Humanitarian and Resilience Building in Somali Danwadaag Phase 2

Based on successful implementation of Phase 1 and additional funding totalling USO 43.7 million from the World Bank, EU, and USAID, Phase 2 of the programme targets to maximize impact in key displacement affected towns and urban centres. Geographical targeting will be extended to both primary urban centres covered in Phase 1 and intermediary towns to buffer primary urban centres from the shock of continued mass displacement flows.

As a core component of sustainability, Danwadaag will scale-up a government-led referral system between relevant local authorities, HDPN actors, and DAC communities. This coordination platform will first map out and differentiate the needs and vulnerabilities of recent and protracted IDP populations and link these with relevant donor-funded HDPN programmes and other locally-led initiatives aimed at urban recovery and resilience-building. The ultimate goal of this model, the first pilot is currently underway in Baidoa, is to update existing government-owned community action plans and humanitarian response and recovery strategies with the fast-changing needs and priorities of different DAC profiles and provide a reference point to guide targeting decisions and priority-setting across the nexus. This novel approach - embedded in local governance structures - creates a bridge between local priorities and the layering efforts of humanitarian, development, and peace actors.