Emergency Cash-First Response to Drought-Affected Communities in the Southern Provinces of Zimbabwe
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[Type here] Emergency Cash-First Response to Drought-Affected Communities in the Southern Provinces of Zimbabwe August 2015 to May 2017 Implemented by CARE International (Lead Agency) World Vision International Funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) 1 [Type here] Table of Contents Acronyms.............................................................................................................................................. 4 Definition of key terms transfers ......................................................................................................... 5 Key Highlights for the Project (August 2015 - May 2017) .................................................................... 6 1. Project Background ...................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 The El Nino Drought 2014 to 2016 ....................................................................................... 7 1.2 Mobile Cash Transfers as an Intervention ........................................................................... 7 1.3 Cash Transfer Values ............................................................................................................ 8 1.4 Geographical targeted Areas................................................................................................ 9 2. Project Activities Carried Out ..................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Inception Processes: ........................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Beneficiary Registration and Verification .......................................................................... 11 2.2.1 Phase One Registrations ............................................................................................. 11 2.2.2 Verification of beneficiaries ....................................................................................... 12 2.2.3 Phase Two Beneficiaries ............................................................................................. 12 2.2.4 Phase Two Registration and Verification ................................................................... 14 2.3 Monitoring & Evaluation .................................................................................................... 15 2.3.1 Baseline, Midline and End line Surveys, ..................................................................... 15 2.3.2 Midterm Evaluation .................................................................................................... 16 2.3.3 End line Evaluation ..................................................................................................... 16 2.3.4 Post Distribution & Community Food Security Monitoring (PDCFSM): ..................... 16 2.3.5 Gender Post Distribution Monitoring: ....................................................................... 17 2.3.6 Commodity, Liquidity and Price Tracking:.................................................................. 17 2.3.7 Post Cash Distribution Meeting/Sign Offs: ................................................................ 17 2.4 Cash Transferred during project life time .......................................................................... 17 2.4.1 Phase 1 Cash Transfer Summary ................................................................................ 17 2.4.2 Phase 2 Cash Assistance Summary ............................................................................. 18 2.4.3 Cash Assistance to Persons Affected By Floods ......................................................... 19 2.4.3.1 Cash Utilisation ........................................................................................................... 21 2.5 Stakeholder coordination and engagement – Food and Nutrition Council (FNC) and Provincial/District Drought Relief Committee Meetings (P/DDRC) .............................................. 22 3. Support and Monitoring Visits (Donor visits), PMU Visits, Districts, etc. ................................. 23 3.1 Donor-Partner Visits ........................................................................................................... 23 3.2 Project Management Unit Visits ........................................................................................ 24 2 [Type here] 4. Progress made against Impact and Outcome Indicators ........................................................... 25 4.1 Household Hunger .......................................................................................................... 25 4.2 Livelihood Based Coping Strategies (LBCS) .................................................................... 26 4.3 Dietary Diversity ............................................................................................................. 27 4.4 Food Consumption Score ............................................................................................... 29 4.5 Cash Utilisation ............................................................................................................... 30 4.6 Multipurpose Grant utilisation ...................................................................................... 31 4.7 Coping Strategy Index..................................................................................................... 32 5. Operating Context – physical environment, weather conditions, political environment, and network coverage .............................................................................................................................. 33 5.1 Political Environment ......................................................................................................... 33 5.2 Weather Conditions and Rainfall Received........................................................................ 34 5.2.1 Weather Outlook Condition for Phase One ............................................................... 34 5.2.2 Weather Outlook Conditions for Phase Two ............................................................. 36 5.3 Government Interventions ................................................................................................. 39 5.4 Other NGO Complimentary Activities ................................................................................ 40 6. Markets Functionality ................................................................................................................ 40 6.1 Grain Market Facility .......................................................................................................... 40 7. Gender ........................................................................................................................................ 41 7.1 Gender Based Violence ...................................................................................................... 43 8. Proxies as Cash Recipients ......................................................................................................... 44 9. Nutrition ..................................................................................................................................... 44 10. Accountability......................................................................................................................... 46 10.1 Use of complaints and feedback mechanisms January 2016-May 2017 ........................... 48 10.2 Beneficiary education ......................................................................................................... 48 10.3 Capacity Building ................................................................................................................ 49 11. Challenges Encountered, mitigation strategies, recommendations and issues that required DFID assistance (if any). ..................................................................................................................... 49 12. Project Management .............................................................................................................. 52 12.1 Fraud ................................................................................................................................... 52 12.2 Collaboration with WVI ...................................................................................................... 52 12.3 Collaboration with Mobile Service Providers ................................................................... 52 13. Lessons Learnt ........................................................................................................................ 53 3 [Type here] Acronyms BPA Bulk Payments Agreement CARE CARE International CTP Cash Transfer Project DFID Department for International Development DDRC District Drought Relief Committee FNC Food and Nutrition Council GoZ Government of Zimbabwe GSM Global System for Mobile Communication KYC Know Your Client MNO Mobile Network Operators MPG Multi-Purpose Grant MOU Memorandum of Understanding NGOs Non-Governmental Organisations PDRC Provincial Drought Relief Committee PABF Persons Affected by Floods POTRAZ Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe SIM Subscriber Identification Module WVI World Vision International ZIMVAC Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee 4 [Type here] Definition of key terms transfers 1. Cash Transfer: The provision of assistance in the form of money (either physical currency/cash or e-cash) to beneficiaries (individuals, households