U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Office of Food for Peace QUARTERLY REPORT Awardee Name: Catholic Relief Services Country: Uganda Award Name: Nuyok - Development Food Security Activities in Uganda Award Number: AID-FFP-A-17-00005 Start Date: September 29, 2017 End Date: September 30, 2022 Reporting Period – Fiscal Year/Quarter/Dates: FY19/Q2/January - March 2019 Resubmission Date: 07/5/2019 Awardee HQ Contact Name CRS Headquarters Awardee HQ Contact Address 228 West Lexington Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Awardee HQ Contact Telephone Number Awardee HQ Contact Fax Number N/A Awardee HQ Contact Email Address Host Country Office Contact Name CRS Uganda Host Country Office Contact Address Plot 577, Block 15, Nsambya Road, P.O. Box 30086, Kampala, Uganda Host Country Office Contact Telephone Number Host Country Office Contact Fax N/A Number Host Country Office Contact Email Address CRS Uganda | Nuyok DFSA | AID-FFP-A-17-00005 | Quarterly Program Report | Q2 FY19 1 Resubmission Date: 5 July 2019 Table of Contents List of Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................... 3 I. Activity Summary ........................................................................................................................ 5 II. Programming Performance ....................................................................................................... 6 Partnership and Capacity Strengthening: Training on Financial Management ..................................... 6 Foundational Purpose: Community and institutional capacity to improve food and nutrition security improved ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Purpose 1: Community resilience to shocks and stressors improved .................................................... 8 Purpose 2: Vulnerable households' livelihoods sustainably improved ................................................. 8 Rural Entrepreneurs Access Program (REAP) ................................................................................... 11 Purpose 3: Nutrition of pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls, and children under 2 improved ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Nuyok Social and Behavior Change Communications (SBCC) Strategy ........................................... 17 ICT4D/MEAL ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Coordination with Partners ................................................................................................................. 18 III. Challenges .................................................................................................................................. 18 Lessons Learned .................................................................................................................................. 19 IV. Planned Interventions ............................................................................................................... 20 CRS Uganda | Nuyok DFSA | AID-FFP-A-17-00005 | Quarterly Program Report | Q2 FY19 2 Resubmission Date: 5 July 2019 List of Acronyms ANC Antenatal Care ATP Assessment Training Packages CAFH Concerned Action for Health CAHW Community Animal Health Worker CBA Competence Based Assessment CAO Chief Administrative Officers CBET Competence Based Education and Training CDFU Communication for Development Foundation Uganda CLTS Community-Led Total Sanitation CLDRM Community-Led Disaster Risk Management CRS Catholic Relief Services CSA Climate Smart Agriculture CU2 Children under 2 C&D International Institute for Cooperation and Development DCDO District Community Development Officer DEC District Executive Committee DIP Detailed Implementation Plan DIT Directorate of Industrial Training DiNER Fair Diversity in Nutrition and Enhanced Resilience Fair DFSA Development Food Security Activity DRM Disaster Risk Management DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DQA Data Quality Assurance ERF Environmental Review Form FAL Functional Adult Literacy FEWS NET Famine Early Warning Systems Network FFP Food for Peace GI Galvanized Iron GKIM Global Knowledge and Information Management HOD Head of Department IAM Inclusive Agriculture Markets ICT4D Information and Communication Technology for Development IP Implementing Partner IPC Integrated Phase Classification IPTT Indicator Performance Tracking Table IYCF Infant and Young Child Feeding LAM Lactational Amenorrhea Method LC Local Council MAAIF Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries MCA Male Change Agent M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MEAL Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning MEO Mission Environmental Officer MWE Ministry of Water and Environment CRS Uganda | Nuyok DFSA | AID-FFP-A-17-00005 | Quarterly Program Report | Q2 FY19 3 Resubmission Date: 5 July 2019 MUAC Mid-Upper Arm Circumference MUS Multi-Use Water Systems MOU Memorandum of Understanding PNC Post-Natal Care NFP Natural Family Planning NRM Natural Resource Management ODF Open Defecation Free OTC Outpatients Therapeutic Care PIRS Performance Indicator Reference Sheet PMT Project Management Team PLW Pregnant and Lactating Women PMG Producer Marketing Group PO&M Preventative Operation and Maintenance PTT Participant Targeting Tool PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal QIVC Quality Improvement Verification Checklist RDC Resident District Commissioners REAP Rural Entrepreneurs Access Project RED Reaching Every District RWANU Resiliency Through Wealth, Agriculture and Nutrition SACCO Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies SBCC Social Behavior Change Communication SILC Savings and Internal Lending Communities SMART Skills for Marketing and Rural Transformation SMILER Simple Measurement of Indicators and Learning for Evidence-Based Reporting SOW Scope of Work SUAP Safe Use Action Plan SVAR School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal SWG Sector Working Group TOC Theory of Change TOT Training of Trainers UMNA Uganda National Meteorological Authority USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government VDMC Village Disaster Management Committee VDMP Village Disaster Management Plan VDP Village Development Plan VHT Village Health Team VSLA Village Savings and Loan Associations VSO Voluntary Services Overseas VWB Veterinarians Without Borders VTI Vocational Training Institute WASH Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene WFP World Food Program WUC Water User Committee YBI YouthBuild International CRS Uganda | Nuyok DFSA | AID-FFP-A-17-00005 | Quarterly Program Report | Q2 FY19 4 Resubmission Date: 5 July 2019 I. Activity Summary Nuyok, a Karamojong word meaning “it is ours,” aims to build resilience to shocks, enhance livelihoods, and improve food and nutrition security for vulnerable rural families in four districts of Karamoja – Abim, Nakapiripirit, Nabilatuk, and Napak. The program uses an integrated approach to address food and nutrition security in Karamoja through the implementation of activities guided by four purpose areas. Due to a number of issues outlined under the section on program performance, the project was slightly behind schedule at the beginning of Year 2 (Y2). In an effort to correct the project’s course, a number of measures have been taken. The redeployment of lead implementing partner sector leads to the field sub-office, the procurement of 29 additional motorcycles, and the reinforcement of the capacity of implementing partner staff in addressing delays in cash advances and liquidation processes have all contributed to gradually bringing field implementation back on track. As of this reporting period (Q2 FY19), Nuyok interventions have been implemented in 165 villages initially targeted for Y2. The program will extend to 524 villages over the life of the award, targeting 196,053 direct participants from 32,676 households. Drawing on field experience collected over the past six months, on data from the baseline study, and on the findings from the RWANU1 and GHG2 final evaluations, Nuyok has made a number of programmatic adjustments to some components of its interventions: 1. Male Change Agents (MCAs) will be encouraging their peers to participate more readily in latrine construction, a laborious activity traditionally handled by women. 2. More women are being enrolled in Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) programs. 3. The number of modules delivered to Mother Care Groups (MCGs) will be reduced from eight to five. 4. The introduction and use of counselling cards by Lead Mothers has contributed to more tailored counselling and support during health and nutrition education sessions and during home visits. 5. Quality Improvement Verification Checklists (QIVC) have been introduced in order to better assess the quality of the facilitation skills of those delivering services and of those providing feedback during supportive supervision. 6. In response to the challenges of reaching Open Defecation Free (ODF) status, Nuyok is introducing government-supported Home Improvement Campaign (HIC)/Cluster and Child Hygiene and Sanitation Training approaches as an alternative to the triggering previously employed under the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach. In an effort to support, complement, and/or expand certain