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Participate in the response funds pre-positioning

Advocate to the humanitarian coordinator (HC) for pre-allocation of emergency pooled funds

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for the WASH response 

For pooled emergency funds such as CERF or CBPF, an un-earmarked envelop is given to the HC for the whole response. The HC then decides of the sharing of this envelop between each sector ( or between HRP's strategic objectives). It is the responsibility of the WASH cluster/sector coordinator to ensure WASH priorities are considered by the HC in this process. WASH cluster/sector coordinator are rarely is not in direct contact with the HC and will need to advocate indirectly for funds : this advocacy must be done through UNICEF and the inter-cluster group.

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Advocate for pre-positioning of non-pooled funds for the WASH response

Not all emergency funds are centralized, and some donors will also allocate funds directly to aid agencies. The WASH Cluster coordinator must should be in contact with current or all potential donors funding for the WASH response. He/she should regularly communicate them response strategy, priorities, updates, and report possible funds duplication or gaps. In extreme cases, and if all other means have been tried without success, coordination platform can also contact donors in case their implementing partners are reluctant to collaborate with coordination platform or other partners.It is a good practice to clearly communicate with donors the WASH sector/cluster strategy so they can . They must be made aware of possible funding gaps that they could address. 

The WASH sector/cluster Operation Response Plan must be shared with donors, to ensure their funding strategy is aligned with it, and verify it is reflected in the proposal submitted to them by partners, or ensure their funding strategy is aligned with the WASH Operation Response Plan. Large . Large emergency donors usually require their partners to discuss their proposal strategy with coordination platform before submitting it. 

Support partners' proposals development

Depending on their time and the context, it is a good practice for WASH sector/cluster coordinator to stay in close contact with and available for the partners to ensure their proposals (pooled funds and others) are aligned with defined response strategy and provide them with advice when needed.