Operational Guidance for funding proposals in Ethiopia

DG ECHO's strategic objectives included in the regional HIP for 2012 for the Horn of Africa
(HoA) are:
a) People affected by crisis, whether man-made or natural, are assisted in a timely
fashion and offered adequate protection through humanitarian assistance, including
improved emergency preparedness.
b) Local resilience is strengthened through Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities
preparing targeted vulnerable and at-risk communities to better cope with drought and
other natural disasters.

For Ethiopia, this strategy will be more specifically targeting:
2. Vulnerable population in disaster prone areas (drought, epidemics as well as
floods)
3. Refugee population that flocked into Ethiopia with enormous needs and with
abrupt increase in numbers during 2011 and host communities through the
provision of multi-sectoral assistance, with a focus on life-saving services and
protection for the most vulnerable groups;
In line with the response requirements, the major areas of intervention that have been
identified include nutrition, food assistance, short term food security, livelihoods support,
WASH, health and epidemics.
Compliance to the Operational Guidance Note alone does not warrant funding. Each
proposal will be appraised on a case by case basis against the prevailing context and in
consideration to the Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) or Financial and
Administrative Framework Agreement (FAFA) as relevant.