Disaster Risk Reduction Project Phase II DFID funded Goal Measurable indicators Means of verification Assumptions/ risks The vulnerability of communities to natural By the end the project, Project mid-term and final Frequency of extreme disasters in Sesheke and Sinazongwe is community resilience evaluation reports. weather events does not reduced. against natural disasters Reports available from Red increase more rapidly than is increased by 30%. Cross, government, nongovernmental expected. organization and Development gains are not Increased preparedness capacity to drought in media. lost to massive disaster two communities of Post disaster/real time reviews. Sesheke and Sinazongwe Beneficiary surveys against events, particularly climate change. by April 2008. baseline indicators and Community willingness and trends/satisfactory surveys. commitment to project implementation. Purpose Measurable indicators Means of verification Assumptions/risks Increased community resilience against In the next three years, KAP survey reports. Support and coordination natural disasters and capacity of ZRCS to 30,000 people from two Local reports on disaster impact from other key actor. respond to disasters. communities, one in each and post disaster reviews All stakeholders committed district, have benefited (against base-lines). to the implementation of the from the Disaster Risk Reviews, reports, evaluation. project. Reduction (DRR) Phase Monitoring visits and follow-up Access to communities II project. reports. unhindered. Minutes of meetings and monthly reports. Outputs Measurable indicators Means of verification Assumptions/risks Two good practice fact External user survey. The communities and regional sheets produced and Coverage on website. actors are interested in distributed by August World disaster report articles knowledge sharing. Case studies. 80% Workshop/conference reports, Feedback/information on Reports research and discussion the project readily papers. available. Workshop reports, conference Two research papers, report, donor feedback. Knowledge sharing: The two communities (Sesheke and Sinazongwe) has published at least a fact sheet highlighting good practice that promotes knowledge sharing, at district, provincial, national, regional and global level; Practice-based experience especially through lesson learning processes MAAZM00102DMr 1
documented and made available through participatory learning exercises; Specific research completed on VCA, measuring impact of mitigation, developing base-lines and sustainable livelihoods; Knowledge shared within existing Red Cross network and with other DRR actors; Change in behaviours as a result of increased levels of knowledge of HIV/AIDS and ART. Disaster response: The two communities have developed and tested contingency plans for drought and other natural hazards; At least two community disaster response structures developed; A total of 120 staff and volunteers at all levels trained in disaster response including community sensitisation on HIV/AIDS and ART. findings and positions established by September 2007 that influence practice/policy. At least 500 flyers on best practice produced and shared with partners by December 50% of the target community have established grain storage by April 2008. Two community systems strengthened/developed and level of performance increases by 75% by the third year. 120 staff/volunteers trained in disaster management Three disaster simulation exercises conducted in the next two years. Two branch contingency plans developed and tested through simulations by December 30% reduction of impact on communities caused by drought and other ZRCS disaster response project reports and reviews. Programme report/evaluation. Workshop reports. Disaster response reports. Disaster response standard operating procedures. Contingency plans. Review documents and follow up. List of partners/donors. List of conference attendees. Web stories (hits). Survey of donors Documents referring to changes/development in policy and practice. Local disaster record Media reports. Real-time/post disaster reviews. Governments develop disaster policy/plans and ZRCS able to negotiate role. Actors including government are willing to coordinate, participate and share knowledge and experience with Red Cross. ZRCS commitment to the project is not over-ridden by major disasters or other institutional agendas. Disasters do not erode the gains of the DRR programme. SPHERE Minimum standards used as a benchmark for disaster response. MAAZM00102DMr 2
Community resilience: Targeted communities have conducted hazard-vulnerability capacity assessment and mapping and increased disaster awareness among the affected population including HIV/AIDS; Two dams/weirs are rehabilitated in each community and two small scale irrigation schemes established in each district; Adoption and growing of drought tolerant crops to enhance food diversification is promoted; Two communities have received training on community-based early warning with natural hazards. National disaster reduction debates include community-level perspectives, experiences and good practices increase by 70% by end of project. A disaster management policy for ZRCS operationalized and reviewed with specific reference to local disaster reduction solutions. 80% of disasters occurring in Zambia responded to within 24 hours of notification through technical or material and human support by ZRCS. By December 2007 at least two comprehensive hazard and vulnerability and capacity maps are produced and used for developing community development plans. Four weirs/small dams rehabilitated (two in each area) by December 2007 Four small scale irrigation schemes established by September Project reviews, local disaster learning reviews. Monitoring visits and follow-up reports. ZRCS policies. Training and workshop reports Beneficiary survey against baseline indicators and trends/satisfaction. District council plans and structures. Activity and operational Plans. Training and deployment reports. Actors including government are willing to coordinate, participate and share knowledge and experience with Red Cross. ZRCS commitment to the project is not over-ridden by major disasters or other institutional agendas. Communities willing to participate in DRR activities. No significant increase in the dependency culture among communities. MAAZM00102DMr 3
a focus on drought. At least 50% of the community adopt soil moisture conservation techniques (e.g. tied ridges, drip irrigation) April 2008. At least 100 communal farmers are involved in seed multiplication project and 12 seed banks (six in each community) are established by the end of the project. 500 households plant drought tolerant crops (millet, sorghum, sunflower, rapoko) by December 2005, and at least an additional 2,000 households by December 2006 and an additional 2,500 by December At least 4,000 farmers receive training in improved farming methods by the end of the project. Two gender mainstreaming projects that allow equal participation of men and women are implemented focusing on improved Farmers meeting minutes. Field trip reports. MAAZM00102DMr 4
farming methods. 50% of the targeted community exhibited indicators of increased well-being at community level (agreed with vulnerable communities in baselines identification process). At least 30, 000 direct and indirect beneficiaries benefit from disaster reduction activities in the two districts. Activities Inputs Source Pre-conditions Knowledge sharing Conducting a planning/stakeholders workshop at project inception for 30 participants drawn from government, UN, non-governmental organizations, local authorities and other stakeholders; ZRCS staff attending at least three regional workshops and two global disasters. response workshops over three years; Publishing fact sheet highlighting disaster response good practices; Conducting research and sharing the findings; Conducting a stakeholder s information sharing workshop; Inputs summary (CHF 375,364). DFID Disaster Risk. Reduction Phase II funding. Government other players material or technical support. Agreements are shared among the national society, Federation regional delegation and Secretariat before being signed. Publications are shared among the national society, Federation regional delegation, and Secretariat before published. Lessons learnt and other documentations are acknowledged when used. Disaster assessments have to be conducted to establish needs. MAAZM00102DMr 5
Disaster response Establishing two community disaster response structures in the respective communities in Sinazongwe and Sesheke; Training nine staff and volunteers in regional disaster response facilitated by the Federation over three years; Conducting two training sessions for the 20 members of the ZRCS national disaster response team in assessment, VCA and the use of the well-prepared national society tools, SPHERE, basic disaster management training, community-based first aid (including HIV/AIDS); Conducting two training sessions in contingency planning, policy statutes development, monitoring and evaluation targeting 20 participants per session; Developing and printing contingency plans; Conducting disaster simulation in collaboration with other stakeholders; Pre-positioning emergency stocks in high-risk locations. MAAZM00102DMr 6
Community resilience: Conducting baseline survey or situation analysis; Producing community hazard, vulnerability and capacity maps using VCA and preparing community contingency plans; Training 60 disaster response team members in the two districts in VCA, well-prepared national society tools; Conducting project evaluation or impact studies; Conducting disaster simulation exercises. Identifying, developing and implementing two DRR and gender mainstreaming projects in each of the project sites; Reviewing and updating ZRCS disaster management policy and plan; Promoting adoption and use of appropriate crop diversification strategies and storage technology. MAAZM00102DMr 7