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1 FINAL DRAFT FINALISED DOCUMENT AVAILABLE SOON STRATEGIC Response Plan January 2014 PERIOD: January 2014 December % 170 million: Total population (annual growth rate of 2.5% with 140 million recorded in census of 2006) 9.5 million: Estimated number of people affected by conflict and natural disaster 5.5% of total population 8.3 million People in need 4.8% of total population 8.3 million People ed for humanitarian assistance in this plan 4.8% of total population 7.2 million From sahelian states and northern ed for humanitarian assistance in this plan 4.2% of total population Key categories of people in need: 3.9 million undernourished people 4.2 million food insecure people (North eastern ) 194,859 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Source: UNCIEF, NEMA, UNCT assessment 75 million requested by UN and NGOs humanitarian actors Prepared by OCHA SUMMARY STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 1. Track and analyse risk and vulnerability, integrating findings into humanitarian and development programming. 2. Support vulnerable populations to better cope with shocks by responding earlier to warning signals, by reducing post-crisis recovery times and by building capacity of national actors. 3. Deliver coordinated and integrated life-saving assistance to people affected by emergencies. PRIORITY ACTIONS Improve access to protection and assistance to civilians in conflict areas, including for the internally displaced. Provide essential primary and secondary health services (preventive and curative) by addressing chronic diseases, reproductive health, infant and child health and treatment and prevention of acute malnutrition. Increase monitoring of early warning and early detection of possible outbreaks of communicable diseases. Initiate of an effective response for disease control. Intervene where necessary to promote livelihoods, rehabilitate damaged infrastructures and supportincome generating activities, to provide immediate economic relief to affected populations in rural and urban areas. PARAMETERS OF THE RESPONSE While the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) comprised a countrywide assessment of needs, the Strategic Response Plan (SRP) has prioritized response mainly in northern. The prioritization of response in this part of the country is due mainly to the prevalence of critical humanitarian challenges in the region as a result of lingering malnutrition affecting half a million children and the impact of armed confrontation between militant The boundaries and names shown and the designations used in this document do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the Humanitarian Country Team.

2 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN insurgent groups and the n army, which has left close to 6 million people food insecure. A total of 9.5 million people are currently affected by conflict and natural disaster in. Humanitarian partners have ed 8.3 million people for humanitarian assistance. Of the amount ed, 7.2 million are from the 8 sahelian states and an additional 3 states in northern which face similar humanitarian challenges to the sahelian states. An estimated 4.2 million people in three states in the north-east of the country declared by the Government to be under a state of emergency (SoE) will be ed for assistance, while 323,488 severe acute malnourished children under the age of five will be treated in eleven northern states 1. The Strategic Response Plan (SRP) has been developed through joint planning and consultation between the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA); nine humanitarian sectors co-led by Government line ministries and United Nations agencies; non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and six sub-national geopolitical zones representing s 36 states. Given the population and size of the country, data collection is a resource-demanding task. Continuous data collection has been prioritized by humanitarian actors across the country on an on-going basis. As new information emerges from these assessments data collection efforts the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) will be updated accordingly. However, information on food security and on planning for internally displaced persons (IDPs), has not been readily available; hence the immediate need to elicit relevant information in these sectors for effective planning and response. PRIORITY HUMANITARIAN NEEDS 1 Protection of civilians 2 Provision of life saving assistance 3 Improved humanitarian access Of the total population of 9.5 million, 8.3 million will be ed for response on the basis of figures received from the Government, the UN and NGOs. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) about 124,859 people displaced as a result of flooding following rains between June and August 2013 remained displaced at the end of According to the NEMA update of December 2013, the Local Government Areas (LGA) in a state of emergency which 4 5 Better preparedness Building resilience have been most affected by the insurgency are Metropolitan Full HNO: Maiduguri, Kaga, Goza, Bama, Dambua, Baga in Kukawa, Marte, Gubiyo, Abadam (Malam Fatori), Damsac, Mungunu, Ngalia and Konduga in Borno state; Damaturu, Yadin Buni, Gujuba, Potiskum, Fika, Gashua, Gaidam and Fune in Yobe state and Mubi, Ganye and Song in Adamawa state. An estimated 4,732,802 people count amongst the worst affected in SoE areas. According to the latest UN country team (UNCT) assessment of SoE states, 5,972,760 million people have been affected by the insurgency in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. This includes 27 LGAs in Borno state, 6 LGAs in Adamawa state (Mubi North, Yola North, Yola South, Girei, Numan, and Mayo Belwa) and 5 LGAs in Yobe state (Damaturu, Potiskum, Geidem, Fune, Gujba). According to OCHA monitoring reports, 70,000 people were displaced from Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Kogi and Plateau states as a result of intercommunal conflict. UNICEF has projected that 1,790,920 people are likely to be malnourished in 2014 in 11 northern states. This figure includes 539,147 children under five who are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) while 1,251,773 people are predicted to suffer from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in 11 states in ,823 of children under the age of five are expected to suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) are in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Epidemic-prone diseases such as measles, meningitis, cholera and Lassa fever occur as recurrent outbreaks. In 2013, a total of 53,023 confirmed measles cases and 2,771 deaths were reported in 753 LGAs in the 36 states and in the Federal Capital Territory; as many as 6,600 suspected cases of cholera with 229 deaths were 1 Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara 2

3 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN reported in 94 LGAs in 20 states; 1,195 suspected Lassa fever cases and 39 deaths were reported in 14 states (27 LGAs) and 871 suspected cerebrospinal meningitis cases with 47 deaths in 28 states over the same period. CONTENTS Summary... 1 Contents... 3 Strategy... 5 Strategic objectives and indicators... 8 Cluster plans COORDINATION EDUCATION FOOD SECURITY HEALTH NUTRITION SHELTER AND NON FOOD ITEMS PROTECTION WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE ANNEX: Financement Requis

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5 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN STRATEGY People in need and ed Since 2012, the UN, INGOs and the Government have carried out assessments in various locations in order to ascertain the extent of needs occasioned by disasters.. The joint UN and Government assessments highlighted the needs of over 2.1 million and 124,859 people affected by flooding in 2012 and 2013 respectively. The prioritization analysis conducted in 2013 for the (HNO helped the humanitarian community to further define its ing per sector. The sectors took into account capacity of partners and government-planned responses, which they plan to complement. The sectors are ing assistance as follows: coordination 8.3 million people, education 600,000 people, food security and agriculture 1 million people; health 1.8 million, nutrition 323,488, shelter 2.5 million, protection 500,000 and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) 2 million. Figure 1: Number of people in need Category Female Male TOTAL IDPs 194,859 Food Insecure (northern ) 2,008,030 2,818,620 4,189,650 Malnourished 3.900,920 TOTAL 8.375,429 Source: UNICEF, NEMA, OCHA Planning assumptions As stated in the HNO, insurgency in the north-east, inter-communal conflict in the north, malnutrition and food insecurity in the Sahel region, election violence, epidemics (cholera) and flooding, will all continue to threaten the lives and livelihoods of the population of in In developing the planning assumptions for 2014, the SRP critically analysed the likely scenarios that would play out based on the dynamics and complexities of the various humanitarian challenges that are being addressed. The aftermath of insurgency and the subsequent declaration of a state of emergency in the three northern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa in 2013 will likely continue to disrupt markets, impact household farming and livelihood activities and cause displacement in In addition, the 6-month extension of the state of emergency (November-May 2014) and the unabated killings and heightened insecurity, may continue to narrow the humanitarian space while food insecurity, which is currently projected at Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 3 2 from January to March 2014, will further deteriorate throughout the extension period. Also, poor households affected by this conflict may rely on sales of productive assets, such as livestock, farmland and farm tools in order to meet their basic food consumption needs. In addition, households that are still recovering from the impact of the floods in 2012 and those recovering from the disrupted harvest due to prolonged dryness in northern, central and north-western zones are likely to continue to meet basic food consumption needs with a tight margin. Long-term solutions are essential if displaced and other vulnerable people are to rebuild their lives. Although the Government at national and sub-national levels has continued to provide some support to reduce the extent of food insecurity among the most vulnerable, much more has to be done to improve ing through better 2 IPC refers to Integrated Food Security Phase Classification system 5

6 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN identification of vulnerable groups, more accurate estimates of the level and type of support needed and overall preparedness for emergencies. It is important to ensure that relevant programmes are put in place and sufficiently supported to reduce vulnerabilities and chronic malnutrition, through better response planning and programming, including institutionalizing safety-net programmes for the most vulnerable and the food insecure. Financial support will be key to speeding up implementation of programmes. Figure 2: Number of people ed Category Female Male TOTAL IDPs , ,859 Food Insecure 570, ,000 1.,000, ,000 34, ,000 Malnourished 184, , ,488 Health 1,026, , Protection 285, , ,000 WASH 1,140, ,000 2, Shelter and NFI 1,115, ,548 1, TOTAL 4,773,993 3,601,436 8,375,429 Source: HNO, December 2013 Strategy Strategic objectives have been designed on the basis of consultation at international, national and sub-national, government and non-government level, to address priority needs and ensure multi-sectoral response in line with each objective.the present objectives are aligned with priority categories set out by the Government and the humanitarian country team in. The SRP is designed to complement government programmes and meet the needs of disaster-affected people in the areas of livelihood recovery, food security and agriculture, sanitation, hygiene, health, and education. Protection issues will remain a key concern until the Government lifts the state of emergency declared in the north-eastern states. Following the 2012 flooding, the Government developed a comprehensive Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) aimed at ensuring recovery and rehabilitation. Though the PDNA has not been implemented, it presents a comprehensive picture of the damage and residual needs of the population affected by the floods. In developing the SRP, the Government and humanitarian community agreed to factor in the PDNA, to cover residual humanitarian needs and to support resilience and recovery. In addition, it was agreed that the SRP should be guided by the following criteria: 1. Each project can realistically be implemented by the organization concerned, with reasonable scale-up where necessary. 2. Projects the most vulnerable groups according to vulnerability criteria. This is to be achieved by each sector continuously collecting, analysing and applying sex- and age-disaggregated data.establish evidence based needs specific to the location and caseload of each project to be addressed. 3. Projects strengthen the resilience of people and systems to mitigate shocks in the longer term. 6

7 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN 4. Develop mechanisms which national and local government can continue using independently of international players. Scope of the strategy The 2014 plan seeks to meet the strategic needs of a population spanning six geo-political zones in : North-West, North-East, North-Central, South-South, South-East and South-West. This is predicated on the complexity and dynamics of a humanitarian crisis that cuts across different regions. However, the SRP will pay particular attention to the north considering the extent of humanitarian challenges identified from 2010 to 2013, which are likely to persist due mainly to the declaration of a state of emergency and the on-going malnutrition crisis. This SRP covers 24 months and clearly identifies areas where the Government and international partners can cooperate to achieve sustainable improvements in living conditions and livelihoods for the most vulnerable members of the population. Priorities within the scope of the strategy The projects in the SRP are designed around the five humanitarian priorities identified at regional level, that is, food insecurity, malnutrition, conflict, epidemics and natural disaster. In setting these strategic priorities and especially in selecting projects, the Government and the humanitarian country team agreed to the following: Project selection guidance 1 The appealing organization and its implementing partners should have the capacity to implement the project. 2 The appealing organization should be a member of the sector. 3 The project will align with the HNO and must meet the needs of the affected population. 4 The project should contribute to one or more sector strategic objectives. 5 The project should fall within the list of prioritized locations for the sectors or with justification accepted. The project should have a clear population, planned outputs, expected outcomes and 6 performance indictors. The project should identify and respond to the distinct needs of women, girls, boys and men, or justify 7 its focus on one group. 8 The project should not duplicate activities implemented by other organisations. 9 The project activities should be feasible within the 12 month timeframe of the plan. The project should be cost-effective in terms of the number of affected people assisted and the needs 10 to which the project responds. The generic project selection criteria above were provided for sector coordinators to use in addition to the sector specific criteria. The criteria reinforced the principle of working within ed locations addressing gender, environmental and accountability considerations. Cross-cutting and context-specific issues Gender Humanitarian actors in have committed to ensuring and promoting gender equality in the humanitarian response through the application of the Gender Marker, a tool designed to ensure that all segments of the population will benefit equally. This will be achieved through working with sectors and implementing partners on two aspects: first, to build capacity around the design of gender equality programming to ensure more equitable participation and an appropriate distribution of humanitarian assistance. Second, to ensure monitoring of project implementation takes into account gender equality considerations. Early Recovery Early recovery plans should be integrated into humanitarian work to ensure the dividends of humanitarian response are sustainable and interventions link to longer-term development processes and goals. Although life-saving support remains the first priority, early recovery approaches aim to restore services, livelihoods and governance capacity, which are conducive to an environment where the displaced have the opportunity to access essential services, have viable livelihoods, and live in safety and dignity. Early recovery approaches also seek to involve 7

8 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN local authorities and communities in the planning as much as possible. Early recovery-centred approaches are not new to ; the National Strategic Plan, the interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) all reflect a policy-driven emphasis on opportunity-based transitions from relief to development. Constraints and how the sectors will address them The main constraint to the execution of this emergency response plan especially in north-eastern is the insecurity due to the violent insurgency of Boko Haram, which has led to complete collapse of economic activities and displacement of thousands of households into neighbouring states and to refugees crossing borders to Niger, Cameroun and Chad. One upshot of the conflict has been a reduction in household food production in the region. Access to most of northern is constrained due to insecurity, making data collection for humanitarian planning a challenge. s will address the above constraints through regular assessment of the security situation in the north-east and will adjust their projects accordingly. The UN in particular will implement the recommendations from the programme criticality assessment conducted in 2012 as one of the measures to minimize risks in the highly insecure environment of. Periodic joint meetings will be held with the humanitarian country team to evaluate the security situation, and decisions will be taken as to security advisories so that humanitarian actors are able to deliver assistance and remain safe. Direct efforts will be geared towards strengthening institutional capacities of relevant Government line ministries and agencies in data collection and management. Close collaboration will also be developed between stakeholders to reduce vulnerability and build community resilience, especially in flood and drought prone areas. Regular vulnerability assessments and food and nutrition analyses will be envisaged, especially in the Sahelian regions of where drought is more frequent. Response monitoring The Government and humanitarian country team in will set up and manage a response monitoring framework. The monitoring framework will outline the process, timing, and responsibilities for the gathering and analysis of data on the collective humanitarian response; set forth scheduled intervals for reporting key findings; and provide evidence for decision-making and corrective action. The inter-sectoral coordination group will track and analyse outcome and output indicators and measure progress against the strategic objectives of the response. coordinators will aggregate project outputs and assess outcome indicators, and measure progress towards sector objectives while individual organizations will register their projects output results and feed them to the respective sectors. Analysis of monitoring information will feed into a number of reporting products, including the Humanitarian Bulletin, the Humanitarian Dashboard, and sector reports. The frequency of reporting will be quarterly for most indicators. In the first few months following the launch of the SRP, output-level reporting will be carried out on a monthly basis. The first report was released at the end of January Outcome-level monitoring will take place at mid-term review and at the end of the SRP cycle. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND INDICATORS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1: Track and analyse risk and vulnerability, integrating findings into humanitarian and development programming Indicator Baseline and s Explanation/Monitoring method 8

9 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN Indicator Baseline and s Explanation/Monitoring method Base End Early warning mechanisms established for food security, malnutrition, epidemics, displacement and disasters Food Security Nutrition Epidemics FEWSNET Nutrition survey (SMART) Number of priority risks (food security, malnutrition, epidemics, displacement and disasters) that have early warning mechanisms e.g. the Cadre Harmonise for food security Collected by the Food Sec, Nutrition, Health, Protection Clusters and OCHA and/or RCO Weekly CSM Update Existence of vulnerability data sets for all sectors and regions Vulnerability Mapping Number of sectors with vulnerability data sets (e.g. CH for food sec) Risk and vulnerability analysis integrated in country UNDAFs, Common Country Assessments (CCA) and SRPs and other key international planning instruments 45% 55% 80% 100% Percentage of international planning instruments existing in country which include a risk and vulnerability analysis Collected by OCHA and/or RCO through document review. National development plans and budgets vulnerablepopulation Yes Yes Yes Yes This is a yes/ no indicator Collected by OCHA and/or RCO through document review. Agricultural investments marginalised and vulnerable households (AGIR indicator) 10% 20% 40% 60% Percentage of agricultural investments ing marginalised and vulnerable households. This indicator is included in the AGIR framework. Collected by FAO and/or the Food Security Cluster by document review. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2: Support vulnerable populations to better cope with shocks by responding earlier to warning signals, by reducing post-crisis recovery times and by building capacity of national actors Indicator Baseline and s Explanation/Monitoring method 9

10 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN Indicator Baseline and s Explanation/Monitoring method Base End Improve coping capacity of affected households (measured by the coping strategies index (CSI) This index has been used in Niger by WFP. It measures the coping capacity and recovery period WFP at regional level is supportive of expanding its use to other Sahel countries. We would discuss with WFP in country. Increase recovery rates of affected households (measured by the Coping Strategies Same as above Development and implementation of national social protection policies and programmes (AGIR) Yes Yes Yes Yes This is Yes/No indicator Stabilisation or improvement of overall Cadre Harmonisé classification in livelihood zones over two seasons as a result of continued humanitarian assistance Percentage of Admin 2 zones that remain stable or improve in the CH classification over a two season period. Collected by Food Security Cluster using PREGEC seasonal assessments An Early Action trigger mechanism for Yes Yes Yes Yes This is a Yes/No indicator emergencies developed and operational Collected by OCHA and/or RCO STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3: Deliver coordinated and integrated life-saving assistance to people affected by emergencies Indicator Baseline and s Explanation/Monitoring method Base People affected by emergencies receiving life-saving assistance 70% 90% 100% 100% Percentage of people affected receiving life-saving assistance. Collected by OCHA with data from clusters. Percentage funding spread between 60% 70% 90% 100% Percentage reduction in funding 10

11 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN Indicator Baseline and s Explanation/Monitoring method clusters Number of people in Cadre Harmonise phase 3+4 (Food insecurity) differences between sectors Measured by calculating the % average of the funding differences among sectors in the appeal Collected by OCHA using FTS data Reduction of number of people Cadre Harmonise classification phase 3 (crisis) and phase 4 (urgency) Collected by Food Security Cluster using PREGEC assessments % of Children < 5 years with Severe Acute Malnutrition discharged recovered (Malnutrition) 78.8% 78.8% 78.8% 78.8% Collected by Nutrition cluster Crude mortality rate (CMR) trend (Epidemics/Health) Under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) trend (Epidemics/Health) 4.6/ / /1000 Negative trend of CMR Collected by Health cluster Negative trend of U5MR Collected by Health cluster Number of affected vulnerable people (children, women, men) having received a timely and functional WASH minimum package adapted to their vulnerability(ies) (WASH) 500,000 30% 50% 80% Increase in number of affected vulnerable people receiving the WASH minimum package Collected by WASH cluster 11

12 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN CLUSTER PLANS PEOPLE IN NEED 9.5 million PEOPLE TARGETED 8.3 million REQUIREMENTS (US$) 74.9 million Coordination 9,500,000 8,300,000 Coordination 4 Protection 500,000 9,400,000 Protection 2 Emergency Shelter 1,957,082 8,000,000 Emergency Shelter 1 Nutrition Food Security Health 323,488 4,200,000 1,800, ,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 4,200,000 3,900,000 in need ed Nutrition Food Security Health WASH WASH 2,000,000 4,600,000 Early recovery 2 Early Recovery People in need (in thousands) People ed (in thousands) Requirements (in millions of US$) Coordination Early Recovery ,580,361 Food Security 10, Health 9,167,347 Emergency Shelter 4,500,000 Nutrition 2,333,666 Protection 2, WASH 11,937,502 TOTAL 74,860,697 12

13 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN COORDINATION Lead agency: National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and OCHA Contact information: Choice Okoro, OCHA PEOPLE IN NEED 9.5 million PEOPLE TARGETED 8.3 million REQUIREMENTS (US$) 2.6 million # OF PARTNERS 105 Government and humanitarian partners have been increasingly aware of the need to strengthen their joint efforts in responding to emergencies in. The magnitude of the 2012 floods and the deteriorating situation in the north-east have highlighted the pressing need for more coordinated and more strategic planning among emergency management institutions (NEMA, SEMAs, Commission for Refugees and line ministries) and humanitarian partners. OCHA was instrumental in establishing the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) comprising UN operational agencies, INGOs and donors in The HCT was instrumental in mobilizing funds ($6.5 million) from CERF to complement the Government s response to the needs of 2.1 million people displaced in the 14 most affected states in 2012, and supported joint rapid assessments in north-eastern states. In addition, OCHA helped establish an inter-sectoral coordination mechanism which currently provides a platform for the development of the HNO and SRP. OCHA will continue to work with the relevant federal and state government agencies to strengthen national and sub-national coordination. OCHA s investment will include capacity building and training for data collection and management, through joint assessment and collaboration with various actors including NGOs and media. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1: Track and analyse risk and vulnerability, integrating findings into humanitarian and development programming. partner Mapping disaster prone areas North-West, North Central, South- East, South-South Number of disaster risk maps produced and shared All Support strategic coordination through the HCT Abuja and across Number of HCT /UNCT meetings/by quarter All

14 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN Support strategic coordination through the ISWG and sectors/clusters and participation of INGOS, NNGOs and government, where relevant North-East, North- West, North- Central, South- West, South- South, South-East North-East, North- West, North Central, South- West, South- South, South-East North East, North- West, North Central, South- West, South- South, South-East Number of ISWG meetings/month Number of IS strategic analysis communicated to HCT/UNCT Number of /Cluster meetings/month All 6 12 All 4 8 All North East, North- West, North Central, South- West, South- South, South-East Number of INGOs participating in ISWG/month All North East, North- West, North Central, South- West, South- South, South-East Number of functional coordination mechanisms at decentralized level All Build the capacity of national counterparts to increase the ability of national institutions to better prepare and respond to emergencies NEMA HQ and 6 Zonal Offices North East, North- West, North Central, Southwest, South-South, South-East North East, North- West, North Central, South- West, South- South, South-East Number of training sessions for national counterparts (national authorities and civil society) Mapping of Potential s with capacity for humanitarian response Trainings workshop on developing state level Contingency Plan for emergency preparedness and response in the selected states All 2 4 All All Conduct/facilitate coordinated multi-sectoral assessments with key partners Assessment conducted in North Eastern, 7 flood prone states and election conflict hotspots Number of coordinated multisectoral assessments with the participation of the government All

15 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN Multi-sectoral analysis of risks, vulnerabilities and opportunities to identify priority needs/gaps (SADD analysis) Create and regularly update country/regional baseline of harmonized information to facilitate joint analysis and better planning and monitoring Prioritisation tool (PT) regularly updated Number of risk analysis that include SADD Database regularly updated and accessible to key stakeholders All 1 2 All 2 4 Support the development and review of country/regional HNO and SRP Number of HNO and SRP developed and updated # of PT fully operational and regularly updated (quarterly) # of sectoral WG contributing to the elaboration of common strategy All 1 1 All 9 9 Develop humanitarian information products as appropriate to support the situational understanding, humanitarian assessment and evidence-based response Number ok key information products developed per reporting schedule (snapshots, dashboards, sitreps, bulletins, 3Ws, etc.) All EDUCATION Lead agency: name United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) Contact information: Judith Giwa Amu jgiwaamu@unicef.org, PEOPLE IN NEED 2 million PEOPLE TARGETED 600,000 REQUIREMENTS (US$) 6.5 million N0 OF PARTNERS 3 15

16 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN It is estimated that 600,000 n children have difficulty accessing education due to man made and natural disasters 3. With the incessant attacks on schools, students and parents, the schooling environment has become increasingly insecure and many schools in disaster affected areas are being used as shelters for displaced people. Across the twelve states affected by floods in 2012, 4,199 schools (3,205 primary schools and 994 secondary schools) were either partially or severely damaged (PDNA, 2012). This resulted in the disruption of schooling and in the displacement of students to neighbouring schools which established a double shift system to cope with overcrowding. The use of school buildings as temporary shelters resulted in the loss of teaching and learning hours, poor coverage of curriculum content and failure to achieve school goals and objectives. Parents who could previously afford the higher fees imposed by private schools enrolled their children in public schools while many children from poor families were forced to drop out of school during this critical period, thus exacerbating inequality between children. In addition, school facilities were generally overstretched, and some furniture was taken for firewood by IDPs. In many cases, the government has not been quick to restore the damaged structures so that children can return to school. For this and other reasons, it is suggested that provision for alternative shelter spaces should be made in preparedness and contingency plans. Recurrent attacks on schools, learners and teachers have been reported in SoE states. In cities in north eastern such as Maiduguri, many children can only attend school irregularly, while others have missed up to two years of schooling. The education sector, which has remained a frequent of attacks, has been particularly hard hit by the crisis. In Borno State, 77 schools and 533 classrooms offering basic education have been burned, 5 teachers have been killed and 9,546 desks have been destroyed. 25 teachers and three students have been killed in the public senior secondary and high schools, and a further 10 students and one teacher suffered the same fate in private schools. materials and buildings have also been vandalized in some schools by unknown gunmen. In Yobe, 21 schools have been burned down while others are in need of rehabilitation. For details, see Annex 2. Basic education has been the most affected aspect, and efforts to build back will take a long time. According to the survey supported by UNICEF in 2013, most communities reported that schools are not functioning. The escalating level of violence is threatening the education of hundreds of thousands of children as school attendance has plummeted in many areas affected by the conflict. Given the complex situation in these states, a more systematic approach is required to ensure delivery of education services is conflict sensitive and designed with explicit peace building interventions in mind in order to achieve better and more sustainable results for children. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1: Track and analyse risk and vulnerability, integrating findings into humanitarian and development programming Joint Humanitarian Priority #1 FLOOD Actively involve community in the North East, Northrisks and vulnerabilities analysis West, North Central, South-West, South- Number of consultations held that include CSACEFA, CELDA, intervention s the most affected/vulnerable children and adolescents and directs support to a percentage of all the affected 16

17 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN South, South-East teachers and students North East, North- West, North Central Community prioritized education activities CSACEFA, CELDA, Analyse the coordination mechanisms in the ed areas North-West Region Effective sector CSACEFA, coordination CELDA, mechanisms are in place 2 4 Effective intersector coordination CSACEFA, mechanisms are in CELDA, place 2 4 Identify schools located in areas at risk North East, North- West, North Central, South-West, South- South, South-East Number of schools inventoried CSACEFA, CELDA, 20,000 40,000 Joint Humanitarian Priority #3-Conflict Actively involve community in the risks and vulnerabilities analysis North East Region Number of consultations held Community prioritizes education activities Teachers and students are involved in conflict analysis CSACEFA, CELDA, CSACEFA, CELDA, CSACEFA, CELDA,

18 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN Evaluate the impact of conflict on boys and girls education North East Region Evaluation of learning achievements before, during and after food insecure period CSACEFA, CELDA, 1 2 Drop-out rates disaggregated by gender before, during and after food insecure period CSACEFA, CELDA, 1 2 Carry out risk and conflict analyses of the education system North East Region Number of communities covered by the analysis CSACEFA, CELDA, STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2: Support vulnerable populations to better cope with shocks by responding earlier to warning signals, by reducing post-crisis recovery times and by building capacity of national actors. Joint Humanitarian Priority #1 Floods partner Train teachers/other educational personnel in hygiene promotion North-Central Region Number of male/female teachers/other educational personnel trained CSACEFA, CELDA, Build capacities of MoE at national and local level in emergency preparedness and response South-West Region Number of MoE officials trained at district/local level Number of male/female MoE officials trained at national level CSACEFA, CELDA, CSACEFA, CELDA, CSACEFA, CELDA,

19 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN partner Support and build capacities of South-East Region local stakeholders (traditional leaders, PTAs, parents, etc.) involved in education No of parents in areas participating in parenting education activities CSACEFA, CELDA, No of school PTAs with agreed emergency plan and safety survey Number of traditional leaders in areas participating in group discussions on the role of girls education, DRR, psychological support CSACEFA, CELDA, CSACEFA, CELDA, Joint Humanitarian Priority # CONFLICTS partner Develop peace education and conflict prevention modules /support MoE to mainstream peace education and conflict prevention in the curriculum South-West, South- South, North Central, North-East Number of modules mainstreamed in the curriculum CSACEFA, CELDA, 2 2 Disseminate key messages on emergency life skills to children and youth in temporary learning spaces /schools South-West, South- South, North Central, North-East Number of emergency affected learning spaces/schools providing key messages CSACEFA, CELDA, CSACEFA, CELDA, Raise awareness on conflict resolution and social cohesion i.e. North Central, North- East Decrease in violent behaviour/incidents at school/learning space in CSACEFA, CELDA, 50% 80% 19

20 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN partner Targeting traditional leaders areas and members, CBO, FBO, School communities (Teachers and children) conduct Decrease in recorded 50% community and school level violations against CSACEFA, Dialogues and Engages using selected advocacy tools and South-West, schools/teachers/studentscelda, communication materials (with South-South, North- emphasis on social cohesion, Central, North-East peacebuilding and conflict Number of surveyed resolution) and channels that students/teachers 150 are culturally appropriate. At reporting that they feel CSACEFA, school level increase South-West, safe travelling to and from CELDA, knowledge base of learners South-South, North -school using developed modules and Central, North-East manual on peacebuilding and conflict resolution to build children as agents of behavioural change to their communities. 80% 250 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3: Deliver coordinated and integrated life-saving assistance to people affected by emergencies. Joint Humanitarian Priority #Flood Undertake rapid joint need assessments South-East North Central, North East Number of inter-cluster or from other clusters assessments that include education questions CSACEFA, CELDA, 3 4 Number of education joint assessments that include data desegregated by gender/age/disability Number of schools having conducted risk analyses CSACEFA, CELDA, CSACEFA, CELDA,

21 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN Conduct awareness campaigns in school on life skills/life-saving messages South-South, North Central, North East Number of boys/girls reached Number of teachers reached CSACEFA, CELDA, CSACEFA, CELDA, Distribute learning kits North Central North Number of learning Central kits distributed to the schools Number of children benefiting from the learning kit distribution (boys/girls) CSACEFA, CELDA, CSACEFA, CELDA, 20,000 40,000 40,000 80,000 21

22 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN FOOD SECURITY Lead Agency: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Contact information: Louise Setshwaelo PEOPLE IN NEED 4.2 million PEOPLE TARGETED 1 million REQUIREMENTS (US$) 10.6 million # OF PARTNERS 10 has suffered from multiple hazards in recent times, whether natural or man made. Many rural communities are vulnerable to floods, drought, plant pests and livestock diseases, as well as soil erosion. Violent insurgency in the north of the country has also resulted in social and political unrest, slowing down economic activity including agriculture in the north-east. This has increased the risk of food security in localized areas of Borno and Yobe states. Appropriate response measures are needed to reduce the impact of violence and unrest. Several food security and malnutrition assessments have been undertaken by UN and partner agencies in northern states in particular and in in general. According to UNCT assessments of the SoE states, 5,972,760 million persons are affected by the insurgency in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. This includes 27 LGAs in Borno state, 6 LGAs in Adamawa state (Mubi North, Yola North, Yola South, Girei, Numan, Mayo Belwa) and 5 LGAs in Yobe state (Damaturu, Potiskum, Geidem, Fune, Gujba). Around 1 million people will be ed for support out of the 4.2 million people assessed to be in need. Although the government at both national and sub-national levels has continued to provide some support to reduce the extent of food insecurity among the most vulnerable population, there is an apparent need for a combination of life-saving assistance and longer-term measures to protect and improve the livelihood of vulnerable groups and provide better estimates of support needed and overall preparedness measures to take for emergencies. There is also a need to ensure that relevant programmes are put in place and sufficiently supported to reduce vulnerabilities and chronic malnutrition, through better response planning and programming, including institutionalizing safety-net programmes for the most vulnerable and food insecure. Similarly, more financial support is required to speed up programme implementation. Adoption of the most appropriate transfer modality will be encouraged and a wide range of mutually supportive interventions will be promoted, involving national, NGO and UN actors to streamline capacity building at local, national and regional levels. 22

23 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN The immediate priorities for the food security sector aim to accelerate recovery from the trauma of the emergency period rebuild household food supply chains and reinstate production capacity. Meanwhile, immediate interventions are needed in the form of direct food supply and cash assistance to purchase food. Although federal and state governments, philanthropists and NGOs have been providing assistance, a lot more needs to be done to reach those affected. Some of the most vulnerable people are located in remote areas without access to markets. Immediate interventions that can be supported under this SRP include: UNCT to advocate with the Government to release more grain from the national reserve to compensate for the high food prices in the SoE states. Agencies, national and international NGOs could also be encouraged to implement projects that support household and community coping mechanisms. Immediate cash transfer programme to be implemented in affected states to buy food and essential household items such as cooking utensils and kerosene. Direct distribution of food items to households in the most affected communities. National and state based NGOs with capacity and expertise to be mobilized as partners to reach remote areas and most vulnerable households. These interventions would improve household food security in the short term and would keep famine and crisis at arm s length. For the intermediate and medium term, household capacity to build resilience will be supported. To this end, affected farmers will be provided with seeds, fertilizer and tools making it possible for them to return and cultivate their farmlands. To address Medium Acute Malnutrition (MAM), food-based interventions will be promoted to improve household diet quality, and to overcome and prevent malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies especially in children. To build resilience to climate and sustainable food security systems, conservation agriculture techniques and use of high yielding drought resistant crop varieties will be introduced to farming communities. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1: Track and analyse risk and vulnerability, integrating findings into humanitarian and development programming Joint Humanitarian Priority #1Food Insecurity partner Identifying risk areas and vulnerable populations through joint analysis of Food Security, Nutrition, and Markets Strengthening food security coordination at regional / national and inter sectoral level Strengthening national Early Warning Systems through create public awareness at national and sub-national levels on rationale, concepts, protocols/ methodologies and use of food security vulnerability assessments and analysis. North-West and North East States, Flood plain areas Abia State, Benue State, Kogi State, North-West and North East States, North-West and North East States, Flood plain areas Abia State, Benue State, Kogi State, number of joint analytical work leading to the identification of risk area number of inter sectoral sector meetings No of State and Federal level staff trained and able to predict and mitigate future crises. FSWG 2 4 FSWG 2 4 FEWSNET

24 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN partner Training and development of skills of national and state level experts on the use of IPC as a tool for food security vulnerability analysis and reporting. Support selected states to carryout vulnerability assessments, analysis and reporting for 3 years; Support communication and application/use of information for decision making by State and Federal government as well as development and humanitarian partners. North-West and North East States, Flood plain areas Abia State, Benue State, Kogi State, North-West and North East States, Flood plain areas Abia State, Benue State, Kogi State, North-West and North East States, Flood plain areas Abia State, Benue State, Kogi State, Joint Humanitarian Priority #3 Conflict States and Federal level staff trained and able to use IPC as a tool for food security vulnerability analysis Support selected states to carryout vulnerability assessments, analysis and reporting for 3 years; Reports used by States and Federal Government to inform policy and programs responses on food security and nutrition All FSWG 5 10 FSWG 2 4 Activity Locations Output Indicator Analysis of the response capacity of different actors to address food insecurity in conflict affected areas Knowledge management and capitalization of good practices to ensure food security for people affected by a conflict North East States North East States number of analyses made number of actions of capitalization of good food security practices in areas affected by a conflict Cluster/ All 2 4 All 1 2 Joint Humanitarian Priority #3 Disasters (Floods, droughts ) partner 24

25 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN partner Analysis of the response capacity North-West and North of different actors to address food East States, insecurity in case of disaster Flood plain areas Abia State, Benue State, Kogi State, number of analyses FSWG 1 2 made Communicate/share with partners North-West and North number of analyses All 3 6 at regional, national and local levels, analysis and early warnings on food security following a natural disaster East States, Flood plain areas Abia State, Benue State, Kogi State, shared Knowledge management and North-West and capitalization of good practices North East States, to ensure food security of Flood plain areas populations facing natural Abia State, Benue disasters State, Kogi State, number of actions All 1 2 of capitalization of good food security practices coping with natural disasters STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2: Support vulnerable populations to better cope with shocks by responding earlier to warning signals, by reducing post-crisis recovery times and by building capacity of national actors Joint Humanitarian Priority #1 Food Insecurity Introduce climate-smart agriculture concepts and technologies in selected states in the north Promote Conservation Agriculture (CA) techniques to farming systems in the northern states to build resilience and adaptation to drought and climate change. Timely sharing analysis and early warnings containing recommended preventive measures (awareness) at local, North-West and North Farmers in the East States, North East and Flood plain areas North-West region Abia State, Benue adopting State, Kogi State adaptation measures to reduce the impact of droughts and climate change. North-West and North East States, Flood plain areas Abia State, Benue State, Kogi State Farmers in the Sahel region adopting adaptation measures to reduce the impact of droughts and climate change. North-West and North number of timely East States, issued alerts Flood plain areas Abia State, Benue All 1 1 All All

26 STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLAN national and regional levels for State, Kogi State all sectors Pre-positioning of emergency food stocks at local, national and regional levels Protect and rehabilitate / strengthen livelihoods of P and VP households through the distribution of agricultural inputs where North-West and North number of storage East States, sites identified, Flood plain areas brought up to Abia State, Benue standards and State, Kogi State secured North-West and North East States, Flood plain areas Abia State, Benue State, Kogi State number of households assisted in the main season All 6 6 All number of households assisted in irrigated crops All Joint Humanitarian Priority #2 Malnutrition Build capacity of local government institutions on programming for food and nutrition security. Joint food security/nutrition training to promote good nutritional practices using appropriate training materials Promotion of high nutritional value vegetable varieties production North-West and North Number of local East States, government institutions practicing programming for food and nutrition security North-West and North number of people East States, trained North-West and North East States, number of household beneficiaries All FSWG, Federal and State ministry of Health All Joint Humanitarian Priority #5 Disasters (Floods, drought) Development of contingency plans for natural disasters to ensure food security at North-West and North East States, Flood plain areas Abia State, Benue number of contingency plans made All