Provision of multi-sectoral emergency assistance focusing on protection and food security to the most vulnerable and exposed IDPs and returnees in Khawkhah district, Hodeidah governorate With more than eight years of conflict, millions of people in Yemen have suffered the compounded effects of war, ongoing economic crisis and disrupted public services. In 2023, an estimated 21.6 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection services, according to the 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview. An estimated 4.5 million people have been displaced since 2015, making this the fourth-largest internal displacement crisis in the world. In addition, Yemen hosts over 300,000 migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Some 17.3 million people are estimated to face acute food insecurity. Some 15.4 million people need water, sanitation, and hygiene services. 

The proposed intervention aims to address the immediate needs of conflict-affected populations threatened by hunger and food insecurity. It focuses on providing emergency food and toilet assistance, in coordination with other partners where possible, to provide multi-sector emergency responses to the most vulnerable IDPs and host community households in Al Khawkhah district of Hodeidah governorate, which is classified as IPC 4, with significant gaps in services identified in these locations, with virtually no intervening partners. The same beneficiaries will benefit from the activities in order to enjoy an integrated and comprehensive package. 

In response, this project aims to meet the basic needs of the most vulnerable 790 IDP and  returnees  households Al Khawkhah district sites (Al Hodeidah governorate) through the provision of protection-focused multi-sector emergency assistance. The project will achieve this overall objective by i) Provision of immediate life-saving emergency food assistance to the most vulnerable food insecure households for six months, allowing them to meet their basic food needs; ii) contracting water trucking firms to distribute daily drinking water to IDP sites (at least 7.5 L/p/d); iii) construction of 200 emergency or other appropriate latrines in the IDPs sites iv) Distribution of Special sanitary kits to persons with disabilities, v) Distribution of / support for basic hygiene kits vi) organization of several actions to promote good hygiene practices among community members, vii) Distribution of / support for consumable hygiene kits.
The project will therefore provide integrated water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) and food security assistance to the most vulnerable IDPs and returnees at the household and community level, in order to restore access to basic services that have been lost or damaged due to protracted crises and thus reduce the risk and/or incidence of morbidity and mortality associated with outbreaks of disease, displacement and hazardous living conditions. Further integration will be achieved by cooperating with other agencies such as ACTED, AOBWC, BFD, FMF, MFDHR and UNFPA partners, who will provide assistance under this call in shelter/NFI, protection, nutrition, RMMS, health and RRM will aim at assisting conflict affecting population in a holistic and integrated manner. SI will strive to include all referral malnutrition cases from nutrition and health actors along with RRM referral cases shared by RRM and FSAC cluster. Stringent 100% verification will be done on such lists to avoid duplications. The project will build upon ongoing work by Solidarites International (SI) in other governorates of Yemen to provide multi-sectorial support. Recognizing the varied needs of vulnerable households, SI will collaborate with different actors to ensure that they are provided with needed support.
Finally, in line with the reserve allocation, the activities will  ensure the needs of the most vulnerable is met including integration of protection and safe programming in all stages of the project cycle through integrated programming.