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put into the CERF format, and Letters of Understanding signed between submitting cluster partners and OCHA. Third: Revision of the Flash Appeal. As more up-to-date and comprehensive assessment data becomes available, the education projects within the Flash Appeal can be revised at any time. New projects can be inserted to address emerging needs. The Flash Appeal is not a static document but is open and flexible. Fourth: If the emergency response continues for more than six months, and a CAP is launched, education projects identified at the time of the Flash Appeal, or new projects responding to evolving education in emergencies needs, may be put forward through the CAP. 8.2.3 Flash Appeals The Flash Appeal is used to facilitate a coordinated humanitarian response for the first three to six months following an emergency. It provides a concise overview of life-saving needs and recovery projects to be implemented within this time frame. Multiple donors use the Flash Appeal to identify the areas and projects they want to support. Individual project-holders are approached directly, to agree funding terms. Funds are not channelled through OCHA or the cluster, but are counted as funding towards meeting cluster needs. Flash Appeals are used to determine the allocation of: � the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) � in-country pooled funding � bilateral funds � OCHA emergency cash grants. What is the process for triggering a Flash Appeal? 262 | May 2010 Flash Appeal � is a planning tool, generally developed simultaneously with, and to complement, the CERF � triggered by the HC/RC � compiled within 7–10 days of being triggered � based on rapid assessment of the scale and severity of the emergency � focuses on urgent humanitarian needs � only for projects within the first 6 months of response � UN agencies and NGOs may submit projects � revised appeal normally undertaken within 1 month � project revisions and updates made via On-line Project System (OPS) or the FTS. The decision to mount a Flash Appeal is triggered by the HC/RC in consultation with the HCT and host government. The Appeal is compiled within 7–10 days of being triggered.
Advocacy and resource mobilisation It is based on initial rapid assessment of the scale and severity of the emergency, compared with the government’s capacity to respond. The impact of the emergency situation is often initially assessed on the basis of inference and ‘best guesses’’. Flash Appeals are therefore routinely revised a few weeks after the first edition, drawing on a more comprehensive needs assessment, and a better understanding of the emergency situation. Any new and revised cluster projects should be adjusted within the Flash Appeal via the On-line Projects System (see earlier text box), or the Financial Tracking Service (FTS). A (revised) Flash Appeal may be further developed into a Consolidated Appeal if the emergency continues beyond six months. Similarly, the cluster priorities and project proposals developed for a Flash Appeal can be used in applying to the CERF (see below), or in submitting proposals to individual donors. How are cluster needs incorporated? 1. The HC/RC establishes strategic priorities and criteria for project selection, and at the same time sets priorities for CERF. 2. The cluster sets out an initial strategic response plan (see section 7.2), and agrees allocation of cluster partners’ responsibilities, on the basis of rapid assessment information. 3. Cluster partners submit their project proposals to the Coordinator. 4. Available donors may be consulted, to gather information about their priorities. 5. Project proposals are prioritised with consideration to the most urgent needs, unfilled gaps, available capacities, and effective integration of priority cross-cutting issues. Proposals to cover the cluster coordination activities should also be considered at this time. 6. Selected proposals are incorporated into the one-page (maximum) education section of the Flash Appeal document. 7. Presentation of project proposals, across all clusters, is undertaken through an inter-cluster meeting chaired by the HC/RC. At this meeting, the Coordinator or CLA(s) presents priorities and project proposals for the Education Cluster. Detailed guidelines and a sample for a Flash Appeal are included in the ‘Additional resources’ listed at the end of this section. Final selection of humanitarian projects for a Flash Appeal Final project selection is collectively undertaken by the CLA(s), on the basis of recommendations from the Coordinator and cluster partners, in their role as members of the HCT. Projects are prioritised (weighted) then reviewed again by the HCT on the basis of funding already received and committed to each cluster or project. Factors influencing the selection of projects may include: May 2010 | 263
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