Livelihoods Recovery Programme

Bridging the Recovery Programming

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
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Livelihood Recovery & Phasing of Programme

The Architecture for delivery of Livelihood Programme

3.1

Livelihood Work Group LWG for Haiyan Operation

3.2

Chapter level Livelihood Team CLT

Steps for Livelihood Recovery Programme

4.1

Guidelines for Geographic Targeting

4.1.1 Geographical Targeting at NHQ

4.1.2

Geographic Targeting at Chapter Level

Targeting Municipalities

Targeting Barangay/Community Level

4.2

Orientation and Formation of Barangay Recovery Committee (BgyRC)

4.3

Criteria Setting on Priority & Less Priority Vulnerable Households

4.4

Social Map/Household Roster Preparation & Analysis of VHHs

4.5

Beneficiary Selection/Finalization of Beneficiary List/Encoding

4.6

Beneficiary Orientation/Issuance of Beneficiary Cards/Beneficiary Communication

4.7

Generation of Household-level Livelihood Support through CCG

4.10 Monitoring Considerations

Steps for Community-Managed Livelihood Interventions

10
13
13

5.1

Project Management and Implementation

14

5.2

Monitoring Considerations and Reporting

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INTRODUCTION
This note is intended to be a ready reckoner for those involved in direct implementation of the
Livelihood Recovery Programme and implementing Household level and Community level
Livelihoods Interventions. It is premised on experience of the Livelihood Working Group over the
past two years in post disaster responses in the Philippines.
Given the diversity of agro-climatic conditions and livelihood groups the programming approach is
one of being context specific, community-centric, consolidating on existing capabilities and coordinated while leveraging potential partnerships at the community and institutional level.
LIVELIHOOD RECOVERY & PHASING OF PROGRAMME
After the onset of a typhoon or lately the earthquake, PRC has been quick to address, search and
rescue, administer First-Aid and even provide immediate relief to the affected, be in the evacuation
camps or in-situ, through material distribution and psychosocial support administered by the Red
Cross volunteer base at the community level and at the Chapter.
Post the trauma of a disaster, Early Livelihood Recovery Program (ELRP) looks at putting
communities back onto their feet, by supporting restoration, enhancement and diversification
(were possible) of livelihoods of the most vulnerable in the community. ELRP is not ambitious in
attempting at a full-fledged recovery or rehabilitation. Instead the focus is for a short-term
immediate intervention towards restoring lives and livelihood with dignity. The immediacy of the
intervention and short time-span for executing it, normally 6-9 months, are critical. Hence, it calls for
efficiency and appropriate means of reaching out, without stretching the existing human resources
and/or capabilities of PRC, not to mention that the assistance and means are culturally sensitive,
locally resourced, and ethically appropriate.
Since typhoon is imminent year after year, ELRP is mainstreamed into the Response options of the
Philippine Red Cross. This Guidelines attempts to provide a frame-work of engagement in
identifying the most vulnerable, prioritizing livelihood needs, and reaching out in the most efficient
manner. ELRP is integrated into full-fledged Livelihood Recovery Programme (LRP) depending on the
availability of funds and donor interest in the same.
Full-fledged Livelihood Recovery covers the spectrum of recovery programming. More than ELRP,
designed Recovery Program for Philippine Red Cross covers activities that will be linked to Disaster
Risk Reduction and or longer-term Livelihood activities thru Community-managed projects.
The phasing of post Haiyan livelihood recovery interventions will be in the following order which is
indicative of the maturity and ownership of community level engagements:
Phase 1.
Household level Livelihood interventions
Phase 2.
Skills Training and Enterprise Development
Phase 3.
Community level Livelihood interventions

THE ARCHITECTURE FOR DELIVERY OF LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMME:

3.1
Livelihood
Haiyan
LWG for
Haiyan Operation:
3.1 Livelihood
WorkWork
Group-Group
LWG for
Operation:
At the NHQ level a lead person (PRC Livelihood Focal Point- LFP) along with 2 or 3 dedicated staff
oversees the LRP depending upon the extent of coverage sought. The more the provinces, barangays
and beneficiaries to be reached out, the more members enlisted to the NHQ Livelihood Team.

This NHQ Livelihood Team along with associated members of other PRC departments form the
Livelihood Working Group in short the LWG for Haiyan Operations. The LFP reports to Manager
Haiyan Operation and those assigned by the SG. The stress is on an empowered dedicated, lean,
mean team which is quick to form, respond and disband. The LFP is also responsible for chairing the
Technical working Group (TWG) on Livelihood which includes all movement partner members.
The role of the LWG is to strategize, coordinate implementation, administer grants, monitor, report
to all concerned and be overall responsible for the efficacy of the interventions. The LWG is also
responsible for all communication relating to the LRP, obtaining the necessary sanctions from
relevant department, garnering resources required, enlisting the support of Chapter Administrators,
training and facilitation of Chapter level teams, negotiating with third-party vendors and be the
knowledge-resource on LRP for PRC. The LWG upholds the SOP and from time to time makes
amends based on consultation and experiences garnered in implementation. It is also responsible for
initiating independent Impact Assessments.
3.2 Chapter
level level
Livelihood
Team- CLT:
3.2
Chapter
Livelihood
Team CLT :
The Chapter level Livelihood Team comprise of 1 Focal Person, an officer with prior experience in
Livelihood Programming or trained in the same, supported by at least 2 volunteers for a coverage
ranging from 800 to 1000 beneficiaries within the Chapter. The CLT reports administratively to the
Chapters Haiyan Operation Manger and obtains necessary sanction and support from NHQ-LFP as
and where required.
The Role of CLT is to implement the LRP at the Provincial/Chapter level which includes targeting of
area, consulting other stake-holders, mobilizing community, communicating Eligibility Criteria of
Vulnerability, forming the Barangay Level Committee, Validating Beneficiary List, soliciting and
validating proposals from household or community level, requesting for CCG disbursements,
monitoring utilization and adherence of CCG conditionalitys and addressing grievances in
consultation with LWG.
3.3 Barangay
Recovery
CommitteeBgyRC: BgyRC :
3.3
Barangay
Recovery
Committee
The Barangay Recovery Committee (BgyRC) is formed for the specific purpose of upholding the ethos
and fairness of the delivery of LRP at the community level. The BgyRC should be arrived at consensus
after the validation of the Beneficiary list by the CLT. BgyRC should comprise of 5-10 representatives
from the community. Ideally, no BgyRC member should directly benefit from the CCG.
The Role of the BgyRC is to facilitate the community level processes of LRP, address grievances,
notify communication from CLT to all registered beneficiaries, call for community level meetings,
and monitor the usage of CCG and to uphold the conditionalitys agreed to by every enlisted and
participating Vulnerable Households (VHHs). The larger role envisioned for the BgyRC is one of being
the RC143 at the community level.
STEPS FOR LIVELIHOOD RECOVERY PROGRAMME:

The 10 steps relating to rollout of the LRP from Targeting Area, to Beneficiary Selection, to Proposal
Generation, to Disbursement of Grants to Monitoring and Evaluation complements the existing PRCs
protocol for CTP. These steps detail what actions are required and who is responsible. While the
onus of implementation in the field rest with Chapter level Livelihood Team, the role played by
BgyRC should not be undermined, for they form the Social Collateral for ensuring fairness in
selection and in monitoring of utilization of the CCG by the participating Vulnerable Households.

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Geographic Targeting (NHQ and Chapter Level)

Orientation and Formation of Barangay Recovery Committee
Contextualising Livelihood Vulnerability Criteria for Priority and Less-Priority HHs.
Social Mapping of Vulnerable HHs
Beneficiary Selection
Beneficiary Registration
Generation of Household and Community Level Livelihood Proposals.
Authorization and Approval
Disbursement of CCG Instalments
Monitoring and Evaluation.

4.1
Guidelines
for Geographic
Targeting
4.1 Guidelines
for Geographic
Targeting:
These sections deals with steps leading to identification of Target Area and. Resources being limited,
the focus is on prioritisation to reach out to the most vulnerable and deserving of the affected
population. At the NHQ level, Provinces and Municipalities are prioritised and further prioritisation is
undertaken at the Chapter level of Municipalities, Barangays and vulnerable HHs. This is based on
the principle of proportionality of impact, the coping capacity of the community at large and extent
of support provided by other key actors.
Triangulation of information readily available in the database at PRCs OpsCentre and obtained by NHQ from
NDRMC and other sources with that provided by Chapters should be attempted as quick as possible with the
intent of raising resources required through DREF/Appeal while at the same time notifying the Chapters on the
extent of Target Families that can be reached out, which consequently would also limit the number of
Barangays and households that can be affectively covered in the response.

4.1.1 Geographical Targeting at NHQ: Geographical targeting is an approach of targeting the most
backward and vulnerable areas amongst the affected areas. Selection of Chapters to be covered for
a NHQ supported responses can be quickly arrived at based on analysis of available secondary data
either from government (NDRRMC Reports, Dept. of Agriculture, DPWD,etc.) Television reports,
PRCs OpsCentre reports, and validation of information flowing from Chapters post a disaster. Ideally
a PRC wide Contingency Plan or Disaster Preparedness Plan, in which disaster prone areas and
response options are mapped should help in speeding and scaling up responses. Below table is a
sample indicative of how Provinces can be prioritised for response.

Province
Bulacan
Pampanga
Ilocos Sur
La Union
Pangasinan
Bataan
Cavite
Laguna

Population
(as of 2010)
2,934,433
2,014,019
658,687
741,906
2,779,862
687,482
3,090,691
2,669,847

Rank
1
2
7
10
4
3
5
8

Total Affected
Population

%age
Rank
affected

821,794

28

682,131
92,441
18,397
327,685
420,750
266,479
78,870

34
14
2
12
61
9
3

3
2
4
5
1

%Poverty
Incidence

Rank

6.7
6.4
17.1
19.8
17
7.3
4.1
6.3

2
1
3
5

Rizal
NCR

2,484,840
11,855,975

9
6

52,858
234,884

2
2

7.6
3.8

The set of variables used for prioritising Provinces and Municipalities are
a)
The proportionality of the affected to the total population
b)
Poverty ranking of the province and
c)
Class of municipality
Note : B and C above can be maintained at the Ops Centre Database as it is readily available
4.1.2 Geographic Targeting at Chapter Level: A similar method can be adopted by Chapter in
prioritising municipalities and barangays. Additional variables for determining the most vulnerable
or most under-served areas are type and amount of relief and recovery assistance provided or
intended to be provided by various government agencies and non-government agencies. It is
important that Chapter always has readily available secondary data on population, class of
municipalities, poverty statistics, maps, for a quick analysis before the deployment of its Rapid
Assessment Team (RAT).
Targeting Municipalities: In the event that a disaster has affected several municipalities within a
province, municipalities can be prioritised based on the proportion of the affected and class of
municipalities which indicates the capacity of the LGU to responds. Chapter should also look into
other players/intervention present in the area and gaps existing. Note: For bigger Provinces, 2-3
municipalities can be targeted depending on the severity of the effects and available support.
Targeting Barangay/Community Level - once priority municipalities have been selected, prioritization
at community level can be initiated and finalised, using proportionality and other vulnerability
indicators. Chapter should do a gap analysis of other players/intervention present in the area, future
plans of GOs/NGOs and its own capacity to mobilise 143 Volunteers locally.
Selecting Barangays which are contiguous instead of scattered or dispersed should be preferred in
order to minimise operational cost and enhance speed of mobilisation of community and delivery of
assistance. Note: Once Area targeting is done, Concept Note for CfR assistance needs to be prepared
by the Chapter and submitted to NHQ and clearance obtained prior to mobilising the community.
Sample Template for Geographic Prioritisation.
1st Level - Municipality Prioritization
Munci

Total
HHs

Pality

Affected

% of
Affected

HHs

Total
Damaged
HHs

% of

Total
Flooded

Damaged

HHs

% of
Flooded
HHs

Presence
of Key
Players

HHs

Class of
Muni

Priority
Ranking

cipality

HHs
A
Munci..1
Munci..2
Munci..3
Munci..4

B/A

C/A

D/A

2nd Level Community/Barangay Prioritization

Barangay

Total
HHs

Affected

% of
Affected

HHs

Total
Damaged
HHs

% of

Total
Flooded

Damaged

HHs

% of
Flooded
HHs

Presence
of Key
Players

Redcross
presence
143

Priority
Ranking

D/A

HHs
HHs

B/A

C/A

Bgy 1
Bgy2
Bgy3
Bgy..4

Note: Chapters may add/delete columns depending on the applicable scenarios/indicators which can
be considered in prioritizing municipalities/communities to be given CfR.

4.2 Orientation
and Formation
of Barangay
Recovery Committee
4.2
Orientation
and Formation
of Barangay
Recovery(BgyRC):
Committee (BgyRC) :
BgyRC play an important role in ensuring transparency and accountability of PRCs engagement at
the community level, hence facilitation by trained PRCs Chapter staff and volunteers is crucial
during the entire process of formation, orientation and selection of beneficiaries.
BgyRC Formation: Upon identification of target barangays, Chapter should consult the LGU
department before starting the process of forming the BgyRC. Chapter may inform communities thru
its 143 Volunteers in the area or Chapter or may brief thru a simple meeting or contact community
leaders about intention of PRCs CTP and solicit their views. Prospective BgyRC members can be
identified and informed subsequently.
Suggested Members of BgyRC: Purok Leaders (Community Member not necessarily Kagawads), 143
Volunteer, Barangay Health Worker (BHW) or Barangay Nutritional Scholar (BNS), Representatives
from Religious Org, Livelihood Org, Womens Group, Senior Citizens Group, Indigenous Community
leaders. The BgyRC should comprise at minimum of 5 members and a maximum of 10 member.
Ensure that expected members are the only ones to attend the BgyRC meeting to avoid over
representation of one section or sector. Barangay officials are not expected to attend though the
barangay secretary is needed in the finalization list of beneficiaries. Chapter may activate BgyRC thru
its 143 in coordination with the Barangay officials, or ask directly the barangay to invite personalities
to form an independent and representative BgyRC. It is preferable that BgyRC has not more than 2
Barangay Officials (elected representatives such Barangay Captains and Kagawads).
Social Map & Household Roster: A social map (also called spot map locally) and Household Roster
should be prepared in advance to Orientation of BgyRC.
Orientation of BgyRC: Orientation is first formal engagement with the community representatives
and it is crucial that this facilitated by a Chapter Staff and one or two trained volunteers and never
done only by the volunteers themselves. The role of PRCs Staff and Volunteers is to provide an
objective oversight of the process and to ensure the fundamental principles of Red Cross and the
Principles of CTP are communicated and administered through community consensus. Hence, prior
communication and agreement on the date of BgyRC meeting is required.

Note: During the BgRC orientation, it is very important to observe the following
considerations/activities:
PRC Facilitator should set ground rules for the open discussion, and make sure that
dominant members do not control the discussions and ensure all members contribute their
views. Results of these community discussion should be written in a manila paper/chart so
that it can always be reviewed.
Introduction of RC personalities, RC movement & services, Scope of recovery support.
Introduction of BgyRC members and their community roles - make sure that all
puroks/sitios/groups are represented before starting the meeting
Creating an open forum (a round table setting) for sharing community experiences related to
disasters to elicit impact of the disaster on the most vulnerable households and their coping
mechanisms. Identify the worst case coping mechanisms.
BgyRC roles are clarified, explained and accepted before moving on to the next phase of
discussions. BgyRC roles would include; criteria setting on priority & less priority,
identification of beneficiaries as per the agreed criteria, explaining to beneficiaries/nonbeneficiaries the process, guide beneficiaries on the utilization of livelihood support.

4.3 Criteria
Setting
on Priority
& Less Priority
Households: Households:
4.3
Criteria
Setting
on Priority
& LessVulnerable
Priority Vulnerable
This activity can be done within the same day that the BgyRC is formed and oriented, once the
community situation has been analysed and that BgyRC roles clarified and agreed.
Vulnerability Criteria for Priority and Less Priority Households would vary depending on the nature of
livelihoods practiced, the impact of the disaster, and coping strategy of the people. Vulnerability
Criteria for a Rural, Remote, Peri-urban, Urban settings will vary and these need to be factored in
during the discussion with BgyRC.
Vulnerability Criteria for Priority Household (Inclusion Criteria) should be arrived and written down
clearly with examples where necessary so as that it can be communicated by BgyRC with rest of the
community. These are worst case scenario of coping post a disaster and for want of support their
household situation may be further aggravated.
Similarly, Criteria for less Priority Households (Exclusion Criteria) should be listed in accordance with
the coping capacity of the households and who may not be eligible for the type of CTP assistance
being provided. These are though affected relatively better-off and can cope within their own
means.
Indicative List of Livelihood Vulnerability Criteria:
1. Tenant farmers with holdings less than 1 hectare
2. Agriculture Landless Labourers
3. Riverine fishermen with native craft non motorized craft
4. Coastal fishermen with native craft
5. Fish-farm labourers
6. Households reliant on casual unskilled labour as primary income
7. Households reliant on petty-trade and vending which has been impacted due to disaster.

4.4
Social
Map/Household
Preparation
of VHHs:
4.4 Social
Map/
Household Roster Roster
Preparation
& Analysis &
of Analysis
VHHs:
Social Map is a visual representation of community profile, indicating the social/physical location,
the occupation/livelihood profile, social vulnerability, the extend of impact, community resources
and capabilities. Before starting beneficiary selection make sure that this is prepared together with
the Household Roster.

(Social Map: Baranagay Rizal, Saguday, Quirino Provice)

A Household Roster is a master list, listing name of the head of household, the sitio/purok they are
from and their specific occupation/livelihood status or social/physical condition. The name on the
household roster shall be noted as the recipient beneficiary of the livelihood support from PRC.
Where possible the female adult members should be encouraged to be enlisted as recipient
beneficiary.
These two tools will be used simultaneously in the beneficiary selection process, which will held
normally the next day, so that BgyRC members will have time to review the list and contemplate on
the criteria for wider consultation with community members.

4.5 Beneficiary
Selection/Finalization
of Beneficiary
List/ Encoding:
4.5
Beneficiary
Selection/Finalization
of Beneficiary
List/Encoding :
Once the (1) criteria has been finalized, the (2) social map is completed, and (3) household roster
numerated, beneficiary selection process can begin. It can be scheduled on the same day or the
subsequent day depending upon the preparedness of the BgyRC and 143 Volunteers.
1. Chapter facilitator starts by calling out household names from Household Roster and
counterchecking it on the social map to pinpoint it location. BgyRC members agree of the
criteria the household fall under. Chapter facilitators makes a corresponding mark on the
social map to indicate whether the household is prioritized or less prioritized while noting
the same on Household Roster which criteria is applicable. The process is repeated purok by
purok till all households are classified and coded as per the agreed criteria/s as applicable to
the household. A household may qualify by more than one criteria such as a for example a
livelihood vulnerability, household fully damaged and social vulnerability.
2. Once the process of reviewing the households in terms of the criteria is completed, a final
beneficiary list is prepared based on the result of the discussion and wider consultation with

the community. If the list exceeds the ceiling the BgyRC need to deliberate to reduce
accordingly.
3. Chapter facilitators should ensure through random home visits that these households are
realistic representation of most vulnerable households and there has not been an inclusion
or exclusion either by omission or commission.
4. Once the BgyRC has finalised the list, the list is submitted to PRC by endorsing their
signature in attestation of its veracity and requesting PRCs support.
5. Chapter after encoding (capturing information at the Chapter Level) forwards the same to
NHQ with authorisation of the Chapter Administrators for action as per type of CTP support
envisaged.

4.6 Beneficiary
Orientation/Issuance
of Beneficiary
Cards/Beneficiary
Communication:
4.6
Beneficiary
Orientation/Issuance
of Beneficiary
Cards/Beneficiary
Once NHQ has notified to proceed with beneficiary registration, this process is activated with the
calling of a General Assembly of all beneficiaries and those interested to participate.
1. During this activity, BgyRC will take the lead in the orientation of beneficiaries on the scope
of support PRC will provide. BgyRC also reiterates the different criteria set and uses the
social map to depict those who have been selected.
2. It is important that Chapter Representatives will be present during this activity to ensure
that all inquiries will be answered in case BgyRC needs to be supported. Chapter
Representative also indicate the process of addressing grievances clearly communicating the
modality of filing grievances and process of how and by when it will be addressed.
3. Beneficiary cards can be issued during this time, especially if there is already a set date on
the awarding of cash grants or at later date after consideration of grievances arising from
the General Assembly.
Beneficiary Card cum Proposal (BENCARD) :
The BENCARD is unique to the LRP and printed on two sides of a single sheet of A4 size paper. A
sample BENCARD with requisite logo of PRC and IFRC is shown in Annexure A. BENCARD is uniquely
numbered, approved and sealed by the Chapter Administrator. BENCARD along with Barangay
Certificate of Residency, or a Valid ID is used as a proof of identity for en-cashing instalments sent
through the Remittance Company (also called Service Provider).
BENCARD contains information of the Beneficiary, such as Name (First Name and Surname), Address,
Contact Cell Number, Age, Sex and Name of members of family. This information is used as identifier
for preparing the disbursement request by the CLT. Care should be observed that the personal
information provided in the BENCARD corresponds with the Valid ID or Barangay Certificate issued
to the beneficiary for the special purpose in order to avoid en-cashing of Disbursement from PRC.
BENCARD also list the conditionalitys and clause of indemnity to which the Beneficiary is the
signatory.
On the overleaf BENCARD provides for the detailing of category of Beneficiary, choice of Livelihood
Proposed, proposed Item of expenses, the rate, quantity and value, total Proposed Amount,
Approved Grant Amount and the instalment break up. The Beneficiary feedback at the evaluation
stage is also printed within the BENCARD.

BENCARD is prepared after Validation of Beneficiary List by the BgyRC and filled in by the Beneficiary
with assistance of BgyRC or CLT. The individual proposals are transferred to the BENCARD, in the
process validating the veracity of the proposal on a case by case basis. CLT needs to be equipped to
undertake this exercise within 3-4 hours given a gathering of around 100 beneficiaries per Barangay,
hence the required logistic support and preparation is vital for crowd management and camp
setting.
After the BENCARD is duly filled, necessary information is captured in a Beneficiary Master
(Annexure B) and extract of the same is used as a Disbursement Request in a form which the
Remittance Company requires, which is forwarded to NHQ after approval by Chapter Administrator.
The BENCARD is returned to Beneficiary with Unique ID and Stamp of PRC and used for en-cashing
instalments as mentioned above.
After the monitoring receipt of 1st instalment, the Beneficiary Master and BENCARD is updated at
the Barangay level, signature of receipt of 1st Instalment obtained and the BENCARD is handed over
to the Beneficiary.
From the updated Beneficiary Master, the 2nd instalment disbursement is prepared, approved by CA
and sent to NHQ as in the case of 1st instalment..
The BENCARD is collected back 4 weeks after the disbursement of the 2nd instalment, with signature
of receipt of instalments by beneficiaries and feedback from the beneficiary completed against the 6
key indicators chosen by the LWG. Collection of Feedback is a critical step, the process detailed later.
The BENCARD is retained at the Chapter Level and used in the Impact Assessment stage and for
Auditing purpose.
4.7 Generation
of Household-level
Livelihood
Support through
CCG:
4.7
Generation
of Household-level
Livelihood
Support
through CCG :
Purpose : CCG is provided towards purchase of items for livelihood recovery and not towards
copious consumption or for redeeming debts. It could be for purchase of assets, tools of trade,
livestock, farming inputs or stocking for petty trade. Items should be such, that it can be audited by
the BgyRC either through bill of purchase, or proof of purchase/transfer by the buyer and seller. It
excludes payment to labour component and other counter part contribution as decided by BgyRC.
Purchase of alcohol, tobacco and such items even for stocking in a Sari-sari store is not allowed from
the CCG provided.
Livelihood Supported : Grant is provided for any Livelihood which the VHHs seek to undertake and
has the competence and capability. The Grant should be expended within two weeks of receipt of
instalments hence assumed that those that requiring long-gestation, such as skills training are
excluded. The preferred choice of activity is what the VHHs are traditionally good at, or even those
they choose to diversify such as petty-trade where there exist peer knowledge within the
community to support such an activity.
Proposal and Proposed Amount: Individual household level proposals are determined after
community consultation of what is desirable and feasible within the eco-system. Competency and
capabilities should exist within the household to undertake the activity in the given time-frame. Each
beneficiary can propose a maximum of two livelihood activities. However, it is mandatory once an
individual proposal is finalised and recorded in the Beneficiary Card, expenditure in full should be
incurred by the household even if the Grant amount is less than the Proposed Amount. Hence,
judiciousness and guidance is provided by the CLT and BgyRC to VHHs while finalising proposals.

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Conditionalities: Expenditure will be entertained only for items listed in the proposal as indicated in
the Beneficiary Card. Hence, even if the total grant amount is less than the proposal, it is deemed
the VHHs will carry out the proposed activity in full, ensuring the remaining amount will be toppedup through personal savings and borrowings. Second instalment will be released subject to
satisfactory proof of use of first instalment as endorsed by the BgyRC. Social collateral should be
pursued as means of adherence to the conditionality
Amount : The Grant Amount is provided up to the maximum of PHP 10,000 per VHH in the case of
on-farm activity and PHP 8,000 in the case of non-farm proposals such as Sari-Sari shops and other
petty trades. However, the CCG amount for on-farm proposals less than PHP 10,000 will be paid in
full. The lesser limit for non-farm proposals is to discourage over-crowding of petty trades which
may not be economically feasible within the eco-system, while at the same time acknowledging
there is greater prudency in the use of capital by such soliciting VHHs and the investment required is
adequate to kick-start the venture
Instalments : Grants are provided in two instalments. The 1st instalment is disbursed within 2 weeks
of the Generation of Proposal and the 2nd instalment within 2 weeks of monitoring of use of 1st
Instalment. Monitoring of first instalment is scheduled within 2 weeks of disbursement by NHQ. In
all 6 weeks window is available from the proposal generation to completion of 2 nd instalment
The 1st Instalment is computed as greater than 50% of the approved Grant Amount rounded off to
the nearest higher 1,000 PHP.
Case 1 :

On-farm Proposal amount = 12,500 PHP then Grant Amount = 10,000 PHP (maximum
allowed) and hence the corresponding installments 6,000 PHP and 4,000 PHP.

Case 2 :

On-farm Proposal amount = 8,645 PHP then Grant Amount = 8,000 PHP and hence the
corresponding installments 5,000 PHP and 3,645 PHP. (respecting the sanctity of the
proposal submitted by the VHH).

Case 3 :

Off-farm Proposal amount = 10,000 PHP then Grant Amount = 8,000 PHP (maximum
allowed). Corresponding installments 5,000 PHP and 3,000 PHP.

When and Why : Livelihood Recovery Programme is provided after the NHQ initiated detailed
assessment team carries out a livelihood needs analysis of the affected area. The need for a detailed
assessment is flagged by the Rapid Assessment Team of Chapter in their assessment report.
It supplements existing coping strategies of the vulnerable households severly impacted by the
disaster through support towards asset creation and replacement, purchase of inputs for farming
and livestock rearing, setting up of small buisness ventures, for temporary migration to labour
surplus areas,
It narrows down the beneficiary household from that of Cash for Relief and specifically targets
those living on the margins of society, who are resource poor and donot have collateral to avail
favourable terms of credit. Their main source of livelihood could be..
Tenant farsmers with less than 1 hectare of land
Coastal and Riverine fishermen with non-motorised boats
Land labours, Small livestock rearers, Fish-farm labourers
Urban casual workers, Pedicab drivers, Hawkers and Small vendors, Waste Recyclers,
Informal Settlers
It excludes those who are reasonably endowed and have the social and physical collateral to raise
resources for recovery post a disaster such as

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 Government of Private Service Employments with Salaried Income

Tenant and Owner cultivator with holding >1 hectare
Households with Overseas Filipino Workers
Those owning motorised assets such as tractors, tillers, motorcycles ,
Barngay Officials who are the elected representatives
Trader and Businesss men and women
During the Community Based Targeting, the Barangay Level Committee should expound and
revalidate the above list of vulnearblity criteria before selecting the benenficiaries
Conditionalities and Quantum : A Conditional Cash Grant (CCG) is given in two instalments (60:40)
for a livelihood proposal as proposed by each beneficiary household. The choice of the livelihood
and proposal for assitance is upto the beneficiary and no conditions are prescribed by PRCs Staff or
Chapters on what is the most suitable or appropriate for the area. However, a group consensus on
feasibility of livelihood proposals and its endorsement by the BgyRC is preferred, This in the spirit of
facilitating mutual-self-help initiatives within the community to guide the beneficiary households.
The splitup of CCG in two instalments is primarily to demonstrate utilisation for the purpose
intended in the proposal. The second instalment of 40% of the value of CCG is made available
within 4 weeks of the payout of the 1st instalment on the advice of the BgyRC and endorsement of
the Chapter Level Team.
The quantum of assistance is pegged at the maximum of 10,000 PhP per beneficiary household and
the rationale for the same could be either of below:
First semester per capita Poverty Threshold = 9,385 PHP (source National Statistical
Coordination Board NSCB -2012)
Feasibliity of undertaking the proposal by category of vulnerable households listed above if
PRC provides CCG equivalent of 10,000 PhP
Process and Prerequisites : This requires a detailed assessment facilitated by NHQ, over and above
the Rapid Assessment undertaken by the Chapter in the first week. Based on the recommendation
of DAT NHQ Department will put up a Concept Note for securing funding (from internal or external
source) and obtained the necessary approval of the ASG/SG Office through a Master Memo. Only on
the approval of the Concept Note through Master Memo would the Chapter undertake Geographic
and Community Based Targeting and Selection of Beneficiaries as per the Guidelines.
The essential conditions for initiating Cash for Livelihood Recovery is that the market for the items
mentioned in the individual proposal can be sourced and acquired locally by the beneficiary
household which are culturally and agro-climatically appropriate and there exist a service provider
(which PRCs has a pre-agreement with) who can deliver within 7 days notice within accessible
distance to the beneficiary household.
Assessment Considerations.
1. Detailed Livelihood Assessment by the NHQ DAT should be undertaken within two weeks of
the onset of the Disaster on the recommendation of Chapter or CTP-TWG.
2. The Assessment should help in prioritising the Target Area (Municipalities and Barangay) as
per the Guidelines on Geographic and Community Basted Targeting (See section)
3. The Livelihood Assessment should cover the following

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a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

Seasonality of livelihood
Types of livelihood existing and affected by the disaster
Coping strategies of the affected households by livelihood types
Household Economic Security Analysis to understand deprivation at household level
Ability of markets (Commodity and Credit/Debt Market) to support revival
Suggest Criteria for Vulnerability Targeting (Inclusion and Exclusion)
Suggest amount of support to revive livelihoods based on cost of cultivation,
replacement of assets, and working capital for small business venture.
h. Plan of Action for Roll Out of ELRP within 6 to 9 weeks on the onset of the disaster.
4. Recommends additional steps towards Generation of Beneficiary Proposals and Orients the
Chapter in Proposal Generation
a. Forming beneficiary groups by the choice of livelihood types they intend to pursue
and arriving at consensus on feasibility and rates and quantities of items to
purchase, contextualised to the local market and cartage cost.
b. Developing individual proposal and capture in Beneficiary Card clearly splitting the
instalment amount.
c. Encoding from Beneficiary Card into a master database to be maintained at Chapter
and NHQ level.
d. Extracting from the Master Database for Fund Transfer Request as when required.

4.10
Monitoring
Considerations.
4.10 Monitoring
Considerations
While the routine monitoring of the programme will be undertaken by the BgyRC and reported to
the Chapter Level Team, Chapter should also undertake independent monitoring, right from the
stage of selection of beneficiaries to the pay-out of the first and second instalments. Cases of
default for second instalments should be carefully examined as to the reasons and brought to the
notice of NHQ. CLT should facilitate BgyRC in monitoring of conditionalitys of CCG.
Beneficiary Master List should cover all information in the Beneficiary Card. All reporting of above
have to be disaggregated by Sex, Category of Vulnerable Household and Choice of Livelihood
Proposed
Suggested Indicators :
1. Coverage Indicators disaggregated by Sex/Vulnerable HH/Livelihood Proposed
2. Proportion of Population covered by each BARANGAY RECOVERY COMMITTEE
3. No. of household who defaulted after 1st instalment by reasons - disaggregated.
4. No. of households who have fully initiated the proposed livelihood - disaggregated
5. Post Distribution Evaluation of Timeliness, Appropriateness, Adequacy
6. Time taken for each Step as per the Step to Disaster Response

STEPS FOR COMMUNITY-MANAGED LIVELIHOOD INTERVENTIONS

Given the experience of the BgyRC in ensuring successful implementation of the householdlevel livelihood support in phase 1 and where performance exemplifies beyond the roles
required, Philippine Red Cross will solicit and support community-managed livelihood
interventions. These could be for enhancing, protecting or diversification of livelihood. The
scale of Community Managed Livelihood interventions warrants a collective or cooperative

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management. It could be also by the respective LGUs for leveraging funding from DA or
BFAR or DSWD in which a tri-partite agreement is required. The proposal could benefit
directly and indirectly a larger section of the livelihood groups within the community
besides the vulnerable households reached out in phase 1 and phase 2.
1. Proposal shall be facilitated by Chapter-level Livelihood team
2. Proposals shall be reviewed and endorsed by Technical Livelihood Committee
composed of the following depending on proposal:
2.1. Chapter Administrator
2.2. Municipal Agriculture Office/Municipal Fisheries Office/Municipal
Employment and Service Office
2.3. Technical Consultant (whenever required)
2.4. PRC National Headquarters Livelihood team
5.1 Project
Management
and Implementation
5.1
Project
Management
and Implementation

BgyRC shall be the over-all implementing partner of the project and will be technically
supervised by technical LGU officials and Philippine Red Cross. Once proposal is approved,
BgyRC will be required to open a bank account for the sole purpose of this project and/or
coordinate closely with Chapter Level Livelihood team for fund request and project
accomplishment.

5.2
Monitoring
Considerations
and Reporting
5.2 Monitoring
Considerations
and Reporting
Weekly monitoring shall be conducted in the whole implementation of the community
project. BRC shall be required to submit monthly progress reports to the headquarters.

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