Lifesaving and life sustaining humanitarian CBT and nutrition assistance to vulnerable populations in Northwest Syria as part of  Envelopes 2 and 3 of the SCHF Medium Term Earthquake Response 2023. ltpgtWFP will contribute towards the food security of vulnerable populations in Northwest Syria under ltigtEnvelope 2lt/igt and ltigtEnvelope 3lt/igt of the 2023 Third Reserve Allocation Strategy.  ltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtIn terms of lt/spangtlti style=""gtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtEnvelope 2- lt/spangtprepositioningltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt of core relief items, lt/spangtlt/igtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtWFP will support the continuity of the nutrition pipeline  by prepositioninglt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt preventative (LNS -MQ) nutrition commodities inside Northwest Syria before and in the grace period after July 10th. In total, WFP will procure and preposition an estimated total of 430.8 metric tonnes of nutrition commodities targeting a total of 57,441 children for a 5 month period. In line with lt/spangtlti style="font-size: 14px"gtEnvelope 3- provision of lifesaving and life sustaining humanitarian aidlt/igtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt, WFP with support from SCHF, will continue to provide cash based transfers (CBT)lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt to 125,301 people in earthquake affected areas with a transfer voucher value of USD $ 40 per month. Tlt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gthe use of lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtCBT lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtin Northwest Syria is deemed a lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtnon-resolution proof modality and as such is a critical component of the regions business lt/spangtcontinuityltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt approach.  WFP will implement the two programmes lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtvia four Implementing Partners (IPs)lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt: ATAA, IYD, SHAFAK, and NKO. In terms of procured nutrition commodities, these will be stored in CP warehouses (whereby CPs are contracted to receive, store and secure all WFP property as per lt/spangtguidelinesltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt and contractual obligations) and distributed to vulnerable children over the project duration. In terms of CBT assistance, all four CPs are contracted to support the scale up of CBT assistance in NWS.  As such their roles will be to identify eligiblelt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt lt/spangthouseholds using the BeST targeting tools, ensure e- voucher cards are distributed, monitor retailer redemptions and finally ensure all documentation is finalized each month for the release of funds to retailers for the coming months redemption. ltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtLocations:lt/pgtltpgtCBT: WFP has chosen Dana, Harim and Maaret Tamsrin. Information in the ISIMM from the CCCM cluster indicates that 255 thousand IDPs
living in the camps of the three subdistricts of Dana, Maaret Tamsrin and
Harim, are not receiving food assistance, nearly 20% of the total IDP
population in these locations in particular Harim has 28% uncovered, and
Maaret Tamsrin 38%, and Dana 16% but in absolute terms this figures is equal to
156 thousands individuals (29 thousands households). Data from the FSL
cluster 5W denotes the following gaps in coverage from quarter 3 of 2023
onward, forming the basis of WFP intervention under SCHFlt/pgtltpgt

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mso-bidi-font-family:"gtDana camp will remain as a priority as assistance will soon shrink due to WFPs forced decision to reduce frequency of assistance come July. Based on funding restraints, this
dramatic reduction will increase the needs and the risks of families in
becoming food insecure  and will require a revision of the FSL and CWG
recommendations of food assistance coverage in terms of geographical targeting.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtNutrition: lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtWFP has chosen the sub districts  of
Aghtrin, Al Bab, Ariha, Armanaz, Atareb, A’zaz, Bulbul, Dana, Daret Azza,
Ehsem, Idleb, Jandairis, Jarablus,Jisr-Ash-Shugar, Maaret Tmsrin, Mare’ Mhambal
and Sarmin as all locations are currently  identified as being either 5 or
4 on the nutrition severity scale as per the HNO 2023. Targeting for nutrition
prevention is limited to sub districts where WFPs GFA programme is operational
as both programmes have been strategically combined to offer maximult/spangtm impact on the child’s nutritional status.  WFPsltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt GFA
programme is not operational in all sub districts of NWS which in turn limits
the coverage of WFPs nutrition prevention assistance.  Out of the thirty
six sub districts suggested by SCHF, WFP is reaching 50 percentlt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgt





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