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EUROPEAN COMMISSIONDIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION – ECHO

SINGLE FORM FOR HUMANITARIAN AID ACTIONS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Name of Humanitarian Organisation/Country of registration

COOPI

1.2 Title of the Action

Chaco Rapére: protecting and adapting livelihoods to cope drought in the vulnerable Indigenous communities of the ParaguayanChaco.

1.3 Area of intervention (country, region, localities)World Area Countries Region

America PARAGUAY Paraguayan Chaco, Department ofPresidente Hayes

1.4 Start date of the Action

Start date 01/07/2011

If the Action has already started explain the reason that justifies this situation (urgent Action or other reason)

According to DG ECHO Regional Office in Quito, following activities have been carried out:

- participation of program manager and national authorities representatives to the Regional DIPECHO VII launching andplanning workshop for South America, carried out in Quito on June 08 th-10th;

- on July 18th, DP actions launching event in Paraguay in coordination with other DIPECHO partners in the Country;

1.5 Duration of the Action in months

18 months 0 days

1.6 Start date for eligibility of expenditure

Is the start date for eligibility of expenditure equal to the date of submission of the initial proposal?

No

If yes, explain expenses charged to the budget between date of initial proposal submission and start date ofthe action

If no, enter the start date for eligibility and explain

01/06/2011

According to DG ECHO Regional Office in Quito, several expenditure have beenimplemented:

- participation of program manager and national authorities representatives (travel andaccommodation costs) to the Regional DIPECHO VII launching and planning workshop forSouth America, carried out in Quito on June 08 th-10th;

- In coordination with other DIPECHO partners in the Country, has been carried out the DPactions launching event in Paraguay on July 18 th;

- staff recruitment and personnel costs;

- other support costs (operational office rent; office and vehicles maintenance and runningcosts;).

1.7 Requested funding modalities for this agreement

Co-financing

In case of 100% financing, justify the request

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Agreement number: ECHO/-AM/BUD/2011/91001 page 1/70

NO

1.8 Urgent action

No

1.9 Control mechanism to be applied

P

1.10 Proposal and reports

Submission date of the initial proposal 07/05/2011

Purpose of this submission REVISED PROPOSAL

ECHO reference 2011/00795/RQ/01/03

Date of this submission 01/08/2011

2. NEEDS ASSESSMENT

2.1 Date(s) of assessment; methodology and sources of information used; organisation/person(s) responsiblefor the assessment

COOPI and Intermón Oxfam are strategically present in the Chaco from several years and are focusing their interventions(humanitarian aid, DP actions and development programs) towards the most vulnerable groups in the zone: IndigenousNative Populations; since 2008, trough Emergency responses and DP actions co-financed by ECHO, other partners andown funds, they are coordinating with local authorities and others humanitarian actors a permanent assessment activities tomonitor the humanitarian situation and the local capacities to face the cumulative droughts that affect cyclically the region.

Needs assessment for this proposal has been generated according to the following phases: 1) Preliminary stage, COOPI/IO recent Emergency response (2008-2009) and DP actions (2009-2010) carried out in the areaand co-financed by ECHO, to mitigate and to recovery drought effects as well as to develop DP culture trough capacitybuilding, awareness and advocacy approaches. 2) DIPECHO VI evaluation, capitalization and planning stage, through local, national and regional consulting process:DIPECHO VI national (09/06/2010) and regional (19-23/07/2010) workshops. 3) DIPECHO VII identification and elaboration stage (Sept-Nov2010), consulting process with ECHO-Quito regionalrepresentatives and ECHO officer field visits. 4) Assessment on the field, carried out by COOPI assessment team (Oct-midNov2010) in isolated indigenous areasvulnerable to drought in the Chaco: Gral Diaz (Boquerón Dept), Riacho Mosquito (Alto Paraguay Dept) and Central Chacozones (Pdte Hayes Dept). At the same time (Dec2010) IO assessment team realized a field visit in other vulnerable areas inthe Pdte Hayes and Boquerón Depts. The areas have been selected according to SEN and Chaco WASH Cluster strategies.

5) On Nov 9th, 15th and 23rd, has been promoted a work group including local/national (SEN, MAG, MEC) institutions incharge of DRR in the country, interested humanitarian partners, and local organizations, with the aim to develop an inclusiveand participatory process in order to identify and set up DP intervention hypothesis for the Chaco, according to DRR prioritiesand shared mid-term strategy: to strengthen local capacities, developing tools and information mechanisms, disseminatinggood practices, advocating and facilitating the intervention of development actors and local/national authorities, thereforeenabling a proper hand-over of interventions for sustainable drought preparedness (DP) and management (DM). 6) Consulting process with local institutions: on Dec2010, meetings have been carried out between COOPI/IOrepresentatives and the local authorities of the intervention area (Central Chaco - Pdte Hayes) in order to share the identifiedactivities, promoting and verifying availability and willfulness of the local governments to participate on the interventions. 7) Submission of DP proposals: two DIPECHO projects finally have been elaborated by COOPI and IO, identifyingcomplementary activities to guarantee an integrated management of the actions in the Paraguayan Chaco, involvinglocal/national institutions in charge of DRR in the country. 8) On mid-Apr2011 COOPI/IO participated in Santa Cruz to the workshop promoted by ECHO, with the main objective toidentify two multi-partner consortium (Bol and Pgy) to implement in the Chaco Region DRR local and institutional-advocacyactions; the HIP is oriented to reduce FoodSec vulnerability in Central and South America (Chaco) caused by cumulativedroughts and to the low DP and DM local capacities. 9) In the last weeks COOPI/IO (sharing objectives and methodologies with the Bolivian consortium) have formulated a newcommon proposal according with the intervention strategy delineated above and identifying common integrated approaches,sub-sectors, activities and geographical intervention area.

2.2 Problem statement and stakeholder analysis

Over the last 3 years, the Chaco area is facing an acute livelihoods crisis linked primarily to the consequences of cumulativedroughts. The Paraguayan Chaco (60% of the country) presents climatic characteristics from sub-humid dry to semiarid, withmarked rainfall seasonality from Nov to Feb, while dry period is usually from Jul to Nov. Drought in the area is a cyclic event,linked to climatic variability and to La Niña phenomenon, particularly worse by climatic change, soil erosion and localoverexploitation of natural resources: deforestation, intensive livestock, damming of the watercourses. The alteration of theterritory and changes in weather patterns have a devastating impact on food security particularly for the marginalized andisolated human groups living in the Chaco (only 3% of the country population). The impact is variable, affecting thepopulation in a different way depending to capacities of response. The Mennonite colonies are the most resilient and the

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population in a different way depending to capacities of response. The Mennonite colonies are the most resilient and theIndigenous communities located in the Central Chaco are the most vulnerable due to:

a) scarce water resources

lack of surface watercourses; 1.annual rainfall distribution; 2.high salinity and unfavorable chemical quality of groundwater;3.

causing losses in their livelihoods and to water quality for human consumption, and so, worse health, food insecurity andmorbility-related to malnutrition;

b) low coverage of basic services (roads, communication, safe-water, sanitation and health facilities);

c) weak attention by national/local authorities and international development actors, besides the lack of a more effectiveassistance framework.

Stakeholder analysis:

- Indigenous communities struggle for subsistence on a daily basis and are motivated to enhance their livelihoods resilienceto cope the drought.

- Although local authorities have been sensitized and equipped during past interventions, an effective response capacity ismissing; they are interested to increase DRR engagement in local DM monitoring and operational plans, through capacitybuilding, awareness and evidence-based advocacy approaches.

- SEN is leading emergency response at national level and in the Chaco (responsibility is not clearly defined), its interventionsare focused essentially on delivery of food kits (with high logistic cost and culturally inadequate) and water (generallyuntreated/not safe) to affected communities. SEN is interested to identification and coordination of a decentralized DMstrategy for the Chaco, with the aim to improve its operational and logistic capacity response.

- Other national Institutions are not decentralized and are incipient on the territory. A significant effort needs to be made toimprove FoodSec information in the area, as well as existing knowledge about how local livelihoods react to drought. NationalInstitutions (MEC, MAG, MSPBS, MJT-SNPP, DHM) and local organizations are interested to collaborate with pilot activitiesand to support the identification of drought preparedness and management strategies in the area.

- International Cooperation: is not enough for the identified needs, generally due to cost per beneficiary (high logistic andHHRR costs / low density population). As mentioned above, the exit strategy of this action aims to raise awareness and toengage, as far as possible, other humanitarian and development actors to intervene in the area, with the main objective toreduce FoodSec vulnerability in the Indigenous communities, focusing efforts on livelihoods protection/adaptation needsbased on the indigenous population rights and intercultural integrated approaches.

2.3 Summarise findings of the assessment (include full report in annex, if relevant) and link these to the Action

Drought is a slow-developing impact disaster, whose effects in the Chaco are manifesting in the mid-long term, causingserious economic (USD 170 million from 2008 to 2010) / livelihoods losses, and therefore food security crisis in the mostvulnerable communities. Due to the physical and institutional isolation, in the Chaco territory has not been implemented asurveillance system to monitor local food insecurity and malnutrition rates. Nevertheless, the PLANAL (Food Security andSovereignty Plan in Paraguay, published by FAO and the Planning Technical Secretariat of the Republic Presidency in 2009)reports between the main food insecurity effects in the country: "high rates of malnutrition and diseases based oninadequate dietary practices are affecting mostly children and pregnant women of indigenous communities" (See Annex-1pg.18-27). More in detail. In the field assessment carried out by PCI (local partner of IO) in 2009 (see Annex-2 "Nutritionalstatus of children under 5 years in Indigenous Communities of the Chaco"), have been reported following results:

a) global malnutrition 23,3% (underweight children for age/growth standards);

b) chronic malnutrition 46,6% (children below regular size/height for age/growth standards);

c) acute malnutrition 15,1% (children with weight for height below the regular growth standards).

Global and chronic malnutrition are evident mainly in the children up to 24 months. Analyzing separately the risks ofmalnutrition and severe malnutrition, have been reported the following results: risk of global malnutrition 5,5% and severeglobal malnutrition 17,8% (malnourished children 23,3%); risk of chronic malnutrition 21,9% and severe chronic malnutrition24,7% (malnourished children 46,6%); risk of acute malnutrition 6,8% and severe acute malnutrition 8,3% (malnourishedchildren 15,1%).

In the most vulnerable indigenous communities, malnutrition increases the risk of infection and infectious disease (e. g.tuberculosis); besides lack of safe water raises health risks causing several critical problems: the victims are less able toperform daily tasks they need in order to produce or acquire food, earn an income, or gain an education.

The main causes of malnutrition in the area are a mixture of several factors related to: a) dietary practices, due to a lack ofawareness about nutrition principles, or to only access to a single food source; b) physical isolation, marginalization, povertyand no access to the local market to acquire complementary nutrients; c) lack of agricultural and livestock productivity, veryfew families grow crops, only for subsistence, and only 30% of families have small livestock in low quantities, thus the foodprovision depends entirely on hunting, collection of wild products, and poorly paid jobs how pawn in the large cattle farmersand Mennonite Colonies; d) last years with an abnormal incidence of cumulative and cyclical droughts is causing shortage offood and severe foodsec crisis in the most part of the indigenous hamlets, which in part have been mitigated throughemergency and DP actions carried out by the SEN and International Humanitarian Aid partners.

Considering the increasing predictability of drought in the area, emergency response actions need to be complemented by

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building local capacities for sustainable drought preparedness and management. The promotion and adoption of goodpractices to increase household resilience to cope drought and to allow adaptation/protection of livelihoods is necessary inorder to reduce the existing vulnerabilities; thus reducing the needs of emergency response. To end, an improvedunderstanding of the context and a more reliable foodsec information system will facilitate the identification of more effectivedrought DP/DM strategies; besides it will allow an evidence-based advocacy approach.

Tables with additional information

In the table-1 it can be noted how the drought is the phenomenon which has manifested more frequently and with particularintensity in the Central Chaco over the last decade.

Table 1 Year Event Zone2001 Drought Pdte Hayes, Boquerón, Alto Paraguay, Concepción, San Pedro, Caaguazú N2003 Drought Chaco central N2004 Fire Asunción N2005 Drought Chaco central N2005 Flood Ñeembucu D2007 Drought/

Fire

Pdte Hayes, Boquerón, Alto Paraguay, Concepción, San Pedro, Amambay, Paraguari, Alto Paraná, CanindeyuN

2007 Dengue Country N2007 Flood Asunción D2008 Dengue País N2008 Storm Amambay, Concepción, San Pedro, Canindeyu D2008 Drought Chaco y Ñeembucu N2008 Tornado Concepción D2009 Storm Central D2009 Drought Pdte Hayes, Boquerón, Alto Paraguay, Concepción N2009 Drought Ñeembucu N2009 Storm Ciudad del Este M2010 Floods Ñeembucu, Itapuá, Misiones y Alto Paraná NEmergency declaration: N-National, D-Departmental, M-Municipal

3. HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATION IN THE AREA OF INTERVENTION

3.1 Humanitarian Organisation's presence in the area of intervention: brief overview of strategy and current orrecent activities in the country

Recurrent droughts in the Chaco is causing serious impact on the health and food security of the most vulnerable populationsin the area, devastating the traditional coping mechanisms. In responding to this situation, DG ECHO has funded severalinitiatives at local level both as emergency response and through DIPECHO projects.

Since national Drought emergency declaration promulgated in September 2008, COOPI is intervening in the area throughseveral actions supported and co-financed by DG ECHO. From Nov 2008 to May 2009 and from Jul to Dec 2009 ad hoc andreactive emergency response have been carried out, while from Jun 2009 to Oct 2010 a regional DIPECHO project has beenimplemented by COOPI Bolivia and Paraguay in the Chaco region, in order to raise interest about DP activities to copedrought in the area. The interventions carried out, allowed COOPI to mature a good understanding of the problem and itsrelated challenges in the area. During the ECHO field visits and in several meetings with other ECHO partners in the country,the gained results have been evaluated as good and has been identified that a more strategic regional response in needed tobuild stronger links between agencies with technical expertise in FoodSec, and to advocate for consistent budgetarycommitments among the respective authorities at local and national level supporting replication and sustainability of DP/DMactivities.

According to its local strategy, COOPI actually keeps implementing actions also through other programs (Indigenous PeopleRights; Intercultural Medicine) focused ever to the most socio-economic vulnerable and marginalized Native IndigenousPopulations (POI) in the Chaco.

Intermon Oxfam (IO) has implemented programmes of livelihoods in the area of intervention with co-financing of theSpanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECID), ICO, Junta de Andalucía and their own resources. Their actions havebeen implemented with the help of local partners such as PCI, Tierra Viva, Mingara, and Vicariato Apostólico del Pilcomayo,among others. Over the last years, IO has focused their work on the Programme for the Indigenous Peoples Rights in theChaco. These two strategies or programmes promoted by IO have focused on food and nutritional security, communitymanagement and organization for the advocacy processes, always under an approach of rights, respecting theself-determination of indigenous peoples. Likewise, they have supported processes of legalization of ancient territories, as apart of the historical demand of the indigenous population in Paraguay. Regarding the issue of DRR, IO and its partners havepromoted the debate at a level of provincial water tables, highlighting the vulnerability of the communities against the effectsof drought and the need to develop public policies for humanitarian response. The actions advanced in the DIPECHO VIhave been an opportunity to deal with (together with local participants) the coordination between the community level and thelocal and national public management for preparing against the effects of drought. IO has facilitated to the indigenousorganizations the discussion and position of indigenous peoples regarding some threats such as drought, climate change,

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poverty, etc. Last year 2010 has then been a very positive one in debates with vast participation, especially through theimpetus that both the Foro de Articulación Chaqueña and the Primer Encuentro Mundial Chaco 2010 (with more than 700people from the Gran Chaco Americano Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil) have participated.

The button "Annex" can be used to attach an area map of intervention

3.2 Actions currently on-going and funding requests submitted to other donors (including other EC services) inthe same area of intervention - indicate how overlap and double funding would be avoided

Actions recently undertaken by COOPI in the Paraguayan Chaco and currently on-going:

Project Donor Duration LocationAmount

(€)Interventi di riabilitazione e manutenzione delle reti idriche nelle aree colpite dasiccità nel Gran Chaco Boliviano e

Paraguayano.

LuxemburgFoundation

01/01/2010

31/12/2011

Bolivian andParaguayan Chaco 210.000

Farmacias interculturales: oportunidades de inclusión socioeconómica parajóvenes indígenas.

EuropeAid01/05/2010

30/04/2012Pdte Hayes Dpt. 250.000

Protagonismo de la población indígena del Chaco Paraguayo en la promociónde sus derechos laborales: responsabilidad social compartida del sectorpúblico y privado.

EuropeAid01/05/2011

31/10/2013Paraguayan Chaco 262.000

"Interventi di riabilitazione e manutenzione delle reti idriche nelle aree colpite da siccità nel Gran Chaco Boliviano eParaguayano" , COOPI is promoting in the vulnerable indigenous hamlet the water infrastructures rehabilitation and thecapacity building of technicians destined to the maintenance of them; the good practices of this project will be replicated in thebeneficiaries communities of this proposal and the project would be take into account to co-financing part of the intervention(See R#2).

"Farmacias interculturales: oportunidades de inclusión socioeconómica para jóvenes indígenas", between activities carriedout in the project framework in Indigenous communities of the Central Chaco, COOPI and the beneficiaries are growing pilotplots to protect traditional crop, as well as to experiment desert varieties (e. g. moringa). The most adequate best practicesidentified will be proposed to the beneficiaries of this proposal to increase their livelihoods protection and/or adaptationcapacities (See R#1).

"Protagonismo de la población indígena del Chaco Paraguayo en la promoción de sus derechos laborales: responsabilidadsocial compartida del sector público y privado " is oriented to promote labor Rights of Indigenous people working in the largecattle farmer and in the Menonite colonies in the Central Chaco.

IO is currently implementing a series of projects with some local partners: CAPI (Coordinadora para la autodeterminación dePueblos Indígenas) and CSER, both organizations working on organisational strengthening and gender issues. Funds do notcome from any UE funding strategy.

The proposed action will be implemented in close coordination with the EU Delegation at national level to facilitatecomplementarities and proper exit strategy of the actions. In this sense, LRRD (Linking Relief, Rehabilitation andDevelopment) will remain crucial as it permits the exit strategy to be defined with time-limit.

4. OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK

4.1 Exact location of the Action (include map of project location)World Area Countries Region Location

America PARAGUAY Paraguayan Chaco, Department ofPresidente Hayes

Presidente Hayes DepartmentTte 1° Manuel Irala Fernández and VillaHayes Municipalities

Map of project location (reference)

See "Annex 3_PdteHayes_BaseMap"

4.2 Beneficiaries

4.2.1 Total number of direct beneficiaries 18.327

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(Number of beneficiaries may vary during the implementation of the project).

Generally targeted communities have land own area, legal capacity and organizational structures recognized at acommunity and governmental level.

Geographical and Social vulnerabilities: In the Paraguayan Chaco (60% of the national territory) is living only the 3%of the country population equally distributed between: Indigenous groups, Mennonite colonies and Creole/Latin people.Indigenous populations represents clearly the most vulnerable human group affected by:

a) physical-political isolation;

b) poor coverage of basic needs and services;

c) food insecurity and scarcity of water,

due to the alteration of the territory increased by climatic variability/change and anthropic pressure of theeconomic-productive processes (intensive livestock) in the area which degrade the environmental balance and sharpensocio-cultural conflicts, with some minorities of landowners and large cattle farmers maintaining a monopoly of existingresources, while indigenous groups struggle for subsistence on a daily basis.

Education: Historically, the inhabitants of the Chaco have been marginalized by the formal educating process. Thisbecomes evident in the education index, with an average of 2 to 3 years of education. This consideration requires specialattention in the capacity building and awareness activities, because, on the one hand, the speed of learning changesdepending on the level of education and, on the other hand, because of the methodologies that must be taken intoaccount to deal with an pedagogical process, which ideally must be adapted to the local context (in this case, using toolssuch as oral transmission, indigenous knowledge and other complementary cultural expressions).

Ethnical multiculturalism: The populations targeted by the action belong in the most part to the Maskoy linguistic family,and to the following ethnics groups: Angaité, Sanapaná, Enhlet northern and Enxet southern. Each community has itsown variety of Maskoy language as their mother tongue, and this reality requires special considerations about theapproach methodologies and awareness material. These socio-cultural considerations are taking into account byCOOPI/IO who have qualified staff for activities with multicultural approach. On the same way the right to information andprior consultation are also taking into account by COOPI/IO, due to the processes of internal communication andcollective decision-making are very important elements for intercultural work and for the effective acceptance bybeneficiaries.

No doubt the investment required vis-à-vis the number of beneficiaries identified in the actions for the Chaco is very high,due to the low population density in the area and the high logistics and HHRR costs of the interventions; this point is alsoacknowledges by other cooperation and development actors: [AECID DEP_Paraguay 2005-2008, pg. 13] "Specialmention in this chapter should be back to the west (Paraguayan Chaco). Its width, the difficulty in communication and itslow population density discourage the selection of the geographic area as a priority, for reasons of high costs versusquantitative impact. However, considering the special situation of poverty of indigenous people that reside there andhumanitarian crises affecting seasonal with singular intensity to these populations, the DEP considers this also as apriority area for specific actions with indigenous communities especially vulnerable" .

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4.2.2 Status of the direct beneficiaries (multiple options possible)

IDPs No

Refugees No

Returnees No

Local population Yes

Others (e.g. for Grant Facility, thematic funding, etc ...) No

4.2.3 Specificities of direct beneficiaries (please elaborate, refer to groups as appropriate, e.g.unaccompanied minors, disabled, children, ex-combatants ...)

See Annex 4_Type of direct beneficiaries

4.2.4 Direct beneficiary identification mechanisms and criteria

Given the high vulnerability conditions of the targeted communities, they will be totally covered (children, men, womenand the elderly) by activities, without eligibility parameters, considering as possible the entire population living in thehamlets.

Type of beneficiaries / Selection Criteria

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identification mechanism

Indigenous communities: consultation with SEN, Chaco WatSanCluster, local authorities/organizations, indigenous leaders in theassessment

Physically and politically isolated areas;High level of socio-economic vulnerabilities;High threat of exposition to the drought and food insecurity;Scarce livelihoods protection and variety of food in their diet;No communitarian organization to face drought;Low availability of safe water for human consumption;No sustainability and maintenance of water systems;

DM Committees members: mapping of leaders , consultationwith them and communal assemblies

Male and female leaders;Health - environment promoters;Educational community representatives;Inhabitants with basic skills to maintain the water points;

Targeted communities (water treatment system): consultationwith local authorities, SEN, WatSan Cluster and communityleaders

Vulnerable communities located in strategic zones and withan adequate tajamar (superficial water reservoir) to supplywater to the nearby communities in emergency crisis;

SEN and local authorities: consultation process SEN decentralized HHRR and local COEs representatives;Government members (Educational system): consultationprocess

Pedagogical technicians of the MEC (risk management unit)and of the departmental supervisions;

Teachers of the EEB: mapping and consultation witheducational supervisions and MEC

A representative teacher for each primary school (2nd and3rd degree) in the Chaco;

4 pilot schools (Chaco Rapere methodological proposalvalidation process): consultation with educational supervisions,MEC, pilot educational communities representatives

Vulnerable communities affected by drought;

Schools (Chaco Rapére methodology proposal distribution):consultation with educational supervisions and MEC

Primary schools in the area;

Communicators: mapping of relevant actors Local radio broadcaster, press correspondents, Universitystudents and COEs communicators;

Local and national institutions' representatives: mapping ofrelevant actors

Municipal and Departmental governments members;Members of indigenous organizations; Representatives of health, water and infrastructure,educational, agricultural and meteorological services(ministries);Humanitarian actors;Representative of non-governmental institutions, civilsociety, international organizations and agencies;

4.2.5 Describe to what extent and how the direct beneficiaries were involved in the design of the Action

How the beneficiaries have been involved in the processing by COOPI

Type of beneficiaries Participation

Targeted Indigenous Communities Assessment in the field accompanied by communities' leaders and localpromoters;

Municipal and Departmental authorities Consulting process with local institutions;

SEN and Chaco WatSan Cluster Participatory process oriented to identifying and elaborating operationproposals hypothesis;

MEC and educational department supervisions; MAG,DMH, SNPP

Participatory process oriented to identifying and elaborating operationproposals hypothesis;

Chaco Schools (teachers) Feedbacks on the Chaco Rapere , along the distribution-workshops in the lastDIPECHO VI;

Intermon Oxfam: the first sources of information about direct beneficiaries were gained thanks to interviews with fieldtechnicians of the PCI (Pro Indigenous Communities) organization, which is one of IO's partner in developmentprogrammes and which has a significant presence and knowledge of the FoodSec needs and local vulnerabilities. Also,conversations were held with some indigenous grassroots organizations belonging to CAPI (Coordinating Committee forthe Self-determination of Indigenous Peoples), which is currently working with IO in a permanent process of advocacystrengthening before the authorities. The persons consulted expressed their interest in starting a sustained droughtpreparedness and management process and in strengthening their advocacy capacity before authorities, taking intoconsideration the activities previously carried out by IO and Mingará in the La Patria (DIPECHO VI) area. In theneeds-assessment mission, consultations and meetings with the communities were held and information was gatheredfor the activity design and formulation processes of the project results. According to the social structure of indigenouscommunities, each village has a leader, who was the official speaker with the assessment team. It is important to mentionthat the staff has the ability to communicate in the several dialects spoken in the indigenous communities visited. Thelocal partner has previously implemented development programmes in the identified area, which has allowed forgenerating information about FoodSec needs and vulnerability factors present in the area.

4.2.6 Other potential beneficiaries (indirect, "catchment", etc ...) 138.760

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The action will indirectly benefit approximately 138.760* people who live in the Paraguayan Chaco. These people willbenefit by information systems, monitoring tools, local strategies and policies, as well as pedagogical tools andcommunication campaign that will be carried out in the framework of the action. The active participation of the local andnational institutions shall benefit the whole territory population, guarantying the replicability and the sustainability of theDP/DM good practices and strategies also after the ending of the intervention.

Specifically, will directly benefit the following institutions:

Departmental government. President Hayes government has defined the DRR as a strategic line of work. This isbecause several initiatives have been started to steer public investment policies towards sanitation, DP and livelihoodsresilience issue.

District governments. Local governments of Teniente 1º Manuel Irala Fernández and Villa Hayes will benefit fromcapacity building activities offered to key civil servants and technical support to create DRR/DM planning instruments andgenerating territorial information on vulnerability and risks, which will improve drought crisis monitoring and decisionmaking skills, coordinating actions with the appropriated institutions/organizations.

SEN. The Emergency National Secretary has expressed its strategic interest in the Chaco area, given its highvulnerability level and the need to improve DRR/DM decentralized interventions with support from internationalcooperation organizations. With this objective the project will support the identification of a dedicated intervention strategyand will enable the spread of campaigns and other initiatives planned by the SEN for the Chaco region.

Ministries of Agriculture (MAG), Education (MEC), Health (MSPBS), Justice and Labor (MJT) will be engaged throughsub-sector offices (MAG/MEC: Risk Management Units; IPTA: Agricultural Technology Paraguayan Institute; SNPP:National Vocational Training Service) which will support sectorial pilot activities and the generation of a more reliableinformation systems aimed to enhance the livelihoods resilience of the most vulnerable communities to face Foodinsecurity generated by recurrent droughts in the zone.

4.2.7 Direct beneficiaries per sector

All the beneficiaries will be of Disaster Preparedness sector. The following table resume the number of beneficiaries foreach subsector.

Sector / Sub-sector Number of beneficiariesLivelihoods and economical assets protection 9.132Small scale infrastructure (water systems rehabilitation and/or construction ) 5.500Local disaster management components 9.132Institutional linkage and Advocacy 80Information, Education, Communication 12.200

Sector Nb beneficiaries/sector

Disaster preparedness 18.327

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4.3.1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW OF THE ACTION : Logical framework

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Title of the ActionChaco Rapére: protecting and adapting livelihoods to cope drought in the vulnerable Indigenous communities of the Paraguayan Chaco.

principal objectiveContribute to strengthen the response, coping and recovery capacities of vulnerable Indigenous communities exposed to recurrent and predictable droughts by improvinglivelihoods resilience, through drought management integrated approaches in the Chaco Region.

Intervention logic Objectively verifiable indicators Sources of verification

specific objectiveImprove the food security of theindigenous communities vulnerable tothe drought in the Paraguayan Chaco,by strengthening local capacities andsupporting risk reduction strategies ofthe local and national authorities.

indicator 1

target value

80% of the families who participate inthe project have improved theirawareness and practices to increasetheir households Food Security to facedrought crisis periods;

source of verification 1- Base line and KAP study- Photography Report - Internal narrative reports, documentsproduced and final project evaluation

indicator 2

target value

At least 70% of targeted communitieshave established effective droughtmanagement (DM) coordinationmechanisms with local/nationalauthorities;

source of verification 2- Base line and KAP study- Agreements between communitiesand municipalities - Photography Report - Internal narrative reports, documentsproduced and final project evaluation

indicator 3

target value

Drought Management (DM/DRR)strategies, as well as FoodSecinformation system and good practiceshave been shared and disseminated todevelopment actors and local/nationalauthorities;

source of verification 3- Seminars and workshops attendancelists - Internal narrative reports, documentsproduced and final project evaluation

Risks and assumptions- Political scene remains stable, theauthorities remain in their positionimplementing their function (risk factor:Political instability);- Security conditions remains stable(risk factor: security conditions notstable / local conflicts);- Absence of natural disasters and/ornational emergencies in the zone; (riskfactor: unforeseeable eventsdeteriorate the situation in the zone orin the country);- Favorable meteorological conditions; - Access to the communities is notaffected (risk factor: weather conditionsjeopardize the work plan);- Active participation of the DRRresponsible institutions at national(SEN, MEC, MAG, SNPP) and subnational (local governments, COEs)level (risk factor: authorities have nointerest or resources to participate inthe project activities);- Absence of socio-cultural and/orpolitical conflicts;- Educational centers do not developtheir activities as planned, whichsuspends and/or alters their programsin unusual ways;- Prices of goods needed for theproject implementation suffer abnormalvariations exceeding the budgetedamount;

result 1R1. Indigenous communities incoordination with local authorities of 2Chaco district have strengthened theirvulnerable livelihoods, throughprotection/adaptation good practices

indicator 1.170% of the families in the beneficiaryhamlets, know the adequate areas andcalendar to develop their livelihoods tocope the drought season

source of verification 1.1- Base line and KAP study - Communitarian livelihoods Risk maps - Attendance lists to the technicaltrainings- Internal narrative reports, documents

80% of families

At least 70% oftargeted communities

Humanitarian anddevelopment actors,don

GRANT AGREEMENT

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and strategies oriented to cope thefood insecurity and malnutritiongenerated at consequence ofcumulative droughts.

target value and final project evaluation

indicator 1.2

targetvalue

60% of the families in the targetedhamlets recognize and/or areimplementing at least 3 healthypractices to improve their food securityand nutritional status;

source of verification 1.2- Base line and KAP study - Attendance lists to the technicaltrainings- Narrative reports, documents andfinal project evaluation

indicator 1.3

target value

The local authorities support at least50% of the micro-projects implementedin the vulnerable hamlets to cope foodinsecurity and malnutrition related tothe drought;

source of verification 1.3- Micro-projects photography andnarrative reports - Signed and in force collaborationagreements between communities andlocal/national authorities

result 2R2. Targeted Indigenous communitieshave improved their access, availabilityand quality of water for humanconsumption and to protect theirlivelihoods.

indicator 2.1

target value

At the end of the project each personwill have access at least to5Lt/person/day during the droughtseason in the 80% of the targetedcommunities;

source of verification 2.1- narrative reports, documents and finalproject evaluation

indicator 2.2

targetvalue

At the project conclusion, at least 60%of the beneficiary communitiesincrease their water storage capacities;

source of verification 2.2- Technical and photographic reports ofthe water supply infrastructures builtand/or rehabilitated;- Delivery acts of the infrastructuresbuilt and/or rehabilitated;

indicator 2.3

targetvalue

At least 40% of the beneficiaryhouseholds have improved the waterquality for human consumption;

source of verification 2.3- Water analysis reports- Attendance lists to the technicaltrainings - Narrative reports, documents andfinal project evaluation

indicator 2.4100% of the water systemsrehabilitated/constructed in thecommunity, have at least 1 person withthe necessary skills and tools torepair/maintain and manage it;

source of verification 2.4- Certificates issued by SNPP- Attendance lists to the technicaltrainings - Photography Report - Internal narrative reports, documentsand final project evaluation

70% of the families

60% families in thetargeted hamlets

2 local Municipalities

80% of targetedcommunity

60% of thebeneficiarycommunities

40% of thebeneficiaryhouseholds

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target value

result 3R3. Vulnerable Indigenouscommunities of 2 municipalities ofPresidente Hayes have FoodSecmonitoring tools and copingmechanisms adapted to the localcontext enabling better droughtmanagement.

indicator 3.1

target value

At the project conclusion local and/ornational authorities have aninformation system reporting theFoodSec indicators of the beneficiaryhamlets;

source of verification 3.1- Information system produced - Narrative reports, documents andfinal project evaluation

indicator 3.2

target value

At the end of the project, 80% of thetargeted communities have DMcommittees validated and recognisedby communities, local and/or nationalauthorities (SEN);

source of verification 3.2- Elaborated internal narrative reports,documents and final project evaluation- DMC conformation acts and theirformalization documents

indicator 3.3

target value

At least 40 hamlets have developedthe Drought Management Plan in aparticipative way;

source of verification 3.3- Community and municipal DM Plans- Attendance lists to the EmergencyPlan setting-up workshops

indicator 3.4

target value

Municipalities engaged havedeveloped a DM plan and haveforeseen an emergency found with atleast 50% destined to cope foodsecemergencies;

source of verification 3.4- Community and municipal DM Plans- Attendance lists to the EmergencyPlan setting-up workshops

result 4R4. Through the implementation anddiffusion of sustainable and replicableexperiences, and operationalstrategies/plans, linkages betweenvulnerable communities, civil societyactors and local/national authoritieshave been strengthened in order toreduce the livelihoods vulnerability inthe targeted hamlets.

indicator 4.1

target value

At the end of the project SEN will havea DRR strategy dedicated to the DM inthe Chaco Region, sharing the samewith the local authorities engaged in theaction;

source of verification 4.1- Signed and in force collaborationagreements - Chaco DRR/DM strategy documentproduced

indicator 4.2

target value

The country has a Risk Atlas for thewhole territory and the same productwill be shared with the main decisionmakers;

source of verification 4.2- Paraguay Risk Atlas documentproduced- Training/workshops attendance lists

100% of the watersystems

50 hamlets

80% of targetedcommunities

40 hamlets

2 Municipalities

SEN’s DM strategy

SEN and maindecision makers

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indicator 4.3

target value

80% of the municipal civil servants anddecentralized SEN technicians trainedwill have improved their knowledgeand capabilities on DM contextualizedin the Chaco;

source of verification 4.3- Training/workshops attendance lists- COEs/SEN members final examresults

result 5R5. Indigenous communities and civilsociety are aware about droughtcauses and impact on food security aswell as on the health of the mostvulnerable communities, throughcommunication campaigns andpedagogical methodologies/toolsapplied in schools and hamlets.

indicator 5.1

targetvalue

At least 65% of the beneficiaryhouseholds know the droughts cycleand adaptation measures to reduce itsimpact on food security and health;

source of verification 5.1- Base line and KAP study- Communication materials producedfor the awareness campaigns - narrative reports, documents and finalproject evaluation

indicator 5.2

target value

communicators involved in the actionactivities produce media reports on thecauses and effects of drought in theParaguayan Chaco;

source of verification 5.2- Communicators training plan andattendance list- Media reports and/or messageelaborated and disseminates

indicator 5.3

target value

At least 70% of the primary schools inthe intervention area have acontextualized pedagogical toolexplaining drought causes and effectsin the territory;

source of verification 5.3- Attendance lists (Chaco Rapéretheme modules trainings)- Chaco Rapere methodologicalproposal final products elaborated anddistribution lists

80% of thetechnicians trained


At least 20 localcommunicators

70% of the primaryschools

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activity 1.1Collection and generation of information about drought cycle related to foodsec and livelihoods indicators

activity 1.2Elaboration of livelihoods risk maps

activity 1.3Trainings in resilience practices to strengthen livelihoods and FoodSec vulnerability

activity 2.1Capacity building for rehabilitation and maintenance of communitarian water systems

activity 2.2Water systems construction and rehabilitation

activity 2.3Strengthening water systems maintenance mechanisms

activity 3.1Awareness, DP/DM trainings at the community level

activity 3.2Drought Management Committees setting-up and capacity building

activity 3.3Setting-up of a local warning systems against potential droughts

activity 4.1Promote the participation of the Community leaders to forums to share the DM experiences in the Chaco

activity 4.2Promotion of transnational exchanges with other DRR actions to cope drought in the American Chaco

activity 4.3Support to the development of a decentralized DRR/DM strategy for the Chaco

activity 5.1Elaboration and diffusion of DP/DM awareness materials in coordination with local and/or national partners

activity 5.2Communication/awareness campaign about drought causes and effects

activity 5.3Elaboration and diffusion of the Chaco Rapere methodology in the primary schools

Preconditions- The beneficiary communities, as well as the local and national authorities maintain the interest in the project activities and are interested and motivated to comply withthe proposed aims;- Access to the necessary information and documentation for the execution of the action;- The Human resources work according to the established functions and/or objectives established in the contracts;- Goods, equipment and services are available on the markets in the quantity and in the time necessary, the costs remain stable according to the estimated variablethresholds;

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4.3.2 MORE DETAILED INFORMATION PER RESULT - result (1)

Details

Result's short description

R1. Indigenous communities in coordination with local authorities of 2 Chaco district have strengthenedtheir vulnerable livelihoods, through protection/adaptation good practices and strategies oriented to copethe food insecurity and malnutrition generated at consequence of cumulative droughts.

Total amount 178.631,37 Eur

Sector Disaster preparedness

Sub-sector Other

number of beneficiaries 9132

status of beneficiaries IDP population refugees returnees others

Detailed description

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Objectively verifiable indicators

1/3 - Objectively verifiable indicators

Short description target value

70% of the families in the beneficiary hamlets, knowthe adequate areas and calendar to develop theirlivelihoods to cope the drought season

70% of the families

Sources of verification Detailed description

- Base line and KAP study - Communitarian livelihoods Risk maps - Attendance lists to the technical trainings- Internal narrative reports, documents and finalproject evaluation

70% of the families dedicated to agricultural production and/or small scale livestock in thebeneficiary hamlets, know the adequate areas and calendar to develop their livelihoods tocope the drought season.



60% of the families in the targeted hamletsrecognize and/or are implementing at least 3healthy practices to improve their food security andnutritional status;

60% families in thetargeted hamlets


- Base line and KAP study - Attendance lists to the technical trainings- Narrative reports, documents and final projectevaluation

/



The local authorities support at least 50% of themicro-projects implemented in the vulnerablehamlets to cope food insecurity and malnutritionrelated to the drought;

2 local Municipalities


- Micro-projects photography and narrative reports - Signed and in force collaboration agreementsbetween communities and local/national authorities

The local authorities support (with technical and/or financial resources) at least 50% of themicro-projects implemented in the vulnerable hamlets to cope food insecurity andmalnutrition related to the drought.


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Activities

1/5 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Collection and generation ofinformation about drought cyclerelated to foodsec and livelihoodsindicators


The recent droughts manifested in the Chaco and the related emergency response have revealed thelack of reliable information about livelihoods and food insecurity conditions of the most vulnerable humangroups in the area, causing difficulties and delays in the decision making process. In order to improvethis situation and to avoid duplication of efforts, in this action will be promoted and supported local workgroups with the main objective to gather the existing knowledge and to generate an appropriateframework developing and/or sharing common key indicators, as well as assessment andmonitoring/decision making tools.

The proposed activity is important to promote common intervention strategies and relationship amongvulnerable communities, local/national authorities and organizations, international cooperation.

Although the physical and social context are different, aims, methods and final results willbe shared with Bolivian consortium through exchange activities, as far as possibleencouraging common tools, strategies and advocacy approaches to address the droughtchallenges in the American Chaco Region.

2/5 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Elaboration of livelihoods riskmaps


In coordination with the Agricultural Technology Paraguayan Institute (IPTA), headquarteredin the intervention area, will be gathered geographical and scientific information related toexisting livelihoods in the zone and their vulnerability. Once communitarian vulnerability andcapacity response will be determined, livelihoods risk maps will be generated at local level.Maps will facilitate the identification of existing livelihoods as well as protection andmitigation measures to cope the drought crisis. Final results will be generated and sharedwith beneficiary communities and local authorities.

3/5 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Trainings in resilience practices tostrengthen livelihoods andFoodSec vulnerability


Scarce information are available on the food insecurity levels and livelihoods conditions inthe most vulnerable communities of the Chaco. The collection of existing studies andbibliography (by university, MAG, IPTA, SENAVE - National Service for Seeds Quality andVegetal Sanitation, local organizations) as well as the implementation of a KAP studygenerating the project base line shall try to fill partially the gap, identifying key indicatorsespecially considering the livelihoods component. The several studies and bibliographygathered will be used to develop ad hoc trainings support material regarding locallivelihoods protection and adaptation practices (both ancestral practices and innovativetechniques), besides to increase awareness on nutritional principles and healthy dietarypractices to reduce the households food insecurity in the beneficiary hamlets.

4/5 - Activities

Start date - Short description

Implementation of pilot

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End date -

Implementation of pilotexperiences to protect and/oradapt vulnerable livelihoods


Pilot experiences and communitarian micro-projects planned in a participative way with the beneficiarieswill be carried out with demonstrative purpose.

The pilot micro-projects shall be focused on: i) rational use of available water and contextualizedirrigation techniques; ii) experimental plots to test better-adapted and tough seeds, as well as foragealternatives; iii) soil conservation practices; iv) processing of desert varieties (e.g. moringa); v) incomesgenerated by adapted agro-forestry production, small scale cattle and/or collection of native wild products.

The experiences will be supported (through technical and/or financial resources) by local authoritiesand/or organizations (university, MAG, IPTA, SENAVE, Municipalities, Indigenous organizations) toensure the sustainability and the replicabilty of the best practices implemented in the framework of theaction.

5/5 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Food assistance policyincorporated in the SEN’sDRR/DM strategy for the Chaco


As mentioned in the needs assessment, generally drought crisis in the Chaco leading to a severe foodcrisis, which in part is taken care by the SEN emergency response programs with food kits culturallyinadequate and overly expensive: 40% food kits and 60% logistic and HHRR costs. This activity willoriented to incorporate a dedicated Food Assistance policy in the DRR/DM strategy for the Chacoelaborated by SEN during the action (see result 4 - activity 3). An evidence-based policy will demonstratethe cost/efficiency of DP activities vs emergency response to face the recurrent droughts.

DRR/DM strategy should take into account, at least:

- a contextual standardization of the FoodAid Kits for Indigenous communities, that pay attention to thecultural and local dietary practices;

- a decentralized strategy in joint coordination with local governments, with the objective they may foreseea found dedicated to the FoodAid response and FoodSec DP activities;

- that thanks to the decentralized strategy, the budget dedicated to the FoodAid distribution maybedestined in the most part for the food kits (e.g. 60% FoodKits and 40% logistic and HHRR costs).

The DRR/DM strategy will be shared with local and national institutions and organizationsaiming to promote the identification of an inter-institutional framework facing the FoodSecneeds generated by drought in the Chaco.


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Means and costs

1/19 - Means and costs

Short description cost

Collection and generation ofinformation about drought cyclerelated to foodsec and livelihoodsindicators

10.500,00 Eur


Sub-Contracting : 4.000,00

Consumable & goods: 6.500,00



Elaboration of livelihoods riskmaps

7.800,00 Eur


Personnel : 1.500,00

Consumable & goods : 6.300,00



Trainings in resilience practices tostrengthen livelihoods andFoodSec vulnerability

6.500,00 Eur





Implementation of pilotexperiences to protect and/oradapt vulnerable livelihoods

62.563,00 Eur


Equipment : 20.000,00


Consumable & goods : 23.000



Food assistance policyincorporated in the SEN’sDRR/DM strategy for the Chaco

2.000,00 Eur


Sub. contracting : 1.000,00

Consumables & goods : 1.000,00

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FoodSec / LivelihoodsTechnicians (COOPI/IO LocalStaff)

28.933,33 Eur


Personnel : 21283,33

Consumable & goods : 7650



Project managers COOPI/IOExpats (Shared Cost 17%)

22.108,50 0 Eur


Personnel



Operational office rent (SharedCost 17%)

2.720,00 Eur


Sub- Contracting



Running cost vehicles (SharedCost 17%)

6.672,50 0 Eur


Other Costs



Vehicles insurance andmaintenance ( Shared Cost 17%)

2.635,00 Eur


Other Costs



Office maintenance (Shared Cost17%)

608,60 0 Eur


Other Costs



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Office consumable and supply(Shared Cost 17%)

1.530,00 Eur


Consumables & goods



Regional Coordinators COOPI/IOExpats (Shared Cost 17%)

2.609,50 0 Eur


Personnel



FinAdmin Officer COOPI Expat(Shared Cost 17%)

3.876,00 Eur


Personnel



FinAdmin Officers COOPI/IOLocal staff (Shared Cost 17%)

5.017,04 Eur


Personnel



Logistician/Drivers COOPI/IOLocal staff (Shared Cost 17%)

4.513,50 0 Eur


Personnel: 3213Consumables and goods: 1300,50



Internal Evaluation (Shared Cost17%)

1.190,00 Eur


Consumables & goods



KAP Study (Shared Cost 17%) 2.703,00 Eur


Personnel: 340Consumables & Goods: 2363

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Travel Costs (Shared Cost 17%) 4.151,40 0 Eur


Personnel


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Details


R2. Targeted Indigenous communities have improved their access, availability and quality of water forhuman consumption and to protect their livelihoods.

Total amount 236.455,20 0 Eur


Sub-sector Small-scale infrastructure and services




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At the end of the project each person will haveaccess at least to 5Lt/person/day during the droughtseason in the 80% of the targeted communities;

80% of targetedcommunity


- narrative reports, documents and final projectevaluation

5Lt/person/day is a reliable and contextualized improvement indicator estimated on base ofthe emergency response experience carried out over the last droughts



At the project conclusion, at least 60% of thebeneficiary communities increase their waterstorage capacities;

60% of thebeneficiarycommunities


- Technical and photographic reports ofthe water supply infrastructures built and/orrehabilitated;- Delivery acts of the infrastructures built and/orrehabilitated;

/



At least 40% of the beneficiary households haveimproved the water quality for human consumption;



- Water analysis reports- Attendance lists to the technical trainings - Narrative reports, documents and final projectevaluation

/



100% of the water systemsrehabilitated/constructed in the community, have atleast 1 person with the necessary skills and tools torepair/maintain and manage it;

100% of the watersystems


- Certificates issued by SNPP- Attendance lists to the technical trainings - Photography Report - Internal narrative reports, documents and finalproject evaluation

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Activities

1/5 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Capacity building for rehabilitationand maintenance ofcommunitarian water systems


One of the lesson learnt observed in the most vulnerable communities in the Chaco, is the lack of anadequate maintenance of the water infrastructures for human consumption and productive activities(uptake system for rainwater, storage and distribution water systems). The problem is one of the mainfactor causing malnutrition and worse health status (gastrointestinal disease, vomit, and diarrhea).Generally in the WASH projects implemented by institutions and/or international organizations over thelast decades, water infrastructures have been installed without taking into account an active participationof the indigenous community people to the identification and validation of the intervention; besides,technical skills need to guarantee the water infrastructures sustainability, management, administrationand maintenance, are not installed.

A replicable good practice carried out over the DIPECHO VI action plan, it is the coordination with SNPP(National Vocational Training Service depending by Ministry of Justice and Labor) for the realization ofbasic capacity building trainings oriented to increase the communitarian skills on masonry, gutter tin andplumbing; trainings will be destined to water technicians of the beneficiary communities.

To increase the impact of the activity, women and young people will be also benefit bytechnical trainings, building new capacities also in order to generate incomes and toimprove the communitarian infrastructures.

2/5 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Water systems construction andrehabilitation


Following the information produced through field diagnostic carried out in the beneficiary communities(see result 3, activity c4), water systems needs will be identified to ensure minimum levels of wateravailability according to standards indicators for the area.

In the most vulnerable hamlets, concluded the capacity building period (see activity b1), DroughtManagement Committees (see activity c3) and community assembly in coordination with COOPI/IO staffand local authorities will define pilot micro-projects oriented to the construction and/or rehabilitation ofthe water infrastructures identified. Trained people (by SNPP) will be directly involved to facilitatelearning by doing approach. In order to support the capacity building process in the framework of theaction will be provided basic tools and material required.

With the aim to guaranteeing the sustainability and replicability of the activity, COOPI/IOshall promote at the beginning of the action the participation of local government(Municipality) through financial or technical resources destined to the micro-projectsidentification and implementation.

3/5 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Strengthening water systemsmaintenance mechanisms


COOPI/IO will aim to strengthen community-based mechanisms and coordination with local authorities forthe maintenance of the water systems existing in the hamlets. This activity will contribute to increaseawareness to the necessity of a constant maintenance of the water systems as well as to coordinatestrategies to improve their administration and local management.

Some of the maintenance work and minor repairs could be assumed by the community itself, on this waystrengthening the community organization. While for major repairs, support may be provided by localgovernments (through dedicated resources/found) which actually are carrying out some rehabilitationwork randomly, without a defined strategy and assigned found.

Local governments will be able to plan the necessary interventions through the use of thedata base that will be developed as monitoring tool in the framework of intervention (see

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result 3 activity c4).

4/5 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Installation of small watertreatment systems on strategiczones


The construction of low cost water treatment systems has been one of the good practices with replicablecharacter carried out by COOPI in the DIPECHO VI framework. In joint coordination with SEN, ChacoWatSan Cluster and the local governments (Municipal and Departmental), COOPI/IO are evaluatingstrategic locations where to replicate the infrastructure for treatment of polluted water from the"tajamares" (artificial lakes).

They will provide safe water to the beneficiary communities on normal periods, and can be considered asimportant technical resources for the SEN and local authorities to obtain and distribute safe water tonearby villages during the drought crisis periods.

5/5 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Setting up and equipment of alaboratory for the water analysis


The laboratory will be useful for carrying out water quality analysis in a representative number of localcommunities, as to establish some minimum water quality indicators contextualized to the zone. Theanalysis will be carried out during different times of the action and on different stages of the cycle of thewater managed by the communities, which are:

- water source;

- uptake systems for rainwater, storage and distribution system;

- buckets and recipients for transportation, storage in the household, and utensils for direct consumption.

The final objective is to draft reports with significant data to identify causes of waterpollution and to generate recommendation destined to local technicians (SEN and localauthorities) who can identify the best practices to foresee in case of intervention in thecommunities.


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Means and costs



Capacity building for rehabilitationand maintenance ofcommunitarian water systems

14.000,00 Eur







Water systems construction andrehabilitation

65.000,00 Eur




Consumable & goods : 20.000



Strengthening water systemsmaintenance mechanisms

10.000,00 Eur



Consumable & goods: 6.000,00



Installation of small watertreatment systems on strategiczones

30.000,00 Eur





Setting up and equipment of alaboratory for the water analysis

7.000,00 Eur


Sub. Contracting : 4.000,00



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WatSan Technician (COOPI Localstaff)

9.600,00 Eur


Personnel



Expert Wash officer (COOPIExpat)

21.000,00 Eur


Personnel



Project managers COOPI/IOExpats (Shared Cost 22,5%)

29.261,25 Eur


Personnel



Operational office rent (SharedCost 22,5%)

3.600,00 Eur


Sub- Contracting



Running cost vehicles (SharedCost 22,5%)

8.831,25 Eur


Other Costs



Vehicles insurance andmaintenance ( Shared Cost22,5%)

3.487,50 0 Eur


Other Costs



Office maintenance (Shared Cost22,5%)

805,50 0 Eur


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Other Costs



Office consumable and supply(Shared Cost 22,5%)

2.025,00 Eur


Consumables & goods



Regional Coordinators COOPI/IOExpats (Shared Cost 22,5%)

3.453,75 Eur


Personnel



FinAdmin Officer COOPI Expat(Shared Cost 22,5%)

5.130,00 Eur


Personnel



FinAdmin Officers COOPI/IOLocal staff (Shared Cost 22,5%)

6.640,20 0 Eur


Personnel



Logistician/Drivers COOPI/IOLocal staff (Shared Cost 22,5%)

5.973,75 Eur


Personnel: 4252,50Consumables and goods: 1.721,25



Internal Evaluation (Shared Cost22,5%)

1.575,00 Eur


Consumables & goods

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KAP Study (Shared Cost 22,5%) 3.577,50 0 Eur


Personnel: 450Consumables & Goods: 3127,50



Travel Costs (Shared Cost 22,5%) 5.494,50 0 Eur


Personnel


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Details


R3. Vulnerable Indigenous communities of 2 municipalities of Presidente Hayes have FoodSecmonitoring tools and coping mechanisms adapted to the local context enabling better droughtmanagement.



Sub-sector Local disaster management components




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At the project conclusion local and/or nationalauthorities have an information system reporting theFoodSec indicators of the beneficiary hamlets;

50 hamlets


- Information system produced - Narrative reports, documents and final projectevaluation

/



At the end of the project, 80% of the targetedcommunities have DM committees validated andrecognised by communities, local and/or nationalauthorities (SEN);

80% of targetedcommunities


- Elaborated internal narrative reports, documentsand final project evaluation- DMC conformation acts and their formalizationdocuments

/



At least 40 hamlets have developed the DroughtManagement Plan in a participative way;

40 hamlets


- Community and municipal DM Plans- Attendance lists to the Emergency Plan setting-upworkshops

/



Municipalities engaged have developed a DM planand have foreseen an emergency found with atleast 50% destined to cope foodsec emergencies;

2 Municipalities


- Community and municipal DM Plans- Attendance lists to the Emergency Plan setting-upworkshops

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Activities

1/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Awareness, DP/DM trainings atthe community level


On the first stage of the communitarian sensitization work, will be promoted meetings with the leadersand population of the community in order to ponder on: the communitarian perception of drought risk,the local vulnerabilities perceived, the traditional ways to cope drought crisis, the importance of thecommunitarian organization to cope droughts; as well as will provide information about local and nationalinstitutions strategy to increase drought preparedness and management in the area. The same meetingswill give rise to the possibility to identify in participative way DP/DM good practices to be strengthenedthroughout the project's implementation. The information and the results gathered shall part of thesocio-environment diagnostic developed on the communities, which joint with the KAP study carried out,shall provide input for the definition of the intervention's base line.

2/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Drought Management Committeessetting-up and capacity building


In the beneficiary hamlets the conformation of a Drought Management Committee shall be encouraged;ideally the DMC shall be formed by the most socially representatives members of community (communityleader, women's representative, educational community representative, health promoters, religiousleader, etc.) respecting at the same time the traditional organization ways.

The DMC formation acts /documents shall be presented to the local and/or national competentinstitutions, such they can be officially validated it and its members will be recognized as interlocutors incase became needs to coordinate DM operations at local level. To strengthen the DP/DM capacities inthe hamlets, DMC members will support the COOPI/IO staff as facilitators in every communitarian activity:need assessment; KAP; trainings planning and implementation; identification and follow up of thecommunitarian water systems micro-project; identification and follow up of the livelihoodsprotection/adaptation pilot experiences; elaboration of prevention and response plans to face the drought.

3/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Setting-up of a local warningsystems against potential droughts


A monitoring system of public information on climate forecasting (broadcasted on the radio, for example)will be promoted. With this aim a basic mechanism will be established in a participative manner enablingthe beneficiary families to know the warning and/or critical standards drought indicators. On this way thesame mechanism will provide useful information about livelihoods calendar, food/seeds managementpractices, healthy dietary practices, water treatment and storage practices. The activity has beendeveloped over the last crisis in the area by ECHO partners, however, this has to be strengthened, andtaken forward by SEN who has agreed to keep the mechanism once the project has come to its end.

4/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Generation of information systemaround the drought cycle in theParaguayan Chaco


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As mentioned in the needs assessment the main difficulties identified by humanitarian actors and thelocal/national authorities over the last drought emergency response in the Chaco, it has been the lack ofreliable information about FoodSec and water access conditions of the most vulnerable communities. Toface this problem each institution/organization have developed several tools and mechanisms to monitorthe basic needs of the local communities.

To improve this situation and to avoid duplication of efforts, in this action will be promoted and supportedinter-institutional work groups with the main objective to gather the existing information and tools, togenerate an appropriate framework developing and/or sharing common key indicators, as well asassessment and monitoring/decision making tools. (see result 1, activity 1).

Through this activity will be promoted and supported the elaboration of studies and/or shared monitoringtools/mechanisms, improving the knowledge around the drought cycle in the Paraguayan Chaco and itseffects to the food security of the most vulnerable communities, enabling in this way a better decisionmaking process. An improved understanding of the context and a more reliable foodsec informationsystem will facilitate the formulation of more effective drought DP/DM strategies; besides it will allow anevidence-based advocacy approach.

The information systems will be identified according to the priorities of the stakeholders engaged. Inevery way will be important to know key community information such as: vulnerable and sustainablelivelihoods; FoodSec/Nut status; water sources and water systems status, as well as the estimation ofthe consumption needs and the water availability according to the seasonal rainfall; local DP/DMcapacity installed, etc.

5/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Elaboration of community andmunicipal Drought Managementplans


On the last phase of the action, COOPI/IO promoters and technician will support the DMC members tothe formulation of communitarian emergency plans to cope drought. The model will be based on thelivelihoods calendar emphasizing warning indication, bio-indicators, ancestral seasons, and rememberingkey information disseminated through the several trainings carried out in the hamlets during the action.The contingency plan format and model shall be agreed, validated and linked with SEN and localauthorities on the basis of the institutional DM strategies/plan identified, and will be socialized to thecommunity people by DMC members.

Even in the framework of the action, with the support of COOPI/IO, local authorities(Municipalities) will be encouraged to develop Drought Management plans defining clearlylocal responsibilities, functions and mechanisms oriented to preparedness, mitigation,coping, response and recovery activities to face the recurrent droughts in the area. Toguarantee a more reliable commitment to face the food insecurity generated atconsequence of the droughts crisis, the DM plan shall foresee an emergency found destinedto cope especially foodsec crisis through several actions, such as: i) FoodSec recoveryactions; ii) Livelihoods protection and adaptation micro-projects; iii) Improvement of thewater access in the most vulnerable communities. The DM plan will be shared and validatedwith civil society actors and will be linked with SEN DRR/DM strategy for the Chaco.

6/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Strengthen meteorologicalinformation for local decisionmaking


In coordination with SEN, UGR-MAG (Risk Management Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture) andDINAC-DHM, the meteorological bulletin for the Paraguayan Chaco implemented by ECHO partnerswithin the framework of the VI Action Plan will be strengthened improving coordination mechanisms forthe information interchange among mentioned institutions.

The Information and ad hoc FoodSec/WASH indications formulated from meteorological data will spreadby local radio broadcast, using a friendly language and respecting a standard format understandable bybeneficiaries.

7/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Promotion of a civil societyframework in the vulnerable area

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End date -


District civil society organizations, such as neighborhoods and sanitation commissions, productioncooperatives, religious groups, local ngo, young and women groups, among others.; will be engaged andconsulted for the elaboration and validation of the district Drought Management plan; due to in the lastinterventions in the area they have shown to be interested to participate in the drought preparedness andmanagement local strategy definition towards a more efficient and integrated approach in the area,involving any interested stakeholder.


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Means and costs



Awareness, DP/DM trainings atthe community level

9.500,00 Eur


Consumables & goods



Drought Management Committeessetting-up and capacity building

7.500,00 Eur


Consumables & goods



Setting-up of a local warningsystems against potential droughts

6.000,00 Eur


Consumables & goods



Generation of information systemaround the drought cycle in theParaguayan Chaco

15.700,00 Eur






Elaboration of community andmunicipal Drought Managementplans

9.000,00 Eur



Consumables & goods 6.000,00



Strengthen meteorologicalinformation for local decisionmaking

6.600,00 Eur


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Consumables & goods



Promotion of a civil societyframework in the vulnerable area

5.500,00 Eur






Promoters (COOPI Local staff) 28.000,00 Eur


Personnel



WatSan Technician (COOPI Localstaff)

3.850,00 Eur


Personnel



DRR Technician (IO Local staff) 23.800,00 Eur


Personnel: 16.150

Consumables & Goods: 7.650



Project managers COOPI/IOExpats (Shared Cost 16,5%)

21.458,25 Eur


Personnel



Operational office rent (SharedCost 16,5%)

2.640,00 Eur


Sub- Contracting


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Running cost vehicles (SharedCost 16,5%)

6.476,25 Eur


Other cost



Vehicles insurance andmaintenance ( Shared Cost16,5%)

2.557,50 0 Eur


Other Costs



Office maintenance (Shared Cost16,5%)

590,70 0 Eur


Other Costs



Office consumable and supply(Shared Cost 16,5%)

1.485,00 Eur


Consumables & goods



Regional Coordinators COOPI/IOExpats (Shared Cost 16,5%)

2.532,75 Eur


Personnel



FinAdmin Officer COOPI Expat(Shared Cost 16,5%)

3.762,00 Eur


Personnel



FinAdmin Officers COOPI/IOLocal staff (Shared Cost 16,5%)

4.869,48 Eur


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Personnel



Logistician/Drivers COOPI/IOLocal staff (Shared Cost 16,5%)

4.380,75 Eur


Personnel: 3.118,50Consumables and goods: 1.262,25



Internal Evaluation (Shared Cost16,5%)

1.155,00 Eur


Consumables & goods



KAP Study (Shared Cost 16,5%) 2.623,50 0 Eur


Personnel: 330Consumables & Goods: 2.293,50



Travel Costs (Shared Cost 16,5%) 4.029,30 0 Eur


Personnel


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Details


R4. Through the implementation and diffusion of sustainable and replicable experiences, and operationalstrategies/plans, linkages between vulnerable communities, civil society actors and local/nationalauthorities have been strengthened in order to reduce the livelihoods vulnerability in the targeted hamlets.



Sub-sector Institutional linkages and advocacy




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At the end of the project SEN will have a DRRstrategy dedicated to the DM in the Chaco Region,sharing the same with the local authorities engagedin the action;

SEN’s DM strategy


- Signed and in force collaboration agreements - Chaco DRR/DM strategy document produced

/



The country has a Risk Atlas for the whole territoryand the same product will be shared with the maindecision makers;

SEN and maindecision makers


- Paraguay Risk Atlas document produced- Training/workshops attendance lists

/



80% of the municipal civil servants anddecentralized SEN technicians trained will haveimproved their knowledge and capabilities on DMcontextualized in the Chaco;

80% of thetechnicians trained


- Training/workshops attendance lists- COEs/SEN members final exam results

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Activities

1/8 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Promote the participation of theCommunity leaders to forums toshare the DM experiences in theChaco


Leaders of the beneficiary communities will be invited to take part in forums and local ornational events related to the Chaco ecosystem (mainly with emphasis on the droughtpreparedness and management issue) and Indigenous groups Right. In this way they shallshare their experiences, and to increase their knowledge regarding other contexts and/ormatter; besides to establish key contacts with institutional and/or civil society organizationnetworks to improve their marginalized conditions.

2/8 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Promotion of transnationalexchanges with other DRR actionsto cope drought in the AmericanChaco


The Paraguayan Chaco belongs to the eco-region known as the Great American Chaco, an ecosystemarea very important for South America (equals 6% of its geographical territory) due to its biodiversity anddo to the territory is a transition environment area between the Andean and Amazonian regions. At thesame time, according to most experts, the Chaco area represents an ecosystem particularly sensible tooverexploitation of natural resources and to effects of climate change.

Both COOPI and IO are reinforcing in the area transnational strategies focused on Indigenous peopleRights through self-determination approach, and oriented to safeguard the Chaco's natural resourcesand to promote an integral development increasing the visibility of this important ecosystem.

Thanks to the bonds generated by COOPI Bolivia and Paraguay in the DIPECHO VI action plan,exchange activities have been realized and need to be consolidated

According to previous contacts with ACH-SPAIN and its partners will be promotedinterchange experiences among projects staff, local/national authorities representatives andtechnicians, indigenous communities leaders, in the framework of the Paraguayan/Bolivianactions ("Disaster Risk Reduction to cope drought in the Chaco Region"), with the objectiveto share knowledge and experiences (such as: drought perception; good preparedness andrecovery practices/mechanisms; DM local and national policy/strategy, among others)encouraging the identification of an integral and shared vision of the topic towards acommon advocacy approach.

3/8 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Support to the development of adecentralized DRR/DM strategyfor the Chaco


Although droughts are a recurrent disaster in the Chaco, the SEN - Emergency National Secretary andlocal/national institutions do not have adequate Drought Management instruments for monitoring theFoodSec crisis in the communities and for the decision making process, to implement the opportunemitigation, response and recovery actions. Even so SEN is the leading institution for the FoodSec crisisin the Chaco (responsibility is not clearly defined), its interventions are focused essentially on delivery offood kits (with high logistic cost and culturally inadequate) and water (generally untreated/not safe) toaffected communities.

According to SEN, on the proposal identification phase we are agreed to support thenecessary identification and development of a decentralized DM strategy for the Chacoleaded by SEN, encouraging the collaboration and commitments of the prominent actors inthe area towards the definition of an inter-institutional and multi-sectorial FoodSec strategy.

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4/8 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Capacity building oriented to localauthorities and decentralized SENstaff


To strengthen local drought management mechanisms, DRR/DM trainings/workshops will be organizedto increase the capacity building of SEN staff decentralized in the Chaco and local authorities. Thebeneficiaries of these activities will increase their knowledge on drought cycle in the area and its effectsto the most vulnerable hamlets, as well as on the preparedness good practices capitalized in theframework of the action; besides will be trained on the use of the assessment and monitoring toolselaborated and on the response/recovery mechanisms established. The trainings also shall give thepossibility to understand and to define better the roles, responsibilities and functions of the severalactors engaged for the DM in the area.

5/8 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Elaboration of the Paraguay RiskAtlas


One of the conclusions agreed in the last DIPECHO Regional and National workshops, was the need tohave good analysis documents for the elaboration of the "Country Document" in Paraguay. Given thewillingness of COOPI/IO and ECHO to improve the situation, a Paraguay Risk Atlas will be produce, therisk analysis and the final document produced will consider all the threat that may occur and will coverthe whole country. In this way the final product shall be useful not only for the DM in the Chaco, but alsofor the several humanitarian organizations, development actors and donors that are implementingactions in Paraguay.

Both Intermón Oxfam and COOPI have already carried out similar activities in othercountries of the region, such as: Bolivia and Ecuador where the final documents still valid.For this specific activity, we attach the Annex 6 - ToR of Paraguay Risk Atlas.

6/8 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Promotion of meetings betweenDMC and local/national authorities


Throughout the implementation of the action, several meetings between DCM and local/nationalauthorities will be promoted, to share the achievements and challenges related to drought preparednessand management to face the food insecurity in the area. The main objective will be establishingagreements improving coordination mechanisms.

Beneficiaries and partners of others DP actions will be invited to share their experiences inother regions of the country.

7/8 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Promotion of local or nationalevents to share the DMchallenges and achievements inthe country


Local and national events will be promoted and organized several time along theimplementation period, to share the main objectives, challenges and achievements of theaction. These events will be a good opportunity to engage other DRR humanitarian anddevelopment actors and donors in the improvement of drought management capacities inthe Chaco facing FoodSec crisis.

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8/8 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Contribution to the updating of thecountry document


In coordination with other ECHO partners in Paraguay, SEN and local/national DP actors,the "Country document" will be updated after several stages of consultation, discussion andagreement with the most relevant DP stakeholders in the country. The document will bestructured following the standards established in the "Country document" published in theregion with support of UNISDR. Finally the "Country document" will be shared and validatedat the national DP/DRR workshop promoted by ECHO partners and SEN on the last phaseof the DIPECHO VII action plan.


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Means and costs



Promote the participation of theCommunity leaders to forums toshare the DM experiences in theChaco

12.000,00 Eur






Promotion of transnationalexchanges with other DRR actionsto cope drought in the AmericanChaco

16.000,00 Eur






Support to the development of adecentralized DRR/DM strategyfor the Chaco

4.500,00 Eur






Capacity building oriented to localauthorities and decentralized SENstaff

8.600,00 Eur






Elaboration of the Paraguay RiskAtlas

60.000,00 Eur


Sub. Contracting

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Promotion of meetings betweenDMC and local/national authorities

13.400,00 Eur


Equipment: 8.000,00

Consumables & goods :5.400,00



Promotion of local or nationalevents to share the DMchallenges and achievements inthe country

10.000,00 Eur






Contribution to the updating of thecountry document

6.800,00 Eur






Local Coordinator (IO Local staff) 26.350,00 Eur


Personnel: 18.700Consumables and goods: 7650



Co-organization NationalDIPECHO workshop

7.800,00 Eur


Sub-contracting: 5.000

Consumables & goods: 2.800



Participation to DIPECHORegional workshops

7.000,00 Eur


Consumables & goods

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32.512,50 0 Eur


Personnel




4.000,00 Eur


Sub- Contracting




9.812,50 0 Eur


Other Costs




3.875,00 Eur


Other Costs




895,00 Eur


Other Costs




2.250,00 Eur


Consumables and goods



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3.837,50 0 Eur


Personnel




5.700,00 Eur


Personnel




7.378,00 Eur


Personnel




6.637,50 0 Eur


Personnel: 4.725Consumables and goods: 1.912,50




1.750,00 Eur


Consumables & goods





Personnel: 500Consumables & Goods: 3.475



Travel Costs (Shared Cost 25%) 6.105,00 Eur


Personnel

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Details


R5. Indigenous communities and civil society are aware about drought causes and impact on foodsecurity as well as on the health of the most vulnerable communities, through communication campaignsand pedagogical methodologies/tools applied in schools and hamlets.



Sub-sector Information, education, communication




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At least 65% of the beneficiary households knowthe droughts cycle and adaptation measures toreduce its impact on food security and health;



- Base line and KAP study- Communication materials produced for theawareness campaigns - narrative reports, documents and final projectevaluation

/



communicators involved in the action activitiesproduce media reports on the causes and effects ofdrought in the Paraguayan Chaco;

At least 20 localcommunicators


- Communicators training plan and attendance list- Media reports and/or message elaborated anddisseminates

/



At least 70% of the primary schools in theintervention area have a contextualized pedagogicaltool explaining drought causes and effects in theterritory;

70% of the primaryschools


- Attendance lists (Chaco Rapére theme modulestrainings)- Chaco Rapere methodological proposal finalproducts elaborated and distribution lists

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Activities

1/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Elaboration and diffusion ofDP/DM awareness materials incoordination with local and/ornational partners


A communication plan with specific DRR/DM awareness materials will be produced for this consortium,starting from the existing materials developed over the last year by local/national institutions and/or localorganizations. With this aim, in the framework of the consortium, a Communicator will be recruited todevelop and to follow up the communication plan.

Every material produced will take into account the local context (with low education levels) and thecultural key elements of the specific ethnic groups to facilitate sensitization and learning process of thetarget groups.

2/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Communication/awarenesscampaign about drought causesand effects


DRR/DM awareness materials with the support of the local authorities and organizations willbe disseminated both to direct and indirect beneficiaries in the area. According to this goal,specific material and /or advocacy strategies will be oriented to aware local population ofthe area on the severe impact of drought in the Chaco on the food security and on the healthof the most vulnerable hamlets; on the same way key information will be focused aboutglobal and local causes that may worsen the effects of droughts, such as climatic changeand the overexploitation of the local resources, for example, aiming to raise interest to thesafeguard of the local eco-system. Key messages and communication products developedwill be shared with local authorities and SEN, and as far as possible will be broadcasted ata national level through different media.

3/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Elaboration and diffusion of theChaco Rapere methodology in theprimary schools


One of the good practices recognized in the DIPECHO VI action plan (2009-2010) in the Chaco, it wasthe participative adaptation of the educational tool Riesgolandia in its contextualized Chaco Rapéreversion; a pedagogical tool oriented to the schools of the area and focused on an integral DRR/DMapproach for the Paraguayan Chaco territory. On the last stage of the DIPECHO VI action, it has beendemonstrated the interest awoken for Chaco Rapére by the departmental education supervisions in theChaco and the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) who declared their official interest to insertChaco Rapere into the EEB curriculum (primary school educational plan). With the support of UNICEFand Intermón Oxfam, Chaco Rapere has been distributed to almost every school in the ParaguayanChaco. On the final monitoring and evaluation stages of the intervention (DIPECHO VI), the national andlocal education institutions have demonstrated their interest to develop more in depth the contents ofChaco Rapére with the teachers of the targeted primary schools. At the same time, in the educationalwork group established to elaborate this proposal, COOPI and the educational institutions identified theneed to develop an adequate methodological proposal to apply the Chaco Rapére to the EEB in the Chaco.

In the first period of the proposed action will be carried out meetings with the pedagogical technicians ofthe local and national institutions, who will facilitate the trainings oriented to the teachers on the ChacoRapére theme modules: Chaco and its territory; Traditions and local knowledge; Water source of life;Prepared to face the disasters; Health, hygiene and basic sanitation; Child and Teenager Rights onemergency situations.

The methodological proposal Chaco Rapere (including: cognitive and collaborative learning tools,exercises, pedagogical dynamics, homework, etc.) will be developed by pedagogical technicians ofCOOPI and the national and local education system through the evaluations, recommendations andideas gathered in the aforementioned workshops. The final product will be a fundamental guide for theteachers, with the aim they may apply the contents proposed by Chaco Rapere in the educational plan ofthe primary schools of the area.

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the primary schools of the area.

Chaco Rapere methodological proposal will be applied in 4 pilot primary schools to carry out aparticipative validation and/or adaptation process. Once validated the methodological proposal by pilotschools, MEC and departmental education supervisions, the final version of the Chaco Raperemethodological proposal will be finally elaborated, produced and will be distributed to the teachers of theprimary schools in the intervention area.

4/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Trainings on DRR/DM issues forcommunicators in Chaco and atnational level


A DRR/DM training plan for local communicators will be implemented, engaging radio broadcaster, localjournalists, University, civil society and media with national coverage, especially in the Chaco. Will beimportant to aware the communicators on the importance of their social role to spread a preparednessculture to cope the drought in the territory. As for the Theoretical and practical modules will be organizedto produce key messages (through several media) oriented to increase the awareness on droughtcauses and impact, as well as to spread preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery mechanismsaccording to drought cycle.

. Some of the training Modules may be:

- Role of social communicators in disaster risk reduction / drought management;

- Information, education and communication strategies to face climatic events and climate change;

- Information coverage about FoodSec crisis generated by droughts

- Local and national Food insecurity mitigation mechanisms

- Poverty, vulnerability, risks and media;

- Mass media, Indigenous groups and environmental conflicts;

5/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Broadcast of radio programs


A Chaco Rapére radio program will be registered and broadcasted every fortnight by radio Pai Puku (AM720) the station with the most broadcast coverage in the Chaco region. To ensure more diffusion on thethree departments of the Chaco, the program will be broadcasted also by other radio stationsstrategically located in the whole territory. Through non formal educational strategies, the program willaim to increase the Chaco population awareness (with the support of the Chaco Rapere contents, forexample) on the needs to improve the Food Security of the most vulnerable Indigenous groups; as wellas to develop a disaster prevention culture and to safeguard the local natural resources.

6/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

PHAST trainings


Over the last droughts in the Chaco, the low access to safe water for human consumptionincreased systematically the exposure to diarrheal and gastrointestinal deceases in theaffected population. According to good practices and lessons learnt carried out on the lastDIPECHO VI actions by the humanitarian partners (such as: household water treatmentwith local remedies and PHAST methodology), as well to the information provided by thebase line study and the planning developed with DMC, adequate materials andmethodologies will be implemented for the communitarian trainings on health, hygiene andsanitation practices, nutrition principles and healthy dietary practices, and to end watertreatment at the household level. The trainings shall be carried out in every pilot beneficiarycommunity. For the elaboration of the training materials and methodologies, technicians ofthe competent institutions and humanitarian partners shall be consulted, aiming to generatetechnical work groups towards a more complementary and integral management of theintervention in the area and consequently the optimization of resources.

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7/7 - Activities

Start date -

End date -

Short description

Capitalization and diffusion of thebest practices implemented in theaction


On the final stage of the intervention, the most significant and replicable experiences shallbe evaluated and will be capitalized in a document to be distributed to local/nationalinstitutions, civil society organizations, humanitarian and development actors, other donors.


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Means and costs



Elaboration and diffusion ofDP/DM awareness materials incoordination with local and/ornational partners

8.000,00 Eur


Consumables & goods



Communication/awarenesscampaign about drought causesand effects

5.000,00 Eur


Consumables & goods



Elaboration and diffusion of theChaco Rapere methodology in theprimary schools

25.000,00 Eur


Consumable & goods



Trainings on DRR/DM issues forcommunicators in Chaco and atnational level

10.000,00 Eur






Broadcast of radio programs 8.000,00 Eur


Sub- contacting



PHAST trainings 12.800,00 Eur


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Equipment: 3.000,00




Capitalization and diffusion of thebest practices implemented in theaction

5.500,00 Eur


Sub. Contracting : 2.000,00




Pedagogue (COOPI Local Staff) 13.200,00 Eur


Personnel



Advocacy & CommunicationsResponsible (IO Local Staff)

23.800,00 Eur


Personnel: 16.150




PHAST Promoter (IO Local staff) 23.800,00 Eur


Personnel: 16.150





24.709,50 0 Eur


Personnel




3.040,00 Eur


Sub- Contracting

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7.457,50 0 Eur


Other Costs




2.945,00 Eur


Other Costs




680,20 0 Eur


Other Costs




1.710,00 Eur


Consumables and goods




2.916,50 0 Eur


Personnel




4.332,00 Eur


Personnel



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5.607,28 Eur


Personnel




5.044,50 0 Eur


Personnel: 3.591Consumables and goods: 1.453,50




1.330,00 Eur


Consumables & goods





Personnel: 380Consumables & Goods:2.641



Travel Costs (Shared Cost 19%) 4.639,80 0 Eur


Personnel

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4.3.2 More detailed information per result 4.3.2.4 Other costs

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Other costs Initial amount

institutional visibility/communication Visibilité institutionnelle/communication 4.300,00

Personnel cost: Security/Surveillance 3.600,00

Durable equipment purchased in the projet 20.500,00

Durable equipment purchased by COOPI and depreciated in the projet 14.000,00

Others: HQ staff 4.300,00

Total other costs 46.700,00

GRANT AGREEMENT

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4.4 WORK PLAN (E.G. ANNEX GANTT CHART)

Description (the button "Annexes" can be used to attach a document with the workplan)

See Annex 5_Work Plan

4.5 MONITORING, EVALUATION, AUDIT AND OTHER STUDIES

4.5.1 Monitoring of activities (explain how, by whom)

COOPI/OI will monitor the action through the implementation of a very closely and rigorous monitoring system, sharing andencouraging good practice on accountability and impact measurement, and including the beneficiaries' perspective, in orderto evaluate how DP programs are increasing the foodsec vulnerability of the targeted beneficiaries.

At the beginning of the action and following both COOPI and OI M&E guidelines, will be established: M&E (Monitoring andEvaluation) mechanisms and timing, roles and responsibilities, data collection and analysis tools; besides will be defined theprocedures to modify and/or complete, if necessary, the qualitative and quantitative indicators identified in the project logicalframework.

An initial assessment through a KAP study will be carried out in order to provide "baseline data" for the establishment of theM&E indicators. Moreover an internal report will be periodically produced in order to control the achievement of the M&Eindicators through the established sources of verification respect the agreed work plan.

Regular monitoring activities will include:

- Team meetings

- Monitoring visits;

- Periodical activity reports;

- Team monthly planning, revision and updating;

- Budget follow up

Monitoring will be done at different levels.

The main responsibility will be charged to project managers and Regional DP Focal Point, who will assure technicalcoordination and global monitoring, reporting periodically the follow up of the action to COOPI/OI Country-representatives toRegional desks.

In order to establish an internal coordination mechanism among different steps (Main objective, Results, Activities) twocoordination levels shall be encouraged and identified:

Management Committee: represented by COOPI/IO Local Coordinators and including field technicians and promoters.Several meetings and exchange experiences among COOPI and IO staff will be promoted periodically according to indicationby project managers.

Governance Committee: represented by COOPI/IO project managers and including Regional DP Focal Point, countryrepresentatives and Regional Desks. Monthly will be organized meetings to share the main achievements, budget follow upand difficulties; at the same time will be identified implementation strategies and planned the execution of the followingactivities.

The M&E process and its indicators will be establish and evaluated through an internal evaluation carried out by an IO expertnot linked with the action direct implementation. COOPI/IO foresee the internal evaluation will be carried out in three differentmoments of the action.

4.5.2 Please indicate the studies that will be undertaken

An external evaluation during the Action No

An external evaluation after the Action No

An external audit during the Action No

An external audit after the Action No

An internal evaluation or internal audit related to the Action Yes

4.5.3 Other studies

Yes

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If Yes, please elaborate

A KAP study will be carried out at the beginning and at the end of the implementation period of the action, in order toestablish a base line that will allow increase knowledge around attitudes, practices and other variables (such as Nutstatus, water access and quality, DP and recovery capacity installed, for example) useful to develop key indicators for thetargeted hamlets in the area to generate the information system necessary; as well as to know theinstitutions/organization that intervened and are/or working in the same communities. Thus, this study will allowestablishing also indicators around the community preparedness and drought management, which will be measured andevaluated at the final phase of the intervention to define the most adequate exit strategy. The same indicators will beconsidered in the COOPI/IO M&E process.

During the elaboration process of this proposal, it was agreed to carry out this study jointly for the targeted communities inthe Chaco. On this way will be allowed a greater territorial coverage and a better representation in the informationobtained and will be established joint monitoring mechanisms for communities and institutions, thus giving to this study animportant added value.

Other studies: See Annex 6_TdR Paraguay Risk Atlas

Please remember that for external evaluations, audits and studies financed by the Commission the Termsof Reference have to be agreed by DG ECHO before launching the selection procedure.

5. CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES

5.1 Describe the expected level of sustainability and/or connectedness

Connectedness, replicability and sustainability are the backbone of the intervention; these factors have been mainlyconsidered including in the identification and formulation of the proposal the stakeholders in a participative way. According toDRR priorities and shared mid-term strategy, COOPI/OI and the local partners will support and encourage local capacitybuilding, developing of common monitoring tools and information mechanisms, disseminating of good practices, byadvocating and facilitating the intervention of humanitarian and development actors, and/or international donors, thereforeenabling a proper hand-over of interventions for a more sustainable drought preparedness (DP) and management (DM).

The DMC members will facilitate all planned activities at communitarian level (DP/DM trainings, micro-projects pilotexperiences implementation, DM plans, technical trainings), guaranteeing high participation to increase their experiencethrough livelihoods protection and adaptation activities; the change process in order to promote and generate a preventionculture needs to start on the local community level. Generally DMC includes health promoters, who could facilitate thearticulation of a FoodSec/Nut surveillance system in coordination with Regional Health Supervisions. Water infrastructureswill be rehabilitated employing trained communitarian technicians, they will be included in the DMC and will be able to ensurethe maintenance of the water reservoir and supply systems, having at their disposal spare parts to repair it; moreover on theelaboration of DM plans mechanisms to administrate the communitarian water points will be promoted. DMC will be officiallyrecognized as DP and risk management partners/interlocutors, at communitarian level, by local and national institutions.Institutionalization is a key factor to guarantee the DP action continuity through the replication (in other vulnerablecommunities) of the successful experiences implemented in the targeted communities beneficiaries. In line with this aim,Memory of Understanding will be promoted and signed with the local governments (Municipal and/orDepartmental) to ensure their participation (through co-financing and/or technical support) for the communitarian microprojects (FoodSec and/or WatSan) identification and implementation.

Through the drought preparedness and management strategy developed, SEN will lead an inter-institutional and multisectorial group oriented to improve the food security of the most vulnerable hamlets in the Chaco.

COOPI/OI staff will support a working group with departmental and MEC's pedagogical technicians on the promotion andrealization of methodological proposal for ''Chaco Rapere'' to be applied to the primary school; finally the national curriculumwill have a complete educational DRR/DM proposal contextualized for the Chaco region, moreover the educational nationalsystem will have technicians from local and national institutions trained to form other teachers on ''Chaco Rapere" contentsand methodology.

IPTA, UGR-MAG, DINAC-DMH, and SNPP-MJT/MEC: in the action will have the opportunity to develop sectorial pilotactivities aimed to enhance the resilience of the most vulnerable communities to face food insecurity in the zone; theengaged institutions will be encouraged to guarantee continuity on DP/DM activities, involving the respective Ministries withthe objective to reduce the drought impact in the affected area.

See the Annex 7_Role and responsible of Institutions.

5.2 Continuum strategy (Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development)

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The proposal elaborated seeks to develop, propose, support, consolidate and institutionalize successful DP/DM experiencesin the Chaco, thus Indigenous communities may strengthen the measures to protect/adapt their livelihoods and organizethemselves to face food insecurity generated by recurrent droughts; while the local (Municipal and Departmental) andnational (SEN, MEC, MAG) authorities should modify the paternal assistance attitude, by adopting structural solutions toincrease DRR/DM activities encouraging development intervention for the most vulnerable groups in the Chaco region. Thedefined exit strategy aims to develop, in a participative way, DRR/DM goods practices, successful experiences and adequateinstruments, that can be promoted and undertaken as sustainable and replicable experiences in the territory by localpopulation and authorities. Through the KAP study COOPI and Intermon Oxfam will generate contextualized DP/DM exitindicators that will be verified at the last phase of the action and will be useful to establish new intervention strategies.

COOPI's presence in the American Chaco (Bolivia and Paraguay) is oriented to visibilize the iniquities and problematicissues which are unleashed on the territory, focusing their attention particularly on programs which aim to mitigate the scarcecoverage of basic needs (access to alternative safe water resources; education, health; livelihoods protection and recovery)and to denounce social injustices (access to safe water policies; promotion of Indigenous Groups Right and of a dignified life;safeguard of the local ecosystem equilibrium relating to the climatic change and the anthropic action); in order to improve thesecurity and quality of life of the most oppressed human groups, conserving the local resources for future generations inrelation to its environment. Therefore the integral focus on the DRR/DM for COOPI in the Chaco is framed as part of afundamental strategy towards Sustainable Human Development, aimed to reduce the physical and social vulnerabilities injoint coordination with the local authorities and the civil society.

IO has drawn an strategy for the coming 5 years in the Chaco region, focused on Indigenous communities that links thehumanitarian interventions (response and DRR) with long term (development) intervention, always bearing in mind thedifficulties of working in this isolate and forgotten area of the country, and also the limitations coming from the illiteracy andother social aspects of these communities. DRR is one of the main pillars of that strategy, and the aim of this area is toreduce the physical and social vulnerabilities, therefore, all efforts will be made in order to develop exit preparednessindicators, giving inputs to the subsequent interventions in the area.

5.3 Mainstreaming (e.g. Disaster Risk Reduction, Children, Human rights, Gender, Environmental impacts, othersto be specified)

Mainstreaming issues, analyzed with special focus on the indigenous cosmo-vision:

Health, water and sanitation, food security. The drought generates prejudices which can gravely complicate the healthconditions on the most vulnerable communities: loss of food security and malnutrition; low access to safe water for humanconsumption; worsening of health state (gastrointestinal deceases, vomit, diarrhea); generally those who suffer most itseffects are the elderly, children and women. Children and specially women spend most part of time to the water collectionand management (transport, storage and treatment at the household level), as well as to the house tasks, the collection ofwild products and the preparation of food; while the men generally work outside the community as pawns (in the cattle farmsof the large landowners and/or in the nearby Mennonite colonies). On the carrying out of the KAP surveys and on the draftingof the materials for the communitarian trainings, will be given also particular attention both to children and women, who in thehousehold have a very important role on the drought prevention and management.

Gender: In the communities identified, the leaders are men. This situation has already been observed during the VI ActionPlan and has been successfully handled by the field team. It is worth mentioning the important work done by womenregarding preparedness and the response to crisis, especially the activities related to water access and livelihoods protection.For this action a specific gender approach is foresee for a better inclusion of women in the decision-making process,especially promoting the participation of women in training activities; how members of the DMC; and for the interlocution withgovernment actors. COOPI/IO will guarantee equal access to awareness and education activities, as well as and trying to adda gender approach in all the products generated.

Children and Youth: are the largest segment identified of the target beneficiaries through the Chaco Rapére educationalproposal and its related activities. The objective is that the children may increase the learning and the knowledge about theirterritory and ecosystem, reflect on the cause of the local socio-environmental deterioration and to generate an awarenesstowards prevention of natural disasters through the educational community towards the whole community. Furthermore In

the theme areas of Chaco Rapere a very important space is dedicated to the rights of childhood and adolescence inemergency situations.

Indigenous Populations and Human rights: POI are the target group of the project; every activity of public incidence andcommunication will be aimed to recognizing the marginal conditions on which the POI communities survive emphasizing onthe access difficulties to fundamental rights for a worthy life, such as the right to safe water and to protect their livelihoods.

Environmental impacts and Climate Change: according to some studies, the drought in the Paraguayan Chaco is an eventparticularly worsened by the climatic change (global warming) and the transformation/deterioration processes unleashed onthe last decades in the territory: deforestation out of legal control, damming of water courses, erosion process, salinization ofwater resources and soil. On the activities dedicated to education and communication special emphasize will be aimed to thepromotion of a critical awareness to safeguard the Chaco ecosystem towards a recovery of the socio-environmentalequilibrium.

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6. FIELD COORDINATION

6.1 Field co-ordination (indicate the Humanitarian Organisation's participation in coordination mechanisms withother relevant stakeholders, e.g. clusters, NGOs, UN agencies, others to be specified as well as the links with theConsolidated Appeal Process, when relevant)

COOPI and Intermón Oxfam will coordinate activities (KAP study, Chaco Climatic Alert Bulletin; SNPP vocational formations),tools (Communitarian Emergency Plans), training materials (DP, WATSAN, FOODSEC) and methodologies (PHAST, ChacoRapére), communication and advocacy strategies, as established in the proposal identification and elaboration processcarried out through previous several contacts and meetings. The aim is to implement complementary activities according torespective expertise and good practices recognized in the DIPECHO VI in the zone, towards an integral management of theDIPECHO program in the Chaco.

In the coordination meetings also we identified the intervention zones according to the strategy of the Chaco WatSan Clusterpromoted by SEN. One of the most significant activities to coordinate shall be the common KAP studies, with the aim togenerate local preparedness indicators to face the

drought. The KAP studies will be carried out by both partners at the beginning and the last phase of the intervention in arepresentative number of local vulnerable communities to identify the base line of action and to evaluate the impact oftheactivities carried out at the end of the intervention. The KAP results analyzed and systematized at the beginning of theproject will be necessary to determine the communitarian vulnerability indicators to the drought in the Chaco, and the sameresults

will be useful to elaborate didactic materials for the training activities and also to generate DP exit indicators which will beevaluated through the last surveys of the intervention. According to previous contacts and thanks to the successfulcollaboration in the DIPECHO VI framework, UNICEF through its regional proposal, will support again the mediation with theMEC in order to strengthen the educational proposal Chaco Rapere through its methodological proposal which will be

implemented in every primary school in the Chaco.

Always according to previous contacts with ACH-Spain we will be promoting the participation of technicians involved in theproject (project staff; local partner staff, authorities staff) and of

indigenous communities leaders, in a interchange experiences with the consortium proposed by ACH in Bolivian territory. Themeetings will be an important opportunity to share experiences carried out in different drought contexts towards a shared andintegral vision of the topic in the Region. Coordination activities have been foreseen and will be held through regular meetingsnot only with other DIPECHO partners working in nearby areas and in Paraguay, but also with other NGOs, national orinternational, and International agencies (i.e. UUNN), working in related sectors in order to avoid duplication of actions oractivities.

6.2 National and local authorities (relations established, authorisations, coordination)

SEN. In the stage of assessment of needs, this organization has socialized its thematic and geographical needs for DRRactivities, which has been included in this proposal according to the criteria of applicability established by ECHO and theCOOPI and Intermon Oxfam humanitarian action strategy in Paraguay.

Governors of the two municipalities. New authorities have assumed the direction of local governments since 2011,starting a stage of strategic planning in municipal management. COOPI and Intermon Oxfam have got in touch with theseactors and have signed collaboration agreements in DRR. Likewise, the governors elect have undertaken to give politicalsupport to endow key civil servants with competence in preparedness issues in the activities of the project and to link them tocommunication and education activities.

Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare. Contacts with the regional health institutions in Presidente Hayes and thecollaboration agreement regarding the design and the promotion of public health campaigns in drought periods, FoodSecurity, childrens malnutrition and water management for human consumption.

Ministry of Agriculture. Joint work agreement with the Agricultural Technology Paraguayan Institute of Chaco Central forsupporting capacity-transfer activities for the protection and/or adaptation of vulnerable livelihoods in indigenouscommunities, the training of local leaders in adaptability to drought and the participation of key civil servants in trainingactivities developed in the framework of the project.

Within the activities planed for the result 2, the project will look for alliances with local actors, such as FAPI (Federacion por laAutodeterminacion Indigena), ACHA(foro de articulacion chaquena), other national and international NGO, as well as keyeconomic actors.

Ministry of Education One of the good practices recognized in the DIPECHO VI in the Chaco, it was a participativeadaptation of the educational tool Riesgolandia in its Chaco Rapére version as an educational proposal oriented to DRR inthe Chaco territory. On the last stage of the action, it has been demonstrated the interest awoken by Chaco Rapére by thethree educational departmental supervisions in the Chaco and the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) who declaredtheir official interest for the educational proposal to insert it into the EEB (primary school educational plan) .At the same time,in the educational work group established to elaborate the present proposal, COOPI and the educational institutionsidentified the need to develop an adequate methodological proposal to apply the Chaco Rapére to the EEB in theChaco.

The objective of the activity will be to deepen the contents of the Chaco Rapere educational proposal with pedagogical

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technicians of national and local educational institutions, so that they can support and facilitate the workshops on the ChacoRapére theme modules destined to primary school teachers of the Chaco. The encounters will also guarantee an inclusiveand participative space (technical work group) to plan, schedule and generate methodologies, tools and adequate materialsaimed at the methodological proposal. Chaco Rapere will be applied in 4 pilot primary schools to carry out a participativevalidation and/or adaptation process of the proposal with the educational community development of identified activities inthe framework of the intervention. Once validated and/or adapted the methodological proposal, through the activity with pilotschools, the MEC and departmental educational supervisions, the final version of the Chaco Rapere methodological proposalwill be finally elaborated, produced and will be distributed to the teachers of the Chaco primary schools.

6.3 Co-ordination with DG ECHO (indicate the Humanitarian Organisation's contacts with DG ECHO and itstechnical assistants in the field)

This proposal has been discussed with the ECHO staff in the office of Quito. The corresponding comments, suggestions andpoints of view have been included in this first version. The communication with ECHO has been very fluid since the last ActionPlan, and this has allowed improving the quality of the projects in the field and has widely favored the collaboration withother partners.

7. IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS

7.1 Name and address of implementing partner(s)

FUNDACION INTERMON OXFAMMS Imma Rambla - fundraising unit responsibleTel: + 3493482074Email: [email protected]

PRESIDENTE HAYES DEPARTMENT

Av. Laudo Hayes, esq. Cnel. Escurra

Villa Hayes, Paraguay

Tel.: (00595) 262401/262402/262403

E-mail: [email protected]

MUNICIPALIDAD Tte. 1 Irala Fernández

Ruta Carlos A. Lopez (Transchaco) Km. 391 Chaco Central

Tel. (0981) 780629

PCI -Pro Comunidades Indígenas

Filadelfia 359

9300 Fernheim

Phone Number ( 595) 491/ -433057 / -433067 / -433945

Fax (+595) 491 -433057

http://www.pci.org.py

7.2 Status of implementing partners (e.g. NGO, local authorities, etc.) and their role

Intermon Oxfam: international fundation, already worinking in the area with ECHO funds.

Pdte Hayes, and Tte.1º Manuel Irala Fernández Municipality are local authorities. Institutionalization of DRR successfulexperiences is a key factor to guarantee the project continuity through the replication (in other vulnerable communities) of thegood practices implemented in the targeted communities beneficiaries. In line with this aim, Memory of Understanding will bepromoted and signed with the local institutions (Municipal and/or Departmental) to ensure their participation (throughco-financing and/or technical support) in the communitarian micro projects identification and implementation.

PCI: local NGO, strategic purposes are fighting poverty, social inequality, and reducing the environmental impact producedby human activities. Its range of interventions includes supporting organizational and community procedures, transferringinformation and technologies to improve the environment, or guiding productive processes to guarantee food sovereignty andsecurity. Their humanitarian expertise has been enhanced by its participation in the fires response (along with IO) given byECHO and partners in 2007, the drought follow up proposal (water and sanitation) funded by the EU en 2009-2010, and lately

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mailto:[email protected]

http://www.pci.org.py/

as implementing partner of the IO´s DRR project in the Chaco region. PCI has a large experience in public health, one of thebackbones in the WaSH strategy.

7.3 Type of relationship with implementing partner(s) and the expected reporting by the implementing partner

Preliminary agreements have been already signed with local authorities (SEN, MEC, Pdte Hayes Department, Tte.1º ManuelIrala Fernandez Municipality and Chaco Educational Supervisions) and are attached. After signing the grant agreementCOOPI will proceed in detailing the specific tasks to be performed by each partner to be signed in an official and morecomprehensive Memory Of Understanding. This document will also detail the system of control and reporting.

PCI has work experience with Intermon Oxfam in livelihood programs with indigenous populations and have been constantlydeveloping experience in DRR. It is expected that they continue as participants of the of the National Water Committee andas promoters of the regional water committees. The organization has carried out water and sanitation projects, promoting thewater service management for the vulnerable communities as a public service, and has implemented Hygiene projects. PCIcoordinate their institutional efforts within the UN Millennium Development Goals, trying to establish joint works between thedifferent institutions working in the area. Regarding its working field, it gets involved in areas of housing, livelihoods, healthyschools, productive undertakings and others.

The technical teams will report to the "Management Level" where the IO Project Manager are the main focal points for thewhole intervention. The Admin/Fin people working for this project will also report to this level, this way, both organizationswill ensure that all activities respond to the plan presented to ECHO.

8. SECURITY AND CONTINGENCY MEASURES

8.1 Contingency measures (Plan B/ mitigating actions to be taken if risks and assumptions spelled out in thelog-frame materialised)

According to the field experience in the area related to DP and emergency actions, the pre-conditions (see the log-frame)

that can be assumed as necessary for the implementation of the proposed action are:

- The beneficiary communities and the stakeholders to maintain the interest on project activities. Meetings were held on theassessment phase with communities' representatives, who will be involved in project activities from the beginning in aparticipative way;

- Local authorities have to demonstrate interest in taking part in the action. Preliminary agreements were signed with them;MoU will be promoted and signed to ensure their participation;

- Local authorities and the local partners have the technical and operational skills to carry out the activities identified in theproposal. A stakeholder capacities analysis has been carried out;

- Access to the information and documentation necessary for the implementation of the project;

- Workers will be regularly attending the worksite. The stakeholders will be strongly involved in works and activities throughworkers chosen among the local populations and beneficiaries;

- Goods and equipment are available in the local market and the costs remains within stable variable limits. A market andsupplier research has been realized as well as an estimated investments and purchase plan.

The project has been designed considering the possible risk and external conditions that may materialize. The following table

presents an action plan to mitigate the described risks:

External conditions - Risk factors Impact Prevention/Damage reduction measuresWeather conditions jeopardize the workplan

Delays in activities, extra costs Work table is prepared according to weather seasons

Political instability Delays in activities, extra costs anddifficulty to implement the activitiesidentified

Review the agreements with the governmentrepresentatives in relation with the change of the politicalcontext

Security conditions remain not stable Delays in activities, extra costs anddifficulty to implement the activitiesidentified

Request of support to local authorities to facilitate theaccess to the beneficiaries;

Review the security procedures and plansUnforeseeable events linked to adeterioration of the situation in the zoneor country

Impossibility to carry out projectactivities

ECHO Headquarters and Regional office will beinformed

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In case of unforeseeable events in the country linked to a deterioration of the situation, COOPI will immediately apply securitystandard procedures and contact ECHO Headquarters and Regional office for a specific evaluation meeting. Depending tothe specific situation a strategy will be identified (plan B) in a way to guarantee the accomplishment of the agreementestablished with ECHO and with the local actors involved in the project.

8.2 Security considerations

8.2.1 Security situation in the field, describe briefly

According to the previous experience in the zone and a risk analysis, in the Paraguayan Chaco there are no serious risksin security terms, which could threat the implementation of the action. The precautions that should be taken into accountare those for any rural context where there are no evident and violent social, cultural or political conflicts. During theimplementation of the project security status could change, in that case COOPI and OI review its own security internalplan, and

will train the staff to ensure they will take in to account and will apply the new procedures.

8.2.2 Has a specific security protocol for this Action been established?

Standard procedure

If Yes, please elaborate

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8.2.3 Are field staff and expatriates informed of and trained in these procedures?

Yes

9. COMMUNICATION, VISIBILITY AND INFORMATION ACTIVITIES

9.1 Planned communication activities (in field and/or in Europe)

According to previously meetings, at the beginning of the project COOPI and Intermón Oxfam will develop a communication,visibility and information strategy oriented to disseminate at national and local level a common vision concerning theobjectives and the results of the project in the Paraguayan Chaco. The communication strategy will aim to disseminate themain objectives of the action plan, the results achieved, the good practices carried out in the zone to reduce the localvulnerability to face the drought and, furthermore, to develop advocacy activities to inform the public opinion about theinequities and the injustice in the Paraguayan Chaco, especially contributing to effective recognition of the Rights of theindigenous peoples most vulnerable in the zone.

The activities will oriented also to guarantee the necessary DG ECHO co-financing visibility and to promote UE humanitarianaid principles such as humanity, impartiality, and neutrality; as well as to communicate the solidarity of EU citizens withpeople in need outside the UE.

The communication plan will include activities destined to transmit the important role and contribution of the DIPECHOprogram for the risk reduction to face the drought in the Chaco Region, linking it to others international strategies as well asthe Hyogo Framework for Action 2005 - 2015: building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters, and TheClimate Change Adaptation.

Following communication activities up to now identified:

- Production and distribution of visibility materials: leaflets, folders, t-shirts, hats, visibility banners, with DG ECHO andpartners identifying logos will be distributed to beneficiaries in the target area. Leaflets will include information about theimplementing partners' action and donors. Visibility banners will be used in the trainings and other events. All the visibilitymaterials as well as published products and information material will be distributed in meetings, seminars (including nationaland regional DIPECHO workshops). Workshops constitute an important part of our communication and visibility plan as theywill be part of the information process run by the financing institutions to ensure a good communication upon the action,implementing partners and DG ECHO objectives, vision, mission and programmes. (Target groups: beneficiaries, localpopulation, local, national and regional institutions, national citizens).

- Additionally in the project will be guaranteed visibility and communication activities in the schools of the whole ParaguayanChaco, through the Chaco Rapére DRR educational proposal distribution (266 schools). Before distributing the game, projectteam will make a speech to explain in a simple manner the origin of the Chaco Rapére. In the Chaco Rapére DRReducational proposal there will be information about UE values, principles and DG ECHO information. (Target group:National

educational system).

- Communication through local media (press, radio, television): along the whole project a radio programme will bebroadcasted and the principal local media will be invited to visit the activities of the action. In these activities will bementioned the financial support provided by DG ECHO, the DIPECHO objectives, and will be promoted the EU humanitarianaid principles. (Target groups: local population and institutions).

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9.2 Visibility on durable equipment, major supplies, and at project locations

Material printed or in digital support:

All written communication material produced in the action will be done on a headed paper, with the implementing partners anddonor`s logo.

Equipment and infrastructure identification: equipments purchased, used and delivered in the framework of the action, aswell as the infrastructures constructed and / or rehabilitated will be identified with stickers or painting with the implementingpartners and donor`s logo.

Display panels: panels of visualization will be placed in visible and strategic places where small scale mitigationinfrastructures have been carried out. The Panels will display the DG ECHO logo and should include the following message:"Project (co-funded) (supported) by the European Commission through its Humanitarian Department" in local language.

9.3 Planned publication activities

- KAP study results and Base Line

- Didactical materials and communication spreading materials (FoodSec, WatSan and Health)

- Communitarian and districtal contingency plans

- Chaco Rapére - DRR Educational Methodology

- The Weather Bulletin of the Chaco

- DRR intervention strategy for the Chaco (produced in coordination with SEN)

- Country Document

- Paraguay RISK Atlas

- Capitalization document

10. HUMAN RESOURCES

10.1 Indicate global figures per function and status Title/function Status Staff nr. Mans / months Comments

Project Manager (COOPI) Expatriate staff 1 18,00 To coordinate the implementationof the project; to be accountablefor the good use of the aid; toreport to Regional Coordinatorand to the HQ's Reference personin charge.

Regional Coordinator (COOPI) Expatriate staff 1 3,00 Strategic Planning; technicaladvices on the implementation ofthe project; spreading of the bestpractices in DP projects; in fieldvisits; institutional representation.

Finances and AdministratorOfficer (COOPI)

Expatriate staff 1 6,00 From beginning of the project untilthe end to winding up activities,responsible for overall accounting,coordinating with the member OIthe administrative and financialaspects of the project

Expert WASH officer (COOPI) Expatriate staff 1 6,00 To coordinate and managehygiene promotion, sanitationawareness, control of quality waterand maintenance's water storageactivities

HQ support cost staff (COOPI) Expatriate staff 1 1,00 Identification, selection briefingand debriefing of project staff;monitoring missionsimplementation, field visits;analysis and approval of interim,pre-final and final reports; adminand financial

Promoters (COOPI) Local staff 4 15,00 KAP surveys; to facilitate CCEconformation, trainings plan,elaboration of the emergencyplans and development of thesmall scale infrastructure andservice

WatSan Technician (COOPI) Local staff 1 10,00 Capacity building; water systems

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WatSan Technician (COOPI) Local staff 1 10,00 Capacity building; water systemsrehabilitation or construction

FoodSec Technician (COOPI) Local staff 1 8,00 Responsible for the execution ofthe livelihoods assessment,communitarian trainings andimplementation of pilots activities;

Diagnostic Technicians(WatSan) (COOPI)

Implementing partner 1 6,00 To realize the water resourcesdiagnostic (safe water availableand water system functioning) inthe vulnerable rural indigenouscommunities of the Chaco.

Pedagogue (COOPI) Local staff 1 18,00 To promote and facilitate theeducational activities of the action(R#3) linked with the ''ChacoRapere'' Educational Proposal(includes to elaborate themethodology proposal).

FinAdmin Officer (Assistant)(COOPI)

Local staff 1 12,00 Procurement procedures, projectaccounting, budget and localHHRR contracts follow-up; toreview the financial and admindocumentation for the reports;

Logistician/Driver (COOPI) Local staff 1 15,00 To implement logistic tasks linkedto the project: supply chain followup, ITC technology and vehiclesmaintenance, stock management.

Project coordinator IO Implementing partner 1 18,00 In charge of the overallmanagement of the project, thebinding of the local work at anational and regional level, andthe security follow up.

Local coordinator IO Implementing partner 1 17,00 In charge of the management ofthe project at a local level,especially with regards toadvocacy actions and institutionalrelations

Administration and finances IO Implementing partner 1 17,00 Responsible for the financialfollow-up, purchase proceduresand financial reports

Driver/ Logistician IO

Implementing partner 1 17,00 In charge of the team's trips to thefield, purchases and the inventoryfollow-up

Livelihoods technician IO Implementing partner 1 17,00 Responsible for the execution ofthe community training andlivelihoods assessment, andimplementation of pilots.

PHP promoter IO Implementing partner 1 17,00 Responsible for the supportactivities in the WaSH sector,gender mainstreaming and at fieldsupport for the communicationactivities

DRR technician IO Implementing partner 1 17,00 Responsible for the execution andimplementation of activities relatedto local risk management andwater mitigation activities

Advocacy & CommunicationsTechnician IO

Implementing partner 1 17,00 Responsible for the execution andimplementation of the advocacystrategy, mobilization activities,communication and relations withlocal institutions and otherpartners. This staff will be shared

Regional Humanitarian AidCoordinator IO

Implementing partner 1 1,00 Humanitarian Regional Manager,will be technical focal point foradvise and overall follow up to theoperation

National FinAdmin officer IO Implementing partner 1 1,00 Link in the national office forgathering the whole admininformation

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11. FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

Financial overview of the action* Initial Budget*

Personnel costs 429.515,33

Communication, visibility, information 4.300,00

Equipment costs 84.500,00

Sub-contracting costs 204.063,00

Consumables & goods costs 304.800,00

Depreciation cost 14.000,00

Other costs 58.330,00

Subtotal direct eligible costs 1.099.508,33

Direct eligible costs = Sum of amount per result + Other costs1.099.508,33

Indirect costs (max. 7%) 76.965,58

Total Costs 1.176.473,91

Funding of action Initial

Direct revenue from Action ,00

Contribution by applicant 176.473,91

Contribution by other donors ,00

Contribution requested from ECHO 1.000.000,00

% of total funding 85

Total Funding 1.176.473,91

GRANT AGREEMENT

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12. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

12.1 FPA number (if applicable)

2008 FPA 8-037

12.2 Name and title of legal representative signing the Agreement

Mr Executive Director - Ennio Miccoli

12.3 Name, telephone, e-mail and title of the person(s) to be mentioned in Article 7 of the AgreementName Title Phone Fax E-mail

Giacomo Franceschini Head of HumanitarianAid Office

(0039 .02) 3085057 0039.02) 33403570 [email protected]

Piero Brunod Regional CoordinatorLatin America

(0039 .02) 3085057 0039.02) 33403570 [email protected]

12.4 Name, telephone, fax and e-mail of the representative in the area of interventionName Phone / Fax / E-mail Address field office

Giuseppe Polini 00 595 0981-884489 Ruta Transchaco Km. 410 Predio IPTA CrucePioneros (Depto. President hayes)

00 595 [email protected]

12.5 Bank accountAccount number Bank / Branch address Account holder BIC code / IBAN code

IBAN_ONLY BANCA POPOLARE ETICA SCARL COOPERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALEVia Spallanzani 16; I - 20129 Milano IT06 R050 1801 6000 0000

0102 369

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ANNEX A: PROCUREMENT TABLE

Description of thesupplies, services orworks

Quantity Amount (EUR) Procurement procedure Derogation (Forecast) Launchdate procedure

(Forecast)Contracting date

Comment

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