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Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................1
RECOMMENDATIONS ...............................................................................................................................................1
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................4
1.1 HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT IN ZIMBABWE............................................................................................................4
1.2 PROGRAMME‐BASED APPROACH ......................................................................................................................6
1.3 CERF FUNDING TO ZIMBABWE.........................................................................................................................7
1.4 ZIMBABWE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND (ERF).................................................................................................8
1.5 IMPLEMENTATION CHANNELS...........................................................................................................................8
RECOMMENDATIONS ...............................................................................................................................................9
SECTION 2: VALUE ADDED OF THE CERF ................................................................................................................9
2.1 UN AGENCY PERSPECTIVES ............................................................................................................................10
2.2 NGO PERSPECTIVES.....................................................................................................................................10
2.3 CHALLENGE WITH CERF FUNDING ..................................................................................................................12
RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................................................................12
SECTION 3: INCLUSIVENESS AND TRANSPARENCY OF ALLOCATION PROCESS.....................................................13
3.1 ALLOCATION PROCESS..................................................................................................................................13
3.2 INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS...................................................................................................................17
RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................................................................19
SECTION 4: TIMELINESS OF CERF FUNDING .........................................................................................................20
4.1 TIMELINESS OF THE CERF SECRETARIAT...........................................................................................................20
4.2 TIMELINESS OF ONWARD FUNDING.................................................................................................................20
4.3 NO COST EXTENSIONS (NCES).......................................................................................................................21
SECTION 5: REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY...................................................................................................21
5.1 REPORTING AND MONITORING PROCEDURES....................................................................................................22
5.2 FEEDBACK ON CERF‐FUNDED PROJECTS..........................................................................................................22
RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................................................................23
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