2010-05 WFP Initial EFSA Learning

Session 1.3.

Initial EFSA Overview

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Session Objectives

After this session, participants should be able to:

• Describe key characteristics and process of Initial EFSA; how it differs from other types of EFSA

• List key questions that Initial EFSA should answer

• Identify core information to be collected & analyzed in Initial EFSA

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Quick review: 3 pillars of food security

food availability, supplies, markets

household access to food, livelihoods

food utilization (use, consumption, nutrition)

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Initial EFSA: What?

Quick assessment conducted immediately following:

– sudden crisis

– reports of sudden deterioration in long-term crisis

– opening of access to areas in ongoing crisis

Provides information for rapid decision-making

Basis for launch of EMOPs: requires rigor appropriate to time and access constraints

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Initial EFSA: Why?

To provide answers to a three key questions…

1. Is there a food security / nutrition crisis posing immediate or short-term risks to lives and/or livelihoods?

2. If yes, what types of immediate interventions are needed? For whom? Where?

3. Is there a need for more thorough assessment? If yes, when? Which focus?

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Initial EFSA: When?

Within first 2 weeks - and preferably within the first 72 hours of crisis (or of report of sudden deterioration or of opening of access)

From start to finish (i.e. final report): about 6-10 days (this includes 1-3 days of field visits to affected areas)

How long?

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Initial EFSA: Where? How?

• Mainly secondary data review (capital) and key informant interviews (capital and field)

• Some quick field visits, generally with partners, using agreed primary data collection checklist & techniques such as:– Interviews with local authorities, community groups,

focus groups – Some visits to households for cross-checking

(triangulation) of data– Field observations

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Process:

Collect and Compile Secondary Data

Collect and Compile Primary Data using checklist

Conduct Situation Analysis

Conduct Forecast Analysis

Produce Recommendations

Write Initial EFSA report

Develop Work Plan and TORs

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Exercise 3.a. Mini-Case Studies

• Read the mini-case • Discuss: Do the conditions as

stated in the case call for an initial EFSA? Why or why not?

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Exercise 3.b. Key Questions & Minimum Information Requirements

• Consider the emergency scenario that you have been presented in the last session.

• What are the minimum information requirements that should be collected to inform the categories assigned to your group – and consequently enable key questions to be answered?

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Wrap-up

Initial EFSA: often the basis on which major emergency operations & fund-raising efforts are launched

Appropriate degree of rigour – given time and access constraints – is needed

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