Integrated Emergency Nutrition and WaSH response to conflict affected IDPs and host communities in Oromia and Amhara regions of Ethiopia The proposed project will respond to the nutrition and WaSH needs of IDP and host communities who have been affected by conflict, prolonged drought, food insecurity in Oromia and Amhara Regions. Continued drought and lack of clean water and food among IDPs and host communities has led to the development of acute under nutrition among children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women. There are also measles and scabies epidemic reported from the proposed woredas which is indicative of reduced herd immunity which usually comes after acute food insecurity and undermatron. Even though the government of Ethiopia jointly with UN agencies and INGOs has been providing a coordinated humanitarian support to IPDs, the needs not met yet and the strain of local resources and health service provision continue to exist because of the influx of IDPs. 
CARE proposes a six-month integrated WaSH-nutrition project to respond to the pressing needs of drought and conflict affected communities in Oromia and Amhara regions. This project identified supper specific tasks that are proved to be beyond the capacity of local government. The nutrition component will focus on building local capacity in terms knowledge and skill to implement CMAM and ensuring consistent availability of supplies by supporting logistics. The project will also emphasize inaccessible sites and organize outreach nutrition services and reach remote seated communities with appropriate CMAM services. The WaSH sectors targets creating access to safe water and sanitation facilities to IDPs in West and East Hararghe. CARE targeted a total of 7 woredas in Oromia and Amhara. Six of them namely Gumbu Bordodie, Doba, Miesso, GoroGutu, Arero, and Wachile are in Oromia and the remaining one ( Sede muja) are in Amhara region. 

Proposed areas of intervention have been discussed with the ENCU at Federal and Regional levels and proved to be among the prioritized areas for EHF 2019 1st round allocation. 
This project plans to implement the following main activities
- Supporting health workers and health extension workers in the management of severe acute malnutrition which includes on-the-job coaching on IYCF-E promotion 
- TSF implementation
-Out reach nutrition services
- Facilitating dialogues on Infant and Young Child Feeding in emergency (IYCF-E), Hygiene sanitation promotion and protection of GBV.  
-Rehabilitation water scheme (boreholes, ponds),
-Maintenance of water lines and pipe connections to health facilities/SCs 
-Construction of latrines and waste disposal pits to IDPs camps
With this action, CARE plans to reach the following beneficiaries: 

2,985 children under 5 suffering from severe acute malnutrition (through OTP/SC)
16654 Children under five suffering from moderate acute malnutrition 
15,119 PLW suffering from moderate acute malnutrition
10,788 IDP individuals will be provided with safe water supply and key hygiene messages
3200 IDPs get access to improved excreta disposal facilities and hygiene messages and  
5099 IDPs will be benefited from hygiene and sanitation promotion messages.