Funded by European Union Humanitarian Aid. The ECHO-funded Consortium for the uptake of collaborative, quality multi-purpose grants

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1 The ECHO-funded Consortium for the uptake of collaborative, quality multi-purpose grants

2 Project Overview Donor: ECHO s Enhanced Response Capacity Dates: May April 2018 Members: Save the Children UK (lead), Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP), Danish Refugee Council, Mercy Corps, OCHA Geographic focus: One chronic emergency response: Nigeria One rapid-onset emergency response in 2017

3 Background & Justification Humanitarian sector moving towards increased use of collaborative, multi-purpose Cash Recommendation in Agenda for Humanity and High-level Panels on Humanitarian Cash Transfers to increase the use of CTP in emergency responses based on the transformative potential of cash for the humanitarian system To operationalise the Operational Guidance and Toolkit for Multipurpose Cash Grants (2015)

4 Underlying Problems & Proposed Inconsistent & incomplete info collected Solutions One multi-sector needs and feasibility assessment One multi-sector response framework Cash and vouchers constitute approx. 6% of international humanitarian aid Multiple agencies deliver stand-alone CTP. Ad hoc coordination. MPG M&E reinvents the M&E wheel. M&E processes not done jointly. Poor / non-existent, monitoring of obstacles and timelines Increase % of MPGs for basic needs in targeted emergencies Coordinated system of CTP A shared M&E framework for MPG Systematic collection of challenges & lessons learned Evidence of cumulative effect of CTP over time

5 Objectives and Expected Results Note: the project will not implement MPG programmes, but will help designing one To promote the use of harmonised multi-purpose grants (MPG) and evaluate their effectiveness in meeting basic needs in emergencies

6 Pilot Contributions to the Project Bottom-up approach to tools development Immediate and iterative testing in appropriate contexts (one rapid, one chronic) Also through the engagement of nonconsortium partners Note: The project will not implement MPG programmes in the pilot countries, but will help designing such programmes in a harmonized manner

7 Complementary Tools Focus Sources of Information Methods / Tools Response Options Operational Feasibility & Risk of different modalities of aid delivery: acceptance markets and service functionality organization's capacities financial service delivery National and local authorities Market actors and service providers (supply side of markets) Organisations and their staff Financial service providers Tools developed through the DfID preparedness project Market system overview (under development by ACAPS); Consortium s multi-sector market assessment tool (SCUK); RAM; MAG, EMMA; LMA; etc. Organisational capacity tools developed through DfID preparedness project Consortium s FSP tool (Mercy Corps) Cash: how & how much (MPG; vouchers; conditional) In-kind: what and how much Services: what Needs of the affected populations, and the way they address them Affected populations / Consumers (demand side of markets) MIRA; Consortium s basic needs assessment tool (SCUK); Remote Cash Project tool (by NRC) Mixed modalities

8 The Nigeria Pilot Deployment of Nigeria Pilot Coordinator (CashCap) Core training modules M&E Kickoff Secondary data review; assessme nt of partner capacity and gov. acceptanc e Financial Service Provider Assessment Tool Basic Needs Assessment and Response Analysis Framework & Toolkit Feasibility and appropriateness assessment Multi-Sector Market Assessment HRP February March April May June July August September Accountable organisation All Mercy Corps CaLP OCHA DRC Save the Children

9 Questions?

10 Feasibility Assessment Lead agencies: OCHA: acceptance and safety OCHA: organisational capacity Save the Children: functioning of markets for basic needs (UNHCR / Consortium tools) Mercy Corps: financial service provider capacity (Consortium tool) Dates: March September 2017 Why needed: Lack of common understanding of cash feasibility - including risks and potential mitigation measures - hampers CTP scale up, including MPG. Joint understanding will support determining the most appropriate response modality in Borno State and feed into the 2018 HRP Activities: Review secondary data and conduct primary data collection (see assessment list above) as per programme cycle in MPG Guidance (2015) and criteria of DfID preparedness project

11 Payment Mechanisms Guidance Lead agency: Mercy Corps Dates: mid May end June 2017 Why it is needed: - There is currently no complete package on how to understand payment mechanisms options, the local regulatory environment, or assess provider capacity and service offerings - Several pieces of guidance and some assessment and evaluation tools exist but many are agency-specific - There is a need for synthesis on how to use various guidance materials, as some describe the mechanism, e.g. digital payments, and others address an issue, e.g. data management and protection - Additional checklists, tip sheets, scoring guides Activities: Development of guidance; Piloting of guidance; Feedback on guidance Output: Payment Mechanisms Guidance

12 Multi-Sector Market Assessment Lead agency: Save the Children & UNHCR Dates: beginning of July mid August Why it is needed: There is no multi-sector market assessment tool; expansion of the MPG guidance by UNHCR; already tested in 4 contexts Only on critical markets, as identified by Framework & Toolkit. Activities: joint piloting on UNHCR s new multi-sector market assessment tool Output: a multi-sector market assessment tool;

13 Basic Needs & Response Analysis Framework & Toolkit Lead agency: Save the Children Dates: beginning of May mid June Why it is needed: many assessment methodologies and tools, but No agreed-upon methodology for Clusters / Sectors to jointly assess, compare, analyse delivery modality options and select the best one(s) from people s needs and perspective No methodology to inform mixed-modalities emergency responses (mostly mono-modality instruments) Output: ability to design joint, multi-sectoral responses based on the needs and preferences of affected population; elements of feasibility in Nigeria context

14 Framework & Toolkit: Decisions Supported Which geographic areas and population groups The most severely hit by the emergency The most deprived and vulnerable as a result of the shock The composition of the basket of assistance (which needs to be addressed) by household composition by type of impact suffered by the household s situation in emergency What critical markets and systems of service provision? Which of the needs can be best addressed through which (mix of) assistance modality? If Cash transfers, what Cash modality? Main commodity markets Service systems (public and private) Labour markets House stocks Cash transfers In-kind Service provision A mix of the above Unconditional & unrestricted Cash (MPG) Conditional & unrestricted Cash Unconditional & restricted Cash (vouchers) Conditional & restricted Cash If Cash transfers, what amount? By household size By cost of basket

15 Framework & Toolkit: Timeline Stakeholders consultations to write TORs Set up of the Peer Review Group and collaboration platform (Samepage) Prep phase Phase 1 Deliverable 1: product specifications By mid Feb 2017 Deliverable 2: First draft of the Pilot Framework & Toolkit, refined in Nigeria By mid-may 2017 Phase 2 Phase 3 Deliverable 3: Pilot Framework & Toolkit rolled out in Nigeria By end of June/July 2017

16 Response Options Analysis Response option analysis workshop To review all elements of the feasibility & appropriateness assessment Deadlines Assessments: by end August Workshop: done in in time to feed into 2018 HRP

17 Monitoring & Evaluation Lead agency: DRC Dates: Planning and set-up: mid April June Data collection: mid July end August Analysis & learning: September October Why it is needed: M&E is an essential component of MPGs! More practically, to translate global M&E frameworks and resources into operational tools Activities: Adapting tools to pilot context and interagency MPG use, designing and carrying out primary data collection, collating data analysis (shared with OCHA and CaLP) Outputs: Data collection tools, SOPs, M&E report

18 Core Training Modules Lead agency: CaLP Dates: beginning: May end June Why it is needed: Build technical and operational competences for CTP Activities: Creating an enabling environment through capacity building: delivering min. 1 Core technical training and 1 Core operational training; Supporting use of the consortium tools Output: min. 2 5-day trainings delivered; up to 4 short modules developed on consortium tools

19 Questions?

20 Timeline for Nigeria pilot Deployment of Nigeria Pilot Coordinator (CashCap) Core training modules M&E Kickoff Secondary data review; assessme nt of partner capacity and gov. acceptanc e Financial Service Provider Assessment Tool Basic Needs Assessment and Response Analysis Framework & Toolkit Feasibility and appropriateness assessment Multi-Sector Market Assessment HRP February March April May June July August September Accountable organisation All Mercy Corps CaLP OCHA DRC Save the Children

21 Nigeria Pilot Coordinator Deployment approved by CashCap Duty station to be defined Not replacing CWG Coordinators, focused only on ERC Consortium scope of work Key responsibilities: Coordination of consortium partners in Nigeria Support for tools roll-out Advocacy Capacity building Learning and documentation Date: End April - Sept

22 Kick-off Mission Funded by Date Activity Location Outputs Sun 26 th Feb Arrival Airport, Abuja Mon 27 th Feb Meeting with SC CD and focal point(s) SC office, Abuja Clarity on pilot, recommendations to MPG Mon 27 th Feb Meeting with OCHA DCD and focal point(s) OCHA office, Abuja Consortium Mon 27 th Feb Meeting with the ICCG ICCG office, Abuja Clarity on pilot (including workplan, roles & responsibilities), recommendations to MPG Consortium Tues 28 th Feb Meeting with universities, IMPACT-REACH and survey companies in Nigeria. Offices / campuses of universities, IMPACT- REACH and survey companies Scoping of institutions who could support in the assessments. Tues 28 th Feb Meeting with ECHO point of contact in country ECHO office, Abuja Clarity on pilot, recommendations to MPG Consortium. Wed 1 st March Meeting with DfID point of contact in country DfID office, Abuja Wed 1 st March Meeting with Cash WG in Abuja OCHA, Abuja Thurs 2 nd March Meeting with Cash WG in Maiduguri (via Skype) OCHA, Abuja (using Skype link to talk to Maiduguri) Thurs 2 nd March Meeting with focal points in country SC office, Abuja Clarity on pilot (including workplan, roles & responsibilities), recommendations to MPG Consortium Clarity on pilot (including workplan, roles & responsibilities), recommendations to MPG Consortium Debrief on all the individual discussions and jointly start work out the exact timeline, roles and responsibilities for the various components. Fri 3 rd March Return flight Airport, Abuja

23 Key Contacts Hannah Hames. Consortium Coordinator. Skype: Hannah.Hames29 Francesca Battistin. Project Manager. Skype: Francesca_Battistin