BURKINA FASO VICTORY AGAINST MALNUTRITION PLUS VIMPLUS FY2021 Q1 QUARTERLY REPORT: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2020 DEVELOPMENT FOOD SECURITY ACTIVITY NO. 72DFFP18CA00008 JANUARY 29, 2021 BURKINA FASO VICTORY AGAINST MALNUTRITION PLUS (VIMPLUS) DEVELOPMENT FOOD SECURITY ACTIVITY NO. 72DFFP18CA00008 Fiscal Year 2021 Quarter 1 Report Submitted to United States Agency for International Development Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance Original Submission Date: January 29, 2021 — , Resilience & Headquarters Contact Name Growth Headquarters Contact Address ACDI/VOCA 50 F Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20001 Headquarters Contact Phone Number Headquarters Contact Fax Number Headquarters Contact Email Address Host Country Office Contact Name Host Country Office Contact Address ACDI/VOCA—Burkina Faso Secteur 19, cité SOCOGIB de Somgandé, 05 BP 6050 Ouagadougou 05, Burkina Faso Host Country Office Contact Phone Number Host Country Office Contact Fax Number N/A Host Country Office Contact Email Address DISCLAIMER: This report is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of ACDI/VOCA and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. ViMPlus is part of USAID’s Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced II (RISE II) initiative, which supports vulnerable communities in Burkina Faso and Niger to effectively prepare for and manage recurrent crises and pursue sustainable pathways out of poverty. Burkina Faso Victory against Malnutrition Plus 72DFFP18CA00008 Quarterly Progress Report: October – December 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACTIVITY SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... 1 ACTIVITY OUTPUTS ...................................................................................................... 1 Purpose I. Inclusive Governance of Local Institutions and Community-Based Organizations is Enhanced for the Food Security of Vulnerable Households .......................................................................... 1 Purpose 2. Health, Nutrition, and WASH of Vulnerable Households, Especially Adolescent Girls, Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Children Within the First 1,000 Days, is Improved ......... 3 Purpose 3. The Economic Wellbeing of Vulnerable Households Equitably Increased and Sustained ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Purpose 4. Women and Youth Sustain Positive Change in their Lives, their Families, and Communities through Adoption of Adaptive and Transformative Strategies ........................................... 6 MONITORING & EVALUATION ................................................................................... 7 GRANTS MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................... 7 CHALLENGES ................................................................................................................... 8 PLANNED INTERVENTIONS ......................................................................................... 8 ANNEXES .......................................................................................................................... 8 ANNEX 1. SUCCESS STORY ....................................................................................................................... 8 Burkina Faso Victory against Malnutrition Plus 72DFFP18CA00008 Quarterly Program Progress Report: October - December 2020 ACRONYM LIST ASBC Agent de Santé de Base Communautaire (Community Health Agents) BA Breakthrough Action CLTS Community Led Total Sanitation CFV Commission Foncière Villageoise (Village Land Commission) CCFV Commission de Conciliation Foncière Villageoise (Village Land Conciliation Commission) CSPS Centre de Santé et Promotion Sociale (Community Health Center) CVD Conseil Villageois de Développement (Village Development Councils) FRI Farm Radio International FY Fiscal Year GASPA Groupe d’Apprentissage et de Suivi des Pratiques d’Alimentation du Nourrisson et du Jeune Enfants (Learning and Monitoring Groups for Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices) Ha Hectare HH Household HNW Health, Nutrition, and WASH IGA Income-Generating Activity LIP Local Implementing Partner M&E Monitoring and Evaluation PDQ Partnership Defined Quality OCADES Organisation Catholique pour le Développement Et la Solidarité QIT Quality Improvement Team SBC Social and Behavior Change SILC Savings and Internal Lending Community SMC Site Management Committee TEV TerreEauVie ViMPlus Victory Against Malnutrition Plus WASH Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene WUA Water User Association ZOI Zone of Implementation Burkina Faso Victory against Malnutrition Plus 72DFFP18CA00008 Quarterly Program Progress Report: October - December 2020 ACTIVITY SUMMARY In Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20), the Victory Against Malnutrition Plus (ViMPlus) Activity focused on stabilizing vulnerable households within its Zone of Implementation (ZOI) to allow for greater economic growth in later years of the project. While the Activity effectively implemented most of these stabilization activities within the previous fiscal year, some activities were completed in the first quarter of FY21. Additionally, ViMPlus staff dedicated significant effort to planning for the more sustainable economic growth activities (adaptation interventions) that will begin in the second quarter of FY21. These adaptation interventions follow the ViMPlus “Stabilize-Adapt-Thrive” approach laid out as part of the original ViMPlus proposal. In this reporting quarter, ViMPlus launched the implementation of various strategies and models such as the Social Cohesion and Accountability Strategy, and the Governance Strategy, which focuses on strengthening organizational leadership, as well as the agricultural extension and training system. Furthermore, in light of increasing COVID-19 cases, ViMPlus scaled up handwashing systems (tippy-taps) and the dissemination of barrier measures. Also, ViMPlus reviewed the landscape of agricultural production within its ZOI by monitoring and evaluating post-harvest activities of targeted value chains (sorghum, cowpea, and rice). At the partnership level, ViMPlus finalized contracts with Local Implementing Partners (LIPs). In January 2021, these LIPs will begin the technical implementation of activities across their allocated villages/communes. Likewise, ViMPlus collaborated with partners such as RISE II actors and coordination bodies, both at regional Key ViMPlus Achievements in and national levels. As part of ViMPlus’ implementation of its social FY21Q1 and behavior change (SBC) strategy and the social cohesion and accountability strategy, ViMPlus partnered with Farm Radio • 9,700 women trained on infant flour production. International (FRI), TerreEauVie (TEV), Breakthrough Action (BA) • 436 radio messages broadcast on and local radio stations for the production and dissemination of social behavior change, technical materials. In addition, ViMPlus completed its recruitment transparency, social cohesion, for the implementation of agriculture infrastructure, recruiting a inclusion, and COVID-19. construction specialist, an irrigation specialist, and an • 619 new tippy-taps in communes built by households. environmental compliance specialist. • 160 hectares of half-moon, 200 ha of zaï, and 3,600 cubic meters of gully In the next reporting quarter, ViMPlus will launch implementation treatment to protect the lowlands. of livestock vouchers, rehabilitation of boreholes, the capacity • 29.35 hectares of market gardening building plan for producers through their organizations, as well as developed. • 4,078 Aquatab tablets sold to 2,376 the development of leadership strengthening plans for the village households to improve access to development councils (Conseil Villageois de Développement [CVDs]) safe drinking water. and Water-Users Associations (WUAs). ACTIVITY OUTPUTS PURPOSE I. INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE OF LOCAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IS ENHANCED FOR THE FOOD SECURITY OF VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS ViMPlus initiated the development of capacity building plans to strengthen CVDs to perform an organizational capacity self-assessment. The Activity also produced and broadcasted radio programs related to the principles of accountability and social cohesion. In addition, as a follow-up to the diagnostic workshops on social cohesion conducted in June and July 2020, and the report adopted in September, ViMPlus launched a plan to promote values that foster social cohesion. As part of ViMPlus' efforts to 1 Burkina Faso Victory against Malnutrition Plus 72DFFP18CA00008 Quarterly Program Progress Report: October – December 2020 strengthen land tenure security, the Activity partnered with FRI to produce and disseminate interactive programs that promote favorable behaviors related to land tenure security and the peaceful management of conflicts related to natural resource access and use. Improving the organizational and operational capacity of local governance structures: Over the course of the Activity, this intervention will provide each CVD with a capacity building plan. In the reporting quarter, ten CVDs in the Yalgo commune began a self-assessment process to measure their performance on: internal organization, capacity to plan and monitor community actions, administrative and financial management,