Refine & Implement Toolkit

About R&I

‘Refine and Implement’ (R&I) is a model that is applied after resilience food security activities (RFSAs) are awarded by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA). The model aims to “enable implementing partners (IPs) to improve collaboration, activity design and focus, fit to context, and implementation planning in partnership with BHA.”

During R&I, the activity engages in a ‘refinement period’ prior to full implementation. During this period, implementing partners (IPs) refine the activity design based on evidence, community consultations and visioning processes, and stakeholder input. IPs also invest in staff development and tailor implementation strategies to the local norms and context. At the same time, IPs carry out other start-up activities, such as recruitment. They begin implementing proven interventions that have strong evidence supporting them and are already adapted to the local context.

This process helps the partners think about the community priorities, the operating environment, the local context, and the capacity of service providers. This way, they can create a design that works better and fits well, and it also adds to the overall evidence base.

Access Resources by Phase Below

This toolkit shares tools and resources for partners who work on RFSAs under the Refine & Implement model. These resources can also help other mechanisms who support the RFSA R&I process. 

Resources are organized by program cycle phase: the request for application (RFA) and design phase, the refinement period, and the implementation phase during years approximately 2-5. Click on the phases in the graphic below for an overview of the phase and information on useful resources.