1. FSLC re-connecting with the sub clusters in South Sudan
Sub National FSL cluster meeting, Aweil 30th August 2017
FSLC re-connecting with the sub clusters in South Sudan

2. FSL Cluster Secretariat – team of four  seven
X1 Cluster coordinator (FAO/ WFP)
X1 Co coordinator (World Vision)
X2 IMOs (11 month contracts):
Graphics & GIS/ mailing lists
5W reporting/ FSL sub cluster contacts
X1 Food Security Assessment Officer – due in August for 11 months: IRNA/ assessments/ capacity building/ IPC focal point
X 2 CashCap experts to support Cash & Markets TWG – due in August for 6 months

3. FSL Cluster Secretariat – Six core functions
Coordination e.g. ICWG & FSL sub national forums
Information Management e.g. 5Ws & monthly products
Needs Assessments e.g. IRNA & NGOs in the field
Strategy, Planning & Appeals e.g. Unity response & SSHF
Quality, Standards & Capacity Building e.g. TWGs & training
Advocacy e.g. famine products & WFP/ FAO communications

4. HRP: Food Security & Livelihood cluster objectives
FSL cluster objective 1: Ensure continued and regular access to food for the most vulnerable population
FSL cluster objective 2: Protect livelihoods and promote livelihoods based coping capacities of the most vulnerable population at risk of hunger and malnutrition

13. FSL Cluster prioritization I – IPC classification

14. Rapid Response Modality (RRM)

15. Prioritization process for ICWG II
Location
Justification
Jonglei: Uror/ Nyirol/ Duk & Ayod islands/ Pigi
Response but still under served; NGOs returning after evacuation;
Upper Nile: Longuchuk & Maiwut
Pagak – active conflict; Udier increasing IDPs from Pagak (22k to 45k) do ICRC & RI need more assistance?
Equatorias: Mundri/ Mvolo (Yeri GAM 28%/ SAM 9%) & Terekeka
Worsening food crisis/ hunger deaths: access issues for 29k WFP distribution (MM) & data shortages (T)
Are there any other key priority areas that have been omitted?
Note that our context is fluid & evolving all the time and priorities are expected to change over time!

16. REACH % assessed settlements reporting adequate access to food – FSL cluster indicative EWS alert

17. EWS places then to watch #2 rank unexplained narrative
Former State
Former County
Jonglei
#1 Ayod (major response but poor outcome)
#2 Duk (cholera/ extreme FCS/ phase 5 GAM)
Upper Nile
#2 Renk (MEDAIR 31% GAM) export production from commercial farms plus Fashoda & Longichuk & Maiwut
Unity
Mayom (4 CARE smart surveys/ at end of western corridor ‘economic’ crisis effect);
Bahr El Ghazel
#1 Wau (Baggari): restricted access/ proxy GAM & photo evidence recent rapid mission
Are we neglecting NBEG: any hot spots? Where & Why?
Equatorias
#2 Torit (high urban death rate unexplained);
Mvolo/ Mundri (& Terekeka) & Yei;
Are there any other key priority areas that have been omitted?

19. Re-establishing contact with the sub national FSL clusters in South Sudan
Objectives for 2017:
Map and access contact details of focal persons & sub cluster members
Extend the two way flow of information sharing and learning:
(a) from the field on changing contexts; minutes of meeting; and
(b) from the FSLC Secretariat in terms of the products produced and wider dissemination of advice, guidance and support;
Support existing forums to better coordinate, advocate and respond to a rapidly changing humanitarian context.

20. Working more closely with the sub national clusters (State & County) and WFP/ FAO field offices
Under standing the changing context: demonstrate the mapping & context exercise with key informants the day before (WFP/ FAO/ OCHA etc.)
Data collection, analysis and prioritization: for IPC update and for more effective humanitarian response in a context of scarce resources & capacity;
Support decentralized coordination:
Regular FSL sub cluster meetings & share highlights
Who is doing what & where for gap analysis and guidance for new actors or funding streams
Linking with UNOCHA on the ground for inter cluster response
IMO

21. The essentials of coordination at any level:
Agree on the problem – consensus; document & communicate needs
Agree on a solution - elaborate strategy & response plan;
Identify a partner(s) who can respond: capacity & experience
Do they have the resources & capacity – identify the gap & seek support via the FSL cluster, CLA, your agency or directly with donor(s)
Monitor & report on a regular basis (5Ws)

22. Avoiding duplication & potential conflict:
Principle I: where at all possible stay where you are and scale up where you are already known, have a good track record, know the context well and have established good relations with the authorities;
Principle II: as a new entrant, coordinate with the national cluster (partner presence maps) and coordinate with ALL actors on the ground; who is doing what where – identify the gaps; work around existing actions and interventions to complement the work of others; work closely with the sub clusters;
Principle III: currently needs are greater than any one actor to meet entirely; (the humanitarian principle is to save lives) if needs are unmet can you support/ fund/ provide capacity for existing actors to meet those needs? Where this is not possible work with existing partners & the sub cluster to scale up/ save lives by complementing the work of other actors

23. Strategy development: ‘back of an envelope’
Along relief – recovery – rehabilitation – development continuum
Emergency response
Who is doing what, where & why?
How are we coordinating integration with ICWG (OCHA) & other clusters?
Transitioning to early recovery & resilience
Demonstrate the integration & transition exercise (if completed the day before) or if time permits work with FSL partners in or after the meeting;
IMO

24. Working with FSL clusters & OCHA for a more integrated response
Famine Prevention Response Package – focused around RRMs
Integrated package: incorporating the existing and highly effective WFP/ UNICEF IRRM with livelihood support, health and WASH
Start up: registration/ mass MUAC: MAM & SAM services
1st phase: GFD (BSFP) + OTP/TSFP/IYCF + fishing kits and emergency health care and if required water trucking
2nd phase: additionally NID (vaccination + micro-nutrient supplementation), static/ mobile health service delivery, WASH services: community mobilization & water supplies + vegetable kits and livestock vaccinations and treatment (for milk production)
3rd phase: options for FFA/ FFE, nutrition messaging in institutions + rain season seeds and tools and later dry season livestock vaccination and treatment
Further phases of intervention incorporate early recovery and resilience building where possible
IMO

25. Why is the Bentui sub cluster the model for now?
State level function – liaises and meets with Government officials periodically
Knows its jurisdiction: Rubkona & Guit; with some influence over Mayom & Koch (more recently)
Partners know one another: who is doing what and where
Regular meetings with spirit & vitality
Lead agency (WFP) has authority to step in to avoid duplication;
Espouses humanitarian values: impartiality, humanity, neutrality & independence and partnership principles: dignity & respect; and member buy in & delegated roles e.g. minutes & informal TWGs

26. Thoughts on timely & effective reporting
Please share any minutes of meetings you have as regularly as you can
Any changes in the current context?
Operational update different from your 5W?
Any external support required from the Cluster/ CLAs/ Donor/ ICWG: e.g. prioritizing common services (logistics cluster for cargo & UNHAS flights for personnel)
IMO