Objectives

In line with the the strategic objectives of EHF 2nd Reserve Allocation, the project will provide Emergency shelter and Non Food Items ( incl. emergency shelter kit, bedding, kitchen set and hygiene set) to Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Assosa and Jijiga region, in line with UNHCR mandate. The protection sector will focus on two sub-clusters namely GBV and HLP in Oromia. The project will provide legal assistance and community-based protection to IDPs and returnees in 09 legal clinics, aimed at supporting sustainable reintegration of IDPs and IDP returnees. The services provided in the centers will involve free legal assistance to resolve land disputes, identify alternative solutions and remedials action to restore land, houses and properties while providing cash assistance to cover the basic needs of PWSNs.

General

The Power of Voices Partnership (PvP) is an influencing programme with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The programme FAIR for ALL led by Oxfam Novib is five year long initiative implemented jointly with consortium members Huairou Commission, SOMO and Third World Network-Africa (TWN-Africa) aimed at supporting and collaborating with people’s rightful demands towards companies, governments and multilateral organizations for economic, social and environmental justice, promoting global trade and value-chains that are fair for all. The main focus of the FAIR for ALL programme proposal is to support and strengthen CSOs to play their diverse roles; as educators, mobilizers, creators and watchdogs to make trade and value chains FAIR for ALL. In Kenya, the FAIR for ALL programme aims to ensure that communities, especially grassroots women, have the space to meaningfully engage the private sector and government in securing benefits from the extractive sectors and preventing rights abuses. Women small-scale farmers benefit from increased power and capacity to access markets and get better prices for their produce. This will be implemented by Oxfam in Kenya and partners, SOMO, TWN-Africa and partners and Huairou Commission members. The Kenya FAIRfor ALL programme will be implemented by Oxfam inKenya, Third World Network-Africa and partners, Oxfam will focus on the following 1) Strengthening civil society to engage the private sector and to hold the government to account on human rights and the environment. Specific focus will be on land tenure security, by enforcing FPIC and supporting communities in seeking redress; on ensuring international financial institutions invest in projects that have been agreed on by communities; and on supporting communities to get remedy if their rights are violated. 2) Strengthening civil society to engage with public and private actors for transforming the agricultural and extractive sectors to be more locally owned and managed and contribute to more value-addingactivities in the country. We will look to formalize and advance the rights of artisanal miners, ensuring a better share of value in markets and safer, more efficient production. 3) Strengthening civil societyto engage with the government on revenue allocation. This work also includes advocating trade and tax reforms, and demanding transparency around contracts and revenues from extractives (EITI). These objectives will be achieved by strengthening local civil society in Kenya through, • Sensitizing communities, especially grassroots women, about their rights and strengthening their capacity to claim these rights. It is essential to put efforts into training and capacitating community members and their representatives, as opposed to only bigger civilsociety actors advocating to governments and companies on their behalf. • Coordinated efforts to bring together non-state actors, the state, investors and communities to forge practical strategies that can increase opportunities for small-scale workers and producers and curtail ongoing abuse, in particular with regard to land and labour conditions. • Addressing reasonswhy CSOs struggle to engage with governments and the private sector: there is a lack of sound mechanisms for engagement, technical knowledgeand funds, and fear of harassment. • More proactive local level monitoring, documentation of abuse and effective grievance mechanisms to curtail impunity. • Developing a joint civic space protection strategy among civil society actors, and a joint advocacy strategy on human rights defenders’ and violations of rights. To achieve main objectives of the programme, Oxfam will collaboratewith the following groups in Kenya • Kenya Land Alliance: supports a social movement of land-marginalized groups, e.g. by increasing the voice of communities in community development agreements, in which government and investors negotiate benefits for local communities. • Transparency International – Kenya: a not-for-profit organization with the aim of developing a transparent and corruption-free society through good governance and social justice initiatives. • Taita Taveta Human Rights Watch: a grassroots lobby group working on issues of human rights violations within the country.

General

The objective of the covenant is described in Chapter 1: The covenant focuses on the conduct of responsible investment policy by Insurers because of the international nature of this activity. This involves preventing, limiting and, if necessary, remedying as far as possible any negative impact on people, animals and the environment. This project supports the efforts of NGOs in realising concrete, implementing activities arising from their participation in the various working groups. NB: Participation inthe working groups by NGOs is already funded from the already approved Pillar 1 funding of RFO. A-05997 Working Group 1: Thematic frameworks have been jointly developed by the Parties. These five thematic frameworks will be rolled out by means of joint activities (e.g. the active promotion and explanation of) for the purpose of implementation by the insurers. The activities of this working group contribute to preventing, mitigating and remedying negative impacts on specific themes explicitly included inthe aforementioned article of the Covenant, namely: animal welfare, children's rights, land rights, climate change and controversial weapons and controversial arms trade. Working Group 2: Each year the parties will select a theme for further cooperationinthe context of 'do good'. For the year 2020, thecovenant parties have chosen the theme of 'access to medicine'. Access to medicine is a direct part of the 'right to health' (International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Article 12) is in line with SDG 3: ensuring good health and well-being for everyone at all ages. It is of great importance that pharmaceutical companies worldwide, including explicitly in developing countries and emerging economies, corporate social responsibility, in line with the OECD guidelines and the UNGPs, with regard to this right to health. Working group 4: On the basis of fictitious and existing cases, the parties investigate how insurers can contribute torecovery and redress and how they can organise their commitment as optimally as possible in order to achieve a real positive impact'on the ground'. Working with existing cases, among others, provides a clearer picture of possible negative impacts of specific investments and best practice on how these negative impacts can be prevented and limited. In 2020, this working group will, among otherthings, organise a case session on 'Recovery and Story'. The proceeds of this case session (in the form of lessons learned) will bepublished. Working Group 5: In the coming year, the parties will start investigating the possibilities for improving transparency and reporting by insurers. Transparency is important for compliance with the OECD guidelines and UNGPs and the dialogue with internaland external stakeholders.In order to collaborate effectively with others, it is also important to provide insight into results achieved and challenges in the area of ESG due diligence. Finally, public disclosure of results and ambitions can serve as a good stimulus to continue to improve ESG due diligence structurally. The independent monitoring committee, which monitors the progress of the agreements made in the Covenant, endorsed transparency as an important part of the Covenant. - Save the Children contributes knowledge about children's rights in a broad sense, including child labour, nutrition and health care. Because of this expertise, they contribute to working group 1, 2 and 4. - Oxfam Novib contributes knowledge on gender equality, land rights, access to medicines, climate change, fair taxation and the fight against corruption. Because of this expertise they contribute to all working groups. - Pax forPeace contributes knowledge about controversial weapons and arms trade, protection of civilians in war situations, advocacy for victims of human rights violations and natural resources in relation to conflict and human rights. Because of this expertise, they contribute to working groups 1, 4 and 5. - Natuur en Milieu contributes knowledge about climate change, sustainable energy sources, sustainable food and sustainable use of raw materials. Because of this expertise they contribute to working group 1....- World Animal Protection contributes knowledge on animal welfare, also in relation to nature conservation, biodiversity, the protein transition, sustainable food production and climate change. Because of this expertise they contribute to working groups 1, 4 and 5.