CARE South Sudan UCPV Analysis Preparation Report, February 2010
UCPV ANALYSIS PREPARATORY WORKSHOP REPORT
FEBRUARY, 2010
CARE SOUTH SUDAN
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………….3
2. Workshop Program….…………………………………………………………...3
3. Participants self introduction…………………………………………………….4
4. Workshop objectives, expected outcomes and participants expectations ...5
4.1 Purpose and objective………………………………………………………….5
4.2 Expected workshop deliverables / outcomes………………………………..5
4.3 Participants expectations………………………………………………………6
5.0 Objectives of CARE SS situational analysis including UCPV analysis...…6
6.0 A Recap of CARE SS SP, P2P & highlights of progress on CARE South Sudan preparation for UCPV data collection and analysis.………………………...…..7
6.1 Brief recap of CARE SS Strategic Plan.……………………………………...7
6.2 What is P2P or P-Shift………………………………………………………….7
6.3 The P-Shift Components……………………………………………………….7
6.4 Why P2P (project to Program) or P-Shift?...... 8
6.5 CARE definition of a program & its characteristics………………………….8
6.6 What may change in CARE South Sudan because of P2P?...... 9
7.0 Review of progress on preparation for CARE SS UCPV data collection….9
8.0 Brief presentation on gender & Gender Analysis…………………………..11
9.0 Introduction to Harm / Benefit Analysis……………………………………..13
10.0 Review of UCPV using CARE’s Unifying Framework………………...... 14
11.0 Review of tools and processes for Community based Disaster Risk Assessment…...... 15
12.0 Simulation on Community based Disaster Risk Assessment…………...16
13.0 Review of participants existing knowledge on UCPV of the 2 selected Impact Groups………………………………………………………………………………17
14.0 Review of basic PRA tools and methods, and facilitation skills…………20
15.0 Selection of Tools and methods (analytical framework for UCPV………20
16.0 Action Plan for CARE South Sudan UCPV data collection and analysis.20
17.0 Reflection, evaluation & feedback on the workshop………………………20
17.1 Websites for DRR materials…………………………………………………20
Annex 1 CARE SS Guiding framework for UCPV data collection & analysis..22
Annex 2 Action Plan for CARE SS UCPV data collection & analysis………...28
1.0 Introduction
In December 2009, the CARE South Sudan Strategic Plan (SP) was successfully finalised and accepted by ECARMU. The SP covers the period calendar year 2010 to 2014 and has identified 2 Impact Groups as the focus for programming in South Sudan over the next 5 years. As outlined in the SP and the CARE SS revised FY 2010 AOP, the staff and local partners of CARE Sudan will proceed with the next stage of the P-shift component by conducting a situational analysis (including UCPV) of the 2 Impact Groups. In that regard, CARE South Sudan organized a 3 days preparatory workshop with the general aim of preparing field staff and partners for the underlying causes of poverty and vulnerability assessment and analysis of its 2 Impact Groups. The workshop was facilitated by the ECARMU Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist Mohammed Khaled (MK); John Perry (JP), the CARE South Sudan ACD Program Quality and Tamba Kassoh (TK) the CARE South Sudan Program Quality and Learning Coordinator.
2.0 Workshop program
The three days preparatory workshop was scheduled as indicated below.
DAY ONE (Tuesday, February 9) - All theoretical presentations
8:00-8:30 Self introduction (what do you think was responsible for poverty and social injustice in your family years back or even now?)-MK
8:30-9:00 Workshop purpose, objectives & expectations – JP
9:00-10:00 Recap of CARE SS Strategic Plan, P2P plan and progress to date – TK
10:00-10:30 TEA BREAK
10:30-1:00 Presentation / review of vulnerability concepts and DRR- MK
1:00-2:00 LUNCH BREAK
2:00-3:30 Basic presentation on Gender & Gender Analysis – TK
3:30-4:00 TEA BREAK
4:00-5:00 Introduction of Harm/Benefit analysis (simplified process) – MK
DAY TWO (Wednesday, February 10) – Simulation on community based DRR assessment and review of staff knowledge on UCPV of selected IGs
8:00-10:00 Review of UCPV based on CARE’s Unifying Framework -TK
10:00-10:30 TEA BREAK
10:30-11:30 Review of processes and tools for community-based DR assessment-MK
11:30-1:00 Simulation on community-based DR assessment -MK
1:00-2:00 LUNCH BREAK
2:00-3:00 Simulation on community-based DR assessment -MK
3:00-5:00 Review of staff / Partner existing knowledge on UCPV of IGs - TK
DAY THREE (Thursday, February 11) – Selection of tools and methods for primary data collection for UCPV in SS and Action Planning for the next steps
8:00-11:00 Selection of tools and methods (analytical framework) - MK
11:00-11:30 TEA BREAK
11:30-1:00 Selection of tools and methods (analytical framework) - MK
1:00 – 2:00 LUNCH BREAK
2:00-3:30 Review if basic PRA and facilitation skills – JM & MK
3:30 -4:30 Actions Planning for UCPV – TK
4:30-5:00 Reflections, evaluation & feedback on the workshop – JP
3.0 Participants self introduction
Each participant was asked to do self introduction and indicate the key factor responsible for poverty and social injustices in their families in the past or at the time of the workshop, which was summarized as shown below.
· Loss of elder brother (main bread winner in the family)
· High rate of illiteracy
· Flooding (always shifting to highland areas)
· War and political crisis in South Sudan
· Severe droughts and floods
· Intertribal clashes / conflicts
· Flooding in Khartoum, buildings were washed away which resulted to hunger and disease
· Drought in Machacus, Kenya
· Personal accident limiting my ability to go to school earlier
· Lack of water, electricity, low farm infrastructure, no food and income to send kids to school.
· Refugee, transit and resettled camps - with LRA rebel attack on the camp
· 1964-bombing of my village by war planes from Khartoum, evacuation of people and walking long distances with swollen legs
· Heavy rainfall and high out break of meningitis
· High infant mortality rate
· Killings and mass graves
· Community dependence on the fragile market/ petty trading rather than growing their own food (no or low food crop production)
· Negative attitude to work (idleness). Not teaching kids to work hard.
· Restricting girls or our sisters to go to school
· Lack of education
· Israel occupation of Palestine
· Restriction of movement by occupying forces / army.
· Lack of market
4.0 Workshop objectives, expected outcomes and participant expectations
4.1 Workshop purpose and objectives
The main purpose of the preparatory workshop was to prepare staff and selected partners for the forthcoming UCPV analysis of the two selected CARE South Sudan Impact Groups by:
· Increasing staff and partner understanding of the program approach and why CARE South Sudan has decided to adopt the P2P strategy as an integral part of its new Strategic Plan.
· Enhancing staff and partner understanding of what situational analysis / UCPV analysis is as a major component of the P-Shift approach.
· Enhanced staff and partner knowledge and understanding in the link between key themes (such as DRR, Conflict and gender) and the underlying causes of poverty and social injustices of the selected impact groups and determining the extent of existing knowledge of UCPV among partners and staff to avoid duplication during primary data collection.
· Brainstorming and identifying key themes and questions for the primary UCPV data collection and analysis. As well as methods and tools for the analysis draw from both the more conventional UCPV approaches and through applying a DRR, DNH and gender lens to such approaches.
· Clarifying roles and responsibilities leading to the UCPV analysis as well as input into the finalization of the action plan.
4.2 Expected workshop deliverables / outcomes
· Increased staff understanding of which stage CARE South Sudan is on in its transition to the program approach and the commitment, role and responsibilities expected of staff and partners.
· Improved staff and partner conceptual understanding of the use of DRR, Conflict / DNH and gender tools and methods in conducting UCPV analysis of the CARE South Sudan Impact Groups
· Draft primary UCPV data collection tools and methods identified for refinement and piloting
· A summarized workshop report covering all workshop deliberations produced.
· Action plan for follow-on technical input into the UCPV analysis developed
4.3 Participants expectations
Each workshop participant wrote his or her expectation on a piece of paper that was pasted on a flip chart as summarized below
· Clearly defined process and tools for collecting information that gives deeper understanding of Impact Groups
· Gain skill on community approach for data collection
· Clear understanding of CARE SS P-shift and strategic plan
· Learn how CARE programs will be designed to incorporate community views and ideas (Bottom-up approach)
· Understand about the causes of poverty and how to overcome them
· Understand or familiar with the underlying causes of poverty and how CARE and its partners address then through DRR.
· Explore major root causes of poverty and identify how to alleviate them
· Get practical suggestions on incorporating DRR, conflict and gender into current programs
· Know the tools and mechanism for DRR
· Come up with DRR assessment process and tools for CARE South Sudan
· Know various methods and tools used in analyzing community impact groups and their causes of poverty
· Provide a strategy for incorporating emergencies into our current approach
· Staff and partners fully understand the purpose of the workshop and the next steps in the UCPV analysis and P-shift components; understand roles and responsibilities for UCPV analysis.
5.0 Objectives of the CARE SS Situational analysis including UCPV analysis
· The Situational analysis / UCPV analysis aims at understanding the situation and context in which the IGs live as well as identifying and understanding the root causes of poverty and vulnerability among the impact groups of rural women and girls of reproductive age (13-49); and marginalized and vulnerable male youth of age 14-35) in South Sudan.
· CARE South Sudan has already been working with this group and has some basic knowledge on their poverty and vulnerability but we need to deepen our understanding in order to design programs that will go beyond symptoms and will address deeper causes of poverty and social injustice. In this context, an in depth, holistic and comprehensive analysis is necessary to provide information on the major underlying causes of poverty, vulnerability and marginalization of these impact groups in South Sudan.
· The analysis will also help CARE South Sudan understand and refine the impact groups by helping us to understand who the different sub-sets of population groups are and identifying the most vulnerable ones.
· To identify and understand the stakeholders and target groups that we need to work with to achieve lasting change in the lives of our Impact Groups
· The understanding generated and lessons we learn from the UCPV exercise will help CARE South Sudan develop a longer-term program impact goal, theory of change and a program strategy for our impact groups.
· To gain understanding on how to involve partners and stakeholders in the P-shift process through lessons learnt from the UCPV process.
6.0 A recap of CARE South Sudan Strategic Plan, P2P and highlights of progress on CARE South Sudan Preparation for UCPV data collection
6.1 Brief recap of CARE South Sudan Strategic plan
· Participants were asked to refer to the abridged version of the Strategic Plan in their workshop folders and were informed that
· The SP was concluded and accepted by ECARMU in December 2009 and would cover a period of 5 years (calendar years 2010-2014 inclusive)
· That 2 main Impact Groups (IGs) were identified to be the focus of CARE SS programming in South Sudan over the next 5 years
· The 2 main IGs are i) Rural women and Girls of reproductive age (13-49 years) and ii) marginalized and economically vulnerable rural male youth of age 14-35
· The overarching goal of CARE SS SP was read out and briefly discussed by participants including the three domains of change needed to realize the achievement of the goal.
· Finally participants were informed that the SP has 5 strategic directions that also serve as road map to be pursued in the achievement of the overarching goal.
6.2 What is P2P or P-shift
• P-SHIFT is a pilot and learning and knowledge sharing strategy within CARE, aimed at learning how CARE and specifically CARE South Sudan can change and move the program approach through the organization more quickly, more effectively, more consistently, and at a global level.
• CARE South Sudan will be doing this by learning through and from Learning Labs and Satellites.
6.3 The P-shift Components
· Impact Groups
· Situational analysis (including UCPV analysis)
· Long-term program impact goals
· Program Strategy
· Theory of Change
· Learning and impact measurement system
The facilitator explained that CARE SS has completed the identification and selection of Impact Groups during the formation of its five years Strategic Plan and the workshop was meant to prepare staff and partners to move to the next component of the P-shift which is Situational analysis (including UCPV analysis) of the 2 selected Impact Groups.
6.4 Why P2P (Project to Program) or P-shift?
The facilitator explained that, like in many other CARE Country Offices, CARE South Sudan was pursuing a shift from a project-based approach to the Program-based approach because of the following reasons.
· CARE SS (like many other CARE Country Offices) has so far failed to effectively address the underlying causes of poverty and vulnerability.
· There was increasing recognition that short-term, output-oriented development projects do not lead to structural changes required for the poorest and most marginalized to rise above poverty.
· New donor ideas and coordination (new philanthropies, Paris Declaration, MDGs, etc.)
· Deepening critique of international NGOs, particularly regarding scope and scale of work, accountability, and their use of power.
· Growing commitment to support rigorous impact assessment
6.5 CARE definition of a Program & its characteristics (this was presented on flip chart and on power point presentation)
A program is a coherent set of interrelated initiatives –some project based, some not; some done by CARE, many done by our allies- that involves a long term commitment to specific marginalized and vulnerable groups to achieve lasting impact at broad scale on underlying causes of poverty and social injustice. This goes beyond the scope of projects to achieve positive changes in human conditions, in social positions and in the enabling environment.