Strengthening health systems and protection mechanisms in NW Syria through the implementation of the Women and Girls Safe Space, Referral System, and IPC program and response to the Cholera outbreak SRD is proposing to implement the project that aims to strengthen the health system and protection ‎mechanism in NW Syria through operating the referral system, IPC Program, and response to the Cholera ‎outbreak spreads in many districts in NW Syria and contribute to the Strengthening the health sector, and  ‎supporting the protection sector through the continuation of funding for the Women and Girls Safe Space ‎‎(WGSS) and provides capacity building, empowerment, preventive services, and community-based ‎outreach activities as an entry port to reach more vulnerable groups also the two both sector will ‎contribute to supporting the other health and protection services that provided by SRD and other ‎organizations in NW Syria,‎

The proposed project aims to target directly the total of 42829 beneficiaries (10084 HC, 32745 IDP), ‎divided to 10717 men, 15307 women, 9075 boys, and 7730 girls, The percentage of the PWD reaches 16.9 ‎‎% which equals 7268 BNFs (1890 men, 2471 women, 1599 Boys, and 1308 girls), the implementation areas ‎of the health component activities are 23 areas covered Idleb and Aleppo districts in NW Syria, the ‎activities for the protection activates will be implemented in two areas Al Bab and Qabasin in Aleppo ‎district, the two-component will provide the following activities:‎
‎1-‎	Health
SRD will operate the referral system in NW Syria within150 HFs, operating 2 referral Desks, 24 ambulances, ‎‎20 non-emergency patient transportation vehicles, and 5 suspected Cholera cases transportation vehicles, ‎In addition to the IPC component where all facilities related to COVID-19 amp Cholera will be covered (2 ‎hospitals amp 14 CCTs) and 34 other health facilities that are not directly related to COVID-19 and cholera, ‎but it greatly supports the health system and prevents the collapse of the health system in northern Syria, ‎those 34 health facilities will be selected according to agreed criteria.‎
The health activities will target of 40075 individuals (10465 men, 13610 women, 8800 boys, 7200 girls) and ‎address vulnerabilities that are related to PWDs, elderly, men, women, boys and girls with high risks ‎identified in each targeted community during 6 months of implementation.‎
‎2-‎	Protection
The project addresses the protection needs of IDPs and host communities in the Albab sub-district, north of ‎Aleppo. The WGSS commenced operations in September 2018, funded by SCHF, and continued in a very ‎small scope with a gap funding in 2022. Bisan WGSS is still well accepted by the local community. SRD ‎provides integrated protection activities with a health referral system and stand-alone Women and Girls ‎Safe Spaces (WGSS), providing response activities through a case management approach and robust ‎referral pathways in the city of Albab. A holistic and intensive model of case management will be utilized in ‎the Women and Girls Safe Space in Al Bab city to enhance the resilience of survivors and vulnerable women ‎and girls, specifically 5 widow camps .. (1-Aleppo    Al Bab    Al Bab    Mseibin (camp) 2- Aleppo    Al Bab    Al Bab    Bazagha Widow Sham (camp) 3- Aleppo    Al Bab    Al Bab    Bazagha Almakate (camp) 4- Aleppo    A'zaz    Aghtrin    Akhtrein  Dar Mecca For Carrying Orphans 5- Aleppo    A'zaz    Aghtrin    Dar Alkiram (camp) ).
In addition, SRD will continue to ‎provide integrated GBV and PSS services in the accessible protection delivery points located in various ‎Albab- affiliated communities.‎
The protection team will reach a target of 2754 individuals (252 men, 1697 women, 275 boys, 530 girls) ‎and address vulnerabilities that are related to PWDs, elderly, men, women, boys, and girls with high risks ‎identified in each targeted community during 6 months of implementation.‎