SOMALIA PROGRAMME PLAN 2014
1. Introduction
After a number of positive events that occurred in 2013, the prospects for Somalia for 2014 appear promising. There has been an improvement in the humanitarian situation as a result of good rains, lower food prices and continued assistance to families in crisis. This has enabled displaced people to return to their original homes and this trend is likely to continue in 2014. However, a high number of people will remain reliant on humanitarian assistance due to the severity, duration and recurrence of disasters in Somalia over the past two decades. Security, although remaining unpredictable, has improved in the major cities and towns and in some rural areas. In the political arena, although challenges remain, international support for development was clearly shown through the signing of the New Deal for Somalia. This compact outlines pledges to support the establishment of Somalia as a functioning state as well as providing a special arrangement for Somaliland. These and other developments in 2013 have created opportunities for improvement in the lives of the people of Somalia and Somaliland but it remains a volatile and unpredictable context.
Country Strategic Plan: Although the context remains highly unpredictable, the Somalia/ Somaliland team carried out a strategic planning process in December 2012. While remaining responsive to emergencies and the volatile context, the programme now has five clear objectives for the next four years: to focus on areas of greatest need and opportunity; increase emergency response capacity; actively addressing the underlying causes of extreme poverty; increase programme quality and impact; and greater organisational effectiveness.
Overall programme plans – summary
Somaliland: Concern’s programme in Gabiley region will continue to cover Gabiley, Arabsiyo and Wajale Districts. This is predominantly a development programme which aims to build resilience through integrating food, income and markets (FIM) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) activities and working with extremely poor households. Concern will implement activities directly but in collaboration and with the support of Government Ministries, local authorities and members of the target communities. The Somaliland programme will also seek additional resources to address inequality and marginalisation in Daami, an urban settlement in Hargeisa city.
South and central Somalia: Concern’s work will continue in Mogadishu and in Gedo and Lower Shabelle providing a mixture of relief, recovery and development assistance to extremely poor and vulnerable people. Programmes will be delivered both directly and in partnership with local NGOs and the target communities. On-going activities will include provision of primary education; treatment and prevention of malnutrition; provision of water for household and livestock consumption; sanitation and hygiene promotion; support to households in generating income and food; emergency assistance of cash transfers to the most vulnerable. Concern will also begin a four-year resilience programme as part of a consortium. This is a new approach which will be trialled and, if successful, replicated in other areas.
In both Somalia and Somaliland, Concern will conduct research into different inequalities within the societies where we work. In 2014, the findings of that research will be used in programme design to ensure that we are addressing underlying causes of poverty. Similarly, as many families return to their homes after the 2011/12 famine, Concern will work with communities to build their resilience to future shocks, such as drought or conflict.
Programme / Closure/opening new locations (if applicable)FIM / In Gedo region, FIM activities aimed at supporting community recovery and resilience will be introduced. Similar activities will also be undertaken in Lower Shabelle, depending on access.
Health / In Gedo, Concern is discussing the possibility of a partnership with Trocaire in providing WASH and nutrition services in Dolo, Luuq and Belethawa Districts.
2. Programmes
Mogadishu Integrated Development Efforts for improving Livelihoods of poorer Households (MODEL)Intended Impact / Increased quality of life of targeted beneficiaries is addressed through increased income, knowledge and voice and improved access to pro-poor basic services
1. Dimensions of Extreme Poverty / 2. Programme Outcome / 3. Indicators (to be disaggregated by gender and identified extreme poor group, unless disaggregated groups are specified ) / 4.Baseline value and source / 5. Target 2015
Assets (and Return on Assets) Outcome (s) / Malnutrition in targeted children under five and pregnant and lactating women is addressed through improved hygiene, dietary, and IYCF knowledge and practices (micro) / % of children of targeted women aged 0-5 months who are exclusively breastfed during the last 24 hours / 36.8%
(Baseline survey) / 60%
% of respondents who know the five critical moments for hand washing / 7.8%
(Baseline survey) / 25%
Improved return on assets from livelihood options for targeted households (especially for women and marginal groups (micro) / Household daily Income (disaggregated by gender and marginal groups) / Average $1.97 USD (MHH $2.11, FHH $1.79)
(Baseline survey) / Average $3
Inequality
Outcome (s) / Increased equitable access and outcomes related to education and other services for the extreme poor (micro/meso) / Increase in pass rate in standardised end of grade tests in basic literacy and numeracy (disaggregated by grade and gender and marginal group) / Literacy Average 90% (boys 97%, girls 82%
Numeracy Average 30% (boys 34%, girls 25%) / Literacy Average 90%
Numeracy Average 40%
Retention rates for children (disaggregated by gender and by grade and by area) (micro) / To be determined at baseline start of second school year / TBD
% increase in enrolment of children in targeted slum areas (girls and boys disaggregated) (micro) / Average 17.1%
Girls-7.6%
Boys 9.5%
(Baseline survey) / Average 30%
% of respondents that report being able to afford basic services (water and health) (micro) / 7%
(Baseline survey) / 20%
% of targeted marginal HH’s that participate in community level decision making processes (micro) / 3.8%
(Baseline survey) / 10%
Additional INGO’s engaged in targeted slum areas of Mogadishu (in addition to Concern) (meso) / 1
(Baseline survey) / 2
Risk and Vulnerability Outcome(s) / Reduced risk and vulnerability to SRGBV and corporal punishment for school children (micro) / % of children/parents/CEC members and teachers that know that corporal punishment is a form of violence and should not be tolerated in school (micro / 18.5%
(Baseline survey) / 40%
Reduced risks and vulnerability to HIV and AIDS and GBV for the youth and women in target areas (micro) / % of adult women and men who correctly identify ways of preventing transmission of HIV and who reject major misconceptions about HIV transmission (micro ) / <1% / 10%
% of target women that report that they know where to go to access appropriate GBV-related services (micro) / 5% of women know where to go to access services
(Concern CA, 2012)
Some services are available – particularly for medical complications / 25%
Increased resilience to shocks for the extreme poor (micro) / Number of livelihood options at HH level (disaggregated by gender) (micro) / 1.7
(no difference between MHH and FHH)
(Baseline survey) / 2
% of targeted households that have savings (disaggregated by gender) (micro) / Average 5.3%
(6.5% male HH, 3.9% female HH
(Baseline survey) / Average 35%
Strengthening Household Economy and Reinforcing Resilience in Somaliland (SHERRIS)
Intended Impact / Increased resilience of targeted beneficiaries in Gabiley Region through improved food security, disaster preparedness and increased knowledge and voice.
1. Dimensions of Extreme Poverty / 2. Programme Outcome / 3. Indicators / 4.Baseline value and source / 5. Target 2015
Assets (and Return on Assets) Outcomes / Diversified livelihood options to generate assets in target villages of Gabiley Region, especially amongst women (micro) / % of FHH with more than one livelihood option (micro) / 18.6%
(Baseline survey) / Average 35%
% of households with increased assets (according to the HH asset index) (disaggregated by gender) (micro) / Average 27.7%
(FHH 11.4%, MHH 16.6%) / Average 45%
HH have access to food throughout the year in target villages, especially the extreme poor - (Micro) / Crop production for target households (micro) / 3 bags x 100kg per Ha.
(Baseline survey) / 6 x 100kg bags of yield per Ha.
% of target HH that experience a hunger gap of 3 months (micro) / 54.4%
(Baseline survey) / 40%
HH dietary diversity score (sets of food eaten) (micro) / 3
(Baseline survey) / 5
HH have access to safe water and practice good environmental sanitation and hygiene behaviours in target villages for improved health (micro) / % of households spending less than 30 minutes (1 round trip) to collect water from an improved reliable drinking water source (disaggregated by gender) (micro) / Average 3%
(FHH 1.5%, MHH 1.5%)
(Baseline survey) / Average 20%
% of HH treating water for consumption
(disaggregated by gender) (micro) / Average 16%
(FHH 3.2%, MHH 12.8%)
(Baseline survey) / Average 35%
% of people who demonstrate the correct hand washing technique (with ash/soap)
(disaggregated by gender) (micro) / Average 36%
(F 6%, M 30%)
(Baseline survey) / Average 50%
% of respondents accessing improved sanitation facilities (disaggregated by gender) (micro) / Average 4 %
(F 0.5%, M 3.95%)
(Baseline survey) / Average 25%
Number of WES Committees established and functioning one year after establishment (micro) / 0
(Concern assessment) / 17
Inequality
Outcome (s) / Women (and other Inequality Groups) are empowered to have access and control over resources, decision making and representation in local institutions (micro) / Reduction in women’s daily reproductive (fetching for water and fuel, household chores etc.) workload (micro) / 8 hours spent on reproductive
(individual surveys) / 6.5 hours
Representation of inequality groups (women, people with a disability, the landless) in village level decision making / % of VDC’s have members from inequality groups (especially women) (CA and experience) / 3.5%
Risk and Vulnerability Outcome(s) / Reduced vulnerability of communities through water shed management and increased knowledge and capacity on preparedness and mitigation (micro /macro) / [Average distance by which targeted gullies have eroded each year] / 10 metres / 5 metres
DRR approach taken on by community and government (Ministry of Agriculture and NERAD) / Not adopted by community or in MoA plans
(Concern study) / Will be adopted by communities, and in MoA plans
Nutrition
The nutrition programme in 2014 will focus on strengthening and expanding our preventive work, especially education and promotion of optimal infant, young child and maternal nutrition in Mogadishu, as well as potentially in Somaliland and Gedo region. Concern has been running a community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) programme in six centres in Mogadishu but in line with the Nutrition Cluster’s ‘rationalization plan’ for the city, Concern will continue running up to four centres. These will provide OTP, routine medications for the pregnant and lactating mothers, IYCF counselling, mother and father support groups, and cooking demonstrations. The number of Community Workers will be increased so that they can reach the whole district with mobilization, home visiting and follow ups. The Somali Nutrition Consortium, which Concern is a member along with ACF, Save the Children and Oxfam, has secured four year humanitarian funding from DFID and it is expected that the programme will commence in October 2013. Concern will not run a supplementary feeding programme in 2014. There is a possibility that Concern will partner with Trocaire in Gedo region to provide high quality treatment and preventative activities, such as IYCF and a school health initiative.
Education Programme
Support will continue for 19 community schools in five districts of Lower Shabelle Region and to six schools and two ABE centres (Accelerated Basic Education) in Mogadishu. The programme focuses on developing the capacity of the Community Education Committees to manage the schools; provides training to teachers; raises awareness among students and parents on hygiene and nutrition; and supports the poorest families to keep their children (particularly girls) in school.
Emergency Response:
Emergency WASH – South Central Somalia
The programme will continue to provide WASH services to IDPs, returnees and urban and rural poor communities in Somalia. Concern will assist in the construction and rehabilitation of water and sanitation infrastructures, provide hygiene awareness trainings, build capacity of partners and local community structures, and establish water safety plans in communities. Concern will work both directly and indirectly through local partners. Additionally, Concern plans to partner with Trocaire in providing WASH services in Dolo, Luuq and Belethawa Districts in Gedo.
Support to displaced people – South Central Somalia
Concern will continue providing approximately 4,000 of the most vulnerable poor families with cash using mobile money transfer systems in Mogadishu, Lower Shabelle and Gedo region.
Internal displacement is one of the biggest humanitarian problems in Somalia and the need to find a durable solution is urgent. To this end, a research study will be conducted to better understand IDP characteristics, vulnerabilities and options for appropriate and sustainable solutions. Support to returning families will be a priority in 2014.
Emergency Preparedness
To ensure Concern’s programme is fully prepared to respond to potential emergencies, capacity building for staff and partners is on-going. The aim is to develop teams that can actively participate in the design and delivery of fast, appropriate, high quality humanitarian assistance to populations affected by crises that overwhelm their own capacities.
Building Resilient Communities/ DRR
In South Central Somalia, Concern will begin resilience activities which include: flood and drought mitigation; development of community-based disaster management plans; training for local authorities in disaster preparedness; piloting of community-based early warning systems; raising awareness of nutrition needs for the whole family (IYCF and dietary diversity training); provision of water through rehabilitation and construction of water facilities; community-led total sanitation; cash grants for returnees; establishment of SHGs and business development training; provision of agricultural inputs and livestock restocking. This programme will be closely monitored and successes and failures will be documented for dissemination and for use in adapting the programme activities to achieve the greatest impact.
In rural Somaliland, watershed activities focus on reducing the erosion of top soil, without which agriculture is not possible. Increasing crop production will create buffer stocks for both human and livestock consumption in times of food shortages. To reduce vulnerability to pest infestation, communities are trained in disease control. Meanwhile crop diversification reduces risk to diseases that target specific crops.