Executive Summary
At the request of the CERF Advisory Group (AG), the CERF Secretariat developed a draft Performance and Accountability Framework (PAF) in 2009 through close consultation with UN agencies, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other stakeholders. In July 2010, the CERF AG endorsed the draft PAF that includes, amongst other things, a mechanism for the independent review of the value added by the CERF to the humanitarian response in a country. Reviews are to be conducted annually in a sample of three to five countries. Following a pilot review of the added value of the CERF to humanitarian actions in Kenya using the PAF, three additional countries were selected to give further feedback on the systems and procedures used to access the CERF. This report using the PAF covers interviews and document reviews in Chad specifically for the period of 2009. Any additional points on the 2010 CERF applications have also been taken into account. It is worth noting that since its establishment in March 2006, the CERF has funded 100 projects in Chad totalling $60,514,421. During 2009, the CERF funded 20 projects in Chad amounting to $7,463,048 of which 14 were from the underfunded emergencies (UFE) window totalling $5,464,388 in mid-September with the remaining $1,998,660 from the rapid response (RR) window during May. During this time, the loan facility was not used.