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1 SECRETARIAT route de Ferney, P.O. Box 2100, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland - TEL: FAX: Appeal Democratic Republic of Congo Assistance to Internally Displaced People in Eastern DRC COD121 Full Appeal Target: US$ 2,187,145 Balance Requested: US$ 1,302,644 Geneva, Tuesday, 08 January 2013 Dear Colleagues, This appeal replaces the preliminary appeal issued on 11 th December Renewed fighting in DRC caused a population movement of more than one million people in North and South Kivu. In North Kivu alone, more than 950,000 people continue to be displaced. An estimated number of 460,000 people are also returning to their original places voluntarily. The M23 1 rebels fighting the government closed in on Goma town on Monday 19th November 2012 and took over the town at mid-day 20 th November 2012 putting to risk the population of Goma town (about 700,000 people) and the people in the surrounding areas. On December 1, 2012, the M23 withdrew from Goma city to position themselves 20 km away, at Kibumba and Rutshuru waiting for negotiations with the government. The DRC government accuses the two neighbours, Rwanda and Uganda, of supporting the rebel activities inside DRC. So far, negotiations between the DRC government and the M23 have not resulted in any agreement on how to overcome the differences. The M23 have threatened they would re-occupy Goma if their points are not addressed. The situation remains critical in Goma city and in the North Kivu territories of Rutshuru, Masisi and Walikale where other armed groups are active. These areas remain very insecure. ACT members are undertaking a coordinated response to over direct single beneficiaries at an estimated cost of US2,187,145 through short-term food assistance, food security and livelihoods support, child nutrition, psychosocial support to survivors of SGBV and war-related abuses, provision of essential non-food items and emergency school support. It is expected that the people assisted will recover and resume their normal livelihoods. 1 A break-away group of soldiers «Mouvement du 23Mars»

2 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD121 2 Members of the ACT DRC Forum include: NCA, DKH, FCA, LWF, DCA, ICCO & Kerk in Actie, Christian Aid, ECC, COPROMOR, EELCo, BOAD, and DIAKONIA. The requesting members in this appeal are Christian Aid, Finn Church Aid, BOAD and Lutheran World Federation-DWS. Other members responding in North and South Kivu through local partners outside this appeal are ICCO & Kerk in Actie, NCA, and DKH. This appeal replaces the preliminary appeal issued on 11 th December EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TITLE: Assistance to Internally Displaced People in Eastern DRC ACT APPEAL NUMBER: COD121 APPEAL AMOUNT REQUESTED (US$): 2,187,145 DATE OF ISSUANCE: 08 January 2013 NAMES OF ACT FORUM AND REQUESTING MEMBERS: ACT FORUM ACT REQUESTING MEMBERS DRC LWF, BOAD, CA, FCA THE CRISIS The renewed fighting and resulting displacement have caused a lot of fear and confusion in the region. The situation remains critical in Goma city and in the North Kivu territories of Rutshuru, Masisi and Walikale where other armed groups are active. The areas remain very insecure. Since December 1, the M23 rebels have withdrawn from Goma city to position themselves at 20 km at Kibumba and take back their former positions in Rutshuru waiting for the negotiations with the government. The displaced people are now returning to their original places on foot including: Kibumba, Rutshuru, Rubare, Rumangabo, Rugari. They include: women, men, children, the sick. It is not a problem for those returning to Munigi, but those who are going further are stranded on the road, hungry and hoping for transport assistance. PRIORITY NEEDS Rapid assessments by various agencies in the region in coordination with the respective UN clusters and discussions carried out with the displaced populations indicate that their priority needs are food, healthcare, water, livelihood recovery, Non Food Items (NFIs), protection, and transportation back to original homes. Table O.a gives an overview of the existing needs gaps for the areas where ACT requesting members have been responding to the recent crisis. Discussions with UN-clusters have indicated that household NFIs and transportation of the displaced persons are currently a major gap that is expected to persist especially since the lack of NFIs has been there even before the current influx of IDPs. The majority of the displaced lost most of their belongings when their villages were ransacked, they have little to return to when they go back home. Discussions with IDPs show an interest in returning home where most of them were previously engaged in farming at various levels. They will therefore need assistance to acquire seeds and tools to restart farming activities with the rainy season. The livelihood and coping mechanisms of the IDPs, the returnees and host families need to be enhanced. 2

3 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD121 3 Several cases of gender based violence, exploitation of children and human rights abuses by armed groups have been reported in different localities. Protection and psychosocial care are therefore a high priority as well. PROPOSED EMERGENCY RESPONSE by ACT members within the Appeal TABLE O.b SUMMARY OF KEY PARAMETERS OF INTERVENTIONS OF REQUESTING MEMBERS KEY PARAMETERS: LWF BOAD Christian Aid FCA Project Start / January January January January Completion Dates December 2013 December 2013 December 2013 December 2013 Geographic areas of response Rutshuru (Bweza) Rutshuru (Kabasha) Masisi (Busumba) Sectors of response Goma, Nyiragongo Masisi Rutshuru Food security and livelihood NFIs Psychosocial support Food security and livelihood Nutrition Food security and livelihood NFIs and shelter Protection / GBV Masisi (Sake Minova / Rubaya Kibabi / Sake Kitchanga Mweso) Education TABLE O.c SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUIREMENTS BY ACT MEMBERS Preliminary Appeal Requirements Total requirements US$ Less: pledges / contributions US$ Balance of requirements US$ LWF BOAD FCA Appeal Total Christian Aid Coordination & Communication Requirements/USD 991, , , ,120 15,306 2,187, , , , , , , , ,120 15,306 1,302,644 TABLE O.d REPORTING SCHEDULE Type of Report All Members Situation reports Monthly Interim narrative and financial report 31 st July 2013 Final narrative and financial report 28 th February 2014 Audit report and management letter 31 st March

4 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD121 4 by ACT members outside the Appeal: ICCO & Kerk in Actie will support interventions in South Kivu for livelihood recovery and mental health to people displaced from North Kivu. NCA is focusing on improving access to water, hygiene and sanitation in the complex of Don Bosco and in Mugunga I IDP camp. It plans to extend similar support to IDP camps in Masisi Bweremana IDP camp and host community. FCA will support an identical intervention on primary education in five other communities in Masisi. LWF, besides its activities planned as part of this Appeal, will also engaged in food security, nutrition, psychosocial support, WASH, NFI distribution in Masisi and Béni territories. Please kindly send your contributions to either of the following ACT bank accounts: US dollar Account Number A IBAN No: CH A Euro Euro Bank Account Number Z IBAN No: CH Z Account Name: ACT Alliance UBS AG 8, rue du Rhône P.O. Box Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND Swift address: UBSWCHZH80A Please also inform the Chief Finance Officer Jean-Daniel Birmele (jbi@actalliance.org) and the Senior Programme Officer, of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers. We would appreciate being informed of any intent to submit applications for EU, USAID and/or other back donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation. For further information please contact: ACT Senior Programme Officer, Katherine Ireri (phone or mobile phone ) or ACT Deputy General Secretary, Rebecca Larson (phone or mobile phone ) ACT Web Site address: Rebecca Larson Deputy General Secretary ACT Alliance - Secretariat 4

5 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD121 5 I. OPERATIONAL CONTEXT 1. The crisis Heavy fighting resumed on 15 November 2012 between the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and the break-away group of soldiers known as Mouvement du 23 Mars or M23. Armed clashes have occurred mainly in Rutshuru Territory in North Kivu. The most immediate consequence of the current fighting is large-scale population movement. At least 60,000 internally displaced people previously hosted in the IDP camp and surrounding areas in Kanyaruchinya have been forced to flee again due to the fighting. Humanitarian partners are calling on all parties to uphold their responsibilities under international Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. This includes prohibition of attacks on the civilian population, respect for the civilian nature of camps for internally displaced persons, ensuring safe, free-of-charge and unhindered humanitarian access to people in need. Before the most recent resumption of hostilities, fighting had already caused more than 70,000 people to flee from Nyiragongo and Rutshuru to Uganda. Uganda has closed its borders with the DRC at various locations since, but refugees have been allowed to pass. While a lot of attention is currently on Goma, the conflict between the FARDC and the M23 is having serious effects in other areas in North and South Kivu. Other armed groups have taken advantage of the security vacuum left by the redeployment of FARDC units to expand their influence, carrying out violent attacks against civilians and exacerbating interethnic tension. Continued violence in the DRC climaxed with the fall of Goma town to the control of the M23 armed group on November 20 th a situation that has necessitated humanitarian agencies to relocate their staff for fear of attacks and looting that was taking place. On December 7, the M23 left Goma city and the DRC government is running the city again but without a significant army presence. The number of displaced persons at the moment cannot be fully ascertained, however projections by OCHA, from data collected by various implementing organisations during needs assessments in various displacement sites, indicate that the number of newly displaced at the height of the current conflict was at 140,000 families or 840,000 persons displaced in North Kivu. Over 340,000 of these persons have returned since. An overview of the number of displaced and returnee is given in Table I.a. TABLE I.a DISPLACED AND RETURNED POPULATION IN NORTH KIVU Province Territory Displaced Returned 2 Observation North Kivu Goma city* 73,098 In camps, public sites, schools Nyiragongo* 88,256 30,528 Kanyarushunya camp is empty Rutshuru** 57, ,566 People are progressively returning Masisi** 288,703 34,212 Many are still in Mugunga 1 and 3 Walikale** 186, Constantly moving between home area and host family Lubero, Beni ** 257, ,395 TOTALS 951, ,209 * Figures of displaced in Goma and Nyiragongo according to OCHA, 12 December 2012 ** Figures of displaced according to Commission de Mouvement de la Population, 10 December Rapport de l évaluation conjointe, FAO, PAM, IEDA, CA et BOAD (au sein du Forum ACT RDC) du 11 au

6 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD121 6 It should be noted that as more IDPs move out of Goma town to their homes, more people may be displaced in other parts of the province due to renewed fighting in near future. The displacement figures are expected to rise exponentially when more sites are reached and assessed by humanitarian actors. Since negotiations between the DRC government and M23 have not yielded yet into anything like common ground, agencies try to prioritise life-saving activities during this critical time when the situation is still unpredictable and it is not known what direction the conflict will take. Despite the lack of disaggregated figures, general observation indicates a large number of women and children form the displaced population. This brings with it specific challenges that are particular to this group including gender based violence and protection concerns for children: forced armed recruitment, environmental ailments from rains and cold nights due to inadequate clothing or shelter. It is therefore imperative that humanitarian actors move with speed to support the displaced population and their host community to reduce chances of the humanitarian crisis worsening from the current level. 2. Actions to date 2.1. Needs and resources assessment After the withdrawal of M23 from Goma, ACT members have been able to conduct a more complete rapid assessment using information from reports by other humanitarian actors in Goma as well as through updated information from UN and OCHA for triangulation. In November, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were conducted by LWF with displaced persons at Don Bosco School and at Kituo cha Ushindi. BOAD and Christian Aid were part of an interagency multi-sector assessment done by Food Security Cluster from 11 to 14 December 2012 The ACT Forum convener organised meetings of members to share information, to analyse the situation and to harmonise the actions of individual members. The members made needs gaps assessments in Goma city and BOAD and Christian Aid participated in needs assessments in Rutshuru and Nyiragongo early December Situation analysis The impact of the latest crisis can be heavily felt in the many areas of North Kivu province namely in Rutshuru, Nyiragongo, Masisi territories and Goma city. Goma city and surroundings have been hosting numbers of displaced people from the mentioned territories throughout the fluctuating conflict in the past years. Since July 2012, the clashes in the Rutshuru area have caused several new waves of displacement towards Kanyarutchina and later in November 2012 in Goma City, creating an enormous pressure on the area whose coping capacity to support its previous population was already stretched to the maximum. In addition to IDPs accommodated in host families, spontaneously formed IDP sites have emerged in Goma city a/o in churches and schools, and the total number of new IDPs in North Kivu rose exponentially to an estimated households (some 840,000 people) 3. Some of the IDPs and local inhabitants alike have been looted of all their belongings several times, and have had to flee several times in the past month from the violence that seems to be following them to their places of refuge. Increasing population pressure and lack of food on the market have led to the explosion of food prices, making life difficult for the host population. Tensions in urban areas are rising due to population pressure and coping mechanisms are being exhausted. Protection remains a major concern - violence 3 Source: SitRep issued by OCHA on 12 th of December

7 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD121 7 against civilians, particularly women, by armed groups is reported daily in many areas but with a great emphasis in the areas under armed group control. There have been several waves of looting of civilian homes and properties in the past months in the Rutshuru, Nyiragongo and Masisi territories, leaving the already destitute population in an even more difficult situation. Apart from those who are officially hosted in Mugunga camps, many IDPs are believed to be staying with host families in Goma city putting further strain on host families who are also in a vulnerable position, often without enough to feed their family. These increased levels of insecurity in the region since November and December are further limiting the population s ability to access their fields, during the sowing season. As the majority of the population survive on subsistence agriculture, this limited access is leading to further poverty, malnutrition and a very low ability to pay for healthcare. Although the most well-documented crisis at the moment is in areas north of Goma, OCHA is reminding humanitarian agencies not to neglect the needs of the long term IDPs still present in the Sake area (25 km west of Goma), with no prospect of returning home any time soon due to continued insecurity in their areas of origin. The heavy and protracted presence of IDPs is beginning to weigh on the meagre resources of host families and host communities around the camps This protracted presence of IDPs and the formation of IDP camps are also having a devastating environmental effect on the host communities. Both the multiplied need for firewood and materials extracted by the IDPs for erecting their shelters is creating a menace of deforestation in the area. As insecurity prevails in many areas, and great numbers of people are still in movement, maintaining the possibility to provide NFI assistance in case of renewed population displacement remains relevant. ACT members are in constant contact with OCHA and shelter and NFI cluster to identify gaps in assistance, and to choose the sites of interventions accordingly. With regard to the unpredictable security situation we are experiencing in the area and in order to be able to deal with changes in the current situation, the Forum takes into account three scenarios: - Scenario 1 assumes the current political military situation will persist in which part of the displaced will return and part will stay in camps or with host communities. - Scenario 2 assumes the hostilities will become more wide-spread causing more people to displace. - Scenario 3 assumes the parties involved in the conflict will start to settle their disputes and most people will return to their areas of origin. The interventions described in this appeal are based on Scenario 1 but most of them can be implemented elsewhere, on approval, if Scenario 2 or 3 becomes a reality at some point during the implementation: the projects follow the people where they go to. For example, in case of Scenario 2, approval will be sought so as to replace the planned livelihood recovery through agriculture with alternative options of income generation (camp-based) and/or other opportunities accessible to IDPs small agricultural fields. In case of Scenario 2, school rehabilitation in areas of origin could be replaced by providing emergency school sites in areas of displacement or existing schools of host communities in the area of displacement could be enlarged, upon approval. In case of Scenario 3, certain relief type of activities in camps may be stopped and replaced by livelihood recovery activities in areas of return, on approval. Such changes will be made according to the ACT appeal revision procedures and will also be included in the next report of the respective member. The budgets have been prepared in such a way that they allow for these changes if a different scenario becomes reality (contingency planning). 7

8 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Capacity to respond The Lutheran World Federation/Department of World Service (LWF/DWS) LWF started its activities in DRC in 1994 during the emergency related to the presence of Rwandan refugees in the Goma region. It has implemented numerous humanitarian aid projects which, many of these were part of ACT appeals. Other donors for humanitarian projects were Pooled Fund, UNICEF, WFP, the Finnish and the German Ministries of Foreign Affairs. LWF/DWS is implementing programmes on its own. Bureau OEcuménique d Appui au Développement (BOAD) BOAD is a non-governmental development organization, set up in BOAD aims to strengthen the institutional capacities of 12 local partner organizations. Each year since its establishment it has planned and implemented humanitarian aid appeals. Since April 2010 BOAD has been elected by the ACT Alliance forum members for the third round term as convener organization for the ACT forum in DRC. CEPROSAN, ASSOPELKA, UFAP, FEPSI ASMADI, CBCA and CODECO are included in this appeal as implementing partners of BOAD in the areas of Beni, Lubero and Rutshuru. ASSOPELKA and CBCA are focal points within the synergies of local BOAD s implementing partners in their areas that are Lubero and Rutshuru territories. Since 2002 these organizations are active in the sectors of WASH, food security, psycho-social support, nutrition, and education. All implementing partners of BOAD are supporting mutual local capacity empowerment. Christian Aid (CA) CA established its offices in the Great Lakes Region in 1995, after the genocide in Rwanda. Christian Aid has been active in emergency aid to Rwanda refugees in DRC. Wars and conflict of 1996 and 1998 led Christian Aid to expand humanitarian programs in DR Congo. During , Christian Aid has provided 3.5 million USD in grant funding and capacity building, supported 26 civil society partners in 11 provinces with different thematic priorities of governance, livelihoods, economic justice, HIV/AIDS, sexual violence and advocacy for peace in DRC and the Great Lakes Region. In August 2008, Christian Aid launched the North Kivu appeal (which raised 1,358,000 GBP) and started to respond to the emergency crisis. Christian Aid plans to work with three partners in this Appeal: ADEPAE is an implementing partner of CA works in water and sanitation, livelihoods and conflict resolution in the North and South Kivu provinces. CBCA has an expertise in implementation projects and activities on conflict mitigation through the permanent commission of Justice, Paix et Sauvegarde de la Création (Justice, Peace and Integration of Creation), results have been achieved in reconciliation and advocacy. In the North Kivu civil society, CBCA has, through its 435 congregations, 422 schools and more than 55 community projects, the possibility to organize local advocacy. CBCA has a good reputation in North Kivu in terms of relationship or partnership with donors in the South Kivu province. CBCA is reinforcing its capacities to develop professional actions and to prevent and/or to face violence, crisis and disasters in North Kivu Province. PIAMF: Following the 2002 eruption of Nyiragongo volcano, 20 km from Goma, Christian Aid financed a micro-credit programme to support the victims until However, the growing requests for loan led to the continuity of the activities. The Platform of Microfinance Institutions and Associations (PIAMF in its French acronym) was hence created in the North Kivu Province to give continuity to the financial assistance to the victims of the volcano eruption. After conducting a needs assessment that amongst other findings attested the IDPs need for incomegenerating activities, Christian Aid planned 13 emergency projects, including two microfinance ones, 8

9 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD121 9 managed by PIAMF and two crosscutting micro-credit activities integrated in the protection project for social reintegration of women affected by GBV. FCA: FCA's main target areas in Eastern DRC are North Kivu and Oriental Provinces. FCA has responded to the consequences of conflicts and potential natural disasters through immediate emergency relief as well as physical reconstruction and socio-economic rehabilitation. In areas where the security situation allows, its objective is to improve the living conditions of people recovering from conflict by improving agricultural production, increasing human capital and by developing alternative sources of income generation. FCA s main partner in the DRC is the Lutheran World Federation. Other partners include local female lawyer associations and grass roots organizations Activities of forum and external coordination All members have participated regularly in UN-cluster meetings aimed at coordinating needs assessments and at sharing and compiling data gathered. In the meantime, members started to respond to immediate needs. Table I.b provides an overview of activities of various members. TABLE I.b OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES OF MEMBERS UNTIL MID DECEMBER 2012 Members / Forum Intervention Beneficiaries Area Period BOAD/FCA/ ICCO/CA Assessment of humanitarian Mugunga, Rutshuru May and August October 12 situation Assistance in NFI 950 returnees Rutshuru/Jomba December 12 CA Assistance in Cash for food 2500 IDPs and returnees Nyiragongo, Bweremana/Masisi August, November and December Assistance in NFI 1500 Rutshuru December 12 returnees LWF/DKH Transport of 740 returnees Rutshuru December voluntary. returnees Distribution of food IDP Goma, November and Forum of WFP families Distribution of NFI returning families Assessment of humanitarian situation Kanyaruchinya Rutshuru December November and December - id - May December

10 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD ACT memb er LWF BOAD Christia n Aid II. PROPOSED EMERGENCY RESPONSE 1. Target populations and areas and sectors of response of ACT requesting members Sector of response Food security Food (IDP HH) Geographic area of response Rugari, Kibumba, Kanyarutchinya Rugari, Kibumba, Kanyarutchinya Sake, Kibati,Kingi Food (Host HH) PS support Kibumba, Rugari NFI Kibumba, Rugari Food Security Livelihood Nutrition Food Security Livelihood NFI & shelter Protection Ntamugenga (FS), Kalengera, Kako, Rubare, Biruma, Katale, Rugari Rutshuru & Masisi FCA Education Masisi: Sake Minova / Rubaya Kibabi / Sake Mweso Planned target population Totals spec. group* M F M F M F M F M F Total # of direct beneficiaries ** * People living with HIV/AIDS, disability with specific needs (average 11% of total number of beneficiaries) ** In order to avoid overlap due to certain beneficiaries receiving assistance of more than one sector, the total number of single beneficiaries is calculated at some people. 2. Overall goal of the emergency response To contribute to rebuilding the lives of over 50,000 displaced, returnee and host populations in Goma, Nyiragongo, Rutshuru and Masisi, North Kivu. 10

11 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Outcomes of the joint programme 1. Basic living standards of over people improved to minimum level of self-support with at least 50 % less cases of malnutrition. 2. Psychosocial well-being of 70% of up to assisted traumatized people improved to acceptable level. 3. At least an extra children attend primary school for education of minimum quality standards. The projects of the four requesting members will all contribute to these three outcomes being specific consolidated objectives at joint programme level. 3. Proposed implementation plan 3.1 Narrative summary of planned intervention With availability of funding and as long as Scenario 1 applies, LWF is planning to respond in four key sectors: food security, livelihood, psycho-social care and NFI. These have been identified as key areas with major gaps both in the number of agencies to cover the response needed and the resources available in the country. The focus of this response will be in Goma, and the accessible areas of Nyiragongo and Masisi regions which have faced major displacements in the current crisis. LWF s emergency response is planned for 12 months providing support to the displaced, returnees and host communities. Follow-up to supported families will be undertaken, especially for families which will be supported to return to their former homes. A multi-sector approach will be employed to support returning families in our areas of implementation. Christian Aid and BOAD, before the escalation of the crisis in Goma, have been supporting returnees in Nyiragongo, Masisi and Rutshuru to enhance their livelihoods and coping mechanisms by providing agricultural inputs, cash for food and non-food items for their reintegration in communities. Since many IDPs are expressing the need to return to their villages, Christian Aid and BOAD will scale up this response which was stopped due to the war and considering that the second phase of the agricultural season will start by December January This response will incorporate protection by monitoring cases of gender based violence among affected communities and referring them to an appropriate health structures for medical and/or legal assistance and socio-reintegration. Child nutrition is also evaluated by as a big problem in the returned communities and nutritional education will be provided in affected communities. Malnutrition cases will be referred to nutrition centres. Since NFI and Shelter is a big constraint for both returnees and IDPs, Christian Aid will support the most affected households (IDPs, returnees and host families) to improve their accommodation. FCA is positioning itself to respond in education with its local partner Alpha Ujuvi. Access to inclusive and quality education is provided through recovery classes for 2682 displaced children who have suffered interruption in schooling due to population movements. A total of 2748 host community / returnee children are also included to avoid negative effects on the receiving community. The children benefit also from distribution of 5430 personal school kits. Recovery classes allow the children to catch up with the regular school curriculum. The recovery classes are organized in collaboration with the EPSP (ministry of education) inspectors who approve the return of students. Support is also provided to the schools receiving the displaced to ensure inclusive, safe and protected environment. In the proposed action, 20 temporary learning spaces and 8 blocks of 4 latrines are constructed following UNICEF and INEE standards in the schools most affected by the conflict. Schools are also supported in material (blackboards, benches). Teachers salaries in 16 schools are supported financially during three months to ensure that no school fees are levied. The activities are coupled with 11

12 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD income generating activities that allow schools to replace the external subsidies by generating revenue independently. On community level, 204 community training sessions are held on the importance of education and the inscription of out of school children with particular attention on schooling of girls. The quality of teaching is reinforced by organizing trainings for 123 teachers and school directors in the 16 targeted schools. The different themes are trained by using modules including class management, the new primary school program (PNEP), life skills module, child protection in school environment and psychosocial support and recovery classes. The modules are coupled with training and provision in the code of conduct for teachers and directors. All modules are provided in print to the participants. The schools will also be provided with pedagogical / didactical kits. The quality of teaching is followed by two EPSP (ministry of education) officials. The officials follow also the quality of recovery classes and approve the reintegration of these classes back to normal curriculum. To support community participation in school management and to contribute towards sustainability of the activities of the project, including income generation activities, teacher parent committees are reinforced (or established if non-existent) in the 16 schools targeted by the action. Child protection is supported by recruiting 37 social workers (2 3 per school depending on the size) that are trained in psychosocial support and community work and providing them with training guides. Training sessions are conducted in schools by the social workers supported by volunteers. The themes include right to education, child protection, hygiene and non-exploded objects (UXO s). The social workers will also organize recreational activities and child friendly spaces in the targeted schools. Recreational kits will be provided for the beneficiary schools. Seven water points (rain water caption) will be rehabilitated and 16 hand washing stations will be provided to schools. 430 adolescents will be trained in corporal hygiene and provided with essential hygiene kits. For all activities planned in this Appeal: In case Scenario 2 or 3 becomes reality at some point of the appeal implementation, project areas or sites and methodologies may have to be adapted to the changes in context in order to achieve the programme outcomes. 12

13 3.2 Log frame The interlocking log frame presented in Table II.a gives an overview of the goal, planned outcomes and outputs of the consolidated response of the four requesting members i.e. at programme level. The programme outputs will be achieved through the activities of the four individual projects. The log frames of these projects are found in Table II.b. TABLE II.a Interlocking log frame of ACT North Kivu Forum consolidated response programme Programme structure Indicators Means of Verification Assumptions Programme goal: To contribute to rebuilding the lives of over displaced, returnee and host populations in Goma, Nyiragongo, Rutshuru and Masisi, N. Kivu. Programme outcomes to be achieved by end of 2013: 1. Basic living standards of over people improved to minimum level of self-support with at least 50 % less cases of malnutrition. 2. Psychosocial well-being of 70% of up to assisted GBV- and trauma affected people improved to acceptable level. 3. At least an extra 4000 children attend primary school for education of minimum quality standards. Programme outputs to be achieved by the end of 2013: 1. 80% of benefitting IDPs and returnees had enough to eat after initial food distribution( LWF) 2. 70% of benefitting returnees have become self-supporting in livelihood incl. food.(lwf,boad,ca) 3. 90% of beneficiaries using Non-Food and shelter items properly.(lwf,ca) 4. Nutritional awareness of 60% of beneficiaries raised and community structures refer all malnourished children to treatment. (BOAD) Level of satisfaction about life standards at program s end - # malnutrition cases before program. > 2x more than after. - Balance in 70% of cases of GBV and trauma recovered. - > 4,000 children more enrolled in related schools : >70% of assisted families have shifted from 1 to 2 meals per day w/o food distribution. >90% of beneficiaries using. >60% aware of nutrition messages; Interviews or FGD among > 3% / 5% of beneficiaries - Malnutrition statistics of programme areas - Registration cards, interviews - Lists of children enrolled in resp. schools Interviews among > 3% of beneficiaries Home checks > 3% of beneficiaries. Interviews among >3% of beneficiaries Survey + registration - Political instability starts reducing. - Armed factions start losing ground and support allowing people to move freer. - Reconciliation among ethnics. - Wider access to economic resources and social services. - Local markets of inputs and outputs do not collapse. - Target group open to change mind-set and willing to get organised. - Crime level does not increase much. - Local government institutions do not weaken further and pay

14 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Up to traumatized persons, including survivors of SGBV and war-related abuses received psychosocial support, and community structures address issues of protection of such types of abuse.(lwf,ca) 6. Access to quality education assured to 5430 children of displaced, returnee and host families.(fca) Most malnourished. Children treated traumatized persons attended by PS support. - Rooms for add pupils qualified teachers. cards Registration cards Info from Education ministry dept, pictures. salaries regularly. Activities Be referred to the four project log frames in Table II.b -ACT members share learning and ensure effective use of resources. Joint monitoring reports and actions for improvement. Funds available for appeal implementation. List of Key inputs Agric. and IGA inputs, cash/in-kind vouchers, food, training, NFI and shelter kits, building materials, field and office staff, means of transport and communication. - Corruption manageable - Skilled staff available - Flexible shift in case of scenario 2 / 3 - Target group ready to re-start life War will not affect entire province. No major natural disasters. 14

15 TABLE II.b Logical frameworks of requesting members projects Log frame - LWF OUTPUT 1 Food sector 80% of benefitting IDPs and returnees provided with food through an initial food distribution (LWF). Activities - Distribute cash vouchers to 3000 IDP, returnee and host families to purchase food. Output Indicators IDP, returnee and host families assisted in food in kind or through cash vouchers approaches. -80% of households assisted have access to balanced meals according to Sphere standards. Means of verification -Distribution lists. -Project monitoring and progress reports. Project in puts or resources required and costs See LWF Budget External factors (assumptions and risks) - Accessibility to beneficiaries. OUTPUT 2-Food Security and Livelihood sector 70% of benefitting returnees have become selfsupporting in livelihood including food. (LWF,BOAD,CA) Output Indicators -Selected 2,000 households have received agricultural inputs through cash vouchers approaches and increased the cultivated area by 60% for crops and by 70% for vegetables. Means of verification -Distribution lists showing selection criteria and gender of beneficiaries. -Project monitoring reports. -Interviews with beneficiaries. External factors (assumptions and risks) - Availability of required Funds before the agricultural season - There is no new wave of displacement of the population. Activities -At least 60% of beneficiaries are women. Project in puts or resources required and costs - Identification of 2,000 target See LWF Budget households as beneficiaries. - Selection of 50 resources persons within the associations to attend technical training. - Vouchers for seeds and tools distributed to 2000 HH. - Training on improved agricultural techniques. OUTPUT 3-NFI sector Output Indicators Means of verification External factors (assumptions and risks)

16 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD % of beneficiaries using Non-Food and shelter items properly.(lwf,ca) Activities - Selection of 1500 HH - Vouchers NFI distributed to 1500 HH - Monitor the use of the NFIvoucher acquired by the households 1500 HH selected and received their items through cash vouchers system or in materials 90% of households purchased the items through the cash voucher system. -Selection criteria and list of beneficiaries. -Records of the distribution process and respective beneficiaries. -Project monitoring ad progress reports. Project in puts or resources required and costs See LWF Budget The basic needs are covered If there is no pillage in site of beneficiaries OUTPUT 5-Psycho-social support sector Up to traumatized persons, including survivors of SGBV and war-related abuses received psychosocial support, and community structures address issues of protection of such types of abuse.(lwf,ca) Output Indicators - Up to survivors of sexual abuse and affected by HIV/AIDS received consultations for socioeconomic recovery and self-esteem. - Over 6000 youth reached through play therapy and other psychosocial programs. Means of verification -Up to persons listed as assisted for PS care of these persons assisted with IGA. -Record of 12 youth activity sessions. External factors (assumptions and risks) Beneficiaries are not victims of any kind of harm Activities - Identification of trauma cases - Consultation and psychological check up - Organizing beneficiaries in group therapy sessions - Skill training for 100 selected beneficiaries for IGA - Distribution of exit kit as input to IGAs to 100 beneficiaries. - Organizing games and other PS programmes for youth, including sensitization on mental hygiene, women rights, voluntary attending of Project in puts or resources required and costs See LWF Budget 16

17 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD HIV screening. Log frame of Project of BOAD OUTPUT 2 Food Security and Livelihood sector 70% of benefitting returnees have become selfsupporting in livelihood incl. food.(lwf,boad,ca) Output Indicators families used agricultural inputs received beneficiary groups undertaking joint activities. - 70% of the average field is cultivated in the assisted households. - 70% of targeted households produce crops + vegetables. 17 Means of verification -Identification criteria and benef. lists. -Distribution records. -Record of groups and activities. -Joint monitoring visit reports. -Benef. interviews. External factors (assumptions and risks) - Funds are available before agricultural season of February - March- 2013, - Accessibility of beneficiaries throughout the period of programme implementation and they are no longer nomad. Activities Project in puts or resources required and costs - Identifying beneficiaries by See BOAD Budget targeted criteria. - Structuring of identified beneficiaries in solidarity group. - Training beneficiary committees on humanitarian good practice (accountability and do no harm). - Distributing agricultural inputs. - Post-distribution evaluation. - Providing technical assistance OUTPUT 4 Nutrition sector Output Indicators Means of verification External factors (assumptions and risks) Nutritional awareness of 60% of beneficiaries raised and community structures refer all malnourished children to treatment. (BOAD) -50 Relais Communautaires (RC) trained. -RCs provide nutrition education to 10,000 people, prevent malnutrition and refer all cases to 50 nutrition care centres. -More than 60% of people in the resp. areas informed by the RCs, remember about -Project reports. -Joint monitoring visit report. -Training curriculum for RCs. -List of RCs trained. -Record of nutrition sessions by RCs. -Record of the referred cases -Beneficiary interviews. -Record of

18 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Activities - Organize and train Relais Communautaires on Nutrition Education and prevention of malnutrition. - Monitor and support Relais Communautaires in raising awareness of nutrition. - Refer cases of malnutrition to appropriate centres and follow up in their households the nutrition instructions received. malnutrition referrals and outcomes. Project in puts or resources required and costs See BOAD Budget Log frame of Project of Christian Aid OUTPUT 2 Food Security and Livelihood sector 70% of benefitting returnees have become selfsupporting in livelihood incl. food.(lwf,boad,ca) Output Indicators -At least 70% of 3000 HH which received seeds and tools, cultivated their fields and produced crops and vegetables In (same) 3000 households received cash for coping strategies and fulfilled their most urgent needs. Means of verification -Distribution lists. -Joint monitoring report. -Beneficiary interviews. -Study reports on C&V approaches. -Project reports. External factors (assumptions and risks) Availability of required Funds before the agricultural season - There is no new wave of displacement of the population Activities -At least 70% of 3000 households meet their basic priority needs and feel supported and dignified by the project approach. Project in puts or resources required and costs 18

19 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Select beneficiaries among returnees and host families by targeted criteria of vulnerability - Distribution of seeds and tools - Monitoring of agricultural production - Socio-economic study on cash approaches. - Select target beneficiaries by targeted vulnerable criteria among IDPs in host communities. - Preparation of cash distribution to support coping strategies of IDPs in host communities. - Organize cash voucher distribution. - Post fair or cash distribution evaluation. See CA Budget OUTPUT 3- NFI sector Output Indicators Means of verification External factors (assumptions and risks) 90% of beneficiaries using Non-Food and shelter items properly.(lwf,ca) Activities -500 IDP, returnee and host families (most affected in shelter) protected against weather and waterrelated diseases. -90% of beneficiaries assisted on NFI are able to meet their basic needs in NFI and shelter. -Identification criteria and list of beneficiaries. -Joint monitoring visit report. Project in puts or resources required and costs The basic needs are covered If there is no pillage in site of beneficiaries - Targeting of beneficiaries among IDP, returnee and host families following NFI-Shelter criteria - Distribution of NFI and shelter kits - Post-distribution evaluation OUTPUT 5- Psychosocial and Protection sector Up to traumatized persons, including survivors of SGBV and war-related See CA Budget Output Indicators Means of verification External factors (assumptions and risks) 126 solidarity groups trained to monitor and support people 19 -Training curriculum for solidarity groups. -Training reports.

20 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD abuses received psychosocial support, and community structures address issues of protection of such types of abuse.(lwf,ca,) Activities Training of solidarity group committees on GBV themes (GBV monitoring, prevention, referral of cases and social reintegration monitoring) - Monitoring and support to referred cases - Local lobbing to prevent any cases of violence in the community. affected by GBV. Local communities informed and aware to prevent violence. Over 70 % of GBV-affected cases in targeted zones are accompanied by solidarity groups and are referred to appropriate health care, psychosocial and legal support. -Record of group activities. -Reports of awareness sessions -Record of referrals and respective outcomes. Project in puts or resources required and costs See CA Budget Log frame of Project of FCA OUTPUT 6 Education sector Access to quality education assured to 5430 children of displaced, returnee and host families.(fca) Output Indicators Means of verification External factors (assumptions and risks) -20 new temporary learning spaces - 8 new blocks of four latrines -Joint monitoring visit reports. -Distribution lists. Political stability that cause schools boys and girls to get education children received info and kit related to safe hygiene practices teachers, 37 social workers trained - IGAs operational in 16 schools -Training reports. -Interviews with teachers and social workers trained -Number of income generating. activities in related schools Activities sessions held. -Attendance lists Project in puts or resources required and costs 20

21 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Construct 20 Temp. Learning spaces to INEE standards. See FCA Budget Construct 8 blocks of four latrines Hygiene promotion to displaced / returnee and host community students and provide hygiene kits Carry out training of teacher according to ESPP standards, of 37 social workers Setting up income generating activities in 16 schools Organise community training sessions on importance of education The Response programme will not only aim to uplift the quality of life of the displaced communities but will also have secondary outcomes i.e. revitalizing local markets. With an assessment of the local market function to deliver commodities, the ACT members will employ cash injections directly to beneficiaries including a voucher system. This will give the beneficiaries flexibility in choice, the vouchers will be for NFIs and seed and tools while the beneficiaries will not be limited on the type of seeds they can buy. Log frame forum Coordination OUTPUT Coordination Effective coordination Output Indicators -90% attendance to forum meetings. -Enhanced joint advocacy. -Adherence to ACT reporting guidelines and formats by all. -Effective representation of ACT in UN clusters. -Ensure final and interim appeal reports are submitted. -Joint peer monitoring in the first quarter of appeal implementation. -Enhanced ACT visibility. -Members adhere to Code of Conduct, HAP 21 Means of verification -Monthly forum minutes. -Joint monthly situation updates by communications coord. -TOR for the joint monitoring. -Quality and Timely reports. -Stories, pictures, films related to the crisis from communications coord. -Coordination reports from External factors (assumptions and risks) -Accessibility by Forum members in their respective proposed areas/axis of response.

22 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Activities Forum coordinator Ensure programmatic consistency of projects implemented by members. and other Humanitarian policies. -Members receive all information from ACT secretariat and donors. -Documents translated and shared with beneficiaries, ACT Alliance members and donors. cluster meetings. -Forum group Project inputs or resources required and costs See the Coordination Budget Call regular forum meetings. Effective attendance to cluster meetings. Coordinate and facilitate approval of joint advocacy messages in close collaboration with ACT Advocacy. Channel information between ACT Forum members and ACT Secretariat. Ensure members have the right ACT formats on reporting, monitoring and evaluation Ensure members, submit timely reports Coordinate joint peer monitoring including-monitoring of outputs and financial reports of requesting members. Supporting ACT member delegations. Promote the visibility of ACT Alliance in the field. Ensure that Code of Conduct, HAP and other Humanitarian Principles have been observed throughout the programme implementation. Facilitate members to issue joint accurate and reliable situation updates in ACT format. Communication Coordinator 22

23 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Compile monthly sitreps on the humanitarian situation in the areas of response. Prepare human interest stories and collect pictures, films related to the crisis and the response. Circulate important information to members. Translate and interpret documents from French into English and those in English into French for the benefit of beneficiaries, ACT Alliance members and donors. Ensure Core branding and ACT visibility. 3.3 Implementation methodology Implementation arrangements This Appeal was prepared as one programme by a coordinated action of the four requesting members while each individual member is responsible to implement its own project and to coordinate it, where applicable through implementing partners, with beneficiaries, authorities and other agencies. As such, the budgets are prepared and managed separately. The Appeal Coordinator and the three Project Managers will meet at least once a month and may invite representatives of their respective IPs and of non-requesting Members. The responsibility of the overall coordination of the implementation (and revision) of the Appeal has been attributed to BOAD. The description of the responsibilities of the Coordinator is attached in Appendix 4. Each of the other members will appoint a Project Manager who will represent ACT per sector of intervention: Psycho-social support (LWF), NFI and Shelter (Christian Aid), Food security and livelihood (LWF), Protection (Christian Aid), WASH (NCA) and Education (FCA). They will participate in the respective cluster meetings on behalf of ACT. In addition to coordination of this Appeal, the ACT DRC Forum will also coordinate other ACT activities like advocacy and development efforts outside this Appeal. These meetings are held on monthly basis in Goma as well as in other provinces including South Kivu among (non-)requesting members Partnerships with target populations The approach by the ACT members is to support persons who are displaced but not living in established camps (Mugunga 1 and 3), who are returning to their former homes where the fighting has stopped so far, and also to support those hosted by the local host families who themselves are poor and in need of support. The joint response will make deliberate effort to identify the most vulnerable among the returnees, the displaced and the hosting families through a community based function. The community 23

24 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD based targeting will ensure the most vulnerable of the people are targeted and also provide an element of accountability and transparency throughout the project. ACT members will balance the need for aid delivery and support to communities especially in returning to their former homes against the prevailing security environment. Both staff and beneficiary safety and security will be at the forefront of the planned activities. Measures including relocation and evacuation of staff will be employed while beneficiaries will not be supported to return to areas that are still experiencing conflict and violence Cross-cutting issues (prioritized) Gender While implementing the project, a focus will be on making sure women have consideration as genderbased violence has reached epidemic proportions in Eastern DRC. In consequence, the requesting members see sexual violence as a humanitarian catastrophe. Relevant advices will be addressed to the beneficiaries in order to reduce the risk of SGBV (sexual and gender based violence). ACT requesting members will encourage women s participation in finding sustainable solutions and empower them to participate in decisions. In this respect, the project will promote recruitment of women according to their competences. This will ensure a balanced engagement of women and men in the implementation of project activities. The project will encourage parents to send both boys and girls to the school system and to denounce the tendency of the local culture to keep young ladies at home caring for the youngest siblings. As a consequence, many young uneducated ladies get married in their teenage Protection Sexual violence is always coupled with stigma and discrimination as the traditional culture entirely blames the woman. We are determined to assist women in these situations to express themselves and get reassurance of their value and to restore their dignity as individuals and in the community. All activities will be done in a way not to expose the beneficiaries to risks of violence and abuse. Staff will be advised not to risk their lives and to take all precautions when working in insecure environments and share with the office, through their mobile phone where available, all information related to security Against fuelling the conflict / supporting armed factions If activities can be implemented only if the organization pays taxes in cash or in kind to armed groups, the implementation of planned activities will be interrupted in the respective area. This stance is taken and promoted among other humanitarian actors in order to Do no Harm i.e. by not fuelling the conflict Disaster Risk Reduction/Climate Change/Environment We will reinforce the capacity both of our staff members as well as those of our local partners involved in the project implementation to react rapidly and effectively in the event crisis. Together with our partners, we will develop early warning systems and preparedness to deal with crises comprising our expertise domains such as nutrition, food security, psychosocial activities and protection as well as to ensure that the necessary aid operation can be launched promptly. Media campaign and sensitization activities which will be conducted by BOAD will help many households to recognize the sign of malnutrition and to refer promptly the malnourished cases to the medical structure for appropriate care. We will remain involved whenever the situation allows for recovery, reconstruction and development. 24

25 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD The programme will take into consideration the impact of its activities to the environment. Focus will be put on providing information related to climate change adaptation in regards to the sanitation practices (e.g. solid waste management) and farming techniques (e.g. soil protection). Material will be (as much as possible) undertaken locally to reduce transportation costs. We will also endeavour to procure locally produced goods made from natural materials HIV & AIDS In all intervention areas, activities related to HIV/AIDS and sexual and gender based violence will be carried out focusing on: Encouraging discussions and sharing of information on HIV/AIDS, the ways of transmission and the various options for protection, led by specialized community associations, Campaigns against stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS and survivors of sexual violence and for their full integration into community life, Sensitizing communities against impunity of human rights abuses such as rape and the consequences of violence on the communities as a whole Coordination (external) Implementing Partner s meetings: When more than one agency is working in one area such as in Rutshuru, the respective members together with their IPs will be responsible for holding field meetings for regular review of the progress of their activities. These field meetings will also review the situation of the IDPs, the evolving needs and how the response is progressing. Any situations unresolved in these meetings will be forwarded to the ACT meeting in Goma for decision making. Co-ordination with other organizations in the area of intervention - UN cluster meetings There are regular coordination meetings facilitated by the UN cluster system in Goma. So far, most clusters have functioned quite well and have contributed to distribute available humanitarian assistance quite evenly of the populations in need (4W). They have provided methodological guidance to aid organisations as well. The ACT DRC Forum will be represented in these meetings by one of its members and information and deliberations will be shared with other members as well as with ACT members implementing partners Communications and visibility Each of the four (non-)requesting Members will nominate a staff member who will be responsible for communication of information related to their geographical areas and interventions of this Appeal. These members will also be responsible for sharing any crucial information they may have with the appeal communication coordinator for onward transmission of the information to other ACT DRC forum members. An overview of the responsibilities of the ACT appeal communication coordinator is attached in appendix Advocacy ACT Alliance is very concerned about the recent escalation of violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. North Kivu region particularly, and the East DRC in general, is affected by a tense activities of rebels movements which pose widespread and severe implications for the prospects of peace, stability and development in the DRC, and constitute a big security threat in the whole Great Lake region. These fighting and insecurity are undermining and complicating the protection of civilians and humanitarian access to meet growing needs. ACT is particularly concerned that the current crisis is 25

26 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD again leading to additional human and humanitarian costs which could have been prevented if stakeholders to the conflict would have acted on in an earlier stage. ACT DRC Forum prepared six advocacy messages regarding the conflict (Appendix 6). These advocacy messages will be brought forward by ACT members as part of the implementation of this Appeal and beyond Sustainability and linkage to recovery (LRRD) prioritization While this action remains focused on rehabilitation it is expected that the projects outcomes will be sustainable on their own. The farmers who have been accompanied by workers during the project implementation and trained on improving techniques will be able to follow various steps for their self-dependence. In the same way, the whole community in the area of response will be also provided with knowledge on the root causes of malnutrition through nutritional awareness to combat false beliefs cic workers through the NAC (Community Based Nutrition Committees) program will be working closely with the population in the target locations which are supposed to have high rate of the malnutrition to fight the root causes of malnutrition. To add to this, the creation of agricultural associations including beneficiaries from income generating activities (IGA) through psychosocial component comprising different sectors of the communities i.e. returnees and host families will surely promote the development in the area of response since, by working together, people apply mutual acceptance and respect in the region of high ethnic tension. In this way, all mechanisms set up aim at linking relief activities to rehabilitation and development, and when successful, all teachings received will surely be adopted by the community and transmitted to next generations International humanitarian standards and laws; ACT policies and standards Staff of ACT Alliance members involved in the appeal implementation and temporary hired staff to support implementation, will have to sign an agreement to observe ACT Alliance policy, humanitarian principles, Red Cross Code of Conduct. The Sphere standards will be a benchmark for the activities to ensure quality of delivery. An accountability mechanism will be developed to ensure that the target beneficiaries are involved, informed and that assistance reaches the most deserving and falls within the mandate of the humanitarian imperative. 3.4 Human resources and administration of funds Overall management of each member s project will fall under the respective country representatives funded partially by this appeal. These projects will be managed by project coordinators who will be reporting to the respective supervisors. The project coordinators will be supervising the work carried out by the technical teams in the different activity sectors under his supervision. Project funds will be administered through the respective finance departments following the organisations finance procedures. This respective finance teams will be monitoring, together with the project coordinators, the project expenses to ensure that they are in line with the approved budget and the donors requirements. 26

27 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Planned implementation period The Response will be implemented within 12 months from January 01, 2013 to December 31, The cash distribution for food will be a one-off event with the entitlement covering one month s food rations for each targeted households. 3.6 Monitoring, reporting and evaluation ACT members will conduct two joint monitoring/evaluation missions during the implementation period of the Appeal (12 months). The ACT forum monthly meetings will provide an opportunity for regular information sharing for different members about the progress of activities in their respective areas, while the day-to-day monitoring will be executed by field staff. ACT members will be directly implementing their own project activities. An element of accountability will be incorporated into daily programming of the project. This will be through the creation of response and feedback mechanisms including complaints response for the IDPs and host communities. Community participation and consultation with the affected population will be included in the accountability mechanism. Project beneficiaries will be sensitized on importance of accountability and the development of a community-based accountability referral system. Every individual requesting member will submit interim and final narrative and financial reports to the appeal coordinator. The Appeal coordinator will then prepare a consolidated interim / final narrative report on outputs and outcomes as per the individual project log frames and the interlocking programme log frame. After being approved by the ACT North Kivu forum, the consolidated narrative report and the individual financial project reports will be sent to the ACT Secretariat in Geneva as per the set reporting schedule. Audit reports will be prepared per individual requesting member as per the ACT Appeal mechanism. The ACT Forum will organise a real-time evaluation at about 2/3 of the implementation period. This will be done as an externally facilitated peer review in which staffs of all requesting and non-requesting members and beneficiaries participate. III. THE TOTAL ACT RESPONSE TO THE EMERGENCY ICCO & Kerk in Actie will support livelihood recovery interventions of its partners ADE-KIVU and LOFEPACO to the benefit of persons in Kalehe (150) and Sake - Bishange (188) displaced from N. Kivu. I&K will further support psycho-social support to displaced victims of violence in S. Kivu through mental health clinics SOSAME in Bukavu and Santé Mentale in Goma. This includes awareness raising in communities with a significant number of displaced. The total contribution will be 74,000 USD approximately. NCA is both operational and partner-based. As a response to the recent displacements in North Kivu, it has focused on improving access to water, hygiene and sanitation in the complex of Don Bosco and in Mugunga I IDP camp. NCA built latrines (32) and showers (16), supported a Cholera Treatment Centre (CTC), secured water supply by water trucking, and promoted hygiene and managed the latrine facilities. Don Bosco primarily cares and provides primary education to 3000 children and technical school to 500 youths and acts as an IDP transit centre for over 10,000 IDPs. Don Bosco management therefore decided to encourage IDPs to return to their homes. This has 27

28 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD happened in several other IDP sites as well. NCA is now seeking to best support and facilitate the IDPs' return and guarantee that Don Bosco centre can resume its normal activities for the wellbeing of its students. The plans are to resume working in Masisi, and also resume working in Bweremana IDP camp and host community. These emergency activities are co-financed by UNICEF and the Norwegian MFA with a current total budget of USD Negotiations with UNICEF are under way for an additional allocation of USD LWF, besides the activities planned as part of this appeal, will also implement the following activities in North Kivu province through funds received from FCA, DKH, DKH/BMZ and WFP: - Distribution of 157 tonnes of food to IDP households in Goma; - Distribution of NFI kits to households in Rutshuru - Improving food security to households in Masisi and Béni; - Psychosocial activities aiming at people traumatized by acts of war and survivors of SGBV and persons sensitized on gender GVB and HIV Aids issues in Masisi and Béni; - Improving nutritional education of persons in Masisi and Béni; - Improving WASH conditions of people in Béni IV. APPENDICES TO THE APPEAL DOCUMENT Appendix 1: Budgets for each requesting member and for Appeal coordination and communication. Budget-Lutheran World Federation Requesting ACT member: LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION Appeal Number: COD121 Assistance to Internally Displaced People in Eastern Appeal Title: DRC Implementing Period: 01/12/2012 to 30/11/2013 Appeal INCOME Income INCOME - Cash received directly from donors Church of Sweden(SEK 1,500,000) 250,000 INCOME - In-kind donations received DanChurch Aid 170,000 TOTAL INCOME 420,000 EXPENDITURE Appeal Type of No. of Unit Cost Budget Unit Nr Units USD USD A. DIRECT COST (LIST EXPENDITURE BY SECTOR) A.1 Food security Distribution of food through Cash vouchers or in Kind for 2000 returning IDP hh Cost/hh 2, ,000 28

29 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Ditribution of food through cash vouchers or in kind for 1000 hh host families in Goma Cost/hh 1, ,000 Organisation of the food fare (security, tokens, transport, voucher processing) Lumpsum 1 3,000 3,000 Farming hand tools for 2000 returnee households Sets 2, ,000 Watering can Piece 2, ,000 Sprayer Piece ,500 Vegetable seeds Kg ,600 Crop seeds Kg 20, ,000 Equipments for agronomists Sets ,425 Training in farming techniques Sessions 2 1,000 2,000 A.2- Psychosocial support Trauma counselling Cost/pers ,000 Sensitization on HIV/AIDS, SGBV and other types of violence Sessions ,600 Training of church and local leaders in SGBV and other types of violence Sessions 4 1,000 4,000 Referal to specialized services Pers ,000 Materials + skills training in Income generating activities for social reintegration Trainees ,000 Exit kits for trained people Trainees ,000 A.3- Non food items (NFIs) Cash vouchers for NFIs or materials items voucher 1, ,000 Organisation of the NFI fare (security, tokens, transport, voucher processing) Lump sum 1 2,000 2, ,125 B Other Sector Related Direct Costs # of staff # of mths costs / mth B.1 Rapid support team Preliminary needs assessment 1 4,500 4,500 LWF Communication officer 1 4,500 4,500 Project monitoring and evaluation 1 3,000 3,000 B.2 Food security Head of agriculture sector (1) ,400 Supervisors (3) ,600 Agronomists monitors (12) ,000 B.3 Psychosocial Head of Psychosocial sector (1) ,400 Psychosocial supervisor (1) ,200 Psychosocial monitor ,000 Project Coordinator ,000 12,000 B.4 Local community leaders Inspection by Mnistry of agriculture Inspection by Ministry of Health, Gender

30 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Meetings with local leaders Visibility Lumpsum 5, ,400 C. TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING unit type # of units costs / unit C.1 Transport (relief materials, assessment, benef. selection, monitoring) Transport of relief materials Trips ,000 Fuel Litre 6, ,800 Motobikes for agronomists Units ,000 Project Vehicle maintenance Lumpsum 1 2,500 2,500 C.2 Warehousing Rental of warehouse Months ,500 Wages for Security/ Guards Months ,500 C.3 Handling Logistician and Procurement Officer Months ,800 Casual labourers Persons ,200 Drivers (2) Months ,400 TOTAL TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING 47,700 Type of No. of Unit Cost CAPITAL ASSETS (over 500US$) Unit Units USD Computers and accessories Unit ,800 Printers Unit Office Furniture Unit ,600 Vehicle Unit 1 56,000 56,000 HF Codan radio Unit 2 5,200 10,400 Satelite phones Unit ,800 Airtime for satphones Months ,200 , internet Months ,200 Telephone Months ,400 Camera Unit Tax for communication equipment Lump sum 1 1,800 1,800 TOTAL CAPITAL ASSETS 84,400 TOTAL DIRECT COST 840,625 INDIRECT COSTS: PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION & SUPPORT (< 15% of total direct costs) Staff # of units # of mths Costs / mth Nat. Representative 20% 12 6,000 14,400 Programme Coordinator 20% 12 3,000 7,200 Finance manager 25% 12 5,200 15,600 HR/Admin officer 35% 12 1,100 4,620 Cashier 50% ,100 Accounts Clerk 25% Driver 60% ,520 30

31 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Office guards ,000 Bookkeeper 30% ,260 Cleaner 50% ,200 Office Operations Office rent Month 12 1,100 13,200 Office Generator Unit 1 2,500 2,500 Office Utilities Month ,000 Generator Fuel Litres 2, ,320 Vehicle Fuel Litres 2, ,320 Office stationery Month ,600 Communications Telephone and fax Month ,800 Other Insurance Lump sum ,000 5,000 Bank Fees (1,2%) Lump sum 1.2% 955,500 11,466 TOTAL INDIRECT COST: PERSONNEL, ADMIN. & SUPPORT 116,706 AUDIT, MONITORING & EVALUATION Audit of ACT appeal Lumpsum 1 5,000 5,000 TOTAL AUDIT, MONITORING & EVALUATION 5,000 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 962,331 International Coordination Fee (ICF) - 3% 28,870 Total Appeal Expenditure 991,201 Balance requested 571,201 31

32 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Budget- FCA_ACT APPEAL BUDGET COD121 Appeal Number: Appeal Title: Implementing Period: INCOME COD121 Assistance to Internally Displaced People in Eastern DRC 01 January - 31 December 2013 Appeal Income TOTAL INCOME 0.00 USD EXPENDITURE 32 Appeal Type of No. of Unit Cost Budget DIRECT COST (LIST EXPENDITURE BY SECTOR) Unit Units USD USD Education Training (stationery, food, equipment) Kit 20 3,430 68,600 Construction materials (cement, timber, bricks, etc., etc.) Kit 20 3,705 74,100 Income generating activities in schools (seeds, tools, etc.) Kit ,800 Other Sector Related Direct Costs Staff position Education # of staff # of mths Costs / mth 155,500 Project manager (Partner) ,000 IP Superviser (Partner) ,400 IP School Social staff ,100 IP Communication/visibility cost (lump sum) 1 1 4,000 4,000 IP TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING Transport (of relief materials, needs assessment, beneficiary selection, monitoring) # of mths 20,500 # of units costs / mth Transport for monitoring (Partner and FCA) ,500 Transport for beneficiaries ,950 IP Hire/ Rental of Vehicles ,800 IP RM Fuel (Partner and FCA) ,800 + IP Warehousing Wages for Security/ Guards ,800 IP Handling Salaries Logistician, Procurement Officer ,100 IP TOTAL TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING 13,950 RM + IP

33 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Type of No. of Unit Cost CAPITAL ASSETS (over US$500) Unit Units USD Computers and accessories IP Printers IP Motorbike 1 1 5,500 5,500 IP TOTAL CAPITAL ASSETS 6,800 TOTAL DIRECT COST 196,750 INDIRECT COSTS: PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION & SUPPORT (< 15% of total direct costs) Non-field based staff salaries # of units # of mths Costs / mth Humanitarian Coordinator (FCA) incl. monitoring 15% 12 7,000 12,600 RM Progr. Coordinator partner incl. monitoring 50% ,200 IP Finance Director 30% ,440 IP Accountant + other office support staff 30% ,340 IP Office Operations Office rent (contribution to rent for partner and FCA) ,200 Office utilities (partner and FCA) ,800 Communications Telephone and fax (Partner and FCA) ,000 TOTAL INDIRECT COST: PERSONNEL, ADMIN. & SUPPORT 29,580 AUDIT, MONITORING & EVALUATION Audit of ACT appeal (not to be charged to Appeal) - TOTAL AUDIT, MONITORING & EVALUATION - TOTAL EXPENDITURE exclusive International Coordination Fee 226,330 IP + RM IP + RM IP + RM INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION FEE (ICF) - 3% 6,790 TOTAL EXPENDITURE inclusive International Coordination Fee 233,120 BALANCE REQUESTED 233,120 33

34 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Budget- Christian Aid Requesting ACT member: Christian Aid Appeal Number: COD121 Appeal Title: Assistance to Internally Displaced People in Eastern DRC Implementing Period: 01 January - 31 December 2013 INCOME Appeal Income USD INCOME - In-kind donations received Irish Aidf and Christian Aid( 200,000) 321,123 TOTAL INCOME 321,123 EXPENDITURE Appeal Type of No. of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD DIRECT COST (LIST EXPENDITURE BY SECTOR) Food security and livelihood Food security kits (contents: see below) kit 3, ,000 Cash vouchers voucher 3, ,000 Non-food items & shelter NFI - Shelter kits (contents: see below) kit 2, ,865 Protection Kits for protection (contents: see below) kit ,200 Training on humanitarian principles person , ,105 Other Sector Related Direct Costs Staff position (for all sectors together) # of staff # of mths Costs / mth Socio-economic and market survey survey 1 2,500 2,500 IP Post fair & cash voucher monitoring mission ,000 RM Field-based supervisor ,800 RM Logistician ,600 IP Field agents (4 x 100%) ,200 IP 34

35 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Security persons ,760 IP Communication Visibility lump sum 1 4,500 4,500 RM Telephone, Internet month ,440 RM - IP 43,800 TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING Transport (of relief materials, needs assessment, beneficiary selection, monitoring) # of mths # of units costs / mth Rental of passenger vehicle ,800 IP Rental of jeeps ,400 IP Fuel (litres) ,700 IP Transport by truck (loads) ,850 IP Vehicle rent for assessments, monitoring ,600 IP Warehousing Rental of warehouse ,000 IP Handling Hired labour supervising fairs or cash distr ,000 IP Logistician ,600 IP Distribution fees for NFI/Shelter ,000 IP Distribution fees for Food Security ,000 IP Monitoring and orientation of GBV (cases) ,000 IP Monitoring of Food distribution (missions) 4 1,100 4,400 IP TOTAL TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING 59,350 Type of No. of Unit Cost CAPITAL ASSETS (over US$500) Unit Units USD Computers and accessories set ,600 IP Printers set 550 1,100 IP 35

36 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Office Furniture set IP Communications equipment set IP TOTAL CAPITAL ASSETS 4,420 TOTAL DIRECT COST 636,675 INDIRECT COSTS: PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION & SUPPORT (< 15% of total direct costs) # of Non-field based staff # of units mths costs / mth Programme coordinator 25% 12 2,000 6,000 RM Progr. Director incl. monitoring 60% ,840. IP Finance Director 60% ,400 IP Accountant + other office support staff 100% ,600 IP Office Operations Office rent (month) ,400 IP Office utilities (month) ,000 IP Office stationery (month) ,440 IP Communications Telephone and fax (month) IP Other Insurance (lumpsum) 1 1,000. 1,000 IP TOTAL INDIRECT COST: PERSONNEL, ADMIN. & SUPPORT 36,460 AUDIT, MONITORING & EVALUATION Audit of ACT appeal Lump sum 1 6,500 6,500 TOTAL AUDIT, MONITORING & EVALUATION 6,500 TOTAL EXPENDITURE exclusive International Coordination Fee 679, INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION FEE (ICF) - 3% 20,389 TOTAL EXPENDITURE inclusive International Coordination Fee 700,

37 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD BALANCE REQUESTED (minus available income) 378,901 Notes NFI & Shelter Kit Cost/unit Food Security Kit Cost/unit Set of 3 food storage boxes Bean seeds Plastic bucket 10 litres 2.00 Maize seeds (5 Kg) 5.00 Plates (4/kit) 2.00 Vegetable seeds (50 gr) 3.00 Cups (4/kit) 2.00 How (2/kit) 6.00 Bars of soap of 250gr (2/kit; 25/carton) 1.60 Rake 3.00 Cloths for ladies (6 yards) Sprayer kit 8.00 Hygiene kit for women 6.50 Total cost per kit Blankets (3/kit) Mosquito net 5.00 Plastic tarpaulin Kit for Protection activities Cost/unit Jerry can 20 litres 3.00 Stationery for training Bag 0.40 Equipment for aw. raising nd hand clothing for children 2.83 Monitoring, referral cards Total cost of 1 kit Total cost per kit Budget- BOAD Requesting ACT member: BOAD Appeal Number: COD121 Appeal Title: Assistance to Internally Displaced People in Eastern DRC Implementing Period: 01 January - 31 December 2013 Appeal INCOME Income USD INCOME - Received by Requesting Member via ACT Secretariat, Geneva United Church of Canada 10,078 INCOME - Cash received directly from donors Church of Sweden(SEK 800,000) 133,300 TOTAL INCOME 143,378 EXPENDITURE Appeal Type of No. of Unit Cost Budget 37

38 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Unit Units USD USD DIRECT COST (LIST EXPENDITURE BY SECTOR) Food security Kit agric. inputs (contents of kit: see below) Kit ,600 Eco-friendly pesticides cc ,700 Spraying equipment (1 per 8 families) item ,500. Equipment for agricultural staff and extensionists Kit Nutrition Training of 'Relais communautaires' Participant ,000 Transport fees for members of 'Relais communautaires Participant ,500. Other Sector Related Direct Costs Staff position (for both sectors) # of staff # of mths costs / mth 145,405 Agronomists (100%) ,000 IP IP + Field supervisors (100%) ,400 RM Nutrition extentionist (50%) ,800 IP Agricultural Supervisor and nutrition educator (50%) ,700 RM Facilitator of re-assessing, ident., organ.& training beneficiaries ,000 RM Monitoring visits (staff costs) ,800 RM Communication Set for visibility; Publication of results set ,500 RM TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING Transport (of relief materials, needs assessment, beneficiary selection, monitoring) # of units # of mths costs / mth 32,200 Truck rent (trips) ,800 RM Rental of vehicle for monitoring (days) ,800 IP Rental motorbike for logistician (days) RM 38

39 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Fuel (litres) ,160 Warehousing IP + RM Rent (months) RM Security (months) RM Handling Logistician ,100 RM Storekeeper RM Driver ,800. RM TOTAL TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING 24,100 Type of No. of Unit Cost CAPITAL ASSETS (over US$500) Unit Units USD Lap Top item RM Megaphones item RM Inverters item RM Antenne kit RM Projector item RM TOTAL CAPITAL ASSETS 3,530 TOTAL DIRECT COST 205,235 INDIRECT COSTS: PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION & SUPPORT (< 15% of total direct costs) Non-field based staff salaries # of units # of mths Costs / mth Coordinator (60%) 60% 12 1,100 7,920 RM Finance administrator (60%) 60% ,480 RM Office support staff 30% 30% RM Evaluation day ,250 RM Office Operations Office rent (month) ,000 RM 39

40 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Stationery (month) ,200 RM Utilities (month) ,200 RM Bank fees (lumpsum) 1,000 RM Communications Telephone mois RM Internet mois ,320 RM TOTAL INDIRECT COST: PERSONNEL, ADMIN. & SUPPORT 32,050 AUDIT, MONITORING & EVALUATION Audit of Appeal BOAD lumpsum 1 3,000 3,000. TOTAL AUDIT, MONITORING & EVALUATION 3,000 TOTAL EXPENDITURE exclusive International Coordination Fee 240,285 INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION FEE (ICF) - 3% 7,209 TOTAL EXPENDITURE inclusive International Coordination Fee 247,494 BALANCE REQUESTED (minus available income) 104,116 Notes CONTENTS OF FOOD SECURITY & LIVELIHOOD KIT unit quantity unit price costs Crop seeds Kg Vegetable seeds G Hoes Piece Rake Piece Watering can Piece Bag of 100 kg for agricultural inputs Piece TOTAL 53.30

41 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Budget- BOAD (Appeal Coordination and Communication) Requesting ACT member: Appeal Number: COD121 Appeal Title: Assistance to Internally Displaced People in Eastern DRC Implementing Period: 01 January - 31 December 2013 Appeal Income INCOME USD 0 TOTAL INCOME 0.00 EXPENDITURE Appeal Type of No. of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD Appeal Coordinator 20 % Month ,600 Communicator & translator, assistant Month ,000 to Appeal Coordinator 50 % Facilitator internal joint evaluation lumpsum 1 1,000 1,000 Internet and Telephone Airtime Meeting Transportation Fees month Monitoring and Evaluation Trip ,000 Office stationery month ,200 Fuel month ,200 TOTAL EXPENDITURE exclusive International Coordination Fee 14,860 INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION FEE (ICF) - 3% 446 TOTAL EXPENDITURE inclusive International Coordination Fee 15,306 BALANCE REQUESTED (minus available income) 15,306 41

42 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Appendix 3: Responsibilities of Appeal Coordinator 1- Ensure programmatic consistency of projects implemented by members as part of the Appeal in order to avoid duplication of activities. 2- Channel information between ACT Forum members and ACT Secretariat on issues of common interest such as advocacy related to the crisis. 3- Develop standardized management and relevant format on reporting, monitoring and evaluation to be used by all Requesting Members during the implementation of the Appeal. 4- Consolidate interim and final consolidated reports (at programme level log frame) to ACT Secretariat and keep DRC Forum members posted. 5- With input of all (non-)requesting Members, submit the final version of the Appeal and interim and final reports to ACT Secretariat. 6- To coordinate joint peer monitoring and evaluation sessions of projects carried out by (non-) Requesting Members ensuring that overall evaluation and self evaluation are properly done. 7- To monitor the outputs and financial reports of the Appeal project of Requesting Members. 8- To arrange and coordinate Appeal monitoring visits of supporting ACT member delegations. 9- Promote the visibility of ACT Alliance in the field and encourage members to assure that ACT Alliance visibility has been integrated in their response. 10- Ensure that Code of Conduct and Humanitarian Principles have been observed throughout the programme implementation. 11- Prompt members to issue joint accurate and reliable situation updates that reflect humanitarian response of members throughout the Appeal for external dissemination and back up advocacy work within ACT Alliance. Appendix 4 Responsibilities of Appeal Communication Coordinator 1- Compile monthly Sitreps on the humanitarian situation in the areas of response and achievements reported by individual (non-)requesting members. 2- Prepare human interest stories and collect pictures, films related to the crisis and the response 3- Circulate important information to members. 4- Translate and interpret documents from French into English and those in English into French for the benefit of ACT Alliance members and ACT Secretariat. 5- Contact relevant media in DRC in order to promote the visibility of ACT 42

43 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Appendix 5 Core resources available per requesting member for appeal implementation ACT member BOAD LWF Christian Aid FCA Existing core resources Personnel (6 BOAD staff members among them): 1 Coordinator, 1 Program Officer, 1 Financial Manager, 1 Cashier, 1 Logistician, 1 Agronomist. 2 Water engineers, 4 Animators (hygiene) Equipment: 4 desk tops, 2 lap tops Logistics: 2 cars Toyota 2.5T incl. 1 jeep 4x4 Off Road, 1 Motorcycle type Yamaha DT 125, 1 Office Desk, 2 Generators. Personnel: National Representative (10%), Finance Manager (12%), Country Program Coordinator (50%), Ac-count Goma (60%), Cashier Goma (50%), Account Clerk Goma (60%), Driver Goma (60%), Field Logistician (100%), Head of Food Security Sector (50%), Nutritionist head sector (50%), Human resource Officer Goma (18%), Part of admin/office cost-rent (50%), Part of admin/office cost-security (50%), Part of admin/office cost-utilities (50%), Part of office cots transport vehicle, Admin/Office cots support staff (100%), Part of office cots-communication (50%). Equipment: 16 VHF, 2 THURAYA, Logistics: pick up and motorcycles Personnel 4 : Regional Emergency Manager, Emergency-Resilience Programme Officer, Emergency Project officer and Finance Assistant 2 vehicles 2 Computers ; 4 Lap top ; 2 Printers Personnel 3 : Programme Manager, Accountant, Project Assistant 4 Jeep 4x4, 10 Motorbike, Bicycles 20, Codan base radio 1, Codan mobile 4, satellite telephone 3, VHF bases 22, Kit VHF 2, Desktop 10, Laptop 10, Photocopiers 2, Generators 2, Printers 2, Projectors

44 Full Appeal: Assistance to IDPs in Eastern DRC COD Appendix 6 Advocacy messages related to the current conflict ACT Alliance and members working in DRC and neighbouring countries are calling for: i. All warring parties and international stakeholders to focus their attention to respect human lives and to protect civilians who are not involved in the armed conflict in East DRC. Mechanisms need to be established and reinforced to improve protection of civilians, to monitor protection of civilians incidents and to work on early warning mechanisms; ii. All warring parties to allow humanitarian actors to provide assistance to the internally displaced and to respect the civilian character of IDP camps and sites; iii. International donors to increase their humanitarian funding to ensure an adequate and timely response to the growing humanitarian needs, especially in North Kivu (taking into account that the Humanitarian Action Plan was already underfunded); iv. DRC Government, the M23 and Regional Government to sign an immediate cease fire and restart peace talks, to prevent a further destabilization of this fragile region, which will have a detrimental impact on the security, political, economic and humanitarian situation; v. DRC Government, Regional Governments and International Community to promote and search for long-lasting solutions that address root causes of conflict and internal and regional elements of the conflict; vi. The DRC Government, the M23, Regional Government and the International Community to promote and allow for the participation of civil society organisations (truly representing the population) and FBO s to peace talks, and to search for a neutral mediator to work together with the ICGLR. 44

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