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Brief Personal and Work Information

Brief Personal and Work Information. Ahmed Aden Mohamed . Ahmed Aden Mohamed . My job title is : Program Officer D, M&E with the Rural Food Security Program of CARE International in Somalia. .

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Brief Personal and Work Information

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  1. Brief Personal and Work Information Ahmed Aden Mohamed

  2. Ahmed Aden Mohamed • My job title is : Program Officer D, M&E with the Rural Food Security Program of CARE International in Somalia.

  3. With an overall responsibility following up on M&E activities in the program based on the M&E plans and project implementation plans. Data verification. This will include assessment of the data collection processes, comprehensiveness of the data collected, analysis and reporting mechanisms. • Undertake visits to project sites to verify and assess M&E activities • Prepare monitoring site visit schedule and share with SPO • Visit and verify information collected during free food distributions • Visit and verify information collected in FFW activities Produce site visit reports • Inspect partner warehouses and report on commodity status and accounting • Submit reports to DM&E Coordinator with copies to TL and SPO • Identification of gaps/areas for strengthening and make recommendations for capacity building of staff and partners • Compile monthly and quarterly reports on M&E activities in the RFSP program Produce monthly and quarterly reports on achievements and challenges in M&E activities • Hold regular review meetings with project staff and D,M&E Coordinator to • Prepare action plans for coming period eg year, quarter

  4. CARE Somalia at a glance. CARE INTERNATIONAL OUR VISION • We seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. • CARE International will be a global force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We will be known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to the dignity of people. OUR MISSION • CARE International’s mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global diversity, resources and experience, we promote innovation solutions and are advocates for global responsibility. We facilitate lasting change by • Strengthening capacity for self – help • Providing economic opportunities • Delivering relief in emergencies • Influencing policy decisions at all levels • Addressing discrimination in all its forms • Guided by the aspirations of local communities, we pursue our mission with both excellence and compassion because the people whom we serve deserve nothing less. CORE VALUES • Respect: We affirm the dignity, potential and contribution of participants, donors, partners and staff. • Integrity: We act consistently with CARE’s mission, being honest and transparent in what we do and say, and accept responsibility for our collective and individual actions. • Commitment: We work together effectively to serve the larger community • Excellence: We constantly challenge ourselves to the highest levels of learning and performance to achieve greater impact.

  5. CARE Somalia/southern Sudan Mission Statement • CARE and its partners will work with vulnerable communities to address the underlying causes of poverty, and promote peace and development, by strengthening civil society, responding to emergencies and advocating for policy change.

  6. CARE SOMALIA PROGRAM SUMMARY • CARE has been active in Somalia since 1981 when it began providing support to refugees in the country at the invitation of the former government of the Somalia Democratic Republic. CARE’s programming activities since then have included large-scale emergency relief and refugee assistance activities, water facility construction, primary health care, small scale enterprise development, local institutional building, primary school education, and agriculture. With the outbreak of civil war in 1991, CARE moved its main office to Nairobi, but continued to maintain sub-offices in Puntland, Somaliland and Southern Somalia. CARE Somalia works in partnership with Somali and international NGOs, civil authorities and local communities.

  7. Rural Food Security Program (southern Somalia) • CARE began implementing the Rural Food Security Program in 1998, which is working to improve agricultural production and economic activities. Using food for work, the program has been rehabilitating key agricultural infrastructure such as tertiary canals, secondary roads and local markets. Initially focusing on improving agricultural infrastructure in Lower Shabelle, a traditionally food surplus region, in 2000 the focus shifted. In response to the growing food crisis in parts of southern Somalia, CARE began to undertake Emergency Food Distributions and Emergency Food for Work in the Gedo, Hiran, Bay and Bakool regions. Through the RFSP, CARE has made substantial contributions to improving agricultural production and addressing emergency food needs in southern Somalia, directly benefiting more than 200,000 people. • Objective: To improve the food and livelihood security of vulnerable populations affected by drought and insecurity in southern Somalia. • Participants: 350,000 people • Partners: 25 local NGOs • Donors: USAID

  8. Civil Society Expansion Program (Somaliland and Puntland) • Working in both the Somaliland and Puntland regions of Northern Somalia, this program builds on the seven-year Somalia Partnership Program. Using an explicit civil society strengthening approach, and introducing RBA to CARE’s partners, the CSEP is working to strengthen the linkages between Somali communities, NGOs and local authorities. Sub-grants are provided to partner organizations for capacity building, agriculture, livestock, maternal health and income generation sectors. Entering its final year, discussions are currently ongoing with USAID to re-design the program and extend it for an additional two years. • Objective: Strong civil society organizations that contribute to good governance and peace building with cooperative, productive linkages with civil authorities • Participants: approx. 50,000 people • Partners:33 civil society organizations and authorities in Somaliland and Puntland • Donors USAID, CARE Africa Fund

  9. Support to Primary School Education (Somaliland) • Working with 18 primary schools in Hargeisa, Somaliland, this EC funded project improved physical infrastructure, teachers’ skills and community education committees’ ability to manage schools. The sheer number of students requiring access to primary school education in Hargeisa has meant that only a fraction of the communities needs could be met with this two-year project, and a second phase was developed. Funding from the EC for the second phase has not yet been approved, but it is anticipated that this happen before the end of the calendar year. • Objective: Provide structurally sound, sanitary physical facilities and classroom environments that promote learning to the approximately 14,000 students in the 19 targeted schools in Hargeisa. • Participants23,000 students, 18 schools, 327 teachers • Partners: Ministry of Education officials, Head-teachers and Community Education Committees • Donors: • European Commission, UNHCR, Thomas WarthJuly

  10. Support to Vulnerable Groups Livelihoods through a Cash-for-Work Programme in Sool and Sanaag Region CARE will apply the cash – for – work approach to provide short – term employment opportunities and much needed cash for purchase of food and meet other livelihood requirements. The cash will injections will have direct impact on improved food access and livelihood security of the target group in particular and the local economy in general. The proposed main activities will involve rehabilitation or rural infrastructure, environmental conservation, and community management capacity building. Specific activities will include rehabilitation of roads, berkads, balley, soil conservation along the gullies, and training of community implementation and facility maintenance committees on management. The project will also aim to stem the environmental degradation caused by human and animal pressure on the natural habitat that has exacerbated over the past period of poor rainfall. Objective: To improve the livelihood of vulnerable households €through access to food as well as enhanced water availability, market access, and environmental conservation Participants: A population of 5,440 households Partners: Civil authorities and other International NGOs Donor: European Union

  11. Reintegration of Returnees (Somaliland) • The first year of the program included four separate projects targeting returnees to Somaliland: micro-credit, vocational training, informal education for women and rural food security. During its second year, the informal education for women project was integrated into another project targeting non-formal education for women. CARE works in partnership with NGO partners to assist in the re-integration of returnees into Somaliland society. • Objective:To facilitate the re-integration of Somali returnees into Somaliland society and provide returnees with the skills and resources needed to productively contribute to the rehabilitation process in Somaliland. • Participants:approximately 30,000 to 40,000 returnees • Partners: Local NGOs and Somaliland civil authorities • Donor BPRM-Bureau for Population and Refugee Migration

  12. Shabelle Agricultural Rehabilitation Project (Southern Somalia) This project is part of a larger initiative in the Lower Shabelle region being implemented by a consortium of international NGOs (CARE, Concern, ADRA and Chefa) and is funded primarily with the EC. SHARP builds upon the achievements of the RFSP, and the earlier Institutional Strengthening Project (ISP), which was funded by CARE’s Africa Fund, but uses cash-for-work, rather than food-for-work. Due to the positive impact of and response to the sluice gate and culvert component of the ISP, this was integrated into the SHARP, as well as training for communities and Somali NGOs on community management of irrigation systems. It is expected that by the end of the project, target communities and partner NGOs will be better able to sustainably manage tertiary irrigation canals. Objective:Improved food security at the local and household level and reduced vulnerability to natural disasters for communities in 2 regions of southern Somalia. Participants: 100,000 people Partners: Local NGOs, Cefa, Concern and ADRA Donors: European Commission CARE Deutschland

  13. Integrated Reproductive Health Project (Somaliland) • The project seeks to strengthen the links between communities, Maternal and Child Health Centers (MCH) and hospitals in Hargeisa and Bossaso, and improve MCH services available to women. In addition, capacity building support is also provided to the Ministry of Health and Labor to improve their ability to supervise and manage health services in Somaliland. The first phase of this project was the two-year Safe Motherhood Project, which was completed late in 2001, while the second phase two-year phase started up in July 2002. • Objective: Improved reproductive health of approximately 30,000 women in Gabled Region of Somaliland by focusing on the four pillars of safe motherhood: family planning, antenatal care, safe delivery and essential obstetric care. • Participants: 30,000 women of reproductive age • Partners: MCH Center Management Committees, and Ministry of Health • Donor: UNFPA

  14. Support to Reproductive Health Services and Information Project (Puntland) • In 2001, UNFPA approached CARE regarding the possibility of implementing the 3rd phase of an ongoing UNFPA funded project in Bossaso, Puntland. This was due to CARE’s success in implementing other UNFPA funded projects in Somaliland and Puntland. The project is working with the local referral hospital in Bossaso to improve maternal health services and rehabilitate the maternity ward. • Objective: To improve the reproductive health status of women living in the Bossaso district. • Participants: Approx. 40,000 women of childbearing age • Partners:Ministry of Health, Bossaso Hospital management • Donor: • UNFPA, CARE • Learning needs • Develop Appropriate tool for M&E • How to link M&E system within the project plan • Acquiring necessary skills for establishing M&E systems

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