Designing Market Based Programme on Food Security and Livelihoods - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Jermaine Baltazar G. Bayas Regional EFSVL Advisor - Asia Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods

Designing Market Based Programme

• n Food Security and Livelihoods

Fresh Food Voucher Programme in Rohingya Emergency Response

Oxfam conducted the assessment on November 2017:

• to inform programming and

wider humanitarian response.

• to complement a large-scale

WASH response

• used the Oxfam 48 hour

assessment tool as basic guide.

Rapid Protection, Food Security & Market Assessment

1. Community and Household Focus Group Discussion Section on Food Security, Livelihoods, WASH, Markets and Cash delivery mechanisms 2. Markets and Traders Status After the Disaster: Questions for Traders 3. Cash Delivery Structures: Questions for Money Transfer Agents 4. Coordination and Other Actors’ Response Plans

Oxfam 48 Hour Assessment Tool Four sections:

The tool is designed to collect very rapid and good enough assessment information to inform a response.

Oxfam 48 hour Assessment Tool Analytical steps

Situation Analysis

• Answer who needs

assistance, where, how much, when and for how long Response Analysis

• Identify initial set of

appropriate responses

• Narrow down and identify

appropriate responses considering agency specific context 48hr Questionnaire and Guidance Notes 48hr Decision Tree 48hr Response Options

Geographical Coverage of Assessment

 Dietary diversity is low for both the refugees and host communities, only reaching three to four food groups per day (12 food groups).  Access to meat, fish and eggs is extremely limited while fruits and dairy consumption is almost non-existent.  Populations engaging in corrosive coping mechanisms in order to combat protection risks and threats such as reduction of food intake, as well as the re-sale of humanitarian assistance and borrowing in order to access more diverse food and other essential items.

Key Findings: Food Security and Coping Strategies

Market Snapshot for Critical Items

 High level of market functionality around camps in Ukhia and Teknaf. 82% of host community traders said they could meet a 100% increase in demand.  92% of host community traders expressed an interest to take part in a humanitarian voucher programme.

Gender, Protection & Risk Analysis

• 1. Livelihoods Appropriate

Responses: Those actions that meet the needs gap of the affected population (survival or livelihood protection) and/or builds resilience.

• 2. Agency-Appropriate Responses:

Actions that meet the implementing agency’s goals and capacities, and fit the humanitarian

• perating context (markets, risk,

gender and protection)

Response Analysis

48hr Decision Tree

• Guidance to

identifying potential responses based

• n available

information

• Can use a mixture
• f responses – it

does not have to be just one

Response: Fresh Food Voucher Programme

• Purchase vegetables, sugar,

dried fish, egg and spices.

Excluding staples - Rice, veg. oil and lentils (Provided by WFP and Govt)

• Vouchers given once a month
• Redeemable at Oxfam accredited

local traders - 30 participating host community vendors across 3 main markets

• To date, 24,500 HHs (122,500

individuals) reached monthly since the pilot in January 2018. Households can choose WHEN they go to buy items, WHAT items they buy and WHICH shop they want to buy from!

Average HH 730 BDT Large HH (8+ pax) 1170 BDT

Key PDM Findings (August PDM)

• 96% of respondents reported being

very satisfied with the intervention.

• 99% respondents said they feel safe

traveling to the market;

• 67% shared that it is the mother/wife

who decides on what items to get;

Data collection conducted 5-17 August; 388 HH sample size (using 95% level of confidence and 5% margin of error);

97% of respondents feel the vendor treated them with respect.

Monitoring and Feedback

Ke Key Le Lear arnings nings

• Identifying appropriate responses can be challenging. The use of the

Decision Tree and Response Menu will help by taking the user step by step through the options

• The Decision Tree and Response Menu are just guides and may not

be applicable for all contexts

• Complementary analysis tools and studies can be used to provide

more information on what the responses look like and what their

• bjectives are. (Cash SOP, MBP Framework, ECHO Decision Tree

etc.)

• Some tools need to be adapted to the context to ensure that affected

population can relate to the questions which are vital for relevant and effective response analysis.

Thank you!

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