CEFORD WN Platform Project CEFORD Arua in this ELNHA  PHASE II project will be coordinating the implementation of the joint action plans in West Nile (for Arua,  Koboko and Yumbe districts); on behalf of the West Nile  Humanitarian platform.  The platform  has a steering committeecomprising of 12 members who hold the responsibilities of making decisions on how the Humanitarian Action Fund (HAF) will be implemented witha working group of 07 sector members.  In this last year of the project the platform together with support partner agree to implement the following activities:

Functional district local government structures (DDMC, Municipal council, Sub county, Villages):

- Support  DDMCs to follow up on functionality of lower level disaster management  and communities on their roles and responsibilities( Arua <(>&<)> Koboko)
- Raise community awareness on DRR using radio talk shows, etc.disasters in the community <(>&<)> action plans
-Support DDMC to finalise  Updating contigency plan of Koboko district and share with it stakeholdersfor implementation
 - Dissemination  and  Translation into local languages of Early warning information through community engagements and radio talk shows

Sustained capacity, quality and accountability of LNHAs:

Organise  2 Joint monitoring visitswith DDMCs and INGOs on the quality humanitarian operations for local actors
Organise 2 Symposiums for   women and refugee led Organisations to raise awareness  on  the importance  of their leadership  in humanitarian response ( Rhino and Bidibidi settlements)
 Support at least 20 LNHAs enroll  into various trainings both online and face to face by March 2021 to strengthen their capacities
Organize one training for board members to ensurethey have capacity to run and  the organizations and support governance processes
 Upload the QUAM process on the website so that local actors can self monitor themselves
Support 40 LNHAs to develop gender and safe guarding policies to ensure delivery of safe humanitarian programs
Organise 2 trainings   for the steering committee and sector leads on governance to enable them play their role effectively

Coordinated alert and action to humanitarian issues in affected communities:
Facilitate monthly information sharing on disaster for quick action.(situation reportson disasters, ) using different media( website, social media pages)
Facilitate 3 quarterly coordination meetings of platform members
Facilitate 3 quarterly steering committee meetings
Share the disaster mapping and risk assessments report online and among local actors
Publish quarterly situation reports and upload them on the website and share with all humanitarian actors in the region
Update the list of platform members online on a quarterly basis to ensure it inclusiveness of new members
Support DDMCs Annually update hazard maps and risk assessments to inform humanitarian response
Disseminate information to communities on disaster risks, updated hazard maps (through community voices on radios, etc.)

Visibility and recognition of platform :
Documentation and sharing of best practices from LNHA's work (newsletter, website, content, LNHAS interventions on covid-19
Develop a joint open feedback mechanism to improve on accountability and feedback between crisis affected people and the LNHAs
quaterly Update the online directory of platform members, organized into sectors for easy search and follow up
Production of the report from Rapid accountability review  Exercise (participation, information, feedback <(>&<)> decision making) and  disseminate to LNHAs and other stakeholders
 support Social mobilisation towards crisis (T-shirts, cap, notebook, jacket, umbrella, etc.)
 support Participation in national  and regional events (platform members) for improved visibilty such as C4C meetings, Nationalcashworking groups
Development of content from partners on interventions on Covid-19
Support  for hosting  virtual meetings and webnars on humanitarian issues, information sharing and learning  with other networks.

Partnership models established:
Facilitate  the steering Committee and sector leads of the platform to establish  consotias among LNHAs ready for resource mobilisation
Establish a C4C regional working group directly linked to the C4C working group at the national level to ensure views fromthe regions are part of C4C conversations
Documentation of 8 success stories on  consotiums and partneships among LNHAs and INGOs  and  share with LNHAs  for learning

Advocacy and lobbying around humanitarian agenda:
Joint  advocacy and influencing forFavorable policies  around localisation
 Generate alliances with women and women organisations, refugee led organisations working in West Nile to promote the humaninatarian agenda by March 2021
Organize two meetings with the districts to discusscontingency budget and guidelines for access
 Hold two dialogues with INGOs and NNGOs on the issues of CTP standardization
 Support local actors to be part of the national CTP working group.
Write at least 2 concepts to enable the platform implement the influencing strategy as developed by the platform.