Program Overview AGA KHAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK. Presented to: World Food Programme (WFP) 29 February Grand Hyatt, Amman, Jordan

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1 Program Overview Presented to: World Food Programme (WFP) 29 February 2016 Grand Hyatt, Amman, Jordan AGA KHAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

2 Overview Objectives: Understanding of AKDN s program philosophy Identify areas of livelihoods programming which can be replicated and scaled up Agenda: 1. Overview of AKDN operations inside Syria 2. Programmatic ethos 3. In focus: 1. Food assistance 2. Livelihoods Programming 3. Employability and Employment Programming 4. Impacts 5. Future Programming 6. Takeaways

5 300, ,000 Resident and IDP Population, Villages Accessibility Economic situation (Agriculture & Civil Servants) Basic social services (Water, Health, Education) 5

6 Shifting from development program to a humanitarian crisis response Mobilizing resources to address urgent humanitarian needs Establishing infrastructure for aid distribution Pre present Pre-Crisis Initial Crisis Program Syria Crisis Response Program Conservation agriculture Community organizations (civil society) Public health promotion Early Childhood Development Scaling up humanitarian assistance Shift towards resilience-based development/early-recovery approaches Civil society

Understanding vulnerability in Salamieh Household Status Hosting, displaced, shelter Access to Health Services Household Composition Age, sex, marital status, employment, health status

7 Understanding vulnerability in Salamieh Household Status Hosting, displaced, shelter Access to Health Services Household Composition Age, sex, marital status, employment, health status Psychosocial Support Access to Water Access to Education Household Damage Food Security Financial Security Income Generation Activities Household Priorities Receipt of Aid 30,000 NFI Support Employability 7

8 AKF Syria Program Strategy: Matrix of Resilience Programming HUMANITARIAN DEVELOPMENT Food Aid Provision of Emergency Health Materials CERTs Expanding Community Health Safeguard Coping Capacity Cash Assistance Emergency Water Trucking Stockpiles of Emergency Health Supplies Psychosocial Support Agriculture Inputs Water Storage Training Health Workers ELCs Cash for Work School Transition Programs Accelerate Early Recovery & Build Economic Resilience Water Systems CEC Alternative Energy Agro Processing Value Chain Development Urban Enterprise Promotion Sustainability & Policy Interventions Comm. Org PTAs Basic Minimum Package of Health Services Incident Command System Producer Associations/Co-ops Health Counselling Centre Early Learning Curriculum School Improvement Programme Strengthen resource service delivery Access to Financial Services SECTOR LEGEND EDUCATION HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC RECOVERY CIVIL SOCIETY CRISIS RESPONSE 8

9 AKDN RESILIENCE-BASED STRATEGIC GOALS & PROGRAMMING MODALITIES INFRASTRUCTURE Reestablish access to quality public goods and services 50 Liters of water per person per day for the whole district. Currently, 4% of Salamieh District with adequate water 50% Expecting mothers accessing antenatal care Establish local capacity to pump, treat, and distribute clear water Improve integrated water management Support rehabilitation of community spaces Promote alternative means to meet household energy requirements (e.g. Solar PV) HEALTH Expand access and improve quality of health services 30mins Access to essential health services for every community. 100% Children 0-6 have access to ECD Expand reach of health system to ensure population has access to a basic package of health services Improve capacity and practice of health workers Increase health awareness and improve practice of the community Increase quality of Maternal, and Child Health related services Increase coverage of emergency trauma services EDUCATION Increase access to quality education services 50% Parents engaged in child s education Expand access to quality Early Childhood Development services and programs Improve parental involvement in child development Enhance capacity of teachers to create positive learning environments Expand community-based psychosocial support activities AKDN has established sector-based resilience targets which actively guide program activities. Various implementation modalities used to achieve targets span the humanitarian-development continuum. From distribution and emergency assistance to the creation of community based organizations, AKDN is able to effectively address shortterm needs while establishing sustainable local recovery capacity ECONOMIC RECOVERY Improve capacity to regenerate household income 100% Assets replaced of vulnerable farmers 100% Extremely vulnerable households with food assistance Improve recovery of staple economic sectors (e.g. agriculture) Support the creation of sustainable micro-enterprises and employment Increase access to financial services to promote household savings Improve employability of young women and men PLANNING & PREPARDNESS Establish community emergency response systems and capacity 100% Villages with one community organization Supporting coping capacity of vulnerable households with food and unconditional cash assistance Establish an Incident Command System (ICS) to coordinate effective response Establish blanket coverage of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) CIVIL SOCIETY STRENGTHENING Promote active community engagement and ownership Establish a network of community organizations which are able to develop and implement social development programming Develop and deliver capacity building program to strengthen community organizations Foster a culture of civic engagement

10 SNAPSHOT: AKDN ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE 10,000 MT Of food aid delivered directly to 27,000 vulnerable families $ 35,000 Instances of cash assistance provided to vulnerable household to address nonfood item needs 2,000 Children attending projectestablished Early Learning Centers 9 Early Learning Centers actively providing learning opportunities for children aged Health workers trained on priority health topics 1,550,000 L Of community managed water storage capacity installed throughout Salamieh District 2,500 Parents trained in early childhood development and helping children in crisis 75 Young women and men receiving training on market relevant skills and vocations 27 Health facilities supported with equipment and supplies to provide essential health services 50 Schools benefited from upgrades in water and sanitation infrastructure and facilities 4,000 Livestock producers supported with inputs and veterinary technical assistance $2.1M Generated in the local economy as a result of agriculture input production support provided to 6,000 farmers 2,165 Patients suffering from noncommunicable diseases and mental health provided with quality health services and treatments 4,000 Women provided with iron folic supplements, new-born kits, and post-partum supplies to safe guard pregnancies 200 Micro agro-processing businesses opened with technical and asset support 370 Temporary jobs created as a result of solid waste removal cash for work programming EDUCATION HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC LIVELIHOODS CRISIS RESPONSE

11 Islands of Stability : Building and Strengthening Civil Society AKDN understands civil society in the broadest sense of civic institutions working for the public good. A strong civil society enhances social cohesion and pluralism, advances meritocracy, ethics and standards of quality, acts as a bulwark against volatility in times of crisis and protects communities against state failure. Pre-crisis: Limited development of civil society The creation of local partnerships for program delivery has the long term objectives of cultivating local community-based organizations, maintain/cultivating social cohesion, and underwriting Islands of Stability AKF-Syria Local Salamieh Water Authority Hama Water Authority Community Water Resource Management Groups Salamieh Hospital Oversight Committee Primary Health Care Units Health Workers Hama Health Authority Community Health Advisory Community Emergency Response Teams Village Organizations Producer Groups Salamieh Chamber of Commerce Teacher Associations Parent Teacher Associations School Management Committees

12 FOOD SECURITY & LIVELIHOODS 12

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14 Food assistance Partnership with WFP since ,000 households supported, 10,000 food baskets monthly 8,500 children supported with Plumpy Doz Working through community organizations Household assessment and identification of vulnerability

15 Agro-economic impacts Social impacts Inputs for rain and irrigated crops procured and distributed Agriculture as a primary economic staple in the program area Displacement of families Importance of re-activating agriculture economies for resilience Barriers to production: Access and cost of essential inputs (over 90%) Access to farming lands Implementation modality: Targeting vulnerable households Distribution of seeds Sustainability: Achievement in Y0 higher than expected Decreasing number of individuals supported gradually as markets strengthen Destruction of assets Death of breadwinners Unaffordability of input costs Inaccessibility of grazing Losing livestock Disability of crop harvesting 5% 5% 4% Focusing on supporting local suppliers and markets Trees burning 7% Over 6,000 farmers reached to date Crops burning 9% 10% 13% 14% >90% 15

16 Impact of Agro-Inputs on Farmers USD 2.1 million INPUTS FARMERS HARVEST USD 40 Barley, wheat, vetch, seeds distributed directly or through local input suppliers USD farmers supported Cost of production borne by the farmer (tillage, labour, transport, storage, etc. ) USD 250 Sale to local markets, peer-topeer farmer sales, and storage Household expenditures patterns Debts 8% Other 14% NFI 39% Food Items 28% Education 3% Health 8% Restarting local value chains Aga Khan Foundation Syria, Data reflects the impact of input support provided in Oct-Dec Figures showing only barley seeds.

Inputs for livestock producers procured and distributed Feed support during lean and low grazing seasons Focus on controlling animal diseases vectors in partnership with AKDN Veterinary Service

17 Inputs for livestock producers procured and distributed Feed support during lean and low grazing seasons Focus on controlling animal diseases vectors in partnership with AKDN Veterinary Service Laboratory Targeting vulnerable households unable to afford required feed stocks Mitigating negative coping strategies Premature sale of productive assets to cope with impacts of lean and low grazing seasons Layered hen support to female-headed vulnerable households Over 4,000 farmers reached to date; 100 households reached with layered hens kits 17

Required agro-processing inputs and support services provided to bulgur, molasses, and olive

Targeting vulnerable households (focus on female-headed) Provision of equipment and trainings

capital) Enhancing power and agency Project to be scaled up in 2016 Case Study: Olive Fly Olive

18 Required agro-processing inputs and support services provided to bulgur, molasses, and olive processors Supporting the generation of household incomes through sale of agroprocessed goods Targeting vulnerable households (focus on female-headed) Provision of equipment and trainings Facilitating access to markets Women s economic empowerment Access to resources (assets and capital) Enhancing power and agency Project to be scaled up in 2016 Case Study: Olive Fly Olive Production in 2015 Progress to date 55 household producers supported (54F:1M) Olive fly disease mitigation initiative 18

Continuing Education Center Youth development challenge within the context of the

employment sectors for women Labour market transition support Setting realistic

vocations coming online Progress to date 75 young women and men received training

19 Continuing Education Center Youth development challenge within the context of the crisis Market relevant skills and misaligned labour markets Non-traditional employment sectors for women Labour market transition support Setting realistic expectations Targeting the most vulnerable, often rural households 2016 new vocations coming online Progress to date 75 young women and men received training in office management, English, household electrical wiring, and air conditioning repair. 19

20 Job Creation 2015: Solid Waste Management Project in partnership with UNDP 370 temporary jobs created Targeting highly vulnerable individuals (IDPs, economically insecure, etc ) Working through local community organizations (Salamieh Friends Association) Program-based Employment Creation Education 117 Early Learning Center Teachers and Educators Health 720 Health Workers Infrastructure Engineering 20

FORWARD: Community driven resilience-based development OBJECTIVES: 1. Mobilize and empower communities to undertake their own resilience initiatives. 2.

21 FORWARD: Community driven resilience-based development OBJECTIVES: 1. Mobilize and empower communities to undertake their own resilience initiatives. 2. Reduce the need for food aid, and increase food security by increasing family incomes. 3. Assist households to cope with the stress placed on basic production inputs and services. 4. Support early recovery by increasing and sustaining productivity of the farming systems. Highly Vulnerable Moderately Vulnerable Self-sufficient Tal al Tout, Barri, Agareb, Sa an, Zegreen, Taldara Community management groups Target: 3,936 households (approx. 19,680 individuals) Minimal Monthly Survival Income (approx. USD 160 per household) AKF Technical Assistance Menu of interventions Integrated Water Resource Management Drip irrigation, water efficient plants, conservation agriculture, intercropping, water harvesting Agro-Processing and Dairy Products Bulgar, Molasses, Dried Vehatables, Milk, Cheese Home and Kitchen Gardens Food assistance Extremely Vulnerable on a Monthly Basis Moderately Vulnerable food vouchers / bi-monthly Community Management Group # of households qualifying for food assistance to meet food security needs

22 FORWARD: Employability, Job Creation, Economic Livelihoods, Financial Security Realistic expectations Urban environment Focus on non-agriculture economic activities Continuing Education Center (Vocational Training) represents a good model to improve employability Scale up plans for 2016 by bringing online new market relevant vocations) Focus on labour market transitioning Pilot: Creating new energy markets (Solar PV) Urban enterprise creation Access to capital Understanding realistic, durable market opportunities Accepting risk Pushing the scope of First MicroFinance Institute Community-based Savings Groups

23 Expanding geographies of operation

24 Key takeaways Understanding context and drivers of vulnerability Household assessments and knowledge of the program area considered a key success factor Creating a conceptual and practical understanding of resilience improvements in M&E Investing in people and communities Strong recognition that investments in people (doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, etc.) and their assets as well as community organizations creates a strong foundation for sustainable programming, ensures social cohesion, and underwrites islands of stability Blended approach, multi-year planning Humanitarian development continuum is not linear, it must be done simultaneously and across multiple sectors Planning on 3-5 year cycles has enabled a longer term vision and more strategic investments Importance of food assistance while strengthening recovery capacity While important gains have been made in economic livelihoods, the durability of these gains are limited at this time. Food assistance continues to be a requirement while recovery capacity is strengthening. However, experience suggests that if timed correctly and with the right mix/amount, other interventions came be equally impactful on strengthening household resilience

25 Moving Forward Highlight of immediate priorities Continued support across humanitarian modalities Aggressively expand community organization development platform Expand to identified geographies with a mix of AKDN programming Deeper investments in agriculture sectors Deployment of urbanoriented enterprise support Scale-up vocational training and labour market transition

26 Thank you Contact Information: Riaz Nathu Programme Support Unit Coordinator, Aga Khan Foundation Syria

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