increase food security and resilience for the most vulnerable communities effected by the earthquake ltpgtAs the crisis in Syria
continues into its 13th year, families across the country are facing
unprecedented levels of poverty and food insecurity. More Syrians are
struggling to put food on their tables than ever before, with the country
having the sixth-highest number of food-insecure people in the world. WFP
estimates that 12.1 million Syrians – more than half the population – are now
grappling with food insecurity. Meanwhile, 2.9 million people are at risk of
becoming food insecure – a 52 percent increase in one year. Record-high food
and fuel prices, exacerbated by the crisis in Ukraine, the continuing conflict
in some parts of the country, and the disastrous earthquake that happened on the
night of the 6th of February then followed by the aftershocks, have taken a
devastating toll on Syria’s most vulnerable people, further worsening the level
of food insecurity in Syria and coercing Syrian households to rely on
increasingly severe negative coping strategies to cover their essential food
needs.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltpgtltspangtThe present Project
aims to improve the food security of most vulnerable people (linked to SO1, and
the Food Sector objective1 for 2023-2024 HRP), through life-sustaining food
assistance in the highest severity scale location of Lattakia.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltpgtltspangtThe project will
target through monthly basis regular Food vouchers distribution for 3 months,
1,465 vulnerable households, for a total of 7,325 individual served (15% Men,
25% Women, 30% Boys, 30% Girls), to intervene in the family’s food shortage and
insecurity.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltpgtltspangtThe amount of each
voucher will be 260.000 SYP (around 40 usd) according to WFP Minimum
Expenditure Basket for 3 Cycles (one per month) according to Food Security
Sector minimum standard and Cash Working Group.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltpgtltspangtA suitably composed
food voucher is critical to maintaining the nutritional status of the HH,
especially when they are fully dependent on food aid.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltpgtltspangtThe size and
composition of the food voucher is tailored to local preferences, demographic
profile, activity levels, climatic conditions, local coping capacity and
existing levels of malnutrition and disease, in order to be designed to meet
the nutritional requirements of the family.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltpgtltspangtThis intervention will
carry out:lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltpgtltspangtThe Provision of
regular food voucher assistance to 1,465 food-insecure households in
underserved locations of Lattakia, with the highest severity levels of food
insecurity on a monthly basis for 3 months.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltpgtltspangtThe location of
Lattakia was chosen as it is one of the most severely damaged areas by the earthquake.
TDH It will increase resilience and scale up/sustain minimum food consumption
needs through the provision of food vouchers for the whole family to fill the
food shortage gap and increase resilience under allocation priority 2.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltpgtltspangtTDH It will coordinate
with other FSA actors to ensure there is no duplication in delivering the
services. TDH It will regularly participate in the Cash Working Groups, and it
will share 5Ws reports affecting the achievements with the food sector for more
efficient and effective response and coordination. All the activities will be
supervised by the staff of TDH It and will be carried out in coordination with
the local partner SARC to guarantee continuous collaboration. Moreover, a
complaint mechanism will be in place: the ME staff will regularly conduct
field visits, and the ME Officer will make active calls or personal
interviews to a random sample of beneficiaries (20% of the targeted
beneficiaries) to collect opinions and feedback from the targeted beneficiaries
on how they feel about the project, what is their suggestions,lt/spangt ltspangtTo ensure the success and appropriate implementation
of the project, it is important to build the capacity of the team through Capacity
budling Program, including baseline and endline surveies. Thoe training helps
to build the capacity of the team and ensure they have the necessary skills and
knowledge to effectively execute the project.This will include technical skills
related to the project's specific activitieslt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltbrgtlt/pgt