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Highlights

Beni Territory / North Kivu: The situation remains ex-

tremely critical in North Kivu’s Beni territory along the Mbau-

Oicha-Eringeti axis due to violence and direct attacks against

civilians allegedly perpetrated by ADF / NALU rebels. Attacks

and killings have terrorized communities along this axis since

October.

During November more than 100 new victims were reported in

Nzuma, Tipiyomba and Vemba villages situated 15 km from

the city of Beni. These attacks brings the total number of vic-

tims of the massacres to more than 200 since the beginning of

October.

In addition to these massacres, kidnappings, rapes and large-

scale population movements were recorded. Multi-sectoral as-

sessments conducted by UNICEF’s RRMP partners Norwe-

gian Refugees Council (NRC) and Solidarites reported more

than 60,250 displaced on Mbau-Oicha Eringeti-axis and over

10,000 others in the groupement of Banande Kaynama, near

the border with the Orientale Province.

Among the displaced population, 1,000 households were

grouped together in public sites (schools and churches) in the

town of Oicha. Despite a certain return of calm, displaced pop-

ulations are still reluctant to return to their areas of origin in the

absence of sufficient security guarantees from the political and

military authorities.

© UNICEF DRC / 2014 / Morton

1—30 November 2014 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Water/Sanitation (p.5)

625,618 persons supported for preparedness, sim-ulation exercises and wash supply

Education (p.6)

5,260 children assisted with education supplies in Katanga.

Health (p.7)

1,588

new cholera cases reported

Nutrition (p.8)

220,882

children aged 6-59 months treated for se-vere acute malnutrition since January

Child Protection (p.9)

43 children separated from armed forces and groups in Katanga

Non-Food Items (p.10)

1,267

families in South Kivu assisted at voucher fairs with goods brought in on pirogues.

Multi-Purpose Cash-based Assistance (p.11)

1,803

families assisted in Orientale Province

UNICEF DRC SitRep November 2014 2

Beni, Kamango

Focus areas

Irumu

Walikale

“Death Triangle”

Manono—Pweto—

Mitwaba

Mwenga

Uvira

Moba

Mbandaka

Lubero

Masisi

Boende

Mambasa

Opienge

Dungu

Punia

Kabambare

Kalemie

Luiza

Mbuji Mayi

The 15th of November, DRC was declared Ebola free

The Ebola epidemic in DRC—initially declared on 24 August 2014—was officially over on 15 November with no new con-firmed cases reported in more than 40 days. The Ebola epidemic broke out in the territory of Boende in Equateur province, in the area of Djera, more than 1,200 km from the capital, Kinshasa.

The DRC outbreak occurred at the same time as the cata-strophic outbreak in West Africa in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia but was unrelated. Ebola is already endemic in the DRC with the last outbreak in Orientale province in 2012 .

To respond to the epidemic the DRC government with the sup-port of its partners acted on three fronts. First, a community ap-proach which mobilized individual communities through cam-paigns of “village by village” and “not one household without dis-infectant.” Secondly, the medical response including free health services for all in the affected zones and care for the suspected and confirmed cases in Ebola treatment centers. Finally, secured burial practices during the period of the epidemic in order to avoid any contamination. UNICEF with its partners has supported the response by sending more than 40 tons of medical equipment and hygiene materials and mobilizing UNICEF staff to the affected areas (Boende and Lokolia) to work side by side with government and NGO partners.

In the end, the outbreak in DRC was quite limited in scope due in part to the remote location of the outbreak area and rapid repsonse by government, UN, and NGO actors. The outbreak lead to 66 confirmed or suspected cases and 49 deaths.

Thanks to the experience gained during the previous six Ebola outbreaks in DRC since 1976, Congolese health profes-sionals have developed expertise in the field of Ebola response. DRC doctors and nurses have also been able to share their knowledge and experience in the affected countries of West Africa. Multidisciplinary teams from DRC were trained with the support of UNICEF and WHO to be able to respond to any future outbreaks in DRC and to be deployed in Libe-ria, Guinea and Sierra Leone.


Political, Security & Humanitarian Situation (1/2)

North Kivu

Rutshuru territory : On-going activity of armed groups continued to cause insecurity, particularly in the area of

Bwisha and Bwito. Assailants suspected to be FDLR ambushed and robbed vehicles along major axes including

Kiwanja-Ishasha, Burayi-Bunagana, Rutshuru-Rugari, Kalengera-Tongo and Kiwanja-Kanyabayonga. On 24

November 2014, an international NGO vehicle (IRC) was ambushed in the early afternoon on the Rutshuru

Centre - Bunagana axis killing one of the NGO workers and injuring two others. In addition, some 2,500 house-

holds from Bukombo and Makomarehe villages moved to Buchuli, Butalongola, Katsiru villages as a result of

FARDC operations against armed groups Nyatura and FPC in the groupement of Bukombo.

Lubero territory : There was new population displacement in Fatua in South Lubero, on the border with

the Walikale territory, following clashes between the coalition of FDLR, Union of Congolese Patriots for peace

(UPC) of Lafontaine against Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC) of Cheka during the period from 22 to 23 Novem-

ber 2014. Homes, schools and public infrastructures were also destroyed.

South Kivu

Shabunda territory : The context of South Kivu province this month is marked by generalized offensives

launched by the FARDC against the armed group Raia Mutomboki (RM), especially on Matili-Penekusu, Lulingu

-Tchonkas and Kamulila-Nyakabizi-Lubila axis in Shabunda territory. The first two lines are now under FARDC

control with increased returns of people to their villages. FARDC took advantage of infighting between factions

of Raia Mutomboki in controlling taxes and mining concessions to launch these offensives.

Oriental Province

Irumu territory : The leader of Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FRPI), Banaloki, alias "Cobra Mata-

ta" traveled on 21 November to the FARDC base in Bunia, capital of Ituri district. Nearly a thousand of his FRPI

militia are grouped in Aveba in Walendu Bindi in preparation for a surrender, where they are under the surveil-

lance of the Congolese government. Two main issues complicate this potential surrender including a request for

general amnesty for Cobra Matata and his troops, and also recognition of the current military ranks in the FRPI

for those militia members who are incorporated into the FARDC. So far among the 1,200 militiamen grouped in

Aveba since late September 2014, only about 60 of them (including 24 children) agreed to go to Bunia as nego-

tiations between FARDC and FRPI are still on-going. They currently resist transfer to Bunia in the absence of

their leader Cobra Matata creating strong tensions between FARDC and FRPI in Aveba. Timid return move-

ments are reported in the area and humanitarian access has slightly improved.

Maniema

Punia territory : Clashes between FARDC and Raïa Mutomboki militia in Banamea groupement dis-

placed about 2,120 people in early November 2014 to Kananga Lwenga, Bitotokwa, Lokolya and Fungamukaba

villages. This brings the total number of displaced people in this remote area to 19,750 since April 2014.

Nutritional crisis : The nutritional situation remains very worrying in 13 of 18 health zones of Maniema

based on results from nutritional surveys conducted in August - September 2014 and in 2013. The international

NGO COOPI announced emergency interventions in the health zones of Kailo and Kabambare. ACF-USA is al-

so positioned in the health zones of Lusangi and Salamabila. Nutritional inputs provided by UNICEF are availa-

ble at the provincial capital, Kindu.

Epidemics : 138 cases of measles with no deaths have been reported in Samba Health Zone from week

44 to week 47. Moreover, cases of fever with anaemia and nasal polyps were observed in children under 5

years at Kama in the Health Zone of Kampene; MSF Belgium teams were deployed in the area for an emergen-


cy response. Eight suspected cases of coqueluche (pertussis) were identified in the Health Zone of Kabambare

and are under investigation.

Equateur

The humanitarian situation has remained calm in areas hosting refugees and in the rest of the province.

Katanga

Security-wise, during the month of November, Katanga has been calmer than the previous months. Nevertheless,

the Mai Mai Kata Katanga remains active and the ethnic tensions between the Balubakat and Pygmies is still very

high in many areas of Tanganyika district, notably Manono and North Kabalo and some attacks have been report-

ed.

During the night of 24-25 November, it was reported that Pygmy’s militia attacked 9 villages in the Manono area

leading to the displacement of 2,218 people. Three days later, another attack of Pygmy against Balubakat was

reported in the village of Muzozo on the Nyunzu-Manono axe. While 6 Pygmies and 2 Lubas have been reported

dead, many were injured and some local women abducted raising many concerns about human rights issues.

The southern and central part of the Province continues to face insecurity putting Pweto, Mitwaba and their sur-

rounding areas under pressure and fear of attacks of Mai Mai Kata Katanga militia. The village of Sangwa, 95km

from Mitwaba, was looted on 14 November. MONUSCO authorities have also reported the presence of a Mai Mai

group around Sange-Lwela in the Manono area; while others are probably based in the Lusiga Park.

Additional population displacements is likely if new strategies for addressing the interethnic tensions are not

found. Meanwhile, the presence of the regular army (FRDC) in many areas is quite thin, leaving large security

vacuums.

Political, Security & Humanitarian Situation (2/2)


Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) 625,618 persons supported for preparedness, simulation exercises

and WASH supply in Katanga, the Kivu’s and Oriental province.

Analysis of results

In November, UNICEF and its partners reached almost 800,000 persons through WASH preparedness activities

(cholera contingency planning, simulation exercise and supply) and WASH package interventions mostly in South

Kivu and Katanga. Collectively this represents 69% of the annual targets. Cumulative results shows that UNICEF

partners have supported almost 1.7 million people to date in 2014.

Katanga

760 cholera cases were reported in November in 15 Health Zones (HZ), putting the total of cases at 7,584 in 2014.

Despite some improvements compared to October, the figure is higher than at the same period in 2013 (571). 6 HZ

were supported in preparedness activities (Moba, Likasi, Kilwa, Kalemie, Nyemba, Kongolo).

North Kivu

430 cholera cases were reported in 6 health Zones. The total number of cases since the beginning of 2014 is

5,885, an increase of 40% compared to the same period in 2013. Response is supported by Solidarites Internation-

al with ECHO funds. UNICEF in partnership with Red Cross organized cholera simulation exercises in Mweso and

Binza health zones. RRMP supported an integrated WASH package intervention for 25,746 IDPS in Beni Territo-

ry.

South Kivu

In November 636 cholera cases have been reported in 6 health zones mainly in endemic areas, putting the total

number of cases from the beginning of 2014 at 6,994, an increase of 26% compared to 2013. 14,054 returnees

from Shabunda were assisted through RRMP interventions. Three health zones were supported in preparedness

activities (Kadutu, Minova and Uvira).

Equateur - Ebola affected areas

The end of the Ebola outbreak was declared on 15 November . In total 21,671 students and 14,625 affected com-

munity members received WASH kits and were assisted via hygiene promotion activities. 152 publics structures

received hygiene kits (hand washing facilities, soap, chlorine, aquatabs). A water treatment center was put in place

in Boende and 2 boreholes equipped with manual pumps were completed in November in Likolia and Watchikengo.

UNICEF & Partner Response

Indicator

UNICEF operational partners Sector / Cluster

UNICEF Target

Results for the period

Cumula-tive re-sults (#)

% Capaci-ty target achieved

Cluster Target


Cumula-tive results (#)

% Target achieved

# of conflict affected people access to water, hygiene and sanitation basic services

508,944 39,800 305,479 60.0% 2,120,600 303,152 1,399,731 66.0%

# of persons in cholera-prone zones benefit-ting from preventive and WASH cholera-

response packages

1,504,637 747,017 1,307,091 86.9% 6,018,546 904,388 2,448,343 40.1%

# of people affected by natural disaster as-sisted with WASH package target

51,150 4,020 70,466 137.8% 232,500 4,020 91,690 39.4%

# of severely malnourished children and host family receiving WASH assistance from the nutrition centers, through to the household level

410,000 12,448 12,448 3.0% 820,000 75,991 88,448 10.8%


Education

5,260 children in conflict-affected zones of Katanga assisted with

support of from UNICEF, COOPI, and the Ministry of Education

* There were errors in previous reports on the UNICEF and Cluster targets for this indicator; these have now been corrected.

Analysis of results

Eastern Zone (North Kivu, South Kivu, Maniema, Orientale Province)

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)’s Teacher Emergency Package Programme (TEP)

carried out by Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) trained 111 teachers in Masisi and 75 in South Lubero in psycho-

social support. Though RRMP, 12,924 children and adolescents (6,876 girls, 6,048 boys) participated in recreation

activities in South Lubero.

Equateur

The humanitarian situation has remained calm, and the end of Ebola virus was declared. During the epidemic peri-

od, 57,000 children (20,520 girls) in the affected area benefitted from hygiene promotion activities and kit distribu-

tions. 7,960 school children were reached through the distribution of student/teacher and recreational kits.

Katanga

A relative calmer security situation enabled UNICEF and cluster partners to carry out school material distributions in

conflict-affected areas. The learning conditions of 5,260 children (2,323 girls) in Mitwaba and Malemba Nkulu have

improved via the distribution of student educational and didactical material by UNICEF with COOPI and the Ministry

of Education. This has boosted school enrollment in conflict-affected areas and reduced education costs for children

and their families, for whom school supplies are a burden deterring enrollment. Insecurity continued especially in

Mitwaba, where the destruction of 4 schools by Mai Mai rebels was reported in November, preventing 646 students

(225 girls) to access education. In Nyunzu, at the beginning of November, 2,700 children (1,107 girls) from 10

schools were unable to attend class because of ethnic tensions between Balubakat and Pygmies. It took a month for

the Task Force of the local Ministry of Education to succeed in advocating for the reopening of theses schools and to

mediate in favor of a pacific cohabitation. 2,700 (972 girls) students from 8 secondary schools of Pweto have im-

proved their knowledge of HIV/ AIDS and how to promote peace and pacific cohabitation at school. 330 teachers

from 50 schools in Manono were trained on the new modules of peace building education and learned about promot-

ing and fostering peace and conflict resolution in both schools and communities.

Indicator


UNICEF Target


Cumula-tive results

% Capacity Target Achieved

Cluster Target

Result for the period

% Target Achieved

# of girls and boys (5-11 years) affected by conflict or natural disasters given ac-cess to quality education and psychoso-cial activities, through the construction/rehabilitation of schools and/or temporary learning spaces and other measures (including through the RRMP)

200,000 23,967 108,779 54.4% 252,000 14,103 147.7%

# of teachers trained on learner-centred methodologies, peace education, disas-ter risk reduction, and how to identify and refer children in need of psychosocial care and support to available protection services

3,300 393 3,097 93.8% 5,939 186 81.4%

# of schools and/or temporary learning spaces providing these services to emer-gency-affected children *

606 109 433 71.5% 1,371 0 49.2%

Cumula-tive results

372,124

674

4,833


Health

1,588 cholera cases (743 in Katanga, 485 in South Kivu and 360 in

North Kivu) were reported in November 2014

* Please note that previous reporting has not always included figures for the RRMP Health component. This is being cor-rected. The result reported here covers RRMP health interventions (North Kivu and South Kivu) from January—November 2014. Subsequent reports will harmonize these figures with other UNICEF-supported medical assistance provided to con-flict affected people.

Analysis of results

Cholera

In total, 1,588 cases (743 in Katanga, 485 in South Kivu and 360 in North Kivu) were reported in November

2014. With 21 deaths, the case fatality rate was at 1.3%.

In Katanga, the Provincial Health Division sent 22,500 litres of ringer lactate provided by the Provincial Govern-

ment to 13 health areas to support treatment of 1,600 severe cases of cholera. Supplies provided by UNICEF

(10 cholera kits including 8,000 litres of ringer lactate) are on standby for the care of an additional 800 patients.

The amount of chlorine made available by UNICEF covers the health zone of Mufunga, the Health District of

Likasi and a gap of 80 drums of chlorine for Katanga province.

Measles

In total, 904 cases (508 in Katanga, 326 in South Kivu and 70 in North Kivu) have been reported with 7 deaths

for a case fatality rate of 0.7%. Three health zones in North Kivu have officially declared a measles outbreak.

In Katanga UNICEF provided health authorities with 30 measles kits for the medical care of 30,000 children. In

North Kivu, two investigations of suspected measles cases were conducted by the Department of Health (in

the health zones of Goma and Masisi).

Health authorities and partners are currently preparing vaccination campaigns for Goma and Kirotshe health

zones, and Save the Children for Masisi health zone. UNICEF is providing the medicines. In November 53

children with measles were treated with medical support from UNICEF.

In South Kivu, in the health zone of Minova, the previous campaign in 4 health areas appears to have been

effective as no new outbreak has been reported.

Indicator

UNICEF operational partners

UNICEF Target


Cumulative results (#)

% Capacity target achieved

# of children 6 months to 15 years immunised against measles 5,500,000 285,641 744,168 13.5%

# of cholera cases managed 17,000 2,352 6,391 37.6%

# of conflict-affected people receiving medical assistance * 538,700 15,417 516,185 95.8%


Nutrition

UNICEF and partners have treated 220,882 children aged 6 to 59

months for severe acute malnutrition since January

*October results

** UNICEF targets (and results) for treatment of children are higher than those of the cluster because the cluster target and results are for

interventions in health zones with GAM at least 15% and higher—the emergency threshold as set in the Strategic Response Plan (SRP).

UNICEF and partners also intervene in health zones with GAM < 15%. In total UNICEF and partners have reached a total of 172,459 chil-

dren in these cluster targeted areas as well as an additional 48,333 children in health zones with GAM < 15%—a total of 220,882 children

treated—or 74% of the UNICEF target. UNICEF does not have a separate target for children in health zones with GAM at 15% and higher.

Analysis of results

From January to October 2014, 115,831 (52.4%) girls and 105,051 (47.6%) boys were admitted to UNICEF-

supported programs and treated for severe acute malnutrition. This includes both those children in health zones

in Strategic Response Plan (SRP) target health zones (GAM at 15% and above) as well as those treated in oth-

er health zones. Of the total caseload treated in 2014, 14,252 children aged 6—59 months, were suffering from

severe acute malnutrition associated to other medical complications. The quality of the treatment was in accord-

ance with the national protocols and international standards (SPHERE). The recovery rate is high at 83.5%. The

case fatality rate is estimated to be 7% and default rate 8.5%.

Ten UNICEF-supported emergency nutrition responses are being implemented in the following Health Zones, all

characterized by a prevalence of acute malnutrition above emergency thresholds: (GAM >15% or SAM>5%).

• Three Health Zones in Bandundu province - Kisanji, Ntambambelo and Kasongo-Lunda

• One Health Zone in Equateur province - Iboko

• Four Health Zones in Katanga province - Kansimba, Kiambi, Mufunga and Mitwamba

• One Health Zone in the province of Kasai Occidental -Tsikula

• One Health Zone in the province of Kasai Oriental—Katende

The Food Security and Nutrition Surveillance System (SNSAP) is the main mechanism by which nutrition crises

are identified and then confirmed by a SMART nutrition survey which will help to define the response.

The recent SNSAP bulletin number 17, published in November identified 18 HZ with alerts (in Bandundu, Prov-

ince Oriental, Katanga, Kasai Oriental and Kasai Occidental). Through the nutrition crisis coordination mecha-

nism funded by ECHO/UNICEF/PUNC, 3 SMART surveys will be undertaken in the following weeks in areas

showing alarming signs with no recent data available. If the preliminary observations are confirm by the SMART

survey, then an emergency nutrition response will immediately be put in place.

Indicator


UNICEF Target **


Cumulative

Results % Capacity target achieved

Cluster Target

Cumulative

results

% Target Achieved

# of children under 5 treated for SAM

300,000 9,265* 220,882** 73.6% 270,459** 188,614** 69.7%


Protection

43 children associated with armed forces and groups have been newly

separated in November. 200 civilians in Beni territory killed by alleged

*These figures are subject to change after reviewing data.

**Reporting methodologies on this indicator between provinces are being harmonized, the figure is subject to change in future

reports.

Analysis of results

North Kivu

ADF repeatedly attacked the civilian population in the territory of Beni, killing more than 200 people. Despite the vol-

atile situation, UNICEF partners assisted in the separation of 43 children from ADF. Child recruitment by Mayi Mayi

FPC la Fontaine and Mayi Mayi Kifuafua has been reported in Lubero and Walikale territories respectively. UNICEF

partner GRAADE is following up with community networks to verify the alerts.

South Kivu

Clashes are still ongoing between FARDC, Raia Mutomboki and Mai Mai Yakutumba. Thanks to advocacy efforts of

UNICEF partners in the Uvira territory, 46 children were released from armed groups. A mass rape has been report-

ed in the territory of Mwenga by Raia Mutomboki. AMS (Assistance Multi-Sectoriel) actors reached the place and

provided assistance to 80 SGBV survivors but the details of this support are not available yet. MONUSCO is consid-

ering investigating the event.

Oriental Province

LRA activities continues to affect civilians in the Uele districts; lootings and abductions are sporadically reported and

the threat of rape is constant (an average of 45 cases reported monthly, half against children aged 12-17). Local or-

ganizations provide psychosocial and medical referral support. In Ituri, negotiations on FRPI surrender are ongoing.

50-60% of their 1,300 combatants are estimated to be children. In November, AJEDEC separated 27 children.

Maniema

AFEDEM is negotiating the release of CAAFAG (children associated with armed forces and groups) with Mai Mai

Simba. The number to be separated is being verified.

Katanga

98 new CAAFAG have been separated from armed groups gathered in the FARDC’s Kamina Base. The ICRC con-

tinues to work on family tracing in eastern Congo. Since September, a total of 1,037 CAAFAG and vulnerable chil-

dren have accessed school reintegration. The socioeconomic reintegration of around 2,230 others is being factored

in for 2015 with funds from SIDA, USAID and the Netherlands. 2 new CFS (Child Friendly Spaces) are operational

in the Kalemie territory.

Indicator

UNICEF operational partners

UNICEF target




# of children formerly associated with armed forces/groups released and provided with assistance 3,700 283 4,028* 108.9%

# of separated and unaccompanied children identified and reunited with their families and followed up on

1,900 5 1,184 62.3%

# of displaced and returnee children received in child-friendly protective spaces for psychosocial support, educational activities, sensitization and non-formal education activities

80,000 36,134 289,807** 362.3%

# of identified survivors of sexual violence that had access to a comprehen-sive response, including access to medical care, psychosocial support, rein-tegration assistance and referral for legal counselling and assistance

10,000 0 1,428 14.3%


Non-Food Items (NFI) and Shelter

RRMP partner, IRC, mobilized vendors to transport essential NFI by

pirogue canoes to a NFI voucher fair to assist 1,267 displaced and

host families in remote Nguma in South Kivu.

Analysis of results

UNICEF-supported NFI activity this month was concentrated in South Kivu and Katanga with three major inter-

ventions reaching 15,970 persons. In North Kivu and Orientale province, UNICEF NFI work focused on prepara-

tions for large-scale interventions scheduled for December.

North Kivu. Together with World Food Program (WFP), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and Samaritan’s Purse,

UNICEF’s RRMP (Rapid Response to Movements of Population) partners Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

and Solidarites worked on joint vulnerability targeting for a large-scale distribution of Non-Food Item and Food to

be executed in eleven localities in Beni territory’s Kamango area. This assistance targets some 7,404 returnee

households and will begin in December.

South Kivu. After torrential rains in Kalehe territory (see October situation report) in the end of October,

on 12 November, RRMP partner, International Rescue Committee (IRC), assisted 655 affected households with

standard family relief kits. In Fizi territory, RRMP partner, AVSI, assisted 1,267 displaced families and host fami-

lies in remote Nguma via voucher fairs. Vendors brought their merchandise to the fair site by pirogue canoes.

Also this month, as lead of the NFI and Shelter Cluster, UNICEF organized a three-day basic training covering all

aspects of NFI assistance including needs assessments and vulnerability scoring with the ‘NFI Score Card,’ tar-

geting strategies, project development and budgeting, intervention approaches (distributions and fairs), monitor-

ing, and cross-cutting issues including gender and accountability to affected populations. 34 people from 21 or-

ganizations took part in this training, including provincial government counterparts.

Orientale Province. UNICEF RRMP partner Solidarites undertook assessments along the Komanda-Luna

axis where displaced people fleeing violence associated with the ADF-NALU group in northern North Kivu are

living with host families. Planning is underway for NFI assistance to reach 70% of the displaced, or 3,500 house-

holds in December.

Katanga. This month, UNICEF RRMP partner for Katanga, IRC, assisted 1,272 returnees and displaced

families in Mwenge in Pweto territory in a mixed voucher fair ($75/household) and distribution of items including

plastic tarpaulin, mosquito nets, and jerry-cans. The Humanitarian Coordinator and several humanitarian donors

including Belgium, France, Sweden (SIDA), UK Aid, and USAID/OFDA, visited one of the fair days. Also during

November, three RRMP Multi-Sectoral Assessments were conducted and three post-intervention monitoring vis-

its.

Indicator


UNICEF Target




Cluster Target


% Target Achieved

# of people accessing essential house-hold non-food items and shelter materials

800,000 15, 970 554,855 69.4 % 1,830,500 832,210 45.5 %


Multi-Purpose Cash-based Assistance

Phase II of ARCC begins with first assistance delivered to 1,803

families (9,015 persons) in Orientale Province

ARCC Phase 2 begins

November 2014 was an important month for the UK Aid-supported ARCC (Alternative Responses for Communi-

ties in Crisis) program as consultations on partners’ strategic plans for Phase II were finalized and targeting and

assistance activities began in Dungu territory, Orientale Province. Partners Concern, Mercy Corps and Solidari-

tés started beneficiary targeting and baseline surveys according to modified approaches jointly identified with

UNICEF in October. Additional modifications were made as partners needed to adapt to changing contexts in

their areas of operations in North Kivu and Orientale.

In North Kivu, Concern finalized the selection of 17 villages in Kalembera and Muhanga, Masisi Territory—in

more remote areas than those assisted during Phase I. Teams targeted 1,869 households through community

consultations. After the mid-program workshop efforts in October, to better align the transfer amounts of the

three partners, Concern has brought their total per family package to 115 USD and as such will be able to in-

crease the number of beneficiary families. UNICEF ARCC teams visited one targeted village, Bukinyanana,

6,200 feet up in Masisi hills to support Concern in conducting the base-line surveys. Meanwhile the Concern-

led ARCC Social Safety Net pilot continued this month with the monthly disbursement of 15 USD to 445 ex-

tremely vulnerable households in Masisi. One of these beneficiaries is Mapendo Barongo, a single mother of

four, displaced for over a year told UNICEF that: “the assistance is helping me rebuild a shelter for my children

while also letting me save 5 USD each month which I will use to start a cassava flour business to guarantee my

family can have something to live on after the project is over.”

In North Kivu’s Beni territory, Solidarités and UNICEF decided to suspend targeting activities underway due to

the insecurity caused by increased activity of armed groups. ARCC activities will remain in Beni territory, but be

relocated to the more stable Catine area south where 2,433 households will be targeted. Meanwhile, some one

hundred miles south, Mercy Corps has completed registration of 1,605 households in Rutshuru territory.

Mercy Corps and Solidarites completed targeting in Orientale in November. Solidarites will assist 1,189 house-

holds on the shore of Lake Albert in Djugu Territory using vouchers in pre-existing markets with the possibility

for families to convert a portion of their vouchers into cash. Solidarites completed baseline surveys for the Djugu

participants as well as identification of 32 local traders. Also in November, Mercy Corps completed beneficiary

identification of 2,206 households in Dungu and Niangara territories. These families will be assisted through lo-

cal financial institutions as well as through the ever expanding mobile-money networks. Mercy Corps has al-

ready begun to assist 1,803 families this month through different transfer approaches: 326 households received

a single installment of 120 USD; 306 households received $60—the first of three installments; 153 (of 556

households) received mobile money transfers of $120; and 1,018 households were served through e-vouchers

fairs with local traders in areas where security and logistic constrained did not allow direct cash transfers.

The new ARCC Monitoring Officer, who began this month, also spent much of November working with partners

on the revised monitoring tools and strategies. The ARCC consortium worked together in order to make sure

that the lessons learnt from Phase I can properly inform the revisions of tools and approaches to ensure effec-

tive data collection and facilitate analysis.

Indicator


UNICEF Target




Cluster Target


% Target Achieved

# of people accessing essential house-hold non-food items and shelter materials

75,000 9,015 68,990 93% N/A N/A N/A


Operations

Resource Mobilization

Appeal Sector Requirements by Sector

Funds Re-ceived in 2014 (US$)

Funds Rolled over from Previ-

ous years

Funds Availa-ble

Unmet require-ments (US$)

% Un-funded

a b c d=b+c e =a - b e/a

Nutrition 45,000,000 10,737,796 4,866,483

15,604,279 29,395,721 65%

Health 11,500,000 4,076,026 281,519

4,357,545 7,142,455 62%

Water, sanitation 7,445,000 1,424,296 931,946 5,088,758 68%

Child protection (including sexual and gender-based violence and mine risk education)

12,500,000 1,423,193 1,692,222

3,115,415 9,384,585 75%

Education 6,000,000 1,453,205 1,919,135

3,372,340 2,627,660 44%

RRMP* 39,000,000 31,015,715 13,412,612 44,428,327 (5,428,327) -14%

Non-food items and cash-based response (beyond RRMP)

3,700,000 458,599 87,260

545,859 3,154,141 85%

Cluster/sector co-ordination

800,000 - - - 800,000 100%

Total 125,945,000 56,400,704 23,191,177

79,591,881 46,353,119 37%

*The funds received in 2014 includes non RRMP funds which have been attributed to the RRMP programme; this will be

adjusted in the next report

**Some grants now have negative balances due to a revaluation exercise of exchange rates from different currencies re-

cently undertaken. As such some figures reported here will differ from those previously reported.

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