Provision of life-saving and sustaining food assistance to improve food consumption, dietary diversity and coping strategy to affected populations in Salqin, and Harim sub-districts, Harim district, Idleb governorate. Since March 2011, Syria has faced protracted conflict causing loss of human lives, significant displacement, and migration, weakened social services, destruction of basic productive infrastructure, disruption of livelihoods, and deterioration of rule of law. Combined, this has undermined social cohesion and stability and contributed to an overall decrease in the ability to meet basic needs and access services and opportunities within Syria. In Idleb, nearly half of the population are IDPs (44%) and one of the main drivers of food insecurity in Idleb is high concentration of IDPs and their increasing vulnerability.

SKT is seeking support to improve the food security of 2,382 households within Idleb region living in camps through food basket distribution. SKT will distribute 2,382 food baskets to the beneficiaries in the following camps Omahat Al Moumenien, Al Azraq, Al Aman, Al Madenh Monarh, Dalama, Jabal Harim, Abna`a Al Ghab, Tajmae Aleiza, Kafr Hum, Alsafsafh, Al Taakhi, Alzeraah, and Ayidoun in Idleb governorate. The proposed project will ensure a response to time-critical requirements of the vulnerable families, including women headed households. Therefore, this project will contribute to other ongoing and planned food security and livelihood interventions within Idleb to person, 10-12% of which come from protein and 17% from fat accurate and sustain gains in line with cluster sector objectives and plans. SKT food kit will provide 2,100 kcal according to WHO/FAO guidelines (1791.4 Kcal provided by the food basket, complemented by 200-400 Kcal by the bread bags). In addition, SKT has an ongoing bread distribution project within the same selected geographical location which will supplement the food kits distribution. Hence, families' nutritional status will be increased and therefore will lessen the burden of buying bread as each HHs will get a free bread bag on a daily basis. The food basket takes into account beneficiary preference in commodity type and quantity, and will be delivered on a daily basis within a period of three months. 

SKT will coordinate its activities with other organizations providing food security support in the same local areas to ensure broadest coverage of persons of concern not otherwise receiving food kits, and to avoid duplication and enhance complementarity where feasible. This cooperation will be through field meetings, e-mails, Skype, including essential participants, such as, camp managers, local councils and community leaders, in addition to active and regular coordination with the FSL cluster. This practice is to avoid any potential overlaps and improve knowledge of good practices and lessons learned. SKT has a good communication with Turkish Red crescent may be used to mitigate any risk may face exporting Flour  and Sugar to Syria. SKT has active humanitarian registration and maintain good relation with Turkish border authorities.

At the end of the project, the targeted beneficiaries will have their nutritional state improved by 60% based on the assessment led by SKT and the comparison of the initial and final HHs dietary diversity situation. The different monitoring tools implemented by SKT in order to measure the improvement of nutritional state of targeted beneficiaries will be selected in accordance with FSL Cluster indicators.