What is the Purpose? At its core, resource mobilisation is about fundraising for a humanitarian response against a flash appeal, HRP or other calls for funding. The purpose is to raise the funds to respond to the food insecurity situation in a crisis as well as increase visibility/profile. It is also to maintain an on-going dialogue with donors on needs, results achieved, forecasted action, and funding received. In all cases, it is critical to show accurate and credible information, including on assessed needs (6.2), the strategy and response priorities (9.5), and to substantiate the “reasonableness” of funding requirements.

Timing? Resource mobilisation is a permanent process and related activities should take place at any point – although it does have its own allocated phase in the HPC, after the development of HRP and cluster response plan, which details the total funding requirement (see the diagram and 9.2 and 9.6).   

• For protracted emergencies, while there are exceptions, most humanitarian donors make their main funding decisions during the last quarter of the year, in line with the HPC, for disbursement early in the next year. See more in the text box in 8.4 on “Protracted Crises and Multi-Year Funding”.    
• For sudden onset emergencies, larger humanitarian donors often make their main funding decisions within 72 hours and usually in response to a flash appeal and through bilateral engagement.  

Who does What at Country Level? System-wide resource mobilisation activities at country level are led by the RC/HC (and the governments representatives), coordinated by OCHA, and supported by the HCT, the ICCG and the clusters. At the project level, organisations fundraise individually in line with cluster strategy and response plans whereas clusters play an important role in facilitating discussions with donors (e.g. in cluster meetings) and funding allocations from pooled funds to cluster partners (8.4) whilst also often advocating directly with donors for resources to fulfil their cluster response plan.  

All organizations and donors are expected to regularly inform the Financial Tracking Service (8.6) of any new funding, including internal allocations or the use of private funds. See Reference Module for the Implementation of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (IASC, 2015), p. 11.