Life saving integrated food security and livelihoods support for IDPs and vulnerable host communities affected by conflict and drought in Ayod County.

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1 HSSD19-FSC Life saving integrated food security and livelihoods support for IDPs and vulnerable host communities affected by conflict and drought in Ayod County. Last updated by Justus Vundi on :22:49. Basic Info Project Name Life saving integrated food security and livelihoods support for 01/01/ /06/2019 IDPs and vulnerable host communities affected by conflict and drought in Ayod County. Project Summary Start Date The proposed project will be implemented for a period of six months and has the End Date following objectives: 1: To improve immediate access to food; Objective 2: To protect and restore livelihoods and related food and income sources. Project beneficiaries are as follows: Female: Male: 23,941 Female: 33,059 Children (under 18): 19,104 Adult (18 59): 37,896 Elderly (above 59): 5,114 IDPs: 21,922 Returnees: 8,941 Host communities:26,137 Organizations Peace in Action and Social Service Implementing Partners N/A Contact Info Associated Response Plan Republic of South Sudan 2019 Plan Fields Needs As at January 2018, 5.3 million people (48% of the population) are estimated to be facing Crisis and Emergency (IPC Phases 3 and 4) acute food insecurity in South Sudan, out of which 1 million people are facing Emergency (IPC Phase 4) acute food insecurity. This is a 40% increase in the population facing severe food insecurity in the post-harvest season compared to Worsening food insecurity is primarily driven by protracted conflict and displacements, which have contributed to insufficient crop production, disruptions to livelihoods and persistent macroeconomic deterioration. Livelihoods have been further

2 eroded by climatic shocks, such as prolonged dry spells and flooding, and pest infestations (e.g. Fall Armyworm). Ayod County is ranked as food insecure in Southern Sudan with over 50% of residents depending on unreliable food sources (ANLA, 2017). According to FSL assessments, Ayod show Critical levels of Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM 15.0%-29.9%) and is classified as IPC Phase 5. The Community Recovery for Sustainable Food Security and Improved Livelihoods project aims to restore and maintain the household food security of populations that face continuous food insecurity due to pests and diseases, seed shortages, erratic rainfall and insecurity. The proposed intervention aims to improve immediate access to food, protect and restore livelihoods, related food and income sources, and to build resilience against current and future shocks for most vulnerable IDPs, returnees and host communities. A set of activities including Cash for work programs, treating and vaccination of livestock and distribution of farming inputs including seeds through seed fairs will be implemented in the intervention. Women farmers will be targeted based on the 2010 USAID Gender Analysis indicating that 80% of farmers in Southern Sudan are female. This project will address the vulnerability of women IDP and returnee farmers by providing them with resources to become food secure. Activities Output 1: Short term access to food for vulnerable IDP and rural communities: This will be done through provision of both conditional (3,850 households) and unconditional (450 households) cash transfers to the most vulnerable beneficiaries. Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) will be provided to vulnerable households such as those without an able bodied breadwinner capable of participating in CFW activities. Women will be the primary beneficiaries of UCT. Cash for Work activities will be identified in consultation with participants to ensure nature of work is selected in consideration of specific gender needs & cultural practices for women in particular. Local authorities will be consulted as well as the relevant partners and clusters. PASS intends to target a majority of IDPs for this activity, considering that IDP settlements are all projected to be in IPC 5 through the end of the year. Payments will be done through cash transfers to beneficiaries. These households will receive monthly cash transfers equivalent in value to 100% of the food component of the MEB which is based on The CWG guidance. Output 2: Provision of livelihood specific and seasonally appropriate inputs for vulnerable households in crisis affected communities: Early recovery will be supported through the provision of livelihood specific inputs to both rural and urban populations. For rural beneficiaries, activities will include fodder provision for agro pastoral communities and livestock restocking. Additional activities will include training of 30 community animal health workers (CAHWs), establishing and equipping of agro vet posts for these 30 groups, participatory livestock disease surveillance and market systems strengthening through supporting value chains such as supporting linkages between livestock traders and pastoralists. PASS will support 30 APFS and will train them in fodder production. For urban populations, activities will include provision of relief food, cash grants in support to IGA or to youth groups or VSLA (325 groups). Output 3: Restoration of community productive assets and capacities and disaster preparedness: This will be done through rehabilitation of priority community assets which will be identified by the community through an inclusive process of consultations with VRCs, the local community and authorities. PASS will ensure a minimum 40% of women within these committees as well adequate representation of youth, elderly and people living with disabilities. Communal assets to be rehabilitated will include feeder roads as well as rehabilitation of water catchment areas. Rehabilitation of assets will be done via the CfW modality to ensure that beneficiaries earn an income from rehabilitating these assets. PASS will also intend to support disaster preparedness through facilitating the formation of community disaster management committees (CDMCs) in target community to undertake a hazard vulnerability and capacity analysis. Crosscutting: PASS will support AAP through its own Complaints and Response Mechanism allowing all beneficiaries to raise their concerns to a dedicated accountability officer based in Ayod. In line with this commitment, PASS works towards the establishment of GBV referral pathways in all sites and also builds the capacity of local stakeholders. PASS aims to ensure women s participation in all activities of this intervention and especially as recipient of UCTs and IGA support. Indicators The proposed intervention will have two main outcomes: Outcome 1: Improved food security of IDPs, host communities and returnee populations in Ayod % of beneficiaries with increased expenditure on food Target: 70% % of beneficiaries with acceptable food consumption

3 scores. Target 70% -# of households provided with farming inputs. Target 5300 Output indicators: Number of beneficiaries receiving conditional cash: 3,850HHs Number of beneficiaries receiving UCT: 1500HHs Outcome 2: Improved livelihoods for IDP, host c Priority / Category Critical Is any part of this project cash based intervention? No IASC Gender with Age Marker (GAM) 4 (M): The project will significantly contribute to gender equality, including across age groups. Please provide the GAM Reference code for this project 4 (M) Consultations with affected people Provide breakdown by women, men, boys and girls The project design is informed by needs indicated as priority by GBV sub cluster, HNO 2018 and Inter Agency Assessments Conducted in Ayod between 2017 and 2018.Further, the proposed project designed following exhaustive consultations conducted with IDPs and host community in five key Payams in Ayod. 8 Meetings were held with local authorities at the Payam level while 9 focus group discussions were conducted with IDPs, Humanitarian actors in Ayod and Host community Representatives. Meetings were also held with women and women groups and children to seek their views and gauge their perception on their own safety. Number of people consulted? 153 Prioritizing vulnerable groups IDPs,Host Communities,Returnees Contribution to strategic objectives Strategic Objective 1 Accountability to affected population Does the project provide beneficiaries with information? How does the project provide beneficiaries with information? : Beneficiaries have been involved during the development of the project and will continue to be involved in all aspects of planning, implementation, monitoring and Evaluation. A committee of 7 members composed of 3 PASS Staffs and 4 Community representatives will be formed to provide guidance and information to beneficiaries. Are messages context-specific or/and tailored? Information will be provided to beneficiaries through weekly meetings with the beneficiary representatives. Progress Reports will also be shared with the beneficiaries every two weeks. Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse

4 PASS has a Code of Conduct that bars its staffs from committing any form of abuse or sexual exploitation on beneficiaries. All staffs have signed the code of ethics and are expected to adhere to it strictly. Nature of the consultations Briefly describe the nature of the consultations : The project has consulted IDPs, host communities, Youth representatives and children in designing proposed activities. These categories of individuals are the most affected by current conflict and their needs, ideas, suggestions and preferences have informed the design of the project. Feedback /complaint mechanisms? Briefly describe the mechanisms All complaints raised will be responded to promptly by a committee composed of 7 members (3 PASS Foundation Staffs and 4 Representatives chosen among the beneficiaries. Community Engagement? : The project has involved community members prior to developing the project and will continue to do so in every stage of planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting. A team of 7 members composed of PASS Staffs and Community Representatives is tasked with this responsibility. Centrality of Protection in humanitarian action Protection Risk Analysis? : The project is informed by information gathered during assessments, protection cluster reports and briefing on protection needs and concerns in Ayod. All activities will be implemented factoring in the protection needs of target communities. Barriers to Access? The main Barrier to access would be insecurity. However, Ayod is currently enjoying relative calm after the signing of peace agreement and the situation is expected to improve moving forward. Besides, activities proposed in the project will be implemented where participants/beneficiaries feel safe and secure.. The project has taken into consideration the role of women and girls in domestic chores. Trainings, meetings and awareness forums will be conducted at a time women and girls have adequate time to participate. Also, activities will be implemented in close proximity to families since women; children and girls may not travel long distances to participate in project activities due to security concerns and desire to allow time to attend to their families. Addresses inequalities or protection threats?

5 . The project has taken into consideration that conflict affect men, women, girls, boys and girls differently. For example, a GBV assessment conducted by EU&OXFAM in 2017 in Juba and Bor P.O.C has ranked women at 69.7%, girls at 20.9%,boys at 8.6% and men at 0.8% in terms of exposure to Sexual Gender Based Violence. Apart from exposure to SGBV, the same study found that adolescent girls face an extra challenge of missing out on schooling to take care of their siblings in instances where the mother or both parents have died because of war. According to the same report, families in POCs and IDPs settlements that have exhausted their assets are likely to force their daughters for early marriages in exchange for cows to replenish family wealth/assets. In light of this, women, girls, men and youths will equally participate in project activities and will be consulted during project planning, implementation and monitoring to gather their views, get their input and ensure their safety throughout the project lifespan. The project has put in place good lines of communication between local authorities, protection cluster at state and national level, community volunteers, PASS staffs in Ayod and Juba and all beneficiaries to allow for quick communication and response in case of an emergency. Also, security awareness among all staffs and beneficiaries will be done on weekly basis and on need to need basis for them recognize the security risks and threats that face them to build their capacity to respond to the risks identified. Project activities address inequalities or protection threats?. The project has taken into consideration that conflict affect men, women, girls, boys and girls differently. For example, a GBV assessment conducted by EU&OXFAM in 2017 in Juba and Bor P.O.C has ranked women at 69.7%, girls at 20.9%,boys at 8.6% and men at 0.8% in terms of exposure to Sexual Gender Based Violence. Apart from exposure to SGBV, the same study found that adolescent girls face an extra challenge of missing out on schooling to take care of their siblings in instances where the mother or both parents have died because of war. According to the same report, families in POCs and IDPs settlements that have exhausted their assets are likely to force their daughters for early marriages in exchange for cows to replenish family wealth/assets. In light of this, women, girls, men and youths will equally participate in project activities and will be consulted during project planning, implementation and monitoring to gather their views, get their input and ensure their safety throughout the project lifespan. The project has put in place good lines of communication between local authorities, protection cluster at state and national level, community volunteers, PASS staffs in Ayod and Juba and all beneficiaries to allow for quick communication and response in case of an emergency. Also, security awareness among all staffs and beneficiaries will be done on weekly basis and on need to need basis for them recognize the security risks and threats that face them to build their capacity to respond to the risks identified. Does the project monitoring measure access of beneficiaries? How does the project monitoring measure access of beneficiaries? : Project indicators clearly segregate the beneficiaries into males and females to ensure equal participation of men, women, girls and boys in project activities. All reports generated from the project will segregate data by sex in order to measure the level of participation and assistance to both males and females. Does the project monitoring measure safety of beneficiaries?

6 How does the project monitoring measure safety of beneficiaries? Project monitoring will seek to gather both quantitative and qualitative information on the project. The project will obtain views among children, youths and adult beneficiaries regarding their perception of safety as a result of the intervention. Does the project monitoring measure dignity of beneficiaries? How the project monitoring measure dignity of beneficiaries? Dignity of beneficiaries will be measured through respecting their views, perceptions, beliefs and suggestions. Also, any information regarding children and other beneficiaries will be treated with utmost privacy to protect their dignity and safety. Clusters Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Caseload Affected In Need Targeted Project Target 5,749,315 5,300,000 57,000 Includes Disaggregation Cluster Objectives Project Indicator Description Target Target 1 - Unconditional food assistance 1.1 Number of beneficiaries receiving food, non-food items, cash transfers and vouchers as % of planned 2,130,000 57, Enhance food production of the most vulnerable households 2.1 Number of households receiving agricultural inputs/vegetable & fishing kits 833,000 31, Number of animals vaccinated & treated 8,000,000 50, Improved absorptive capacity to build resilience at household level 4.1 Total value of cash and vouchers 14,000, , Number of beneficiaries receiving cash and voucher transfers 350,000 2, Number of households trained 400,000 7,650

7 Budget Total Cost $475,523 Line Items Personnel $66,573 14% Supplies, Commodities $38,042 8% Travels $23,776 5% General Operating $347,132 73%

BUDGET INCREASE No. 5 TO ZIMBABWE PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION

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