Recovery and Rehabilitation) Project Proposals funded
by Kindernothilfe
This project proposal template is for short/mid/long-term emergency, recovery and
rehabilitation projects financed by humanitarian assistance funds. Based on the
information provided by the partner organization, available needs assessment and data,
KNH will assess the relevance to the related crisis, the programmatic focus of KNH for
humanitarian assistance and the funding options. Please consider the guiding questions
(blue text) and remove them after completion of the proposal. Please submit an activitybased budget as per the KNH template for humanitarian assistance budgets.
Project Summary
Project Title: Drought intervention project in Meru County
Project Number: 65397
Implementing organisation/ local partner
(Name, address, telephone number,
email)
Name: Ripples International
P.O BOX-1236-60200 MERU
Telephone- +254724370653
Email- info@ripplesintl.or.ke
Country/Region/ Provinces for project
implementation: Meru County
Total Funds requested (in Euros):
84,615.38
KNH Partner Number:
6539
Project Target Communities:
Meru community
Project Implementation Period:
1st July 2023 to 31st Dec 2023 No of Months 6
months
Is this an application for initial or follow-up Project? ☐ initial Project ☒ follow-up
Project
Focal Person for the project of the implementing organisation
Full name
Mercy Chidi
Designation
Executive Director
Telephone
+254722733128
Email
ceo@ripplesintl.or.ke
Bank account details of the partner organisation
(In case of funding over 25.000 EUR, a separate bank account should be established,
if possible).
IBAN
ABCLKENA
BIC
ABCLKENA
Name of bank
ABC BANK
Address of Bank
MERU
Summary of the result of previous project phase (if applicable)
Please give a short description of the achievements and reasons for the need of the
new phase. Which recommendations or lessons learnt are relevant for this project
and how were these considered during project planning?
Ripples International with support from Kindernothilfe (KNH) has been
implementing a one-year humanitarian assistance project to intervene to the
ongoing drought crisis, which was declared a national emergency in September
2021.The project was implemented from April 2022-April 2023 in two counties of
Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties. The following are the major achievements of the
first phase of the project1. 130HH have been supported with cash transfers for a period of 6 monthsThis has helped to ensure that the HH have at least 3 meals per day, prevent
malnutrition of children and helped the children in those HH remain in
school.
2. The project has supported 16 schools with a combined population of 4000
children with wet feeding for 2 school terms therefore improving the school
enrolment rates, retention and the overall school performance.
3. The Project has supported various schools with water storage tanks that has
helped reduce distances to water sources; in some schools, the distances have
reduced from 7kms.
4. The project has engaged various stakeholders involved in the drought
intervention response and this has informed the implementation mode of the
project.
5. In terms of building the community resilience, the project has engaged
community structures, duty bearers and the general communities in
conversations on how to increase the copying capacity of the communities to
manage various disasters without over reliance from external support.
The lessons learnt during the implementation of the first phase include but not
limited to1. Coordination- The need to have the coordination of all intervention
managed by the county steering Group so that all actors are brought on
board to assess the situation, agree on the interventions and monitor ensures
a coordinated mode intervention devoid of duplication of roles.
2. Child participation- During emergencies, it is critical to ensure that those in
need are not denied their right to decision making. It is this lesson that
informed the option of supporting schools with cheques so that the food
supplies are not dictated but children have a say on the meals to be
prepared.
3. Community involvement- The involvement of community members
improves accountability as well as granting community ownership of the
project.
4. Monitoring- The project has been able to reach out to the beneficiaries in a
more robust manner due to the feedback received from the monitoring
reports. This has helped in improving the project activities.
During the planning phase, the above have been retained and reinforced to ensure
that the lessons learnt have been considered during the design of the second phase.
I. Relevance/ rationale of the project (Situation and problem analysis - max.1 page)
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developments, especially with information on:
According to NDMA, national drought early warning bulletin (April 2023), Despite
the reported rains in most parts of country in the last Dekad of March, the rains are
yet to impact on production systems.
during the month of March 2023.
The number of people in need of assistance still stands at 4.4 million. Currently
following short rains (SRA) 2022 food security assessment. Two (2) counties namely
Isiolo, Mandera, Kajiado, Samburu, Tana River, Wajir, Kilifi and Kitui are in Alarm
Laikipia, Narok, Nyeri, Meru, Kwale and Taita Taveta are in the Alert drought phase
while 2 counties, West pokot and Tharaka Nithi are in Normal drought phase.
Acute malnutrition has also been noted across the counties with 970,214 children aged
6-59 months and 142,179 pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are currently
malnourished and in need of treatment.
As per the NDMA May 2023 statistics, approximately 80% of HH sampled feel under
the poor and boarder line food consumption score in May 2023. The proportion of
HH under the boarder line food consumption were 51.7% in May compared to 49.2%
in April with only 16.9% of HH under acceptable food consumption score.
The remaining 31.4% of the HH were under the poor food consumption score.
During the month of May 2023, HH under the poor food consumption fell increased
by 57% while those in the acceptable score decreased by 83% from April 2023.
The Meru county NDMA April 2023 Bulletin records enhanced rainfall as a result of
the ongoing Long rains which is yet to impact on production systems. The condition
of maize and beans is generally good across all the livelihood zones although crop
pests reported in Tigania East and Igembe North have negatively impacted
production.
The reports note that approximately 5% of children under 5 years screened for
malnutrition have severe acute malnutrition with 8% facing moderate acute. Nearly
70% of households interviewed fell under the poor and borderline food consumption
score.
As noted above, Meru county is ranked together with other 8 counties under the alert
phase with a worsening trend meaning that the situation is likely to slide to Alarm
and even emergency phase if efforts are not put together to alleviate human suffering.
It is against this background that Ripples International proposes to extend the
ongoing humanitarian Assistance project with an additional 6 months (July 2023-Dec
2023) to continue intervening in the affected areas through cash transfers to the
affected populations, wet feeding in affected schools and
contribute to efforts to build the resilience of communities to be able to withstand
future disasters and emergencies.
o To what extent are existing KNH-funded projects and their target
groups affected by the crisis?
Linda Haki project supported by Kindernothilfe is implemented in Meru county with
an objective of reducing the incidences of child abuse in Meru and Isiolo counties. The
project supports children survivors of abuse through the rehabilitation phase by
providing support services such as shelter, legal redress, PSS, medical and education
support.
The project also collaborates with duty bearers and community structures to empower
them to fulfil their responsibilities and sensitize the community members on child right
in order to increase identification and reporting of child abuse cases.
The ongoing drought situation has affected the target groups supported by Linda haki
project largely with beneficiaries dropping out of school in search of food thus
hampering on their rights to access education. In the same length and breath, survival
rights have equally been affected with a at least 150HH supported by Linda haki
project struggling to afford at least 3 meals for the members of the HH. Incidences of
Moderate Acute Malnutrition in children has also been reported in the affected HH.
Boresha Haki za watoto project beneficiaries implemented in Tharaka Nithi county is
not as affected as Linda Haki beneficiaries. In fact, according to NDMA April
bulletin,it is only Tharaka Nithi and West Pokot counties that are in normal drought
phases indicating that the county is able to respond to the effects of the ongoing
drought without over reliance on external support. This coupled by the presence
of many partners in the county responding to the drought crisis informs Ripples
International decision to leave out Boresha haki beneficiaries
o How did the current crisis affect the child rights situation? Which
violations of child rights have been identified in the area? What are the
main causes for these violations?
(please include evidence to support the analysis (such as data demonstrating the
magnitude of the problem and how it affects different population groups (esp.
women and men, children and youths as well as minority and other excluded groups).
When crisis set in, the normal functioning of a community is disrupted since all
efforts are geared towards management of the crisis to save lives and alleviate
human suffering. The current drought crisis in Meru county has exacerbated abuses
of child rights further and worsened an already worse situation. This is in regard to
the limitations of the following rightsAccess to education- According to NDMA SRA 2022-2023, enrollment in term 3
decreased by 246 learners which is 0.08%. This is very minimal as compared to
learners in the county. For primary schools, the enrollment increased by 3,563
which is 2.4% while in secondary it also increased by 1,319 which is 2.7%
compared to 2022. Most of the schools have benefited from school feeding
programs. This has improved access and retention rates. This is as result of the
feeding programs. Unplanned withdrawal of the school feeding programs
without considering the impact of the short rains is expected to reverse this
gains and negatively impact the right to access to education.
Survival rights- Children, infants between 0-5 years, lactating mothers, PLWD,
PLWHIV among other vulnerable population bear the heaviest brunt of the drought
crisis. The reports also indicates that 5% of children screened for malnutrition have
Severe acute malnutrition while 8% have moderate acute malnutrition. Nearly,
70% of all households screened fell under poor borderline food consumption score.
This meansthat children cannot afford basic needs and are at risk of malnutrition.
Child neglect- Several cases of child neglect has been reported in Meru county, with
the neglect accounting for 70% of all child abuses reported during the year 2022
according to National police service reports. This can be attributed to the inability of
caregivers to provide basic needs to their children therefore absconding on their key
responsibilities as caregivers.
Child labour- Due to the ongoing drought crisis, children are dropping out of school
to engage in hard labor so that to generate income to purchase food and
supplement what the caregivers are able to provide. This has been recorded in the
miraa growing zones where children work in Miraa farms and also in construction
sites and quarries. The cases reported have been engagement of children in
economic activities to generate income for the households. According to a key
informant interview with the children officer in the drought affected areas, tens of
children are dropping from school to work in the miraa plantations to generate
income.
Risk of abuse- Cases of sexual exploitation and child marriage have been recorded
albeit in low numbers as households marry off children to generate bride price,
which is used for purchase of food. Sexual exploitation especially from the wealthy
community members has been reported where the children are forced to engage in
sex activities for exchange of food.Tumaini centre has admitted 2 children in the
areas drought affected areas who were married off by their families. The centre
has supported the children with support services including shelter and legal redress
to access to justice.
II. Results of Rapid Needs assessment (0.5 page)
Are you using primary and/or secondary data? ☐ Primary Data
Has your organisation conducted assessments? ☒ Yes ☐ No
☒ Secondary Data
If yes, how: Ripples International is a member of the County Steering Group that is
a platform that brings together all stakeholders involved in the drought response.
Through the CSG, NDMA is mandated to conduct regular assessments that is
presented in the CSG for adoption. Ripples International being a member of the
CSG considers the assessments as the most accurate and authentic due to its
involvement and thus doesn’t warrant the need for any other assessment.
Date of the assessment: April bulletin Please attach the results of the assessment to
this proposal.
Attached find the SRA, April and May Bulletin.
If no, please give justification and briefly state how you got the assessment data.
Please attach assessment as annex, if possible.
Please describe the humanitarian needs that the planned project intends to address:
 Summary of the identified needs, how are these needs prioritized and which
ones will be addressed?
Find the table below detailing the order of priority from the first to the last
Needs identified
Supply of relief food to
affected population
Support in school meal
provision
Carry out nutrition
screening in hotspot areas
Carry out water trucking
in schools
SMART survey
Disease surveillance,
livestock vaccination
Fodder and pasture
establishment
Farmer trainings
Prioritization of the needs
1
Project focus
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2
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3
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4
5
6
7
8
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III. Assistance modality and justification (0.5 page)
Please explain why the planned modality (e.g. in-kind, Cash/Voucher-Assistance,
services etc) or mix of modalities was chosen to deliver the best outcomes for the
affected persons. Based on the outcomes of the needs assessment, please provide
information about e.g. preferences of the target group, functionality of the
markets, social acceptance, availability of required services and systems,
corresponding capacities of the implementing organization. How often will the
modality be applied?
Ripples International in partnership with Kindernothilfe has been implementing a
1 year (April 22-April 23) humanitarian assistance project to provide
humanitarian assistance to Linda haki and boresha haki za watoto project
beneficiaries. The proposed proposal is an extension of the humanitarian
assistance project to continue with the intervention measures since the situation
has not improved and the beneficiaries are dependent on the ongoing support
for their livelihood.
The proposed project will focus to sustain the gains of the first phase and make
a few adjustments to strengthen the intervention measures as informed by the
monitoring reports. The project will continue with monthly cash transfers but
proposes to increase the monthly support especiallyfor HH with a large family
size. Cash transfers is an innovative way of householdsupport since it does not
only allow the households make their own decisions about the food purchases
but also reduces the organizational operating and logistical costs of distributing
physical food.
The project also proposes to relieve household burden through provision of wet
feeding in schools to ensure that children are having at least a balanced meal in
school and the HH left to provide the other 2 meals. This will also improve the
school enrolment, retention and completion goals thus contributing to
achievement of quality education for all and fulfilment of the education rights for
children.
The project proposes to support the schools under support with cheque
disbursement as opposed to distribution of physical foods to allow children
participate in decisions on which food supplies to purchase as well as involving
the school management and the community in decision-making. This will not
only spur functionality of markets as the cash is going to be spent within the
community but also ensure availability of food items and commodities.
IV. Target Group1 (Max. 1 Page)
Please indicate the number of direct beneficiaries (both individuals and households, if
applicable).
Total direct beneficiaries: 5092 No of households (HHs): 1273 Avg HHs Size: 4
Which groups of persons will the project target (e.g. IDPs, refugees, host communities
etc.)?
Please provide disaggregated data for the target group (gender, age and disability) in
the table below.
Age group
≤5
6 – 17
18 – 49
50 – 65
66 and above
Total
Female
#
380
2112
83
33
2
2610
Male
%
7%
39%
1.5%
0.6%
<1%
48.2%
#
300
2300
80
38
5
2723
%
5.5%
42.5%
1.48%
0.7%
<1%
50.3%
Persons with disabilities2
Female #
Male #
12
19
14
18
3
2
2
3
31
42
%
0.6%
0.6%
<1%
<1%
%
1.4%
Gender and Age Marker
(please refer to the DG-ECHO gender-age marker toolkit here: https://civil-protectionhumanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/what/humanitarian-aid/gender-and-age-sensitiveaid_en )
Q1: Does the proposal contain an adequate and brief gender and age analysis? If yes,
please explain: (1) impact of the crisis on women, girls, boys and men
Overall, drought crises exacerbate existing gender inequalities and create new
challenges for both women and men, as well as for girls and boys. Women and girls
often bear a disproportionate burden during drought situations. Moreover, the time
spent on these arduous tasks, such as travel long distance to fetch water limits their
opportunities for education, livelihood activities, and other productive pursuits.
Additionally, during droughts, girls may be forced into early marriages or drop out of
school, perpetuating cycles of poverty and limiting their long-term prospects.
Men and boys are also affected by drought crises, albeit in different ways. In
agricultural communities, men often bear the responsibility of farming and livestock
management. With reduced rainfall and water scarcity, crop failures and loss of
livestock become common, leading to income loss and decreased food security. Men
1
Direct beneficiaries are the ones who receive direct and targeted assistance to address their needs (e.g. children
receive malnutrition treatment, households receive emergency shelter, water or food, children receive
educational support, people receive direct psychosocial support etc.)
2
To determine the share of persons with disabilities, the Washington Group Short Set of Questions on Disability
should be used (http://www.washingtongroup-disability.com/washington-group-question-sets/short-set-ofdisability-questions ). This will avoid adding to the stigmatisation of people with disabilities
may also face challenges in accessing employment opportunities as droughts can result
in economic downturns and reduced agricultural productivity.
(2) description of roles and access to/control over resources
Roles and Access to/Control over Resources for Women and Girls:
During drought crises, women and girls often face increased responsibilities and
challenges. They are typically responsible for water collection, which becomes more
difficult due to water scarcity. This task may involve traveling long distances, putting
them at risk of physical harm and limiting their time for other activities. Women and
girls may also be responsible for securing food for their families, either through
agricultural activities or income-generating activities. However, limited access to land,
credit, and agricultural inputs can hinder their productivity and economic
empowerment. Additionally, women and girls may have limited decision-making
power and participation in community-level discussions and disaster response
planning, further limiting their control over resources.
Roles and Access to/Control over Resources for Men and Boys:
Men and boys often have different roles and access to/control over resources during
drought crises. They typically engage in agricultural activities and livestock
management, which are directly impacted by water scarcity and reduced crop yields.
Their livelihoods may be threatened, leading to income loss and food insecurity for
their households. In some cases, men may migrate in search of employment
opportunities, leaving behind their families and communities. While men often have
more decision-making power in community and household matters, they may face
challenges in accessing alternative livelihood options during droughts, leading to
increased vulnerability.
(3) their specific needs
1. Specific Needs for Women and Girls:
a. Access to Water and Sanitation: Women and girls require safe and accessible
water sources to meet their domestic needs, reducing the burden of water collection
and ensuring their health and hygiene. The May 2023 NDMA bulletin report that
household trekking distance to water sources increased to 3.8km in May as
compared to 3.6km recorded in April. This is because of the cessation of the 2023
long rains in May.
b. Health and Hygiene: Adequate sanitation facilities, menstrual hygiene
management resources, and reproductive health services are crucial to meet the
specific needs of women and girls and ensure their well-being.
c. Livelihood Support: Women need access to income-generating activities, training,
and resources to sustain their livelihoods during droughts, empowering them
economically and reducing their vulnerability. This is what informs the cash
transfer program for livelihood support.
d. Protection: Women and girls are at increased risk of gender-based violence during
crises. Providing safe spaces, psychosocial support, and gender-sensitive protection
mechanisms is vital for their safety and well-being.
e. Education: women and girls are at risk of dropping out of school during the drought
crisis. Lack of food and livelihood makes the unable to access this need.
2. Specific Needs for Men and Boys:
a. Livelihood Support: Men require support in diversifying their livelihood options
beyond agriculture, which has been severely impacted during the ongoing drought.
b. Mental Health Support: Men and boys may face psychological distress due to the
economic pressures and displacement caused by droughts. Access to mental health
services and psychosocial support can help address these needs.
c. Engagement in Gender Equality: Men and boys play a crucial role in promoting
gender equality. Engaging them in discussions and initiatives that challenge traditional
gender roles and norms fosters a more inclusive and equitable response to drought
crises.
d. Protection: Men and boys can also face risks during crises, including recruitment
into armed groups, forced labor, or exploitation. Ensuring their protection and
addressing their specific vulnerabilities is important.
e. Education: men and boys risk to drop out of school increases with the drought
crisis. Lack of food and livelihood makes them unable to access this need.
(4) identification of discrimination/lack of access to assistance and protection
Age-Based Discrimination: Children and older persons may also face discrimination
and lack of access to assistance and protection during drought crises. Children may be
vulnerable to child labor, trafficking, and exploitation, while older persons may have
specific health and mobility needs that require attention.
(5) vulnerabilities and capacities of the different gender and age groups,
Children and Youth:
Vulnerabilities:
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Disruption of education due to school closures or the need to engage in
income-generating activities during droughts.
Nutritional risks and health challenges due to limited access to safe water,
food, and healthcare.
Increased risks of exploitation, child labor, and trafficking.
Emotional and psychological distress caused by displacement, loss of
community support, and disrupted routines.
Capacities:
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Resilience and adaptability to changing circumstances.
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Potential for innovation and creative problem-solving.
Ability to contribute to community awareness and action through youth-led
initiatives and participation in decision-making processes.
(6) any specifically vulnerable groups with specific needs.
Single-Parent Households: Single-parent households, particularly those headed by
women, may face increased vulnerabilities during droughts. These households often
bear the sole responsibility for caregiving, income generation, and resource
management, making them more susceptible to economic insecurity, food insecurity,
and gender-based violence.
Q2: Is the assistance adapted to the specific needs and capacities of different gender
and age groups? You can answer YES only if, based on the gender-age analysis' findings,
there is a systematic/coherent adaptation of assistance to different gender and age
groups. Concrete examples MUST be provided. If the action targets specific gender
and/or age groups, specific needs must be justified.
V. Indirect target group3
Total number of the indirect target group: over 30,000
Who will indirectly benefit from the project?
Local community
Local authorities and institution
National and regional government
How will they benefit?
Local community - The assistance and support provided by Ripples International DG
ECHO indirectly benefit the entire affected communities. By addressing the immediate
needs of the most vulnerable individuals and households, Ripples International DG
ECHO contributes to community resilience, stability, and recovery. The provision of
resources, such as food, water, shelter, and healthcare, helps alleviate the overall
burden on the community and promotes social cohesion.
Local Authorities and Institutions- Ripples International DG ECHO's interventions
often involve collaborating with local authorities and institutions responsible for
disaster management and humanitarian response. Through capacity-building
initiatives, training programs, and technical support, DG ECHO indirectly strengthens
the capabilities of these entities to effectively respond to drought crises and future
emergencies.
National and Regional government – Ripples international DG ECHO's interventions
will involve collaborating with local authorities and institutions responsible for
disaster management and humanitarian response. Through capacity-building
initiatives, training programs, and technical support, Ripples International DG ECHO
indirectly strengthens the capabilities of these entities to effectively respond to
drought crises and future emergencies.
3
Indirect beneficiaries are persons and /or entities who do not receive direct targeted assistance or have no
direct link with the activities but who could potentially benefit from the activity via the direct beneficiaries (i.e.
families who have members treated in a clinic, mothers of children in feeding programs, etc.) as well as those that
benefit from activities but with a lower intensity, e.g. activities that target the community at large: awareness
raising campaigns, IEC materials, hygiene promotion campaigns, nutrition screenings etc.
VI. Selection Criterion for target groups (0.5 page)
Kindly share the selection criteria and details on the selection process (e.g. who
will be partaking, how will the information be shared with affected communities
and other stakeholders, how are people with special needs involved etc.?)
The project being an extension phase, most of the target group will be retained
from the Humanitarian assistance project who are mostly beneficiaries of Boresha
haki za watoto and Linda haki project. The beneficiaries were selected through
conducting vulnerability assessment, a vulnerability assessment index tool; which
is a tool that looks at the status of households through different domains
ranging from Food security, Nutrition and Growth, care and protection, Health
care services, Emotional health, Economic status, special needs, nature of family
among others were considered. Those that ranked below in all the domains as
being most vulnerable and least vulnerable were enrolled in the program through
conducting a home visit and filling an enrolment form that is signed by the local
administration to confirm that the members are not in any other government
sponsored support. Furthermore, to ensure most project success especially the
demonstration farms, Ripples International has identified 10 out of schools which
are most viable as they are connected to water sources including boreholes.
How will the beneficiaries be selected and based on which vulnerability criteria?
The project will retain beneficiaries’ supported in Phase 1 of the drought
implementation project. This will not require any new identification of
beneficiairies.
How are special needs and abilities of girls/women and boys/men of all age
groups with and without disabilities considered in the planned measures?
After conducting the vulnerability assessment, the project team visits the
households to conduct home assessment and pick other details that could have
been missed during the vulnerability assessment. The home visit enables the
project to pick other special needs such as children within the HH living with
HIV/AIDS, under 5 children, pregnant and lactating mothers, PLWDs among
others. This information guides on the exact support and care that the household
will be enrolled in.
The project also links such households to other forms of care facilitated by other
partners such as Ministry of health, PLWD council among others.
Which target groups require special support or protection? (e.g. girls/women,
boys/men, persons with disabilities or of specific age groups, members of religious
or ethnic minorities) and how will they have access to the planned humanitarian
activities?
Children under 5 years- The project has prioritized HH with children under 5
years in the selection for cash transfers to ensure that the children get essential
commodities and are able to access immunization in order to boost their
immunity.
PLWD- The project will prioritize PLWD within the HH and the wet feeding to
ensure that they access humanitarian assistance provided for by the project. The
project will also network with other stakeholders to link the PLWDs to care.
PLWHIV- Through the growth monitoring by the CHV’s, the project will ensure
that the people living with HIV are linked to care and receive the necessary food
supplements to boost their immunity.
Pregnant and lactating mothers- This category will be linked to other forms of
care by the department of health and prioritized in the delivery of aid.
The elderly- The proposed project will link the elderly within the HH supported
by the project to government programs for long term benefits.
Does your organization face significant obstacles when trying to reach
girls/women and boys/men of all age groups with and without disabilities?
Such challenges are bound to happen due to socio-economic backgrounds and
diversity of different communities that Ripples International works in. This can be
attributed to cultural beliefs and practices, the cultural homogeneity of the society
and other factors at play. The organization has involved a wide range of
approaches in addressing this challenges which includes but not limited to
advocating for meaningful community engagement in the project, participation of
the target groups in the entire project cycle and inclusion of respected community
structures such as religious leaders, cultural leaders among others to win their
support for the project.
VII. Impact matrix
Log frame: for activities, please do not just use bulletpoints/ summary information, but describe planned activities in detail according to
the guiding questions.
Intended changes /overall project objective and sub-objectives PLUS SMART4 indicators)
Overall Project
objective
Objective 1-
Output (s)
Activities
Please describe
changes which
the project wants
to achieve for
specific target
groups, or sectors
Please describe in detail the activities that have a direct
impact on the achievement of the project objectives: what
will be done, how often, with whom, when, with reference
to the outputs and interrelationships of effects should be
described.
I
To facilitate cash transfers for food acquisition to mitigate immediate health risks of
affected population and food distribution to ECDE centres to mitigate immediate health risks
of affectedpopulation
1.1 Provide monthly cash transfer to 130 vulnerable
households for a period of 6 months
Reference to
budget
Please refer
to the
respective
budget line
in the
activity
based
budget.
Indicator(s)
Standard Applied
Target value
(quantitative and
qualitative)
How are you going to
measure these changes?
Food
security
Please indicate
international /
local standards
which are relevant
for this project and
how they will be
applied (i.e.
SPHERE5, CHS6
etc.).
SPHERE
500 Children in the HH
supported have improved
nutrition status.
Secure food
acquisition and
130 HH have secure food nutrition status for
acquisition mechanisms 130 HH.
and are benefiting from
at least 3 meals a day.
The project will
administer a monthly
cash transfer monitoring
tool focused on recording
data on food acquisition
and nutrition
improvement
4
SMART = Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. Rapid guide to designing SMART indicators.
SPHERE handbook in English. A self-pace course about SPHERE Standards is available online.
6
The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS, many different language versions available under Hyperlink).
5
I.2 Support 16 primary schools in areas worst affected by Educatio
the drought with Wet feeding programme for a period of 2 n in
school terms.
emerge
ncies
I.3 Conduct a 1 day training for 51 head teachers and BOM
members on sound financial practices and accountability
Cross cutting
issues
5100 children attend
school, retained and
complete the school
term.
SPHERE
Improved school
enrollment,
retention and
completion rates for
schools under
support
The project will collect
school enrollment data
during the beginning of
the school term, middle
and at the end to record
the 3 major outcomes.
51
CHS
16 schools are
accounting for the funds
disbursement as per the
agreed MoU’s.
Improved financial
accountability for
the schools under
support.
The project has designed
financial and narrative
reporting templates at
the end of every term.
Monitoring visits will also
be administered
1.5 support 16 CHV’s for a period of 6 months on growth
monitoring in the schools.
Health and
MHPSS
5100 children have
improved nutrition status
throughout the term.
SPHERE
Improved
nutritional status
for children under
Children who test positive support
for malnutrition are linked
to care services.
Reduced cases of
Monthly monitoring tools malnutrition for
recording the nutrition
children under
status will be
support
administered by the CHV
at the end of every
month.
1.6 Offer PSS support to 50 children affected by the
drought crisis
Health and
MHPSS
50
50 children from the
schools and HH
supported access PSS
services.
SPHERE
Improved mental
wellbeing for
children.
This will be measured
through Quarterly
analysis of children
receiving PSS and how
they are responding
and adopting to
normancy.
Objective 2
To build community resilience for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and climate change
2.1 Support 130 vulnerable households with quick to
mature seedlings
DRR,DRM
130 HH have improved
food consumption scores
and
after long rains harvest.
Resilience
strengthening
End of project evaluation
will measure the food
consumption score after
support on quick to
mature seedlings.
CHS
Improved copying
capacity for the HH
under support for
future disasters
2.2 Print 1000 climate change IEC materials for distribution
to communities
Lobbying
and
1000 IEC materials
Advocacy in
humanitarian distributed to the
community to enhance
assistance
access to information on
climate change and
mitigation measures.
CHS
2.3 In partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture support
10 schools to set up school demonstration farms focusing
on adopting stress-tolerant varieties, irrigation practices and
DRR,DRM
and
CHS
10 schools supported
with demonstration
farms are spearheading
community efforts to
adopt stress tolerant
varieties and irrigation
practices.
Enhanced access to
information on
climate change and
mitigation measures
Reduction on the
impact of future
disasters to the
communities.
Increased disaster
This data will be
preparedness for the
recorded on a quarterly community to reduce
basis on the number of the impact of future
farmers adopting the
disasters.
drought sensitive farming
methodologies as a
result of support from
the school’s
demonstration farms
mechanization that the local communities can learn and still
provide food supplies to the schools.
2.4 Lobby for linkaging of 4 community structures such as
AAC, CRC with ward climate change/DRR committee’s to
implement joint work plans towards building community
resilience
2.5 Mark 1 international day, International Disaster Risk
Reduction to sensitize community members on climate
action and adopting climate smart practices.
resilience
strengthening
Lobbying
and
Advocacy in
humanitarian
assistance
4
4 community structures
from both child
protection and climate
change are
implementing work
plans towards building
community resilience.
10,000 community members are
Lobbying
reached during the International
and
Advocacy in disaster risk reduction day in
humanitarian October 2023.
assistance
CHS
Increased
community
resilience through
integration of
response
mechanisms.
CHS
Increased access to
information on
climate change and
mitigation
measures.
VIII. Meaningful Participation of affected people and communities and Feedback
mechanism (0.5 page)
(AAP: accountability to affected people)
 How will the project ensure the effective participation of the affected population
and ensure the accountability of the project?
Stakeholder engagement- The project will prioritize meaningful engagement with
affected population and relevant stakeholders throughout the project cycle. This
includes the local communities, community leaders and other stakeholders involved
to understand the needs, perspectives, priorities and project feedback from the
community members.
Participatory Decision-Making: The project will involve the affected population in
decision-making processes, enabling them to have a voice in determining the
strategies. This will be achieved through community consultations, workshops, and
participatory planning exercises that foster collaboration and shared ownership of the
project.
Information Sharing: Transparent and timely communication is crucial to ensure the
affected population is well informed about the project's goals, progress, and
outcomes. The project will hold regular updates meetings, public meetings, and
implore accessible information channels that can facilitate the dissemination of projectrelated information, empowering the population to stay engaged and hold the project
accountable.
 How are affected people informed about project activities?
During the design of this project, Ripples International held project design meetings
with the affected populations to take account of the last project; the successes, areas
of improvement and any other feedback. The information from the meetings has
informed the design of the proposed project, the project activities and the mode of
implementation. At the implementation stage, the project will continue to have
meaningful engagements with the affected populations during the monitoring
meetings to get feedback from the end user on the relevance of the implementation
of the activities.
 How will they be able to provide feedback and complaints during project
implementation safely, easily accessible and, if needed, anonymously?
Ripples International proposes to design a complainant reporting procedure that will
be shared with the project beneficiaries for complaints reporting. The reporting
guidelines will seek to facilitate seamless reporting of any feedback taking to account
safety considerations of those who report, easy to use by all project beneficiaries and
will be focused on a clear roadmap for addressing all concerns and feedback sharing
to the beneficiaries.
 What mechanism will be implemented and how will children participate in this
process?
Ripples International will organize for children meetings in schools and in the HH to
get their feedback on the implementation of the project. During the project
implementation meetings, children and stakeholders will be sensitized on child
participation and how to involve children in implementation and monitoring. The
project will also design child friendly tools that will encourage child participation.
IX. Do No Harm Analysis/ Conflict sensitivity/ stakeholder analysis (1 page)
 What stakeholder are involved in the project and/ or relevant in decision making?
National Drought Management Authority- NDMA is the government of kenya agency
that is mandated with spearheading all drought intervention programs in the country.
Among its other responsibilities is monitoring the drought situation and providing
reports on the status of drought and ongoing interventions. It is a key decision body
when it comes to drought response.
County Steering group- This is a committee that brings together all stakeholders
involved in drought response such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health,
Ministry of interior, Water resource management, NGO’s, FBO’s among others to
coordinate the intervention. The mandate of the CSO is to ensure that the intervention
is coordinated to avoid duplication. It also adopts all reports from NDMA.
 What are the potential DNH trigger points?
Ripples International is alive to the fact that it has a responsibility to provide aid in a
manner that maximizes its positive impact and not to make the situation worse. The
goal of the project is to help those in need and not to do harm. The context that the
project will be implemented is a bit complex as Kenya is in the middle of the worst
drought crisis in 40 years. The project is alive to the fact that the actions and behaviour
of Ripples International during the implementation phase can act as DNH trigger
points. Since the context is a low resource, RI is alive that resources it introduces such
as food, goods, money, and advocacy can become a source of wealth and power can
become a source of conflict. RI is also alive to the fact that the behaviour of the project
team can send messages that can either reinforce the moods and modes of destructive
conflict or foster ethics that strengthen peaceful coexistence.
In order to reduce the risk, RI will conduct a program analysis that serves to maximize
the positive impact of the project. The project will also keep reviewing the dividing
and connecting factors for any changes and make changes where necessary.
To better understand the approach of DNH, it is strongly recommend to watch the
short video here: https://ready.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/course/239e5cc8dd95-4cf0-b0e1-bc5b0a6a9985 (registration is required, but free of costs)
Who/which are the dividing stakeholders / Who/Which are the connecting
socio-political circumstances? Why do you stakeholders
/
socio-political
rate them as such?
circumstances? Why do you rate them
as such?
Water pumps/boreholes - With limited access Schools- The project is providing wet
to water; it is expected that the local
feeding in schools. This is a connecting
communities will compete for the available
factor as children from all the
water pumps therefore creating tension and
communities who study in that
division in terms of equal access to such
particular school will access food in
resources.
the school.
Pasture and vegetation- Livestock especially
Community networks- The project is
camels from neighbouring Isiolo counties
involving community networks such
cross over the Meru boarder in search of
as the Community health volunteers,
pasture. The camels belonging to herders
from Isiolo consume whatever is left in the
farms and this has always created latent
conflict among communities living in the
boarder of the two counties.
Food aid relief- If not distributed in a
manner that focuses on equality,
transparency and openness. Food can also
become a dividing factor as the communities
will fight for food.
teachers, Area Advisory councils, child
right clubs, Ward climate change/DRR
committees in the project
implementation. The community
structures are connecting stakeholders
as they will focus to reduce the effects
of drought and promote peaceful
coexistence of all communities
Religious sites/places of worship- The
project intends to hold all meetings
with community members in such sites
as this has been the practice of the
organization. Communities hold such
places as holy and this is a connecting
factor as it will focus on promoting
peace and trust as opposed to
aggravating the current situation.
Please elaborate shortly on most relevant positive and negative effects of the project’s
outputs on relevant stakeholders and socio-political environment and vice versa. Kindly
share respective mitigation measures for negative effects.
Positive project effects
Provision of cash transfers
to 130HH in order to
support them withstand
adverse effects of the
drought situation
Negative project effects
The
current
project
context is a low resource
context and the resources
such as food distributed by
RI can act to as a source of
conflict
Provision of wet feedingto
16 schools to improve
school
enrolment,
retention and completion.
The activity is likely to
draw
learners
from
neighbouring
schools
without school feeding to
schools
with
school
feeding projects.
Lobbying for linking of
structures under the HA
project
with
regular
project
will
achieve
sustainability of the project
Distribution of quick to
mature seedlings will
ensure that the HH have
some harvest in the season
Mitigation
RI
has
adopted
a
consultative process during
identification
of
beneficiaries
through
community involvement.
RI will also prioritize cash
transfers as opposed to
physical food distribution
so as to reduce the risk of
fighting for food.
Link with the CSG to have
other partners support
with other interventions in
such schools.
therefore
building
community resilience
The demonstration farms
in schools will ensure that
the schools and the local
communities
have
availability of the quick to
mature seedlings therefore
becoming a long-term
solution to building
community resilience.
XI. Monitoring (0,5 page)
Please describe how you intend to implement Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability
and Learning (the MEAL approach) within the project.
Ripples International acknowledges the place of MEAL in tracking progress, making
necessary amendments and informing decision-making. In order to achieve this, RI will
develop a monitoring plan that will take to account the project indicators, data to be
collected, type of data, frequency, who to collect the data etc. This will account for all
the project indicators for the period of 6 months. Thereafter the project team will
develop data collection tools that are aligned to the project indicators for purposes of
data collection.
As guided by RI monitoring guidelines, RI will work to ensure that children participate
in the monitoring process. The data collected shall then be analysed and presented
according to RI information flow chart and shall be used to make appropriate decisions
by both RI management, stakeholders, beneficiaries and community members.
RI shall also consider data security considerations as outlined in the RI monitoring
guidelines to ensure that the data that RI keeps is in tandem with national laws on data
management.
How will you guarantee that the project is constantly monitored, with a view to
tracking progress, maintaining quality standards and reacting swiftly when operating
conditions change?
The project will develop a project monitoring plan that will detail the envisioned
monitoring process including, data to be collected, frequency of data collection,
persons responsible for data collection and the type of data. The data collected will be
analysed and presented to RI management and with other stakeholder’s for decisionmaking. The project management team will be responsible in ensuring that RI
monitoring plan is followed during monitoring thereby guarantying quality standards
and informing swift decisions in the fast changing operating conditions.
Please indicate the frequency of the M&E plan and attach a detailed implementation
plan to the first report of the project.
XII. Risks Assumption7
Risks (with regard to planned
intervention)
Which risks could hinder the
start or the implementation of
the project?
Inflation rate
7
Risk assessment
(low/middle/hi
gh)
high
Supply chain bottlenecks
high
Misuse of resources
Middle
Food losses at warehouses and
distribution points
Middle
Risk of corruption
Middle
Risk Management
Please name the mitigation
strategies for those risks and how
do you plan to address these in
case of occurrence?
The project team will be
monitoring the economic
situation in the country to make
various adjustments in
consultation with the beneficiaries
and other stakeholders.
Mobile cash transfer will be
utilized to mitigate potential
supply chain bottlenecks
Use of existing local, verifiable
supply chains to obtain inputs and
services
Information about the emergency
will be shared transparently for
accountability and made clear to
all stakeholders during meetings.
The project will prioritize issuance
of cheques to schools instead of
physical food distribution to
minimize this risk
The project will design a
complains reporting procedure to
facilitate disclosure of all
corruption related matters.
The project will also support in
capacity building of head teachers
and BOM on sound Finance
policies and accountability.
Risks hinder the achievement of the project objectives. Risks are grouped into three main categories: contextual,
programmatic and institutional.
Contextual risks include political and social risk factors such as intensified conflict, political instability, collapse of
the rule of law; economic factors like inflation, collapse of state service infrastructure, market failure, security
issues/ organised crime). The context forms and informs the entire risk management cycle.
Programmatic risks relate to implementation e.g. setting overly ambitious objectives, using untested programme
approaches, designing projects on flawed needs assessments, poorly coordinated response, risk of duplication,
ignoring sustainability of assistance, and the capacity and resilience of beneficiary communities.
Institutional risks arise from non-coherence and non-adherence to common standards in strategy, programmes
and even professional conduct. These are internal to an organisation and include risk of politicisation, operational
security, endemic corruption/ fiduciary risks (bribery, extortion, kickbacks, nepotism and cronyism). Occurrence of
these risks often lead to reputational risks and may result in cuts in funding, may generate threats to staff and
limit access to beneficiaries. https://cdn.odi.org/media/documents/6764.pdf
XIII. Coordinating activities with other organisations (0,5 pages)
 Please list other NGOs, UN agencies and government departments working in the
area and the sector they work in.
1. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is the state organ with
responsibility and mandate to coordinate all drought risk management action by all
actors.
2. Ministry of Health (MoH) at national and county level through the community
health workers will conduct growth monitoring in ECD centres.;
3. County Governments of Meru will provide safe water and salary for ECD teachers
and relief food to other needy populations in the coverage area.
4. Ministry of Water, Ministry of Agriculture will recommend appropriate drought
resistant seeds.
5. Kenya Red Cross will facilitate information sharing and response to emergencies.
6. Tana water works- In partnership with the NDMA the organization has been
carrying out water trucking in schools in Igembe North, Igembe Central, Tigania West
and Tigania East. The organization plans on providing water tanks for effective water
storage to identified schools in the sub counties.
7. Food For the Hungry- The organization has been providing food in schools in
Buuri sub county and selected schools in Tigania West, which were worst hit by the
drought situation.
 How do you plan to use synergies with other projects and actors?
Ripples International has been co-opted into the County steering group to represent
all NGO’s and FBO implementing drought intervention programs. The countysteering
Group- CSG is a multi-sectorial organ that brings together all stakeholders involved
in the drought response to among other things plan for all interventions in the
county, information sharing and review of the situation. RI intends to use this
opportunity to build synergies with other projects and actors so as to consolidate the
intervention.
 How do you participate/ contribute to the coordination of local and international
humanitarian assistance?
Ripples International as a member of the CSG will take a proactive role to in the
steering group to lobby for interventions from both state and non state actors that
build the capacities of communities not only to recover from the ongoing
humanitarian assistance but also built the copying capacities and resilience of the
communities to respond to such disasters in future with little or no external support.
This will be achieved through advocating for disaster risk reduction plans for the
affected communities.
 How are target group identification, project planning and interventions
coordinated? How will your organization coordinate with the other humanitarian
actors? How do you avoid duplication?
Ripples International has been co-opted to represent other NGO’s and CSO’s in the
County Steering Group-CSG; which is a body that brings together all stakeholders
involved in drought response. The steering group is in charge of all coordinating all
interventions and information sharing for all actors. During the development of this
proposal, Ripples International made a presentation of the last project interventions
to the CSG and the proposed activities in this project in order for other actors to
understand what RI targets to focus during this specific intervention. This helped in
target group identification and will still work to avoid duplication of activities thus
achieving better coordination.
XIV. Visibility measures
For the use of KNH visibility materials please consult with your KNH counterpart and
consider the https://howto.kindernothilfe.net/howto-kindernothilfe/handling-ofphotos/photo-production-manual (guidelines and consent forms). Please keep pictures,
infographics, brochures and relevant visualization data archived. Kindernothilfe will
further use these materials for the purpose of reporting. Please consider the safety in
the humanitarian context and existing safety guidelines.
Please attached already available media materials with this proposal. Please also share
the new materials with the narrative reports.
https://youtu.be/rP4jl3HFaEI
https://youtu.be/Pb1H1rFCvM8
https://youtu.be/1K7b57U-zsk
https://youtu.be/47JJnmxzGmw
XV. Exit Strategies
Please describe how you plan to either integrate or transfer the activities and outputs
of the project into long term development work in order to sustain the results and/ or
describe the sustainability effects of the interventions.
For disaster mitigation and response programs to succeed they need to be coordinated
by duty bearers with contributions from both state and non-state actors. The
emergency response programs at the county level are coordinated by county working
groups chaired by the County Governors and County Commissioners. Ripples
International will participate in regular County Working Groups to ensure a joint
approach to the emergency response activities and avoid possible duplication of efforts.
RI will hand over to the County Government climate change committees will ensure
continued mitigation activities as a result of climate variability such as drought. The
structures having a funding mechanism to ensure allocation of public resources in
related activities. The committees are mandated by County Acts of Assembly8 to put in
place the framework and mechanisms for mobilization and facilitation of the county
government, communities and other stakeholders to respond effectively to climate
change through appropriate adaptation and mitigation measures and actions and for
connected purposes.
The objectives of the Act is to enhance climate resilience through development,
management, implementation, regulation and monitoring of adaptation and mitigation
measures and actions by the county government in all sectors of the economy to
among other things:
(a) mainstream climate change responses into development planning, decision making
and implementation;
(b) implement coordinated and integrated response to climate change and its impacts
by all actors and stakeholders;
(c) facilitate effective management of climate change impacts by enhancing adaptive
capacity, strengthening resilience and
reducing vulnerability to climate change;
(d) promote, support and facilitate community-based and community-initiated
adaptation and mitigation activities;
(e) enforce duties and provide incentives for the private sector to contribute to
achievement of low carbon climate resilient development;
(f) facilitate public participation in climate change response through capacity
development, awareness creation, consultation, representation and access to
information;
(g) establish frameworks and mechanisms for mobilization and transparent and
accountable management of financial and other resources for climate change response;
(h) establish and implement mechanisms to promote and facilitate climate change
research and development, innovations, technology development, training and
capacity building;
(I) integrate climate change into the exercise of power and functions of all levels of the
county government, including in decentralized units and enhance cooperative climate
change governance between the county, neighboring counties and the national
government; and
(j) contribute to national efforts to address the adverse impacts of climate change.