Upscaling Capacities and Strengthening the Multi-Sectoral Humanitarian Response to value the dignity and to ensure the Wellbeing of the most Vulnerable Communities This project, through a multi-sectoral approach, will respond to the displaced population’s most urgent needs in terms of Food Security, Shelter/NFIs, Health and Protection clusters. This project will provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to 11 IDPs  and host communities across 3 townships in Sagaing Region (Khin-U, Ye-U and Myaung townships). As of 24 October, more than 770,400 people remain displaced across the Northwest region due to conflict and insecurity. This represents 69 percent of all IDPs across the country since Feb 2021, according to the latest UN figures. As a consequence of the armed clashes, 612,391 people are still displaced in 25 townships of Sagaing, mostly in informal displacement sites while some people remain displaced in India. 
This multi-sector project will target about 9702 IDPs and host communities (Male-4499, Female-5203 with Men - 3094, Women – 3566, Boys - 1405, Girls – 1637 including PWDs 65   ) from the Khin-U, Ye-U and Myaung townships, Sagaing region. This project has been designed by Swe Tha Har Organization (STH), a NNGO currently working multi-sectoral humanitarian programs in Magway and Sagaing regions in collaboration with Metta Yay Chan Sin (MYCS), a social and charitable organization which is a social arm of St. Joseph of the Apparition congregation and located in compound of St. Joseph of Apparition congregation in Mandalay. St. Joseph of the Apparition congregation has been working in different states and regions in the names of Metta San Yay (Tamu), Metta A Yeik (Kalay), Metta Phyo Wai (Loikaw), Metta Kay Hmone ( Kawthoung, Kyaikkhami) in humanitarian and charitable activities. 
According to the demand of time and situations to extend the social and compassionate actions, Metta Yay Chan Sin (MYCS) led by Catholic sisters is currently implementing health services which also include helping people living with HIV and supporting Psychosocial support to the communities in Myaung, Shwebo, Ye-U, Taze, Sintgaing and, Chauk townships in Sagaing and Magway regions. 
This multi-sectoral design is in line with the sectoral objectives of HRP 2022     as well as with the most priority needs outlined in SA1.
Protection, Shelter and NFIs and Food security clusters will be implemented by STH and Health cluster will be implemented by partner-MYCS. The specific activities are as follows.
Protection: STH will provide multi-purpose cash grants to persons with specific needs and will conduct mental health and psychosocial support awareness sessions for the 11 IDPs and host communities of Ye-U, Khin-U and Myaung townships. 
Shelter and NFIs: STH will contribute alternative cash assistance for NFI kits to all populations of the IDPs and host communities' households in 3 villages in Khin-U township and 2 village in Muang townships to ensure their personal needs with healthy, security, privacy and dignity.
Health: The partner- MYCS will provide Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) awareness sessions to women from 11 IDPs/ host communities of Ye-U, Khin-U and Myaung townships. Then, the project will supply some basic essential medicines     and referral services.
Food Security: STH will provide emergency food assistance to all populations of 6 IDPs/ hosted communities from Ye-U township, Sagaing region to meet the urgent need of food. STH will distribute the cash for food if the local situation and physical cash is possible to transfer directly to communities. 
Throughout project implementation, the project will consider the needs of vulnerable people and gender equality to value their dignity and to ensure their Wellbeing. 

The project will assign 22 volunteers   for 11 IDPs and host communities of Ye-U, Khin-U and Myaung townships. The project will recruit volunteers (40% to 50% of volunteers are women and girls) to provide care more to the women in the protection and health services in the affected communities.