ACT Appeal SYR131: Syria Regional Humanitarian Response
Contents of NFI parcels will be purchased from local suppliers through an open tendering process ensuring transparency. An evaluation committee formed by key GOPA staff will receive bids in sealed envelopes and vendor selections will be based on the offers combining the best quality, quantity, availability, delivery terms and price. A sample list of NFIs and approximate quantities is found in Appendix A. All commodities procured will be transported to secure warehouses, which are situated on the premises of partner churches, where items will be packaged into parcels, stored, and dispatched to distribution sites. GOPA has a working logistical structure and the necessary organizational and technical capacity to efficiently manage the procurement, receipt, transport, storage and distribution of the relief parcels. NFIs will be given directly to beneficiaries, either from central locations or through local partners (such as churches and CBOs) where volunteers are engaged to carry out the distributions. IOCC/GOPA develops a bi-weekly allocation plan, adjusted daily to the constantly changing security circumstances. All distributions abide by minimum standards as outlined by the UN NFI Working Group and the Syria Higher Relief Committee. NFI kits are based on an average family size of four persons. Distributions are conducted in a manner to minimize risk to beneficiaries, particularly for female beneficiaries. On some occasions a special request for home delivery can be honoured as well. Outcome 1.5: Psychosocial Interventions Psychosocial activities will be held in safe spaces engaged specifically to remove the participants from their direct stressors. A key focus of the program is to instil in participants stress management coping skills. The activity consists of four-day workshop, where beneficiaries are either family units (parents, care-giver, or heads-of-household, with their children) or adult individuals. Participants are transported to the venue and are provided room and board. A variety of techniques are used during the workshop, including puppetmaking, drawing and illustrations, performance, and drama. Children will have their own psychosocial schedule such as games, sports, arts and crafts, singing and music, during which facilitators/social workers monitor and observe the children’s behaviour. If deemed necessary, facilitators will consult with parents and develop personalised programs in coordination with specialists. Monitoring and evaluation practices will be applied. Output 3.2: Education Educational opportunities will be offered to children of primary and secondary school levels through two main objectives: 1) to enable socio-economically disadvantaged school-aged children to enrol or re-enrol in private schools through the partial or full provision of tuition fees, providing them with school uniforms, educational supplies and transport to and from school; and, 2) to improve the academic-readiness of students who have missed portions of their schooling through intensive summer-school or remedial classes that will help them perform better in the coming school year. One thousand children will be provided with educational services. Output 3.1: Livelihoods (cash-for-work) To ensure that cash-for work (CFW) activities meet the needs of beneficiaries, project suggestions will be solicited from target communities. Activities will be administered in the form of small grants directed at community development projects. Beneficiary selection will be done through a combination of community and staff identification. Where possible, projects will prioritize women and the disabled. CFW projects might include rubbish collection, clean-up of rubble, and other such activities. Each project will be designed to provide temporary employment for as many vulnerable beneficiaries as possible. The number of actual workdays and number of persons provided with temporary employment will vary depending on the size and type of the project and the current security situation in the areas where the activities will take place. CFWs wages will be within the acceptable market rate so as not to create problems within the communities and the local labour markets. Beneficiaries will be given cash-in-hand on a weekly basis. Economic stability will be measured through interviews carried out with the beneficiaries who participate in the CFW projects.
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