Advocacy and Resource Mobilisation

1. Advocacy and Resource Mobilisation

2. Advocacy and Resource Mobilisation Introduction • Objectives • Advocacy • Resource Mobilisation • Funding Mechanisms Advocacy and Resource Mobilisation

3. Advocacy and Resource Mobilisation Objectives • Understand FSC cluster/cluster lead role in humanitarian advocacy • Discuss common opportunities and challenges related to funding mechanisms and donor relations • Identify potential resources linking funding to strategies & programmes and the various appeal processes. • Understand how to coordinate and lead joint funding efforts and donor relations within a cluster framework Advocacy and Resource Mobilisation

4. Advocacy and Resource Mobilization Relevance 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. Advocacy and Resource Mobilization

5. Advocacy – What is it? What? Making a persuasive argument for a specific outcome The active promotion of a cause or principle Strategy Objective Stakeholder • Funding • Access • Protection • Attention • Giving Voice • Rights • Donors • Government • Affected population • HC • Other clusters • Public/Private • Evidence-base • Sector bulletin • News media • Strategy docs • Funding mech. What is needed? • 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.

6. Building an Advocacy Strategy 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 From: IASC Cluster Leadership Training

7. Food Security Cluster- TOR What does the FSC do? • Ensure predictable and accountable leadership • Represent the food security community in the different country level fora • Support coordination in assessment planning and response, strategy • Develop benchmarks and indicators • Advocacy for entire food security community, not just specific partners • Strengthen national/local systems • Ensure quality of response, promotion of appropriate standards and delivery of services • Ensure shared understanding of early recovery • Learn and build upon best practices • Ensure partnership and inclusiveness Actions Coordinated Guidance for Coordination Programmatic Response

8. Advocacy – Why and How Why? Accountability and predictable leadership Efficiency and effectiveness Advocacy for entire food security community How? • 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 • Represent the food security community • Highlight needs in all relevant multi-sectoralfora • Participate in multi-sectoral advocacy strategies • Establish awareness with other sectors • Strengthen national/local systems • Consider local contexts; public/private fora • Ensure materials are understandable and adapted • Ensure quality of response • Ensure shared understanding of recovery • Agreed standards; mainstream cross cutting issues • Ensure stakeholder awareness of importance and possibility of recovery promotion

9. Resource Mobilization – Cluster Roles Strategy Development Proposal Review & Generation of FS Portion of Appeal M&E Programmatic Response

10. Flash Appeal – What is it? What? Tool for structuring humanitarian response in first 3 to 6 months Goal is to mobilize resources from donors HC triggers process and defines timeframe for preparation 5-7 days after crisis onset 48 hrs later 1 month later • FSC • Sector Response Plan • Strategy • Roles and responsibilities • Outlines on prioritized proposed projects HC Consolidates plans Sends to Geneva OCHA-Geneva Issues Flash Appeal Updated Flash Appeal What is needed? • 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

11. Central Emergency Response Fund – What is it? What? • 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 • 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 • FSC • CLA (UN) • Ensures funds allocated for NGO projects are passed through What is needed? Food security proposals for CERF funding are convincing and submitted in time for inclusion in the HC’s recommendation for funding

12. Consolidated Appeal – What is it? What? • 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 HC Consolidates sector portions of CHAP Submits Appeal • 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 • FSC • Mid-year review • Incorporate new info • Review projects for relevance, feasibility, and economy • Prioritize un/underfunded projects What is needed? • 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

13. Other Funding Sources Common Humanitarian Funds (CHF) Multiple Donors Trust Fund Community Peace and Stability Fund National Emergency Response Fund (ERF)

14. Resource Mobilization – How Establishing Review Procedure 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 • Sample Criteria for Project Prioritization: • Strategy • Organizational Capacity • Population • Geographic area • Timing • Gender Marker CERF Life-saving Criteria

15. 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. Northern Province Republic of Insecuristan Southern Province Assessment and Analysis

16. Planning an Advocacy Strategy • Current Food Security Cluster Members • FAO • WFP • IFRC • ACTED • CARE • LWF • Samaritan’s Purse • World Vision • SCF/UK • ACF Task: 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 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 Northern Province Republic of Insecuristan Southern Province

17. 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 Assessment and Analysis

18. Advocacy and Resource Mobilization Relevance 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. Advocacy and Resource Mobilization

19. Food Security Cluster