ORGANISATIONS PARTICIPATING IN CONSOLIDATED APPEALS DURING 2007:
AARREC
AASAA
ABS
Abt Associates
ACF/ACH/AAH
ACTED
ADRA
Africare
AGROSPHERE
AHA
ANERA
ARCI
ARM
AVSI
CADI
CAM
CARE
CARITAS
CCF
CCIJD
CEMIR Int’l
CENAP / CESVI
CHFI
CINS
CIRID
CISV
CL
CONCERN
COOPI
CORD
CPAR
CRS
CUAMM
CW
DCA
DRC
EMSF
ERM
EQUIP
FAO
GAA (DWH)
GH / GSLG
HDO
HI
HISAN - WEPA
Horn Relief
ILO
INTERSOS
IOM
IRC
IRD
IRIN
JVSF
MALAO
MCI
MDA
MDM
MENTOR
MERLIN
NA
NNA
NRC
OA / OCHA
OCPH
ODAG
OHCHR
PARACOM
PARC
PHG
PMRS
PRCS
PSI
PU
RFEP
SADO
SC-UK
SECADEV
SFCG
SNNC
SOCADIDO
Solidarités
SP
STF / UNAIDS
UNDP
UNDSS
UNESCO
UNFPA
UN-HABITAT
UNHCR
UNICEF
UNIFEM
UNMAS
UNODC
UNRWA
UPHB
VETAID
VIA
VT
WFP
WHO
WVI
WR
ZOARC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table II: List of Projects – By Sector

Table III: List of Projects – By Appealing Organisation

PROJECT SUMMARIES

NEW PROJECTS (15)

REVISED PROJECTS (19)

ANNEX I.DONOR RESPONSE TO THE 2007 appeal

ANNEX II.ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Table II: List of Projects – By Sector...... iv

Table III: List of Projects – By Appealing Organisation...... v

PROJECTS SUMMARIES

NEW PROJECTS...... 1

REVISED PROJECTS...... 18

ANNEX I....... 40

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS...... 40

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Table II: List of Projects – By Sector

Table III: List of Projects – By Appealing Organisation



1

SOMALIA

PROJECTS SUMMARIES

NEW PROJECTS (15)

Appealing Agency: / UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY (UNDSS)
Project Title / Enhancement of security training for UN staff
Project Code / SOM-07/S06 (NEWNew)
Sector / Safety and Security of Staff and Operations
Objective / To improve security training and increase awareness among staff.
Beneficiaries / UN and associated personnel operating in Somalia
Implementing Partners / UN Agencies
Project Duration / 9 months
Funds Requested / $7814,500

Summary

Developments in Somalia over the last one-year clearly underscore the requirement for enhanced security awareness and management skills for United Nations Staff. The pressing need to provide support to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and people of Somalia requires international and national staff deployments and it is of the utmost importance that staff receives the necessary security training prior to deployment so they can function in a safe and secure manner.

UNDSS and the UNSSC (UN System Staff College (UNSSC)) are collaborating in the development of the “UN Secure and Safe Approaches in Field Environments” (SSAFE) training programme. The programme is based upon the successful Security Awareness Induction Training (SAIT) programme used by the UN for pre-deployment security training to Iraq. The SAIT programme has demonstrated the ability to enhance personnel’s understanding and mitigation of risks and threats in the evolving security environments in which the UN has to operate.

The need for a pre-deployment training package for Somalia will best be met by the introduction of the SSAFE programme that is currently under development and will be tailored to meet the Somali specific security requirements. The training will last for four days, consisting of two days of theory with practical exercises and a two-day practical field exercise.

Activities

DSS and the UNSSC are jointly creating an inventory of security-related modules, which will be built into a four-day training programme to appropriately meet the needs of Somalia. The estimated number of staff (including international non-governmental organisations [INGO’s]) to be trained is 2,100. The training will include but is not limited to:

  • Personal Security Awareness;
  • Travel, Road and Convoy Security ;
  • Hostage Survival;
  • Incident Management ;
  • Stress Awareness;
  • Mines, unexploded ordnances (UXOs)’s, improvised explosive devices (IED’s), Booby Trap awareness;
  • First Aid;
  • Communications.

Both DSS and UNSSC will conduct periodic evaluations of the programme and will conduct an annual strategic review to ensure the programme’s effectiveness is maintained.

Outcome

To provide the best possible country-specific security and safety training to enable the UN to deliver it’s various mandates, while ensuring the Organization’s duty of care responsibility for the security and safety of its personnel.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Budget Items / $
Operational costs (includes staffing, equipment and facilities) / 726,627
Administrative costs (United Nations Development Programme [UNDP]) / 57,873
Total / 784,500781,500
Appealing Agency: / FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZSATION/(FAO)
- FOOD SECURITY ANALYSIS UNIT, SOMALIA (FAO/FSAU)
Project Title: / Support to the Food Security Analysis Unit
Understanding Livelihoods in Somalia (FSAU) - Phase V
Project Code: / SOM-07/A23 (New)NEW
Sector: / Food Security and Livelihoods
Objective: / Financial Support to FSAU seasonal assessments to help cover increased fieldwork costs incurred due to increased insecurity and tensions within Somalia.
Beneficiaries: / All stakeholders in Somalia Programme (i.e. local authorities, donors, UN agencies, INGOs, INGOs, NGOs, and the people of Somalia)
Implementing/Technical Partner(s): / UN agencies, government ministries, INGOs, local local NGOs (LNGOs) and the local communities in Somalia
Project Duration: / September 2006 – February 2009
Total Project Budget: / $ 4,.800,000 million
Funds Requested: / $ 18075,400 (for two seasonal assessments in 2007)

Project Mission

The Food Security Analysis Unit, Somalia (FSAU)-Somalia/FAO seeks to provide evidence-based analysis of Somali food, nutrition and livelihood security to enable both short-term emergency responses and long-term strategic planning to promote food and livelihood security for Somali people.

Objectives

To ensure continued availability and access to information and analysis of Somali livelihoods, thereby enabling early and appropriate responses to food insecurity crises and the development of policies and strategies to address longer-term food and livelihood security issues. Increasingly, the Somalia Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) is based on the food, livelihood, and nutrition security situation analysis produced by FSAU’s seasonal assessments, Integrated Food Security and Phase Classification (IPC) mapping and estimates of populations in need of humanitarian assistance.

Problem

In the current Somalia country field context of civil insecurity and difficulties in field access on the one hand, and FSAU’s increased effort to engage technical local authority participation on the other, FSAU has seen a significant increase in its seasonal assessment costs in terms of air travel and extra fieldwork costs, above the normal and expected. These are:

  • Restricted air routes and limited capacity on some UN approved Flights (European Commission Humanitarian Office [ECHO] flights which are covered within FSAU’s current budget). FSAU is increasingly reliant on the only other UN approved carrier and is therefore incurring much higher air travel costs for its assessments.
  • The length of fieldwork and operational requirements of FSAU’s seasonal assessments is increasing, which is also increasing assessment costs. In the Deyr ‘06/07 seasonal assessment, FSAU had to extend fieldwork time by an extra week to facilitate access to flooded riverine areas and address insecurity induced access constraints in the Central region, both of which led to significant unforeseen costs in terms of fieldwork activities.
  • The number of participating technical local authority partners, which FSAU financially supports during the seasonal assessments, is increasing. This translates into higher assessment costs in terms of care hire and Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) payments.

Expected Outcome

The additional financial support to cover these increased costs will ensure that FSAU continues to conduct seasonal assessments in a manner that ensures the continued delivery of high quality and comprehensive analysis.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Budget Items / $
Air Travel / 100,000
Fieldwork / 25,000
Technical local authority participation (31 officials) / 34,000
Project support costs (10%) / 16,400
Total (For Two Seasonal Assessments) / 175,400180,400
Appealing Agencies: / FOOD & AGRICULTURE ORGANIZSATION (FAO) – SOMALIA WATER & LAND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SWALIM)
Project Title / Digital aerial photography for the Riverine areas of Somalia
Project Code: / SOM-07/CSS10 (New)NEW
Objectives: / Strengthen the information base with regard to flood prediction, flood preparedness, flood modelling, and emergency response and rehabilitation planning. Provide essential baseline information for irrigation infrastructure rehabilitation.
Implementing Partner(s): / FAO-SWALIM
Project Duration: / 3 months
Funds Requested: / $1,119,000 $ 360,000 for 6 affected areas (3000 sq km)(first survey)
$ 624,000 for 500m either side of major rivers and main irrigation areas (second survey) (total 5200 sq km)
TOTAL $1,119 million

Background and Jjustification

During the 2006 floods, several organiszations struggled with trying to assemble rough approximations of flooded areas, inundated settlements, and affected communities. One of the causes of the floods was that the condition of the embankments was very poor; height deficiencies and through-cuts of the dikes for irrigation purposes are very common without any records. . Low altitude digital photos will allow generating three- dimensional imageries. Other proposals submitted for the CAP 2007 would also greatly benefit from information on the river embankments and the flood-prone areas, as well as from information on the conditions of irrigation canals essential in improving the livelihood of the affected communities.

Objectives

This project proposes two survey flights. The first survey aims to provide accurate, high-resolution aerial photography and elevation information for the recently flooded areas and the impact of the recent floods.

In the fists survey priority areas will be identified by the flooded areas’ polygons received from United Nations Organizations Satellite (UNOSAT), Dartmouth Flood Observatory, and Humanitarian Information Unit (HIU). .A Ddigital aerial survey would provide precisely geo-referenced digital aerial photographs of priority intervention areas and provide un-biased scientific information around which response plans can be built.

The second survey is to provide comprehensive baseline information and a detailed Digital Elevation Model for various river managements, irrigation, and other projects. The survey will include 500 metres on either side of the major rivers (2,200 sq km) and also include the major irrigation schemes (3,000 sq kms), if they are not covered by the areas identified by the flood polygonsthe areas identified by the flood polygons do not cover them. This survey will produce ortho-imagery and this will allow extraction of elevation data with sub-metre vertical accuracy.

Outcome

  • Digital aerial photographs of the priority areas..
  • High quality geo-referenced video of the survey flights.
  • A digital elevation model of the surveyed areas.

Uses and Aapplications

  • Flood forecasting and flood prediction for emergency planning and response.
  • High detail data on roads, rivers, settlements, for emergency planning and response.
  • SWALIM, will be responsible for interpretation and dissemination of the products.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (for both surveys total of 10,000 sq km)
Budget Items / $
1.Flight clearances, insurance (hull and crew), landing, and navigation. Fuel / 33,000
2.Survey flights / 984,000
3.Processing of digital photographs*
4.Mosaicking and georeferencing of digital photographs
5.Project support costs, 10% / 102,000
TOTAL / 1,119,0001,119,000

* $ 360,000 for six affected areas (3,000 sq km)(first survey); $624,000 for 500m either side of major rivers and main irrigation areas (second survey) (total 5,200 sq km).

Appealing Agency / WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
Project Title / Polio Surveillance in Somalia during 2007
Project Code / SOM-07/H24 (New)NEW
Sector / Health
Objective / To detect any possible case of polio in Somalia as early as possible.
Beneficiaries / All children under five in Somalia
Implementing Partners / International/national NGOs, TFG, Ministry of Health (MoH) Somaliland, MoH Puntland and Transitional Government of Somalia
Project Duration / April – December 2007
Total Project Budget / $ 2,240,992

Summary

The AFP (Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP)) surveillance system in many crisis-affected countries is used for the early detection of possible wild poliovirus infections through active surveillance of cases. It also serves as the only countywide active surveillance system for a few priority diseases (e.g., measles) and for disease outbreaks (e.g., cholera, yellow fever, Ebola, etc.). This system enables early warning and rapid response.

Following the current outbreak, it is absolutely essential to further strengthen the AFP surveillance system for Somalia. The AFP surveillance system established by the Polio programme can also be used to control disease outbreaks whenever needed (human resources and logistics are in place).

Action

Maintain the existing AFP surveillance system in Somalia during 2007.

Activities

The main activities necessary to maintain an efficient and sensitive surveillance system are:

  • Human resources;
  • Training and meetings;
  • Electronics supply and equipment: for fast and reliable communication;
  • Transportation;
  • Reporting, collection, transportation, storing and testing of samples;
  • Operational costs.

Outcome

All cases of AFP in Somalia during 2007 will be promptly detected, investigated, and reported so that any circulating or importation of wild poliovirus will result in a quick and effective response.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Budget Items / $
Human resources / 1,292,400
Training and meetings / 18,938
Electronics supply and Equipment / 45,375
Transportation / 438,030
Reporting, collection, transporting, storing and testing / 10,523
Operational costs / 157,826
Miscellaneous (commission 2% on money transfers from Nairobi to Somalia) / 20,088
Programme management, monitoring and reporting (PMR) – (7%) / 138,823822
Programme Support Costs (6%) / 118,991990
TOTAL / 2,240,9922,240,9942240992
Appealing Agency / WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
Project Title / Improved health coordination, preparedness and emergency response in South Central Somalia
Project Code / SOM-07/H25(New)NEW
Sector / Health
Objectives / Improve health coordination and response through development and implementation of regional preparedness plans and capacity building.
Beneficiaries / People in the South Central zone affected by droughts and chronic conflict, health cluster focal agencies, emergency health committee, Ministry of Health/TFG
Implementing Partners / WHO, NGOs, Other Partner Agencies
Project Duration / April – December 2007
Funds Requested / $ 1,553,640

Summary

Recurrent droughts, chronic conflict, and anarchy have led to a persistent humanitarian catastrophe in South Central Somalia. The population is suffering from an acute food and livelihood crisis that recently has been aggravated by widespread flooding. WHO and its health partners have responded to the crises by providing essential health care services at the zonal level. However, the lack of a systematic approach to response has resulted in inequitable access to health care services and confusion in response activities. A decentralised approach is necessary to solve this issue. In order to do so the following actions are necessary: establish health cluster focal agencies in each region that will help to increase accessibility to health care systems of affected populations, as well as coordinate humanitarian operations and response in the country; develop a preparedness plan for each region that will allow effective response to natural and man-made disaster; and stockpile emergency supplies and equipment in each region.

Activities

  • Provide technical assistant and support to health cluster focal agencies, emergency health committee, and MoH/TFG.;
  • Develop and deliver a Training of Trainers (ToTs) on public health emergencies and preparedness.;
  • Training of regional focal agency staff on public health emergencies and preparedness planning.;
  • Finalise regional profiling and preparedness plan.;
  • Provide emergency supplies and equipments for each region.

Expected Outcomes

  • ToT on public health emergencies and preparedness developed and delivered to health cluster focal agencies.;
  • Training on public health emergencies and preparedness planning delivered to regional focal agency staff.;
  • Regional profiles finalised.;
  • Regional preparedness plan developed.;
  • Emergency supplies and equipments delivered and stocked in each region.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Budget Items / $
Staff Cost / 517,500
Implementing Cost / 615,000
Operating Costs, Drugs and supplies / 187,500
Project management, monitoring and reporting / 132,000
Programme Support Costs (7%) / 101,640
TOTAL / 1,553,640
Appealing Agencies / WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) AND UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)
Project Title / Local health capacity building and awareness raising in Central/South Somalia
Project Code / SOM-07/H26A&B (New - New (mMerges H16AB & H17AB)
Sector / Health, education
Objectives /
  • Raise awareness among school children, teachers, and the broader community through health education.
  • Stimulate adoption of practical preventative health and environmental interventions to reduce the incidence of diseases including Human Immuno-deficiency Virus/Acquired.Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome ( HIV/AIDS) and improve health.
  • Build capacity of local health workers to have a minimum level of knowledge and skills to increase the quality of health services in the region.

Beneficiaries / Total: 5,000 pupils and their families and community in 50 primary schools, 200 paramedical tutors (80 women and 120 men)
Implementing Partners / Ministry of Education (MoE), MoH, Local and INGOs, Private Medical Practitioners
Project Duration / April – December 2007
Funds Requested / $ 411,3264

Summary

The overall level of health capacity in Somalia is very low. The performance of health workers in Somalia is considered poor on most accounts. In addition, the local community has little knowledge of preventative health measures, augmented through high level of adult illiteracy rate and little education. This allows them to be easily exposed to the poor quality health care systems, thereby providing the platform for a cycle of ill health. This project aims at raising the level of local health systems and capacity through primary level education, awareness raising campaigns, and training of local health workers to impart health treatment knowledge and skills to a wider community.

Activities

  • Community level health awareness raising:

­Develop a range of co-curricular health and environmental teaching and learning materials;