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SOMALIA FOOD SECURITY CLUSTER

Protection Mainstreaming Checklist

MAINSTREAMING PROTECTION IN THE FOOD SECURITY ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED

BY THE SOMALIA FOOD SECURITY CLUSTER MEMBERS

I. PREFACE:

The Protection Mainstreaming Checklist is a technical guidance, developed to support Somalia

Food Security Cluster (FSC) members to mainstream protection in their food security

interventions in Somalia. This tool is exclusively designed to assist the members during the

Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) 2013-2015 and its flowing activities. The tool has been

drafted after a series of intensive consultations with Somalia FSC members.

While acknowledging the essentiality of all global protection mainstreaming guidelines, this

Checklist strives to tailor protection mainstreaming principle to the food security activities in

the context of Somalia. Therefore, the contents do not necessarily cover all protection

mainstreaming principles but rather focuses on aspects related to the specific context of

Somalia.

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II. WHAT IS PROTECTION MAINSTREAMING IN FOOD SECURITY CLUSTER?

For Food Security Cluster (FSC) members, Protection Mainstreaming means implementing food

assistance, agricultural, nutritional and livelihood activities in non-discriminatory and impartial

ways that promote the of the people receiving assistance. A safety, dignity and integrity

protection approach to food assistance and livelihood activities is consistent with humanitarian

principles and encompasses a variety of internationally and human rights-based programming

recognized human-rights, and not only the right to food, the right to be free from hunger and

those rights directly related to them. FSC members aim to avoid, minimize or reduce any

unintended negative consequences or impact of their assistance or interventions and are

committed to a approach to programming. ‘do no harm’ Equality, accountability to affected

, and are principles incorporated into populations participation empowerment of beneficiaries

all stages of implementing any food security activity, program, project or intervention.

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III. WHY PROTECTION MAINSTREAMING IS IMPORTANT FOR FOOD SECURITY IN

SOMALIA?

1. Mainstreaming protection of food security enhances the relevance and quality

programs and of interventions. Furthermore, it contributes to the maximizes the impact

of beneficiaries and enables us potentially appropriate targeting to avoid the harm

generated by food security assistance and to of the staff, the increase the safety

intervention and beneficiaries. Identifying protection threats enables us to harmonize

and fine-tune our food security activities in order to address, mitigate or reduce these

. threats

2. The food security activities by their nature are diverse and they require high-level

technical knowledge on the food security related fields. Therefore, it is essential to

remind ourselves that:

The technically demanding nature of food security activities should not

compromise, or overshadow the overall humanitarian goal of our

actions. Strengthening the protective environment of vulnerable

population remains the core objective of our food security activities in

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In order to meet the standards of this Handbook, all humanitarian agencies should

be guided by the Protection Principles, even if they do not have a distinct protection

mandate or specialist capacity in protection. (The Sphere Project – Humanitarian

Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response – Putting the Protection

Principles into practice - Page 31)

3. Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) cites protection mainstreaming as compulsory

for all clusters and illustrates this in a self-explanatory diagram that shows the different

between standalone protection activities and protection mainstreaming.

4. Sphere Handbook emphasizes the essentiality of protection mainstreaming:

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IV. WHEN SHOULD WE MAINSTREAM PROTECTION?

Protection mainstreaming should be considered an ongoing process and consistent with all

. stages of any food security activity

The following sections of this document will provide guidance how to mainstream protection

within food security activities in Somalia.

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IV.1.1 ASSESSMENT TOOL (TEMPLATE):

Designing the assessment tools should go and guarantee that the beyond technicality

tool allocates satisfactory space to allow assessing the protection situation as a

fundamental base.

The Focus Group Discussion (FGD) section of the tools must precisely indicate the

and it should mention the range of participants’ background and profile age and sex

participants.

The individual interview section should file the of the interviewed person. age and sex

The assessment tools must pay special attention to (such as older people, minorities

people with specific needs, ethnic or religious minorities etc.)

The potential that might be generated by provision assistance must be harms

foreseen.

Allocate a space to mention the available local remedies that could be used as project

inputs. The activities must build on the available resources within the area and

community before bringing in external resources.

“THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT STAGE IS

THE CORNERSTONE OF A SUCCESSFUL

RESPONSE. A WELL-PLANNED

ASSESSMENT KEEPS STEERING AND

GUIDING THE OTHER COMPONENTS

OF THE PROJECT CYCLE AND ENSURES

THAT THE TARGETS ARE CLEAR AND

MEASURABLE AT ALL STAGES.”

I. MAINSTREAMING PROTECTION DURING ASSESSMENT

Box No: 2 Box No: 3

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IV.1.2 TEAM COMPOSITION:

Ensure that your team is able to . reach all individuals and communities equally

Compose your team on the basis of in the lights of different needs equal opportunities

vulnerabilities and deviations within the targeted community. The common issues to

consider are language, culture, gender, older people, people with disabilities and

tribal/ethnical diversities.

Ensure to include team. female members in the assessment

Brief the assessment team on the importance of identifying the most vulnerable

people, groups and communities.

Remind the team that their assessment report is expected to, at a minimum level,

underline the most . significant protection concerns

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IV.1.3 PARTICIPATORY APPROACH:

: Active involvement of the targeted community will allow the Participatory approach

beneficiaries, not only to raise their needs but also contribute to the response planning

phase.

One of the key data gathering methodologies in Somalia is the Focus Group Discussions

(FGDs). Remember to involve as much as you can representatives from minority clans

in these FGDs.

It often happens that few community members (i.e. women, children, minority clans/

families, aged people and people with specific needs) are unable to attend the FDGs,

therefore, you need to carry out and sub-focus group discussions individual meetings/

with those who are unable to attend the general FGDs. interviews

Talk to those (i.e. children, people with disabilities, older who cannot talk to you

persons, people with specific needs, minorities)

The principle must be applied at the assessment stage by involving the Do No Harm

“indirect beneficiaries” i.e. the hosting community. This will contribute mitigating the

potential harm or any negative implication the project might cause.

Try to enlarge the discussion on the needs and response by asking “WHAT COULD BE

THE NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS OF THE RESPONSE?”

The active contribution of the community in response planning would enhance the

impact, maintain the relevance, raise the sense of ownership and increase the safety of

beneficiaries and staff during intervention.

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A common feedback of on ; make the needs might vary from one group to another

sure that the most vulnerable and marginalized people have a say.

Ensure that the de facto are aware of your assessment in order to have authorities

them on your side and minimize the risk.

Remind the authorities that they are the safety and security of accountable to

and to aid workers in areas under their authority – to the extent feasible beneficiaries

– encourage and persuade the formal authorities to assume their obligations more

fully*professional standards for protection ICRC

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In this phase you establish best practices, and you perform risk analysis to identify

threats and vulnerabilities and you maintain the logic between the needs identification

and response stages.

Map and , their interrelationships, roles, influence and their analyze the stakeholders

potential impact on the intervention. Set communications and participatory

mechanisms to engage or not to engage these actors in the program stages.

the potential of violence, danger, coercion and take Map external and internal sources

preventative and responsive measures to address, mitigate or reduce these threats.

Ensure that the protection risks and concerns underlined in the are assessment

considered in your . planning

Ensure that the design cites the affected population, not only as beneficiaries but also as

. active contributors to the intervention

Map the risks the project might expose the beneficiaries and to hosting communities

and take measures to mitigate these threats during implementation and reporting

phases.

Ensure that the plan addresses the of the most groups and specific needs vulnerable

individuals, are critical needs that must be given a special consideration at gender issues

the planning stage, remember that older people and people with disabilities are

considered and included in your planning. If needed, design and include a vulnerability

targeting methodology in your response plan.

Ensure that the project implementation staff has signed the and, if code of conduct

needed, organize refreshing sessions on humanitarian principles of humanity,

independence and impartiality.

II. MAINSTREAMING PROTECTION AT PLANNING PHASE

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Ensure that of the most vulnerable groups to services is tangible and the equal access

implemented.

Each single implementation staff member must be aware of the and of specific needs

the , and sensitivities within the targeted community. sex clan age

The beneficiaries and surrounding community must be aware of the DATE/S AND

of the intervention. LOCATION/S

The must be in place and all beneficiaries must be feedback (complaint) mechanisms

aware of them. The mechanism must be easy to use and impartially accessible by all

including the marginalized and illiterate people.

The where the projects is implemented is safe and location OF, TO and FROM accessible

to everybody. The end of project does not mean end of responsibility, the provision of

assistance must not put the beneficiaries at any kind of risk.

Reduce the threats and ensure that the most vulnerable and those who Do No Harm:

are given . CANNOT GO THROUGH USUAL BENEFITING PROCEDURES equal chances

Ensure that vulnerable groups and individuals are able to access services equally and

without any discrimination – ensure that the service prevision process does not

generate any against girls, boys, women or men. Apply Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

the principle of “different needs equal opportunities.”

All protection concerns that have been identified, recommended, designed and

planned must be PUT INTO PRACTICE at implementation phase. List all underlined

protection concerns in the design and response plan and ensure that all these concerns

will be taken into consideration and will be incorporated to the implementation

phase.

III. MAINSTREAMING PROTECTION AT IMPLEMENTATION PHASE

Box No: 6

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Remember to report the specific that occurred or were witnessed protection incidents

during the implementation and how the team addressed with these cases. Beware that

protection incident are sensitive and must be handled with extreme confidentiality.

Reporting and M&E phases must review the and must collect the feedback reports

stakeholders’ (including local authorities, hosting community and vulnerable and

marginalized communities) feedback on the implementation.

Logical framework and of protection issues: verify if the issues raised during cohesion

the assessment stage were included in the planning stage and were actually

implemented in the field.

Collect a few examples illustrating the way the project addressed and Do No Harm

document any security-related concerns that might have affected beneficiaries during

the implementation phase.

Ensure that your reports include lessons learned and recommendations.

THE OVERALL EVALUATION MUST DETERMINE IF:

THE PROJECT CONTRIBUTED TO MAKE THE POPULATION STRONGER AGAINST PROTECTION RISKS THEY ARE

EXPOSED TO.

THE PROJECT MAINTAINED HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENSURED THE EQUAL ACCESS OF THE BENEFICIARIES TO

SERVICES.

THE MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS AND PEOPLE WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS WERE INCLUDED,

THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF WOMEN, MEN, GIRLS AND BOYS WERE CONSIDERED EQUALLY AND THEIR RIGHTS

WERE NOT VIOLATED BY ANY MEANS.

THE PROJECT DID NOT DO HARM AND WHAT ARE THE LESSONS LEARNED FOR THE FUTURE. Box No: 8

Mainstreaming Protection in any food security activity is a dynamic and complex

process. Some reporting and monitoring and evaluation tools might not alloctae

enough space to report, monitor or evaluate protection issues. Therefore these tools

need to be developed in away it takes into acount the proteciton issues as explained

below. Box No: 7

IV. MAINSTREAMING PROTECTION AT REPORTING AND M&E PHASES

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We talked to, and considered the needs of all people of concern and of those

who cannot talk to us. We were reachable and accessible by everybody.

We planned and designed our program ensuring that nobody will be left out or

harmed as a result of our activities. We mapped and analyzed the roles and

responsibilities of those who might impact the project and involved them accordingly

in our activities. We reduced the likelihoods of facing unexpected challenges during

the implementation phase.

The implementation was carried out safely; no one was neglected, abused,

discriminated or exploited. Older people, women, men, girls, boys, minority groups,

clans and individuals and all other people of most concern identified in the needs

assessment were included and assisted. We actively involved the community and

maintained the sense of ownership and responsibility. We ensured that our response

is Needs Based Response

Our reports and Monitoring and Evaluation verified whether the most

vulnerable individuals and communities were assisted and no one was harmed or de-

benefitted from the intervention. We did not feed any disagreement or conflict. Our

staff adhered to their humanitarian principles. We learned lessons for our next

activities.

THANKS TO OUR FOOD SECURITY INTERVENTIONS,

THE COMMUNITY HAS BECOME STRONGER AND

MORE ABLE TO PROTECT ITSELF.

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SOMALIA FOOD SECURITY CLUSTER

Protection Mainstreaming

Checklist

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