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Location : , Eastern , South Sudan

Date : 05 November, 2014

Chari : Suvash Acharya

Agenda :

1. Welcome / Introductions 2. Cluster Objectives / SPR-2015 process update / IPC 3. Presentation on county level information: -Planned vs actual comparison & graphs / Maps of FSL activities in EES -Review of gaps per county and response discussion 4. Access constraints during project implementation (sharing from Partners) 4. AOB

Welcome / Introduction:

Clarify the purpose of the monthly state level FSLC meeting to the participants.

The purpose of the meeting is to strengthen coordination mechanism amongst the national and international FSLC actors, facilitate effective sharing of information, promote partnerships and inclusiveness among the FSLC actors and other clusters working in the EES.

Cluster Objectives / SPR-2015 process update / IPC:

 The FSLC cluster objectives were shared in the meeting by linking existing FSLC activities with the three cluster objectives and how it contribute to achieve the cluster outcomes. Highlighted on the inputs provided by the different Agencies i.e. Access to Food and Community Asset Creation and Livelihoods inputs provision

 SPR–2015 overall process and its current status i.e. submission of Cluster Response Plan along with its cluster strategy, M&E Frame work with its indicators etc;

 Currently FSLC is reviewing the proposals received form the Cluster Members and Implementing Partners and shared that FSL is going to request them to upload the proposal on OPS site by 06/Nov/2014.

 Briefly shared on IPC Sept/2014 outcomes, particularly analysis of EES livelihoods phase classification and population breakdown by different phases of IPC and maps were shared in the meeting;

Presentation on county level INFO: (target vs actual and gaps per county)

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 Shared on Cluster CRP Targets and Response Priority set for EES for 2014 which are 56, 244 beneficiaries for Improved Access to Food and 246,512 beneficiaries for Livelihoods Investment.

 Distribution of the food for the month of Sept/14 has reached above 80% in most of the counties under Access Increase to food activity. However, because of logistic challenges due to bad road conditions by heavy rains in the state, could not reach the target in some counties i.e. Budi, , Lopa and North, which remained below 80%.

 Except in Ikwoto county, all the counties in EES have reached target in the month of Sept/14, under Livelihoods Investment Intervention;

Access constraints during project implementation (as reported by partners):

ARD:  Food commodities were distributed to 40,789 targeted beneficiaries in 25 Payams under 6 Counties, of Kapoeta Eat, Kapoeta south, Kapoeta North, Lafon, and Torits in EES;  Under BSFP progrtamme, 1,123 children (6-59 months) were reached in 12 Payams of 2 Counties of Kapoeta East and Kapoeta South  2,300 Participants were involved in the programme (16,100) target beneficiaries reached) in 8 payams of 3 counties i.e. Kapoeta East, KApoeta South and Kapoeta North. Challenges:  Road access constraint during rainy season;  Delay in delivery by transporters and lack of tools  Problem in communication as in the most of the project areas, there is not telephone network

World Concern:  World Concern in behalf of FAO distribution supplementary seeds to the five Payams of Arihilo, Burgilo, Murguna, Kurumi and Pacidi in Lopa County. So far about 31,200 Kg of seeds of maize, Cowpeas and Sorghum is distributed to 31,200 beneficiaries.  About 43.365 MT of food have been distributed for more than 735 participants (targeting 5,145 beneficiaries) against the Agriculture Farms, in Lojo, Lohobohobo, Isiwanb and Belle and the school rehabilitation programme in Mura_Lopit and Bulle and the roads rehabilitation in Imhejek, Longiro, Bulle and Arilo in Lopa county; Constraints: -Lack of warehouses for storage for Seeds; -Poor market linkages to sell the products and transportation problem;

CDSS:

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- Under Asset Creation activity in , CDSS cleared 4.7 km bush, 2 spots blocked road rehabilitation affected by landslides; - 22 KM of the targeted 26 KM road rehabilitation has been already rehabilitated in Budi county and food distribution has been taken place partially as per the recommendation of M&E progress report; - In the month of October, livestock were treated under the programme of Livelihoods Investments in Budi county; Challenges:  Since the project area is in the remote part of Budi and road access and landslides are the main challenges;  In adequate tools with the farmers;

AFAGA:  In the month of October, AFAGA is continuing it Food for two Assets Creating activities in and have so far distributed food two times;  From nest week, AFAGA will be supporting to the farmers on harvesting Sorghum;  Planning for a post-production assessment once the farmers harvest the crops of this season; Challenges:  Road cut off is one the main challenges for AFAGA to access and deliver the food a non-food to the target area; CARITAS SWISS:  Under , in Lmurok Payam and Kudo Payam, a total of 65 farmers planted assorted crops seeds 34 famers have planted their assorted crop seeds;  The three days joint monitoring exercise was carried out to in Gunyoro, Ifoho, Lofiri and Hutiala Bomas of Imurok and Kudo Payams aiming to monitor the production of seeds in the area.

Constraints: - Insecurity affected access to and from target locations especially Chahari Payam in Ikwoto County - Bad roads hampered distribution process

AVSI:  AVSI distributed 27.61 MT of food reaching 4, 674 beneficiaries and this has increased attendance in the target schools;  7 schools and one hospital (St. Theresa Isohe) are benefiting from WFP distribution in Ikotos County of EES;

Challenges:

- Difficult accessibility of many locations in Ikotos County during the raining season - Poor understanding of the stocking record system from the school

Plan International:  A total of 35,261 IDPs residing in Melijo IDP camps of payam and 4,300 severely food insecure community in Kimatong, Napak and Losite payams of Ikwotos and Budi Counties are receiving assorted GFD from Plan International regularly;  A total of 5, 957 pupils from Primary Schools in EES are benefiting from Food for Education activity and deworming activity;

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 A total of 91 teachers, 13 PTAs members, 13 community leaders and 520 pupils were trained on vegetable gardening and nutrition. These participants were from 13 schools.  1,839 moderately food insecure HH are being supported through FFA projects in 5 payams of torit and Magwi county;

WFP:  To respond the concern raised by the IPs on delayed in FLA agreement, WFP clarified in the meeting that FLA agreements process was bit delayed last year as most of the partners working in the state were dispersed due to conflict. That took some times to gain the momentum of working environment in the state.

 WFP SO, Torit informed to all the partners to attend a “two-day workshop” on “Community Need Identification and Prioritization” from 26-27/Nov/2014 in Torit.

AOB

 FSL Cluster has received a total 9 proposals from the Implementing Partners for EES for CRP-2015. These proposals are under review currently and once it is finalized will be informed to the concern partners;

Attendance of the Meeting: SN Name Position/title Org. Telephone E-mail 1 Daniel kanyaru Program Assistant ARD 0955418119 [email protected] 2 Elizeous Izama Surur Project Co-ordinatror AFAGA 0955080377 [email protected] 3 Mwesigye Joram Head of Food Security Caritas 0954359574 [email protected] 4 David Wachira H.of programes ARD 0955070768 [email protected] 5 Ghebrehiwet Hailit ERC Plan 0956073517 [email protected] 6 Graham Juma Field Coordinator Plan 0955058896 [email protected] 7 Demmelash Adera Emrg. Resp. Manager Plan [email protected] 8 Sisto Otho Field Monitor Plan int. 0956286274 [email protected] 9 Voya James M&E CDSS 0955226967 [email protected] 10 Dagostino Francesco Area Team Leader AVSI 095484017 [email protected] 11 Moses Opolot Programme Manager AFH 0956488097 [email protected] 12 Hillary Taban Project Manager FAO 0922001683 [email protected] World [email protected] or 13 Barsabas Efuk Gallas Program Manager Concern 0956928583 [email protected] 14 Maduok Akot HSO, EES WFP 0922465449 [email protected] 15. Suvash Acharya FSLC A. Coordinator FSLC 0912300471 [email protected]

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