Food for the Hungry Ethiopia Development Food Security Activity Targeted Response for Agriculture, Income and Nutrition Project Year II Third Quarter Report April 1 to June 30, 2018 Submission Date: July 31, 2018 [Contract/Agreement] Number: [AID-FFP-A-16-00007] Activity Start Date and End Date: Sep 30, 2016 – Sep 29, 2021 [COR/AOR] Name: Cliff Davison Submitted by: Anthony E. Koomson Senior Director for Public Resources 1001 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 1115, Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202-480-2540 Email: [email protected] 1. PROJECT OVERVIEW/SUMMARY Targeted Response for Agriculture, Income and Nutrition Program Name: Activity Start Date And End Date: Sep 30, 2016 – Sep 29, 2021 Name of Prime Implementing Partner: Food for the Hungry [Contract/Agreement] Number: AID-FFP-A-16-00007 Name of Subcontractors/Sub- Amhara Credit and Saving Institution, Amhara Development awardees: Association, and Search For Common Ground Major Counterpart Organizations Regional, Zonal and District level Government Line Offices Ethiopia, Amhara Regional State, Seven Districts [Lay Gayint, Geographic Coverage Tach Gayint, Sedi-Muja, Simada, Abergele, Sahila and Ziquala. Reporting Period: April 1 to June 30, 2018 ii Table of Contents 1. PROJECT OVERVIEW/SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. II LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ............................................................................................................................ III ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................... IV 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................. 1 3. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS............................................................................................... 1 3.1 PROGRESS NARRATIVE ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 3.2 IMPLEMENTATION STATUS .............................................................................................................................................. 2 3.3 COLLABORATION LEARNING AND ADAPTATION ......................................................................................................... 22 3.4 IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES .................................................................................................................................. 23 3.5 MONITORING AND EVALUATION UPDATE ................................................................................................................... 24 4. INTEGRATION OF CROSSCUTTING ISSUES AND USAID FORWARD PRIORITIES ................... 24 4.1 GENDER EQUALITY AND FEMALE EMPOWERMENT ................................................................................................... 24 4.2 SUSTAINABILITY MECHANISMS ..................................................................................................................................... 25 4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ................................................................................................................................... 25 4.4 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ............................................................................................................................................ 25 4.5 POLICY AND GOVERNANCE SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................... 25 4.6 LOCAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................................. 26 5. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT ................................................................... 26 6. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES ................................................................................. 26 7. LESSON LEARNED ......................................................................................................................................... 26 8. PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT QUARTER INCLUDING UPCOMING EVENTS ....................... 27 9. HOW IMPLEMENTING PARTNER HAS ADDRESSED A/COR COMMENTS FROM THE LAST QUARTERLY REPORT ............................................................................................................................................ 27 10. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................ 27 11. SUCCESS STORIES ......................................................................................................................................... 27 LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES TABLE 1 AREAS CONSERVED AS A RESULT OF SWC ACTIVITIES BY QUARTER.......................................................................... 3 FIGURE 1: STONE BUND CONSTRUCTION IN ABERELE AND SEDI-MUJA ................................................................................... 4 FIGURE 2: HEALTH POST CONSTRUCTION IN TACH GAYINT ....................................................................................................... 7 FIGURE 3: CONSTRUCTION OF VET POST IN SIMADA AND LAY GAYINT ..................................................................................... 7 FIGURE 4: BENEFICIARIES OF LIVELIHOOD TRANSFER IN SAHILA AND ABERGELE ................................................................ 9 TABLE 2 IRRIGATION SCHEMES BY WOREDA ......................................................................................................................... 10 FIGURE 5: IRRIGATION CANAL CONSTRUCTION IN LAY GAYINT ............................................................................................... 10 FIGURE 6: IRRIGATION SCHEME UPGRADING IN SIMADA AND TACH GAYINT ........................................................................ 11 FIGURE 7: SMALL MASONRY DAM AND CATTLE TROUGH IN KEBELE 13 OF TACH GAYINT ................................................ 11 FIGURE 8: TRAINING FOR IRRIGATION USERS ON AGRONOMIC PRACTICES IN ABERGELE .................................................... 12 TABLE 3 QUANTITY OF COMMODITIES DISPATCHED TO BY TYPE AND WOREDA ........................................................ 13 TABLE 4 QUANTITY OF COMMODITIES DISTRIBUTED TO BENEFICIARIES BY TYPE AND WOREDA ......................... 13 FIGURE 9: CASH TRANSFER PERFORMANCE IN LAY GAYINT AND TACH GAYINT .................................................................. 14 TABLE 5 ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD TRAINING BY TYPE .................................................................................................. 15 FIGURE 10: SHG MEMBERS MEETING AND SAVING SESSION IN SEDI_MUJA ........................................................................... 15 FIGURE 11: WHDAS TRAINING ON ENA SESSIONS IN SIMADA ............................................................................................... 18 FIGURE 12: MOTHER-TO-MOTHER SESSION IN TACH GAYINT ................................................................................................. 18 FIGURE 13: TRIGGERING EVENT BY A CLTS COMMITTEE IN SEDI-MUJA ............................................................................... 21 FIGURE 14: CELEBRATION OF ODF IN TACH GAYINT ................................................................................................................ 21 iii ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACSI Amhara Credit and Saving Institution ANRS Amhara National Regional State CCA Climate Change Adaptation CG Care Group CLA Collaboration Learning and Adaptation CLAME Collaboration Learning and Adaptation Monitoring and Evaluation CLTS Community Led Total Sanitation CLTSH Community Led Total Sanitation and Hygiene CSA Climate Smart Agriculture DA Development Agent DFAP Development Food Aid Program DFSA Development Food Security Activity DM Disaster Management DRR Disaster Risk Reduction ENA Essential Nutrition Action EW Early Warning FDP Final Distribution Point FHH Female Headed Household FTC Farmers Training Center FY Fiscal Year GoE Government of Ethiopia GOG Gender Outreach Group Ha Hectare HEW Health Extension Worker HH Household HNA Health and Nutrition Animators IO Intermediate Outcome JRIS Joint Review Implementation Support Kg Kilogram Km Kilometer LG Livelihood Group MCHN Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition MIL Mother-in-law MoFEC Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation MoLSA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs MT Metric Ton NGO Non-Governmental Organization ODF Open Defecation Free ORDA Organization for Rehabilitation and Development of Amhara PD Person Day PIM Programme Implementation Manual PLW Pregnant and Lactating Women PSNP Productive Safety Net Programme PW Public Work RH Reproductive Health RuSACCO Rural Saving and Credit Cooperative SBCC Social and Behavior Change Communication SHG Self Help Group SMS Subject Matter Specialist SWC Soil and Water Conservation ToT Training of Trainer TRAIN Targeted Response for Agriculture, Income and Nutrition TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training WASH Water Sanitation and Hygiene WHDA Women Health Development Army WOANR Woreda Office of Agriculture and Natural Resource WRA Women of Reproductive Age WVE World Vision Ethiopia iv 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) Targeted Response for Agriculture, Income and Nutrition