Integrated Multi-sector Assistance to Support Return Process in Limmu District, East Wallagga Zone, Oromia Region ltpgtltbrgtThe last five years of conflict-induced displacement in the area in general and in Limmu district in particular has resulted in deep and widespread household destitution and in the destruction of socio-economic infrastructures in the area. According to latest information from the district, three rounds of displacement over a period of 5 years forced a total of 26,596 people in 5764 households to internal displacement from 8 lowland kebeles. Of the total figure, 16,354 people (8245 male, 8109 female) in 3501 households have returned to their original places of residence. The government has the plan to facilitate return of the remaining households in one year. According to our rapid needs assessment, the situation has left at least the IDP households in desperate need for all areas of assistance. Now that the government and community institutions are gradually launching inter-communal peacebuilding efforts at local levels, there is hope that the returned IDP can access basic humanitarian response services if the humanitarian community commits itself to using this opportunity. The government has also planned to facilitate the return of the remaining 2,263 households to their original places of residence in the district, a plan that suggests that the government is projecting the confidence to build and maintain peace in the area. The rapid needs assessment team faced difficulty facilitating the prioritization of IDPs/returnee needs. That was because the community had lost almost everything, from daily necessities to community level infrastructures. However, by the help of IDP/returnee representatives that took part in the assessment, the following priorities were finally agreed, in the same order: shelter, food and other basic needs, agriculture, education, and health. The assessment also found out that the CVA modality is appropriate and feasible to respond to the needs.ltbrgtThe proposed action aims to support an integrated multi-sectoral assistance to a total of 7,954 IDP returnees in corresponding total of 1,590 households that have now returned to their places of origin, in 8 kebeles of the district. The figure excludes double counting. The proposed action is developed following the IDP population’s priority needs as identified by the rapid needs assessment, covering agriculture, shelter, and protection interventions. The interventions are inter-sectorally coordinated so that the target recipients will receive assistance covering current basic needs while simultaneously enabling them to engage in productive activities to generate food or income. Among other things, the proposed action will provide 775 households with much needed shelter repair assistance 436 households with different agricultural inputs for future self-sufficiency and 868 women and girls vulnerable to and or affected by GBV with cash to address their protection related needs. ltbrgtEach partner’s role is determined based on its relative competence and experience in the proposed action. Accordingly, DAE will be responsible for the implementation of agricultural and protection related project components. Moreover, it will handle overall program quality control, leadership, and donor communications roles as the lead agency. Similarly, Fayyaa Integrated Development Organization (FIDO) will be responsible for the implementation of the shelter component, one of its top competence areas. As an organization with years of strong presence in the target area, FIDO will also be responsible for the mobilization of community and government institutions for the project’s implementation.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtlt/pgt