USAID Highland Resilience Activity in Ethiopia
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What is the overarching goal of the Highland Resilience Activity (HRA) in Ethiopia's Highlands?

To strengthen resilience among vulnerable households

What are the three main types of incomes that HRA will support households in increasing?

On-farm, off-farm, and employment incomes

What is the duration of the HRA program that begins in January 2024?

Five years

What is the primary responsibility of the HUNDEE-HRA Project Coordinator/Manager?

<p>Overall planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Oromia region project</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which zones are included in the HUNDEE-HRA project that the Project Coordinator/Manager is responsible for?

<p>West and East Harerghe Zones</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the main responsibilities of the HUNDEE – HRA project Coordinator?

<p>Manage zonal and woreda field-level program team, finance, and operation teams; ensure effective implementation of project objectives; maintain close coordination with stakeholders; monitor and evaluate project activities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the HUNDEE – HRA project Coordinator ensure that program activities are carried out?

<p>By maintaining close working relationships with all technical units to ensure activities are carried out according to the highest standards and remain responsive and appropriate to the local context.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the HUNDEE – HRA project Coordinator in partnerships?

<p>Facilitates partnerships with other implementing partners and the private sector at Regional, Zonal, and woreda level to ensure complementarity with existing activities, while ensuring alignment of HRA implementation in line with the program’s overall approach.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the HUNDEE – HRA project Coordinator ensure quality and accountability in implementation?

<p>By maintaining close coordination with government offices, PSNP program participants, and ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation of interventions. Also, ensuring timely and quality delivery of project reports.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What standards and policies does the HUNDEE – HRA project Coordinator need to follow?

<p>HUNDEE Program Management Minimum Standards, Gender Policy, child policy, and other organization rule/regulation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Highland Resilience Activity (HRA)

  • The USAID-funded HRA aims to strengthen resilience among vulnerable households in Ethiopia's Highlands, targeting 120,000 PSNP households to reach the graduation threshold.
  • HRA's goal is to support households in moving above the graduation threshold, enabling them to withstand regular and predictable shocks without relying on social safety net programming.

Project Objectives

  • Increase on-farm, off-farm, and employment incomes of targeted households.
  • Facilitate improvements in market systems to increase demand for goods and services in PSNP communities.

HRA Project Coordinator/Manager

  • Responsible for overall planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Oromia region, HUNDEE-HRA project.
  • Manages zonal and woreda field-level program team, finance, and operation teams.
  • Ensures project initiatives are implemented to achieve maximum impact while remaining on schedule and budget.

Job Responsibilities

  • Manage program planning, implementation, and follow-up as per the project goal and donor requirements.
  • Ensure participation, benefit, and do not harm the target community.
  • Monitor and evaluate program outcomes and impacts using organization and program MEL systems and tools.
  • Manage the program budget and financial resources in a transparent, efficient, and accountable manner.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with technical and operational support teams to ensure integration and synergy among program components.
  • Participate, coordinate, and lead in relevant technical working groups, cluster meetings, and coordination forums with other actors in the sector.

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Learn about the USAID-funded Highland Resilience Activity (HRA) in Ethiopia aimed at strengthening resilience among vulnerable households in the Highlands. Understand how HRA supports households in reaching the graduation threshold of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) 5.

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