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The Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP)

The Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP). What is a CAP. The Consolidated Appeal Process is much more than an appeal for money. It is a tool used by aid organisations to plan, implement and monitor their activities - together. Why do we need it.

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The Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP)

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  1. The Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP)

  2. What is a CAP The Consolidated Appeal Process is much more than an appeal for money. It is a tool used by aid organisations to plan, implement and monitor their activities - together.

  3. Why do we need it Appeals bring aid organisations and donors and governments together to: • present strategic approaches to humanitarian crises • plan, coordinate, implement & monitor response • appeal for funds cohesively • presents an action plan & set of projects • serves as a road map of required actions & funding needs • ensures funds are spent strategically, efficiently & with greater accountability Each appeal:

  4. Supply side and demand side: which instruments are related to which side? Common humanitarian action plans and their selected projects (Consolidated and Flash Appeals) aim to organize the demand side. Humanitarian finance reforms, such as pooled funds and the Good Humanitarian Donorship initiative, aim to improve the supply side. Supply and Demand

  5. What is the CAP’s rationale? • To avoid competing and overlapping appeals • To provide a framework for strategic, coordinated, and inclusive programming • To serve as an inventory of priority humanitarian project proposals, and a barometer of funding response.

  6. Who is involved? • Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator • UN Agencies • NGOs • Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement • Donors • Affected country government

  7. Flash Appeals & Consolidated Appeals Flash Appeal Issued within 5 days of the onset of an emergency for up to 3-6 months Consolidated Appeal Issued within 3-6 months of emergency, and annually as needed

  8. Context & needs analysis Scenarios Strategic priorities Sector-specific response plan Monitoring plan Elements of a Consolidated Appeal } Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) + Inventory ofprojectsnecessary to accomplish the strategy = Consolidated Appeal

  9. The Consolidated Appeal Process: an inclusive, coordinated programme cycle

  10. Sector/cluster coordination (year around), needs assessments; CAP workshop; Clusters make response plans & collect projects; OCHA-field writes general sections, circulates to country team & HC, sends to GVA (by mid-Oct); Document shared with IASC HQs for comments & finalisation; Global CAP launch (end Nov); Typical CAP

  11. Field launches; Kick-off meeting; Mid-year review; Next year’s CAP workshop… Ongoing: Needs assessments; Monitoring; Financial tracking. Then…

  12. Flash Appeals- Indicative time frame from crisis onset

  13. Example of a project summary box

  14. Revisions are necessary because flash appeals are, of necessity, written within a short timeframe and using incomplete information Revisions take place within 4 weeks of the publication of the original appeal (using the On-line Project System (OPS) Revisions also accomplish the following: Present up-to-date information Outline progress made Assess the effectiveness of current strategy Update sector/cluster response plans Reprioritize humanitarian response activities Analyze funding Advocate for donor support RevisingFlashAppeals

  15. Agency/NGO’s role • Being proactive in the process; • Participating in sectoral needs assessment; • Helping develop sector response plan; • Presenting realistic project proposals; • Engaging individually with donors; • Reporting on activities; • …

  16. leading sectoral needs assessment (identify priority needs); • consulting with the government (gvt-action, gaps, advocacy for CAP); • developing sector response plan (strategy, priorities); • gathering project proposals inclusively (incl. NGOs); • vetting project proposals ‘ruthlessly’ /prioritising projects; • leading the monitoring and evaluation process; • advocating for funding for their sector and advising donors; • monitoring sector funding; • updating and revising sector strategy and projects (OPS/FTS); • … Cluster lead’s role

  17. Triggering the appeal and leading the country team; • Participating in the development of a strategy; • Liaising with the government at diplomatic level; • Supporting the CT in establishing firm selection and prioritization criteria, and ensuring fairness and transparency in these processes; • Ensuring a good quality document id presented, on time; • Advocates for the CT in terms of funding; • Final decision-maker in the process; • … HC office’s role

  18. Supporting their field team in the elaboration of the appeal; • Substantively reviewing the document and projects during • HQ review; • Advocating for funding; • Reporting to FTS • … Agency HQ’s role

  19. Further information • www.unocha.org • www.humanitarianappeal.net • http://fts.unocha.org • http://ops.unocha.org • www.reliefweb.int

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