Sahel Food Crisis Strategy Strategy Approval Meeting 31 st May 2012

Context  1984, 1998, 2005, 2010, Now  Over 18 million people affected across 8 countries (16m in Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad - 10 million in 2010)  Chronic poverty  Cyclical drought and poor harvests  Livelihoods destroyed  Conflict (Mali, Nigeria)  Limited media coverage  No DEC appeal

Strategy Goal Capacity of communities in Sahel region are strengthened so that they are better prepared to cope with future food crisis. Purpose Comprehensive responses are carried out by partner organisations to address the immediate relief needs of local communities in the Sahel and enable them to recover and become more resilient. Partners and communities capacities are also built through the process.

2012 Response Emergency Activities:  Market gardening;  Grain banks;  Selling food at reduced prices;  Dykes and dams;  Agricultural training;  Cash for work

An Integrated Response through Partners – Food Security and DRR Emergency Response Recovery Resilience Capacity Support

An Integrated Response Time Food Aid (short term) Scaled up Food Security, DRR & Livelihoods Existing Food Security, DRR & Livelihoods Resource Jan Appeal

Responses: Projects  Immediate food aid  Asset replenishment- herds, grain banks, fodder banks  Food security- agricultural inputs  Coping mechanisms – risk/vulnerability reduction

Responses: Advocacy UK  Sahel Working Group  Increasing international donor funding for emergency and recovery activities  UN and humanitarian coordinators demonstrating strong leadership in coordinating emergency response and raising the profile of the crisis  DFID - resilience Regional  Advocacy Capacity Builder  Partners lobby national and local leaders on food security policies and citizen’s rights

Responses: Prayer and Communications Prayer  One Voice – prayer to Tearfund supporters  Sahel specific prayer resources on the Tearfund website  3 volunteer prayer groups praying for Sahel specifically Communications and Media  Tearfund Appeal, Tear Times, Tearfund Prayer Diary  Regular updates from Country Reps and partners  Website updates  Tearnet updates (internal)  Regular internal updates

Funding strategy income for - Food Security and DRR Projected: £3,227,000 Year 1  Tearfund 2012 appeal: £1,200,000  Integral Members: £627,000 Years 1-3  Institutional funding: £1,250,000  Jersey £250,000 for 3 yrs (Jan 2013 – Dec 2015)

Tearfund Burkina Faso: ODE CREDO ACTS ACCEDES AEAD Chad: CORD PEDC EPJ CECADEC Niger: Assoc. of Development for Niger JEMED; UEEPN ADN KAMINA SIL; Esprit Church in Agadez (CEN) Mali: AEDM ODES TNT JEM

Partner Funding Capacities for Food Security and DRR Capacity Building Niger: JEMED UEEPN Burkina Faso: ODE CREDO ACCEDES AEAD Capacity yr 1; Yr 2; Yr 3: total €450k; €400k; 400k = €1,250k €250k = €250k €200k; €200k; €200k = €500k €100k; €100k; €100k = €280k

Can we work together? Is the strategy agreeable to others? Can we avoid duplication of effort? How could others give their support? How can we share information? Opportunities:  Member appeals;  Consortia donor applications.