Humanitarian support for conflict-affected people in Kachin and northern Shan states The humanitarian situation remains challenging with immense acute humanitarian needs in protracted displacement resulted from the 10-year long intensified conflict in Kachin and Northern Shan States causing a crisis of human suffering and loss of dignity for civilians. It is further compounded by the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. Accessing this MHF first standard allocation for 2021 will enable Metta to continue and expand our humanitarian response in Northern Shan State and non-governments controlled area (NGCA) in Kachin State.  Similarly, the project will ensure Kachin Relief and Development Committee (KRDC) and Wunpawng Ninghtoi (WPN) be able to address the needs of IDPs in non-government controlled areas of Kachin state. The project’s goal reflects Metta and partners’ commitment to address gaps and immediate humanitarian needs of people facing temporary and protracted displacement, while pre-positioning capabilities and resources to quickly and effectively respond to urgent needs. 
The activities to be undertaken as part of this project include interventions in priority clusters EiE, Shelter, Protection, Food security and WASH.
Northern Shan Protection:
-	Metta Lashio team will provide refresher training to 15 volunteers (and 5 Metta staff) who are going to conduct MRE awareness in the camps in Northern Shan State.  Metta will also provide logistic and cash assistant to mine survivals in Northern Shan State.
Northern Shan WASH:
-	Metta Lashio team will install one tub well at Mantung KBC camp, provide hygiene kit to 2500 households and menstrual and hygiene management to 1,300 girls and women as well as Hygiene promotion sessions in the targeted township as needed.    Metta will also rehabilitate WASH facilities at 5 camps Northern Shan State. 
Kachin State EiE:
-	Metta Myitkyina will provide 18 additional classrooms at 3 IDP schools in NGCA of Kachin State: 8 rooms at Middle school in Je Yang Camp, 6 rooms at Hpun Lum Yang Camp Middle School, 4 rooms at Woi Chyai Primary School.
-	KRDC will provide 2 new schools building with (5 calssroom with 24'X20' diameter) by KRKDC at Dum Bung Camp in Momauk Township in NGCA.
-	WPN will provide 20 classrooms will be added to the existing school building in Mansi and Momauk Townships in NGCA as needed.
Kachin State Food Security:
-	Metta will provide basic food assistance includes rice, pulses, cooking oil and salt. The amounts of these food items distributed to each IDPs will be based on WFP / SPHERE standards: minimum of 2,100 Kcal per day. Unit number and unit cost were estimated based on the recommendations from the Food Security Cluster and KBC, the previous food focal agencies. Depend on the market availability, the distribution would be either cash or in kind food items. The support will cover 2 months of basic food needs for 560 persons from Bum Ra Yang IDPs camps in N'jang Yang Township 4 months of basic food for 1,370 persons from Panghkawn Yang IDPs camps in Shwegu Township will be distributed through cash distribution or in kind.
Kachin State Shelter
-	KRDC will implement construction of 19 new individual shelter units in accordance with Sphere minimum standard at Pa Kahtawng camp in Momauk Township.
-	WPN will construct 25 new individual shelter units in accordance with Sphere minimum standard at Pa Kahtawng camp in Momauk Township.

Kachin State WASH:
-	WPN will rehabilitate WASH facilities, conduct hygiene promotion, provide incentive soap in 5 targeted camps, construct 30 lockable gender segregated semi-permanent latrines at 2 camps in Mansi and Momauk Township in NGCA in Kachin. 
-	KRDC will rehabilitate WASH facilities, construct 25 lockable gender segregated semi-permanent latrines: 19 units at Pakahtawng camp and 6 units at Dum Bung new schools in Momauk Township of NGCA.