Central African Republic Humanitarian Fund 

ObjectivesFund Objectives

Fund scope

The Central African Republic Humanitarian Fund (CAR HF) was established in 2008. It is a country-based pooled fund (CBPF), which is a multi-donor humanitarian financing instrument managed by OCHA CAR under the responsibility and leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC). 

The CAR HF has played a significant role in making more resources available for humanitarian activities prioritized under the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). For the past three years, the fund has been counted among the HRP’s top five funding sources. 

The CAR HF aims to: 

1. Support humanitarian reform to ensure predictable, flexible and timely humanitarian funding to meet the needs of vulnerable communities. 

2. Strengthen the leadership of the HC and the humanitarian coordination system 

GovernanceGovernance

Governance, Policy and Guidance 

In terms of governance, the HC is the custodian of the CAR HF on behalf of the Emergency Relief Coordinator. The HC decides the strategy for the use of the fund, and ensures that the CAR HF is delivering on its key objectives and that funds are managed in accordance with the fund’s Operational Manual and Annexes. 

The HC is supported by an Advisory Board (AB), which has a consultative role and responsibilities in strategic decision-making, risk management, review of operational activities and transparency of overall allocation process. The AB comprises donors, UN agencies, national and international NGOs and OCHA in an equal representation. The daily management of the fund’s programmatic and financial aspects is ensured by the Joint Humanitarian Financing Unit under the supervision of the OCHA Head of Office. 

Allocation process 

Under the CAR HF, funding can be allocated via two modalities: 

1. Standard allocation. The standard allocation represents nearly 80 per cent of the funding. This mechanism allows the HC to allocate funds in support of the priority needs of the HRP through the consultative process involving humanitarian partners. As a common practice, the fund launches standard allocations twice a year, as per the HRP cycle and funding availability. 

2. Reserve allocation. The reserve allocation represents nearly 20 per cent of the funding. It is used for rapid and flexible allocations of funds in the event of sudden-onset emergencies. In this case, the process goes through a call for proposals on a rolling basis. 

Through a two-step approach of the strategic review and the technical review, the CAR HF offers the opportunity to address humanitarian needs in a collaborative manner, fostering cooperation and coordination within and between the inter-cluster coordinators and humanitarian organizations present in CAR. Additionally, interventions supported by the CAR HF aim to be consistent with the core humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. 

Projects

Central African Republic Humanitarian Fund

Central African Republic Humanitarian Fund is currently supporting count_projects ongoing projectscount_globalInterregional and count_countries country-specific. This table shows the most recently approved ongoing projects.

All project financial information can be found in the Financials section, including delivery analysis by organization, theme and project; project financial status by country and by theme.

Central African Republic Humanitarian Fund

ResultsFocus on impact and results

The CAR Humanitarian Fund supports timely and integrated solutions for sudden emergences and/or rapidly deteriorating situations. Projects are implemented by a committed group of partners, while activities are closely aligned with national action plans and international humanitarian principles.

In this section you will find the latest editions of reports that detail Fund performance and results.

ContactsPoints of contact