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SOMALIA, SOMALILAND and PUNTLAND NATIONAL NUTRITION CLUSTER/SECTOR Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] Tel: +254-20-7628400 Fax: +254-20-7623989 Page 1 National Nutrition Clusters & working groups Coordination Workshop 19-21 August 2013` Participants for the Somalia National cluster/sector coordination in Hargeisa 19-21 August 2013 The Minister of health (centre), Nutrition cluster coordinator (left) and Director of Nutrition for Somaliland soon after the opening speech by the minister This training was Funded by and

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SOMALIA, SOMALILAND and PUNTLAND NATIONAL NUTRITION CLUSTER/SECTOR

Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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National Nutrition Clusters & working groups Coordination Workshop 19-21 August 2013`

Participants for the Somalia National cluster/sector coordination in Hargeisa 19-21 August 2013 The Minister of health (centre), Nutrition cluster coordinator (left) and Director of Nutrition for Somaliland soon after the opening speech by the minister

This training was Funded by and

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SOMALIA, SOMALILAND and PUNTLAND NATIONAL NUTRITION CLUSTER/SECTOR

Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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1. Introduction: Somalia/Somaliland has an active nutrition cluster/ working group coordination mechanism both at country and field levels. Currently there are 11 functional Sub-national Nutrition Clusters (SNC) and 2 Nutrition Working Groups (NWG) in Somalia/Somaliland, overall supported by the National Nutrition Cluster (9 sub-national clusters in South Central Zone (SCZ), 1 central nutrition working group in Somaliland; and 2 sub-national clusters and 1 nutrition working group in Puntland). Most SNC in the south and central zone are coordinated by Local Non-Governmental Organizations (LNGO) in close collaboration with UNICEF nutrition teams in SCZ, except for Banadir and Middle and Lower Shebelle where there is a designated UNICEF nutrition cluster focal point. The NWGs in Somaliland and Puntland are coordinated by the MoH Nutrition Focal point/head with the secretariat roles managed by UNICEF and WFP selected representatives respectively. The nutrition cluster was rolled out in Somaliland and Puntland in 2006 and later established Health Sectors with formation of semi-functional NWGs for both Zones in 2010. The sector approach is still in the transition phase in both Somaliland and Puntland. In SCZ, a de-centralized sub-national cluster system was established in early 2011 targeting the famine affected areas with active nutrition implementing partners. The nutrition coordination focal points in the field have essentials roles which include but not limited to the following: Facilitate monthly SNCs and NWGs coordination meetings and compilation of meeting agendas/ minutes Provide a linkage/ information flow between the national nutrition cluster (NCC), CLAs and field nutrition implementation teams Strengthen nutrition response by ensuring usage of national standards, guidelines, adherence to policies, use of agreed standard reporting tools etc. Work in close collaboration nutrition implementation actors in mapping activities, completion of 4Ws matrix and share with NCC accordingly Work in close collaboration with the NCC for gap filling Assist the NCC is conflict resolution that might arise in the field.

The Cluster coordination and functional structures put in place in Somalia/Somaliland where rather semi-operational especially in most regions of SCZ,

despite the establishment of these SNCs and NWGs. There many challenges which led to the semi-functionality of the field coordination which mainly included

insecurity, inaccessibility, lack of suitable nutrition agencies with required coordination expertise and qualities, and partial existence of government

structures to name a few. A national cluster coordination workshop was then conducted in Hargeisa- Somaliland (19-21 August 2013) for SNCs and NWGs

focal points (4 participants from different humanitarian coordination and disaster management boards; 3 MoH, 10 I/LNGOs and 6 WFP/UNICEF) in order to

collectively identify ways of strengthening coordination mechanisms both at national and field levels as well as discuss the best practices.

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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Somalia Coordination Structure:

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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2. Objectives: The objective of the workshop was to strengthen and standardize coordination mechanisms in all sub-national clusters and nutrition working groups and

ensure effective information reciprocity and linkages with national nutrition cluster/ CLAs/ other Clusters.

Other objectives include the following (see ANNEX3- Workshop programme schedule):

Build capacity of focal points in conducting and supporting monthly cluster/ working group meetings Develop harmonized coordination systems and agree on best practices/ approaches from lessons learnt Synthesize a cluster capacity development plan

3. Workshop Methodology/ Approach A participatory and interactive approach was applied including mixed groupworks, power-point presentations, flip-charts and videos. The workshop was designed in such a way that the facilitator gathered more input/ information from field lessons learnt, coordination challenges being faced, and recommendations made from the participants on way forward. An open evaluation was done in order to capture sessions/areas that were well articulated, needed improvement, gaps in how the workshop was conducted and other recommendations. The workshop presentations were in line with the recommended cluster awareness training package for the country nutrition cluster partners: http://www.unicef.org/nutritioncluster/index_68479.html#global .

4. Zonal Achievements and Lessons learned Zone Achievements Gaps Lesson Learned

Puntland - No overlaps and response gaps minimized - Improved engagement in capacity building

i.e. NHHP and NiE - 16 Cluster meeting conducted including 3

IYCF TWG meetings as of August

- limited capacity building for the cluster members

- lack of funding - Lack of advocacy to

intervene in remote affected areas

- Lack of NMIS, monitoring tools with appropriate

- Poor attendance causes demotivation to the SNCs and NWG focal points, actively participating partners and members

- Routine technical support promotes sustainability to the cluster work

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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indicators

South Central - Monthly meetings were held, minutes and agenda always circulated among SNC members

- Awareness creation among partners on role and responsibilities NC and SNC coordination

- Improved engagement in capacity building i.e. NHHP, SMART methodology, IYCF and NiE

- Basic Nutrition Services planning (rationalization) done in SCZ

- Gaps and overlaps resolved in most regional SNCs

- Co-chairs elected - Participation of local authorities in some

region - Improved quality of reporting - Inter-agencies assessment and circulation

of findings with partners

- Poor local authority presentation

- Poor inter cluster collaboration

- Limited capacity building for SNC focal points

- Poor partners’ accountability

- Lack of health facilities - Lack of TSFP activities in

some areas - Implementation gaps

created when MSF ceased operations

- Continuous encouragement boosts partners’ participation in meetings

- There is better discussions and action points with well-structured agenda

- Team work and partnership motivates SNC coordination mechanism

- Sharing of information among partners improves interaction

Somaliland - Conducted monthly NWG meetings (7/8) by August

- Resolved partners overlapping through engaging meetings and mapping with respective partners

- Selected a co-chair with consensus from the NWG partners, members and observers

- Local authorities actively participating in meetings

- Lack of health facilities - TSFP not covering some

areas - Lack of decentralization of

coordination at regional level

- Implementation gaps created when MSF ceased operations

- Strengthened coordination minimized programmes activities overlaps

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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- Scale up of nutrition programmes i.e. TSFP, micro-nutrient supplementation,

- Integration of complementary service into mobile services MN supplies

- Establishment of functional National Plan of Action Taskforces

- Conduct joined assessments/ survey and presented key findings in cluster meetings

- Developed maps from 4Ws matrix at Zonal level

- Improved quality partner reporting

5. Clusters/ working groups coordination assessment

The partners were put into their coordination groups and asked to come up with key challenges in dong coordination in their regions. Recommendations were

then drawn in plenary after discussing all the challenges. The table below highlights all challenges raised and recommendations to overcome them

CHALLENGES RECOMMENDATIONS RESPONSIBLITY TIME SNCs / NWGs COORDINATION MEETINGS

Late arrival of participants Sub-national cluster to set consensus agreed norms in collaboration with members

-SNC focal point with SNC members

immediately

Inconsistent attendance of partners -No penalty for partners who are inconsistent

-Remind respective partners based on the norms set; -If continued take it up with national cluster team for follow up -Circulate invitation with most updated partners and members -Naming and shaming of absentees sometimes

-SNC focal point -National Cluster Team (NCT)

monthly Bi-annual

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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help. --Share bi-annual attendance overview with national cluster team

Wrong persons assigned to attend meetings/ poor representation - Lack of decision making

-SNC/ NWG to liaise with organizations or share with NCC in order to come up with solution to have participants with decision making

-SNC focal point -Further follow with NCT

Immediately

Poor local authority/UN agency and INGO representation in meetings

-Liaise with respective organizations or share with NCC -Involve OCHA- Local Authorities, NCC and CLAs focal points

-SNC / MoH/ Local Authorities focal points -Further follow at NCT

Immediately

Poor engagement of criteria and procedures for registration of new members

-SNC focal points to disseminate national registration criteria available on humanitarian response nutrition website to the interested actors.

-SNC focal point -NCT

When required

Poor partner contribution to coordination meeting planning and feedback:

- Input into the agenda - Feedback to draft minutes - Participation in meeting deliberations - Human Interest Stories from partners

-Send reminder as follow up -Investigate further on challenges or support required -Discuss individually -Encourage participatory approach in meetings

-SNC focal points with support from NCT

Monthly

Non decentralized functional regional nutrition working group coordination

-Promote decentralization of regional coordination through establish regional sub-nutrition working group

-NWG focal points Immediately

Poor inter cluster collaboration at field level -Initiation collaboration at national level with OCHA/ other cluster -Proactive reciprocal coordination at field level i.e. attend/ invite to meeting (vice -versa) -Ensure involvement of OCHA focal point at field

-SNC focal points -NCT -OCHA national and field focal points -CLAs focal points

Immediately

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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level- invitation Too much work load for focal points -Ensure selection of co-chair for each sub-

national cluster -Identify potential minutes handlers/ writers

-SNC focal points SNC partners

Where applicable

COMMUNICATION Poor information sharing between sub national cluster and national cluster

-Improve exchange of information i.e. agenda, minutes, best inters stories, updates on lessons learnt, key updates at national and reports, field level -Explore on invitation of government (MoH/ Humanitarian Coordination & Disaster Management (HCDM)board nutrition focal points) on a quarterly national cluster meetings

-NCT -SNC focal points -CLAs focal points -MoH/ HCDM boards focal points

Immediately

Poor Information sharing with government focal points with regards to CHF funded partners

-share CHF information with MoH officials throughout SCZ, PNTLD,SML

-NCT Quarterly

Lack of support from national cluster/ CLAs/ OCHA - Monitoring and supervision - Transport - Refreshment - Non participation of zonal cluster focal points

-To discuss with organisations leading SNC meetings to include coordination related cost (i.e. refreshments, hall rental/ hiring ) in PCA

-CLAs/ NCT -SNC focal points

Immediately

CAPACITY BUILDING Capacity building of sub national cluster focal points and field staff on relevant topics covering coordination and related issues not done in some areas

-Present summarized selected sessions cluster coordination/ awareness during sub-cluster meetings with support from NCC (i.e. to develop summarized power-point presentations for easy implementation)

-NCT -SNC/ NWG focal points

Immediately

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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-NCC to develop capacity development plans in collaboration with SNC s and NWGs focal points

SUPPLIES Delayed supplies

-Work in progress with CLAs -Implementing Partners (IPs) -CLAs

On-going

Poor accountability and supplies management skills -UNICEF/ WFP to cascade supplies management training to IPs

-IPs/ CLAs Where applicable

PROGRAMMES QUALITY Poor integration of IMAM (mobile) with complementary interventions i.e. IMAM and other services like IYCF, EPI,

-Engage a taskforce on agreeing mobile team package-SML

-NWG Focal points/ taskforce members

Immediately

HMIS not effective at field level and does not include nutrition information

-Work in progress (IM team-MoH-CLAs) -IM team -MoH focal points -CLAs

Immediately

Limited intervention coverage in rural and remote areas

-Lobby and mapping /rationalization based on the prioritization of needs / resource allocation (Close involvement on MoH)-Puntland

-SNC/NWG focal points/ partners -CLAs -NCT

Immediately

Lack of joined monitoring/ supervision both at national and field levels

-Develop joined monitoring and supervision plans

-NCT/ CLAs -SNC/NWG -MoH

Immediately

No accountability to beneficiaries -Need to be accountable -IPs/CLAs -NCT/SNC/NWG

Monthly

No harmonized standardized registers i.e. Somaliland OTP partners

-Working in progress-Taskforce-UNICEF -NWG focal point/ IPs -UNICEF

On-going

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Poor data collection tools and methodology/procedures

-Review and agree on the feasibility of the data collection tools

-IM team -CLAs/ IPs

Immediately

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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-MoH HMIS focal point

Inconsistent, Inaccurate/Incorrect data and reports -IPs to improve on consistence of quality reporting -CLAs to enforce measures against IPs with inconsistence in reporting

-CLAs/ IPs

Immediately

Lack of/poor capacity in data collection and analysis -Capacity building of partners on data collection and analysis

-CLAs/ IPs -IM team

Challenges with communication channels especially internet

-IPs to work on the connectivity -IPs Where applicable

Incorrect P codes -Partners to provide correct P-codes for all sites -IPs Where applicable

6. Key Recommendations:

Frequent refresher workshop for progress review i.e. quarterly basis Decentralized and continued capacity development of SNCs and NWGs partners on coordination mechanisms at regional levels Additional workshop/meeting time is required to fully contextualize the systems/ principles and also to comprehensively exhaust grey areas Engage in intense interactive approach i.e. more group work compared to facilitating with power-point presentations which are time consuming Improve arrangement for transportation to/ from the workshop venue to avoid unnecessary fatigue and inconveniences To share, address and follow-up on action points deliberated from the workshop Facilitate invitation of MoH/DoH to attend monthly national nutrition cluster meetings as part of promoting and strengthening national-field

coordination Strengthen communication exchange between national, SNC and NWGs Introduce overnight assignments as part of regurgitating principles from daily session during coordination workshops Develop guideline on developing quality agenda and writing minutes There need to engage with committed organization with suitable qualities to coordinate SNCs at field levels

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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7. Conclusion: The participants highly appreciated the initiative to conduct the first national cluster coordination workshop for all nutrition cluster/ working group focal points to discuss and polish up on the grey areas in coordination and harmonise systems. Most mentioned that they gained coordination skills, managed to interact and network with focal points from different regions in the country through information exchange i.e. group work, sharing lessons learnt, acknowledge strengths and challenges from different regions. The venue was conducive though very hot, facilitators well knowledgeable, coordination topics were adequately articulated. The Nutrition Cluster handbook, NNE and Field Exchange books, CD with presentation/ training materials given to the participants was also a positive practise recommended at the end of the workshop.

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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ANNEX 1: Invitation Letter National Nutrition Cluster/ Sector Coordination Workshop Agenda 19 – 21 August 2013 Dear Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that I invite you to participate in the National Cluster/sector Coordination workshop targeting all sub-national nutrition clusters / nutrition working groups’ focal

points and government Humanitarian Coordination and Disaster Management Boards. This workshop will be conducted in Hargeysa, Somaliland scheduled for Monday, August 19th to

Wednesday, August 21st, 2013.

The objective of the workshop will be to strengthen and standardize coordination mechanisms in all sub-national clusters and nutrition working groups and ensure effective communication

and linkages with national nutrition cluster.

Other objectives include the following (see also attached draft agenda):

Build capacity of focal points in conducting and supporting monthly cluster/ working group meetings Develop harmonized coordination systems and agree on best practices/ approaches from lessons learnt Synthesize a cluster capacity development plan

The training will be held from 8:30am to 4:30pm at the Maansoor Hotel in Hargeysa, throughout the three days. We ask that you kindly facilitate your own travel

arrangements to reach Hargeysa by Sunday, August 18th, 2013. UNICEF will reimburse you as per UNICEF transportation rate ($ 10/100km i.e. this only applies to those traveling short

distances from their duty station to the nearest airport) for those based outside Hargeysa and will pay you per diem for the whole training period, as per applicable UN rates.

Please confirm your participation to Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator, at [email protected]

With best regards,

Leo Matunga Nutrition Cluster Coordinator UNICEF Somalia Support Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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ANNEX 2: Workshop Opening Remarks from Minister of Health and UNICEF Delegation: A delegation comprised of the Minister of Health (Suleiman Isse), Somaliland MoH National Nutrition Focal Point (Dr. Ahmed Jama Muse) and UNICEF Nutrition

Specialist-Somaliland/Puntland (Dr. Shahid Mahbub Awan) welcomed all participants to the National Nutrition Cluster Coordination Workshop in Hargeisa

Somaliland. A great thanks was given to the organizers of the workshop in realizing the need to build capacity of the fellow Somalis in coordination systems.

The Minister went on to explain on the functionality of the Somaliland Nutrition Working Group (NWG) i.e. centralized monthly NWG meetings, taskforce

meetings. He also highlighted the integration existing between the Food Security, WASH, Health and Nutrition Clusters. The needs and benefits of the Inter-Cluster

Working Group were well articulated, however a gap in NWG partners’ capacity building was pronounced.

An emphasis on consideration of Somaliland in lobbying and advocating for nutrition and health resources was highly recommended i.e. lack of CHF funds

prioritization towards Somaliland hard to reach vulnerable areas was given as an example. The Minister also indicated that the clusters, CLAs and donors should

not classify Somaliland in the development phase based on the prevalence of poverty within the communities, compromised livelihood situation including the

high household food insecurity being experienced by a vast number of the communities. He recommended that the humanitarian donor communities engage in

the transition phase process in order to build sustainability and resilience especially in close collaboration with the functional structures available. The

government went a milestone further to assess and recommend areas of priority i.e. Sanaag and Sool regions are still areas with high needs of humanitarian

assistance.

His expectation was to see the deliberations from the meeting with informed action points towards harmonising coordination mechanisms, share common

strategic nutrition response plans aligned with child survival strategy. He also emphasized on partnership and an opportunity to learn from lesson learnt from

other regions of Somalia. Participants were also assured of the safety and were most welcome every time they felt like visiting Somaliland.

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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ANNEX 3: Workshop Programme Schedule Day 1 (19 August 2013)

Duration Time Module Content Responsible Person

1hour 08:00-09:00

Welcome, registration and

Introductions

Presentation on: - Aims of the training - Overview of the programme - Methods - Capturing ground rules for all –

participants, facilitators, etc. - Administrative Issues

UNICEF Chief of Field Office MoH Official Nutrition Cluster Coordinator UNICEF Nutrition Officer

30min 09:00-09:30 Humanitarian Reform and Cluster

Approach (Group work)

- Define and give feedback on different humanitarian actors in Somalia/Somaliland/ Puntland and their functions

Kombo

30min 09:30-10:00 Group Presentations All Participants

15min 10:00-10:15 Tea Break

1hour 10:15-11:15 Humanitarian Reform and Cluster

Approach/ Working in Partnership

- Clarify aims of Humanitarian Reform and Cluster Approach in general and in Somalia/Somaliland/ Puntland context

- Understand role, responsibilities of and support from Global and National Nutrition Clusters

- Set context for Cluster Approach - Challenges and lessons learnt

Leo

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30min 11:15-11:45 Transformative Agenda

- Understand the shift in roles and responsibilities of GNC, NNC and Sub-national Clusters

Leo

30min 11:45-12:15 Integrated Conceptual Framework (i.e.

Nutrition, Health and FSL)

- Understanding the conceptual interaction between different clusters i.e. nutrition, WASH, Health, FSL, shelter etc.

Kombo/Leo

45min 12:15-13:00 Inter-Cluster Coordination

- Understanding the role of OCHA and of the Nutrition CC and cluster partners in effective inter-cluster coordination

- Sharing experience and challenges of different inter-cluster forums

- Links between Early Recovery and inter-cluster coordination at field level

- Understand the importance of agreeing matrices

- Appreciating the importance of building relationships with other CCs and focal points

Kombo

1hour 13:00-14:00

Lunch Break

1hour 14:00-13:00 National Coordination Environment

(Participatory Group work)

- Structure and experience of sub-national cluster/ working group coordination (overview of sub-national clusters status from focal points)

Kombo/ Leo/ All Focal Points

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15min 15:00-15:15 Tea Break

30min 15:15-15:45 National Coordination Environment

(Participatory Group work)

- Interactive presentation identifying lessons learnt in-country, cluster strength and gaps

Kombo/ Leo/ All Focal Points

45min 15:45-16:30 Group Presentations All Participants

Day 2 (20 August 2013)

Duration Time Module Content Responsible Person

30min 08:00-0830 Day 1 recap - Brainstorm on Day 1 deliberations Evelyn

30min 08:30-09:00 Roles and Responsibilities of Sub-national Nutrition Cluster

- List and discuss the key functions of the Cluster Coordinators and focal points

- Identify the challenges for coordinators and focal points

- Identify importance of a collective responsibility

Leo/Kombo

30min 09:00-09:30 Group Presentations All Participants

30min 09:30-10:00

Roles and Responsibilities of National

Nutrition Cluster - List and discuss the key functions of

the Cluster Coordinators and focal points

- Identify the challenges for coordinators and focal points

Leo/Kombo

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- Identify importance of a collective responsibility

15min 10:00-10:15 Tea Break

30min 10:15-10:45 Group Presentations All Participants

45min 10:45-11:30 Information Management

- Understand the IM cycle and roles and responsibilities for IM within this country.

- Aware of the range of tools – global and in-country

- Understand challenges of IM and links between IM and decision-making

Willem

30min 11:30-12:00 Co-ordinated Needs Assessments

- Understand the information requirements for planning and the sequencing of assessments

- Introduce the cluster assessment tools

- Understand the national and sub-national cluster responsibilities in relation to the needs assessments.

Kombo

1hour 12:00-13:00 Consensus building and Conflict management

- Identify the importance, limitations and challenges of consensus building

- Understand the causes of conflict

- Agree key tips for resolving conflict and handling impasse

- Identify, and practice, key skills

Leo

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1hour 13:00-14:00

Lunch Break

1hour 14:00-15:00 Resource Mobilisation

- Have an understanding of the appeals and funding processes

- Describe the criteria for selecting Flash Appeal and CERF projects

Leo

15min 15:00-15:15 Tea Break

45min 15:15-16:00 Challenges of Collaborative Leadership and Coordination

- Discuss on sub-national cluster/ working groups challenges and lessons learnt

Kombo/ All participants

30min 16:00-16:30 Group Presentation All Participants

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Day 3 (21 August 2013)

Duration Time Module Content Responsible Person

30min 08:00-08:30 Day 2 Recap - Brainstorm on Day 2

deliberations

Willem

1hr 08:30-09:30

Managing Coordination Meetings

(Group work)

- Describe the challenges of establishing a Nutrition cluster within: (existing government and / or sectoral coordination mechanisms, conflicting interests and mandates)

- Describe the role of the Cluster Coordinators and focal points in this situation, and importance of managing meetings effectively

Leo/Kombo/All Participants

30min 10:30-11:00

Managing Coordination Meetings

(Group work)

- Interactive understanding of how to plan, conduct meetings and develop meeting minutes (case study)

Leo/Kombo/ All Participants

30min 10:00-10:15 Tea Break

2hours-45min 10:15-13:00 Group work Presentations All Participants

1hour 13:00-14:00 Lunch Break

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1hour 14:00-15:00

Develop a realistic cluster approach based on Somalia context (with group work)

- Provide an opportunity to hear

the field realities of the

Nutrition Cluster regarding

coordination, operating

environment, etc.

- Describe the challenges of

integrating or establishing the

cluster approach within

existing government and

sectoral coordination

mechanisms.

Leo/Kombo/All participants

15min 15:00-15:15 Tea Break

30min 15:15-15:45 Group work Presentations All Participants

15min 15:45-16:00 Discussion on Parking-Bay issues - Discussion on highlighted action

points that may need clarification

Leo/Kombo/Willem

15min 16:00-16:15 Workshop Assessments All Participants

15min 16:15-16:30 Close of the Workshop and Departure MoH Official Nutrition Cluster Coordinator UNICEF Chief FO

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ANNEX 4: List of Participants

List of Participants Sub-national Cluster Location Organization Focal Point Contacts

Banadir Mogadishu UNICEF Abdullahi Nur Aden +252-699916971 or 615553816

[email protected]; [email protected]

Middle and Lower Shebelle

Mogadishu WOCCA

Sadia Mohamed Elmi +252-0618302233 [email protected]

Somaliland Hargeysa

UNICEF Mohamed Sheikh Abdillahi +252-24251120 or +252-24211135 [email protected] UNICEF Dr Shahid Mahbub Awan (+252) 63 4000 129

(+252) 63 4093 851 (+254) 73 6264 563 [email protected] [email protected]

MOH Dr. Ahmed Jama Muse +252-24300240 [email protected]

Puntland-Zonal Cluster

Garowe

WFP Abdirahman Aden +252-90790639 [email protected]

MOH Aniisa Ali Mohamed +252-90794224 [email protected]

MOH Salma Osman +252907794638 [email protected]

Gaalkacyo Gaalkacyo

UNICEF Abdirahman Muse Aden +252-90750420 [email protected]

Relief International

Mohamed Noor Adan +252-90773739 [email protected]

Hiraan Belet Weyne MGV Abdirahman Mohamed Osman +254-701589282 or +252-615564101 +254-722946800 or +252-699775244 [email protected] ; [email protected]

Bay-Bakool Baidoa

BMO Abdulkadiir Abdi Issack +252-615502583 or +254-722587707 [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

UNICEF Ruqiya Muse Hassan +252-615863690 [email protected]; [email protected]

Gedo Doolow CAFDARO Ms Evelyn Adiambo [email protected]

+254-721498706

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Nutrition Cluster Coordination UNICEF Somalia Support Centre (USSC) United Nations, Block Q, Nairobi, Kenya http://somalia.humanitarianresponse.info/clusters/nutrition For more information, contact Leo Matunga, Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected] or Komborero Chirenda, Deputy Nutrition Cluster Coordinator: [email protected]

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Middle and Lower Juba Dobley Somali Aid Foundation

Daud Hussein Ibrahim +254-721296982 [email protected]; [email protected] Abdi Mohammed Moge +252-616216440 [email protected]

Galgaduud Guri Ceel TUOS Osman Abdullahi Nur +252-615684840 [email protected]; [email protected] Eastern Mudug and South Galgaduud

Gaalkacyo

Somali Relief Centre

Abdrehman Yusuf +254-721668854 or +252-615967078 +252-616758586 or +252-615962000 [email protected]; [email protected]

Mudug GMPHCC Abdulahi Salad Ali +252-90745290, [email protected] Humanitarian Coordination Boards

Somalia Mogadishu Disaster Management Agency (DMA)

Abdifatah Sheikh Muhumed + 252 618979786 or +252 698979786 [email protected]

Bay Bakool Baidoa CHADM Faisal Addow [email protected] Puntland Garowe HADMA Abdullahi Hassan +252907725309

[email protected] Somaliland Hargeysa NERAD Mohamed Muse Awale [email protected]

+252-634 424 079

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ANNEX 5: Sample of Participation Certificate