The total 2011 budget is CHF 5,717,869 <Click here to go directly to the budget summary of the plan>

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1 East Africa Region Executive summary The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) s Africa Zone (Zone) covers 48 countries in sub-saharan Africa and is divided into six functional/geographical regions namely the Indian Ocean Islands (Mauritius), West Coast (Abuja), Sahel (Dakar), Central Africa (Yaoundé), East Africa (Nairobi), and Southern Africa (Johannesburg). The East Africa Regional Representation based in Nairobi works with and coordinates programming in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi Red Cross Societies. The East Africa Regional Representation acts as one of the two operational support hubs with provision for technical programme support upon National Societies (NS) request, as well as zone-level roles in key support services (including finance, logistics, information technology/telecommunication and human resources) and humanitarian diplomacy (including communications, resource mobilisation, and performance and accountability). The five East Africa community member countries share borders and a turbulent past characterized by internal conflicts, population movements, devastating droughts and floods as well as a myriad of public health emergencies such as cholera, meningitis and hepatitis. It is predictable that in 2011, the East Africa Region will experience recurrent humanitarian challenges (including droughts, floods, population movements and public health emergencies). The programme support to the NS will be designed to address the needs of the most vulnerable and reduce the impact of these humanitarian challenges on the already vulnerable communities. The IFRC East Africa Regional Representation through this plan will assist the NS with mobilising resources and international support to respond to humanitarian challenges faced by millions of people in East Africa. The 17th session of the General Assembly of the IFRC, held in November 2009 in Kenya, adopted Strategy 2020, which is built upon new strategic thinking and designed to better prepare Red Cross and Red Crescent NS to effectively address the humanitarian challenges of the coming decade. The IFRC regional representation priorities are hence guided by the strategic aims of Strategy 2020 to support the development and work of National Societies (NS), whilst supporting the NS obligation as outlined in the 7 th Pan African Johannesburg Commitments and the African Red Cross and Red Crescent Health Initiative (ARCHI) The regional disaster management programmes will focus on strengthening capacities of the NS in disaster preparedness aimed at empowering communities to becoming more prepared and resilient to disaster. The key actions include capacity building for disaster prone areas in risk identification through risk awareness creation, strengthening institutional capacities in disaster preparedness and response through well equipped and skilled disaster response teams and prepositioned stocks or relief items, improving the ability of vulnerable communities to predict and mitigate effects of disasters through effective and efficient response, developing and integrating appropriate food security interventions in disaster management programmes, as well as environment management interventions for vulnerable communities.

2 In addition, the East Africa Regional Representation will provide support to NS health and care programmes, with emphasis on strengthening capacities of vulnerable communities to respond to public health emergencies, contribute to reduction of the vulnerability and impact of HIV and AIDS, improving access to reproductive health care services, promoting voluntary non-remunerated blood donation and create awareness on immunization. The programme will also focus on increasing access to safe water and sanitation services in target communities, contribute towards reduction of malaria prevalence rates through community mobilization, sensitization and surveillance targeting children under five years and pregnant women. The NS community-based First Aid training aims to empower communities and individuals to respond efficiently and effectively to health emergencies. A new approach to NS development has been created and will be deployed through the regional and country representations, which have closer relationships with the membership. The approach entails integration into the NS structure with streamlined reporting lines, thereby increasing IFRC responsiveness to the NS needs and priorities. Priority areas for NS development include: strengthening capacity in programming; governance and leadership development; accountability and programme management; resource mobilisation; encouraging cooperation; strategic partnerships; operational alliances and knowledge sharing. In the East Africa Region, the NS development programme will be geared towards strengthening local community, volunteer and youth capacities to address the most urgent situations of vulnerability. This will be achieved through deliberate effort to strengthen institutional structures and support systems at regional and branch levels, enhanced volunteer management to ensure sustainability and volunteer retention and strengthening governance and management leadership capacities at levels. The NS are also seeking to strengthen their capacities to effectively and efficiently deliver quality services to the most vulnerable persons in their respective countries of operation, improve their planning techniques, monitoring and evaluation as well as actively promote respect for diversity and human dignity, while reducing intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion in their programming. The principles and values programmes will seek to improve the understanding and application of the Movement s fundamental principles and values among the NS staff members and programme beneficiaries and ensure gender mainstreaming in all programmes. Core activities include strengthening NS in communication, advocacy and resource mobilization. Through the support of the Swedish Red Cross, the five East Africa Region countries will be implementing a bilateral regional programme The Lake Victoria Programme - and for which the East Africa Regional Representation office is charged with the coordination role. The NS implement the programme activities through their branches around the Lake Victoria, whilst the IFRC continues to play a lead role in coordinating this working relationship. All programme implementation in the East Africa Region will be the responsibility of respective National Societies and the East Africa Region will play a coordination and liaison role to ensure that the NS are optimally performing and hence accountable to the vulnerable persons they serve as well as to their implementing partners. Furthermore, the East Africa Region will consolidate and facilitate provision of the needed support to NS through close collaboration and liaising with technical departments in the Region as well as in the Africa Zone office The total 2011 budget is CHF 5,717,869 <Click here to go directly to the budget summary of the plan> 2

3 Context Despite a history of rather devastating natural and man-made disasters, most countries in the region have not established effective mechanisms to manage disasters either at the national or sub-regional level. Ineffective disaster management systems, poor funding and lack of relevant data for planning risk-reduction activities have taken their toll on the region; these disasters in turn have affected the ability of countries to develop wealth for their people despite high economic growth. They cause significant property destruction and loss of lives, and disrupt social relations. In principle, creeping disasters should be preventable and easier to contain. In practice, however, that has not been the experience in the region. The countries in the Region continue to face various health challenges with cases of cholera, meningitis and hepatitis on the increase. HIV and AIDS have taken its toll on the majority of the population in these countries. According to the Human Development Report (UNDP 1, 2009), most countries in the East Africa Region are ranked as having medium and low human development indices. Countries, which have medium human development indices include: Kenya (0.521), and Uganda (0.505). Countries in the Region with low human development indices include: Tanzania (0.467), Rwanda (0.452) and Burundi (0.413). Human Development Indicators Kenya Uganda Tanzania Burundi Rwanda Population (millions) ,234 Persons living with HIV, adults (%) Orphans due to HIV and AIDS 1,100,000 1,200, , Access to affordable essential drugs (%) Malaria cases (per 100,000) , Population with access to improved sanitation (%) TB cases (per 100,000) Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) HDI value Life expectancy at birth (years) Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older) Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio (%) GDP per capita (PPP US$) 1,240 1, ,206 Human Poverty Index (HPI-1) Probability of not surviving past age 40(%) People without access to an improved water source (%) Children underweight for age(% ages 0-5) GDI as % of HDI 99.90% 99.20% 99.40% 99.10% 99.60% 1 United Nations Development Programme, Human development Report (2008) 3

4 Priorities and current work with partners The East Africa Regional Representation s priorities are aligned with Strategy 2020 and are responsive to the humanitarian challenges in the region. In an effort to build and strengthen the DM capacity of the NS, the IFRC regional DM unit will continue promoting and building partnerships inside and outside the Movement in support of the NS community-based risk reduction programmes, disaster preparedness planning and disaster response. Joint planning initiatives will be encouraged between African National Societies Partner National Societies (PNS), country representations and where possible, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Regional meetings will form the basis for information sharing and networking. The existing Red Cross- Network (RC-NET) on DM and the food security working group (FSWG) will be reviewed and strengthened as a vehicle for networking and information sharing within the Movement. The DM unit will strengthen its networking initiatives with inter-agency working groups (IAWGs) (IAWG on DM, food security and nutrition), International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), FAO and WFP for the benefit of NS within the region. The health and care priorities are clearly defined within the global health and care strategy, under the six strategic directions; capacity building, social mobilization, partnerships, health in emergencies, advocacy and community empowerment. NS needs will be supported in a tailormade approach to meet specific needs. Given the emerging public health emergencies, particular attention will be given to building geographic and sector specific stocks to meet needs. Strategic relief items stocks in public health and water and sanitation (WatSan) at regional and national levels have proved an essential tool for rapid response. Existing partnerships will be strengthened, with new ones being developed mainly with PLHIV associations, the World Health Organization (WHO), East Africa Roll Back Malaria Net Work (EARN). Existing regional fora, such as the Regional Health Emergency Group (RHEG), Water and Environmental Sanitation Coordination (WESCORD), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) cluster will be part of the forums the unit will continuously engage in to enhance regional information sharing mechanism. For the effective delivery of membership services, close collaboration and dialogue will be maintained with the respective NS, on one hand and with ICRC and PNS. This partnership will be supported by humanitarian diplomacy and should essentially include entities outside the movement. Networks and cross-border initiatives such as the RC-NET, and the Lake Victoria programme will provide the much needed opportunity for knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer support amongst members. In addition, these networks will be utilized in dissemination of strategic issues, and in dialoguing with NS leadership. In addition to partnership development, support to NS will be underpinned by three strategic considerations, namely: (a) an up-to-date analysis of the unique situations, competencies and challenges of each NS that would inform future programming and interaction, (b) advocacy for service delivery (as opposed to the project approach) in delivering sustainable development, and (c) the deliberate promotion of innovation, best practices and the culture of a learning organisation. The communications unit will strengthen working relationship with the Foreign Correspondents Association (FCA) of Eastern Africa to help profile both the National Societies and the International Federation as an important humanitarian partner in the region. As a regional operational support, the regional office will provide technical support to a total of 14 countries, providing technical programme support upon National Societies (NS) request, as well as zone-level roles in key support services (including finance, logistics, information technology/telecommunication and human resources) and humanitarian diplomacy (including communications, resource mobilisation, and performance and accountability). 4

5 Secretariat programmes in 2011 Disaster Management a) The purpose and components of the programme Programme purpose 2 Save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen recovery form disaster and crises The Disaster Management programme support budget is CHF 1,951,097. Programme component 1 Organizational Preparedness The region and NS have adequate institutional capacity and preparedness to respond effectively to disasters. Programme component 2: Disaster management planning NS have DM policies, strategies and plans relevant to their country context which guide longer term programming and emergency response. Programme component 3: Community preparedness Improved resilience of individuals and communities to mitigate disaster risks Programme component 4: Disaster response and recovery Effective and timely response and recovery to the effects of disasters/emergencies Health and Care a) The purpose and components of the programme Programme purpose Enable healthy and safe living The Health and Care programme support budget is CHF 1,650,270. Programme component 1: HIV and AIDS Vulnerability to HIV and AIDS and its impact reduced through preventing further infection, Outcome expanding care, treatment and support, and reducing stigma and discrimination Programme component 2: Water and Sanitation Outcome Strengthened WatSan programming at NS level. Programme component 3: Public Health Outcome Strengthened community and emergency health response capacities at NS level. Programme component 4: Community Based Health First Aid in Action (CBHFA) Outcome Strengthened community health programming at NS level. Programme component 5: Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Outcome Strengthened maternal newborn and child health programming at NS level. Programme component 6: Voluntary Non-remunerated blood donation (VNRBD) NS will have the capacity to assist Ministry of Health (MoH) at the education (or predisposing) Outcome level by utilizing their volunteers in community awareness programmes and being involved with MoH with episodic campaigns to attract voluntary blood donors. Programme component 7 Human pandemic preparedness Human morbidity and mortality, massive social disruption and related suffering caused by a Outcome pandemic minimized. 2 In this plan, purpose is defined as the publicly stated objectives of the development programme or project. Source: OECD-DAC glossary. 5

6 The regional health and care unit will take a capacity building approach through sector based training, mentoring or coaching to ensure improved practical skills among the NS staff members and volunteers b) Potential risks and challenges The East Africa Region continues to experience natural and manmade disasters, which take precedence to long-term development activities, especially disasters that precipitate large population movements or diseases outbreaks of pandemic nature. The potential challenges include: inadequate communication, limited resources to respond to public health issues, sustainability of long-term funding and accountability. The IFRC Regional Representation is formulating strategies on how effectively to provide technical support to the NS on health and care programmes and resource mobilisation. Low funding levels in the first quarter and overall poor funding to the plan within the year means achievements of major targets might not be realised in full. This warrants constant review and prioritization of planned activities. National Society Development a) The purpose and components of the programme Programme purpose Increase local community, civil society and Red Cross Red Crescent capacity to address the most urgent situations of vulnerability. The National Society Development programme support budget is CHF 1,199,272. Programme component 1: Support to National Societies institutional development processes NS are supported towards becoming strong and sustainable organisations that provide services to vulnerable communities. Increased access to skills and resources for institutional development and change Outcome 2 management. The membership has functional structures and capacity for optimal organisational Outcome 3 performance and accountability, including the wide sharing and operationalization of the Johannesburg Commitments. Increased regional level human, financial and material resource for coordinated technical Outcome 4 support to the membership. Programme component 2: Leadership and Management Development Governance and management of the NS are strengthened for effective leadership and service delivery. Outcome 2 All statutory and coordination bodies meetings are carried according to the constitutions and the terms of reference. Programme component 3: Volunteering Development Volunteering development is effectively coordinated in the five implementing NS. Programme component 4: Youth Development All five NS have vibrant Red Cross youth that play meaningful role is services delivery to the vulnerable people. Programme component 5: Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Integrated PMER systems and structures in place within NS for more effective and efficient management of programmes. Outcome 2 Enhanced NS and East Africa Region units skills and capacity to deliver quality programmes. Improved understanding of key programming elements in the core Federation programmes Outcome 3 by National Societies and Federation staff. Increased compliance to Federation and donor reporting requirements/standards among NS Outcome 4 and the Federation Secretariat staff. 6

7 Programme component 6: Resource Development Increased capacity of the 14 NS covered by the regional hub to mobilize and generate resources both domestically and internationally to ensure reduced external donor dependency. Increased (major) sources of funding for annual plans and emergency appeals for the Outcome 2 Eastern Africa Region. Knowledge-sharing (internally and externally) and data management tools, systems and procedures in resource mobilisation in place and functional. Strengthened coordination and network between the East Africa Region, NS and other Outcome 2 stakeholders for effective regional and domestic resource mobilization. b) Potential risks and challenges The incessant change in NS leadership and management positions is likely to delay the realisation of investment returns in human resources development, and in the sustainable utilisation of installed systems and processes. Perhaps the greatest risk to NS development arises from the potential erosion of the spirit of volunteerism posed by a proliferation of non-government actors who pay for what would be voluntary services This underscores the need for continuous support to volunteer development. Although the number of overdue reports had reduced significantly, a lot of work needs to be done in terms of ensuring timeliness and quality of reports from the NS. There will be specific focus on enhanced quality assurance in reporting and improved measurements of impact and outcomes. Another potential risk arises from the global economic situation that could affect income from traditional partners as well as from governments in The resource mobilization will be supported by Africa Zone on developing a resource mobilization strategy to support NS in developing resource mobilisation strategies in line with their auxiliary status that will generate sustainable resources. Principles and Humanitarian Values The Principles and Values programme budget is CHF 372,925. a) The purpose and components of the programme Programme purpose Promote respect for diversity and human dignity, and reduce intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion. Programme component 1: Promotion of Fundamental Principles and Humanitarian Values Improved understanding and application of Red Cross and Red Crescent Principles and Outcome Humanitarian Values by Eastern African NS NS routinely disseminate principles and values often with support from the ICRC. Focus will be on fighting intolerance, stigma and discrimination, and promoting disaster risk reduction, including food security and climate change. In cooperation with NS development, the programme will look closely at issues such as the protection of the emblem with Burundi Red Cross expressing a clear interest as well as the recognition of the NS the case of the Red Cross Society of Eritrea. Together with the health department, focus will be towards strengthening the collaboration with specific groups such as people living with HIV (PLHIV) and other discriminated and marginalized groups such as the Twa (Pygmies). 7

8 Role of the secretariat The secretariat coordination budget is CHF 544,305. (a) Technical programme support and coordination The East Africa Regional Representation office will continue providing technical support to the membership in programming, capacity development through collaboration and liaising with technical departments at the Africa Zone office in Johannesburg. The NS will be encouraged and supported to pursue and realize the S2020 strategic aims through provision of necessary resource materials such as existing policies and guidelines. The NS development will be facilitated by the regional and country representatives with emphasis on advising, coaching and mentoring counterparts at NS level. The Regional office will endeavour to provide optimal coordination services to the membership and facilitate cooperation and strategic partnerships within and outside the Movement in collaboration with the Africa Zone office.the office will facilitate peer-to-peer capacity building and support through exchanges of best practices during regional forums. The office will engage in encouraging and supporting the NS to continue improving and strengthening collaboration with partners and continually profile themselves through quality and timely reporting. The technical support will be provided by performance and accountability focal persons at the regional and Zone level b) Partnership development and regional cooperation As a membership service, the regional office will ensure Movement cooperation and coordination through facilitation of effective and regular communication with all Movement partners. The office will continue to guide NS in applying Red Cross Red Crescent policies and Movement coordination tools in support of multilateral and bilateral activities. Cooperation among the NS will be supported through RC-NET. The regional office will continue to promote Global Alliances and Operational Alliances as frameworks designed to mobilize capacities and resources to provide effective support to NS. Partnership meetings will hosted by the regional office for all Movement partners. The office will render services to NS operating internationally who have their own offices in the region under the status agreement of the IFRC with the Government of Kenya. These services will be rendered in accordance to an agreed integration agreement. Similarly, the enhancement of regional cooperation with existing partners at global level will be emphasized with European Commission (EC), including Humanitarian Office (ECHO), UN-OCHA, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other UN Agencies as well as with bilateral government donor agencies including DFID, United States Agency for International Development/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), among others. This will be done in line with programme priorities and will include support to National Societies to develop strategic partnerships with key partners at the country level. c) Humanitarian Diplomacy As a primary representative of the IFRC to regional organizations, the regional representative for East Africa will continue to represent the IFRC or recommend regional or NS personalities to represent the IFRC at events and conferences. Representation and advocacy in this case will include representation of the regional office in inter agency discussions depending on different circumstances. Whereas representation will be arranged and coordinated by the regional office, the NS needs will be taken into account. This implies that sometimes the regional office will advocate for activities which are not Secretariat responsibilities but which have been identified by NS as vital, for example issues which are domestic in nature or those which are led by ICRC such as land mines and others. Advocacy will be guided by the decisions made at the statutory meetings and in particular the decisions adopted at International Conferences by governments and NS. 8

9 d) Communications The communications unit will be the tool that will ensure that the voice of the most vulnerable in the East Africa Region is heard. It will focus on strengthening the structural and human capacity at regional and NS level to profile effectively internally and externally, the IFRC/NS activities. While ensuring timely coverage of emergency operations, it will aim at including competent NS communicators in the RDRT structures for deployment during minor and medium size emergencies. In the framework of the Eastern Africa Region Communications Forum, specific training sessions will be organized. The IFRC will manage capacities and knowledge available with PNS in order to build useful partnerships for the benefit of all involved. Particular attention will be given to resource mobilization efforts where the communications unit will work together with the performance and accountability and resource mobilisation focal persons to support initiatives that will enable the regional office and NS to deliver effective programmes and services. Promoting gender equity and diversity The IFRC s 1999 Gender Policy will guide incorporation of gender into all programmes. Different needs, capacities and concerns of girls and boys, men and women will be taken into consideration when programming. The regional representative for East Africa will ensure that gender is mainstreamed in all programmes. The gender needs and concerns identified during planning will be addressed during implementation and deliberate effort will be made to ensure that the monitoring and reporting tools capture the progress made towards addressing the gender needs with emphasis on data disaggregation Quality, accountability and learning The IFRC regional health and care department will facilitate peer learning among NS and knowledge sharing through exchange visits, RC-NET-Health and East Africa Region HIV network meetings; and dissemination of new approaches and methodologies from institutions of centre of excellence such as WHO, UNAIDS, CDC among others. Focusing on the best results possible, the health and care department will ensure quality and accountability of its and NS programmes through: active programme monitoring at country and regional levels; continuous improvement and adaptation of health indicators for different programmes; development of best practices both within the IFRC and with other specialised actors such as WHO; data collection from field activities both in long-term and emergencies to establish programme impact; evaluation and lessons learned to be created both internally and with independent parties to participate to the learning process; coordinate and partner with research and academic institutes to expand knowledge exchange experience. The donor compliance team in collaboration with other departments will continue to facilitate development of systems for effective and efficient programme management. Quarterly review meetings will be held among the programme units to share the progress made towards annual plans. Mid-year meetings will be held with the NS to review their annual plans. Programme updates, annual reports and emergency reports will be shared on the IFRC website. The team will continue to emphasize the timeliness in reporting and compliance to donor reporting guidelines. Learning fora for the NS, partners and the Regional staff will be organized in which knowledge and experiences will be shared. Click in the links below to access the 2011 plans for the following National Societies Kenya Red Cross Society, Uganda Red Cross Society, Tanzania Red Cross National Society, Rwandan Red Cross, Burundi Red Cross 1click here to view the budget summary below 9

10 How we work The IFRC s vision is to: Inspire, encourage, facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies, with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world Contact information The IFRC s work is guided by Strategy 2020 which puts forward three strategic aims: 1. Save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen recovery from disaster and crises. 2. Enable healthy and safe living. 3. Promote social inclusion and a culture of non-violence and peace. For further information specifically related to this plan, please contact: In East Africa Region: Eastern Africa Regional Representation Office: Alexander Matheou; Regional Representative,, phone: ; fax: ; alexander.matheou@ifrc.org In Africa Zone: Asha Mohammed: Head of Operations, Johannesburg; asha.mohammed@ifrc.org; Phone: Tel: ; Mobile: ; Fax: ; For Resource Mobilization and Pledges (enquiries) In IFRC Africa Zone: Ed Cooper; Resource Mobilization and Performance and Accountability Coordinator; Johannesburg; ed.cooper@ifrc.org; Phone: Tel: ; Fax: ; For Performance and Accountability (planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting (enquiries): In IFRC Africa Zone: Theresa Takavarasha; Performance and Accountability Manager, Johannesburg; terrie.takavarasha@ifrc.org; Phone: Tel: ; Fax: ;

11 MAA Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda Budget 2011 Budget 2011 Disaster Management Health and Social Services National Society Development Principles and Values Coordination Supplies 126,300 66,315 2, ,115 Land, vehicles & equipment 108, ,496 3, ,791 Transport & Storage 81,588 45,658 8,545 21, ,851 Personnel 933, , ,574 37,500 33,425 1,804,159 Workshops & Training 469, , , ,000 28,400 1,818,308 General Expenditure 104, , , , , ,483 Depreciation Contributions & Transfers 22,500 22,500 Programme Support 126, ,268 77,953 24,240 35, ,661 Services 300, ,000 Contingency All figures are in Swiss Francs (CHF) Total Budget ,951,097 1,650,270 1,199, , ,305 5,717,869 Total Prepared on 02-Nov-10 Annual Appeal Budget - MAA /1-2 Page 1 of 1