while 32 dropped out. The remaining 87 failed to gain the minimum expected weight gain (200 grams) and repeated the learning by doing sessions. During follow up home visits, fathers were encouraged to purchase missing food ingredients to continue feeding their children with nutrient dense meals in their homes.
SPIR trained 25 HEWs and 1,482 HDA Leaders in CMAM case identification and referral. Accordingly, 291 SAM cases were transitioned to TDS from routine screening programs while 242 SAM cases identified during CPNP sessions were linked to OTP/SC program. Caretakers of SAM cases attended monthly BCC session while 776 SAM cases for non-PSNP clients were prioritized for timely utilization of the 5% contingency resource in SPIR operational areas.
1 TDS refers to a type of client within the PSNP. They are “Temporary Direct Support” clients. This usually refers to pregnant and lactating women and is an attempt of the Government of Ethiopia to ensure the PSNP is more sensitive to the needs of this group enabling them to be removed from the public works requirement and instead being enrolled in targeted BCC sessions for health and nutrition topics. 2 DBC refers to “Design for Behavior Change” which is a methodology which uses, among other things, a barrier analysis to identify determinants of selected behaviors and then designs the activities to address that behavior which addresses or mitigates against those determinants.
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 6 SPIR conducted National Nutrition Program and inter-sectoral coordination meetings, joint integrated supportive supervision visits and performance review meetings in all project woredas. A total of 238 people (175F) from the health sector attended the latter. After discussion, the participants developed action and monitoring plans in order to assess progress in randomly selected health facilities.
• Intermediate Outcome 2.3.1: Increased access to safe drinking water SPIR facilitated a 3-day operations and maintenance management training for 206 (88F) Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Committee members (drawn from 18 schemes in Oromia and 9 schemes in Amhara), and provided the same training for 43 water-scheme caretakers (5F) from Oromia for 2 days. A two-day review meeting was also made with 42 members (8F) from 14 schemes in West Hararghe. In Oromia: i) two pipeline expansion works are at 36% completion, ii) the physical structure work of Hula Janata water supply expansion project is near completion and iii) well pump tests have been made for a Megertu water expansion project. In Amhara, the status of the construction of 25 hand dug wells and 13 springs are at 14% and 25% respectively.
• Intermediate Outcome 2.3.2: Increased number of open defecation free villages A three-day refresher training was facilitated on Community-led Total Sanitation and Hygiene (CLTSH) for 194 participants (64F). SPIR also facilitated Open-Defecation Free celebrations in 6 villages at 4 woredas of Oromia region. In Amhara, SPIR facilitated follow up and re-verification at 48 villages who were previously certified as open-defecation free. SPIR completed the construction of a gender-sensitive latrine in one school, and completion is at 43% in six other schools. A two-day training was made for 70 HEWs (63F) on key determinants of hand washing and clean and safe environment for children. In addition, 7 school water, sanitation, and hygiene clubs have been established and have facilitated training for 77 (36F) club committee members. A hygiene campaign and promotion event was held in three schools involving 2,280 (767 F) participants in Amhara region, and 1,702 in Oromia. Purpose 3: Increased women's empowerment, youth empowerment and gender equity; • Intermediate Outcome 3.1.1: Increased implementation of gender equity and equality provisions of PSNP-PIM 294 CF and VF (103F) were trained on the VESA gender dialogue module, and 2,855 VESAs have started this gender dialogue module discussion so far. This training was further given to 195 (56F) Kebele Food Security Task Force (KFSTF) members and three GSD review meetings were conducted during this quarter. Gender Working Groups composed of 187 sectoral gender focal persons (106F) had their second meeting in three woredas of Oromia and six woredas in Amhara. Fifteen mobile tents for child care during public work requirements were provided in SPIR operational woredas of Amhara and Oromia.
• Intermediate Outcome 3.2.1: Increased men and boys engagement in child care and household work A two-day peer education discussion session training was conducted with 2,791 (1,255F) youth and 28 discussion sessions were subsequently carried out by 6 gender groups. One of the key men’s engagement activities got underway with the training of male advocates and establishment of 150 men’s groups (2,293 members). These groups have started their discussions and have begun taking personal actions to be more engaged in household chores, food preparation and child care activities. An International Women’s Day celebration was conducted in 3 woredas of Amhara with 621(242F)
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 7 participants and 6 woredas of Oromia with 1,171 (813F) participants from government workers and community members. The main messages were around male engagement in child care and division of labor.
• Intermediate Outcome 3.3.3: Improved actions taken by community groups on gender based violence (early marriage and removing barriers on girls'/women's ' mobility) A GBV Referral Pathways Strengthening workshop was conducted in Oromia and in Amhara. A total of 112 (61F) participants from woreda Attorney General’s Office (formerly Justice Bureau), police, judges, women’s associations and woreda health office representatives attended the workshop and discussed relevant areas of criminal and civil codes and on better ways for prosecution of GBV cases. They identified key loop-holes in the referral pathway and developed an action plan to strengthen the system like tabling GBV referral linkage challenges and coordination issues to be presented in each woreda Gender Working Group.
Purpose 4: Strengthened ability of women, men and communities to mitigate, adapt to and recover from human-caused and natural shocks and stresses. • Intermediate Outcome 4.1.1: Restoration of degraded communal lands by women, men and youth Ten sites were identified for area closures and implementation of FMNR techniques. FMNR training was provided for 125 (14F) government and SPIR staff, and awareness creation on natural resources conservation and management with a special focus on area enclosure management was provided for 824 community members (240 F). FMNR experience sharing visits were conducted with government staff and community members traveling between Amhara and Oromia regions to create peer educations among farmers from at different woredas. • Intermediate Outcome 4.1.2: Improved Watershed Management Seventy-five (75) nursery sites in SPIR operational areas were supported with multipurpose seeds (31.38 quintals), polythene bags (26.50 quintals) and nursery tools. 5000 (491F) SPIR and government staff and community members were trained on different watershed management topics, in support of 523 community watersheds. Training on conflict resolution mechanism and benefit sharing were also provided for 128 (20F) watershed committee members to promote sustainable management of these community watersheds.
• Intermediate Outcome 4.1.3: Increased utilization of proven energy-efficient and climate smart technologies A stakeholder’s discussion forum on energy efficient technologies was facilitated in Daro Lebu woreda with 112 (82 F) people including CFs and woreda experts. Demonstration on the use of improved cook stoves and solar lanterns was conducted for 96 (73F) program participants in Daro Lebu, and in three woredas of Amhara region for 113 female program participants. About 30 VESA group members, all women, were linked to cook stove producers in Arbarakate kebele of Chiro woreda.
• Intermediate Outcome 4.2.1: Adoption of Multi-level Emergency Contingency Plans (CP) SPIR supported the development of Climate Adaptation Action Plans (CAAPs) in 12 kebeles. CAAP development takes into account the top 3 identified hazards, along with vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities. Community representatives and woreda experts actively participated in CAAP development. For the purpose of CAAP development, SPIR also conducted a 3-day refresher training
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 8 for 64 (18 F) government and SPIR staff. The training was on meteorological prediction and its use in contingency planning and Participative Scenario Planning (PSP).
• Intermediate Outcome 4.2.2: Accurate and timely weather and seasonal forecasts used by vulnerable communities SPIR supported access to weather forecast information for 5,965 program participants and facilitated a two-day Belg Season PSP Workshop in which Meher season advisories were co-produced with 177 participants (19F). It aimed to create a platform for agreeing on and communicating seasonal forecasts to the project participants and stakeholders and to develop advisories that are disseminated to the wider communities within a week after PSP.
• Intermediate Outcome 4.2.3: Effective early warning systems in place and functioning SPIR purchased 333 plastic rain gauges and stickers from the National Meteorological Agency for its operational woredas to collect local rainfall data to support a more localized forecast, interpretation and use of rainfall information for informed livelihood decisions. SPIR in West and East Hararghe zones planned to install information boards at selected community centers that are accessible to program participants. Sixteen information display boards are finalized and ready for installations so far in four woredas. • Intermediate Outcome 4.3.1: Increased capacity of LNGOs, CSOs, & CBOs to support PSNP activities A capacity development needs assessment was completed in four woredas of Amhara by collecting data from kebele and woreda level PSNP partners. This is a required part of capacity development through the PSNP and informs ongoing activities to build capacity. In Oromia, SPIR provided orientation for 550 (187 F) VESA leadership members on knowledge and leadership skills, communication, time management, and trust building.
• Intermediate Outcome 4.3.2: Increased technical capacity of food security task forces (FSTF) and govt officials to meet PIM standards A training on leadership, governance, group facilitation, and communication was provided to 43 (5F) participants drawn from fourteen SPIR operational woredas, five zones, and two regions. The training has so far been rolled out in 140 Woreda Food Security Task Forces, Steering committees, Technical committees and 6 CFs and 178 (103 F) KFSTF members. Training on PSNP 4 service standard and detailed roles and responsibilities of grassroots-level committees was also provided for 451 (48F) Community Food Security Task Force members in Oromia this quarter. SPIR purchased and provided desktop computers and stand-alone printers for four woredas and stationary materials for more than 60 kebeles of two woredas in Oromia. The FSTF operating under the Food Security Coordination desk of the Woreda Agriculture Office received all these items.
• Intermediate Outcome 4.3.3: Increased PSNP responsiveness to community needs A training on Community Score Cards (CSC) was provided for 189 (45 F) facilitators who began applying this in 76 Kebeles in Amhara region. In Oromia, a training was provided for 38 partners and SPIR staff (7F) and cascaded in two woredas for 207 social accountability committees, social accountability facilitators, SPIR staff and community members (56F). Thus far, CSC is being implemented in five kebeles of one woreda in Oromia region. 1,263 (406 F) grievances were presented
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 9 to five woredas in Amhara, of which 769 (311F) and 286 (109F) grievances were solved at kebeles and woredas level respectively as per PIM standards. The appeal process was documented in an effort to strengthen grass root PSNP institutions especially KFSTF and appeal committees. The number of appeals solved at the kebele level is high while only a few issues go up to the woreda level for resolution.
Four schools are under construction or expansion in four woredas to benefit 1,442 (657 F) school children, and one bridge is under construction that will benefit 904 [172 F] households.
B. Other Areas of Interest
Commodity Management
SPIR distributed 4,368.04 MT of commodities to 228,888 program participants of which 58,482 are PW and 170,406 are PDS beneficiaries. The food distribution for PW participants was carried out in all SPIR implementation woredas except one new woreda (Tsagelji) while for PDS participants the transfer was made only for two woredas of Oromia and 3 woredas of Amhara. The performance of transfer against plan is 67% overall (in Amhara 60% and 74% in Oromia). The performance is below the plan because of factors related to delay in starting transfers specifically for PDS clients associated with retargeting, and logistics challenges that has delayed dispatch of food to woreda warehouses. No transfer was made at Tsagelji woreda for both PDS and PW clients due to concerns of security problems and logistics challenges. SPIR will shorten the distribution dates to 15 days for both clients and compensate for the lost days with in two months’ time (April and May) while simultaneously carrying out April and May allocations. This is done in consultation with the woreda administration and the implementing partner (ORDA).
Table1: SPIR Food Distribution March 31, 2019 Public Works Permanent Direct Support Woreda Food Distributed Food Distributed BNF# Total Total Wheat YSP Veg. Oil BNF# Wheat YSP Veg. Oil
Siraro 1,360 36.81 3.68 1.1 41.6 0 0 0 0 0
Daro Lebu 2,826 83.84 8.38 2.52 94.73 0 0 0 0 0 Kurfachelle 3,026 90.75 9.08 2.72 102.55 14,053 332.01 33.2 9.96 375.17 Grawa 3,276 132.89 13.29 3.99 150.16 0 0 0 0 0
Chiro 2,314 68.6 6.86 2.06 77.51 0 0 0 0 0 Gemechis 2,889 86.58 8.66 2.6 97.84 26,291 773.97 77.4 23.22 874.59 Bugna 4,319 135 13.5 4.05 152.55 17,681 0 0 0 0
Lasta 6,828 204.83 20.48 6.14 231.45 35,853 0 0 0 0
Gazo 3,922 117.57 11.76 3.53 132.85 0 0 0 0 0
Wadla 3,314 96.9 9.69 2.91 109.5 0 0 0 0 0
Meket 7,002 312.03 31.2 9.36 352.59 0 0 0 0 0 Sekota 7,110 214.61 21.46 6.44 242.5 25,997 288.35 28.83 8.65 325.83
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 10 Dahena 4,967 146.36 14.64 4.39 165.38 26,177 380.32 38.03 11.41 429.76 Gaz Gibla 3,466 155.97 15.6 4.68 176.25 13,878 208.17 20.82 6.25 235.23 Tsagelji 1,863 0 0 0 0 10,476 0 0 0 0
Total 58,482 1,882.74 188.28 56.49 2,127.46 170,406 1,982.82 198.28 59.49 2,240.58
In addition, during the reporting quarter a small amount of 5% contingency food was also distributed in Chiro and Gazgibla.
Table 1: SPIR Extended Round Distributions January to March 31, 2019 Woreda BNF# Food Distributed Wheat YSP Veg. Oil Chiro 116 1.74 0.17 0.05 Gaz Gibla 693 10.40 1.04 0.31 Total 809 12.14 1.21 0.36
Furthermore, the call forward for the FY19 operational year was received. The receipt operation went well at all levels of operational processing despite having a few issues in the area of customs clearance and low mobilization of loading trucks by the transport company. Late delivery of containerized cargo led to delays in some of the transfers in Hararghe woredas. A close follow up with the clearing and forwarding agent and transfer of vegetable oil from Oromia area resolved the issue of pipeline breakage that has affected first round transfer for two weeks in the month of January.
There was no significant loss incident that has affected the delivery of call forwarded food quantities in all primary destination warehouses. The table below provides summary of total food received at primary destination warehouses for FY19 operational year.
Table 3: Food Receipts January 1 – March 31, 2019 Receipt at Destination PDPs in MT Type of Commodity Total Kombolcha Dire Dawa Adama Wheat 16646.65 1269.85 3919.8 21836.3 YSP 1585 128.85 389.95 2103.8 V.Oil 469.8046 69.991 149.411 689.21
Collaboration, Layering and Sequencing Both SPIR and LRO agreed that WV will be responsible for VESA formation. Agreement was also reached to share the VESA data and that was done accordingly. However, they both agreed for further scrutiny on the implications of having married couples to access loans at the same time. LRO is taking on the livelihood and market and financial linkage activities in Siraro Woreda. SPIR will continue to work with PSNP program participants in other areas such as Health and Nutrition, but LRO will be facilitating training, and market linkage activities on targeted value chains and off-farm activities with these PSNP program participants. A labor market assessment conducted by LRO was shared to SPIR. A Technical Training and Wage Employment Advisor was also hired to refine LRO technical training approach. Agreement was reached to use the SPIR curriculum but coaching and mentoring should be given for both LRO and SPIR-trained youth. As part of enhancing
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 11 financial linkages, with financial service providers, LRO was finalizing agreement with one of the SACCO Unions (Duro Shalla SACCO Union) at Siraro woreda. Regular overlap management meetings were also conducted with LRO (CRS and MCS). SPIR also has a strong collaboration with respective local government sector offices and other actors in planning, implementing and monitoring of the activities. Environmental Safety and Compliance A water quality assurance plan has been drafted, data collected and preliminary draft report produced. We are currently waiting for feedback from the Mission as to their preferred approach for sustainability of the plan. An environmental compliance assessment has been conducted, and all the capital project works and other soil and water conservation works are going well in meeting environmental compliance requirements (the assessment was done for 12 capital projects and 8 PW sub-projects in Oromia and appropriate feedback provided.). All capital projects were assessed for Chiro and Gemechis woredas and an environmental feasibility and appropriate environmental management plan were developed for feasible projects. Public works were screened using ESMF in all SPIR woredas. About 79 (13 F) government and project staffs in in Oromia were trained on environmental assessments. Implementation of the environmental monitoring and mitigation plan identified for all capital projects and public works is ongoing across each operational area (watershed management activities such as biological stabilization of physical structures, and integration of SSI construction with soil and water conservation are some of the cases).
IV. CHALLENGES DURING QUARTER Administrative Challenge Response Status LMMS roaming server Maintenance and repair done Solved malfunctions led to delays in distributions Per diem expectations, complaints Continuous endeavor to create Ongoing and absenteeism of sector offices in awareness of government partners case meetings and trainings and the community on per diem organized in operational area policy issue Programmatic Challenge Response Status Linkage of distributors with Re-evaluating potential On process factories for the micro-franchise wholesalers. business, as the selected wholesaler had a fire that destroyed a large number of his warehouses. Limited EthioChicken Agents / Planning to establish more pullet On process pullet growers in the SPIR growers through SPIR support operational areas Reshuffling of woreda task force Organized refresher training on GoE keeps changing officials members PIM for the new members Delay in decision making process Held multiple meetings with the Addressed for the capital projects from woreda woreda government government
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 12 Low performance by HEWs in Under regular discussion with Progress made, follow-ups home-to-home monitoring of health office continuing households for ODF Security challenges at Guji cluster Minimizing the challenge through There is better accomplishment kebeles to accomplish all the forming close follow up with of activities even though there planned activities kebele leaders are pending activities due to repetitive security issues Conflict in Shello Llanchho, In some cases, SPIR was able to This has been an ongoing Shello Abore and Shello Balela carry out activities by taking a challenge and to the extent prevented SPIR from carrying more circuitous route that would possible, as mentioned above, out activities in agriculture, avoid the conflict areas. we are working closely with gender and youth, and health and kebele leaders. nutrition
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Draft data management guideline was developed to support the SPIR M&E team at all level in the data management processes. Routine data quality assessment (RDQA) plan and template was developed. Capacity building on systems (SPIR MIS) and SPSS software was carried out. Master participants lists (MPL) upload in to the MIS system has started in half of the project woredas.
Scope of Work for the Sidama pilot project evaluation/review has been finalized and submitted to Food for Peace for approval while preparation for the Joint-Structured Monitoring Review was well underway.
The learning partners Hawassa University and Ambo University have carried out qualitative data collection and analysis to supplement the quantitative data collection led by IFPRI for the project’s impact evaluation. Preliminary report of quantitative baseline study was presented to SPIR for feedback.
V. PLANS FOR THE NEXT QUARTER Purpose-1: Increased income, productive assets and equitable access to nutritious food for vulnerable women, men and youth; Sub-Purpose 1.1: Increased Agricultural Productivity of Nutritious Foods for Women, Men and Smallholder Farmers • Train 8,757 program participants on shoat value chain • Demonstrate feeding trough and shade construction with 47 shoat model farmers. • Demonstrate back yard forage production on 46 model farmers • Train 1,865 program participants on poultry value chain • Support 4 local pullet suppliers to increase their outreach • Support the preparation of 10,081 business plans for program participants engaging in value chains • Support establishment of 5 colony multiplication and skill transfer center • Support plantation of selected bee forage to 70 model farmers (facilitate access to seed/seedling)
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 13 • Demonstrating poultry house construction and local feed preparation on 70 model farmers. • Equip 8 animal health facilities with vet package • Construct 4 Vet clinic construction • Support 37 demonstrations of improved practices for producer marketing groups and promote FFBS • Conduct 9 joint monitoring and review meeting at woreda level for all value chains • Train 757 Producer marketing groups on FFBS approach • Support demonstration of improved practices on 50 producer marketing groups. • Cascading climatic smart agricultural training to 237 CFs and DAs • Provide training on home gardening to 2,000 program participants • Demonstrate 94 compost preparation and utilization • Training 716 Agricultural Development agents and beneficiaries on improved storage techniques • Demonstrate vegetable post-harvest handling technologies for 160 household level on model farmers
Sub-Purpose 1.2: Increased Access to Agricultural Markets for Women, Men, and Youth Smallholder Farmers • Linking program 350 participants to input market • Linking 1,500 program participants engaging in value chain to Financial service providers • Conduct 1 agro dealers/farm shop owners forum • Linking 66 producer groups to existing market information systems • Establish and Conduct three multi-stakeholder platforms by commodity • Linking 49 program participants and producer marketing groups to output market • Build capacity of four output market actors. • Facilitate 2 participation of program participants on agricultural trade fair. • Conduct three B2B per value chain commodity
Sub-Purpose 1.3: Increased access to Off-farm & Non-farm income opportunities for vulnerable women, men and youth • Train 1,224 youth on life skill/soft skill • Train 30 business service providers (BDS) on quality service provision • Link business service producers to 14 entrepreneurs • Train 24,058 VESAs members on selection and management of IGAs • Facilitate 5 Business plan competition awards • Training three of wholesalers on micro franchise model • Provision of kits (apron, umbrella, bag and others) for 30 micro franchise sales women. • Linking 185 youth with TVET and TTI for skill training (TVET training support package for youth) • Link 209 trained youth to WBL (job shadowing, internship and apprenticeships) for exposure learning.
Sub-Purpose 1.4: Increased Use of Financial Services for Vulnerable Women, Men and Youth • Link 4,100 VESA members to RUSACO
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 14 • Train 640 RuSACCO and union committees • Train vulnerable10. 341 women, in financial literacy • Conduct 1 Quarterly meeting with VFs and CFs • Establishment 226 VESA Groups • Provide model Bylaws and tool kit 396 VESA
Purpose-2: Improved nutritional status of children under two years of age, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent girls; Sub-Purpose 2.1: Increased utilization of diverse nutritious food for CU2, PLW, and girls • Facilitate a training for 538 lead HDAs /VESA leader on optimal IYCF practices • Facilitate training to 90 school teachers on adolescent girls’ nutrition • Facilitate HDAs to conduct 1633 structured household counseling visit (ttC) • Demonstration of nutritious diet (menu) preparation from locally available foods in 54 market places • Training on interpersonal therapy for 15 IPT-G supervisors (SPIR and Gov't staff) • Facilitate training of 90 school teachers on adolescent girls’ nutrition • Formation of 31 nutrition corners • demonstration of nutritious diet (menu) preparation from locally available foods in 190GMP sessions
Sub-Purpose 2.2: Increased utilization of health and nutrition services • Training on healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy to 10 HEW supervisors, 126 HEWs, and 20 school teachers • Train 115 HEWs and 602 HDAs on improved service delivery (on counseling service CMAM case identification and referral) • Train on HTSP, including delay first birth until age 21 and post-partum family planning to 110 HEWs • Training 80 HEWs in Counseling skills (ttC) • Train 33 Health Animators on Health & Nutrition intervention • Train 14 caretakers in water system operations, maintenance, and management • Completing health post construction by 70%
Sub-Purpose 2.3: Reduced prevalence of diarrhea and water borne diseases • Mobilize community to establish water tariff systems for 5 new and rehabilitation schemes • Complete construction of 3 water schemes • Implement CLTSH in 10 villages • Follow-up and support 15 ODF villages to see their sustainability
Purpose-3: Increased women's empowerment, youth empowerment and gender equity; Sub-Purpose 3.1: Institutions are responsive to the needs and priorities of women and girls • Train 595 Core groups (FSTF) on SAA • Facilitate learning opportunities for 11 ongoing GSD-PIM provisions and gender equality and equity knowledge and evidence generation
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 15 • Establish and/or Strengthening 1 Gender Working Groups at Zonal and Woreda Level • Facilitate 4 Gender Review Meeting and Experience sharing for Gender Working Groups at Woreda Level ( PSNP institutions gender experts or focal persons will be a member of the working group)
Sub-Purpose 3.2: Reduction of workload on women and girls • Training on gender and gender-based barriers to 2,196 youth peer groups • Facilitate 1,580 Men groups discussed on Men Engagement sessions and became • Facilitate 2 women leaders solidarity groups experience sharing, and bi-annual meetings • 3,039 youth will participate in the 2 days peer education training • 40 sessions will be conducted with school gender clubs • 8 men group led campaigns on men engagement will be carried out • 150 men groups will conduct their discussion regularly
Sub-Purpose 3.3: Strengthened aspirations, capabilities, leadership and decision-making power for women and youth • Distribution IEC/BCC materials on GBV to 1498 program participant • Training to 1000 women and young girls in leadership, decision-making and public engagement skills. • Conduct discussion on VAW with VESAs using SAA tool • Disseminate information on the referral pathway and IEC/BCC material • 3,295 VESAs will be given the GBV referral pathways IEC material and conduct action plan against GBV in their area • 5 GBV campaigns from VESA initiatives will be supported
Purpose-4: Strengthened ability of women, men and communities to mitigate, adapt to and recover from human-caused and natural shocks and stresses. Sub-Purpose 4.1: Improved natural resource management by women, men, youth and communities • Identify 3 sites for area closures • Delineate 9 boundary and prepare enclosure management plan • Train 72 program and government staffs on FMNR • Train 180 women and men community members trained on improved FMNR • Provide seeds for direct sowing to 55 participants • 210 user groups committee trained on conflict resolution mechanisms and benefit sharing • Refreshment training on GIS for 20 program and government staffs for watershed mapping and management • Train 264 women and men community members on compost making, forest and agro forestry • Conduct nine demonstrations of improved cook stoves/sola lanterns
Sub-Purpose 4.2: Improved disaster risk reduction strategies for women, men and communities • Train 261 program and government staffs on adaptation and resilience (CCA, DRR and early warning • Refresh training to 149 gov’t staff on EW and DRR committee on contingency planning/meteorological forecasting
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 16 • Train 481 Kebele EW and DRR committee on CAAPs and meteorological forecasting • Conduct 9 regional seasonal multi-stakeholders platform workshops • Conduct PSP workshop and review meeting at woreda level (for scenario building and info dissemination) - 8 • Distribute 164 plastic rain gauges • Five School class room construction/expansion (Cap) • Three Pipe/slab culvert construction (Cap) • Three Ford construction (Cap)
Sub-Purpose 4.3: Improved effectiveness and social mobilization of PSNP 4 institutions • Create awareness 2,065 PSNP 4 Leadership /governance and communication skill training for zone and woreda levels PSNP officials and SPIR staff at kebele level (for KFSTF, KAC, SAC, CFSTF, CF) • Facilitation skill training for 415 CF, VFs, and SAC • Train 12 Regional government and SPIR staff on Beneficiary case management (BCM) • Support 9 woredas FSTF in Office materials (such as computers and printers) • Conduct training to 231 government staff on Graduation Prediction System and grievance redress mechanisms • Awareness on grievance redress mechanisms for KSAC, Kebele Appeal Committee at the kebele and community level - 554 • Establish 4 SAC at kebele level • Train 209 government staff on SA tools (Community score card implementation process) • Facilitate CSC implementation meeting in selected kebeles to 74 kebele participants • Train 240 Regional, government, and SPIR staff on Beneficiary case management (BCM
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning • Review/evaluation of Sidama pilot project • Finalizing the SPIR MIS to make it fully functional • Mapping of GIS data collected on rural financial service provides will be finalized • Conducting internal data quality assessment
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIRQuarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Submitted May 3, 2019 17 ANNEX Annex 1: SIDAMA PILOT
PERFORMANCE UPDATES FROM THE QUARTER
Purpose-1: Increased income, productive assets and equitable access to nutritious food for vulnerable women, men and youth; Outcome 1: Improved small-holder production, productivity and nutrition Output 1.1: Promote diversified and increased crop production The community was supported with various capacity building sessions that familiarized them with different climate smart agriculture techniques such as conservation agriculture, perma- garden methods and how to produce nutritional crops in their garden. SPIR also created linkages for the source of inputs at Hawassa, Tulla vegetable shop & Woreda Agriculture office. Accordingly, 45 participants purchased the vegetable seeds such as carrot, lettuce, beet root, and potato seeds by their own money. And 8 households adopted and applied perma-garden practices at their own lands. Output 1.2: Promote diversified livestock production including market linkages To support shoat and poultry VC, linkage was made with government sheep breed improvement initiatives (improved sheep producing cooperatives) found in Sidama Zone, Daara Woreda of Aberagalade Kebele. Thus, 50 rams were purchased & distributed for Shoat Value Chain PMGs with 25% down payment. Veterinary drugs were also provided to 388 households (36 Females) of Shoat and Poultry Value Chain PMG participants, and they started improved small scale poultry production at their backyard. Anecdotally, the improved production techniques and technologies are diffusing to the nearby households as some are seen constructing the same poultry house and asking the SPIR staff as to where to get the improved breeds. Output 1.2.1: Improved access to quality inputs To create linkage of input access for VC participants and others in the woredas, an assessment was conducted and potential input suppliers for poultry, poultry feed, medicine, and other inputs were identified. Accordingly, two input suppliers namely, “Wujigra” multipurpose primary cooperative society and “MengstuYonka” private input supplier were identified. A Business to Business (B2B) meeting was also conducted between input providers and producers. During the meeting quality of inputs, seasonality, type of inputs, packaging, prices and other issues were raised. This helped the producer farmers to get clear information about the input suppliers, especially accessibility of the concentrated feed for shoat. Moreover, potential pullet growers were found in Malga (Edgetbesira and Tesfa) and poultry feed producer and poultry production equipment suppliers (like watering dish, feeding equipment, and vet drugs) which is called Alema Kaudis (Alema Farm) that found in Hawassa were identified and made linkage with the Poultry PMGs. Side by side, all the value chain participants were trained on the concept of quality input, how to access & how to plant forage in home garden for shoats and how to prepare feeds from locally available crops for poultry.
Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIR Quarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Annex - 1 - Submitted May 3, 2019
Similarly, another B2B meeting was conducted at Malga Woreda, Manicho town in order to strengthen the poultry value chain participant’s access to quality input. There was a totally of 35 participants those were 3 egg collectors, 25 poultry PMG leaders, 4 pullet grower leaders 1representative of Alema Farm and 2 government partners (Woreda poultry expert and Woreda Marketing expert). In this meeting main actors of the poultry value chain (Poultry producers, input supplier’s and buyers) were participated and they are able to familiarize themselves. Accordingly, each actor presented about themselves and their business, products as well as their demand and potentials. In addition to this, input providers (both pullet growers and feed and vet drug supplier’s) also presented about their type of input, their potential and on how to work together and government partners also provided technical advices for the value chain actors. Parallel to this, discussion was made between the pullet growers and Alema Farm on how to work together on feed supplying& distribution and they were interested to work collaboratively. During the meeting egg collectors also present about their demand and on how to work with the poultry producer and Marketing groups. After the B2B meeting was conducted, exposure visit was facilitated for the poultry PMG leaders, pullet growers and government poultry expert in W/genet and Hawassa. As the result, participants were able to visit the pullet growers and poultry Producer. The exposure visit helped the participants/visitors (PMG leaders) to get new skill and knowledge on how to buy and distribute pullets for their members, lead, manage & make functional the PMG to provide service for its members. Pullet growers from the visitors also got experiences from the visited pullet growers on how they can grow the day old chicken, management, practice and how they can sell their 45 days old chicken and strengthening the partnership between the PMGs and pullet growers. The target beneficiaries have also visited Alema Farm at Hawassa, its vet drug and poultry equipment shop and feed store. As one participants of the exposure visit Mrs. Demozie Tafese (chairperson of the Lopho poultry PMG that found in Abaketorshie Kebele) said about the exposure visit “this is a great thing for us and we get new experiences from poultry PMG that we visited in W/genet. We now know about how to collect money from our members and buy pullets, lead our PMG. And we also visited the Alema farm and we can directly buy feed and other equipment’s from the company directly. This helps us to initiate and encourage ourselves and our members and I promise our PMG will be strongly achieving our planned objectives and provide all the needed services to member. Thus, I would like to thank the project for facilitating this visit and at the same time for Alem Poultry Farm for the cooperation they have made to us”. The experience sharing visit helped strengthen the relationship between the value chain actors and initiated the poultry PMGs to go forward in implementing their objectives. As the result, all the PMGs have mobilized 161,014ETB ($5738) from their members and have bought 2,597 forty- five days old chicken from the identified pullet growers (Edget & Sirabetesfa) found in Malga woreda and distributed to 536 (104 M) members and also seven PMGs from both districts bought 12 quintals of concentrated poultry feed from Alema farm by 16,303 Birr ($573 USD) and benefited their members. Because of the linkage that was created by the project, 177,044 Birr ($6,312 USD) transactions was made between the value chain actors. This is the beginning of the value chain process and it will be continued and strengthened. According to the Livestock and Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIR Quarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Annex - 2 - Submitted May 3, 2019 fishery Development Office of both districts, quantity of the pullet purchase by the community has increased and the project participants become an exemplary in their village to promote the poultry production. At this time the value chain PMGs are able to know where to get the quality inputs like pullet, drug, feed and poultry production equipment’s and they are able to buy by directly from the input suppliers. Therefore, the project created access for the project participants to quality input to increase their production & productivity and to improve livelihood linkages that have been made with potential suppliers and growers, the trainings of poultry management, feed preparation, the experience visit, the where to get the materials and sell the product, the diffusion to the technology to nearby households and KAs. Table 1. Input purchased data by the poultry PMGs from January –March, 2019 SN Poultry # of Amount # of Quantity of Amount PMG Woreda poultry of Birr benefited feed of birr Name purchased paid Members purchased paid (quintals) 1 Genet Malga 149 9,238 39 2 2,670 2 Edget Malga 105 6,510 25 2 2,670 3 Hibret Malga 73 4,526 39 1 1,345 4 Halcho Malga 75 4,650 25 2 2,670 5 Lopoho Malga 80 4,960 25 0 0 6 Baratu W/Genet 688 42,656 98 0 0 7 Enidemer W/Genet 340 21,080 62 0 0 8 Lopho W/Genet 210 13,020 55 1 1,335 9 Mitima W/Genet 504 31,248 95 1 1,335 10 Ediget W/Genet 373 23,126 73 3 4,005 Total 2,597 161,014 536 12 16,030
Output 1.2.2.: Women, men and youth farmers linked to output buyers Having market inaccessibility to sell (where and how to) the produced agriculture items have been a major bottleneck for farmers during post-harvest in the pilot Woredas. This has also affected VC participants on their egg and chicken. Making market integration (linkage) with potential egg collectors and buyers at local and central market, like at Hawassa, is among the solutions to solving such problems. In speaking with collectors and buyers, they reportedly collected egg from Poultry VC participant of the project. The purchase price per egg is ranging from 3.25 Birr ($0.11 USD) up to 3.50 Birr ($0.12 USD) and sold from 3.50 Birr ($0.12 USD) up to 4.00 Birr ($0.13 USD). The VC participants have also generated a reasonable income which has encouraged them to produce more poultry for egg and meat purposes. As one of the egg collectors from Malga woreda said “We are very happy to collect eggs from Poultry VC participants as the PMGs are collecting more eggs from their members to us than if we go and collect eggs from a single household.” Such market access could fill the demand of the collector and make it simple to sell the product which the producers had. “Even if we have the capacity to
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collect more eggs per market day, we could not get much eggs based on our demand. Up to now, we are collecting maximum of 150 eggs per market day of the local areas.” In this reporting period, the SPIR project conducted a mini assessment to identify potential buyers of shoat and poultry products (egg & chicken for meat). A B2B meeting was facilitated at the woreda level that was included all the value chain participants in order to make linkages for producers with potential buyers of egg and shoat. After this, three local egg collectors (buyers) started buying the product from PMG members at the village level. Egg buyers reported that the linkage simplifies their task of purchasing eggs which was tedious because they could not get sufficient eggs per day before. Some reported that they could now get large amounts of egg per day that might have previously been collected in a week before the intervention. Also, producers also reported that they could get a fair price for their products. The pilot project has been assessing potential buyers of shoat, culled chicken & egg in nearby towns like Hawassa and Shashemene to link them with the collectors and whole sellers. SPIR also tried to make linkages with hotels, restaurants and supermarkets which are found in both cities in order to identify the potential output buyers for the value chain products. Accordingly, two medium shoat product collectors (Mr. Tesfaye and Mr. Belay) were also identified from adjacent woredas. In the stated B2B meeting, the value chain actors (producers, input suppliers and buyers) presented and described about themselves which helped them to be more familiarized with each other. Buyers described about their customers demand, quantity of product they need, seasonality of the product and overall marketing process. Moreover, PMGs presented about their potential products, interest to work with the buyers, and raised questions to the buyers on the selling ways and preconditions. And then the buyers and producers conducted detailed face to face discussion about the marketing process and finally they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which could help them to strengthen their relationship and build a common trust. The meeting helped the producers to make the link with the output buyers sustainably. In general, the project has basically been promoting local value chain of potential agricultural products to strengthen agricultural market and value chain system of the intervention Woredas and project participants. In this reporting time, all value chain participants, which were in total 786 (552 females), trained on the concept of business plans, how to prepare and follow up. Furthermore, based on the created output market, within the two months PMGs started to collect eggs from their members and supply to the collectors as indicated the following table. Table 2. Quantity of eggs supplied to output market by the poultry VC PMGs
SN Kebele PMG Quantity of egg Amount of name supplied to collectors birr earned 1 Fitoketemuna Genet 559 1825.75 2 Barana Halco 433 1424.25 3 Sintaro Hibret 186 577.50 4 Abaketorshie Lopoho 529 1756.75 5 Woterariessa Edget 130 422.50 Total 1819 6006.75 Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIR Quarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Annex - 4 - Submitted May 3, 2019
Outcome 2: Increased self-employment and access to finance Output 2.1: Increased opportunities for self-employment Participants were trained on how to select and manage IGAs and also on personal cash management which helped them to run the business smoothly. The project promoted and supported the income generating activities model to improve the project participant’s income sources and self-employment. According to this 1,312 (88%) of the project participants took loan from their VESA and participated on different income generating activities. As Mr. Milikiyas, a member of Hibert VESA said “I took 2,000 birr from my VESA and bought improved maize seed, pregnant sheep and fertilizer” who is 35 years old and a father of seven children. “Due to accessing loan from my VESA, I could produce maize which I was not able to do it before. This is because of cash shortage I had previously. Now I have got new two male sheep which brought by birth from the purchased one. When I need to sell them, I can get 5,000 birr” as he continued giving his witness about the benefit of VESA. As the existing MFIs in the pilot Woreda have needed requirements to give loan and also not as simple as VESA’s loan system, VESA members did not want to take from them. “If I need to take loan from OMO MFI, it takes to me the time and I can’t fit its requirements” as Mr. Milikays finalized his giving witness. His wife, Mrs. Kefela Geneta, 27, is also in the same VESA group. She took loans from their VESA and started a small business. “After I got training on how to identify and select income generating activity by the project, I took 1,800 birr loan from my VESA and I open a small kiosk. However, before the project intervenes in our village, I didn’t have any business due to cash problem and knowledge gap I have on how to start and run the business. Now, I could run the business and sale fast moving household goods which are basically needed by our community such as flour, sop, oil, biscuits, matches, salt and others. I am benefited from this business and to my neighbors. It is increasing the volume of sales from time to time and makes me profitable. Because of this I bought eighteen 45 days’ old chickens with 990 birr. I am member of the poultry value chain and I have 4,000 birr deposit. I become an exemplary in our village. Other VESA members are encouraged and initiated because of my situation to take loan and start their own small business.” The micro-franchising business model was also introduced to the target area by the pilot project, which is another type of IGA (income Generation activity) to enable and diversify the income source of women. In this reporting period one whole seller profile data & other required documents were collected & submitted to the head office. Based on the evaluation result, the whole sellers that selected for the pilot project got acceptance by the manufacturer. Previously, 23 sales women were identified & trained on the business model as per the training guideline. However, accidentally the identified manufacturer faced a fire accident problem and the factory has been burned. Hence, it has taken time for recovery and head office advisors are looking for other manufacturers. In the next quarter it is expected that the sales women will be starting their home to home selling business by purchasing the items from newly identified whole sellers.
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Output 2.2: Improved knowledge of savings and lending and access to finance All VESAs have increased their internal saving mobilization and individual members’ amount of share purchase has become better than before. Based on the VESA project model implementation guideline, all VESAs shared-out and started their second cycle saving and lending practices. Members’ sense of ownership has been improved and their share purchase has been increased from week to week. Besides, VESA members have increased their saving mobilization from time to time and until this reporting period, 1,510,143 Birr ($55,931 USD) loan fund, 143,684 Birr ($5,321 USD) social fund was collected from VESAs members and disbursed 1,020,609 Birr ($37,800) loan to 1,287 (675 F) members and it was repaid without any default . From the collected social funds, 17,145 ETB ($635 USD) was provided to 108 members who faced different social problems. In general, out of the 1,541 total VESA members, 90% have accessed financial services from their VESA. Self-replication is a big opportunity with the VESA model to promote and improve the saving culture of the poor households in target community. Through self-replication, 47 new VESAs which have 1,524 (825 F) members, were formed with the technical support of our village agents. Table 3: VESA Lending and Social Fund Totals
Type of Membership Loan fund SF Loan Loan benefited VESA mobilized collected provided Members M F T M F T 1st cycle 948,506 85,408 721,914 612 675 1,287 2nd cycle 701 857 1558 561,637 58,276 298,695 299 366 665 Replicated 699 825 1524 255,405 28,819 165,180 228 211 439
To improve the stakeholder’s involvement in the project implementation, a joint review meeting and VESA visit was conducted in collaboration with woreda and kebele level government stakeholders. Through this, 35 government partners (kebele chairmen & managers, kebele level Agriculture Office heads, Cooperative Development Agents and Omo Microfinance Institution, Heads of the Woreda Level Signatory Government Sectors) participated and provided technical support and supportive supervision at field level. The VESA has helped poor community members to build assets and improve their livelihood as many have started to produce small assets such as chicken, sheep, cattle, small kiosk and local tea houses as mentioned previously in this report. This helped them to diversify their income sources and increase their resiliency. Output 2.3: Vulnerable people, especially women demonstrate improved financial management skills One of the major elements of sustainability of VESA is improving VESA member’s awareness and skill on financial management. All VESA management committee members were trained on group financial management in order to improve their skill of book keeping, documentation and
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cash management to improve their individual and group money management. VESA members also discussed about their saving and cash management with the support of village agents. Following to this, supporting, monitoring and strengthening the VESA was made in this quarter and all the VESA members have improved their awareness and skill on personal and group financial management which focused on: Out of the 1,312 VESA members who took loans, 661 (50%) were women and they have actively participated in off-farm and non-farm IGAs and getting additional income to their home Outcome 3: Improved nutritional status of children under two years of age, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent girls; Output 3.1: Increased Men's involvement and women's improved practice in IYCF The Sidama pilot project has conducted IYCF, maternal and adolescent nutrition training for 97 (20 female) VESA leaders & HDAs in collaboration with woreda health offices by using SURE training materials. The objective of the training was to increase the knowledge and practice of the care givers and their family to the optimal behavior, increase the husband’s involvement in child care and maternal nutrition, promote nutrition sensitive agriculture, improve adolescent nutrition, promote hand washing practice on critical time and environmental sanitation. The project has been achieving the objective through trained VESA leaders and HDAs on creating awareness for the target groups (PLW, PLW family members and Adolescent girls) during VESA discussion by using the prepared manual. Therefore, 1,115 (470M) VESA members from 36 VESA groups were addressed. Anecdotally, mothers and caregivers have started cooking diversified food by understanding the importance of using a variety of foods. They also maintained the recommended meal frequency for children and pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW). Due to bringing changes on the knowledge and practice of mothers and care givers, 473 (253M) children of VESA members have been protected from stunting and its consequence. In addition to these, men’s involvement on child care and nutrition activity has been improving. Sanitation hygiene training was conducted for 10 Health extension workers, 10 (1F) School teachers, 50 HDAs and 50 (3F) VESA leaders, to promote improved personal hygiene and environmental sanitation for the reduction of disease occurrence among children due to poor sanitation and hygiene practice. After the training, participants have planned to promote hand washing practice during critical times by mobilizing the community to make local hand washing facilities nearby poultry houses and toilets, to promote household toilet construction and utilization, separate home for animal and strengthening WASH clubs in school. Output 3.2: Adolescent girls have equitable access to household food The adolescent girls’ nutrition issue has got emphasis among VESA groups to be implemented at home and also advocated throughout the community for the reduction of stunting prevalence by improving the access to nutritious food that contributes to breaking the vicious cycle of malnutrition. Therefore, 140 adolescent girls who were directly addressed during VESA discussion sessions have improved their own feeding culture. A maternal nutrition training was also conducted in both woredas for a total of 309 (6F) religious leaders to strengthen community
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mobilization for increasing awareness and insuring sustainability of the project. During the training the religious leaders promised to take part in awareness creation for their congregations and also to register under five children and pregnant mothers for follow up. Output 3.3: Increased preparation of nutritious food CPNP training was cascaded to 13 HEWs at Wondo Genet woreda in this reporting period. After the training, HEWs cascaded the training for 25 HDAs and 25 (3F) VESA leaders. And then, jointly supportive supervision was conducted in collaboration with the woreda Health Office Representatives and cluster focal points for the purpose of assessing the readiness of 10 health posts for essential service availability. During the supervision the team identified gaps like 2 health posts with no HEW and nonfunctional weighing scales in 7 health posts. Currently, 10 Salter scales purchased by the project are ready to provide and HEWs are also assigned. CPNP sessions were conducted in two target kebeles of Malga woreda. 81 (36 females) children under 3 years old participated in an initial assessment: 46 children (26 girls) by direct screening and 35 children (14 girls) from GMP registration. Twenty-six (26) children of moderately malnourished status were admitted to the rehabilitation session. After attending a 12-day session, 94% of children were able to gain 200g at the end of the session. In addition to these, in 3 Kebeles (1 in Wondo Genet) 195 children (57 at Malga) have been in the screening process. A sensitization workshop was conducted for 54 (2 females) stakeholders (primary health care unit focal points, cluster supporters, kebele administrative and other influential community members) to strengthen community participation and ownership during screening, admission, follow up and graduation of CPNP participants. Therefore, the screening & follow up process has been continued with improved partnership at all levels than before. Outcome 4: Increased women's empowerment, youth empowerment and gender equity; Output 4.1: Increased men and boys engagement in child care and household work Fifteen (15) male advocators were identified from the operational kebeles with collaboration with KFSTFs to give training for men groups /VESA members. Accordingly, the training was given for 176 VESA members/Men groups. As a result the changes, anecdotally, were seen within the trainees like increased love bonds between husbands and wives, supporting each other, and minimized the bad cultural habits between husbands and wives like equal sharing of the responsibility at home, husbands have started to give attention to helping and caring for children rather leaving them only to mothers. Previously couples did not eat together because there was a belief that the delicious part of food has to be given to husbands and the less-ideal parts were eaten by wives. However, now such kind of views and others have been changed within the family, and steadily the change has been spreading into the large mass of the communities. Output 4.2: Increased access to income, inputs and markets for women and youth
The Woreda Youth and Sport Office and potential partner office’s experts took training on youth development. After that a team was formed from respective government offices and KFSTFs, and they selected 293 unemployed youths as per the criteria. Out of this, 132 (48 F) youths from six kebeles were trained as part of the prepared training module. The remainder of the four kebeles’ Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIR Quarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Annex - 8 - Submitted May 3, 2019
youth were at an early stage to take the training in the reporting period. Hence, it will be reported in the next report period after they finish the training this April. Outcome 5: Improved Watershed Management The project provided capacity building training on soil and water conservation activities for 173 households (35 females). The project provided stone and gabion boxes for the construction of some soil and water conservation activities. Accordingly, 0.16 kilometers of gully was treated with gabion check dam structures. As a result, runoff was minimized, soil erosion was reduced and 560 households’ farm land was conserved at three Kebele project sites. These interventions have contributed to food security by increasing the size of arable land for the households at pilot woredas that caused, before the construction of the dams, reduction of the production due to soil degradation and gully formation as the result of massive flood and runoff. They also conserve micronutrients which are found in the soil that could be washed by such natural hazards. As it was observed during a field visit during the quarter by the Chief of Party, massive soil silts had been deposited or trapped by gabion check dam structures, and some bushy plants were also starting to grow. According to a monitoring/ field visit report from the Head Office technical advisor (carried out in February, 2019), it was reported that gabion check dams were well-constructed, trapped silts and soils, and community members witnessed the positive impacts of this check dam.
PLANS FOR THE NEXT QUARTER Outcome 1: Increased income, productive assets and equitable access to nutritious food for vulnerable women, men and youth; Output 1.2: Increased livestock productivity and diversity Linking program participants to government sheep breed improvement initiative. Training for value chain participants on forage development and improved feeding techniques(poultry & shoat)
Outcome 2: Improved nutritional status of children under two years of age, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent girls; Output 2.1.: Increased Men's involvement and women's improved practice in IYCF Promoting hand washing facility tippy tap for poultry beneficiaries. Joint review meeting with partners. Publication and Provision of VESA discussion manual for the group after preparing orientation session.
Output 2.2: Adolescent girls have equitable access to household food Conduct VESA discussion Strengthening partnership with FBO for best achievement
Output 2.3: Increased preparation of nutritious food Conducting CPNP session, follow up and monitoring
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Printing BCC materials Documentation and share best practices
Outcome 3: Increased women's empowerment, youth empowerment and gender equity; Output 3.1: Increased men and boys engagement in child care and household work Establish men group to promote the involvement of Men in child care and household chores Male advocator are identified and trained on male engagement Men groups are discussed on men engagement sessions and became male champions (kebele administration level)
Output 3.2: Increased access to income, inputs and markets for women and youth Conduct self-esteem and life skill trainings for youth and women to promote youth employment. Train Staff and partners on Be your Own Boss (BYOB) or business skill. Business skill training (Be Your Own Boss) training to youth. Link Youth with TVET/TTI for technical training. Link youth with WBL (job shadowing, apprenticeship and internship). Promote & support Micro-Franchise for VESA members. Monitoring and reporting of VESA status through Management information system.
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Annex 2: List of Acronyms
BCC Behavior Change Communication CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc CBA Community Based Adaptation CCTS Country Commodity Tracking System CLH Comprehensive Land Husbandry CLH Comprehensive Land Husbandry CLTSH Community Lead Total Sanitation and Hygiene COP Chief of Party CMAM Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition CPNP Community-based participatory nutrition promotion CRS Catholic Relief Services CSA Climate Smart Agriculture CTS Commodity Tracking System CU2 Children Under 2 DBC Design for Behavior change DA Development Agent DFSA Development Food Security Activity DIP Detailed Implementation Plan DNFMP Diversified Nutritious Food Menu Preparation DRR Disaster Risk Reduction EWS Early Warning System FDP Final Distribution Point FfE Facilitators for Empowerment FFP Food for Peace FH Food for the Hungry FMNR Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration FSTF Food Security Task Force FTC Farmer Training Centre GoE Government of Ethiopia GSD Gender Social Development HCF Health Community Facilitators HDA Health Development Army HEW Health Extension Worker HTSP Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy ICB Institutional capacity building IEE Initial Environmental Examination IGA Income Generating Activities IMCI Integrated Management of Childhood Illness IPTT Indicator Performance Tracking Table IYCF Infant and Young Child Feeding LMMS Last Mile Mobile Solution Award #: FFP-A-16-00008 SPIR Quarterly Performance Report FY19Q2 Annex - 11 - Submitted May 3, 2019
M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAM Moderate Acute Malnutrition MBL Master Beneficiary List MCHN Maternal Child Health and Nutrition MIS Management Information System MoANR Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources PDS Permanent Direct Support PIM Project Implementation Manual PLW Pregnant and Lactating Women PMG Producer marketing Group PSNP Productive Safety Net Program PW Public work SAA Social Analysis and Action SAM Sever Acute Malnutrition SPIR Strengthen PSNP 4 Institutions and Resilience ttC Timed and Targeted Counselling TVET Technical, Vocational and Education Training VC Value Chain VESA Village economic and social association WBL Work based learning WV World Vision
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