Early lifesaving Response to Communities Most Vulnerable to El-Nino Induced Riverine Flooding in Luuq, Gedo ltpgtVarious projections are in concurrence that there is a greater than
90% chance that El nino will occur and continue through the end of the year,
thus affecting 1.2 million people in areas at high risk of flooding. Luuq is one
the districts that are highly prone to El nino induced riverine flooding. In
line with Reserve Allocation 5, 2023 Strategy, this project focuses on early
response, saving lives and reducing the impact of the projected disastrous
flooding on communities at the greatest risk. By the time El nino sets in and
floods start displacing people, it might be difficult to start planning to respond.
 Without early action ahead of the rains,
many lives, property and livelihoods could be lost and humanitarian needs would
rise rapidly.lt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="tab-stops:59.25pt" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="line-height: 107%"gtThe
target sites will be the villages and IDP camps that by virtue of their
location, are predisposed to riverine flooding induced by El nino. This project will target Luuq Godey, Boyle, Qasale, Bulla Jadid, Hara kowad, Hilac, Dogob, Sariro,
Burdubo, Arshame, Lafole, Duyacley, Kahweyne, Qansaxdhere, Daydheere and Al
Amin villages/IDP camps. In total, 16,446 people including 2,796 women, 5,427 girls, 2,631 men and
5,592 boys will be targeted. These are from 2741 households. Each HH will
receive one standard NFI kit and two plastic sheets.lt/spangtltspan style="line-height: 107%"gt NFI kits will help the families to
safely handle water, prepare food, cook and serve in hygienic conditions that
will minimize the spread of cholera and water-borne diseases. The blankets will
protect the vulnerable from extreme colds while mosquito nets will prevent the
spread of malaria whose conditions are perfected by anticipated conditions of
stagnant water around the sites. Plastic sheets on the other hand will help the
affected households to repair and improve the capacity of shelters to protect
families especially young boys and girls, women, elderly and people living with
disability from rain, wind and extreme cold.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="Default"gtThis project is part of a wider integrated response
featuring Shelter/NFIs, Food Security, WASH and health initiatives in Luuq
district. While HAPEN will implement SNFIs component, Himilo Organizaton for Development (HOD) will address food
security as Active in Development Aid (ADA) provide WASH and
health services. HAPEN will closely coordinate with these partners in order to approach the
effects of flooding from a multi-sectoral perspective and amplify the benefits of
complementarity. HAPEN will also actively look out for other partners working
in the district in order to strengthen coordination. The local administration
will play a catalytic role in these coordination arrangements.lt/pgtltp class="" style=""gt
The primary beneficiaries will be those that lack basic NFIs and whose shelters
are least prepared to protect the families in the likely event of El nino-induced
riverine foods. The vulnerability criteria will still apply, including households
with pregnant and lactating mothers, elderly, people living with disabilities
(PLWDs, child-head households, women-headed HHs and those with a high number of children
under 5 years.lt/pgtltp class="Default"gtA standard community response and feedback mechanism (CRFM) will be established
to facilitate gathering of feedback and complaints from the affected
population. It will include a CRFM desk and a toll free number to act as a hotline.
Protection will be mainstreamed throughout the implementation period to ensure
the principle of Do no harm is upheld. ltbrgtltbrgt
Once distribution is completed, a post distribution monitoring will be
conducted to determine how effective the distribution was by focusing on
quantity and quality of items, participation, distribution process, usefulness
to the beneficiaries, protection considerations during the implementation and
impact among others. The PDM will utilize the Shelter Cluster PDM tools. The
use of these tools which will target a reasonable sample of the beneficiaries to ensure reliability of data and will be closely
coordinated with the Shelter Cluster.lt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgt