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PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT Updated 09 September 2015

FOOD/CASH/VOUCHERS FOR ASSETS/TRAINING

By submitting this report to WFP, the cooperating partner staff member named here certifies that all information is accurate.

To be submitted by the Cooperating Partner to WFP Area Office within 15 days after end of projects

PROJECT FLA NO.

1. PROJECT INFORMATION

1.1

Region

1.2

District

1.3 WFP

Area-office

1.4 Cooperating

Partner

1.5 No.

Beneficiaries

1.6 Project Start

& End Dates

1.7 Report

Submission Date

Nugal Garowe Garowe Somali Women

Association SWA 300

15/2/2015-

15/8/2015

19th

November

2015

1.8 Project Activity Type(s)

1.9 CP Staff Member Name and Title

(person completing this form and

certifying accuracy)

1.10 CP Staff Member

Contacts

Food-Cash Voucher Asset Project Ayanle Awil Hassan +252907747312

2. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND

Access to education in Somalia is among the lowest in the world , especially for girls and women , much of

the population , including many youth who do not have sufficient skills to take advantage of income generation

and employment opportunities this project aims to address the need for skills training among unemployed and

underemployment persons, to enable them to find jobs , move up the skills value chain or earn income through

self employment training subject have been selected based on an assessment of growing sectors and skills gaps

in the economy ,SWA selects participants from IDP and poor host community , and the selection criteria is

food insecurity and basic literacy- which means the selected students must at least be able to read and write

some basic Somalia.

SWA has been implementing the FFT program in partnership with WFP for the past 4 years, and the project

has generally been successful. The project has been mainly focusing on vocational skills training for the

selected students, mainly from the IDP population in Garowe- as most of them had missed opportunities to

attend formal school due to conflict and displacement. The center has trained more than 600 students, who

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have successfully graduated from the center, and have started their own businesses or joined the formal sector .

SWA , through funding from other agencies like ADRA, NRC , UNDP , has managed to provide the graduates

with exit packages , depending on the courses the students were enrolled in.

The Food-Cash Voucher Asset has been implemented by Somali Women Association and was targeting the

Internally Displaced Persons. The beneficiaries benefited from the program for they acquired life skills and

improved their livelihoods status as well. The program was effective since it was very systemic and its rigid

and strict process minimized the conflict involved with people cashing the vouchers and thus causing family

disputes.

The following milestones have been achieved during the six months of the projects implementation and

the achievement is attributed to the funding of WFP , utmost collaboration of all stakeholders including

and not limited to the ministry of interior, Garowe municipality elders and women groups. The

dedication of the project staff and commitment of the beneficiaries to the program. Somali Women

Association is grateful to all the stakeholders of the program

1. Skills Training- Somali Women Association facilitated the ongoing training which started on 4th April 2015 and

learners attended classes on the specific times. The following skills were provided according to the demand of the

trainee and its marketability; tailoring, Tie and dye and mobile repairing. The trainees have done five monthly

examinations including practical examinations to assess conceptualization of concepts and skills taught.

2. End of Skills Training- The centre has carried end of training exam to assess learners who have been enrolled in

different skills and the closure information has been shared with stakeholders including WFP office

Final Post evaluation exam for all training skills was conducted from 3rd October to 7th October 2015

3. Purchase of Training materials- SWA purchased all the needed training materials that were supposed to be used

for the facilitation of teaching and learning process.

The following items were purchased

Tailoring machines

Tie and Dye equipment

Mobile repairing kits

4. Redeeming of Vouchers- Somali Women Association distributed the redeemed vouchers of the beneficiaries for six

months and beneficiaries have benefited from the exercise generously as this has contributed to the wellbeing of

their living standard.

5. Field Monitoring- Somali Women Association field did field monitoring exercise during the food collection at the

respective vendors this was aimed ensuring that beneficiaries receive quality service at the store and super markets

as well critically monitor the beneficiaries complains to solve at appropriate time without causing delay.

3. PROJECT OBJECTIVES




Restore and rebuild the livelihoods of 300 IDPs through skills training.

4. BENEFICIARIES & TARGETING

4.1 Participants (Workers/Trainees) & Beneficiaries 4.2 Project Committee

Females Males Total Females Males Total

Planned Participants 250 50 300 Members 3 1 4

Actual Participants 250 50 300 Leadership 1 1

Planned Beneficiaries 1800

Actual Beneficiaries 900

4.3. Targeting - Explain how beneficiary households were selected, including criteria used and selection process

Somali Women Association ensured that the most food insecure and vulnerable households were prioritized in the

selection of beneficiaries to participate in the project. Selection criteria was made public and explained to the target

communities.

Criteria of selecting target beneficiaries included vulnerability indicators such as asset ownership, household size,

gender of household head, membership of minority group, etc. Special consideration was given to female-headed

households; persons with disabilities, food insecure displaced persons and multi-family households with many

dependents.




5. PROJECT OUTPUTS (Number & Type of Assets Created/Rehabilitated or Persons trained) AND ACTIVITY

COMPLETION STATUS.

Activity Units Planned Actual Percent Total

Tailoring Training conducted 6 Months 125 125 100%

Tie and Dye Training conducted 6 Months 125 125 100%

Mobile Repairing skills training

conducted 6Montsh 50 50 100%

Food Vouchers redeemed 6 Months 300 300 99%

Total Workdays 144

6. PROJECT OUTCOMES

1. Enhanced livelihood conditions of the Internally displaced persons.

2. Enhanced capacity of training centre as engagement of the exercise has given the centre opportunity to offer

free skills training and literacy classes.

3. Improved capacity of vendors as they found a market for their goods this contributed to the economy of the




local business.

4. Improved transparency and accountability system in the application of the SCOPE Program.

7. CROSS CUTTING ISSUES (Gender considerations, Environmental concerns etc.)

The gender disparity index for Somalia is 0.776, placing Somalia at the fourth worst position globally. The HDI adjusted for inequality in

health, education and income places Somalia third lowest. The Gender Inequality Index (GII) reflects three dimensions – reproductive

health, empowerment and economic activity. The GII value for Somalia is .773 indicating a very high level of gender inequality. Women

particularly fared worse in the health dimension measured through maternal mortality and adolescent fertility rates. The Multidimensional

Poverty Index (MPI) ranked Somalia as 94 out of 104 countries and among Arab States Somalia has the highest MPI value. Based on zonal

factors, South Central has the highest proportion of people experiencing multidimensional poverty at 89%, with Puntland and Somaliland

at 75% and 72% respectively. With Nomadic and rural areas with the highest rates . Women and girls are particularly vulnerable to HIV

infection due to gender disparities that limit their access to information and services. This is exacerbated by other gender inequities with

extremely high rates of FGM, widow inheritance, polygamy, and early marriage. Gender based violence is an ongoing issue for Somali

women and girls, and uniformed services personnel much be reached to ensure that gender based violence is prevented and responded

to effectively.

To address this gender balance in terms of leadership and beneficiaries has been done. More than 83% of the selected beneferecies

were female gender.

Gender mainstreaming and ways of preventing gender based violence in community setting has also been part of the curriculum in

which learners appreciated very well.

Environmental issues such as pollution, charcoal burning and deforestation has also been addressed separately during the training

sessions as they part of the curriculum in which contemporary issues is a topic covered in all the courses.

HIV-AIDS and Child Protection issues has also been addressed and beneficiaries were sensitized on the significance of VCT as well as

abstaining from harmful practices thay may danger them into AIDS.

8. CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED

1. SCOPE program is very effective way of managing misuse of allocated Food-Cash voucher for other

purpose. It is beneficiary oriented

2. Difficulties encountered with the SCOPE Program- SCOPE program is very rigid and sometimes it

doesn’t function well thus leading beneficiaries to blame CP staff.

3. Delay in the start Food-Cash Voucher distribution

4. Regular communication enhances cooperation between WFP and CP. Effective communication and up




to date information sharing has led to the many success of the project.

9. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

SWA on behalf of the beneficiaries is grateful to WFP and hopes to partner with WFP in the fight against

hunger to save lives and rebuild livelihoods.

The project has been successful and has contributed a lot to improving the living standard of the beneficiaries

Somali Women Association recommends the following issues.

1. Continue use of the SCOPE system as it has now been understood and beneficiaries have appreciated the system.

2. Even though organizations can pre-finance some learning materials it would be difficult to pay staff salaries and some

utilities.

10. ANNEXES (Project Photos, Success Story etc.)




WFP and SWA staff during the SCOPE registration SWA,WFP and the MOI officials during the distribution of the SCOPE IDs

Tie and dye class during a practical lesson beneficiaries attending tailoring session

A product from the tie and dye trainees a beneficiary during a mobile repairing session




SWA staff toping up the cards and receiving acknowledgement beneficiaries redeeming their from one of the vendors

Another vendor redeeming for the beneficiaries




Fighting Hunger Worldwide

Mrs. Farhio Mustafa Ibrahim is 21 year old widow with four kids. She lives in Jowle IDP camps with her four

children. Farhio has been selected for her vulnerability as she used to odd jobs in the town like washing clothes,

collecting rubbish and other chores to get her daily subsistence. She says “ I come to the town and sometimes

fail to get any odd jobs. Farhio says“ after I was selected for the program I chose the tie and dye skill training

for it was something tha was unique and interesting to me and it was an adventure to learn the tie and dye skill

Farhio hopes that the new skill she got from the SCOPE program will go along way to rebuild the livelihood of

her family.

Farhio was delighted with the program for she was getting the Food Cash Voucher for six months and at the

same time gaining life skill which she say is something out of the ordinary and wishes all the best for SWA and

WFP for giving the opportunity to start an independent life

Farhio expresses “This skill will help me earn a living and it will supplement my current small scale business of

my mother” Farhio states that her skills will be productive and by the coming Eid festival she will earn some

money from the sales of the tie and dye product she will product

Impact of the training

Mrs. Farhio has shown great interest in pursuing Tie and Dye skills training she says “this course which is of

great importance to me and a precious opportunity that I have to take it seriously.

Mrs. Farhio narrates, “I am delighted. Everything I was taught has a deep and profound meaning in my day to

day activity of running my own life and in other ways help me become potential and useful lady”

Mrs. Farhio emphasized her determined attitude towards the application of the learnt lesson.

Farhio narrates “ I want to educate my kids so that they can have bright future”. The Cash Food Voucher has

given her the opportunity to divert her sole effort in looking for daily bread but to empower her life with skills.

Conclusion

Farhio remarks that this project was of great significance to her and her children. She requests continuation of

the assistance until she can fully rebuild her life.




Farhiyo redeeming her food voucher

Farhiyo and her children offloading the SCOPE items

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