Strengthening resilience and market economy of the local communities by mitigating the effects of climate change and enhancing infrastructure in northwestern Syria - envelope-1 and envelope-2 ltpgtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtThe
project was designed based on community participation and accountability
towards the affected pltspangteople of local communities in NWS. Through
this project, MASRRAT will implement humanitarian integrated activities within
the FSL and ERL clusters in the rural
of Idleb in the Maaret lt/spangtltspangtTamasrinlt/spangtltspangt
sub-district.
 The
project is designed under
envelope 2 to increase the resilience
and mitigate food
insecurity of affected
communities by recovery of food production capacities
and
generating income
activities, and under
envelope-1
to
mitigate
the
impact of winter on at-risk communities by
enhancing access between IDPs sites, local communities
and
markets during the winter season,
taking into consideration the different needs of men, women, boys, and girls, also,
PWD
in all the project activities. In addition, MASRRAT will target lt/spangtltspangt20,203
beneficiaries affected by the Syrian crisis (3430
men, 3110
women, 6685 boys, and 6978
girls including 140 PWDs.lt/spangtlt/spangtltspangt
lt/spangtltspangtlt/spangtltspangt lt/spangtltspangtlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltpgtltspangtltspangtFor FSL intervention, tltspangthe project aims to support 400 small-scale vegetable farmers in Maaret lt/spangtltspangtTamasrin lt/spangtltspangtsub-district from HCs (70%) and IDPs (30%) with agricultural inputs and the required assets of low plastic tunnel culture (LPTC), with the purpose of enhancing the agricultural production and improving the income of HHs of the local communities. The LPTC is considered an approved and smart agricultural strategy to mitigate the effects of climate change by alleviating the effects of frost. It is also a good agriculture practice because it addresses key challenges in modern agriculture, resource conservation, pest management, and food security. It offers a practical and sustainable solution for farmers to enhance crop production, diversify their offerings, and adapt climate conditions hence, enhancing food security in the local communities and increasing the financial value of their crops because high price of early production of LPTC method. lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt lt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltpgtltspangtltspangtThe ltspangtFSL intervention lt/spangtltspangtactivities include:lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt ltbrgtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt1- Support 400 small-scale vegetable farmers with the required materials to establish LPTC (includes iron arched, black nylon and transparent nylon).lt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtltspangt2- Support 400 farmers
with a vegetable kit (the vegetable kit consists of tomato 1000 seeds, melon 1000
seeds, eggplants 1000 seeds, N.P.K fertilizer (20:20:20) (10 kg), 50 USD fuel
voucher, pesticide 0.5 lit., fungicide 0.5 lit. to control pests and diseases).lt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtltspangt3- lt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangtProvide agricultural
training sessions for 400 farmers in new agriculture practices, protected
culture, smart agriculture and climate change, intercropping, organic
agriculture, as well as PSEA.lt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtltspangt4- Secure a temporary
income for 50 women from IDPs through CFW activity of vegetable harvesting.lt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtltspangt5- Establish a broadcast
channel that can ltspangtprovide agricultural
extension messages to farmers and early awareness against frost.lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtFor ERL intervelt/spangtltspangtntion,
the project will enhance access
to
humanitarian aid and markets for IDPs
and
LC during
the winter season by rehabilitation
9.9
km
of
access
roads
for
flood mitigation and reconditioning lt/spangtltspangtthe
local market of ltspangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangtMaaret
lt/spangtltspangtTamasrinlt/spangtltspangt
that lt/spangtltspangtwas
lt/spangtltspangtaffected
lt/spangtltspangtbylt/spangtltspangt
lt/spangtltspangtthe
lt/spangtltspangtearthquake
in February 2023lt/spangtltspangt,lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt
hence, to achieve integration at the community level and sustainability.lt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtltspangtltspangt1- Implementingltspangt
rehabilitation process for seven agricultural roads with a lt/spangtltspangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangtlength of lt/spangtltspangt9.9lt/spangtltspangt
km lt/spangtltspangtin
lt/spangtltspangtMarretlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt
lt/spangtltspangtTamasrinlt/spangtltspangt
subdistrict, through implementing scraping, leveling, graveling, and spraying
liquid asphalt MC0 processes. More than lt/spangtltspangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt4000lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt
of HCs and IDPs people will lt/spangtltspangtbenefitlt/spangtltspangt from roads
in terms of access to markets especially in winter to mitigate
the negative effects it.lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt lt/spangtlt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtltspangtltspangt2- Implementing rehabilitation process for a
local market in Maaret ltspangtTamasrinlt/spangtltspangt
through 25 CFW workers from both the IDPs and HCs.lt/spangtltspangt lt/spangtltspangtThis
activity will also generate temporary income for those workers who will work
for 30 dayslt/spangtltspangt and lt/spangtltspangtearn
5 lt/spangtltspangt$
dlt/spangtltspangtailylt/spangtltspangt.
lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt lt/spangtlt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgt3- The protection cluster recommendations will
be taken into consideration, wherein all the population in the targeted
locations will ltspangtbenefitlt/spangtltspangt from MASRRAT
protection services lt/spangtltspangtin the event oflt/spangtltspangt
any GBV referral cases.lt/spangtlt/pgt