Day 3

1. Day 3

2. Recap • What sticks in your mind from Day 2?

3. Community–based information, mobilisation & learning systems Collective emergency micro-grants Rapid provision of relevant emergency skills up-grading: - context specific tech & management - psycho-social response - conflict analysis & resolution An emerging practice Changes in Institutional roles, relationships, and systems Autonomous self-help by crisis affected people Support for locally-led longer term processes to address root causes of vulnerability, & mentoring Connecting, networking, alliances (inc. private sector) Locally-relevant coordination services (horizontal & vertical)

4. Day 3 Nbi 18 OctMicro-grants in crises Systems for rapid use of micro-grants that enable stronger and wider collective self-help to better cope with crises, recover and reduce vulnerability to future shocks.... (= strengthened resilience)

5. We need a system that is: • Rapid and scalable, but also • Accountable (transparent) • Inclusive (gender inclusive +) • Recognises and responds to different capacity levels • Avoids local tensions, splits within community • Avoids dependency • Manages risks, allows failures

6. Why use micro-grants? • Are the benefits real? • Can the risks be managed?

7. Emerging benefits of strengthening first responders • More responsive & holistic– allows multiple micro-projects that can better fits local needs & opportunities • Faster • Cost-efficient – less money helps more people • Psychological benefits: dignity, avoids learned helplessness • Social benefits (cohesion, self-help, accountability) • Generates new ideas from the ground (emergent, organic) • Capacity building through learning-by-doing • Encourage longer-term processes to address root causes • (....improved understanding of duty bearers, changes of approach)

8. Typical relief • Many community-based groups (different existing CSOs emergent self-help groups): emergency food, shelter, water (e.g. $1,500 for 30 HHs) • Funeral associations targeted food/cash for most vulnerable HHs ($4,000 for 80 HH) Livelihoods • Village funeral association: emergency seed programmes ($2,000 for 120 HHs) • Farmer associations collecting drought resistant seed, and exchanging for food (food and $500 for transport) • Local CBOs managing revolving shoats schemes for female headed HHs ($1,500 Start-up) • Livelihood diversification interest groups- e.g. horticulture, revolving funds ($800 for 20 HHs) • Black-smith association skills training for new products ($800 for 31 members) • Traditional pastoralist NRM governance: Livestock Market Information management hub, • Herder groups on livestock fodder banks ($400 for 70 HHs) • Local and National Gov and nomadic groups tree seed collection • Groups of existing CAHWs seeking new skills training and start-up of revolving funds for livestock drugs administered by CAHWs • Local CBOs and local Government Introduction of bee-keeping and top bar hives ($3,500) • Bee-keeping groups getting processing equipment (as mini-coops ($1,200, 45 members) • School environmental clubs

9. Services • Water committees buying tools and spare parts for bore-hole maintenance ($200 per group, bore-hole serves 200 HHs) • Repairing Schools, clinics, roads, bridges ($500-$5,000) • Support for teachers, school meals, school books, materials ($300 - $1,500) • Mobile vet clinics....for peace ($5,000 for vehicle repair, drugs, costs) Protection, peace, rights, Governance • Local IDP camp committees scouting out safe return routes and livelihood restart support ($300) • Women’s association form and train self- protection groups in community-self protection, first aid, psycho-social response ($4,000 for training and materials and transport costs) • Protection groups looking at their own interventions, including hair-extensions and perfume ($200 per group, serving up to 200 HHs) • Peace: Musicians and traditional women singers: instruments, peace songs, mobility ($500 for collective of musicians and dancers travelling around the villagers)

10. Protection, peace, rights, Governance - continued • Youth association from both sides youth-club building, footballs, netballs ($3,000 for up to 200 members) • Community leaders and CBOs facilitating x-conflict non-violence/peace workshops and conferences ($2, • CBO mobile cinema and dramas and puppet shows ($1,500 for materials, transports, incentives) • Peace education/civic education clubs ($25,000, plus $100 per clubs) • Interfaith meetings/conference ($100 - $600 transport and meals) • Training of local police in conflict sensitivity policing • Women Access to justice (Mecs/Judiciary/Police) • Leadership and accountability, facilitation, conflict resolution training – formal structures and traditional Research, & learning, connecting, mobility • Protection groups, youth groups,

11. Possible recipients • Existing CBOs • Faith based institutions (monasteries, churches, mosques etc) • Traditional local institutions (funeral associations, NRM structures, traditional justice groups) • Youth, women associations • Livelihood Interest groups, cooperatives • Cultural associations • Professional associations • Parent/teacher associations • Emergent self-forming SHGs, • Externally mobilized SHGs

12. Component of the emergency community micro-grant process • Possible Flier to be used for announcing support for community self-help initiatives • Detailed criteria for Groups thinking about applying for micro-grant support • “Applicant Details Format” • Project Proposal Format for Community groups to use to prepare their proposals • Checklist for reviewing applications for micro-grants • Record of Decisions of Review Panel of Proposal • Contract Template • Community procurement guidelines • Guidelines for Grantees to write final activity and financial reports • Monitoring and evaluation

13. Constraints to overcome, risks to mitigate • Lack of capacity to plan and implement • Lack of ideas on what to do • Domination by existing power groups (some groups excluded) • Misuse of funds • Promoting jealousies, local tension between groups, insufficient funds • Promoting conflict between groups • Becomes too slow • Raises expectations, creates disappointment • Challenges some social norms that causes tensions

14. Additional systems/issues to cross-check • Size/frequency of micro-grants • Micro-grant transfer mechanism • Gender / inclusion issues • Complaint mechanisms • Monitoring individual initiatives – role of palc volunteers • Monitoring growing portfolios of interventions