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Monitoring NFI distributions
in hard to reach areas within SYRIA
From Relief to Self-Reliance
Nairobi, Kenia. December 7
th
, 2016
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Needs of people living in
besieged areas
within Syria
974,080
people in need in 16
besieged
areas
Denial of
basic
rights
-
freedom of movement and access to adequate food, water, and health careFrequent denial of entry of humanitarian assistance and blockage of urgent medical evacuationsPeople are shot by snipers, killed, or injured while fleeing in search of food and safetySlide4
Needs of people living in
hard-to-reach areas
within Syria
3.9 million
people in
need
Unable
to reach in a sustained manner
935,500
in militarily encircled
locations
:
further constraints of freedom of movement and access to basic assistanceFurther 1.4 million people in need live in areas controlled by ISILSlide5
Access issues
L
ack
of safe, unimpeded, and sustained access for
humanitarians.
In
2015
, 25 inter-agency convoys reached
620,565
people in
need.
In
2016
(until
mid-October 2016) more than 87 inter-agency cross-line convoys, reached almost 3.2 million people. Seldom delivery of life-saving assistance and protection services in a timely, effective and strictly needs-based manner on a sustained
basis.
Factors that obstruct the humanitarian response
Parties to the conflict denying life-saving medical evacuations on political grounds.
Removing critical medical supplies from cross-line convoys.
Delaying issuance of the approval and facilitation letters required for convoys entering areas
.
Placing restrictions on the activities of humanitarian actors.
Sometimes directly targeting humanitarian workers.Slide6
Accessing
besieged
and
hard to reach
areas
High-altitude
airdrops
:
Deir-ez-Zor
City and airlifts from Damascus to
Qamishli
Humanitarian convoys: Cross-line, and cross-border modalities from neighbouring
countriesIn country through an
i
mplementing
local
partner (SARC or
local
NGO’s)
Parties to the conflict have both the ability and the
legal obligation
to facilitate humanitarian access
without
condition or delay.Slide7
Non-food items in
Syria
Lack
of access for in-depth
needs assessments
and systematized post-distribution monitoring.
Where
markets are available and physically accessible, basic and essential NFI needs can be met by those with sufficient economic resources.
Availability
of NFIs
in the markets
is unpredictable
,
but a majority of sub-districts have at least 70 per cent of basic NFIs available in markets.Slide8
Monitoring
modalities
of
distributions
by
implementing partner
in hard-to-reach
areas
On-site
distribution
monitoring
Implementing partner
self-monitoring
Third party monitoring partner
Peer to peerSlide9
Constraints
and
challenges
Security restrictions and concerns
Governmental
approvals
Approvals to attend distributions
Local partners’ capacity
Geographically spread of IDP
Limited resources to allocate one monitor for each distribution
Delays in delivery and poor planning
Timeliness and quality of distribution reports
Lack of feedback mechanisms
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Community
feedback
to be
included into response monitoring processes
.
Feedback
mechanisms
Beneficiary
help desk
Letter boxes
Emails and SMS
Websites
Focus group discussions
Individual interviews during the field visit or collecting stories
for the
reports/newsletters
Open meetings with communities or partner agencies
Visiting beneficiaries especially female (individually)
Project staff phone numbers
Community level connections
Inter‐agency coordination meetings
Surveys/questionnaires (or additional questions on standard ones)
Consultations with community
institutions/local
structures
During the distribution
Post-distribution
Slide11
Alternatives to
Exit
beneficiary
interview
(during distribution)
Informal interaction
between
project
staff and beneficiaries
Direct observation without interaction with beneficiariesSlide12
Alternatives to
Post-distribution monitoring survey
(after distribution)
Consultations with community institutions/local
structures/key
informant
interviews
Hotline number on kits
packages
Letter boxesSlide13
Recommendations
Harmonized tools.
Engagement and
capacity
building
Beneficiary
satisfaction
survey
Best practices
Improve
timeliness and content of monitoring
reports