The overall monitoring of the implementation of the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan will fall under the Disaster Risk Management Technical Working Group (DRMTWG), chaired by the EDRMC (Ethiopia Disaster Risk Management Commission) and co-chaired by OCHA. Response monitoring will be conducted through sectoral and cluster response monitoring systems and is overseen by the DRMTWG. In 2024, the sector task forces led by line ministries, in collaboration with the Inter-Cluster Coordination Working Group (ICCG) and the Information Management Working Group (IMWG), will put in place monitoring systems to ensure that the response is appropriate and measured. As such, each cluster has defined its objectives and linked them to the strategic and specific inter-sectoral objectives. For each cluster objective, a series of indicators have been defined with their needs and targets. The logframe, as included in this HRP, presents the core response monitoring undertaken by clusters. It will be further refined and expanded upon as needed during the year to ensure an adequate monitoring of the response.
In 2024, the IMWG will continue to use ActivityInfo, a humanitarian partner-based system for reporting response which will integrate Who does What, Where, When and for Whom (5Ws) reporting with regular monthly HRP response monitoring. This year, intersectoral targets and related response achievements are calculated by considering only those humanitarian interventions that contribute to a direct response to the beneficiaries. Response activities such as awareness raising, sensitization and capacity building will be monitored by clusters but will not contribute towards the intersectoral targets and overall people reached.
Each month, all clusters are responsible for reporting their achievements (overall and by indicator) through the Response Planning and Monitoring (RPM) online system which will be calculated directly from ActivityInfo submissions. To attain this objective, clusters will base their implementation plan, stock and pipeline tracking, and monthly monitoring data collection on ActivityInfo. The response achievement data will be reported at the woreda level and will be disaggregated by population group, by sex and by age, as well as by people with disability. Clusters will also collect monthly operational presence data from implementing partners. Through the implementation of complaint and feedback mechanisms, effectiveness and accountability will be prioritized. This will support the response monitoring as it provides communities with an opportunity to raise complaints and provide feedback, which will contribute to improving response quality. Clusters will be responsible for ensuring that appropriate, safe, and corrective measures are taken.
The views of the affected population will be proactively sought by ensuring they have the information they need to be able to manage their response to crisis; by gathering, analyzing and sharing feedback and complaints from the affected population in a way that informs overall response decisions; and by ensuring diverse affected community groups have means to participate meaningfully in emergency response decisions.
Financial tracking will be done through the online Financial Tracking System (FTS) which allows for timely monitoring of funding progress against HRP and appeal requirements. Various information products and analysis will be produced on a regular basis which will support intersectoral monitoring.
Humanitarian partners will submit projects that have received funding to be implemented in 2024, which will then be reviewed by each cluster against the Cluster’s strategic objectives, priority geographic areas and priority activities. The Projects Module database will be linked to FTS and other Humanitarian Program Cycle (HPC) Tools modules.
A monthly response dashboard will be developed which will include cluster achievements and highlight key gaps.
The response monitoring throughout the year will provide the opportunity to adjust targets and requirements based on achievements and the evolving situation in 2024 related to the key drivers of needs such as floods, drought, the conflict in northern Ethiopia, displacement, and agriculture production.
