Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP supporting Shock Responsive Safety (SRSN)/Output 2
Brief Description:
SRSN through PSNP 5 will integrate the PSNP and HFA systems into one scalable rural safety net which provides predictable multi-year transfers to core clients and is also capable of scaling up benefits (to existing and new HFA clients) in response to shocks. The aim is to ensure timely assistance to everyone in need while also improving efficiency and reducing waste by streamlining and combining processes.
Thematic Area:
The Shock Responsive PSNP system is being initially designed to automatically estimate needs and finance drought related shock. If the EWS objectively identifies FIPs arising from other shock impacts and financing is available – this response can also be channeled via the PSNP shock response program. The Shock Responsive PSNP system is being initially designed to automatically estimate needs and finance drought related shock. Drought is identified as the primary co-variate shock resulting in temporary or seasonal food insecurity in Ethiopia. Understanding as early as possible where and when drought (and potentially other) shocks are going to create food insecurity will be an essential element of the shock responsive program. Timely shock response assistance cannot be delivered without an EWS generating reliable, quantitative and auditable time series data.
Core Objectives of the programme:
The objective of the Shock-Responsive PSNP Program is:
to ensure the PSNP provides transitory food and cash assistance to populations experiencing shock-induced food insecurity at the time of greatest need
to support EWRD of NDRMC to move to a more automated system of generating FIP estimates via an EW Dashboard that is updated four times per year in October, January, April and July.
to support EWRD of NDRMC to enhance EWS to improve the quality, transparency and frequency of data from multiple sources across (and potentially beyond) government, including real time data collection at woreda level.
Implementing Area:
The PSNP is currently active in 9 Regions (Afar, Amhara, Dire Dawa, Harari, Oromiya, SNNPR, Sidama, Somali Region and Tigray). The core programme is geographically targeted to woredas within these regions which have high levels of poverty and vulnerability to drought.
Partners:
NDRMC, FSCD (MoA), MoF, NMA, CSA, , JEOP, SC, WFP and other DPs
