1. Linking Humanitarian Assistance to Government Systems

2. Shared threat…frequency, intensity & scale of shocks…

3. Options of Scaling Up in Response to Shocks

4. SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN 2013
16M people (3.2M families) adversely affected;
4.1M displaced;
6,300 deaths;
1.1M shelter units damaged;
447 municipalities devastated;
6 regions affected.
Haiyan (Yolanda)
2 Disaster Response Operations Monitoring & Information Center, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippines

5. Enabling Factors
Piggy-backed on Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps), the biggest Social Protection program (CCT):
Main objective: end inter-generational poverty through health and education
: coverage of 3.5M households/17.M pax
Financial and administrative systems
Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP): with branches 1,673 ATMs and 40 lending centers;
Non-banks financial institutions (PSPs) for hard-to-reach areas
9,000 workers nationwide

6. Challenges faced
Underestimation of the financial, time and manpower requirements
Validation process took longer;
Mobility and access of workers hampered
Manual IDP registration/validation system using the Disaster Assistance Family Access Card (DFAC)
Humanitarian and development partners are considered standby partners only
Procurement of supplies and materials
DSWD and WFP failure to anticipate procedural and documentation issues.
No clear agreement on documentation requirements.
lack of prior communications/agreement
Weak communication and socialization

7. Lessons Learned for CTP
Political will of national and local leadership
Nature of Assistance: unconditional vs. conditional
Coverage: universal coverage vs. focused targeting
Amount of Assistance: Internationally accepted vs. Government determined
Frequency: One-off vs. several releases/staggered

8. Snapshot – Cash through Government systems
Philippines
500,000 bens
Distribution through one safety net (4Ps)
Additional targeting around programme
Subsequent responses
UNICEF also responded through this system
Fiji
70,000 bens
Distribution through three different safety nets to increase targeting reach
Sri Lanka
40,000 bens
Distribution through one safety net
Vertical expansion of the safety net
 Government of Fiji led the
overall emergency response
In consultation with the NDMO and DSW, WFP targeted 72,000 shock-affected people providing a top-up cash support
Cash and vouchers distributed
A total of $2.3 million cash transferred in the course of 2 months period
Three different safety nets were used, targeting vulnerable families, mothers and children and elderly
Enabling factors & Challenges

9. Key Lessons in Shock-Responsive SP
Preparedness
Coordination
Comms
Single Registry
Surge staffing
M&E
Targeting of Outsiders
Streamlined Funding

10. Targeting considerations
Households that can be reached through vertical expansion (or piggybacking on the beneficiary database)
Households that can easily be reached through horizontal expansion (or piggybacking on non-beneficiary data)
Households less easily reached through horizontal expansion (not covered by existing database)
Targeting considerations
Database including non-beneficiaries (e.g. social registry)
National
Population
Database programme beneficiaries A B C
Source: OPM (2015) and Barca (2017)

11. Getting the balance

12. Thank You!