AFGHANISTAN PROGRAMME PLAN Concern s programme areas in Afghanistan are in Takhar and Badakshan provinces.

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1 AFGHANISTAN PROGRAMME PLAN Introduction Concern s programme areas in Afghanistan are in Takhar and Badakshan provinces. Overall the number of direct beneficiaries of the country programme will be approximately 450,000. Increased initiatives to develop partnerships with civil society organizations through the Badakshan Development Forum (BDF) and Takhar Development Forum (TDF) and Alliance 2015 will be explored and developed. Efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and to mainstream HAP, will continue in An Accountability Framework and Commitments for Afghanistan was developed in 2011; implementation will continue throughout Concern Afghanistan s Country Strategic Plan ( ) will be aligned to the organisational strategic plan and will continue to provide direction on the geographical spread of operation and programme sector. 2. Programmes PROGRAMME 2.1. Food Income & Markets Food Security & Natural Resource Management PLAN FIM projects funded by the European Union, Irish Aid, WHH/BMZ and Oxfam are implemented in Takhar and Badakshan provinces. Three EU-funded projects (Social Water and Integrated Management Project; Sustainable Management for Improved Livelihoods and Environment Project; and Integrated Development Environment and Sustainability Project Phase II) are ongoing in Takhar The WHH/BMZ and OXFAM/SDC funded FIM project (AIM) is implemented in Badakshan. The overall aim of the FIM programme is to contribute to poverty alleviation through improved food security. The programme involves capacity building of local community groups and strengthening community structures, implementing natural resource management, agriculture, and disaster risk reduction initiatives. Income generation initiatives (especially those targeted to women) are also a key component of the programme. The FIM programme also includes a water management component. This involves the construction and rehabilitation of water systems and the capacity building of community development councils and water user groups to effectively manage and maintain their water systems. Objectives: o To promote community based natural resources management and agriculture through the establishment and capacity building of community based organisations and farmers cooperatives To increase food security and reduce vulnerability of poor marginal, smallholder farmers and landless, through economic advancement, increased livelihood options and capacity in DRR SOMALIA PROGRAMME PLAN 2012 UGANDA PROGRAMME PLAN 2012 KENYA PROGRAMME PLAN 2012 INDIA PROGRAMME PLAN 2012

2 PROGRAMME PLAN Introduction A year and a half after the 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti, 595,000 Haitians continue to live in 894 spontaneous settlements. Although camp populations have decreased significantly in recent months, and 94% of the remaining residents express the desire to leave the camps, many of Haiti s most vulnerable earthquake victims continue to reside in spontaneous settlements scattered mainly around Port-au-Prince. These camp residents, for the most part former-renters of now uninhabitable properties, are sans solution; lacking any alternative shelter solution should they be forced to leave the camp. In recent months, the vulnerability of these remaining individuals has been exacerbated as private landowners resort to forced evictions to remove internally displaced people from their land, while international development agencies, moving from away emergency response towards long-term recovery and development, reduce the provision of free services in camps. Growing urban populations remain most vulnerable to Haiti s ongoing cholera outbreak; 426, 785 cases of cholera have been seen and 6,169 deaths have been recorded since the start of the epidemic in October Given the new peak in the epidemic recorded in June 2011, government and development partners are becoming increasingly aware that cholera is now endemic in Haiti, and look to implement long-term preventive actions to control the spread of the disease. Meanwhile, existing problems of food and income insecurity, as well as the lack of access to basic services, remain. It is expected that more Haitians will slip below the poverty line in the coming months as poor seasonal rainfall earlier in the year will likely result in a below average harvest, while basic living costs continue to rise. The Country Strategic Plan was revised in May 2010, following the substantially changed environment and the rapid increase in programme size after the January 12 earthquake. As emergency response activities come to an end in 2011 and early 2012, Concern Haiti will be undertaking comprehensive contextual analysis and strategic planning processes to identify priorities and set objectives for the coming years. 2. Programmes Food, Income and Markets (FIM) 65,721 Beneficiaries The EU financed mango and avocado value chain project in rural Saut d Eau, ongoing since October 2010, will continue into This project aims to improve quality and increase production of mangoes and avocados by strengthening farmer cooperatives, constructing processing facilities and facilitating access to markets project outputs will include: 500 small-scale producers with increased capacity to cultivate and market their produce Increased support for and cooperation between small-scale mango and avocado producers through the creation and strengthening of three farmers associations 11,914 residents of Saut d Eau with increased access to market as a result of road rehabilitation activities.

3 The Urban Waste Management project, also implemented with the support of the EU, will continue into 2012; it targets the sustainable and environmentally compatible management of household waste in St. Martin, urban Port-au-Prince project outputs will ensure: The sustainable and environmentally friendly management of waste from 3,000 household in St Martin Increased capacity of local partners, KDSM and the mayor s office, to implement this project in the long-term. In 2012, Chimen Lavi Miyo (CLM), Pathway to a Better Life, will continue to support Saut d Eau s poorest households with a comprehensive package consisting of: asset transfer, training, living stipends, healthcare facilities, financial services, social support, awareness raising and confidence building needed to support the poorest families in overcoming the socio-economic elements of the poverty trap. In 2012: 400 new ultra-poor families will be recruited onto the CLM programme 700 families, recruited in 2012, will receive continued training and support to enable their graduation from the programme. An expanded return to neighborhoods project, based on the experiences of a 2011 pilot project, is likely to be implemented with the support of ECHO in the This holistic project (including shelter, education and livelihoods assistance) will support the sustainable return of remaining camp residents to communities in the Greater Port-au-Prince area, while contributing to the improvement of community environments through the implementation of small-scale public works projects, and economic rehabilitation of return communities. In 2012 project outputs will ensure: The sustainable return of 2,700 IDP families to communities in Greater Port-au-Prince Income support to 2,700 returning families through rental subsidies, education vouchers and cash transfers Income generating opportunities for 1,500 of Port-au-Prince s most vulnerable families through cash for work activities The improvement of return communities through the implementation of 20 small-scale public works projects and rubble removal activities. Protection activities will continue through the end of 2012 with a focus on phasing out and handing over activities to Haitian authorities and civil society organizations. Within the framework of the return to neighborhoods project, the protection programme will focus on strengthening existing community protection services through continued work with women s groups in IDP camps and communities, and training and support of Haitian civil society organizations. As protection issues remain of paramount importance in Haiti s humanitarian context, Concern Haiti will continue to conduct awareness raising activities and offer support to Haiti s most vulnerable residents, living in both camps and communities, in In 2012 the protection programme outputs will include: Support to 10,000 of Haiti s most vulnerable residents through community mobilization and awareness raising activities Strengthening of local capacity to respond to protection issues through the training and support of 302 women s groups and 125 members of Haitian civil society organizations Roll-out Concern s Protection Policy (P4) through training for staff, partners and beneficiaries Creation of formal Complaint and Response Mechanisms to benefit approximately 450 people.

4 Programmes implemented in Port-au-Prince and La Gonave will be complemented by a new, DIPECHO-supported, disaster risk reduction programme aimed at reducing the vulnerability and increasing the resilience of communities in Martissant, Port-au-Prince, and La Gonave. In 2012 this project will: Strengthen national and community disaster response structures and alert systems in three communities Offer training and support to 1,050 members of response committees/ brigades Increase the ability of 186,668 community members to prepare for and respond to disasters in their community Empower communities to reduce their vulnerability through the identification and implementation of 200 risk mitigation projects. The Peacebuilding programme will continue work to manage conflict and increase stability in the communities of St Martin and Martissant in 2012, with increased focus on developing national conflict resolution capacities. Given the central role of economic opportunities in peace and conflict in St Martin, Concern Haiti will also continue to encourage economic rehabilitation, and development, through its support to 3PSM (The Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in St Martin); Key 2012 programme outputs will include: 30 core facilitators and 600 members of local peace committees trained to effectively respond to community conflict 1,200 community members provided with community dialogue opportunities 30 Haitian local officials, 120 members National Police Service and 150 members of staff from local, national and international partner organizations trained in conflict management 200 public and private actors brought together under the umbrella of 3PSM to contribute to economic rehabilitation in St Martin. Disaster Risk Reduction, conflict resolution and protection programmes will all be mainstreamed in Health & Nutrition 109,994 Beneficiaries Emergency nutrition activities, including nutritional support activities in baby tents and supplementary feeding programmes, will be phased out in April However, ongoing support will be provided to the most vulnerable through Concern s support to the Nutrition Stabilization Centre and Outpatients Therapeutic Programme. With a project that includes community management of acute malnutrition, Concern will contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality of children under five and pregnant/lactating women attributed to acute malnutrition in earthquake affected zones of Port au Prince. Although the levels of malnutrition are relatively low by WHO and Sphere standards, when these percentages are translated into real numbers, an estimated 13,664 children under five years are suffering from acute malnutrition at any time of the year, and 1,900 children are estimated to be suffering from severe malnutrition. In 2012, Concern s health team will support the provision of outpatient care, supplementary feeding and intensive care in five stabilization units (as required), while continuing to implement malnutrition screening activities.

5 Activities aimed at increasing the capacity of health center staff to respond to nutritional needs will be scaled up in 2012, possibly including new intervention areas. Other health programme activities will concentrate on supporting Port-au-Prince health centers to manage early childhood illness and implement a comprehensive immunization programme. Additional activities will support antenatal and post natal care for mothers in the same health centers, while STI sensitization and treatment activities will ensure that young people have accurate information regarding their sexual reproductive health and receive treatment as required health/ nutrition outputs will include: 46,363 children screened for malnutrition 3,380 severely malnourished children and 3,595 children with moderate acute malnutrition treated (as required) through outpatient care, supplementary feeding and intensive care in five stabilization units Training of Ministry of Health staff in three health centres to improve the ability of health centre staff to respond to infant malnutrition 16,500 children under-five reached through immunization and awareness programmes focused on improving the management of early childhood illness Antenatal and post natal care services provided to approximately 5,800 mothers in urban Port-au-Prince STI sensitization campaigns and treatment services reaching 38,500 young people with information regarding their sexual reproductive health. WASH 80,000 Beneficiaries The provision of WASH services in camps was significantly scaled down in 2011, and this trend will continue in 2012, as Concern implements its camp exit strategy of decommissioning existing water and sanitation infrastructure and services in camps. Urban WASH programme activities in 2012 will encourage the return of IDPs to communities through the support of communities and schools in city neighbourhoods and/or transitional settlements in restoring more sustainable mechanisms of accessing especially water within a reasonable distance at affordable charges. WASH in schools will also be accorded priority in the Urban WASH programme, while hygiene promotion will be integrated in all water supply and sanitation interventions. Given the re-occurrence of cholera outbreaks in Haiti, cholera prevention activities will be mainstreamed in all WASH programme interventions in Concern has a long-standing programme on the island of La Gonave and in the Department of Saut d Eau in the Central Plateau that seeks to improve access to clean water, while simultaneously integrating the management of resources into the community itself. Following the earthquake, thousands of families fled Port-au-Prince for rural areas, among them La Gonâve and Saut d Eau, and consequently La Gonâve alone has absorbed substantial displaced populations, estimates range as high as 60,000 people, placing a tremendous burden on the island s already compromised water supply and sanitation. In La Gonave and Saut d Eau, the focus for 2012 will be the establishment of community water management structures for constructed water supplies (23 boreholes equipped with hand pumps and two spring- fed gravity piped schemes) in line with the new DINEPA guidelines for operating water tariff schemes. In La Gonave, alongside the continuation of drilling activities, there will be a need to

6 motorize and scale up some of the better yielding boreholes into small piped schemes to widen access. Latrine coverage in many of the rural areas where Concern is working rates are at a mere 10%-15%; hence the focus in these areas will be the roll-out of the household latrine scheme piloted during 2011, while transforming it into CLTS Community Led Total Sanitation. In 2012, urban WASH outputs will include: The decommissioning of existing temporary water and sanitation infrastructure in 12 IDP camps in Port au Prince Continue to support the water and sanitation needs of approximately 25,000 camps residents Provision of sustainable water supply to 25,000 people living in urban neighbourhoods Rural WASH outputs will include: The completion of 25 water supply systems to provide 31,550 people with access to clean water 20 community associations trained on the implementation of water tariff systems 25 community water management association formed Reach 30,000 people (6,000 HH) in rural areas with WASH interventions. Education 16,100 beneficiaries In 2011, the Saut d Eau education programme to support primary education came to an end; however ongoing support to education in Saut d Eau will be provided through the continued implementation of the school construction project. To ensure both improved access to and quality of education in Saut d Eau, school construction activities will be complimented by teacher training activities will also see the expansion of the education programme to La Gonave, offering pedagogical support to newly constructed schools in the form of teacher training and the distribution of scholastic materials. In Greater Port au Prince, the transitional learning programme offering educational opportunities to displaced children will refocus efforts on the identification of permanent school places for these children. This project will be comprise of the following components: the rehabilitation of earthquake damaged schools (including the provision of furniture), and teacher training. Education programme activities in 2012 will ensure: Improved access to education for 4,000 rural children through the completion of construction and rehabilitation works on 7 rural schools in Saut d Eau Access to education for 2,300 children displaced by Haiti s earthquake in temporary learning spaces Improved education quality through the training of 930 teachers working in both rural and urban schools Improved access to quality education for children in 10 schools on the island of La Gonave through the provision of pedagogical support. Staff Development Investment will have to be made in 2012 in staff development, in the coaching, mentoring and training of national staff into programme management and technical advice positions.

7 3. Monitoring and Evaluation Programme M T Review / Evaluation Internal / External Donor (if Applicable) Timeframe Education Review Internal N/A January 2012 WASH Review Internal N/A February 2012 Peacebuilding Evaluation Internal EU May/ June 2012 Health & Nutrition Evaluation Internal UNICEF August 2012 Livelihoods Return to Neighbourhoods (not confirmed) Evaluation External ECHO December 2012