Global nutrition cluster’s information management

strategy and tools

GNC information management strategyCurrently: No standard approach for nutrition

information management

No nutrition information management strategy

Duplication of efforts in developing IM products Gaps in information

Important information not sharedExperience / learning not recorded…

Decision making affected

Ways forward

Develop a global nutrition IM strategy

Develop a nutrition IM toolkit to support the strategy

Create an IM Task Force: Agree on TOR and criteria for TF

Suggested IM toolkit

4Ws and inter-agency reporting Cluster databases Reports Maps Contact lists Meeting management Website, sharing information platforms Bulletins TORs for IMOs Information dissemination strategy Reviews, lessons learned, evaluations templates

Global nutrition cluster’s information management

tools

4Ws and reporting: Working draft

Current situationNo country nutrition IM tools / guidance

recommended at global level

New cluster activated = new tools have to be developed

Purpose: GNC IM tools which can be adapted at country level

Information management products flow

Activities implementation

andintra-agency

reporting

Cluster agencies

activity reporting

Cluster activity

monitoring database

Summary tables

Reports, maps

Information management products flow

Activities implementation

andintra-agency

reporting

Cluster agencies

activity reporting

Cluster activity

monitoring database

Summary tables

Reports, maps

Activities implementation

andintra-agency

reporting

4W, monthly reports, survey reports

Masterspreadsheets

Pivot tables

OCHA dashboard,coverage

and gap maps,summaries for meetings

Example

Information management products flow

Activities implementation

andintra-agency

reporting

Cluster agencies

activity reporting

Cluster activity

monitoring database

Summary tables

Reports, maps

Activities implementation

andintra-agency

reporting

4W, monthly reports, survey reports

Masterspreadsheets

Pivot tables

OCHA dashboard,coverage

and gap maps,summaries for meetings

Example

The process for development GNC IM tools

General call for IM tools Analysis of existing tools Gaps identification and filling in the gaps Development of 4W and other IM tools (based

on existing tools) Incorporating feedback from GNC partners and

NCCs Guidance development and field test Incorporating feedback Roll out

General call: responded countries

Monthly reporting:CongoHaitiLiberiaMaliSouth SudanSudan Yemen

3Ws/4Ws:MaliMauritaniaPakistanSouth SudanSomaliaSudan Yemen

Addressed nutrition interventions: 3Ws/4Ws

Addressed nutrition interventions: monthly/weekly reporting

Gaps identified

Omitted areas of intervention Number of beneficiaries not always

specified Cross-cutting issues are not addressed

(except sometimes gender) Standard indicators are not used No standard indicators at global level Only quantity (not quality) of programs

monitored

Properties of the new tools User-friendly (familiar, easy to fill in) Easily adjustable at country level Can be adjusted for L3 as well as for smaller or longer

term complex emergencies Partners want to fill a template in (can be adjusted for

intra-agency reporting, useful for partners) Provide all necessary for CC information, but not more

than needed Address cross-cutting issues (gender, age, HIV) Number of beneficiaries always specified Both programme and results oriented Give some monitoring of quality of programs

How to adjust to country context

Indicators should be linked to strategic objectives of a cluster / sector

Number of indicators should be minimised to focus on priority areas

Proposed generic IM tools 4W reporting template

Monthly / weekly reporting template

Surveys reporting template

Surveys' reporting

Regular reporting

4W

Next steps for 4W/reporting templates

Incorporating feedback from GNC partners Incorporating feedback from NCCs Develop a guidance Field test Incorporating feedback Roll out

Group work on 4W and reporting tools

and/or

Feedback from operation partners