BURUNDI PROGRAMME PLAN 2013

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1 UNDI PROGRAMME PLAN 2013

2 UNDI PROGRAMME PLAN Introduction: The political situation of Burundi has been volatile since the election in There is still no formal (or informal) dialogue between the Government and the political forces not represented in Parliament. Political related violence which started during the 2010 elections has continued throughout 2011 and Talk about setting up transitional justice mechanisms (in particular setting up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission) has continued but, in practice, political will for a reconciliation process is not there, so no advances have been made. Political positioning in view of 2015 elections is already starting, with on-going talks around introducing changes to the Constitution to allow re-run by the present leadership. This instability has not significantly affected Concern Worldwide Burundi activities in 2012, and we do not foresee it causing major disruptions in 2013 either. Before the end of 2012, Concern Worldwide Burundi (CWB) will elaborate the new Country Strategic Plan (CSP) covering the period up to CWB will continue working in the two present Provinces, Cibitoke and Kirundo, until The CSP will discuss the procedures to define how we will choose the geographical areas of work post Country Strategic Plan Timeline Closure/opening new locations (if applicable) Graduation Model - Cibitoke Work in Cibitoke area will continue until 2015 Health - Cibitoke Graduation Model Kirundo Work in Kirundo area will continue until 2015 FIM - Kirundo In 2013, in the Province of Cibitoke, we will continue and complete the implementation of the Child Survival Project in three communes (Mabayi Health District). As this is the last year we will complete the final evaluation and all related surveys. We have already started looking at other funding opportunities. The IAPF funded Graduation Model started in 2012 with implementation in the three Communes of Mugina, Mabayi and Bukinanyana (the same as the Child Survival ) and will continue in In the Province of Kirundo we will continue and complete the implementation of the EU multicountry funded Farming Together Project in two communes (Busoni and Bugabira). The project is due to finish in February However, there is a strong likelihood that a three month no cost extension will be required. The IAPF funded Graduation Model started in 2012 with implementation in the two Communes of Bugabira and Busoni and will continue in 2013.

3 CWB is also continuing to explore programme development opportunities in education, health and nutrition for both Provinces. We submitted a proposal for funding to Jersey Overseas Aid Commission (JOAC) in 2012 and are currently awaiting the result. In 2013 we will pursue other funding opportunities in these areas for both Provinces. Our partnership with APECOS will continue in Kirundo, as they are the official partner of the EU funded project. In 2012 we have completed the selection process for local partners in Cibitoke and Kirundo for the IAPF Graduation Model. Contracts with selected partners will start in the last quarter of 2012 and will continue into s: Graduation Model (Cibitoke and Kirundo) The Result Framework for the IAPF Graduation Model was approved in The intended impact of the programme is to make 2,000 extremely poor and marginalised target more resilient and enable them to have a sustainable source of livelihood. The objectives are articulated around assets to improve the income and assets of 2,000 target through sustainable income generating activities; inequality to improve accountability of government to extreme poor through delivery of services in health, education and implementation of pro-poor policies and to get sensitization on GBV introduced in national school curriculum and taught within schools in Cibitoke and Kirundo Provinces; and risk and vulnerability - to increase the extreme poor s ability to mitigate against, prepare for and respond to hazards through the improvement of government services, knowledge and awareness. To achieve these objectives we will work with a variety of interventions developed around the Graduation model and intervening at micro, meso and macro level. To improve the quality and the timeliness of the collection of monitoring and evaluation data and make the results of the data analysis quickly available for use to improve the implementation strategy, we have introduced the use of Digital Data Gathering devices for the baseline and we will continue using them for surveys and programme monitoring. As part of our HAP implementation plan, we have introduced a Complaint and Response Mechanism (CRM) from the initial start-up phase of the programme. Members of the community now have greater opportunity to raise a complaint and receive an answer throughout all phases of programme implementation. The CRM will continue to operate for the life of the programme and will be gradually expanded to all CWB projects.

4 Results Framework: Burundi_ Improve Resilience and Livelihoods of Extremely Poor Households in Cibitoke and Kirundo Provinces 1 Intended Impact 1. Dimensions of Extreme Poverty Assets (and Return on Assets) Outcome (s) Extremely poor and marginalised target 2 are more resilient and have a sustainable source of income which is utilised to improve human capital 2. Outcome 3. Indicators 4.Baseline value and source 1Improved income and assets of extreme poor through sustainable income generating activities and increased social capital (micro) 1.1 % of target household expenditure on non-food items % of target who are members of community based groups (COSA 5 and DRR) 6 (social capital) Casual Labourers spend 76% of their income on food nationally (Monthly expenditure 34,000Fbu) % attendance COSA meetings 60% attendance DRR meetings 5. Target Target value and source Expenditure on non-food items increased to 32% of total household expenditure. 47.4% attendance COSA meetings 70% attendance DRR meetings Expenditure on non food items increased to 40% and expenditure on food items decreased to 60% of total household expenditure 57.4% attendance COSA meetings 80% attendance DRR meetings 2014 value and source 2015 value and source 1 Baseline figures are provisional statistics based on preliminay analysis only. 2 Please note that as this is a graduation model (with associated operational research) targeting is a specific programme activity that will be carried out at programme inception stage. Exact beneficiary disaggregation will be updated after targeting phase. Graduation Model: direct support to 2,000 (1,000 direct beneficiaries and 5000 indirect beneficiaries in each Province). Please note that the small number of beneficiary numbers is due to adoption of the graduation model and associated operational research. Indirect beneficiaries for Kirundo and Cibitoke Province level activities: total 1,083,948 inhabitants - Kirundo inhabitants and Cibitoke inhabitants (UNDP. Monographie des Provinces du Burundi. 2008). Gender disaggregation is expected to be 49% men and 51% women (Burundi Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper). 3 World Food. Comprehensive Food Security & Vulnerability Analysis Burundi. December, It is more appropriate to include indicator under the Inequality outcome. Please see below. 5 Comite de Sante (COSA), Community based commitee that links the community with health centres and health workers.

5 1.3 Household Assets (index) % of women from target report increased control over household income 11 Cibitoke: 33.4 % of the total population of Cibitoke is asset poor(our target group falls within this category) 8 Kirundo: 23.9% of the total population of Kirundo is asset poor 52% of women make decisions on income earned by themselves 44.7% of women make decisions on income earned by their husband 40% of total target are in the asset medium 9 category 62% of women make decisions on income earned by themselves 54.7% of women make decisions on income earned by their husband 70 % of total target are in the asset medium or asset rich category 10 72% of women make decisions on income earned by themselves 64.7% of women make decisions on income earned by their husband 1.5 Average annual Average annual Average annual 6 The focus of the work with the is much more on DRR than on school management, so measuring participation in DRR platforms is more relevant. 7 In monitoring changes in the Household Assets index CWB will ensure that those assets transfered to participants by the programme will not be considered as a result of changes in household income from income generating activities. 8 World Food. Comprehensive Food Security & Vulnerability Analysis Burundi. December, The asset medium have more than four but nine or less assets; the asset rich have ownership of 10 assets or more, representing just 7.2% of the population (WFP, 2008) 10 Scale ranging from 0 (no assets) to We will monitor women s ability to make decisions within the household, including control over income, and their participation in community structures, but not specifically control over household assets. This decision is based on the fact that during the pilot of the baseline questionnaire questions related to control over assets within the household were not producing reliable or appropriate answers.

6 % increase of income from sale of goods produced (agricultural and nonagricultural) target household income from daily labor estimated at 254,907 BIF per annum 12 target household income is increased by 40%. target household income is increased by 60% Inequality Outcome (s) 2 Improved accountability of government to extreme poor in the delivery of services in health and education and through the implementation of propoor policies (meso/macro) 2.1 % of target ableto access healthservices % of attend formal health providers % of can partially pay for medicines 34.3% of can not pay for medicines 80% of target able to access healthservices through the delivery of health assistance cards Maintain access to health services for target 2.2 School attendance rate of target children % of school age children reporting to be attending school 90% attendance rate of target children over 95% attendance rate of target children over 12 It is acknowledged that the indicator is broader than income from daily labour alone. However, engagement in other individual income generating activities was too low to make inferences for the entire baseline sample and the aggregate figure is not yet available. As a provisional figure for income, daily labour is the most reliable value we have at present. Given the information we have on income generating activities for the target population it is unlikely to change greatly, as for most daily labour is the primary if not the only source of income. 13 During elaboration of the baseline it became apparent that it is impossible to measure the increase in access to health amongst the entire population of the province. Furthermore this indicator didn t correspond well with the activities under this heading, which are more focused on access to health by the direct beneficiaries. 14 Baseline figure reporting access to formal health provider includes community health worker visits. In Cibitoke they have been supported though Child Survival Project. 15 It is more appropriate to include this indicator here rather than under the Assets outcome. 16The decision has been taken to remove this indicator as it is not possible to disaggregate school attendance rates into these categories. The indicator is also considered too broad and therefore lacks relevance and appropriateness to the programme, which focuses primarily on working with the government to address SRGBV as a barrier to

7 Souce: baseline 17 the school period. 18 the school period 2.3 Pro-poor interventions documented and shared with national-level and meso-level authorities to influence National Social Protection Policy Not currently shared learning (reports, M+E) shared and discussed with gov. authorities responsible for roll-out of National Social Protection 19 Evidence base exists that can be used to influence government policy 20 3 National curriculum and target schools environment are sensitive to GBV (macro/micro) 3.1 Sensitization on GBV included in national curriculum Not currently in the national curriculum Support provided to Government on curriculum development and piloting. Sensitisation on GBV to be included in the national curriculum Meeting minutes, MoE Curriculum access. It has not proved possible to collaborate with the government on a wider range of barriers. It was also considered necessary to delete this as the programme does not address the quality of the education provided % of school age children are reportedly attending school but it was not possible to capture regularity of attendance in the baseline.. 18 Regular attendance will be monitored monthly at school level and development of national statistics for regular school attendance will be advcoated at government level. 19 While the evidence base for the programme will not be available until the endline, on-going programme learning and monitoring reports will be shared with Government authorities. 20 Please note that as this is a graduation model that includes operational research, it is likely that the evidence base used to inform and influence government policy will not be available until the end of the programme. Learning from programme implementation and monitoring and evaluation will however be share and discussed with government authorities throughout the programme.

8 3.2 Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices regarding gender and GBV in the school community (teachers, students, staff, SMC 21 ) have improved to be confirmed at KPC survey 22 KAP survey Risk and Vulnerability Outcome(s) 4 Through the improvement of government services, knowledge and awareness the extreme poor s ability to mitigate, prepare and respond to hazards has increased (meso/macro) 4.1 Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice regarding HIV and AIDS, family planning and hygiene at target household level have improved 29.9%of target report using HIV preventitive methods 31.1% of benificiaries have been tested in the last 12 months 40% of target using HIV prevtentitive methods 10% increase in target benificiaries who have been tested 50% of target report using HIV preventitive methods 20% increase in target benificiaries who have been tested by end of % of respondents report using contraception for family planing purposes 30% of target using modern contraception methods for family planning purposes 40% of target usingmodern contraception methods for family planning purposes 70% of 21 School Management Committees 22 The baseline value for this indicator cannot be determined until a KAP/KPC survey is conducted in April, once the students have completed their first semester exams. The results of this survey will be available and shared with Irish Aid in mid-may.

9 50.3% of wash hands after toileting 60% of wash hands after toileting wash hands after toileting 32.4% of the that wash their hands after toileting wash with soap baseline 40% of the that wash their hands after toileting wash with soap 50% of the that wash their hands after toileting wash with soap KAP survey 4.2 % of DRR Platforms within the target Communes which have completed a Hazard mapping exercise, action plan and have taken into account the priorities of the extreme poor Cibitoke: 0% Kirundo: 100% Provincial, 40% Commune (Bugabira and Busoni) 10% colline level % target commune level 80% colline level 25% colline DRR Platform 4.3 DRR interventions documented and lessons No lessons have currently been shared with authorities Lessons learned and good practices documented for Evidence base exists that can be used to influence 23 Targets for 2013 are no longer considered realistic because the programme will not focus on setting up DRR platforms until 2014, revised targets are now included in the results framework. The programme will continue to work with platforms that have already been established in Kirundo to build their capacity during These activities will be reported on at the end of 2013.

10 Baseline Plan Date Baseline (completed by) shared with national-level and meso-level authorities and National DRR strategy reflects these lessons 24 commune and colline DRR platforms and shared at National level DRR meetings. meetings minutes, National DRR stratgy documents. government implementation of DRR activities and development of any new strategy End June Please note that although influencing on strategy change can be ongoing, incorporation of lessons into national strategy will be dependent on the timing of strategy review.

11 Health (Cibitoke) The Mabayi Child Survival Project (Oct 2008 Sept 2013), MCSP, will be in its final year of implementation in 2013 (October 2012 September 2013). The overall goal of the MCSP is to sustainably reduce infant and child morbidity and mortality among 41,661 children in Mabayi Health District. The outputs of the CSP are: 1) improve household child health and nutrition practices; 2) improve access to quality health care services; and 3) strengthen community leadership in health. Actual implementation of the project will continue into the first quarter of After that we will withdraw support to the care groups to test its sustainability and we will start preparing the surveys aspect of the final evaluation (KPC, HFA). The final evaluation will cover the whole project as well as the operational research on the Integrated Care Groups. In the first semester of the year we will also continue and finalize the work started in 2012 to secure funding for the continuation of the work in health and nutrition. Food Income and Markets Kirundo The implementation of the EU funded Multi Country Farming Together Project covering two Communes in the Province of Kirundo for the period Feb 2010 Feb 2013 will come to an end in The project purpose is to improve the livelihoods and empowerment of poor farmers in a decentralised decision-making context by There are three expected results: 1) Strengthened local government structures to manage, regulate and coordinate local development 2) Diversified livelihoods for farmers through working with local institutions and the private sector 3) Increased involvement of non-state actors in key planning processes. The project will finish in February 2013, although if a 3 month NCE is requested, this would allow us more time to implement the exit strategy developed in 2012 and ensure sustainability of the results achieved by the project. The NCE would also allow us to complete the survey for the final evaluation after the first harvest of the year to capture the full impact of the project. The project covers the Communes of Bugabira and Busoni where a livelihoods security project was previously implemented by CWB. Throughout its life the project focussed on strengthening 179 committee members of CDCs/CCDCs [development committees at colline/commune level] and 275 elected officials of colline/commune councils. The project targeted farmers associations with 4,900 poor farmers; 54 Agriculture Extension Workers plus landless including destitute Batwa/pygmy families. The final beneficiaries of the project were the population of Bugabira (74,248) and Busoni (56,745) totalling 130,993 of which 91.2% are living in dire poverty and all indirectly benefitted from the project. The project works with specific government departments and decentralised local colline/commune councils supporting and facilitating the capacity building of these local structures and uses positive examples from project implementation to encourage modes of operation to provide good governance and processes which are more responsive and effective in delivering and supporting development initiatives. Gender, Equality, HIV and AIDS, DRR Mainstreaming In 2013 programme staff will continue to mainstream gender, equality, HIV and AIDS and DRR in their programmes. CWB partner APECOS will continue doing specific work sensitising local communities in Kirundo particularly in Bugabira and Busoni Communes on HIV and AIDS issues. CWB will continue and expand its collaboration with the National and Provincial Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction. We will support the Provincial Platforms in Cibitoke and Kirundo in setting

12 up and strengthening Commune level DRR Platforms and DRR platforms at all levels to formulate risk analysis and contingency plans. 3. Monitoring and Evaluation As part of the final evaluation of the Kirundo - FIM project we have planned for the final survey (Feb March) and for participatory workshops with stakeholders and beneficiaries. The Health project has planned for quarterly Health District meetings, which will continue only for the first quarter of the year. After that we will start the surveys aspect of the final evaluation process. The final evaluation will be highly participatory with workshops at local, provincial and national level. The newly started Graduation Model has introduced the use of DDG devices and will expand the use of this technology in the collection of monitoring data. There will be bi-annual stakeholder and beneficiary workshops to discuss improvements in the quality of the programme. In 2013, we will continue and expand the implementation of the CRM started in MCSP Cibitoke FIM Kirundo Graduation Model Cibitoke Graduation Model Kirundo Contextual Analysis No No Yes Yes Yes/No Survey (e.g. baseline/ mid line/ end line) Yes (end line) KPC and HFA Yes (end line) Baseline 2012 Baseline 2012 M T Review / Evaluation Final evaluation Final Evaluation No No Internal / External External External Donor (if Applicable) USAID EU IAPF IAPF