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Target 100%? Planning & Costing Case

Management in Emergencies

Stephanie Shanler, UNICEF Child Protection Specialist (Emergencies), @stefshanler

Minu K Limbu, Emergency Specialist (Innovation Focal Point), @minulimbu

UNICEF Kenya Country OfficeKenya Country Office

1 million + 400,000

Kakuma

Background: Kakuma Refugee Camp

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• Before Dec 2013: • 128,009 refugees• Aprox.9,503 UASCs

Children

aprox71%• 998 and 5,523

41,000

What is Case Management?

Identify and register

vulnerable children

Best Interest Assessment

(BIA)

Start the case plan/referral to

services

Monitoring and Reviewing

Best Interest Determination

(BID)

Close the Case

Photo Credit: UNHCR/F.Noy

Excel to the rescue………….

Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3

20,000 50,000 100,000

UASC 15% Trend 3,000 7,500 15,000

BIA

CPIMS

Follow-up

BID

CM Stage

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Supplies

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Est. 7,500 UASC

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“UASC Thermometer”

62%

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Estimated number of USC (15% of 50,000)

Unaccompanied and Separated Children

Newly arrived USC Estimated remaining

Bottleneck Analysis:

• Promotes Understanding, Transparency, Partnership, and Accountability

• Quick

• Budget pegged to inputs and budget automatically generated

• SMART indicators and RBM analysis possible; able to adjust scenario planning and set off “alarm” bells

• Excel spreadsheet discussion generated 1M in contribution to Case Management alone

Gaps:

Are you Talking about me?

Stephanie Shanler, Child Protection Specialist (Emergencies), @stefshanler, sshanler@unicef.org

Minu K Limbu, Emergency Specialist (Innovation Focal Point), @minulimbu, mlimbu@unicef.org

UNICEF Kenya Country OfficeKenya Country Office