1. GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA,
JOINT LIVELIHOOD-BASED FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION ASSESSMENT & STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT IN NTT PROVINCE
GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA,
UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME(WFP), UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN FUND (UNICEF) AND FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)
STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP
KUPANG, NTT, 13 OCTOBER 2008

2. Overall Goal and Purpose of the Joint Assessment & Strategy Development Process
To improve household food security and reduce malnutrition in all districts of NTT province
To improve the quality and increase the quantity of food security and nutrition programming in NTT

3. Expected Outputs from the Joint Assessment & Strategy Development
To gain comprehensive understanding of acute and chronic food security and nutrition problems in NTT
To increase capacity of government actors to undertake food security assessments and programming
Follow-up assessment in remaining 13 districts of NTT from April 2009 by provincial Government
Provide a national model that can be adopted by the Government of Indonesia in other parts of the country
To agree on a comprehensive plan to tackle food security and nutrition problems in NTT province
District profiles
Preliminary provincial response strategy

4. Specific Objectives of the Stakeholder Workshop in Kupang
Keep stakeholders, donors, NOGs and government informed of the plans and processes
Share activity plans, methodology and tools for the joint assessment
Identify roles and responsibilities for Government and UN partner agencies (WFP,FAO.UNICEF) for the implementation process
Seek additional support from NGOs: provide enumerators, monitoring and backstopping during data collection in the field; support in baseline data
Seek feedback from stakeholders to improve the quality of the planned assessment processes

5. Scope of Phase I Joint Assessment
Seven high priority districts selected by key stakeholders in July (Bogor workshop July 2008):
1. Sumba Barat 2. Sumba Timur
3. Manggarai 4. TTS
5. Alor 6. Kupang
7. Rote Ndao

6. Criteria for District selection
Their rank on the WFP Food Insecurity Index – highest ranking
Together, the selected districts are representative of the 10 livelihood zones defined and agreed upon in May workshop in Kupang
The findings will provide a good preliminary picture of the whole province on food security and nutrition

7. Tools and Sample Sizes
Household Questionnaire (Food security, agriculture [incl. livestock, poultry, fishery], health, nutrition & anthropometry)
600/district
4200
Focus Group Discussion-Livelihoods Key Informants (analysing community capacity)
1/vill.
Focus Group Discussion-Nutrition mothers of under-5 children (feeding & environmental hygiene practices
10/district 70
Market/traders Questionnaire (market response capacities)
3-6/vill.
Government Capacity Analysis (macro-economic, organisational & programming response capacities)
1/dist +Province 8

8. Livelihood Framework & Tools
Vulnerability Context
HH Questionnaire
Focus Group discussions, village level
Assets
Focus Group Discussions
Activities
Markets/Traders Questionnaire
Outcomes
Anthropometric Survey
Institutions and Policies
District/Province Capacity Analysis
Focus Group Discussion Livelihoods

9. Progress to-date
Partner agencies (WFP,UNICEF,FAO), in close coordination and consultation with Government of Indonesia, agreed on TORs, Action Plan, Timetable, costs
Funding commitments by partner agencies
Proposal for additional funds submitted
All relevant documents finalised last week September 2008
MoU signed by partner agencies 1st week October 2008
Tools and methodology agreed upon (final/complete versions expected 3rd week October 2008)
Technical consultation meeting with MoA, MoH, BPS, 7 October 2008
Government capacity analysis tested/piloted in TTS and province level, last week September 2008

10. Assessment Processes Steering Committee
NGOs, other stakeholders
Provide trainers & enumerators
Logistic support in field
Baseline data
Field monitoring/oversight
Research Institute
Collate baseline data
Train enumerators
Collect, store & analyse
primary data
Steering Committee
- Hiring national research agency
Train trainers (methodology/tools)
Technical oversight
NTT Government
- Participate in all training
- Coordinate/supervise activities
(province, district, sub-district)

11. Next Steps: Assessment Implementation–Strategy Development
Selection process for national research agency ongoing – to be finalised 3rd week October 2008
Training of trainers & enumerators to be conducted last week October/first week November 2008
District/provincial Government staff included
Data collection 1st/2nd week November to 1st/2nd week December 2008, simultaneously in 7 districts

12. Next Steps Continued
Data processing and analysis 1st week December st week January 2009
Presentation of preliminary findings 2nd week January 2008 (stakeholder workshop)
Further analysis of assessment 3rd week January to 1st week February 2009 resulting in final report

13. Next steps continued
Strategy development, post-assessment stage (district profiles & preliminary province response strategy) 2nd week February to 1st week March 2009
Stakeholder workshop 2nd week March, discuss final report and consult on strategy development and action plan for districts and province
Presentation of strategy and action plans for province an districts with stakeholders

14. Immediate Actions: Resource Mapping (by end of today’s workshop)
Province and district Government departments to commit staff, logistics support and baseline data
NGOs, donors & other stakeholders to commit technical support, backstopping, field coordination/monitoring, enumerators & possibly trainers and logistic support
Steering Committee to commit appointment of focal points at Jakarta and Kupang levels for technical oversight and backstopping