Support to Strengthen Conflict-sensitivity

The LIFT and ACCESS Funds are committed to engage in areas affected by an active conflict, post conflict or protracted crisis and in particular to support displaced populations and the provision of services is based on a thorough understanding of the social, political and institutional context in these areas.
The Funds will safeguard that interventions operate in a manner that:

• Adhere to international best practices related to ‘do no harm’ practices and engagement principles in conflict affected areas;
• Tailor program interventions to conflict affected areas’ operating environments by reducing dividers and supporting existing connectors;
• Understand the interactions between its interventions and the context/group relations;
• Take precaution to minimise negative and to maximise positive impacts of programming;
• Ensure the programme design and interventions contribute to improve the livelihoods and food security of people, and improved health outcomes in conflict affected areas; and
• Maximise the peace-building opportunities of its interventions by bringing people together around livelihoods and health.

The Funds’ strategies to operate in areas previously or currently affected by conflict are based on conflict analysis from a national, regional and local perspective, keeping in mind grievances and aspirations of communities that are at the root of the conflict and its resolution.

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The Funds are aware that it is vital that the programme framework is underpinned by a set of conflict sensitive principles and a communications and consultation strategy. The overarching objective is to improve livelihoods and food security, and health outcomes using a conflict-sensitive programming,methodologies, and approaches.