*) This online document is a modified version of the original joint back to office report of a technical backstopping mission to the preparatory phase of GCP/ETH/056/BEL. Project title: “Improving Household Food Security and Nutrition in Northern Shewa (Amhara region) and Southern zone (Tigray region), Ethiopia.”
prepared by
Ms. Sally Sontheimer, Gender and Natural Resource Management Officer (SDWW) Mr. Karel Callens, Household Food Security and Nutrition Consultant (ESNP) Mr. Bernd Seiffert, Participatory Approaches and Methods Officer (SDAR)
for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
JOINT BACK TO OFFICE REPORT
Technical Backstopping to the Preparatory Phase of GCP/ETH/056/BEL
Reporting Officers:
· Ms. Sally
Sontheimer,
Gender and Natural Resource Management Officer, SDWW
· Mr. Karel Callens,
Household Food Security and Nutrition Consultant,
ESNP
· Mr. Bernd Seiffert,
Participatory Approaches and Methods Officer (APO),
SDAR
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Country: |
Ethiopia |
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Project: |
GCP/ETH/056/BEL - Preparatory Phase |
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Dates: |
Mr. Karel Callens and Mr. Bernd Seiffert: 7-22 October
1999 |
The Reporting Officers were part of a team of HQ Staff and Consultants assigned to carry out the initial training and organisation of a thematic participatory appraisal (PRA). The PRA was focused on identifying the causes of and opportunities for addressing nutrition and household food security problems in the project areas. The team assisted in the organisation and facilitation of two workshops and in the design of the field appraisal. The first workshop was an orientation for National Consultants working on the project held in Addis Ababa, from 8 to 13 October 1999. The second was a PRA training workshop for the field teams held in Mekelle from 14 to 21 October 1999. The specific role of the Reporting Officers was to provide technical support, in collaboration with the Team Leader, to the National Consultants, to help facilitate relevant sessions of the workshops and assist in the design of the thematic PRA.
The Reporting Officers appreciated the good co-operation and excellent teamwork within the whole group. Thus we would like to thank the members of the national team of consultants, the international Team Leader, Mr. Hermann Pfeiffer, the National Team Leader, Ato Mekonnen and Mark Wijne, APO-Nutritionist at the FAO Representatives Office.
The purpose of this report is to explain how various issues related to nutrition, food security, gender, community participation and local knowledge were dealt with during the training workshops and how these issues were taken into account in the design of the field assessment.
Itinerary and Activities:
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Activity |
Time |
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1. Arrival in Addis Ababa |
Thursday, 7 October (Callens & Seiffert) |
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2. Participation/Facilitation - Orientation Workshop with
National Consultants in Addis Ababa |
8-13 October (Callens & Seiffert) |
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3. Departure for Mekelle |
14 October |
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4. Participation/Facilitation - PRA Training
Workshop |
14-19 October |
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5. Meetings with NGOs, bilateral and multilateral agencies in
Addis Ababa |
20-22 October (Callens & Seiffert) |
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6. Departure for Rome |
22 October (Callens & Seiffert) |
This electronic document has been scanned using optical character recognition (OCR) software and careful manual recorrection. Even if the quality of digitalisation is high, the FAO declines all responsibility for any discrepancies that may exist between the present document and its original printed version.
1. The Orientation and Training Process
1.1. Orientation with National Consultants in Addis Ababa
1.2. Training of the Field Teams in Mekelle
2. The Development and Design of the Field Appraisal
2.1 Outlining the Objectives of the Appraisal
2.2 Defining the Scope of the Appraisal
2.3 Focus of the Appraisal
2.4 Appraising the Development Context and Livelihood Analysis
2.5. Preparing for Conducting the Thematic PRA
3. Outlining the Community Action Planning Process
4. SWOT Analysis of the Preparatory Phase
5. Recommendations based on the SWOT Analysis of the Preparatory Phase
6.1. Brief Introduction to PRA.
6.2. Modified PRA Tools6.2.1. Resource Map
6.2.2. Social Map
6.2.3. Wealth Ranking Objectives:
6.2.4. Local Perceptions of Malnutrition Mapping Objectives:
6.2.5. Venn Diagram on Institutions
6.2.6. Resource Cards
6.2.7. Seasonal Calendar
6.2.8. Income and Expenditure Matrix
6.2.9. Daily Activity Clocks
6.2.10. Focus group discussion: Constraints and Opportunities to achieving Nutrition and Household Food Security
6.2.11. Semi Structured Interview: Household Case Study
6.2.12. Community Workshop
6.2.13. Daily Evaluation and Planning Meeting6.3. Documentation Sheets for the Modified PRA tools
6.3.1 Documentation Sheet Resource Map
6.3.2. Documentation Sheet Social Map
6.3.3. Documentation Sheet Wealth Ranking
6.3.4. Documentation Sheet Local Perceptions of Malnutrition Mapping
6.3.5 Documentation Sheet Venn Diagram on Institutions
6.3.6. Documentation Sheet Resource Cards
6.3.7. Documentation Sheet Seasonal Calendar
6.3.8. Documentation Sheet Income and Expenditure Matrix
6.3.9. Documentation Sheet Daily Activity Clocks
6.3.10. Documentation Sheet Focus Group Discussion on Constraints and Opportunities to achieving Nutrition and Household Food Security
6.3.11. Documentation Sheet for Household Case Study - Semi Structured Interviews
6.3.12. Documentation Sheet Community Workshop