ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE MOBILISATION

1. Objectives

2. Advocacy

3. Resource Mobilisation

4. Funding Mechanisms

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ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE MOBILISATIONINTRODUCTION

Advocacy and Resource Mobilisation

1. Understand FSC cluster/cluster lead role in

humanitarian advocacy

2. Discuss common opportunities and challenges related

to funding mechanisms and donor relations

3. Identify potential resources linking funding to

strategies & programmes and the various appeal

processes.

4. Understand how to coordinate and lead joint funding

efforts and donor relations within a cluster framework

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ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE MOBILISATION

OBJECTIVES

Advocacy and Resource Mobilisation

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ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

RELEVANCE

Advocacy and Resource Mobilization

Why is this subject covered?

The FSC is charged with advocating for and promoting food security

needs and focus points on behalf of the entire food security

community. It also has a responsibility of mobilizing resources and

funding on behalf of the overall food security response.

How does this relate to my day to day tasks?

Cluster staff help coordinate partners in the formation of a coherent

advocacy message and communication plan. They also coordinate

the development and execution of the food security sector portions of

traditional and non-traditional funding mechanisms.

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ADVOCACY – WHAT IS IT?

StrategyStakeholder

Making a persuasive argument for a specific outcome

The active promotion of a cause or principle

What?

• Donors• Government• Affected

population• HC• Other clusters

• Public/Private• Evidence-base• Sector bulletin• News media• Strategy docs• Funding mech.

• All stakeholders aware of situation, risks, needs, and opportunities in the FS sector.

• Affected population aware of risks and measures to reduce vulnerability and accelerate recovery.

What is needed?

Objective

• Funding• Access• Protection• Attention• Giving Voice• Rights

Building an Advocacy Strategy

Step 1: Identify and clarify the issueStep 2: Establish goals and objectivesStep 3: Define target audiences and

stakeholdersStep 4: Select messages and tacticsStep 5: Developing an action planStep 6: Monitoring and evaluation

From: IASC Cluster Leadership Training

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Programmatic Response

What does the FSC do?

1. Ensure predictable and accountable leadership

2. Represent the food security community in the different country level fora

3. Support coordination in assessment planning and response, strategy

4. Develop benchmarks and indicators

5. Advocacy for entire food security community, not just specific partners

6. Strengthen national/local systems

7. Ensure quality of response, promotion of appropriate standards and delivery of

services

8. Ensure shared understanding of early recovery

9. Learn and build upon best practices

10. Ensure partnership and inclusiveness

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ADVOCACY – WHY AND HOW

Represent the food security community• Highlight needs in all relevant multi-sectoral fora• Participate in multi-sectoral advocacy strategies• Establish awareness with other sectors

Accountability and predictable leadership Efficiency and effectiveness

Advocacy for entire food security community

Why?

Strengthen national/local systems• Consider local contexts; public/private fora• Ensure materials are understandable and adapted

Partnership/ inclusiveness

• Identify key partners and strengths

• Establish advocacy working group

• Agree objectives and strategy

• Ensure all partners can understand

• Invite donors to meetings, assessments

How?

Ensure quality of responseEnsure shared understanding of recovery

• Agreed standards; mainstream cross cutting issues• Ensure stakeholder awareness of importance and

possibility of recovery promotion

Programmatic Response

RESOURCE MOBILIZATION – CLUSTER ROLES

Proposal Review & Generation

of FS Portion of Appeal

M&E

Strategy Development

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FLASH APPEAL – WHAT IS IT?

Tool for structuring humanitarian response in first 3 to 6 monthsGoal is to mobilize resources from donors

HC triggers process and defines timeframe for preparation

What?

FSCSector Response Plan• Strategy• Roles and

responsibilities• Outlines on

prioritized proposed projects

HC

Consolidates plans

Sends to Geneva

5-7 days after crisis onset

OCHA-Geneva

Issues Flash Appeal

48 hrslater

1 monthlater

Updated Flash

Appeal

• Food security inputs to flash appeal are convincing and submitted in time for inclusion in appeal.

• FS concerns are reflected in definition of overall inter-sectoral priorities and strategy

What is needed?

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CENTRAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND – WHAT IS IT?

• UN Standby fund to enable more timely, reliable, equitable human. assistance• Complements – does not substitute – for flash and consolidated appeals• Rapid response (seed funds) and under-funded emergencies (life-saving)• Intended to support general emergency but only UN agencies can request

What?

FSC – CLA (UN)• Produce CERF request in

parallel with flash appeal• Select and prioritize from

flash projects w/o donor support

• Request concise project summaries from agencies; advocate

HC

Approves request

Sends to Geneva

OCHA-Geneva

Approves CERF

request

Food security proposals for CERF funding are convincing and submitted in time for inclusion in the HC’s recommendation for funding

What is needed?

FSCCLA (UN)

• Ensures funds allocated for NGO projects are passed through

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CONSOLIDATED APPEAL – WHAT IS IT?

• A tool to plan, coordinate, implement, and monitor major humanitarian activities• ERC and IASC, in consultation with HC, decide when to use

• HC leads development; 1 month to develop; issued 3-6 months after onset

What?

FSC Common Humanitarian Action Plan

• Priority sector needs and risks• Objectives (5) and Indicators (5)• List of contributing organizations• Outline showing proposed

activities and complementarity• Explanation of monitoring • Implications if not implemented

OCHA-Geneva

Issues Appeal

• Sector elements are convincing and submitted in time for inclusion in appeal• Sector concerns appropriately affected in overall inter-sectoral strategy• Mid-year reviews effectively measure progress and reorient strategies

What is needed?

HCConsolidates sector portions of CHAP

Submits Appeal

FSC Mid-year review

• Incorporate new info• Review projects for relevance,

feasibility, and economy• Prioritize un/underfunded

projects

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OTHER FUNDING SOURCES

Common Humanitarian Funds (CHF)

Multiple Donors Trust Fund

Community Peace and Stability Fund

National Emergency Response Fund (ERF)

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RESOURCE MOBILIZATION – HOW

Sample Criteria for Project Prioritization:

• Strategy• Organizational

Capacity• Population• Geographic area• Timing• Gender Marker

Establishing Review Criteria

• Representative working group with appropriate co-chairs

• Review general criteria established by HC

• Agree on food security criteria

• Transparently communicate procedures, criteria, and decisions to all cluster partners

• Principles of Partnership

Establishing Review Procedure

CERF Life-saving Criteria

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Planning an Advocacy Strategy

Scenario:

Humanitarian orgs have been running ongoing food assistance programme in northern Insecuristan where drought is now 2 years old.

Since November’s failed harvest, NGOs have been reporting rising GAM rates throughout much of Southern Province region as well where few humanitarians organisations have traditionally worked.

The Food Security Cluster wishes to focus attention on this need.

NorthernProvince

Republic of Insecuristan

Southern Province

Planning an Advocacy StrategyTask:With your group: Plan a food security

cluster advocacy strategy to: alert stakeholders to

the growing need in Southern Province, and

identify

possible funding streams

Current Food Security Cluster

Members• FAO• WFP• IFRC• ACTED• CARE• LWF• Samaritan’s

Purse• World Vision• SCF/UK• ACF

Step 1: Identify and clarify the issue

Step 2: Establish goals and objectives

Step 3: Define target audiences and stakeholders

Step 4: Select messages and tactics

Step 5: Developing an action plan

Step 6: Monitoring and evaluation

NorthernProvince

Republic of Insecuristan

Southern Province

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Key aspects of advocacy strategy

• Clear buy–in from cluster members• Clear issue(s) & objectives• Clearly defined target audience – in

particular, those donors who are likely to show interest

• Appropriate messages (in line with selected target audience)

• Appropriate tactics, delivery methods

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ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

RELEVANCE

Advocacy and Resource Mobilization

Why is this subject covered?

The FSC is charged with arguing for and promoting food security

needs and focus points on behalf of the entire food security

community. It also has the direct responsibility of mobilizing resources

and funding on behalf of the overall food security response.

How does this relate to my day to day tasks?

Cluster staff help coordinate partners in the formation of a coherent

advocacy message and communication plan. They also coordinate

the development and execution of the food security sector portions of

traditional and non-traditional funding mechanisms.

FOOD SECURITY CLUSTER