ACTED 2021-2023: Resilience support Syria - Old Strategy- ACTED 2021-2023: Resilience support Syria ACTED 2021-2023: Resiliensstöd Syrien Sverige har sedan 2017 gett stöd till ACTED inom projektet "Multi-year assistance to enhance resilience and promote early recovery of conflict-affected communities in Syria". Projektet genomfördes under perioden 2017-2020 och uppgick till 187,1 MSEK  med det övergripande syftet  att stärka motståndskraften hos människor drabbade av den väpnade konflikten i Syrien och att verka för hållbara försörjningsmöjligheter. 

Det nya stödet för perioden 2021-2023 uppgår till 150 MSEK och kommer fortsatt att genomföras med stöd av lokala organisationer och implementeras i landets nordvästra, nordöstra, centrala och södra delar. Insatsen har tre huvudkomponenter; att skapa försörjningsmöjligheter, främst inom jordbrukssektorn; att förbättra tillgång till samhällsservice som rent vatten samt att stärka lokal samhällsstyrning hos institutioner och civilsamhällesaktörer. 

Det planeras att ca 480.000 personer kommer att gagnas av insatsen varav 240.000 inom det s.k.  area-based-approach, som innebär ett multisektoriellt stöd till ett visst område, för de norra delarna av landet, 130.000 kommer att erhålla försörjningsstöd och samhållstjänster samt 110.000 kommer att erhålla arbetsskapande och försörjningstjänster i de regimkontrollerade centrala och södra delarna av landet. Sida has supported ACTED during 2017-2020 in a resilience support to Syria. This second contribution will be the next phase during 2021-2023 with the same focus but with updated design as per lessons learned from the first phase. The total volume is 150 MSEK for three years. 

The proposed intervention will combine a set of activities under three main outcomes: 
•	Outcome 1 – Increased opportunities for sustainable food security and livelihoods:
•	Outcome 2 – Increased  access to basic public services for men, women, boys and girls in Syria. 
•	Outcome 3 – Enhanced ability of local governance institutions and civil society to support recovery efforts

In total approx. 480.000 individuals will benefit from this intervention out of which 240.000 benefiting from the area-based-approach and associated activities in the north. 130.000 benefiting from livelihood support and basic services and 110.000 benefiting from activities implemented in regime controlled areas in central and southern part of the country. Objective of the intervention
The overall objective of this programme to support recovery efforts in Syria at household and community levels through multi-sectoral assistance. The proposed programme will combine a set of activities under three main outcomes, which will aim to increase the household and community resilience, to achieve the overall objective.

Outcome 1: Increased opportunities for sustainable food security and livelihoods development.  
The programme will contribute to enhancing the ability of conflict-affected households to meet their basic needs to support their coping mechanisms. This will be done based on local conditions, needs and requests and can include Cash for Work schemes, Kitchen or Home Garden Kits that will allow vulnerable households to increase their food security, enhancing access to safe water through water conservation and rain water harvesting efforts. This outcome will also contribute to restoration of sustainable livelihoods opportunities, with a focus on market and economic recovery. Where relevant, the programme will interlink different activities for effectiveness and efficiency. Finally, the programme will work to restore the environment while enhancing and diversifying agricultural production and support efficient supply chains for inputs and sell/marketing of produce.

Outcome 2: Improved and inclusive access to basic public services.
In the programme, ACTED and partners will support enhanced access to basic services through the rehabilitation of key public infrastructure. This will include communal productive assets, support to agricultural value chains to enhance access to affordable food supply, as well as key WASH assets. The programme will also aim at enhancing access to safe water for drinking and other purposes, through rehabilitation works of key water systems. The activities will also focus on water management and conservation, collection and reuse. To improve access to safe and clean water, the programme will also work rehabilitation of key waste water management assets.

Outcome 3: Enhanced capacity of local institutions and civil society to support early recovery efforts.
The third leg of the programme will strengthen the organizational and technical capacity of key local stakeholders and civil society actors responsible for the delivery of basic services, including humanitarian assistance, at community level, in many parts supporting and complementing activities under Outcomes 1 and 2. The programme will coordinate and support Technical Department in targeted areas, with a focus on Agriculture and water/WASH departments. More specifically, the capacity building will support their ability to manage the provision of basic services in a durable manner. The programme will support CSOs with tailored training on organizational strengthening topics, to build the capacity of CSOs.