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Gender Sensitive Nutrition Response in North East Nigeria The conflict in the North Eastern Nigerian States of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) has caused widespread displacement, destruction of infrastructure and the collapse of basic services. Civilians have borne the brunt of the conflict, with displacement resulting in the disruption of livelihoods and consequent food insecurity, which in turn have increased malnutrition and mortality rates. The poor nutrition situation in North East Nigeria is compounded by the weak healthcare system, limited access to safe drinking water and sanitation services, and poor infant and young child feeding practices. According to the NE Nigeria Nutrition and Food Security Surveillance (NENFSS, October 2019), the levels of global acute malnutrition (GAM) across the BAY states have deteriorated from an average of 7% in 2017 to 11% in 2019. The prevalence of underweight in Yobe (16.8%) and The prevalence of severe underweight is 3.3% in Yobe and 2.8% in Borno. The situation is likely to worsen as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has already significantly affected the number of SAM admissions, with a 20% reduction in admissions observed between the declaration of the outbreak and the end of May. The 2020 HRP estimates that there are approximately 1 million children and women are in need of nutrition services in North East Nigeria. The proposed project will address the 2020 HRP nutrition objectives, focused on addressing the physical and mental well-being of children under 5, as well as Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW). The nutrition sector has prioritized the appropriate screening of new arrivals and immediate provision of life saving nutrition stabilization center (SC) services, which will provide 24 hour in-patient services for SAM with medical complications. In line with these priorities, the IRC will undertake the following: Establish and strengthen the provision of diagnostics laboratory services at Mashamari SC (Borno) to support timely diagnosis for the children under five admitted to the SC. The laboratory will also support UMARU Shehu facility and other SC’s across Borno State. Funding from this award will be put towards construction of a laboratory room, medical equipment and reagents needed to run the facility. Establish and strengthen Gujba SC (Yobe) through the provision of additional pharma and medical supplies. Currently the Gujba SC is the only one serving all the LGA of Gulani, Jakusko, Bade and other peripheral LGAs. Recruit and train (capacity building) medical staff to provide 24 hour inpatient care for appropriate management of malnutrition in adherence to national standards. Procure lifesaving medical supplies for the SCs, such as stethoscopes, thermometers, anthropometric tools (weighing scales, height board), oxygen concentrators, and generators. Provide treatment and care to children under five with SAM at Fullatari IDP camp, 4 health facilities in Gujba and 4 health facilities in Gulani. Promote, protect and support IYCF through skilled counseling and support groups
Scale-up of nutrition intervention for children under 5 with acute malnutrition in Mafa, Jere, Konduga, Magumeri, and Kaga LGAs, Borno State and Damaturu and Potiskum LGAs in Yobe State, Nigeria This project will strengthen the provision of CMAM services for children 6-59 months in Borno and Yobe States. This will be achieved by scaling up CMAM services (MAM treatment) in locations that Save the Children (SC) is already providing OTP services in Borno (Mafa, Konduga, Jere, Magumeri and Kaga LGAs) and establishing new OTPs and strengthening existing ones in Yobe state (Damaturu and Potiskum LGAs). In Borno SC will collaborate with EYN (A national NGO) in the management of MAM. Management of moderate acute malnutrition will adapt the utilization of locally available foods to develop an energy-dense product (Tom Brown premix) that will supplement the diet of boys and girls 6-59 months and wit MAM. Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition will be treated in the outpatient therapeutic programs using Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF). SC will be supported by UNICEF with RUTF based on the existing PCA. The anthropometrics of children for both programs will be monitored on a weekly basis and 5Ws will be shared with the cluster on a monthly basis. Treatment of MAM in Borno State will reduce the risk of boys and girls deteriorating to SAM. All these interventions will be integrated with preventive nutrition interventions such as IYCF counselling and SBCC. Micronutrient powder (MNP) will also be distributed to MAM children 6-23 months as part of the home fortification. To implement this project health workers, CNMs, nutrition workers and other volunteers will be trained in CMAM. Case finding for malnourished children and referrals at the community level will be conducted by CNMs. As part of the COVID-19 adaptation. SC will continue to collaborate and coordinate with the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) in Borno, Primary Health Care Management Board (PHCMB) in Yobe state, UNICEF, other UN agencies, and all nutrition actors. Currently, in Borno, SC is partnering with EYN a national organization in its existing Nutrition projects and will continue with the partnership on this project for acceptability, ownership and sustainability within the implementing communities. SC will utilize the existing structures to provide services, monitoring the program implementation and provide real-time feedback for quality implementation focused on strengthening the system and increasing access to underserved communities. SC will ensure that gender equality is considered throughout the intervention, protection will be mainstreamed and GBV issues will be prevented and addressed. All staff, (SC, volunteers and partner) will be sensitized on child safeguarding policy and PSEA before the project begins.
Provision of Integrated CCCM/Shelter/NFI Solutions to IDPs, Returnees and Host Communities in MMC, Jere and Rann in Borno State. The major aim of the Shelter/CCCM/NFI Cluster is to improve living conditions of displaced persons in humanitarian crises. The sector facilitates assistance and strengthens protection and dignity of the displaced and works with beneficiaries to attain durable solutions. Exacerbated vulnerabilities in 2020 as a result of forced displacement and movement, restricted movements and access, global health pandemic, congestion in the camp and harsh weather conditions especially in the rainy season have led to increasing needs for Shelter/CCCM/NFI Sector services both in the camps and host communities. Furthermore, the approaching rainy season projects flooded camp sites, shelters and NFI damaged or completely destroyed and worsened living conditions. SHO aims to continue and expand its existing Shelter/CCCM/NFI sector services in Borno State, North-East which currently includes Camps in MMC and Jere LGA to mitigate impact of the rainy season and identified encumbrances, reduce vulnerability and address the accumulated and projected needs for shelter solutions, information management and NFI needs for IDPs, including persons with special needs in the category of IDPs, and most vulnerable members of host communities in MMC, Jere and Rann. Specific activities will include: (a) Camp coordination/management – coordinate/lead improved provision of humanitarian assistance in IDP settlements and increase Camp’s existing capacity ; (b) Communication with affected communities, including complaint and feedback mechanisms, community sensitization/mobilization, ensuring participation of vulnerable groups (women/youth) and that the woman committees are maintained and functional; (c) Provision of NFIs both for preposition and distribution (d) Information Management, supporting the CCCM activities, SHO will establish five (5) information management centres across the host communities in MMC, Jere and Rann for information sharing and management. (e) Infrastructure maintenance/rehabilitation, Site planning, Land advocacy, mapping of existing suitable lands, relocation, flood mitigation for Rainy season response through provision of mitigation tools and formation of water channels (f) Construction of Bama type emergency Shelter: 100 Bama type shelters will be constructed and distributed to the targeted IDPs in the targeted locations (MMC and Jere). Additionally, contingency plans will be developed and put in place to ensure SHO can quickly adapt to and respond to changing humanitarian needs on the ground. SHO will continue to address lifesaving needs of IDPs, returnees and most vulnerable members of host community in Borno State by expanding camp coverage, responding to new displacements/arrivals (through receiving, orientation of new arrival IDPs, registration, distribution of NFIs and referral for basic services), improving and upgrading basic services in sites, and finally, supporting the overall humanitarian response. Through this project SHO will address the sector’s overall objective of providing Shelter/CCCM services and NFIs distribution, improving the living conditions inside IDP camps and facilitating the immediate and targeted delivery of services to the displaced population. Furthermore, the project will address the needs of women, girls, men and boys throughout the planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the activities. Through the DTM and regular site monitoring, needs and gaps will be reported and shared with partners and all stakeholders. Particular attention regarding needs will be paid to women and girls who also have to contend with GBV and protection concerns within camp settings.
Provision of Life-Saving Access to Quality WASH Services during Covid-19 Pandemic Gujba LGA which has been under-served in WASH needs, including insufficient water infrastructure to meet the demands of its population. It has also been under the threat of water borne diseases. Taimako-CDI as a frontline responder organization has shown that there is a low knowledge of basic hygiene standards and open defecation is still being practiced. Moreover, with distance as a major barrier to accessing these water sources, women who are often goes to fetch water for their households are exposed to protection risks. However, All approaches will be strategise and embrace inclusiveness to prevent discrimination, abuse, exploitation or violence. This project is part of the 2020 humanitarian response plan on with HRP Project code: HNGA20WSHC19-166357-1, it is designed to address the critical WASH need for the people affected by humanitarian emergencies in 5 wards of katarko, Buni-yadi, Buni-gari, Gujba-gari and Goniri in Gujba LGA of Yobe state through provision of access to disability inclusive safe and sufficient water, and hygiene services. The project is targeting IDPs and host communities who are at risk of Covid-19 pandemic. The project will address the current Covid-19 pandemic issue regarding the WASH facilities in the targeted locations as well through strengthening the existing effort, particularly in awareness raising, hand washing practicing, social distancing. In order to mitigate the spread of covid-19 among vulnerable groups in the targeted locations, the project will establish disability inclusive hand-washing points with adequate provision of alcohol-based hand sanitizers at strategic places to enable active involvement of the persons with disability. The project will use the WASH sector strategies and guidelines in all stages of implementation. This project aims to reduce morbidity and mortality resulting from waterborne diseases by increasing access to safe water and better hygiene practices among communities most affected by the current conflict, communities most affected by disease outbreaks such as cholera, communities with high levels of malnutrition and food insecurity. TCDI will conduct hygiene promotion activities to support effective behavior change. Without water, there cannot be enough high quality food and people cannot lead healthy lives without standard food and water hygiene. Project team will coordinate with food security sector to ensure high quality delivery of project activities in line with sectoral objectives and sphere standards. Research has found that better access to water reduces malnourishment especially in development settings such as that of the targeted communities of Gujba LGA. With improved access to quality water and hygiene services, households in targeted communities will be able to establish and maintain micro gardens where vegetables and basic nutritional household crops could be cultivated, even in dry seasons. This will increase community livelihoods and household nutritional intake. Children, persons with disabilities and other community members will therefore be less prone to diseases and infections related to water and hygiene.
Reinforcing the resilience of conflict and COVID-19 affected children and adolescents through the provision of case management and psychosocial support for children and caregivers in Jere and Ngala LGAs of Borno State. LABDI seek to reach 6,592 children and their families with stimulating and structured psycho-social support (PSS) services. This project specifically will target children who are affected directly or indirectly by the ongoing conflict and COVID-19 pandemic. As adequate, these children will benefit from recreational, life skill, recreational, educational and social support to holistically meet their individual and specific psychological needs and help them regain resilience. LABDIs programme/response priority and approach focuses on 1. Child and Adolescent Friendly Space (CAFS) Programming: which will explore the support of 6 trained community-based PSS facilitators and 20 community-based volunteers to carry out community-driven, locally accepted and COVID-19 proved PSS activities for 3,350 children. The activities in the CAFS will conform to WHO and NCDC guidelines for preventing and mitigating COVID-19 including social distancing, telephone counselling and distribution of individual recreational and educational materials for children. 2. Case management processes for vulnerable children: additionally, LABDI will station 2 trained and certified child protection caseworkers to provide one-to-one case management processes for 150 children facing any form of abuse or concern. These caseworkers will apply globally accepted techniques and processes including confidential interview sessions, supporting children and their families to develop adequate care-plan, referrals, advocacy, follow up and implementation of activities that will support the children regain resilience and the rights sought. It is worthy to note that LABDI will recognize the risk of COVID-19 pandemic throughout the project cycle and will carry out pro-active measures and activities to curb the spread and risk of COVID-19. This will involve utilizing the CAFS to sensitize children and their families on proper hygiene practices, WHO and government guidelines for preventing and mitigating the virus. Also, Staff, volunteer and children's welfare will be prioritized by stationing hand wash facility, provision of face mask in the CAFS and distribution of face mask to staff, volunteers, children and families.
Life-saving CCCM assistance to improve living conditions of vulnerable IDP communities in Dikwa, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria ACTED’s proposed 7-month intervention aims to deliver life-saving COVID-19 specific CCCM assistance, directly benefitting 12,276 displaced and conflict-affected persons in Dikwa, Borno State. The Action will build on ACTED’s previous experience as a lead CCCM agency in Dikwa, providing critical Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) to support the CCCM, S/NFI Sector’s decongestion and resettlement strategy, thereby preparing populations with measures to decrease COVID-19 transmission risks and protect IDP communities from excess mortality in camp settlements in Borno State. As the Sector-identified CCCM lead agency, ACTED proposes protection-centered Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) assistance modalities, including critical CCCM site facilitation, coordination, information management, camp governance, site improvements and RCCE modalities for principled humanitarian action. The intervention will address over-congestion, improve living conditions through camp extension zones, install COVID-19 mitigation measures and strengthen social determinant of health in direct support of the CCCM Sector’s 2020 Dikwa decongestion and resettlement strategy, thereby significantly impacting the safety, dignity and protection realized by IDPs in Borno State. The Action builds on extensive coordination and collaborative efforts implemented by ACTED with OCHA and Sector partners in order to provide comprehensive S/NFI and CCCM assistance modalities, which will protect, assist and advocate for IDP and host communities particularly vulnerable to the pandemic and contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and decrease morbidity and mortality by addressing decongestion, ensuring COVID-19 mitigation measures and supporting crisis response through effective CCCM coordination and site facilitation under the CCCM Sector’s 2020 Dikwa decongestion and resettlement strategy. Moreover, Risk Communication and Community Engagement activities will aim to prevent, anticipate and address risks of violence, discrimination, marginalization and xenophobia towards IDPs and people of concern by enhancing awareness and understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic at community level. While the CCCM Sector currently anticipates the resettlement of 16,000 individuals currently residing in 5 over-congested camps in Dikwa (Sandaya, Klagaru, Mohammed Kyari, Shehuri/Modu Kasa Camp, Shehu Musta II) into new camp extension settlements under the 2020 Dikwa decongestion strategy, ACTED anticipates that the project will directly benefit 12,276 individuals currently residing in three out of the five over-congested camp sites (Mohammed Kyari, Shehuri/Modu Kasa Camp, Shehu Musta II), which are managed by ACTED.
Strengthening community engagement, information sharing and capacity building in COVID-19 response in north-east Nigeria To address widespread rumors and misbelief surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and aid delivered by humanitarian organizations, IOM aims to reach a total of 100,000 vulnerable people throughout Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states with effective behaviour change communication and build the capacity of 100 aid workers on adopting key IASC guidance for programming amidst COVID-19 including awareness raising and sensitization on disease prevention measures, in line with the NHF Allocation Strategy, both in terms of activities, target locations and beneficiary types. The project specifically targets 100,000 individuals in camps and camp-like settings and host communities through enhanced coordination and dissemination of COVID-19 preventive messages and information about services provided by aid workers in North-East Nigeria. The messages will be tailored according to the various targeted beneficiaries, with a specific attention to the needs of women and girls. They will take various formats, be disseminated through several medium, and aim to improve knowledge, attitudes and practices on COVID-19 prevention, stigmatization and the role of aid workers, including health workers and COVID-19 response teams. To reinforce these messages and their impact, 100 listening groups will be organized with specific targeted beneficiaries from various categories. These listening groups and focus groups will be organized to inform the content of the messages and will strengthen community engagement and participation of beneficiaries. Feedback from both the listening groups and the focus groups will be shared with the humanitarian community, across sectors, and at various levels, from Local Coordination Groups (LCG) at Local Government Aarea levels to the Humanitarian Country Team n Abuja. The activities will include the production and distribution of 200 posters and 100,000 leaflets with information on COVID-19 prevention measures, treatment, stigmatisation and support. The project will also consist of producing of three TV and radio Public Service Announcements, eight radio drama episodes and broadcasting of two seasons of thematic radio programmes of 13 episodes each. Testimonies from five different beneficiaries will be collected and their experience of the pandemic and its impacts will be shared with other vulnerable people through the listening groups but also with partner media outlets and aid workers at various levels, including HCT level in Abuja. Closely coordinating and supporting the IASC Secretariat through OCHA Nigeria, the project will provide specific capacity-building, learning opportunities and information exchange for decision-makers and policy actors across the humanitarian spectrum, in Nigeria and at HQ level. In coordination with the IASC Secretariat, the project will produce and disseminate simplified versions of 12 key guidance documents. The project aims for at least 100 aid workers, from UN agencies, INGOs and most specifically NNGOs and local CSOs, to have increased understanding of how they can adapt their work and enhance efficiency of aid delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure greater understanding and dissemination of these key guidelines, 20 LCG meetings will be convened to discuss the key COVID-19 guidance to ensure compliance with national and international guidance on COVID-19 response and inform policy- making levels of difficulties encountered by frontline aid workers in remote locations. Capacity-building and information exchange opportunities will also be offered to Nigerian authorities and particularly State Emergency Management Agency and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The project will be monitored with support from IOM’s Programme Support Unit and MampE teams. Baseline and endline data will be collected as well as the feedback gathered through the focus groups and listening group discussions.
Lifesaving WASH assistance COVID-19 prevention project for IDPs and host population in Jere LGA Since July 2009, the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency has continued to claim the lives of hundreds of people annually and displace millions within Northeast Nigeria. According to IOM DTM Round 31, a total of 2,046,604 individuals are displaced in five affected states in NE Nigeria including Borno, an increase of 0.4% in IDP population between DTM Rounds 30 and 31. Borno State alone represents 60.34% of all IDPs in affected States. The major triggers of movement are the ongoing insurgency and harsh living conditions, according to IOM. With little or no livelihood options, IDPs continue to be reliant on humanitarian support for survival. Their presence in host communities have placed huge pressure on existing community assets, including land and water. Jere is among LGAs worst affected by the insurgency with huge IDP population. Jere LGA has the 2nd highest IDP population in Borno State, 266,760 according to IOM. The LGA has confirmed cases of COVID and an annual history of cholera outbreak. A rapid assessment conducted by ZOA and SAHEI in June 2020 shows gaps for latrines, bathing shelters, hygiene kits, and hygiene promotion. Damaged or dysfunctional latrines, bathing shelters and solar boreholes were identified during the assessment. Additional gaps were identified due to insufficiency of available WASH facilities. Population in assessed locations are also collecting water from unprotected sources. Ques at available water facilities were long, which is an indicator of water inadequacy. This was also confirmed by the WASH Sector’s gaps analysis. During the assessment, ZOA did not find evidence of COVID interventions in Gongulong and 14 surrounding villages assessed. ZOA currently implements a NHF project in Gongulong COVID-19 was not part of this project design. This project ends in August 2020. There is a need to continue hygiene promotion and implement COVID-19 prevention and distribute COVID-19 prevention kits in addition to the distribution of hygiene kits. ZOA will work along with Sanitation and Hygiene Education Initiative (SAHEI), a Borno-based national NGO to implement this project. These interventions will address issues of open defecation, poor hygiene, contaminated water sources and reduction in spread of the COVID19 virus as well as cholera outbreak. Through this project 14,461 individuals will have access to safe water for drinking and other domestic purposes. They will benefit from VIP latrines and bathing shelters which will help improve dignity and reduce risks associated with travelling in the bushes to defecate or having to wait for nightfall to take shower. Distribution of hygiene/COVID-19 prevention kits (centrally provided by WASH Sector) will improve proper hygiene as well as the exposure of targeted population of disease outbreak. Presence of animals and their feces at water points contribute to water contamination at point of collection. Providing designated locations for animals will reduce water contamination and conflict at water points between animal owners and other water users who are the primary targets of constructing water points. SAHEI will implement other tasks including the conduct of hygiene promotion/COVID-19 prevention activities under this project. ZOA has experience working with SAHEI on WASH project in Jere LGA in the past. This experience plus SAHEI’s expertise in WASH interventions will contribute to the successful delivery of project activities.
Support to COVID-19 response to mitigate the risk of transmission and control avoidable morbidity and mortality among IDP and vulnerable communities in the BAY States The project aims to provide support to COVID-19 response and maintain uninterrupted essential health services for IDPs and vulnerable communities to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will take into consideration the current needs and gaps in the ongoing humanitarian situation in the BAY states and undertake measures to decrease risk and protect vulnerable groups, including older people and those with underlying health conditions living in low resource settings. The project will essentially support the state government efforts to suppress and stop the risk of transmission and reduce burden on healthcare facilities, including isolation of suspected and confirmed case, contact tracing, detection through enhanced epidemiological interventions community-based social distancing and safe hygiene practices. In the area of clinical care, treatment and care for patients would be provided through well-equipped and staffed isolation facilities and regular IPC measures in the health facilities in affected communities. Through robust community engagement and social mobilization, the project will enhance awareness about the disease and its impact on people’s health and social issues like stigmatization, discrimination, and marginalization.
Provision of Shelter and NFIs Assistance to IDPs to Mitigate the Spread of COVID 19 in Selected camps in Borno state. This project will target IDPs and returnees in Borno State - one of the three affected states in North East Nigeria - with the provision of Emergency Shelters and Non-food Items (NFIs) as protection live-saving assistance aligned with Shelter/ NFI/ CCCM Sector strategic objectives for the HRP 2020 and NHF 1st Standard Allocation 2020 strategy paper. Assisting IDPs, Returnees and Host Communities with living spaces represents an essential intervention in reducing the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and it is a critical first step to reducing vulnerability that preserves the ability of the most vulnerable and affected people to meet their basic needs which are now further exasperated by the pandemic. It is critical to ensure that PoCs are supported to recover their wellbeing and dignity in a protective environment where they can enjoy full exercise of their rights to adequate shelter. This project will target decongestion response in IDP camps and camp like settlements to mitigate against COVID-19 spread through 1. Provision of 550 emergency shelters to (550 households) to respond to congestion problems in formal and/ or informal camps in Bama and Mobbar (Damasak) Local Government Areas. 2. Procurement and distribution of 550 NFIs kits to (550 households) to displaced and returning IDP households in Bama and Mobbar (Damasak) and its surrounding villages as a protection response to support basic needs.
Strengthening the Provision of Essential Primary and Reproductive Healthcare services , including epidemic surveillance and response. The IRC will strengthen the provision of primary and Sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) services for internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and host communities across Adamawa and Yobe States. Additionally, the IRC will respond to outbreaks across all three BAY states (Borno Adamawa and Yobe). The delivery of integrated comprehensive primary and reproductive health services will target all individuals, however there will be a focus on children under-five, adolescent girls, women of child bearing age, pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) and persons with disabilities. In Yobe state the IRC will provide health systems support to three existing healthcare facilities, run by the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCDA), to strengthen the provision of primary and reproductive healthcare services. Two facilities are in Gulani LGA and one is in Damturu LGA. In Adamawa state the IRC will provide health systems support to strengthen the provision of the full package of SRH services at two government primary healthcare cetres (PHCs) in Michika LGA. This will be done in collaboration with the SPHCDA. The IRC will ensure that the provision of primary health care services includes both preventative and curative services, with a focus on integrated management of childhood illnesses for children under 5, provision of routine immunization services, prevention and treatment of communicable illnesses and the treatment of non-communicable diseases. Sexual and Reproductive healthcare services provision will be strengthened to provide quality ante-natal, post-natal, syndromic management of sexually transmitted illness, family planning services, basic emergency obstetrics and neonatal and newborn care including safe deliveries, clinical care of sexual assault survivors and post-abortion care. The Health systems support provided at all health facilities will include capacity building of healthcare workers through mentorship and on-job-coaching, supportive supervision through the use of systemic quality assurance tools, and the distribution of essential medicines. The IRC will strengthen the referral pathways and mechanisms across all intervention locations, through the establishment of ambulance services, payment of medical bills and feeding of admitted patients with one care giver. The IRC will adapt its ongoing provision of essential primary and reproductive healthcare services, in light of the covid-19 pandemic by strengthening infection, control and prevention measures through the distribution of disinfectants and cleaning supplies. The triage process will be modified at all supported health facilities through the use of a covid-19 specific screening tool thereby allowing for effective screening of individuals who gain entry to IRC supported health facilities with source control of identified cases of suspected COVID-19 cases for onward referral to isolation/ treatment centers. The IRC will also strengthen community based surveillance through the use of trained community health workers who will carry out morbidity and mortality surveillance tracking and report notifiable diseases. In addition, through ongoing continuous monitoring and analysis of disease trends, endemic diseases such as malaria, acute watery diarrhea/cholera and measles will be monitored. In situations of increased morbidities or even declared outbreaks the IRC will adapt its services to be responsive to the outbreak needs. As the rainy season approaches the risk of a cholera outbreak is anticipated. To respond to the possible cholera outbreak, the IRC plans to set up ORPs for case management and carry out risk communication and community engagement activities through the development and dissemination of information, education and communication materials, and provision of community health education on prevention of cholera.
WASH lifesaving response for conflict-affected populations in Borno and Adamawa State NRC is proposing to reach 18,000 conflict-affected individuals across two locations in Borno and Adamawa States that have significant levels of protracted displacement, overcrowding and protection challenges, with the concerning situation worsening due to the outbreak of COVID-19 across Northeast Nigeria. In Dikwa LGA, NRC is proposing to reach vulnerable individuals with an WASH response to vulnerable IDPs and host communities. The WASH response will contribute to improving the WASH living conditions in the camps, prevention and mitigation measures against COVID-19, as well as a potential cholera outbreak during the yearly rainy season, response to flooding to prevent any potential communicable diseases and establishment of semi-permanent water and sanitation facilities. In Yola North And South LGAS, NRC is proposing to reach vulnerable individuals with a WASH response to the high risk that communities face from flooding, cholera and COVID-19.
Life-saving CCCM, Emergency Shelter and NFI assistance for vulnerable IDP populations in formal camp sites and informal out-of-camp settlements in Borno State ACTED’s proposed 12-month intervention aims to deliver life-saving CCCM and Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Item (NFI) assistance, directly benefitting 9,000 displaced and conflict-affected persons in Dikwa, Monguno, Mafa and across two informal out-of-camp sites in Borno State. The Action will build on ACTED’s previous experience in the target sites, offering uninterrupted critical assistance to IDPs through Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) in Mafa, as well as urgently needed S/NFI provisions to complement ACTED’s on-going CCCM interventions in 8 camps in Dikwa, 6 camps in Monguno and GGASS Camp, Mafa. Moreover, ACTED will offer critical CCCM assistance to two informal sites and out-of-camp settings in Borno State, ensuring access to critical services for vulnerable communities, underserved by the current response. The Action will build on extensive coordination and collaborative efforts implemented by ACTED with OCHA and Sector partners in order to provide comprehensive S/NFI and CCCM assistance modalities, which address critical risks, support 2020 rainy season preparedness and complement COVID-19 readiness and response efforts for vulnerable IDP populations in both formal camp sites and informal out-of-camp settlements in Borno State. Emergency S/NFI assistance will be delivered to 6,250 vulnerable, displacement-affected households in Dikwa, Monguno and Mafa via protection-centered and CCCM-led referral pathways, through the provision of 400 Bama-type shelters, 400 Emergency Shelter Kits and 420 NFI kits. ACTED proposes to repair and rehabilitate 450 dilapidated Dikwa-type shelters, previously constructed under a NHF-funded project in GGASS Camp, Mafa in between 2017 and 2018. ACTED’s S/NFI component will directly contribute to the S/NFI Sector’s decongestion strategy in Dikwa and aims to relieve critical and immediate S/NFI needs, targeting vulnerable IDP households that have received no prior assistance, or that are living in damaged and vulnerable shelters and require assistance ahead of the 2020 rainy season. To address the multiple critical risks compounding IDP’s protection, health and dignity within both formal and informal camps, ACTED proposes comprehensive CCCM services to improve strong coordination amongst operational actors, strengthen rationalization of aid at camp-level, and ensure robust risk communication and community engagement as fundamental to pragmatic, principled, and protection-oriented programming. ACTED will catalyze on strong operational experience and existing robust relationships with IDP and host communities in Mafa to continue static CCCM site facilitation services in GGASS Camp, while complementing LGA-level COVID-19 emergency preparedness and response efforts through effective information management and site facilitation at camp level. In addition, a mobile CCCM response will aim to increase access to life-saving CCCM services amongst IDP populations residing in two informal camp site and camp-like settlements through the establishment of information centers, capacity building of participatory governance structures and RCCE. ACTED anticipates that the project will benefit 8,350individuals with S/NFI assistance (calculated at 5 persons per household), as well as all 2,750 IDPs situated across two informal camp and out-of-camp settlements (calculated using IOM DTM data). However, as ensure double counting of beneficiaries receiving shelter solutions and NFI assistance is avoided, only individuals receiving shelter assistance are accounted as direct beneficiaries (6,250). In total, ACTED expects to assist 9,000 direct beneficiaries.
Strengthening resilience of survivors of sexual assault and other conflict affected people through MHPSS and Cholera Risk Communication in Kala-Balge and Damboa Local Government Areas, Borno State. GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON) intends to target a total number of 50000 people out of which 500 (80% girls amp 20% boys) who are survivors of sexual assault will be reached with MHPSS/Counselling service, 2000 vulnerable household heads will be reached with door to door risk communication while 47,500 people (60% women/girls and 40% men/boys) will be reached with motorized risk communication with messages on prevention and control of cholera across camps and host communities in kala-Balge and Damboa LGAs. 20000 Information Education and Communication-IEC Materials will be printed and distributed to beneficiaries who will be reached with risk communication. The IEC materials will be developed in Hausa, Kanuri and English languages in collaboration with the Risk Communication Pillar of the Health sector and the Borno State Ministry of Health. 10% of the total number of beneficiaries to be reached will be people living with disability. GOALPrime in collaboration with the Risk Communication Pillar will develop prevention and control jingles/messages on cholera which will be aired consistently on in the Radio Station with a coverage reaching Kala-Balge and Damboa LGAs. GOALPrime will also procure and distribute small transistor radios and batteries to the aforementioned 2000 vulnerable household heads during the door to door risk communication to ensure that they listen to the prevention and control messages aired through the radio stations. In Kala-balge, GOALPrime will implement in Bullamari and Ajari Host communities Boarding Primary school camp, Kilagaru camp and General Hospital camp in Damboa, GOALPrime will implement in Unity Camp, General Hospital Camp, Old Secretariat Camp, Lowcost Camp and Hausari Host Community while in MMC, GOALPrime will carry out motorized risk communication in 20 camps and host communities. GOALPrime through its ongoing Community Based Psychosocial support (CBPSS) and Lifeskills project in KalBalge and Damboa LGAs has identified the critical need for mental health psychosocial support especially for adolescent girls and survivors of sexual assault as well as the need to deploy more health staff to both LGAs. GOALPrime will be fully operational in both LGAs all through the implementation of this project.
Provision of Food Assistance, through a Comprehensive Wet Feeding to Refugee returnees at Isolation Centres in Ngala and Mobbar LGA in Borno State. This project will undertake food assistance, through wet feeding and provision of access to COVID 19 prevention campaigns to refugees in Ngala and Mobbar in Borno State which will contribute significantly to the healthy, physical and mental well-being of returnees, since the wet feeding programme will be comprehensive, hence not requiring the returnees to go in search of cooking fuel to prepare meals. In line with sector priorities, SHO is going to provide each returnee with 14 Days of wet feeding and also target a provision of wet feeding to about 500 returnees on average per month. SHO will also conduct community awareness, sensitization campaigns and assessments which will come in terms of the rations and duration of the wet feeding to be provided and energy requirements increase during periods of nutritional rehabilitation and recovery from severe illness, requiring an upward revision of the ration level.
INTEGRATED EMERGENCY WASH RESPONSE IN MUBI NORTH LGA OF ADAMAWA STATE Mubi North LGA is one among the places facing severe acute WASH needs issues in Adamawa State. The LGA is categorize as having Acute WASH Needs according to the HRP 2019-2023 Emergency Categorization. Mubi North LGA has been ravaged by cholera in the past and is still prone to outbreak because of the serious Acute Safe/portable Water shortage in the place. In addition, it is also one of the locations with the highest rate of Covid-19 infections in Adamawa State. It is based on the above situation that the Integrated Emergency WASH Response Project is conceived. The Integrated Emergency WASH Response Project in Mubi North LGA of Adamawa State seeks to achieve the overall objective of improving the health and socioeconomic well-being of 15000 direct beneficiaries that will indirectly impact 90000 displaced populations through preventive approaches, restoration of WASH facilities and maintenance of sustainable safe water, sanitation, and hygiene practices. Specifically, the project seeks to achieve the following four objectives of raising the level of awareness on good sanitation and hygiene practices in Mubi LGA directly support 15000 displaced persons with minimum WASH package in Mubi LGA Restoration of WASH infrastructure through rehabilitation of hand pump boreholes and construction of new solar powered overhead boreholes with tanks and Capacity building in operations and management of WASH infrastructure. Construct/Rehabilitate WASH facilities in Mubi. At the end of the Integrated Emergency WASH Response Project, fifteen thousand (15000) direct beneficiaries would have been reached with minimum WASH standards, twenty (20) hand pump boreholes would have been rehabilitated and two (2) new solar powered overhead boreholes with reticulations point also constructed. Last but not the list will be establishment of community-based WASH committees with enhanced capacity for management of restored WASH infrastructure and promotion of good sanitation and hygiene practices within Mubi LGA.
Scale up and enhance quality of integrated multi-sector CCCM and Protection lifesaving and life-sustaining activities in Monguno, Ngala, Damasak and Banki, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria INTERSOS is proposing an integrated Protection and CCCM program for 236,851 individuals within Monguno, Ngala, Damasak and Banki LGAs. Of those targeted, 124,643 (52.6%) are boys and girls, while women make up 25.2% (59,598) of the overall target. The assistance provided will be free of charge, and free from all forms of discrimination. INTERSOS projects 250 households (new arrivals) every month in Monguno and Ngala Reception Centres. Given an average household size of 3.26 (based on INTERSOS’ past data), this will translate to an estimated 815 individuals, with high risk of acute congestion due to overstay in the reception facilities. Presently, Ngala reception center has exceeded its intended capacity by three-fold. Congestion, coupled with makeshift shelters that are highly prone to emergency floods, storms, fire, and disease outbreaks (cholera, malaria, measles etc.,) are major protection concerns as they add acute stress and exacerbates vulnerability of affected households. The structural vulnerabilities have been compounded by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak that has caused a double humanitarian tragedy. Through funding support from NHF First Standard Allocation-2020, INTERSOS is proposing a 10-month integrated multi-sector program to address unmet priority needs under general protection, GBV prevention and case management integrated with CCCM response across all the 4 LGAs. INTERSOS proposes to focus on the Sector’s identified priorities on:- management of reception centres in Ngala and Monguno site improvements, maintenance and decongestion of 7 camps and 3 camp-like settings in Damasak, Monguno and Ngala, including sites facilitation, site maintenance and improvements through provision of floods and fire prevention and response tools, as well as ensuring timely and effective information management through assessment of needs and gaps, help desks and advocacy. INTERSOS will address protection special needs relating to children, adolescents, women, older persons and persons with disabilities through sustained protection assessments. INTERSOS will also monitor the protection situation in the target locations to address protection trends and concerns and inform the humanitarian response in light of the evolving context. In addition, INTERSOS will enhance referral pathways and referral mechanisms to better orient services to the affected populations. INTERSOS will integrate COVID-19 prevention and risk communication and community engagements (RCCE) across all its activities. Through an effective UN-led coordination, INTERSOS will link these activities and services with the already ongoing humanitarian interventions, including health, nutrition, FSL and special services. These efforts are aimed at fostering synergies among the different sectors, and boost advocacy toward a meaningful humanitarian-development nexus programming in the target locations. Additionally, INTERSOS will support the existing protection monitoring networks and advocate toward state and non-state stakeholders, UN agencies and other sectors to address the identified gaps and prioritize needs. Communication with communities and community-based approach would be a baseline to all INTERSOS interventions to enhance accountability to affected populations. INTERSOS will continue to be an active member of the Strategic Advisory Group within the GBV Sub-Sector, Protection Sector, Protection Working Group, MHPSS sub-sector and CCCM sub-sector lead in these locations.
Provision of Camp Management Services, Non-food items and Shelter solutions to displaced populations and support to the implementation of the 2021 Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessment in North East Nigeria The objective of this action is to reduce the vulnerabilities and improve the protection and living conditions of new arrivals and displaced populations in camp and camp-like settings in north-east Nigeria, while contributing to the reduction of exposure to COVID-19. The proposed activities under this project directly link with the allocation strategy presented to partners by OCHA/NHF and the prioritization by the Camp Coordination and Camp Management ( CCCM)/Shelter/Non-Food Item (NFI) Sector for the COVID-19 Addendum. Prioritized activities under this project, will contribute to the below priorities set out by the strategy: - - Decongestion of IDP camps in Dikwa - Establishment of quarantine facilities - Distribution of improved NFI kits in Dikwa - Prepositioning Covid-19 mitigation kits for quarantine facilities The targeted locations/local government areas (LGAs) for shelter, NFI and CCCM activities are: Ngala, Gwoza (including Pulka), Bama (including Banki), Damboa, Dikwa, Konduga, Kala Balge, Magumeri, Monguno, Nganzai, Jere, and MMC in Borno State, all of which are prioritized in the strategy.
Scaling-up Emergency Shelters and Improved NFIs for IDPs (Old and New Arrivals) in camps and Host Communities in MMC and Jere LGAs of Borno State Conflict affected population in Borno are experiencing unimaginable nightmares, with the beginning of the rains which is usually accompanied with heavy/strong sandstorms, winds and the rains. In the past weeks the heavy rains/winds have already rendered many homeless as their emergency shelters and NFIs have been destroyed, coupled with already over congested camps. This project proposed by GREENCODE titled ’Scaling-up Emergency Shelters and Improved NFIs for IDPs (Old and New Arrivals) in camps and Host Communities in MMC and Jere LGAs of Borno State is a 9 month designed to contribute to closing some of the emergency and NFI gaps as assessed by our team, CCCM partners and compiled by the CCCM and Shelter/NFI sector. The urgent need for this project is as a result of increasing displacement of populations from other locations/LGAs into MMC and Jere LGAs couple with the destruction of shelter by wind-storm and fire outbreaks in the past few months. Majority of the displaced people have been sleeping in very inhumane conditions without any form of shelter and NFIs as reported by our project team and Sector Shelter/NFI gap report of May, 2020. The sector shelter/NFI gap analysis shows that Maiduguri alone has shelter gap of 17,498 and 5,378 households are without NFIs kits. Similarly, Jere LGA that is hosting majority of the conflict affected population need 22,751 shelters and 5,822 households need NFI kits. This figure is mostly likely to increase with the rains as most shelter will be destroyed by both rains/heavy wind-storm and floods. This project will be focusing only on the construction of emergency shelters for those in congested shelters as well as those whose shelter/NFIs kits have been destroyed by rain/windstorms in the last couple of weeks or months as well as provision of improved NFI kits to the most vulnerable in MMC and Jere LGAs of Borno state. Series of activities for this project will include, community social mobilization, meeting with land owners and CCCM of the camps, Shelter/NFI gap re-assessment, beneficiary registration, procurement of shelter/NFI kits, warehousing, transportation, direct distribution of improved NFIs and post distribution monitoring every two weeks after distribution as the distribution will be done on a rolling-on-going bases and according to the needs and sector directives. In implementing this project GREENCODE will work closely with the Sector and the state/nationally approved guidelines and standard as uploaded in the Humanitarian Response Info website. Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, the proposed project will adopt the Sector design COVID-19 implementation/distribution strategy as well as include COVID-19 kits as additional package in the improved NFI kits. The project will be implemented in partnership with Local Community Development Initiative (LOCDIN) who is also an active member of CCCM/Shelter/NFI partner and has experience in camp management and shelter issues, so in this project LOCDIN will be leading in Land Advocacy, training of Enumerators for Shelter Assessment and join GREENCODE in weekly and monthly monitoring of both shelter and NFI distribution. and other project activities.
Provision of camp management services, non-food items and shelter solutions to displaced populations in north-east Nigeria. The objective of this project is to reduce the vulnerabilities and improve the protection and living conditions of new arrivals and displaced populations in camp and camp-like settings in north-east Nigeria. This will be achieved through the provision of multi-sector humanitarian assistance. IOM will contribute to ensuring the physical well-being and dignity of displaced population through the provision of various emergency shelter solutions and non-food items to address the immediate needs of populations in camps, camp-like settings and host communities. Also, IOM will provide site facilitation support to 10 displacement sites in Borno state. This support will include, among other, the operation and enhancement of intra- and inter-agency coordination mechanisms at site level for the provision of services, as well as the enhancement of feedback and complaints mechanisms at the sites. In addition, IOM will, as part of the Sector-driven approach to establish information centers, support the establishment of one resource center in Gwoza, which shall serve as the focal for communities to receive basic services, advocate for their needs, log their complaints on services, and receive feedback. Protection principles are mainstreamed across the intervention, by prioritizing safety and dignity as well as ensuring meaningful access, participation, and empowerment.
Scaling up provision of essential Comprehensive Sexual Reproductive healthcare services and response and comprehensive support to survivors of sexual violence in Borno State The Project has an overall objective of increasing access to comprehensive essential sexual reproductive healthcare services, procurement and prepositioning of lifesaving emergency sexual reproductive health kits to all SRH health facilities and strengthen referral mechanisms for a qualitative, equitable and timely maternal and child healthcare response services that prioritized setting aside fund be use for complicated and emergency obstetric cases at secondary /tertiary facility thereby contribute in reduction of maternal morbidity and mortality in MMC, Jere Gamboru Ngala, and Banki across affected BAY states The specific objectives of the project include: Scale up comprehensive sexual reproductive health services including family planning and clinic management of rape Procured and prepositioned Emergency sexual reproductive health kits to all SRH Partners Prioritized fund to support complicated and emergency Obstetric cases to secondary and tertiary level of care Strengthen and ensure functional comprehensive referral mechanism for effective service provision We intends to leverage and scale up already existing sexual reproductive healthcare services and utilized the piloted innovative humanitarian-development nexus approach of using locally fabricated Mini ambulance transportation system, being roll out in collaboration with Ministry of health, NGOs and network of civil society organizations, to bridge and make easy transportation in difficult terrain and hard-to-reach communities as an alternative means to enable skilled attendant to conduct home/IDP household deliveries, and also quick referral and or evacuation of emergency obstetric cases to secondary or tertiary level of care This approach is simple to maintained, cheap, accessibility to difficult terrain as compared to normal ambulance vehicle, support capacity building and sources of employment to youth riders, literally called agent of change for sexual reproductive health and gender based violence, The following are critical and constitutes key aspect of the project activities To scaling up comprehensive sexual reproductive healthcare services to reduce excess maternal morbidity and mortality Strengthen capacity and skills of healthcare providers on EmONC and Clinical Management of rape, Procurement and prepositioned sexual reproductive healthcare kits for usage of all partners across BAY states Strengthen existing coordination and referral mechanism for effective and efficient service support Provide opportunity to build capacity and sources of support for youth and adolescent riders as SRH/GBV Change agent The programme will be coordinated through monitoring and evaluation framework that guarantees high impact in achieving its sets goal of reducing maternal morbidity and mortality as sexual reproductive health is the right of all including those affected by conflict and those far left behind. The target locations for this project will be MMC, Jere, Gamboru Ngala, and Banki
Improving reproductive health services through task shifting in conflict-affected Area (Rann-Kala balge) The proposed project perpetuates the current humanitarian intervention funded by the NHF ending on August 31st in close collaboration with the State Ministry of Health. Tdh has supported the reproductive health services in Rann for over a year, through a community-based approach involving Traditional birth attendants together with community health extension workers, to ensure clean and safe home-based delivery, therefore contributing to the reduction of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. This proposed project seeks to sustain the reproductive health services provided to these vulnerable groups, with the inclusion of promoting Clinic-based deliveries, as well as the clinical management of gender-based violence cases. The need for reproductive health and maternal and neonatal health intervention in Rann remain paramount with about 47% of the HH currently host 1 pregnant woman (among which 13% are girls below 18years ) while 58% of the pregnant women deliver at home , this is based on a need assessment done by TDH hence creating a need to incorporate both community and PHC level services in the intervention. The logic of intervention is built on 2 components: 1. Support the community with the provision of reproductive health services and maternal and neonatal health at the community and the health facility, to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. In Rann due to the limited access to health care services, the CHEWs and the TBAs play a significant role in supporting Maternal and neonatal healthcare services by providing home delivery services in cases of emergency and referring pregnant mothers to the health facility for ANC ,delivery by skilled health workers and PNC. Through the intervention, TDH will train the CHEWs and TBAs on safe identification and referral of PLW the health facility , clean delivery and Basic Obstetric and new born care. TBAs will be provided with clean delivery kits to conduct safe and clean home deliveries. Tdh engaged medical doctor will visit the Rann weekly to provide attentive supervision and treatment for complicated cases, if appropriate medications are available or certify medical referrals, depending on the security situation to the secondary healthcare. In addition, Tdh will focus on the capacity building of the CHEW on gender-based violence (GBV) and scale up the primary support for clinical management of sexual violence, including the provision of post-rape care, counseling, and referral. 2. Support and engage targeted communities through community-based mechanisms, contributing to creating behavioral change and positive attitude regarding reproductive health, family planning as well as prevention of GBV. Indeed, this will contribute to addressing what has been identified during the needs assessments where 70% of women in Rann don’t have access to family planning services on how to prevent or delay pregnancy. Although the primary target of the project is women and girls, Tdh will ensure awareness-raising among the entire community, involving community leaders, key agents of change in the community and households including Men to create more awareness and acceptance to family planning Tdh will also ensure the prevention of major communicable diseases, including Cholera and COVID-19, two critical transmittable dangerous diseases that aggravate population health, threatening and further destabilizing the situation and healthcare situation in Rann.
Provision of critical life-saving nutrition services for under-5 children (boys and girls) with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa States, North East Nigeria. In this project, UNICEF will take a key role in the coordination of service delivery at the sectoral level, offer technical support in programme implementation and serve as provide of last resort whenever there are unattended gaps. The funds will support provision of critical life-saving nutrition services, especially the outpatient and inpatient treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. This project will contribute to increased programme efficiency and effectiveness through filling the supply gap and strengthening the supply chain, as well as the provision of technical support and monitoring of the quality of services . It will complement existing UNICEF resources to ensure the continuation of treatment of SAM both with and without medical complications among boys and girls aged below 5 years in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States.
Provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services targeting displaced populations hosted in camp and camp-like settings and hosting communities in North-East Nigeria. In response to the needs that have been identified by the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) Sector and in line with the NHF Allocation Strategy, this project will support the continuation and scaling-up of WASH assistance. Current priorities that this project will address include: access to safe water through the care and maintenance of existing boreholes, improved sanitation through the construction and maintenance of shower and latrine blocks with handwashing stations, enhanced cholera preparedness and response and overall improved hygiene through increased awareness on hygiene, COVID-19 and cholera through targeted messaging, as well as solid waste management. The project will be implemented in camps and camp-like settings in Jere, Konduga, Bama, Damboa, Monguno, Dikwa, Ngala, Rann, Gwoza and Kaga Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Borno State. Cholera messaging will be extended to host communities, who will benefit indirectly from the other forms of assistance as well. To ensure a timely and holistic response to the multi-sectoral needs of displaced populations in camps and camp-like settings, the activities will be implemented in conjunction with other components of IOM’s emergency response for integral response.
Addressing the Critical Dignity and Menstrual Hygiene Needs of Women and Girls of Reproductive Age in Borno State In humanitarian emergency especially during the early recovery intervention seldom focus on women’s priorities regarding menstrual hygiene. But there is an increasing need in addressing the menstrual hygienic of women and girls including dignity requirement during a displaced state. This project will build on existing project supported by the Nigeria humanitarian Fund last year that has benefited some 16,000 vulnerable women and girls in the BAY states. The previous project established a production center for the reusable menstrual pad, an assemblage center for the dignity kits, coordinated the standardization of dignity kit content and organize safety audits on community acceptable of the reusable menstrual pad and the standardized dignity pack. The current request will increase production capacity of the center and put systems in place to ensure sustainability of the center. The overall goal of the project is to address critical gaps in dignity and menstrual hygiene management needs of women and girls of reproductive age in the northeast Nigeria response with a focus on quarantine facilities, treatment facilities for COVID-19, reception/holding centers and survivors in MMC, Jere and Monguno and strengthen the current production capacity of the established production center in Borno State. The specific objectives of the project include Strengthened and increase production capacity of the production center Management of the pipeline for standardized dignity kits to meet the needs of women and girls of reproductive age. Strengthen sourcing, procurement, distribution and Post Distribution Monitoring . Contribute to the socio-economic empowerment of vulnerable women and adolescent girls UNFPA will be the main pipeline management agency, working closely with Ministry of Women affairs and Social Development and national partners to ensure smooth running of the project as well as its sustainability. The following underpin the key aspects of the project activities Meet the immediate, lifesaving dignity needs of women and girls of reproductive age by providing a standardized kit/package. Localized approach in procurement of the materials and content of the dignity kits will be prioritize. Empowerment: The project will engage previously trained women and girls affected by conflict in the center as a form of income generating activity. A well-coordinated approach from sourcing, assembly, distribution and post distribution monitoring, to avoid duplication of services, ensure the most vulnerable are prioritized, set and uphold quality standards. The target locations for this project will be quarantine facilities, treatment facilities for COVID-19, reception/holding centers and survivors in MMC, Jere and Monguno. 5,000 direct beneficiaries will be reached by UNFPA with the locally packed dignity kits inducing information leaflet on menstrual hygienic management and engagement of displaced women for work for pay that will be facilitated coordination with national partners Royal Health Heritage Foundation
Protection Monitoring and Multi-Sectoral Response in Selected Locations in Borno State This project will target most vulnerable IDPs in camps in Damasak, Monguno and MMC/Jere (Farm center, El-miskin and Muna Garage camps) Local Government Areas (LGAs). Female Headed Households (FHHs) and adolescents’ girls at risk of exploitation will be targeted for provision of protection safety net thereby improving their resilience and Self-reliance. The project will also, strengthen capacity of community-based Protection mechanisms through capacity building and on-job training for members of Protection Action Groups (PAGs) in camps/locations to equip them with efficiency in incidents reporting and build the resilience of the community to respond to disasters such flood and fire. Flood safety and fire prevention massages in the local languages will be produced and disseminated to build the community resilience to disasters. In addition, raining season protection safety equipment will be provided to protection action group members in the project locations to ensure continues implementation of activities during the season period. To this end the project aims at: Protection Monitoring including prioritized referrals – Identification of protection cases that require intervention and follow-up and/or referral to specialized services for effective response by protection action group members who will be empowered and equipped in Damasak, Monguno and MMC/Jere LGAs Increased IDPs access to self-employment through livestock production, capacity building and empowerment, and business (Petty trade, local cap production, Financial literacy and starter kits) Building the community resilience to respond towards natural and human made disaster management through real-time information sharing whereas IECs on Flood and fire prevention measures will be developed and disseminated to the affected communities in respective local languages 350 Community Based Protection Action Groups (PAG) will benefit from Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including comprising of Rain Boots, Umbrellas, customized jackets, Hats and bags to enable for effective protection monitoring and intervention In total, 5,000 individuals of 1,000 HHs will be reached, this include vulnerability screening, awareness rising and protection intervention and prioritized referrals for specialized services in Damasak, Monguno and MMC/Jere LGAs.
Improving wellbeing and access to lifesaving protection of conflict affected children, adolescents and caregivers through comprehensive case management and psychosocial support mechanisms in NE state of Adamawa. Plan International Nigeria will implement an 8-month protection intervention focusing on GBV prevention and response to improve access to quality lifesaving and well-coordinated protection of children, adolescents and caregivers at risk of GBV, through comprehensive case management and enhanced psychosocial support mechanisms in Michika and Madagali in Adamawa States. At project start-up, Plan International Nigeria will prioritize access to life-saving services for survivors of GBV including those vulnerable and at risk of GBV, and will seek to address the risks of Gender-Based Violence including sexual violence and Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse (SHEA) faced by women and girls including men and boys. We will strengthen capacity of case workers including community capacity to prevent and respond to incidents of GBV and will work closely with communities and partners to establish safe and confidential spaces taking into regard WHO COVID-19 guidelines where survivors as well as individuals at risk of GBV can access safety and psychosocial services. Strengthening referral pathways, clinical management of survivors including remote case management on child helplines and coordination. IDPs, returnees and host community members including community-based protection mechanisms and local leaders will be engaged to identify and provide appropriate referrals to psychosocial services including free helpline services for counseling and educational information. Plan International will hire and train a team of Case Workers with gender consideration (male and female) who will be deployed at the community level to provide case management and psychosocial services for survivors of GBV and to support individuals at risk of GBV especially women and girls. The approach to recruit and build the capacity of Case Workers from the Local Government Area (LGA) will ensure that project beneficiaries have access to Case Workers as well as sustainability of support by fostering ownership and involvement of community-based structures in all relevant processes and discussions. Plan International will integrate inclusive service delivery within this project using our mobile protection approach to reach out to hard to reach communities and mobile population. Plan’s Mobile programming approach is designed to provide multi-sectoral services to survivors of GBV in communities where referral services are practically inaccessible. Women and adolescent survivors will receive culturally appropriate safety and dignity kits. The mobile Protection operates from a pick-up truck and composes of health worker (Certified nurse), Social Worker, Community Mobilization Officer who provide a package of services including Case Management, counselling, Health screening and referral for complex cases for clinical management and improved information management through the GBVIMS+. The project will strengthen accountability to beneficiaries through the establishment and strengthening of a child-friendly community-based complaints and feedback mechanism that will allow women, girls, men, and boys safely report concerns of Gender Based Violence including Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Plan International will work with the communities to identify the preferable and safe method of reporting concerns related to GBV including SEA. Plan Nigeria is part of the PSEA network collaborating with other partners in support community report on SEA. This project will support the operation of the free helpline telephone services in collaboration with the MWASD (Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development) and GBVSS (GBV Sub Sector) to deliver free helpline services including professional counseling and psycho-education on self-protection as well as report cases of abuse and violence for appropriate services.
Providing lifesaving nutrition services to Pregnant and Lactating Women and Children Under 5 in Yusufari and Jakusko LGAs of Yobe State. Jireh Doo Foundation (JDF) is proposing by this 10-month project to improve access to quality malnutrition prevention and curative nutrition services to Moderate Acutely Malnourished, Severe Acutely Malnourished children as well as Pregnant and Lactating Women in Jakusko and Yusufari LGAs of Yobe State. To achieve this JDF will implement an integrated nutrition intervention in the project locations targeting 4000 MAM children (Yusufari, 1500, Jakusko 1500) and 1000 PLW (Yusufari 500, Jakusko 500). JDF will engage in systematic identification, referral, and treatment of acutely malnourished children and pregnant and lactating women while working in close coordination with health facilities in the LGAs and the Nutrition Sector in the project locations. JDF will implement the Mother/Family MUAC approach which puts mothers and families at the center of malnutrition screening as mothers want to participate fully in promoting the health of their children. This approach is relevant and compliant in the COVID-19 context with the restriction on movement and large gatherings, social distancing regulations and other COVID-19 prevention, and control methods. The approach will significantly reduce exposure between the nutrition service providers and beneficiaries. This will be situated within a comprehensive Social Behavior Change Communication that will include Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) programme in Emergency, formation Mother to Mother and Father to Father support Groups where WASH, Health and GBV as well as COVID-19 messaging will be shared. JDF will adapt manual developed by the sector and other partners for this component of the project. JDF will manage moderate acute malnutrition via Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme established for MAM children aged between 6-59 months amp MAM Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) using ActionMeal, a therapeutic/supplementary Food made from locally available foods in Nigeria comprised of maize 60%, soybeans30% and groundnut 10%. It contains total energy of 483 Kcal/100g. JDF has used this locally formulated supplementary food as a preventive mechanism for over 3 years and has shown a significant reduction in the rate of SAM cases at our implementing communities. Families with identified MAM cases will receive follow up from community nutrition volunteers present in the community. SAM cases with medical complications will be immediately be referred to the Stabilization Centres (SC), SAM cases without medical complications referred to OTP for specialized services. The project will also implement an agricultural livelihood (poultry and micro-gardening) component targeting 400 households across the 2 project locations of the project as a sustainability and exist strategy. Most vulnerable households including women headed households with children aged 5 years and below will be identified through a community targeting process where the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be developed by the communities with support from JDF. Some criteria that may be considered will include employment status, possession of household assets, number of children etc. After a final list of beneficiaries is arrived at, JDF will pass the list over to the community for validation before distribution.
OVOF Direct Advocacy - Uganda Our Voices Our Futures (OVOF) partners bring extensive experience of lobbying and advocacy at multiple levels to a range of issues connected to gender, sexuality and digital rights. OVOF partners ensure that ground-level evidence and lived realities of structurally silenced women feed directly into lobbying and advocacyat every level and international-level advocacy is translated back into community-level work in the six countries. More international and national-level law and policymakers need to acknowledge and address the issue of growing authoritarianism (and its impact on civic space, democracy and the lives of structurally silenced women) and the increasing influence of anti-gender and anti-rights actors within international and national policy and legal spaces. Key Dutch actors will be mobilised to collaborate with and support Women Human Rights Defenders, LBT activists and sex workers’ rights movements by creating and opening spaces for their participation in international processes such as the Commission on the Status of Women and the Human Rights Council so that their voices will be heard.
OVOF Use of Arts Media and Culture - Uganda Our Voices Our Futures (OVOF) partners bring extensive experience of lobbying and advocacy at multiple levels to a range of issues connected to gender, sexuality and digital rights. OVOF partners ensure that ground-level evidence and lived realities of structurally silenced women feed directly into lobbying and advocacyat every level and international-level advocacy is translated back into community-level work in the six countries. More international and national-level law and policymakers need to acknowledge and address the issue of growing authoritarianism (and its impact on civic space, democracy and the lives of structurally silenced women) and the increasing influence of anti-gender and anti-rights actors within international and national policy and legal spaces. Key Dutch actors will be mobilised to collaborate with and support Women Human Rights Defenders, LBT activists and sex workers’ rights movements by creating and opening spaces for their participation in international processes such as the Commission on the Status of Women and the Human Rights Council so that their voices will be heard.
OVOF Direct Advocacy - Kenya Our Voices Our Futures (OVOF) partners bring extensive experience of lobbying and advocacy at multiple levels to a range of issues connected to gender, sexuality and digital rights. OVOF partners ensure that ground-level evidence and lived realities of structurally silenced women feed directly into lobbying and advocacyat every level and international-level advocacy is translated back into community-level work in the six countries. More international and national-level law and policymakers need to acknowledge and address the issue of growing authoritarianism (and its impact on civic space, democracy and the lives of structurally silenced women) and the increasing influence of anti-gender and anti-rights actors within international and national policy and legal spaces. Key Dutch actors will be mobilised to collaborate with and support Women Human Rights Defenders, LBT activists and sex workers’ rights movements by creating and opening spaces for their participation in international processes such as the Commission on the Status of Women and the Human Rights Council so that their voices will be heard.
Action for better governance and transparency in Moroto Diocese This is a development project located in the North-Eastern part of Uganda whose implementation will focus on two priority strategies. The goal of the project is to ensure the region’s leaders are more responsive to the needs and make better use of the capacities of their citizens in delivering poverty eradication, respect of human rights and upholding the rule of law. The first focus of the project is on Research and Data Analysis, documentation and Dissemination on relevant Governance issues in Moroto and Nakapiripirit districts. This includes, unequal and unfair distribution of resources and services in the country, negative ethnicity which is a source of conflict in the region, human rights violations and freedoms, mineral exploitation and lack of effective community and leaders (Members of Parliament) participation in governance for the development of Karamoja, among others. As a result the project anticipates to access relevant information to the community and to leaders at various levels. Secondly the project expects to strengthen existing traditional, civil, political and religious institutions for meaningfully participation in lobbying and advocacy for Karamoja. Networking with Local Governments and Civil Society Organisations / NGOs in the two districts through meetings, public rallies, outreaches to villages and kraals, radio talk shows, production and dissemination of publications, delivery of key messages during official district and Church functions and exposure to neighbouring districts, will be necessary. A Parliamentary Liaison Officer will be appointed to advance governance issues in the region to the Parliament of Uganda and ensure a better understanding of the Uganda Constitutional Framework at Diocesan and District levels. The project aims at addressing governance issues of strengthening rule of law through deepening awareness creation meetings and sensitisation the rights of people and working together with government and civil society networks in fighting corruption and improving public sector management. The project also will focus at strengthening and supporting the role and voice of the church leaders in advocating for and supporting good governance. Also in enhancing community, access to information and participation especially at chapel and parish, level through deepening Democracy.
Socio-economic protection and empowerment of disadvantaged Women,Men and children in North Karamoja Uganda started experiencing the second wave of covid-19 in April 2021,which has disrupted the socio-economic functioning of society with vulnerable households hit hardest due to the current global and nationwide lockdown. A combined outbreak of covid-19, drought and insecurity (interclan raids) in the region have compounded the health and socio-economic challenges already posed by Covid-19 due to the high health risks involved. The presence of a disease in the population will consequently decrease the productive capacity of economically productive people, contributing to food and nutrition insecurity. The porous borders between Uganda and South Sudan and between Kenya and Uganda, coupled with the ill-equipped health system in the sub region compromises effective prevention and control of Covid-19 pandemic. This calls for cross sectoral collaboration, early identification and management of cases and risk communication to alleviate public panic, control the spread and mitigate the health impacts of the pandemic on the people living in marginalised and vulnerable societies like Karamoja. The proposal seeks to address issues of risk communication for the communities safety and provide an economic boost of the most vulnerable communities who are mostly hit by the pandemic building up on the previous efforts and conduct lobby and advocacy for improved, coordinated service delivery towards the fight against the worlds’ giant pandemic as follows; Support to Women/widow headed families, Child headed households, Older persons and people with special needs persons, these categories depended on the youth for survival but now cannot be provided for due to lack of work to do in the centres due to the present lock down. The project will be implemented in the sub counties of (Kacheri and Nakapelimoru Sub counties) in Kotido districts, (Lokori and Sangar) in Karenga and (Kamion and Kalapata) in Kaabong respectively.
Nsambya Home Care - Evidence responsive HIV stigma reduction project – Uganda In this project, CAFOD is proposing to partner with Nsambya Home Care, Kitovu Mobile and the National Forum of People Living with HIV Networks in Uganda (NAFOPHANU) to strengthen government-led initiatives to expand prevention and treatment services by integrating HIV stigma reduction responses in their programmes. Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) recognises that stigma and discrimination reduction is critical for HIV intervention and increases meaningful involvement of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in prevention endeavours; and the role of faith leaders in stigma reduction is also acknowledged. Accordingly, this project will: • Undertake surveys to determine the level of HIV stigma and the discrimination experiences of 4,000 men and women living with and affected by HIV in Central and South-west of Uganda; • Train and support 60 Faith Leaders as agents of stigma reduction; conduct advocacy sessions on HIV prevention and care with them; and facilitate their development of appropriate action plans; • Monitor the HIV knowledge, attitudes and quality of life of PLHIV to inform the development of prevention services, individual response plans, and advocacy; • Train and equip 500 PLHIV with advocacy and lobbying skills, conduct an advocacy conference, and develop policy action papers as a result of the project findings.
Enhancing the capacity of the Catholic Dioceses in Karamoja to fulfil their mandate Community Development Resource Network (CDRN) is a capacity building organization that for the last 14 years has offered transformative organizational and institutional development programmes that enhance the internal effectiveness of organizations to deliver on their mandate. This expertise has been further enriched with programmes to enhance organisations’ ability to influence policies within which they operate through policy advocacy. CAFOD is currently working with CDRN providing linkage between the Civil Society Organisations and the Church in taking forward the Karimojong integrated programme work specifically towards enhancing the capacity of the Catholic Dioceses in Karamoja to fulfil their mandate. CDRN is in the process of documenting the experiences, lessons learnt, stories of change and challenges they have had in implementing the project in Karamoja. From regular monitoring and mid-term financial and narrative reports, this project has been successfully implemented and the partner is working with SSD Moroto to ensure remaining activities are implemented by end of December 2009. After the end of this project, CAFOD relationship with the partner will be maintained through the Action for Better Governance (ABG) programme in which CDRN is a resource partner for Uganda. The nature of partner’s work (i.e. capacity building for other civil society organisations), especially Karamoja region for CAFOD partners, requires extensive road travel which requires a stable field vehicle to manage. The biggest challenge at the moment for the partner is lack of a project vehicle necessary to support the project’s transport requirements which involves long distance travel, majorly hampered by the poor state of roads in the project region. CAFOD discussions with the partner agreed that the allocations for the year 2009/10 of £10,000 be given to the partner as CAFOD’s restricted contribution towards the purchase of the project vehicle. The partner was also encouraged to approach others for the balance of the vehicle cost. Towards this end, the partner has approached Cordaid and MS-Uganda as well as has included half the cost in a proposal submitted to EU in Uganda. The partner would share any responses from these with CAFOD.
Enhancing the Reliability and Transparency of Uganda’s Electoral Process 2016 As Uganda prepares for the 2016 General Elections, there are efforts by different stakeholders to ensure the polls and entire electoral process are peaceful, free and fair. The National Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Uganda (NCCJP) as a key stakeholder in governance and accountability has an important role to contribute to peaceful, free and fair elections in Uganda. In this project, NCCJP seeks to : 1. To enhance citizens’ consciousness and participation in Uganda’s electoral process. 2. To promote interaction, dialogue and engagement among national state and non-state electoral process stakeholders to foster implementation of electoral laws and processes in Uganda To achieve this objectives, NCCJP will employ the following strategies. • Conduct voter/civic education NCCJP will undertake massive voter/civic education through a combination of strategies; mass media where Catholic radios and television will be utilized by both diocesan and national offices to disseminate information and educate voters on their rights and obligations during the electoral process. • Election observation NCCJP will work with other agencies to observe elections at local level throughout the country. NCCJP has already requested to be part of the Civic Society Election Observation Network (CEON). • Political dialogues These dialogues are intended to build bridges among the various individuals and political groups at local level, and promote consensus on minimum ethical standards during the campaigns. It will target party officials at district and sub-county levels, and candidates fronted by the various political parties for the different political positions. NCCJP will also organize debates for candidates on Catholic radios and TVs in which they will present and discuss their manifestos. These debates will give opportunity for the voters to interact with the candidates on what they intend to do if elected, and for incumbents to provide accountability to the voters. • Post-Election engagement with elected leaders NCCJP will diocesan forums with elected leaders to draw a road map of service delivery based on leaders manifestos. NCCJP will continue conducting civic education to enable citizens to hold elected leaders accountable on their pre-election promises This is a one year project at a cost of £35,300.
Impact of Solar Motorized mini-schemes: Policy practice and community perspectives Background and Introduction. Over the last two and half years, CAFOD and partners have been implementing the MF4 wash programme in Uganda. The primary outcome being that Communities, civil society organisations and local authorities have improved capacity to identify, plan, engage with, deliver and adopt sustainable WASH services in Uganda. The programme has used solar technology to improve access to safe and clean water for domestic use for communities in Kitgum, Kotido and Moroto district. This has been done through solar motorization of 5 boreholes in Kitgum, 7 boreholes in Kotido and 7 boreholes in Moroto. This new technology has attracted the attention of the local government and ministry of water. In our conversation with the district officials, there have been indications that the district government are desirous of using the MF4 successes as a learning point as they endeavor to upscale the MF4 motorized water schemes as well as initiating similar initiates in other sub counties within the districts. Orom5, Kotido 7, Moroto. Specifically, advocacy work under this project has been to change community attitudes and practices; influence district and sub county government’s policy and practice, strengthen district coordination and joint working with other CSO’s on WASH, engage local media and build partners advocacy capacities. The WHAT. This proposed research is intended to generate evidence for engaging with the local government, ministry of water through the umbrella organization and other civil society organization in the WASH sector. It will also take stock of the projects influence on government policy and practice on motorized borehole.
Strengthening Home Based Care through Orphan Support Nsambya Home Care (NHC) Programme is a department of St. Raphael of St. Francis Hospital, Nsambya situated in Kampala, Uganda. NHC is a Faith Based Organization providing care, treatment, and orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) services to HIV and AIDS infected and affected people in a radius of 21kms from Kampala City. The project will target OVCs infected with and affected by HIV and AIDS in the NHC program area. Some of the OVCs will be children of clients currently attending NHC clinics for HIV and AIDS services; others will be orphans of clients who have died; while many will be OVCs living in households that are affected by HIV and AIDS. The proposed project will address the problem of the increasing burden of OVCs on families and communities. The secondary beneficiaries will be caregivers and/or guardians. NHC has noted an increasing number of children whose future is shattered, deprived, devastated, traumatised, prejudiced and subjected to lives devoid of human interest. Generally, OVCs suffer from trauma, grief and depression associated with the impact of HIV and AIDS on their families; poor access to educational opportunities, health care and nutrition. They suffer social isolation, stigma and discrimination and struggle to meet basic needs including clothing and shelter. Youth (boys and girls) are particularly vulnerable to HIV infection due to lack of adequate and appropriate information and youth friendly prevention, care and support services among other factors. Gender balance will be considered in each case. Care givers (guardians, grandparents and family members) often live in abject poverty and lack basic HIV and AIDS knowledge and skills to prevent themselves from infection, and to provide proper care for children under their care. They are emotionally drained due to heavy burden of caring. NHC will work with families, communities, and local leaders to identify and select OVCs to benefit from the project using a defined selection criterion to determine the most deserving ones. Selected OVCs will be enrolled in primary and vocational training within their communities. Those enrolled in primary schools will be provided with scholastic materials including pens, books, uniforms and training materials. Direct support for fees and scholastic materials will be provided to ensure that children regularly attend school and complete the course. Vocational training will emphasize on apprenticeship and artisan skills building because of its cost effectiveness opportunities for self employment. Each vocational graduate will receive start up tools relevant to one’s training such as sewing machines, mechanical toolboxes, and carpentry tools to enable them enter into the employment market in order to self reliant. Project Officers will directly implement the activities carrying out assessments, enrolment and day-to-day support to children. Volunteers, community members, counsellors, nurses, and doctors will refer children they feel need support. Social Workers will regularly visit schools and homes where the children live, to assess progress and to provide career guidance. NHC will work closely with school authorities to monitor performance of the children. Orphans will be supported within their families, ensuring maximum participation of caregivers. Parents and guardians of the supported OVCs will be given positive parenting skills. This will enhance their communication to the children, respect to children rights, and ability to give career guidance their children. NHC will work within community structures like the Children and community-liaison department of the Uganda Police, local leaders, and religious leaders. During clinic days, and home visits to the sick clients, clients will be sensitized on the OVC program and how one can benefit.
Ebola Prevention in Northern and Karamoja Regions through awareness creation and WASH Activities The project is developed as a result of Ebola outbreak and the anticipatory impact in the Northen districts of Gulu,Amuru and Kitgum. The Task Forces have been constituted by District Leadership and the workplans developed in consultation with communities, and the understanding that IEC materials and radio messaging will be the most effective way of reaching all members of the community, including those most vulnerable, with accurate information on how to prevent the spread of EVD. It has also been considered that the rainy season is approaching. As the rain worsens, some IEC materials will be laminated to ensure that the messaging remains available. Laminated messaging will also be provided in the health centres and by the hand washing facilities where possible. Create awareness on EVD: Provide Hand Washing Facilities to the most commonly visited public places such as health units, police stations, markets, places of worships, schools and water points in the project locations of Gulu, Amuru, Kitgum, so that people who come to those places frequently wash their hands to reduce the risk of spread of Ebola virus in the target districts and city.
Promoting Food Security in Uganda: Advocating for Community access, Utilization and security to land The Karamoja sub region has experienced displacement of poor vulnerable households due to government leasing of public land to new extractive companies and gazettement of public land into forest reserves. This has led many poor and vulnerable households to be displaced. The National Catholic Justice and Peace aims to promote access to food security through building capacity of local communities to advocate for access, use and security of land tenure and other natural resources in the Karamoja region and in Northern Uganda. The project will target 1,500 men, 1,300women, 250 girl's, 250 boys and 100PWDs. NCCJP will identify and raise advocacy issue to national level targeting relevant line ministries and government institutions. This increases project effectiveness and aligns project to national priorities. The national office increases efficiency through harmonization and simplification of programming processes and procedures. The national office will also ensure accountability to CAFOD and the partners at the lower level. Key tasks of NCCJP at the lower level will include spearheading identification of beneficiaries, data collection and training of community based animators/ volunteers/ resource persons. The community groups will be empowered to handle routine monitoring of activities, documentation and reporting to NCCJP.
Kitovu Mobile - Evidence-based stigma reduction in HIV programmes in Uganda This project aims to help in the reduction of enacted and internalised stigma around AIDS and HIV in Uganda. Uganda’s success story of HIV response in comparison to other African states is slowly changing. In 1990s, Uganda was internationally recognised for its reduction in HIV infection rates and extended access to life-saving treatment for people living with HIV (PLHIV). Between 2006 and 2011, however, its earlier success fell by the way-side with new HIV infections on the rise. In summary, the results indicate that stigma is still prevalent, although its manifestation and continuum had changed from widespread social exclusion prior to antiretroviral therapy. Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) recognises that stigma and discrimination reduction is among the minimum package for HIV intervention and increases meaningful involvement of PLHIV in prevention endeavours. Both CAFOD and Global Network of People living with HIV (GNP+) recognise the link between faith and stigma. CAFOD has a rich experience of 30 years working on HIV in a variety of faith-based settings. GNP+ has an extensive rich experience of running networks of PLHIV. There are two types of HIV-related stigma: enacted stigma (stigma from others) and internalised stigma. While many existing interventions heavily focus on reducing enacted stigma the proposed evidenced responsive project will aim to reduce both.
Markets Systems development In line with CAFOD’s global strategy ‘Our Common Home’ call to adopt an integral ecology approach to our programming, CAFOD KU n integrating the Market Systems Development (MSD) approach in their development programs with an overall objective; To pre-position CAFOD to grow Programmes and tap into MSD funding opportunities in line with social inclusion, women and youth empowerment, food security, climate adaptation and risk mitigation in Kenya and Uganda. The Market Systems Development (MSD) approach works with economic or political actors to bring about lasting changes in incentives, rules, norms or supporting functions within markets, and so ultimately improve the terms of participation for poor women and men. To achieve this CAFOD has hired a Fair and Sustainable to take lead in building the capacity of CAFOD and partner staff in Kenya and Uganda as well as developing an MSD strategy for CAFOD KU. Given the nature of the assignment and the short time frame CAFOD KU will take lead in some of the activities leading to development of the MSD strategy such as Value chain selection and analysis at country level. This will be done in collaboration with selected partners in this case Caritas Archdiocese of Gulu with technical support from a national consultant.
Hospice Africa Uganda Palliative Care for people living with HIV and AIDS This project continues the cancer and HIV & AIDS palliative care (PC) activities that Hospice Africa Uganda has been conducting since 1993, in its three project sites of Hospice Africa Kampala, Mobile Hospice Mbarara and Little Hospice Hoima. It aims to comprehensively reduce the impact of HIV in its three project sites by improving access to quality HIV prevention and care and support for direct beneficiaries and affected family members and communities. It will: • Provide free essential drugs for pain relief and symptom control for adults and children living with HIV and HIV-related cancers; • Provide transport to enable PC provision in a range of settings and to support end of life care for programme beneficiaries; • Continue its national PC advocacy, to reposition pain and symptom management and end-of-life care within the overall health and HIV & AIDS care system; • Provide support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children living with and affected by HIV & AIDS and Cancer
ABG: Realising Faith Potential The goal of the project is empowered grass root communities through the JPCs in the identified dioceses.While concentrating its activities in Moroto diocese,the project will also focus in Gulu and Soroti JPC staff capacity building. The disoceses were identified and recommended to CDRN by the Justice and peace commission Uganda as the JPCs that require capacity building to stregthen the JPC Uganda national office governance activities. CDRN is going to work with the JPC staff and partners who were trained to implement the skills to address the governance issues around monitoring service delivery. This project will rely on skills obtained from training in areas, such as Public Expenditure Tracking Systems (PETS), Advocacy and How to hold leaders accountable. In order to empower the communities through JPC,the project will do the following planned activities against outputs. National Justice and Peace Commissions collaborates with CDRN to provide capacity building, technical advice and coordination support to diocesan and parish groups, enabling them to support citizens’ effective engagement with the state Develop training modules on civic education, human rights, gender and good governance for the poor/marginalised groups Capacity building and staff development – (Organisation development including PME, budgeting, strategic planning, financial management, HIV/AIDS and Gender mainstreaming) Training of Trainers on Lobbying and advocacy skills for JPC members Production of IEC materials for citizen Advocacy Institutional support to regional and national Bishops’ conferences and justice and Peace actors Support grass root civic education programmes of the JPCs (training of additional voluntary Paralegals – ideally 2 per administrative Parish. A total of 62 paralegals in the Civic Education Programme of Gulu Archdiocese and staff of Soroti JPC on human rights, conflict management and peace building tools, governance and democracy) Citizens undertake research, analysis and make representation to the state on access to services Training on participatory action research, poverty monitoring, Rights Based Approaches Research, Documentation, sharing of best practices and case studies (research on access to services, participation and accountability. Examining how people are benefiting from the efforts and policies of the government, whether they take part in the management of their affairs/deciding their own destiny.) Citizens, government officials and parliamentarians collaborate to strengthen responsive and accountable parliamentary representation Capacity building for citizens to engage with government and hold it accountable. Develop monitoring tools (citizen score cards) and community action plans Perspective building sessions that would bring the different categories mentioned above together
Supporting famine affected communities in Karamoja The project will support 300 households to participate in Food For Work (FFW) activities in the villages of Ariamaoi, Lotede, Arengesiep, Cucu, Matany, Nasiloit, Lokali, Kokorio, Nakichelet, and Longalom villages in Nabilatuk and Matany parishes in Karamoja District of north eastern Uganda. By providing FFW, the 300 participating households will have access to additional food, and will work together on the construction of community-identified assets that will support their longer term livelihoods needs, such as a water points and tree-planting. In addition to the FFW activities, it is recognised that some families are particularly vulnerable and are not able to work in exchange for food. These families include the elderly, female-headed households, families with lactating and pregnant mothers, or People Living with HIV/AIDS. 400 particularly vulnerable families will be identified by the community and will be provided with additional food rations through Food for Free (FFF) distributions. Funding for this project has been achieved from Euronaid.
Honey Value Chain pilot Project The project is designed based on the findings from the CAFOD honey value chain analysis in Lamwo District. The project will focus on addressing the key identified constraints that range from a lack of technical knowledge, poor positioning of beehives, to high transport costs and mainly lack of coordination among the key stakeholders. Other factors included the lack of trust among value chain actors, limited honey collection centres, and high taxes. The quality and quantity of honey were also found to be insufficient due to bush fires, pesticides and herbicides, and climate change, and poor storage practices were mentioned. According to market assessment and MSD strategies done by Fair & Sustainable Consulting in 2023; it has been reported that 95% of the honey produced in Uganda is locally consumed with only 5% exported. The market is reported to be undersupplied with most of the honey sold in supermarkets in major towns. This suggests that the demand for honey is higher than the supply in Uganda implying an opportunity for economic growth potential. According to TUNADO, the demand for bee products is reported to be growing locally (within districts), nationally (in Uganda), regionally (in eastern Africa), and internationally. Therefore, the project will aim to develop the honey value chain, the promotion of beekeeping and beekeeper organisations among smallholder farmers and to develop their number, capacities and outreach is a first step to take as this will increase production. At the same time, input supply (e.g., beehives and equipment) and technical and training services will be developed through a ToT model could also for small-scale beekeepers. Access to finance, governance of the market system and developing a conducive business environment with support of government departments.
ABG-Enhancing integrity for effective service delivery in Uganda The First objective of the project is to increase the risk of detection and exposure of the corrupt officials by the loyal citizens, and thereby reducing significantly the mismanagement of public funds with specific focus on SFG, health services and other special funds such as NUSAF. Secondly, the project shall increase effective citizen participation and reduce conflict of interest and conspiracy in mismanagement of public funds. To attain this the project shall: Mobilizing the religious leaders to fully preach the Gospel of faithfulness and loyalty as a way of building the required moral authority to whistle blow. Educating the targeted stakeholders to build consensus on the Citizens Charters and whistle blowing. Developing simplified IEC materials to empower the targeted whistle blowers and local communities. Simplifying whistle blowers protection act and their rewards to build confidence. Establishing an information management system with a clear and well defined feedback /follow up mechanism. Engaging with media on investigative journalism. Engaging with Parliament on Bills and other matters of national concern. Involving the Religious Institutions to use their structures to reach the people and run a smooth awareness campaign. The projects activities shall target the following departments in increasing accountability. The procurement department – Special Contracts Committees at district level. The school management committees Pupils and students of schools with ongoing SFG projects. Health management committees. IGG offices in the selected districts. The Catholic Church in Uganda is in the process of implementing the resolutions of the just ended African Synod on the theme “Church in Service to Reconciliation Justice and Peace” whose priority is to influence and transform all democratic processes into good governance, development and peace in individual countries and the entire continent of Africa. The commission for Justice and peace in the Catholic Church is entrusted with the mandate to critically study such processes, and empower the people to do the part that is expected of them to bring about the desired social change.
Integrated Food Security Project, Phase II - Caritas Kotido-Uganda This is phase 2 of the Integrated Food Security Project (IFSP 2), implemented by Caritas Kotido in Uganda(Caritas Kotido Diocese is the Catholic Church’s charity, which was established in 1991 as the social services and development arm of the Catholic Diocese of Kotido). This project anticipates to contribute towards sustainable food security, just and peaceful co-existence for poor and vulnerable communities in Kotido, Uganda by 2021. This project seeks to address the gaps in food production and productivity, income, marketing and disaster risk management to contribute to improved sustainable Development of vulnerable communities in Kotido Diocese.Beneficiaries between the age of 18 – 65 years will be engaged in livestock and crop production, income generation (VSLA) as well as beekeeping. PWDs, PLHAs and elderly will be engaged in vegetable production, beekeeping and poultry. Those between the age of 18 – 40 years old will be engaged in value addition or agro-processing.The project will target the economically active beneficiaries between 18 – 65 years of age. The project will create impact through increased crop and livestock production. Consequently, increased production will result in sustainable household incomes of all target beneficiaries. Household capacity to manage man-made and natural risks will also be enhanced. Outcomes 1.Households sustainably produce adequate food to meet their needs and generate surplus. 2.Households have access to stable and diversified income (for dignified livelihoods). 3.Communities have the capacity to manage man-made and natural shocks/hazards. Outputs: 1.1 Communities have increased knowledge and skills of Climate resilience agriculture productions. 2.1 Viable income sources and markets are identified. 2.2 Savings and lending groups are developed and strengthened. 3.1 Community Disaster risk committees are strengthened (on skills, analysis, hazards identification HVCAs, Plans and early warning systems). 3.2 Capacities of partners are built/ strengthened and refreshed to respond to risks and disasters. 3.3 Communities have increased knowledge on child and beneficiary protection, staff code of conduct and reporting mechanisms. This integrated Food Security Project (IFSP) has been designed with sustainability in mind; addressing issues of motivation, capacity and resources of individuals, households, communities and institutions and establishing and strengthening linkages between them to support existing markets, social systems and Government of Uganda strategies to sustain the changes achieved and the capacities necessary to adapt to on-going change. The logical framework identifies these key strategies for sustainability at the output level
Justice and Peace Actors as catalysts of change Between 2014 and 2016, NCCJP will be implementing a governance and peace building project in Moroto, Gulu, Kotido and Soroti dioceses, Uganda. The Uganda National Catholic Commission on Justice and Peace (NCCJP), with the support of CAFOD, has for the last five years implemented advocacy projects using the public services monitoring approaches mainly focusing on oil, health, education, peace and roads sectors. In all its projects, NCCJP works through diocesan Justice and Peace commissions and the bishops’ advocacy committee. Among the various components of the ongoing project is the public service delivery monitoring by selected and trained Public Expenditure monitors (PEMs). In this component communities take responsibility of gathering and tracking information on utilisation of public funds and raise questions with the district and sub county governments and seek governments’ action to rectify issues and provide quality service. In this project, NCCJP will focus on mapping out infrastructure in the education sector within Amuria district in Soroti diocese. NCCJP will specifically map out public primary schools in Amuria district aiming at gathering distribution of schools, the state of infrastructure, staffing ratios, sanitary amenities, disability friendly infrastructure, school performances among other parameters.
Kanyike Initiative for Sustainable Development (KAINSUDE) HIV & AIDS/STD Prevention & Care Project During this period, the project will increase knowledge about HIV Prevention among women in small scale petty cash business through awareness creation and training in gender issues. The training is expected to increase knowledge about HIV and promote change of behaviour in relation to HIV infection. 300 women in petty businesses are targeted. The partner continued to support the formation and activities of PLWHA support groups. Support groups have been trained and equipped with necessary skills and knowledge in counselling, home based care, stigma and discrimination and IGAs among others. The project identified 175 OVCs though the parish health councils, Field assistants and community health educators. Parish leaders have been sensitised on their roles and accountabilities on issues relating to children’s rights, and issues of stigma and discrimination at the school and at home. There is notable responsibility and care for OVCS. Gender equality in the diocesan institutions, through awareness raising seminars was prioritized in an effort to ascertain gaps and/or actors influencing gender equality in the society. It also aimed at empowering women in groups not only by providing them with adequate and accurate HIV and AIDS information but also encouraging them to engage in a dialogue with men to minimise gender disparities between them and men.
Project for improved operation and maintenance of water and sanitation facilities in Moroto district Summarise the overall change the programme is seeking to bring about, how this contributes to UKAid Match Fund results commitments (see IPDF Guidance Note), how this programme will achieve the change agreed, who is involved and in what capacity This project aims at improving access to clean drinking water by ensuring that hand pumps are timely and sustainably repaired in Rupa and Katikekile Sub-counties in Moroto. The project will create and support institutionalization of community development process that will facilitate an improvement in the operation and maintenance of water and sanitation facilities. This intervention seeks to ensure that Women are to a greater extent involved in decision making especially pertaining issues of hygiene and sanitation at community level since they are the most affected during incidences of water crisis. The project will aim at establishing a sustainable Operation and Maintenance of community hand pumps for the provision of minimum interruption access to clean drinking water. Community led total Sanitation (CLTS), a common approach by the ministry of health and NGOs working in Moroto will be introduced to trigger safer defecation and participatory hygiene promotion while focusing on simple key hygiene messages and practice: safe defecation, clean drinking water and hand washing at critical times. The target communities will participate in reviving and establishment of water committees and there will be emphasis on active women representation. The water committees will reflect representation of all persons in the community. The project intends to achieve this through a series of interventions that include: collaboration with the different stakeholders involved in Water and Sanitation, training of community hand pump mechanics and establishment and strengthening of water user committees at community level The project shall commence in April 2013 for a period of 18 month with direct funding from CAFOD
Improved Resilient of Vulnerable People in Northern Uganda towards impact of Covid-19. The project will target 3500 vulnerable persons and key stakeholders (health workers, Village Health Teams VHTs, local leaders and Covid-19 task force) Kitgum Municipality and Palabek refugees settlements which have been greatly affected by Covid-19 & its socio-economic impacts. The project targets all the communities in the target locations, but priority is given to older persons, PwDs, people suffering from HIV/Aids, families caring for unaccompanied children, female or single-headed families, and child-headed families. Project Goal: To contribute to reduced negative impacts of Covid-19 on vulnerable communities and refugees in Northern Uganda. Outcome 1: Reduced spread and health effects of Covid-19 disease in the target communities and refugees settlement. Output. 1.1: Increased awareness on Covid-19.- 6radio talk shows, 2spot messages, produce and disseminate 1000IEC materials on Covid-19 and organises 4meeting with local leaders to create awareness Output. 1.2: Improved capacity of stakeholders to respond to Covid-19.-Train40 VHTS and provide them with Megaphones, provide PPEs, thermo-guns and handwashing facilities, provide fuel and support for referrals for Critical Covid-19 cases Outcome 2: The poorest and most vulnerable communities and refugees have improved livelihoods and reduced negative coping strategies due to effects of Covid-19. Output. 2.1: Increased knowledge and skills in agriculture.-4meetings on climate change and resilient agriculture, train 200 farmers on good agricultural practices Output. 2.2: Target communities and refugees have access to inputs and food Items.-Provide seeds and food to 200 vulnerable households Output. 2.3: target communities and refugees have increased awareness and response to GBV and safeguarding issues. Output. 2.4: Duty bearers have increased capacity to respond to GBV and safeguarding issues in the communities and refugees.-training for 40 duty bearers on GBV and Safeguarding and facilitate them with fuel
Mano River – Uganda Bishop Exchange CAFOD and the Caritases of Sierra Leone and Liberia are organising a Bishops visit from 1st June 2014 - 7th June in Uganda. The bishops are a key voice in the advocacy of agenda; however CAFOD and Caritases of Sierra Leone and Liberia have not made use of this opportunity. In the ABG programme, Ugandan Bishops have recorded commendable success through the bishops’ advocacy committee and parliamentary Liaison desk manned by the National catholic Justice and peace commission. Given that both Sierra Leone and Liberia have ABG advocacy components, there is a valid realization for the need to have cross partner learning. Within the one week exposure in Uganda, the bishops are expected to meet their Ugandan counterparts and NCCJP staff who have had successful experience in advocacy work on issues of good governance, peace and reconciliation and injustices in the extractives industry. There will be four participants from Liberia and four from Sierra Leone. The objectives of the exposure visit are as follows: 1. To see and understand the structures that needs to support the Bishop Conference such as the advocacy committee in Uganda as well as the institutional operations of the conferences and how this can be replicated in both Sierra Leone and Liberia 2. To understand the history of the conference and its contribution towards the transformation of Uganda 3. To learn from the reconciliation process in Northern Uganda 4. To learn from how the Uganda conference engages with the government on national issues 5. To understudy the programmes that the church in Uganda has for self reliance/sustainability as well as women and youth empowerment
Livelihoods Support for Returning IDPs in Gulu Archdiocese This proposal seeks to continue support to the current return process of the Acholi IDPs to their respective settlements. The intervention should enable them to grow own food and provide for other needs of their household through sale of surplus production, hence setting them on the path of self sufficiency. The project thus, will capitalize on improving agricultural production and productivity to increase food availability, accessibility and utilization, as well as improve income for targeted beneficiaries. The goal is to contribute to reduce food insecurity and increase nutrition through better production and use of food by 800 beneficiaries in Pader districts by January 2010. The implementation of this objective is expected to results into increased agricultural production of 800 targeted returning beneficiaries and displaced households and empower beneficiaries (i.e. mothers, children, elderly and PLWHAs) with the skills and knowledge to improve their nutrition and hygiene practices. This should result into the adoption of health seeking behaviours and motivation to live healthier lives among target households. The project methodologies will include; communal support through group formation; lobbying for increased land access; provision of dedicated and ongoing extension services to farmers; shared use of oxen; the introduction of modern or improved technologies including drought-resistant seed varieties; training farmers in skills of post harvest handling such as timely harvest and proper processing and storage; and training in nutrition and hygiene to improve food utilization for direct and indirect beneficiaries with special focus on PLWHA, children and lactating mothers.
Kotido humanitarian response North Karamoja experienced prolonged drought from July – October 2015. The drought led to total crop failure in the pastoral and agro-pastoral zones of the diocese. Other consequences of this prolonged drought were food, water and pasture stress. Livestock movement in search of water and pasture increased. Livestock moved westwards to the agricultural zone that is heavily re-infested by tsetse flies, which is the primary vector in the transmission of trypanosomosis (Nagana). The prevalence of tick borne diseases and nagana increased due to the high contact rates between livestock and the vectors. These diseases led to high morbidity and mortality rates in livestock leading to income and food insecurity in some households. According to the findings of the rapid needs assessment conducted by Caritas Kotido Diocese in February 2016, the priority community issues to be addressed due to the prolonged drought are; food crisis due to hunger, malnutrition of children under 5s, provision of shelter and non food items to households affected by fire outbreaks and access to safe drinking water. Similarly, according to Karamoja biannual Food security & nutrition assessment report (World Food Programme, October 2015), the following issues were observed; the nutrition status of children under-5 in North Karamoja Districts ranged from poor to critical; no stocks of food at household level; production for the next season was likely to be poor and the level of admission to supplementary feeding was not unprecedented. The project will address malnutrition among children under 5 years, shelter for families whose houses were burnt, and WASH through rehabilitation of boreholes, and Community Led Total Sanitation(CLTS). To build sustenance, communities will be sensitized on fire out breaks, water User Committees will be strengthened, and drought resilient crops will be promoted. Overall, 2465 men and 3555 females will be direct beneficiaries. A further 36,120 indirect beneficiaries will be reached. The expected budget will be GBP30,000.
Moroto Integrated Food Security and Climate Resilience Project This project aims to improve food security and increase incomes in vulnerable communities in Uganda. The proposed Moroto Integrated Food Security and Climate Resilience Project is a three year project whose overall goal is improving food security and increasing incomes while increasing adaptive capacities of vulnerable communities. Informed by the recommendations from the evaluation of the first cycle, envisaged implementation shall focus on harnessing and scaling up those activities that were found successful and had significant impact in achieving the project anticipated outcomes. The categories of people targeted are orphans, persons with disabilities, child labourers, child headed households, those displaced by violence and cattle rustling, former street children repatriated from urban areas and vulnerable men and women. During the selection process, special consideration will be given to persons with special needs such as women, and child headed households, people living with HIV and AIDS and communities affected by conflict and insecurity.
Ebola Prevention in Northern and Karamoja Regions through awareness creation and WASH Activities The project is developed as a result of Ebola outbreak in Uganda and anticipated impact in the Karamoja and Northern regions. The Ebola district Task Forces have been constituted by District Leadership and the workplans developed in consultation with communities, and the understanding that IEC materials and radio messaging will be the most effective way of reaching all members of the community, including those most vulnerable, with accurate information on how to prevent the spread of EVD. It has also been considered that the rainy season is approaching. As the rain worsens, some IEC materials will be laminated to ensure that the messaging remains available. Laminated messaging will also be provided in the health centres and by the hand washing facilities where possible. Create awareness on EVD: Provide Hand Washing Facilities to the most commonly visited public places such as health units, police stations, markets, places of worships, schools and water points in the project locations so that people who come to those places frequently wash their hands to reduce the risk of spread of Ebola virus in the target districts and city.
Improved Livelihood Security and Adaptive Capacity Project (ILSAC) Karamoja region is located in the northeast part of Uganda and lies between longitudes 33 – 35 degrees East and latitude 1 – 4 degrees North, bordering Kenya to the east and South Sudan to the north. Pastoralism and agro-pastoralism form the main livelihoods bases in the region which is generally characterized by poor rainfall distribution and reliability manifested through prolonged dry spells and occasional flash floods. Integrated Food security project has been implemented in Caritas Moroto Diocese since November 2018, Integrated Food Security Project (IFSP) will run through to October 2021 with an objective of ‘Improving Livelihood Security and Adaptive Capacities. The intervention directly targets to reach persons 600 (350 females, 250 males) in Lorengechora Sub County. Other secondary participants/beneficiaries/persons the project intends to reach include district and sub county local government officials from Lorengechora, Napak district. However, 4500 household/community members living with primary participants/beneficiaries as well as religious leaders and local government staff from both the district and sub county will in one way or another be reached with other multiple project activities/interventions, though indirectly or as secondary beneficiaries.
Integrated Community Development Programme III The project is designed for the Karimojong and the neighbouring ethnic groups in Moroto Uganda, which includes the Turkana, Pokot, Toposa and Didinga who are semi-nomadic pastoralists and prone to cattle raiding due to their way of life. Due to increased frequency and destruction of raiding, cattle keeping is no longer the major source of livelihood for most Karamoja people, hence the locals have resorted to agriculture despite unreliable climatic patterns in the region. These non-sustainable means of livelihoods influenced by cattle raiding and changing climatic conditions has predetermined the poverty levels in the region rendering the locals dependant on food aid for sustainability. Other underlying issues including high infant mortality rate, short life expectancy, high illiteracy and high prevalence of conflicts have also contributed greatly to people's vulnerability to poverty. A conflict analysis conducted by SSD staff coupled with the research conducted by CAFOD, Uganda national Justice and Peace Commission and Community Development Resource Network identified poverty, high levels of illiteracy, frequent droughts, lack of preparedness and low capacities to cope with drought, readily available guns, poor governance and negative cultural practices as causes to the volatile situation in the region. Strategies of how to address these problems were also identified which is the foundation of SSD's integrated programme. The programme integrates activities in peacebuilding, livelihoods improvements and disaster risk reduction in the diocese of Moroto covering the districts of Nakapiripirit and Moroto in North eastern Uganda.
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PROJECT Northern Uganda has been grappling with a number of political & socio-economic challenges which include human displacement, damage of infrastructures, environment and cultural degradation. Some of these challenges are as result of the war that lasted for over 2 decades. The sub region has the highest incidence of poverty with 67.7% of the population living below poverty line compared to Karamoja 65.7% and 1.6% in Kampala Capital city (UBOS 2019/2020). The level of household income is generally low since majority of people depend on subsistence farming, with the household per capita income being estimated at UGX.200, 000 per month (IPC report 2017). The environment and natural resources are under threat from natural or man-made drivers of change namely, poverty, rapid population growth, unplanned urbanization, pollution among others. In the plight of the above challenges, Caritas Gulu Archdiocese in partnership with Catholics Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)-Caritas UK implemented Integrated Food Security Programme (IFSP) for more than 5 years and now intends to implement a project titled “Strengthening Community Resilience Project-SCRP”. The overall goal of the project is to contribute to inclusive climate resilient livelihoods where multiple stakeholders collaborate to manage the ecosystems to strengthen climate resilience and sustainable development. The project shall be implemented in Agoro sub-county – Lamwo district for 3 years (2022-2025) targeting a total of 300 households as direct beneficiaries. The proposed intervention is anchored on the key development agendas of the country like the NDPII, the parish development model and vision 2040. Importantly the interventions align well with new CAFOD programme strategy with direct contribution to outcome 1,3 and 4 of the strategy.
Support to Nsambya Home Care Programme Nsambya Home Care Programme (NHC) is a department of St. Raphael of St. Francis Hospital, Nsamya working within a radius of 21kilometres in Kampala City, Gaba, Mukono and Wakiso. The ended Nsambya Home Care Programme (NHC) implementation period began in October 2006 to September 2009. The three year program aimed at improving the quality of life of HIV and AIDS infected and affected persons living within NHC program area, with interventions primarily designed to mitigate the effects of AIDS, restoring dignity and quality of life for HIV and AIDS infected and affected people by increasing their ability to access and to manage HIV and AIDS services. NHC conducted home-based care project end of cycle evaluation in August 2009. Evaluation results indicate that the project has registered significant success in terms of patient enrolment, service provision as well as capacity building for communities and families where People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) live. It also revealed that services provided to clients during the three year period included HIV testing, couselling services, medical treatment, Laboratory services, septrin prophylaxis, as well as home-visits. Very few clients (16.2%) reported to have received other health related commodities like mosquito nets and food-stuffs. Widespread poverty was attributed to such trends where people living with HIV have insufficient food and other social amenities. 95% of the beneficiaries proposed strategies towards household economic empowerment through Income Generating Activities (IGAs). NHC has proposed a 5-year follow-up project (January 2010 -December 2014) that is intended to strengthen community integrated HIV care and to deepen ownership and participation of communities and families where PLWHA live. The primary focus will be on issues of sustainability as well as quality assurance. The project will purpose deliberate attention towards moving out and strengthening community outreach activities. In order to achieve the above objectives, NHC will seek to strengthen service provision at the main facility but also in the three outreaches by providing infrastructure and supervision so that clients there can be served better. HIV Prevention services will be at the core of services that will be provided. NHC will in addition empower families and communities with skills to enable them participate in HIV and AIDS care and prevention services. Similarly, PLWHA and their families will receive appropriate entrepreneur skills for sustainable livelihoods. The program will ensure that sustainable referral networks are built and that an improved management information and documentation system is maintained to enhance cross learning and sharing. The project will be implemented by NHC, with financial support from CAFOD. Other stakeholders will be St. Francis Nsambya hospital; other AIDS service providers, PLWHA networks, family and community members, as well as government. The direct project targets, however, include: 16,000 HIV and AIDS infected men, women, and children, and the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs). The indirect beneficiaries are 32,000 including the youth, family members and community members. The majority of these are unemployed, with limited sources of income to support access to quality care services for themselves.
Ebola Prevention in Northern and Karamoja Regions through awareness creation and WASH Activities The following activities are being proposed as they are already part of the Ebola task force workplans of Kotido, Kaabong and Karenga. The Task Forces have been developed by District Leadership and the workplans developed in consultation with communities, and the understanding that IEC materials and radio messaging will be the most effective way of reaching all members of the community, including those most vulnerable, with accurate information on how to prevent the spread of EVD. It has also been considered that the rainy season is approaching. As the rain worsens, some IEC materials will be laminated to ensure that the messaging remains available. Laminated messaging will also be provided in the health centres and by the hand washing facilities where possible. Create awareness on EVD: Produce and disseminate Information, Education and Communication materials to community members in project locations of Kotido, Karenga and Kaabong to increase awareness on EVD. EVD messages shall be translated in the local language and distributed/disseminated to the target locations. Facilitate District Ebola task force members to carry out 140 radio talk shows in different local radio stations to create awareness on EVD, encourage people to continue accessing basic health care and clarify some emerging issues providing regular updates, responding to questions and dispelling misinformation and rumours). In addition, produce and air radio spot messages on EVD in different local radio stations to increase awareness on EVD. These shall result to increased awareness about the EVD in the community and therefore reducing the risk of spread and unnecessary fears.
CRS-WASH Emergency Response in Ayilo Resettlement Area Gulu Uganda. Background: The situation in South Sudan suddenly deteriorated in early December 2013 with the President, Salvar Kiir, accusing his ex-Vice President, Riek Machar, of attempting a coup against the government. Fighting broke out amongst the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) on December 15th2013 in Juba which spread to Jonglei and Unity States within a couple of days. A state of emergency was declared in South Sudan and a curfew set in Juba. While Uganda was already receiving South Sudanese refugees over the past two years from Jonglei state, the influx from South Sudan increased dramatically with the recent wide-spread conflict. Between December 16th and January 20th, 2014, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Office reported approximately 47,500 South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. UNHCR projects that the refugee population from South Sudan could increase up to 100,000 within the next six months if the conflict continues and the UN refugee camps in South Sudan are attacked. On January 23rd, an agreement on the cessation of hostilities was signed by South Sudan's warring parties. However, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and UNHCR offices report that it is still too early to know whether the conflict will end in the near future. In South Sudan, the situation remains unstable with population movements within and outside the country. From January 19th through January 22nd, 2014 CRS conducted a rapid field assessment in Adjumani District. This included key informant interviews with government officials (OPM), UNHCR Head of Field Office and WASH Program Officer, Government Health Inspector, Nyamanzi Transit Center Supervisor, Nyamanzi Transit Center Water Source Committee member and the Executive Director of the Archdiocese of Gulu Caritas. In addition, CRS conducted semi-structured interviews with refugees at Nyamanzi Transit Center as well as direct observations of Elegu Collection Center, Dzaipi Transit Center, Nyamanzi Transit Center and Resettlement Area (two separate sites), and Ayilo Resettlement Area. CRS also met with a range of other agencies in Adjumani (World Vision International, Save the Children, Red Cross, and Medicines Sans Frontières) and in Kampala (FAO, Action Against Hunger, and Oxfam) to coordinate plans and intervention strategies. Findings from the assessment point to the fact that South Sudanese refugees in Ayilo Resettlement Area lack access to water, sanitation and hygiene services. Transit and resettlement areas: CRS learned from the UNHCR and through observation that there is dire need for more water and sanitation infrastructure in both the transit and resettlement centers. For instance, the occupied resettlement centers of Miriyei, Alere, Boroli, and Nyumanzi still have big gaps (30% coverage currently) in water and sanitation facilities. At present, refugees in transit centers receive 3.4 liters per person per day while refugees at resettlement areas receive 10 liters per person per day. The Sphere minimum standard is 15 liters per person per day. In addition, the latrines at the transit centers and resettlement areas had been constructed by the different aid organizations conducting WASH interventions. From group interviews at Nyamanzi Transit Center, respondents identified the vulnerable population as pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, children and the elders. The participants expressed their concern for the lack of food as they have to line up for hours, sometimes almost a day, to receive one meal. The ranked priority needs of refugees (from highest to lowest) are food, water and shelter. With regards to water-related diseases, there have been cases of diarrhea in both adults and children; however; no statistics on water-related diseases was available. The interviewed refugees reported that their houses in South Sudan were equipped with a latrine and a bathing shelter. Organizations that are trucking water in Adjumani district include MSF, UNHCR, UNICEF, DRC and WFP. MSF is chlorinating all trucked water and is testing for free residual chlorine levels. ADRA has provided a 10,000 liter storage tank for water in Ayilo while MSF has plans to install a 30,000 liter bladder in the camp. According to the Assistant WASH Officer at UNHCR, Oxfam is expected to receive funding from UNHCR to implement WASH activities in Ayilo, although the details of these activities have not yet been finalized. The OPM and UNHCR offices are requesting aid agencies to provide refugees with materials to construct their own latrines and bathing shelters while NGOs are responsible for technical supervision. CRS’ proposed WASH interventions aim to target 4,000 individuals (800 HHs) in Ayilo Resettlement Area. 1.This Project will support refugees to have access to safe water for their household use by rehabilitation of two existing boreholes and installation of six new boreholes to target 4,000 people. 2.This Project will also support 400 refugees households to dispose waste responsibility by distribution latrine kits, Tippy Tap kits and shower kits. 3. This project will also carry out hygiene promotion activities to encourage 4,000 refugees to adopt key hygiene behaviors. These activities will be conducted by CRS with the understanding from UNHCR that other agencies, including Oxfam, will cover the WASH needs of the other individuals that will be relocated from transit centers.
Uganda post elections review.A CJPC Workshop The spost election situation in Uganda has been characterised with post election violence manifesting itself in walk to work demonstrations, arrests of mainly the members of the opposition and other people from the general public, continued trampling on the freedoms of speech, movement, assembly and expression all which very much linked to the recently concluded general elections. The National Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace like other civil society organizations heavily participated in pre-election activities including preparing electoral reform proposals, civic education and joint efforts with others to work for violence –free, peaceful and fair elections among others and elections observation is indebted to correct this situstion before it escalates intyo a bigger socio-politcal problem. In pursuit of sustainable good governance, peace and national reconciliation, NCCJP plans toit is important that the NCCJP, deeply reflect and take stock of the recent elections and outstanding governance challenges and lessons learnt, and build consensus on the way forward for Uganda in the post-election period. This is in recognition of the fact that elections per se can hardly address all the underlying governance challenges in the country. To this end, NCCJP together with its diocesan Justice and Peace Commissions counter is organizing a post-election workshop to assess and evaluate the recently concluded elections to help determination future interventions especially between NCCJP and Diocesan Justice and Peace Commissions through out the country. Objectives of the workshop 1. To bring together the NCCJP, Diocesan Justice and Peace Commissions, selected political actors and other stakeholders to reflect on the just ended 2011 general elections. 2. To build consensus on the outstanding governance challenges and chart a way forward. 3. To enhance collaboration among Diocesan Justice and Peace Commissions throughout the country on key post election challenges. Expected results 1. Lessons learnt from 2011 general elections 2. Agreed strategy for post election initiatives and interventions. 3. Positioning NCCJP as a lead agency for promoting good governance 4. A strengthened network of Diocesan Justice and Peace Commissions for sustainable good governance and democratic leadership created
Improved delivery of quality services to poor and vulnerable women and men in Acholi and Karamoja This three-year project builds on the success of previous support and working to strengthen the capacity of the local Church in Uganda. This project will support the partners on the organisational capacity assessment, developing capacity strengthening plans and implementing organizational development strategies like developing and reviewing partner strategic plans. CDRN project will equip local community members especially the community based monitors and management committee members with the knowledge and skill of their rights in local development planning process, how to monitor service delivery or implementation of government programme. A platform will be created for citizens to engage with the decision-makers. During the dialogue meetings, citizens will present issues affecting service delivery and will make proposals on how the decision makers should improve the quality of service delivery. In turn, decision-makers will make commitments and take actions to improve service delivery. Some of the proposals will inform future planning to ensure the development plans are responsive to the needs of the poor, and civil society organisation - both at a local and national level.
Caritas Moroto Food Security Emergency Project. This project will be in Karamoja sub-region in Uganda. Karamoja sub-region is located in the northeast part of Uganda and lies between longitudes 33o – 35o East and latitude 1o – 4o North, bordering Kenya to the east and South Sudan to the north. It comprises of Abim, Amudat, Kaabong, Kotido, Moroto, Nakapiripirit and Napak districts. The sub-region covers 27,511 km2 with a population of 1,017,400 and population density of 48 people per sq. Km. Project Objective: Increase food security and promote alternative livelihoods among vulnerable households in Moroto and Napak districts. The proposed Moroto Livelihoods Support Project is a 6 months project whose overall goal is to improve food security and restore livelihoods among vulnerable communities in Moroto. The project has 3 key interrelated outcomes which include; i)Access to water among the vulnerable communities increased, ii)Access to the communities improved through the existing road networks and iii)Increased incomes/ purchasing power of the vulnerable communities of Moroto County. The proposed project plans to target 334 direct beneficiaries and 2, 004 indirect beneficiaries (family members living with direct beneficiaries (1,122 females and 882 males). The project will be implemented in 2 districts of Moroto and Napak specifically in the 4 sub-counties of Rupa, Nadunget, Lotome and Lokopo. Categories of people targeted will be households affected by food insecurity, orphans, persons with disabilities, child labourers, child headed households, those displaced by violence and cattle rustling, former street children repatriated from urban areas and vulnerable men and women. Beneficiary selection criteria will be developed and utilized in identifying beneficiaries. Consultations will be held with the local government officials through meetings sensitize them on project activities as well as minimize duplication of efforts. During the selection process, special consideration will be given to persons with special needs such as women, and child headed households, People Living with HIV/AIDS and the elderly.
Empowering the Catholic Church, Civil Society Organisations and Local Governments in Karamoja National Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace ( NCCJP) is the linking department of the Uganda Episcopal conference as regards relations between church and state specifically regarding the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy and good governance, justice and peace sensitization and education of the public on issues that affect them and advocacy among others. Advantaged by its structure and what it advocates for as clearly indicated in its mission, vision and core values the organisation is able to uncover major concerns, champion its course and record a number of gains in the social domain. Research carried out in Karamoja area revealed the need to build community capacity to address peace and stability in the region , engagement in good governance for better services from their leaders, and the agencies working in the region, on education and children’s rights, health challenges and HIV/AIDS related issues as well as women’s rights. To be able to address the above conflict prevention and resolution a strong recommendation on networking activities between the Dioceses of Moroto and Kotido since they are addressing similar needs in terms of security community needs capacity gaps and environmental issues. NCCJP in its advisory capacity of the Uganda Episcopal Conference on matters of justice and peace envisions that in this three year cycle, focusing on Karamoja, civic competence and strong network of the area will be built, NCCJP will support the network activities as proposed and engagement of community in conflict resolution and transformation. It is expected that there will be attitude change in the communities that will lead to embracing peaceful conflict resolution methods and reconciliation for sustainable development in the region
INTEGRATED FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMME– ACHOLI- SUB REGION GULU UGANDA This project aims to improve and support the livelihoods of returned war-torn communities in Acholi sub-county in northern Uganda through three key outcomes: Increasing food production and income through: • provision of support and livestock for poultry farmers; • procurement and distribution of crop inputs; • training for village banking and savings; • training on modern farm methodologies and sustainable practices; • research on local land conflict and its effects on food production. Improved ability to cope with the effects of disasters and climate change, through: • establishment and training of disaster management committees in each of the sub counties that we are working in; • advocacy training and the establishment of action plans. Increased access to safe clean water and improved sanitation and hygiene, through: • drilling and rehabilitation of boreholes; • identification and training on Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), of village health teams (VHTs) in all the 36 villages of our operation. The trained VHTs will then undertake the promotion of hygiene and sanitation through CLTS.
Climate Justice, Environment and Equitable access to Natural resources for sustainable livelihoods This project is inspired by OCH and aligned to Africa framework call to; amplify local voice, agency and leadership; and achieving positive impacts for people, communities and the environment . It will contribute to three outcome areas of Kenya Uganda Resilience Programme Outcomes; Outcome3:Degraded landscapes restored and protected through sustainable land management and providing a stream of ecosystems services; Outcome4:Strengthened voices and actions of communities and civil societies that are effective in influencing changes we want to see; Outcome5:Policy & decision makers are actively implementing plans, budget and initiatives that support environment and food security, water related issues, and livelihoods of women and youth. Phase1/Year 1 NCCJP will investigate environmental protection and climate change concerns fields like in mineral exploration, land use and agro fuels areas impact in the interest of the local communities specifically in relation to people’s health and food security. This is in order to advocate for inclusion of the community in government decision making processes that have impact on their collective and subjective wellbeing. The first involves carrying out a research in four ecclesiastical provinces of Uganda. Phase2 will involve conducting provincial research dissemination in the 2 ecclesiastical provinces of Uganda where the research is conducted. The conferences will bring together analysts, politicians and experts on the issue to make their inputs but also engage with emerging policies. Participants from academia, church, civil society and government deliberate on the findings and suggest relevant lines of action. Phase3 NCCJP will train leading groups from dioceses who will conduct the campaign at the grassroots level, organize campaign materials, advocacy and campaigns, prepare policy briefs and position papers to various duty bearers and lobby leaders to push for implementation of the various policies and legislation.
Uganda COVID19 Response Project The purpose of this project is to enable the Uganda Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace to; • Contribute to local and national efforts to mitigate further spread and impact of COVID19 by implementing early action and anticipatory activities (awareness raising, advocacy, prepositioning and advocacy). • Support and respond to needs arising from COVID19 pandemic in Uganda and address existing gaps. • Provide assistance to vulnerable groups that were not previously identified or covered by existing responses. The overall objective of the project is to save lives and alleviate suffering by delivering coordinated preventive and precautionary messages, protection and assistance to people from marginalised, hard to reach communities and informal settlements, displaced, the elderly, women and children majority of whom rely on Church support. Outcome 1: Improved community and public awareness on health-promoting behaviours and to combat misinformation. Activity 1.1. Facilitate Uganda Catholic Bishops to conduct educative and awareness programs, using selected Radio and TV Stations, on prevention, precautionary messages and mitigation response to communities on COVID 19. Activity 1.2 Support Catholic Bishops to produce government guidelines on COVID19 and to disseminate to all 19 Catholic Dioceses of Uganda. Activity 1.3 Support Catholic Bishops to produce and disseminate guidelines on preventive mechanisms against COVID19.
Integrated Community Development Programme This project aims to support activities which will increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of local communities to drought, conflicts, disease, epidemics and floods, in Uganda. The project seeks to improve: - household food security through increased crop and livestock production. - income through promotion of apiculture (modern science of bee management) and bee keeping (Traditional method of rearing bees). - knowledge and skills on the importance of maternal and child nutrition and health through trainings and application of improved practices among beneficiary households in target sub counties. - water, sanitation and hygiene through empowering communities with knowledge and skills on access to clean water, good sanitation and hygiene practices. This will be achieved through the concerted effort of Caritas project team (proper project implementation, reporting, baseline surveys, internal M&E) CAFOD (funding, external M&E and baseline studies) Caritas Board (Internal M&E, staff recruitment & supervision and policy guidance), line government departments/ministries (Regulation and quality control), target people and communities (implementation and supervision of project activities) and other thematic sector partners (coordination, harmonisation, planning, technical guidance). This action if well implemented is envisaged to cause a significant drop in the number of households living below the poverty line.
Building Resilience Together (BRT) . Karamoja Sub Region is semi-arid that receives 400mm – 1000mm of rain annually. The mainstay of the people is pastoralism and agro-pastoralism with over 60% of households owning livestock (FSNA, 2017). However, the fragile ecosystem is increasingly getting degraded due to bush burning, poor farming practices and massive cutting of trees for charcoal and agriculture. Pastoralism and agro-pastoralism form the main livelihoods bases in the region which is generally characterized by poor rainfall distribution and reliability manifested through prolonged dry spells and occasional flash floods. The magnitude, frequency, and severity of these hazards have increased over the past decades adversely affecting the environment and seriously affecting and eroding the productive assets and traditional coping capacities that support livelihoods. Caritas Moroto through the project seeks to address some of the critical challenges related to environmental degradation, climate change, drought, biodiversity, wildlife conflicts, food security and livelihoods to develop resilient communities in which all people, particularly women, girls, men, and boys thrive. The less significant natural hazards reported were earthquakes and landslides). The Project is well aligned to the National Development Plan (NDPIII), Vision 2040, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),district annual plan and the new CAFOD program strategy. The goal of the BRT project is to Build resilience of women and youth in lorengechora sub-county and town council, Napak district by 2025. The project targets the economically active beneficiaries between 18 – 65 years to ensure Sustainable reliance on natural resources-based livelihoods and increased income alternatives. The project is well aligned with new CAFOD programme strategy that is aimed at promoting integral ecology model. The project aims to address the cry of the poor alongside the cry of the earth through its outcomes, outputs and activities.
Ebola Prevention in Northern and Karamoja Regions through awareness creation and WASH Activities The project is developed as a result of Ebola outbreak in Uganda and anticipated impact in the Karamoja districts of Moroto,Napak and Nakapiripiriti. The Ebola district Task Forces have been constituted by District Leadership and the workplans developed in consultation with communities, and the understanding that IEC materials and radio messaging will be the most effective way of reaching all members of the community, including those most vulnerable, with accurate information on how to prevent the spread of EVD. It has also been considered that the rainy season is approaching. As the rain worsens, some IEC materials will be laminated to ensure that the messaging remains available. Laminated messaging will also be provided in the health centres and by the hand washing facilities where possible. Create awareness on EVD: Provide Hand Washing Facilities to the most commonly visited public places such as health units, police stations, markets, places of worships, schools and water points in the project locations of Moroto, Nakapiripiriti and Napak, so that people who come to those places frequently wash their hands to reduce the risk of spread of Ebola virus in the target districts and city.
Bisheshe Livelihoods Project Bisheshe, in Mbarara Archdiocese which has an area of 967 sq km, an average rainfall of 43 inches pa, an estimated population of 350,000 and a population growth rate of 5% pa. Subsistence agriculture is the main economic activity. With many children in a family and cultural inheritance of the land, each family only has a small portion of land that can hardly sustain them. The crops grown (beans, groundnuts, maize, matooke [plantain]) have decreased as a result of reduced rainfall, soil exhaustion and disease, reducing food production for both consumption and sale, resulting in low income generation. Many farmers have resorted to brewing beer with negative effects on families and communities. The average household income is UGX 6,000 a day, which is far too low to cater for family needs or make any substantial savings. This project will help young adults and women start animal and bee keeping, along with making crafts for sale thus increasing income. This project will be run through the existing Adult literacy programme and open-door training occasions for young adults bringing them together to learn different practical skills eg basic accounting, computer, basic English, agriculture, environmental studies and various vocational skills eg sewing, crochet, dyeing and printing, cookery, baking, beadwork. Group counselling sessions will allow them to rebuild their personalities. These skills will make them self sufficient and fitting members in society. During COVID 19, the municipality registered over 350 teen pregnancies and reports on senior school attendance has shown it dropped very low due to teen pregnancies. The project's aims are: 1. Increase income generation and decrease poverty in families through increased crop yields 2. Decrease the number of girls with very low or no formal education. 3. Address learning problems caused by stressful family problems 5. Address drug/alcohol abuse and early marriages among the youth
A study of Peacebuilding, Livelihoods and Development Initiatives in Karamoja Region This is a follow-up to the study project focused on understanding the dynamics of Karamoja region with respect to ongoing peacebuilding, livelihoods and other development interventions – their effectiveness, gaps, challenges and achievements. Following the conducted in 4 of the 5 districts of Karamoja region, namely Moroto, Kotido, Kaboong and Nakapiripirit Districts it was deemed necessary to take back the research finding to the communities in Karamoja before finalising the report and launching it in Kampala in February 2008. This is a joint initiative of Justice & Peace Commission Uganda, Community Development Resource Network and CAFOD. A joint team of staff nominated by each of the three organizations (CAFOD, CDRN, and JPC) participated in the study with the guidance of a consultant and will present the findings of the research in two districts of Karamoja – namely Moroto and Kotido The study will be conducted in all the 5 districts of Karamoja region, namely Moroto, Kotido, Abim, Kaboong and Nakapiripirit Districts. The major focus of the study will be the understanding of the ongoing peacebuilding, livelihoods and risk reduction and other development efforts – their effectiveness, gaps, challenges and achievements. The study will especially be interested in finding out why despite years of efforts by different stakeholders the situation in Karamoja apparently remains fragile and violent.
PARLIAMENTARY AND NATIONAL BISHOPS ADVOCACY WORK IN UGANDA Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) was formed by Uganda Bishops’ Conference in 2009 following resolutions by SECAM and AMECEA Bishops Plenary meeting in 2008 where member Episcopal conferences were called upon to devise strategies of establishing their presence and engaging more actively with governance and decision-making institutions. CLPO is a way for the Church to respond to issues of public policy and to legislation, issue analysis and insight, disseminate new laws, contribute to a culture of open, transparent and accountable government. This is a one year project one-off £5,000 funding project to resuscitate parliamentary liaison function. Key beneficiaries are: • 33 Bishops and 18 Uganda Episcopal Conference agencies/departments. • Members of Parliament and staff. • 28 civil society organizations and roundtable discussion participants. • 10000 readers of CPLO publications. • Men and women from19 Catholic dioceses of Uganda at community level Parliamentary functions will include; • Formal written and oral submissions to parliamentary committees. • Written responses to policy and legal documents. • Formal and informal contact with Members of Parliament, Cabinet Ministers and civil servants. • Bishops’ Press statements and Communiqués. • Attendance at Parliament, on notable occasions such as the annual opening and the budget speech, and committee meetings. • Networking and maintaining relationships with key contact persons • Roundtable Discussions for civil society , MPs local and international experts • A documentary information consisting of: - The Parliamentary and Social Justice Reader - Responses (short, quick reactions to important events or developments in public policy) - Briefing Papers (short analyses of topical issues, be they legislative, policy or otherwise) - Research Papers (substantive documents aimed at informing the Church's agenda on a particular topic). • Research and analysis at request of Church or civil society
Karamoja Youth Peace Facilitators Development Project Karamoja Youth Peace Facilitators Project envisages addressing capacity gaps among former young warriors to better participate in community based peace building and conflict resolution efforts. This is a second year cycle of funding with CRY Uganda building on previous two year cycle from which CRY Uganda identified with the youth who were former raiders and formed peace groups with the aim of reaching out to their fellow youth who were involved in raiding activities. An earlier research in 2006 and 2007 revealed that former warriors were willing to convince their brothers to drop the gun and quit raiding to be encouraged, CRY offered support and capacity building in conflict management, peace building and re focus on alternative livelihood. The core activities by CRY in general include; peer training, dialogue, learning and talks, which the project focuses on utilising in order to bridge the missing link of communication, as sited from other peace building efforts by other agencies. The project involves empowering youth (former young warriors) as peace facilitators to be trained in areas of conflict transformation, peace communication, advocacy, debate & dialogue meetings , do no harm (conflict sensitive approaches to development), documentation, planning, vulnerability assessment, local resource mobilisation approaches and practices, youth programming, project management cycle, leadership and alternative livelihoods. It is envisioned that these enabled youth will go back to their communities and mobilize other youth to resort from raiding to alternative livelihoods. This has been evident in the first cycle of the project where community members testified to a great change being spread by the former warriors who had initially been written off as perpetual agents of violence. The project is making use of youth friendly methods, approaches and trainings, field-based hands-on practice. Participatory approaches such as peace theatres, community outreaches resource mapping for advocacy have been adopted and will continue to be used in the project because of their acceptance by target groups. The trainings are tailored to local context and experiences and inspire participants to leading peace building processes in their regions. The project aims to build on the strengths of the pilot year including wider community acceptance, effective collaboration with the local governments and the opportunity to link the project beneficiaries to other key actors such as the Catholic Church through Caritas Moroto who carry out livelihoods activities in Amudat This is a two year cycle of September 2011 to October 2012 with funding of £16,000 and 2012/2013 of £15,000 respectively.
Enhancing Citizens' Participation in Uganda's Electoral Processes - 2021 The goal of the project is to enhance citizen’s participation in Uganda’s 2021 General Electoral process. The specific objectives are outlined below; -To create awareness on citizens’ rights and responsibility in electoral process among justice and peace teams, priests, catechists and the youth by December 2020. -To create awareness on the enacted electoral laws to ensure full participation of citizens in the 2021 elections. -To empower the Catholic Church leadership to engage the Electoral Commission and other stakeholders to eliminate all forms of obstacles to citizens participation in the electoral process. Activities -Developed abridged version of the civic education hand book on electoral process in Uganda & produce copies -Conduct 4 training and distribute the abridged civic education handbooks for justice and peace coordinators, priests, catechists and the youth. -Hold 4 radio talk shows to create awareness among the general population -Produce and print 1000 copies of ICT materials to improve access to important information on civic and voter education. -Conducting public debates in higher institutions of learning -Develop and produce copies of a pastoral letter on the electoral reforms and electoral processes for the catholic bishop’s conference & Disseminate the copies to all the 19 catholic dioceses. -Document pertinent emerging issues in the electoral processes. -Engage the electoral commission and other stakeholders for possible solutions through, meetings, workshops and penal discussion. -Monitor election on voting day.
Kitovu Mobile AIDS Organisation (KMAO) This 4-year project continues Kitovu Mobile’s work in meeting the needs of people affected by HIV, cancer and poverty in the rural areas of Masaka, Rakai, Ssembabule and Lyantonde districts in Uganda. It comprises the following programmes: 1. Comprehensive Care and Treatment - by mitigating the health effects of HIV, cancer and poverty through provision of holistic prevention, care and support services within communities. 2. Orphan and Family Support - by giving orphans a sustainable future through providing training in modern farming, educational and apprenticeship support; support to grandmothers caring for orphans; and socioeconomic empowerment of poor women through the Self Help Group and the Savings and Internal lending community approaches. 3. Counselling and Training Programme - by alleviating the suffering of traumatised children, and prevent the spread of HIV through sensitizing communities on trauma and psycho-social support; training children in life skills; providing counselling; and training teachers, community leaders and youth to provide counselling to children in and out of school.
Restoration for Resilience (R4R) Karamoja Sub Region is semi-arid that receives 400mm – 1000mm of rain annually. The mainstay of the people is pastoralism and agropastoralism with over 60% of households owning livestock (FSNA, 2017). However, the fragile ecosystem is increasingly getting degraded due to bush burning, poor farming practices and massive cutting of trees for charcoal and agriculture. Women, men and youths are disproportionately affected by the consequences of climate change in the present and the future. This R4R project seeks to address some of the critical challenges related to environmental degradation, climate change, drought, biodiversity, wildlife conflicts, food security and livelihoods to develop resilient communities in which all people, particularly women, girls, men, and boys thrive in a peaceful, well-governed and healthy supportive natural environment. The common natural and man-made hazards reported in North Karamoja are drought, disease outbreaks, wildlife, floods, resource-based conflicts, temperature and extremes. The less significant natural hazards reported were earthquakes and landslides). R4R Project is well aligned to the National Development Plan (NDPIII), Vision 2040, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Caritas Kotido Diocese’s strategic plan, five-year district annual plan and the new CAFOD program strategy. The goal of the R4R project is to build resilient communities in which all people, (particularly women, men, boys, and girls) thrive in a peaceful, well-governed, and healthy supportive natural environment. The project targets the economically active beneficiaries between 18 – 65 years to ensure Sustainable reliance on natural resources-based livelihoods and increased income alternatives. The project is well aligned with new CAFOD programme strategy that is aimed at promoting integral ecology model. The project aims to address the cry of the poor alongside the cry of the earth.
Herbalife- Raising Happy Animals for Hygienic and Affordable Meat for all. The grant will allow Meat Farms Investment to become the most sustainable, competitive, client-focused livestock and local poultry production firm in Ghana and the African trade hub. Significant outcomes will include:.Cut-down keets and breeding stock mortality by 50%; thus, from the current 60% to 10% .Establish a greenery project to ensure all-year-round guinea fowl production.Over 94,000 inhabitants of Zebilla District and Ghana as a whole get access to birds for meat.30% production gap closed, as 80% of the youth who leave the communities in the district to urban centers in search of non-existent jobs, take up guinea fowl rearing as a business through the availability of healthy rearing stock from our farm..Increase company sales revenue from $300 per week to $600..More than 90% of the guinea fowl rearing population within the target area can access quality and healthy keets to venture into commercial production..Two (2) sustainable partnerships and business engagements were established in Ghana (University for Development Studies, Animal Science Department, Tamale) and the Animal Research Institute of the Centre for Scientific, Industrial Research (CSIR) to provide expert knowledge on stock breeding, disease surveillance, and general animal husbandry practices..An estimated 1,500 of supplier guinea fowl farmers in the Zebilla District gain expert knowledge on best guinea fowl rearing practices through MEAT FARMS after sales support program and helping them produce market-led stock and reducing production cost by 30% by the end of mid-year, 2023. All six employees of Meat Farms Investment were trained on innovative brooder house management and standards production practices.
Chamber of Commerce (COC) - SHOPA Sector: Entrepreneurship/digitization..Glado Shopa currently hosts an E-commerce mobile/web application that allows informal retailers (mom & pop shops) to source goods on cash or credit directly from manufacturers/suppliers and have them delivered to their shops within one to four hours. Merchants place their orders via the application, and Glado Shopa ensures the mobilization and delivery of goods to merchants in cash or on credit. Glado Shopa is also building a wallet which will allow retailers to save and make payment through the company app and access credit at a low cost to run their businesses...Glado Shopa facilitates business for informal retailers in Ghana, mostly women living in underprivileged communities, who need to frequently restock products they want to sell at the lowest cost from wholesalers they can rely on and also have access to credit to run their business. Glado Shopa has already achieved product market fit with over 3,300 customers and is currently in the growth stage of its business and needs additional working capital to support the growth of its activities.
African Artisan Engagement and Export Initiative (AACEE) Assessment and Design Study AGI is requesting $250,000 in funding from USADF to support this complex assessment and design activity. These funds will be utilized for the work of the assessment teams, as well as for the development of the pilot and long-term program design, and the creation of materials to attract future investment/funding for this initiative. In order to address the challenges faced by weaving communities while taking advantage of the rising global demand for artisan products, the African Artisan Community Engagement and Export Initiative (AACEE) partners propose a highly unusual approachthe replication or adaptation of the framework of a scaled handicraft enterprise in India to Africa. This broad effort seeks to transform weaving communities from producers of handicrafts into hubs of entrepreneurial excellence. Beginning in Ghana and Ethiopia, weavers in the AACEE program will participate in skilling activities, receive contracts for delivery of specific woven products, and be linked into high-value global supply chains.
Respecting, Protecting and Fulfilling Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Conflict: Activity # 4000002907 Since November 2016, generous support from EKN has enabled Yamaan to extend its voucher scheme to Dhamar, to ensure that poor and marginalized women and girls in this governorate can access affordable, high quality contraceptive and safe motherhood services of their choice. The first phase (under Marie Stopes) was implemented between 1 January 2017 and 30 June 2018; 32,963 vouchers were distributed, including 16,787 family planning (FP) vouchers and 16,176 SMH vouchers. Of all vouchers distributed, 73% (n= 24,191) were utilized by the end of June 2018, including 50% (n=8,353) of all FP vouchers and 98% (n=15,838) of all SMH vouchers. The vouchers distributed has contributed in 7,828 assisted deliveries and 23,967 antenatal appointments. The 2nd phase, directly implemented by Yamaan (activity # 4000000913) was from 1 November 2017 to 30 June 2019. The programme distributed 33,600 vouchers to women: 18,000 safe motherhood (SMH) vouchers, and 15,600 family planning (FP) vouchers. Of the distributed vouchers, 14,826 unique beneficiaries used SMH vouchers (82% of distributed) and 6,152 unique beneficiaries use FP vouchers (39% of distributed). The vouchers distributed has contributed to 11,267 assisted deliveries and 12,583 unique antenatal appointments in addition to 7,005 long-acting and permanent family planning services. Yamaan proposed to continue this successful programme for an additional one year in 2019, to enable us to catalyze on these successes. The new phase will see the programme to expand to an additional district (Doran) bringing the total number of target districts to five. 1. To increase access of women and girls to improved safe motherhood and family planning services in programme area. 2. To strengthen capacity and supply of health facilities in programme area to deliver improved safe motherhood and family planning services. (i) Direct: 10,000 women with access to quality SRH services (vouchers distributed) .(ii) Indirect: 75 health facilities accredited and contracted by the Voucher Programme in target districts in Dhamar.
Respecting, Protecting and Fulfilling RH in Conflict in Yemen (Phase IV) Yamaan Foundation is considered a leading voucher management agency in Yemen. Since its inception, Yamaan has implemented voucher programs in more than 5 governorates in Yemen. Yamaan has more than 10 years of experience in working to improve the lives of women and girls in Yemen through the provision of high-quality sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. During the last four years, EKN has supported Yamaan in different phases, initially through Marie Stopes International Yemen (MSIY) by implementing the voucher program in 2016 in Dhamar. The program was then extended during 2017 and was implemented directly by Yamaan and has resulted in the utilization of 14,826 Safe motherhood (SMH) vouchers and 6,152 Family Planning (FP) vouchers and 12,470 assisted safe deliveries and 32,087 antenatal appointments by the end of the previous phase on 30 June 2019 . In September 2019, a new phase has been initiated to expand to an additional district (Dawran Aness) bringing the total number of districts to five. The current expansion was requested as a result of the increase in demands from beneficiaries and health facilities in Dhamar governorate in addition to requests from MoPHP (both North and South) for further expansion of the Yamaan Voucher Programme. As of December 2020, the current phase has resulted in the utilization of 4,197 SMH vouchers and 1,393 FP (of 5,000 distributed each), 3,072 safe deliveries, and 8,370 antenatal appointments. In this project phase, the program will continue the significant uptake of quality SMH and contraceptive services leading to improved sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of Yemeni women in the target governorates and strengthen the capacity of health facilities in these locations. Moreover, Yamaan will provide extra support to public health facilities that are part of the program by integrating performance-based financing (PBF) mechanism which will provide additional incentives that will increase and contribute to the operationalization and improving the quality of services of targeted health facilities that has been weakened by the long-lasting conflict, and further weakened due to multiple epidemics including, most recently, COVID-19. The program will distribute 86,942 SMH and 60,859 FP vouchers between June 2021 to May 2025. The number of vouchers has been selected by a calculation tool that is based on population number, expected pregnancies, number of married women at reproductive age (MWRA), projections of the percentage of services utilization, and budget available. The total population of the catchment area is 2.6 million people and the program is expected to cover 30% of the expected 292,230 deliveries during the 4 program years. During the 30 months of distribution, the program will be reaching the poorest and most vulnerable women – by providing 86,942 SMH vouchers. Out of which, we expect 65,207 safe motherhood vouchers to be utilized and 52,165 skilled birth deliveries to be conducted in Dhamar, Sa’ada, and Abyan. In addition, 60,859 first antenatal care (ANC) visits will be used through the SMH vouchers. Furthermore, Yamaan expects that the FP and SMH vouchers will support a total of 8,607 women to take up a long-acting or reversible method of contraception (LARC) or a permanent method (PM). Finally, Yamaan will help 22 public healthcare facilities to improve the quality of their service delivery through training and the (PBF) mechanism.
Respecting, Protecting and Fulfilling Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Conflict: Activity # 4000000913 With financial support from EKN, Respecting, Protecting and Fulfilling Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Conflict: Activity #4000000913, the Yamaan Foundation for Health and Social Development (Yamaan) has implemented the second phase of the Reproductive Health Voucher Programme in Dhamar Governorate. The voucher programme aims to increase access to and use of improved health services related to safe motherhood and family planning amongst women in target districts by enabling women to receive a package of quality reproductive health (RH) services for free at pre-approved, quality health facilities. At the same time, the programme supports the capacity and supply of health facilities, and health systems strengthening both at the central and district levels. The Voucher Programme serves as an effective mechanism for financial protection of beneficiary women from the very high out-of-pocket expenditures, in addition to its key role in flow of funds to health facilities to ensure their functionality especially with the current fragile situation in Yemen. With the progression of the hostilities, funding flows from the central level to the public facilities have been limited, central procurement of drugs and commodities has stopped or is inconsistent, and staff salaries are not being centrally paid. (1) Increased access of safe motherhood and family planning services for women and girls in the target districts in Dhamar. (2) Improved quality of safe motherhood and family planning services in public sector facilities in the target districts in Dhamar. (3) Functional and efficient voucher management. (i) Direct: 33,600 women with access to quality SRH services (vouchers distributed) (ii) 62 health facilities accredited and contracted by the Voucher Programme in target districts in Dhamar (iii) 95 health workers from the contracted health facilities in Dhamar trained on voucher scheme and service quality
Rural Development: Support to National Priority Programme 2 The goal of IFAD financing will be to contribute to improving the food security and economic status of poor rural households in the three selected provinces. The programme has two objectives: (i) institutional development and capacity-building of community organizations, public extension services and relevant private sector entities; and (ii) sustained increased incomes for small farmers and herders fostered by improvements in productivity and output, infrastructure and market linkages.The goal of IFAD financing will be to contribute to improving the food security and economic status of poor rural households in the three selected provinces. The programme has two objectives: (i) institutional development and capacity-building of community organizations, public extension services and relevant private sector entities; and (ii) sustained increased incomes for small farmers and herders fostered by improvements in productivity and output, infrastructure and market linkages.
Edici¿n producto de comunicaci¿n La Cohesi¿n Social: un eje estrat¿gico de las relaciones entre M¿xico y la UE Contract related to: Edici¿n producto de comunicaci¿n La Cohesi¿n Social: un eje estrat¿gico de las relaciones entre M¿xico y la UE - The proposed Action intents to contribute to Specific-Objective 1.3: Support CSOs as actors of good governance and development in partner countries and to the achievement of the related result 1.3: Civil Society Organisations¿ (CSOs) ability to engage as actors of good governance and development at country level is improved.The Action rolls out the EU support to country-level CSO initiatives aimed at implementing priorities reflected in the NDICI-GLOBAL Europe, Annex III CSO Thematic Programme and the subsequent draft Multiannual Indicative Plan for the same. In line with the policy of geographisation, a majority of funds under the CSO MAAP 2021-2024, will be allocated under the Action to support civil society in partner countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and in Neighbourhood countries and Russia. Activities funded under the Action will support a broad range of civil society actors including and prioritising, but not limited to, women and youth organisations, In the framework of the Country Roadmaps for EU and Member States engagement with civil society (CSO Roadmaps), all initiatives under the Action will aim at and contribute to strengthening civil society partner¿s institutional and operational capacity through a comprehensive approach; enabling and ensuring their participation; and on improving the environment in which they operate. Particular attention will be paid to CSOs capacities to benefit from the digital transformation which will pay attention to accessible digital technology and reduce the gap on access to ICT.
MAAP 2022-24 - Action 9 - Support to targeted key actors and processes regional human rights instruments and mechanisms The overall objective of this action is to improve the effectiveness and engagement of regional human rights instruments, mechanisms and structures for tasks not covered by other EU financing instruments. Regional human rights mechanisms are an essential dimension of the overall international human rights system and contribute to its effective functioning.Focus in this Action Document is on the regional human rights arrangements in two targeted regions, the Americas and Asia. Punctual action in Africa is not excluded, after careful examination of complementarity with the Regional MIP for Africa. Equally, should the opportunity arise to cooperate with other relevant human rights regional bodies in Asia the scope of this action could be extended to support them.In the Americas, the action aims to improve access to international justice for those women and men living in the most vulnerable situations whose rights have been violated and who have been unable to obtain a remedy at the national level. It will do so by strengthening the capacity of the two main institutions of the Inter-American Human Rights System: the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), mainly in case handling and in monitoring of compliance with judgments and implementation of provisional measures. In the case of Asia, the action may reinforce interactions with existing regional human rights mechanisms. The Venice Commission will support in particular developments in Central Asian countries. If opportunities arise, the action may develop a more systematic cooperation with key regional human rights bodies in the ASEAN context. The Venice Commission ¿ ¿the European Commission for Democracy through Law¿ ¿ is a constitutional matters advisory body. The Venice Commission has 69 member states, as well as 7 other members with a specific status (observer, special cooperation, associate member status) from all continents. It is a unique international body which facilitates dialogue between countries on different continents. Due to its reputation of independence and high level of expertise, it has become an important player and reference body contributing to strengthening the regional aspects of human rights protection in Latin America and Central Asia by promoting the rule of law, constitutional reforms, and fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as developing standards for the independence of the judiciary. The action will enable the Venice Commission to meet a growing number of requests for legal opinions on draft constitutional amendments or legislation. Legal opinions are the most emblematic and high profile outputs of the Venice Commission, yet it also supports democratization and human rights in laws and regulations through softer ways: advice, technical assistance, comparative law studies, amicus curiae brief.Under the Multiannual Indicative Programme, this action will contribute to the implementation of priority 3, promoting a global system for human rights and democracy, priority 1, protecting and empowering individuals, and priority 2, building resilient, inclusive and democratic societies. It will therefore directly contribute to the achievement of SDG 16, peace, justice and strong institutions.As induced effect, it will also be significantly contributing to the achievement of SDG 5: achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, SDG 10; Reduce inequality within and among countries and SDG 17: strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
VDG - Proyecto Carchi -CSO/LA/2020/420-943/AUDIT PLAN AVP 2022 Contract related to: VDG - Proyecto Carchi -CSO/LA/2020/420-943/AUDIT PLAN AVP 2022 - Support measures under this Action will reinforce efficiency, performance and impact of the thematic programme implementation. These measures will allow for preparation, follow-up, monitoring, audit and evaluation activities, as well as other relevant activities directly linked to the achievement of the thematic programme¿s specific objectives, such as studies, meetings and consultations, exchanges of best practices, networking, training, information sessions, communication and public diplomacy.This Action will entail support for programme implementation in both HQ and EU Delegations, including preparation, implementation and monitoring of the CSO Roadmaps.This action document frames the use of support measures, as envisaged in Article 24 of the Regulation (EU) 2021/947 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe and in the Multiannual Indicative Programme for Civil Society Organisations 2021-2027. The objectives of this action will mainly be achieved through services contracts directly managed by the competent European Commission services. This is justified by the nature of the activities (trainings, studies, events, evaluations or audits).
INTERPOL Support to EL PAcCTO 2.0 Contract related to: INTERPOL Support to EL PAcCTO 2.0 - EL PAcCTO 2.0 will be the largest programme supporting implementation of the Regional TEI for Justice and Security. As such, the intervention logic of the programme is aligned to the one of the Regional TEI co-created with the EU MS and European Institutions. The overall objective of this action is to establish an effective EU-LAC partnership on strengthening the rule of law and fight against organized crime, fostering citizen security and stability, both in LAC and in Europe. Based upon a `demand-driven¿ and `flexible geometry¿ approach, the programme will work towards three specific objectives: 1.    Consolidate and strengthen LAC regional and EU-LAC bi-regional structures and mechanisms for cooperation on justice and security matters;2.    Strengthen the LAC¿s overall rule of law environment and criminal justice system institutions¿ capacity to fight against transnational organised crime, including a focus on women and youth-specific concerns;3.    Address specific challenges of main transnational criminal markets of LAC organised crime (trafficking in drugs, arms, human beings and cultural goods; environmental and cyber-crimes).EL PAcCTO 2.0 includes two dedicated country windows for Mexico and Peru, reflecting the will to deepen the justice and security-related cooperation with those countries on issues of common interest on the basis of a successful policy dialogue with the European counterparts.Overall, the programme will contribute to the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls and SDG 15: Life on land.
Accion Puente EUROsociAL <p class="ql-align-justify">La fase actualmente vigente de EUROsociAL se cierra el 24 de abril y la siguiente tiene prevista su lanzamiento aproximadamente a inicios de 2024.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Esta Acción permitirá cubrir el intervalo entre las dos fases con tres objetivos bien definidos: 1) dar continuidad a algunas reformas estratégicas de políticas públicas que vienen siendo acompañadas desde el programa y apoyar a algunas redes regionales con las que se ha venido trabajando en temas prioritarios de la agenda de la cohesión social. 2) También, contribuirá a profundizar el diálogo birregional, aportando algunos insumos en el marco de la Cumbre UE-CELAC, entendiendo esta como un proceso de diálogo que va más allá de la Reunión de Alto Nivel de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno que tendrá lugar en Julio. 3) Por último, esta Acción ayudará al arranque de la siguiente fase del programa, con algunos estudios y actividades que imprimirá agilidad y facilitará la priorización estratégica de demandas.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p>
Promoting decent work and supporting jobs formalisation in Mexico (EU4DecentWork) Despite the fact that Mexico is the world¿s 15th largest economy, the country is characterised by high inequality levels, with almost half of its population living below the poverty line, and one fourth in extreme poverty. The COVID-19 pandemic added 1, 6 million more people to extreme poverty and the sanitary crisis revealed the fragility and fragmentation of the national healthcare sector, the deficiency of protection schemes and the general systemic weaknesses of a country suffering from persistent inequality. The negative effects of the pandemic in countries of the region, especially in Central America, has also increased migration.Widespread informality remains a key structural challenge with important implications in terms of productivity, economic growth, inequality of income, lack of contribution to the fiscal effort and structural poverty. With more than half of the Mexican population left behind, and nearly 60% of workers in informal jobs, major challenges remain vis-à-vis the achievement of the SDGs. In that respect, the formalisation and integration of the people most at risk and people on the move through decent work is an opportunity for Mexico to revert fragmentation and growing inequalities and to promote sustainable and inclusive growth. Despite a favourable legal framework for the inclusion of people on the move, progress on labour reforms paving the way to formalising the most vulnerable workers and a pro-poor political narrative, institutional weakness is certainly a key factor behind the main challenges affecting the country and its population. Federal and state administrations suffer from a crucial lack of data, knowledge, regulatory frameworks and operational mechanisms for structural changes. The Action proposed intends to support relevant administrations in designing and implementing efficient mechanisms and digital solutions aiming at formalising and integrating the most vulnerable workers, such as women, youth and `people on the move¿. The proposed Action will contribute to strengthen social protection systems, services and tools, to exercise basic rights, to enhance the functioning of the labour market and to build a healthier and more cohesive society. The Action implies an active collaboration and engagement with the private sector and responds to the labour market and workforce demands.    The main stakeholders are the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), the Secretary of Labour and Welfare (STPS), the Tax Administration Service (SAT), the National Institute of Migration (INM), the Mexican Commission for Refugees (COMAR), the National Employment Service (SNE) and the private sector.  The Action aims at contributing to the Team Europe Initiative on Social Cohesion coordinated with EU Member States, with an active engagement of DE, FR, NL and ES and with the support of European expertise, considered a reference in the sector of employment and social protection.
EL PAcCTO 2.0 ¿ Programa de asistencia contra el crimen transnactional organizado EL PAcCTO 2.0 will be the largest programme supporting implementation of the Regional TEI for Justice and Security. As such, the intervention logic of the programme is aligned to the one of the Regional TEI co-created with the EU MS and European Institutions. The overall objective of this action is to establish an effective EU-LAC partnership on strengthening the rule of law and fight against organized crime, fostering citizen security and stability, both in LAC and in Europe. Based upon a `demand-driven¿ and `flexible geometry¿ approach, the programme will work towards three specific objectives: 1.    Consolidate and strengthen LAC regional and EU-LAC bi-regional structures and mechanisms for cooperation on justice and security matters;2.    Strengthen the LAC¿s overall rule of law environment and criminal justice system institutions¿ capacity to fight against transnational organised crime, including a focus on women and youth-specific concerns;3.    Address specific challenges of main transnational criminal markets of LAC organised crime (trafficking in drugs, arms, human beings and cultural goods; environmental and cyber-crimes).EL PAcCTO 2.0 includes two dedicated country windows for Mexico and Peru, reflecting the will to deepen the justice and security-related cooperation with those countries on issues of common interest on the basis of a successful policy dialogue with the European counterparts.Overall, the programme will contribute to the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls and SDG 15: Life on land.
EU support to urban sustainable mobility in Mexican States <p class="ql-align-justify">The main objective is to improve smart and inclusive urban mobility planning, including the expansion of zero-emission transportation networks and digitalized services in the selected states of Mexico City, Nuevo Leon (Monterrey - Metrorrey), Estado de Mexico, Queretaro and Yucatan. </p><p>Expected outputs:</p><p>Improved technical and administrative capacity of Metrorrey (Monterrey, Nueva Leon) to exploit and expand the current fleet of electrical buses. </p><ol><li data-list="ordered"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Improved technical capacity of Mexico City administration for expansion of its zero-emission transport networks. </li><li data-list="ordered"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Improved technical and administrative capacity of Estado de Mexico to improve air quality at State level. </li><li data-list="ordered"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Improved technical and administrative capacity of State of Queretaro to develop sustainable mobility. </li><li data-list="ordered"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Improved technical and administrative capacity of Yucatan State to decarbonize the transport sector.</li></ol>
Defensorxs Ambientales: Mujeres y juventudes campesinas e ind¿genas organizadas alzan su voz por la defensa del medio ambiente, agua y territorio en espacios seguros en El Salvador <p>El<strong> objetivo general </strong>de la acción es contribuir al empoderamiento y protección de las personas defensoras de derechos humanos, especialmente mujeres y jóvenes campesinos e indígenas de los departamentos de La Libertad, Sonsonate y Ahuachapán.</p><p>El <strong>objetivo específico</strong> es fortalecer las estrategias de defensoría, incidencia y protección de 708 juventudes campesinas e indígenas (492 mujeres) defensoras de derechos humanos en su labor de defensa del agua, tierra y territorio en 14 municipios caracterizados por conflictos territoriales y alto nivel de riesgo a crisis climáticas.</p><p><strong>Titulares de derechos</strong>: 708 mujeres y juventudes campesinas e indígenas (492 mujeres) de 50 comunidades de 14 municipios situados en 3 departamentos: Sonsonate, La Libertad y Ahuachapán.</p><p><strong>Titulares de responsabilidad</strong>: Comités de Desarrollo Turístico de El Tunco y El Zonte conformado por operadores privados de turismo (hoteles, restaurantes, comercios); Entidades comerciales e industriales como la Asociación Salvadoreña de Industriales y la Cámara de Comercio e Industria de El Salvador; Grandes empresas privadas que emplean recursos naturales (agua, territorios para cultivo de azúcar) en modelos de producción.</p><p><strong>Titulares de obligaciones</strong>: i) A nivel local: Alcaldías municipales de Chiltiupán, Tamanique, Teotepeque, San José Villanueva, La Libertad, San Francisco Menéndez, Guaymango, Jujutla, Nahuizalco, Izalco y Sonzacate; ii) A nivel nacional: Procuraduría de Derechos Humanos (PDDH), Procuraduría General de la República (PGR), Unidad Técnica del Sector Justicia (UTE), Corte Suprema de Justicia (CSJ), Instituto Nacional de la Juventud (INJUVE) y Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (MARN).</p>
Latin America and Caribbean Investment Facility LACIF Until 2020, the Latin America (LAIF) and Caribbean (CIF) Facilities have been operating under different budgetary regimes, LAIF under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) and the CIF under the European Development Fund (EDF). This new Facility, LACIF, follows the strategic logic under the new NDICI to merge different financial instruments under the same umbrella. DCI and EDF converge in the new NDICI and this provides the opportunity to combine the two previous facilities in one, taking advantage of shared structures and stakeholders, minimizing administrative transaction costs and adding flexibility to the process of resource allocation, while catering to the unique opportunities and challenges of the two regions. Moreover, action at regional level is particularly relevant to tackle crucial aspects of infrastructure involving networks (transport, energy, water and digital) and regarding cross-border issues (health security, supply chains, migration, etc.). LACIF will continue to boost access to funds from financial institutions, which are supporting key investments for sustainable inclusive infrastructure development with a focus on climate change, as well as rights and gender responsive private sector development in the region contributing substantially to poverty alleviation throughout the continent.European financial institutions were key partners of LAIF and CIF, an important factor for the success of the Facilities was the participation of the regional Latin American and Caribbean financial institutions, more prominently the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Latin American Development Bank (CAF), the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), acting as co-lead implementers for many operations. This resulted in a stronger and more strategic partnership between European and Latin American financial institutions.
Mid-Term Evaluation ¿ Latin America Investment Facility (LAIF) 2009-2019 <p>This evaluation covers the intervention financed by the EU under the LAIF instrument, both at national and regional levels, in several sectors. The Latin America Investment Facility (LAIF) is one of the European Union¿s regional blending facilities, aiming to mobilize funding for development projects by combining EU grants with financial resources from EURopean and regional financial institutions, governments and the private sector. LAIF combines resources from the EU with loans from EU development finance institutions (such as AECID, AFD, EIB, KfW and others) as well as from regional development banks (such as CABEI, CAF, IDB). These resources are often pooled together with contributions from governments and the private sector in Latin America. The purpose of LAIF is to help Latin American countries finance projects in key sectors that are essential for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, such as energy, environment, water, transport, social services, and support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).</p>
Fortalecer a los defensores j¿venes y del medioambiente para la democracia en El Salvador (FortES) <p>El <strong>objetivo general </strong>de la acción es contribuir a la participación significativa de organizaciones territoriales en la defensa y promoción de los derechos ambientales y de la democracia en El Salvador.</p><p>El <strong>objetivo específico</strong> es promover la protección integral y el empoderamiento para la veeduría y la incidencia en políticas públicas de personas defensoras de la gestión comunitaria del agua y el medio ambiente.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Beneficiarios:</strong></p><p>G1: 365 Representantes (34% Mujeres) de 4 Redes de Juntas de Agua que agrupan a 49 Juntas de Agua y representan a 43,118 personas;</p><p>G2: 85 Representantes (61% Mujeres) de 4 Mesas Territoriales que agrupan a 41 OSC, incluidas 9 organizaciones de mujeres.Son asociaciones comunitarias que agrupan a 2,682 personas;</p><p>G3: 280 jóvenes defensores (52% Mujeres) miembros de 12 grupos Juveniles, incluyen al colectivo LGBTI, a personas discapacitadas y a jóvenes indígenas;</p><p>G4: 565 jóvenes (63% Mujeres) de 2 Mesas municipales de la juventud.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Los resultados esperados:</strong></p><p>Rz1: Fortalecidas las capacidades de las JdA y organizaciones territoriales de mujeres y jóvenes para la defensa de la gestión comunitaria del agua con enfoque de interseccionalidad;</p><p>Rz2: Incrementado el acceso a mecanismos de protección a personas defensoras de la gestión comunitaria del agua y del medio ambiente;</p><p>Rz3: Establecidas alianzas de cooperación y solidaridad nacional e internacional para la protección y respaldo a la labor de personas defensoras de la gestión comunitaria del agua y el medio ambiente.</p>
EU Support to large-scale sustainable investments in Mexican capital markets <p class="ql-align-justify">The main objective is to boost green finance and investments in Mexico by enabling a conducive environment for private sector actors and IFIs to leverage green and inclusive financing.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Expected outputs are:</p><ol><li data-list="ordered"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Improved capacity of businesses, investors and financial institutions for formulation, implementation and monitoring of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles and their operationalization in market activities.</li><li data-list="ordered"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Improved capacity of businesses, investors and financial institutions for developing and issuing ESG-based debt and capital financial products. </li><li data-list="ordered"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Improved knowledge of stakeholders on an institutional framework and high-standard taxonomy system for sustainable finance. </li></ol>

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