PICOT CTP Project PICOT
The proposed intervention is designed to address the critical Livelihood and WASH needs of refuges and Host communities through enhancing alternative livelihood options, adopting positive copping strategies and WASH.
Through the proposed activities, beneficiaries’ livelihood options will be enhanced by creating more opportunity to engage on IGA activities thereby securing their livelihoods and reducing vulnerabilities due to income shocks and risks. Once the livelihood options are diversified, dependence on food ratios will be reduced and households’ disposable income will be boosted and beneficiaries will have positive coping strategies.

The Cash Transfer Program approach of the intervention will put money into beneficiary’s packet and increase their dignity to spend on their most important needs as valued by them. CTP approach under this intervention is expected to boast the market systems by supporting other actors directly and indirectly along the chain.
The Goal of the Project is; To enhance livelihood and self-reliance of refugees and Host community through alternative livelihood strategies and promotion of hygiene and sanitation practices in Lobule refugee settlement by Dec. 2020.

The objectives of the project is;  To promote alternative livelihood options and positive copying strategies for refugees and Host communities through Cash Transfer Modality by December 2020. To promote good hygiene and sanitation practices among refugee and host communities in lobule settlement by Dec 2020 and To promote alternative livelihood options and positive copying strategies and promote good hygiene and sanitation practices. Hence it seeks to amalgamate Livelihood and WASH in efforts topromote self-reliance among the refugees and host communitieswhile fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic and community infection through WASH Practices.

To archive the proposed objectives the following activities will be conducted; PICOT and consortium members will work with OPM, UNHCR and other partners to identify and Support 250 Persons with special needs (PSNs) and extremely vulnerable individuals (EVIs) with multipurpose cash grant. The criteria for selection will be based on the PSN codes and multiple vulnerability (usingthe latest updated PSN List by UNHCR). The community will also be sensitized about the selection criteria and they will participatein validation of the selected beneficiaries to ensure that the most needy and vulnerable of the beneficiaries are supported.
The identified beneficiaries will be supported with financial support amounting to a total of 96,000 shillings paid one off (But meant to last for three months). The transfer value will attract a Transfer cost of 9% of transfer value. The Transfer value was determined using the March 2020 (updated in May) Minimum expenditure Basket (MEB) . The transfer value will contribute to Food (15,000), Hygiene(4,000), water (1,000), Health (1,000), HH items <(>&<)> personal expenditures (2,000) and Livelihood (10,000).

The mode of cash transfer will be byuse of a financial institution (preferably SACCOs because of a lower transfer fee) transferred either via mobile money  or direct cash with strict adherence to the Oxfam CTP SOP . The service provider will be identified following the PICOT Procurement andbidding procedure.

Post distribution monitoring will be conducted after each distribution cycle to assess the effectiveness and use of the cash grant by beneficiaries.
PICOT will use her Complaint and feedback mechanism throughout the project periodto enhance feedforward, feedback and accountability to all the beneficiaries and community at large. The community will also be made aware of the various channels of complaints and feedback so that they can channel their complains and addressed by the project team

While there is no sufficient land to engage all refugees in agricultural production as informed by our need assessment, PICOT recognizes that there are various potential and diverse skills among refugees and host communities that can be transformed into viable business opportunities. A total of 5 groups of youth and women will be targeted for IGAs. Each group will comprise 5 members each for easymanagement and group dynamics based on past learning. For this component, consortium partners willtarget those with the required skills, experience and motivation and who have the potential to succeed in the livelihood support activities.
PICOT will select 5 viable IGAs to be supported with startup support kits or grants. Youth, women and PSNs will be sensitized on various business options that can be supported including; establishing and operating grain milling machines, hand operating groundnut-paste making machine, Hand crafts, small grocery shops/kiosks, vegetable vending, salons and barber shops to mention but a few. The grants will be competitive and the best business plans that demonstrate sustainability rather than profitability will be selected for funding. The 5 best business ideas will receive start up grants in kind or Cash worth fromUGX1,000,000-3,500,000 each depending on the business idea and type a total 7,500,000 Ugx has been earmarked in the budget for the IGAs.

The Project will provide 1000 Tip taps and 1 bars of soap for each house hold in the refugee settlement and host community through use of commodity voucher.
PICOT in collaboration with SpiritFM and Lobule Women Group will Provide 1000 Tip taps and 1 bars of soap for households in the refugee settlement and host communityto boost hand washing at household level through use of commodity voucher during a trade fair organized within the settlement. It was noticed during our need assessment and observation from the previous intervention that majority of households (over 65%) lacked handwashing facilities. According tothe Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) population projection Statistics obtained from koboko district Planning unit and OPM office, Lobule refugee settlement and the Four refugee hosting parishes have a total 2,214 households (891 are refugees HHs). The 1000 tip-taps will contribute in closing the gap and increase coverage of hand washing facilities at HH by 45%.

The hygiene promoters and selected Youths <(>&<)> women will be trained on making tip-tap handwashing technology who will be engaged in making andinstalling of the Tip-Taps through a Cash for work modality. 40 youth, women and PSNs will be engaged to make 5 Tip Taps per day for 5days at 5000 per man day. A days training on how to make the tip taps will be conducted for the youth and the hygiene promotors who will also continue to monitor the usage of the Tip Taps. The installation process will be done in the presences of the beneficiaries so that they can learn how it is done which will be a sustainability strategy.This intervention is aimed at boostinghygiene at household level and prevents communicable diseases related to fecal and food contamination including COVID19. The Tip-taps will be branded with Partner Logos and COVID-19 Hand washing/Hygiene Messages as IEC materials.

PICOT in collaboration with Spirit FM and Lobule Women Group will work with water user committee members, community members and local authorities to protect the 19 community water points by engaging youths within to fence and greenish the water points through cash for work modality. Reference will be made to Oxfam’s cash transfer programing SOP to effectively execute cash for work process. The Cash for work (CfW) activity will target unemployed youth and women informed by the labour market assessment reports and selection criteria with the objective of putting cash in the hands of the youth and women to improve household income. CfW activities will focus on water source protection, through establishing fences using local available materials, natural turf.
Engaging bothhostand refugee youth and women will assist in promoting social cohesion and peaceful co-existence between the communities.  Selection criteria will include beneficiaries with no employment opportunities; no production assets; no/limited support from kinshipin the settlement and members of high dependency families (more than 6 members).

The Cash for work value of 6,000 per day for two days per water point determined by the local labour cost for similar work will be used to execute this activity. A group of 5people will work at each of the water point.
Community members through the water user committees will be mobilized to cost share by contributing small amount of money as maintenance feefor future need. This intervention will enable ownership and protection of water sources thereby increasing their life spans. Communities can effectively prevent destructions caused by stray animals. The MEAL of PICOT together with consortium members will conductPost-Work Monitoring of Cash Usage and Work Quality when the work is completed.

PICOT in collaboration with Spirit FM and Lobule Women Group will hold 3 community radio dialogues/talk shows and community sensitization meetings to address poor community attitude and practices on hygiene and sanitation. These sensitizations will take the form of radio talk shows and community discussions in a group of 15 – 30 led by hygiene promoters at village level. Content of the meetings will address general hygiene and sanitation practices at households, maintenance ofwater sources, gender issues, attitude change on hygiene and sanitation practices. An estimated number of 500 people is expected to be reached through community meetings and 3000 people through radio talk shows on hygiene and sanitation. Community radio dialogues will take the form of recording community voices on policy issues concerning hygiene and sanitation that directly affect the health of refugees, host communities and undermine local initiatives. Issues raised will be addressed during talk shows that will feature responsible duty bearers. Through the dialogue and 3 specific issues are either addressed instantly or ear marked for address in the next planning circle.
Radio Spot massages will also be run Trice a day for three months in 3 different language of Kakwa, Lugbara and English on WASH, COVID-19 and to give more light on the project activities.
CROSS CUTTING ACTIVITIES

PICOT in collaboration with Spirit FM and Lobule Women Group will organize an inception meeting involving OPM, implementing partners at the settlement, local government leadership (district and sub county) and refugee leadership. This meeting will mark the entry point for the intervention and detail the project, its objectives, activities, expected out puts and the approved budget. It will also be used to rally leaders and other IP behind the project for its success.

PICOT a consortium member will work within the exiting guidelines to conduct a rapid needs assessment to ascertain the rightful beneficiaries in the settlement, market analysis, status of water sources and households without proper handwashing facilities in refugee and host communities in lobule Sub County.
Theassessment will provide baseline information and validate the available information.

PICOT in collaboration with Spirit FM and Lobule Women Group will conduct post distribution monitoring and Post-Work  Monitoring of Cash Usage and Work Quality to determine beneficiary certification, get feedback on the activities, document success and address immediate challenges. Through PDM we hope to identify unmet needs of refugees and other emerging issues to inform our delivery mechanism.

PICOT together with Spirit FM and Lobule Women Group will attend partner coordination meetings to update partners on thestatus of implementation, feedback and share experience. Through these meetings, we fore see strong partnership ties with OPM and other Implementing partners that meaningfully benefit consortia members.

PICOT in collaboration with Spirit FM and LobuleWomen Group will hold internal planning meetings to discuss implementation progress, activity plans and address emerging implementation issues to ensure the team stay focused to the expected deliverables.

PICOT in collaboration with Spirit FM andLobule Women Group will document project result both in audio, video and pictorialformats to show case the intervention achievements, challenges and lessons learnt and share with stakeholders and donors.