Emergency intervention to respond to urgent and life-saving Food security needs of the most vulnerable HHs affected by the earthquake in Aleppo and Hama. ltpgtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"gtThe earthquake emergency
exponentially aggravated the Syrian crisis and increased the need for humanitarian aid. Only food insecuritynbspcounts 12.1
million people are food insecure with 2.9 million people estimated to be at risk of it, for a total that reaches 60% of the population.nbsplt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan lang="EN-US"gtThe proposed intervention fits within the framework of COOPI programs in the targeted areas severely affected by the earthquake. In this regard, COOPI recently got a Cost Extension for SHFnbspltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"gtSYR-22/DDA-3558/SA1/FSA/INGO/22784 which has beenlt/spangtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"gtnbspcharacterized by the timely
completion of the distribution of food parcels for 570 HHs over 6 rounds (3420
RTEs for 2850 beneficiaries) thanks to the coordinated response among COOPI, MoSAL Operations Room and
community.lt/spangt



ltbrgtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtBased on the multi-year experiencenbspinnbspFSA sector, as well as in Protection and Education,nbspthe present intervention will provide an integrated resilience approach to provide immediate support to food to earthquake most affected HHs.nbsplt/pgtltpgtThe present intervention aims to sustainnbspltspan lang="EN-US"gtminimum food
consumption needs through lifesavings and life-sustaining food assistance to earthquake most affected HHs, residing bothnbspin temporary shelters and outside shelters innbspthe most damaged areas in Aleppo and Rural Hama,nbspallowing HHs to have immediate access to food in critically unserved areas,nbspdiverting food expenses to more urgent needs.nbspltbrgt


lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="" style=""gtltspan lang="EN-US"gtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"gtMoreover, the actionnbspis directed to strengthen the rapid response to the emergency in order to facilitate the transitionnbsptowards early recovery. lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"gtThe proposed intervention contributes andnbspis fully aligned with the Cluster Objective of the Allocation "To
Scale-up and sustain minimum food consumption needs through lifesaving and
life-sustaining food assistance to households affected by the earthquake"nbspand
contributes to HRP objective 1 (SO1) in most vulnerable affected areas in Aleppo and Hama.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtThe project will be implemented through the provision of Cash for food over a period of 5 months for 465 HHs in Aleppo (2,325nbspbeneficiaries) and 465 HHs in Rural Hama (2,325nbspbeneficiaries) living outside shelters in the most damaged areas affected by the earthquake in the targeted locations. Therefore, the project targeted 930nbspHHs for a total of 4,650nbspbeneficiaries, considering each household is composed of 5 members.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtltspan lang="EN-US"gtThe interventionnbspwill focus on the most vulnerable HHs, especially women-headed HHs, elderly people, people with disabilities (PwD), and Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW), which will be prioritized during the selection phase based on vulnerability criteria.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan lang="EN-US"gtThe intervention will ensure immediate and consistent access to food and increase thenbspresilience of the aforementioned HHsnbspby enabling them to divert food expenses to more urgent needs. In this regard, the project will also positively stimulate the local economies by increasing demand for food and services withnbsplt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtthe provision of Cash for food willnbspsupport HHs in damaged areas with low
income and - at the same time and on a larger scale - the local economy.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan lang="EN-US"gtThrough the MoU with MoSAL signed in 2021, the long presence of COOPInbspin the
targeted areas and the logistics capacity, COOPI is
able to havenbspgrantednbspaccess to the locations of the intervention.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltp class="" style=""gtLastly, the presencenbspof COOPI'snbspProtection Staff in the targeted areas enables an integrated approach and referral of the most vulnerable beneficiariesnbspfor specialized protection services, ensuring at the same time the inclusion of the most vulnerable households in the project.lt/pgtltpgtltspan lang="EN-US"gt





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