Provision of livelihood opportunities to vulnerable communities in Washah and Al Khabt districts of Hajjah and Al Mahwit Governorates as per YHF allocation pillar 1. ltpgtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif text-align: justify"gtSeveral assessments conducted by the
Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC), ZOA, and other partners have
shown that Food Security and Agriculture needs are critical in the targeted
priority districts of Washah and Al Khabt districts of Hajjah and Al Mahwit
Governorates.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
line-height:normal"gtThe overall objective of this
project is, therefore, to provide livelihood
opportunities to vulnerable communities in the Washah and Al Khabt districts.lt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
line-height:normal"gtZOA targets 900
households (HHs), including an estimated 6,300 individuals (1,550 men, 1,556
women, 1,626 boys and 1,568 girls). ltbrgtWhile there are several standard activities that supplement the realizations of the FSAC standard framework activities, the project has the following standardized FSAC framework activities: lt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"gt
 ltli class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
     line-height:normalmso-list:l1 level1 lfo1tab-stops:list .5in"gtCash-for-Work Programs: Provide cash transfers, and short-term income opportunities to
vulnerable, food-insecure, and crisis-affected households.lt/ligtltli class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
     line-height:normalmso-list:l1 level1 lfo1tab-stops:list .5in"gtMicro-Business Support: ltspan style="font-size: 14px text-indent: -0.25in font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtProvide grants along with vocational training to support the
establishment or expansion of small businesses and enterpriseslt/spangtlt/ligtltli class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
     line-height:normalmso-list:l1 level1 lfo1tab-stops:list .5in"gtProvision of start-up capital for
     beneficiaries who completed vocational skill training or/and business
     skill training.lt/ligtltli class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
     line-height:normalmso-list:l1 level1 lfo1tab-stops:list .5in"gtFarmer Field Schools: Establishing
     farmer field schools where smallholders’ farmers learn, exchange experiences,
     and practice improved agricultural techniques. lt/ligt
lt/ulgtltpgtltspan style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192)"gtThis action is designed to
contribute to the overall allocation strategy by implementing activities under
the first pillar, which aims to offer a protection-centred inclusive response.
To contribute to the envisioned multi-sectoral response, this action plan plans
to provide livelihood opportunities that will ultimately result in reduced
negative coping mechanisms and improved resilience.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="font-size: 14px text-align: justify"gtFor this projectlt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px text-align: justify"gt, while each of the
proposed activities will have specific selection criteria also considering the FSCA's suggested criteria, the following vulnerability criteria will also be taken into account for the overall
prioritization of beneficiaries.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"gtltli class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
     line-height:normalmso-list:l0 level1 lfo2tab-stops:list .5in"gtIDP households not getting additional ltfont face="Arial, sans-serif"gtsupport.lt/fontgtlt/ligt
 ltli class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
     line-height:normalmso-list:l0 level1 lfo2tab-stops:list .5in"gtIDPs who have resided in temporary ltfont face="Arial, sans-serif"gtshelters.lt/fontgtlt/ligt
 ltli class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
     line-height:normalmso-list:l0 level1 lfo2tab-stops:list .5in"gtFamilies who are not currently receiving financial or
     food aid from another humanitarian organizationlt/ligt
 ltli class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
     line-height:normalmso-list:l0 level1 lfo2tab-stops:list .5in"gtFamilies with children who currently or within the last
     three months have moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) or severe acute
     malnutrition (SAM).lt/ligt
 ltli class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
     line-height:normalmso-list:l0 level1 lfo2tab-stops:list .5in"gtHouseholds led by women who are poor (including widows,
     divorcees, separated women, and single women)lt/ligt
 ltli class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
     line-height:normalmso-list:l0 level1 lfo2tab-stops:list .5in"gtPLW, PWD, and elderly (specific to non CFW
     activities) lt/ligt
lt/ulgtltpgtltspan style="font-size: 14px text-align: justify"gtThe proposed activities will
mainstream and integrate protection. For this action, ZOA in collaboration with
protection and GBV partners in the target districts will ensure specific protection
and gender-based violence (GBV) risks are identified and responded.
Ensuring that reporting mechanisms collect disaggregated data by sex, age, and
diversity, for any protection-related reports, ZOA will take appropriate action
and share specific concerns with appropriate actors (such as the protection
cluster) to make either referrals or adjustments in interventions to improve
beneficiary safety. In addition, during distributions, there is a helpdesk that
is usually manned by female Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and
Learning (MEAL) volunteers in order to make women and Persons with
Disabilities (PWDs) more comfortable reporting. If cases arise that need a
referral, ZOA will contact the protection cluster (at the subnational level)
for advice and a potential referral.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:autotext-align:justify
line-height:normal"gtThroughout the implementation of
this action, ZOA ensures that protection principles guide our humanitarian
action through Safe Programming. To ensure Prioritization of Safety and Dignity
and Avoid Causing Harm, ZOA trains staff on Protection from Sexual
Exploitation, abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH) and child safeguarding. ZOA has a
zero-tolerance policy towards breaches of PSEAH. Appropriate action will be
taken according to ZOA’s Integrity Framework guidelines.lt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgt