Early lifesaving response to communities projected to be most affected by El Nino induced riverine flooding in Dollow , Gedo Region. ltpgtltspan style="text-align: justify"gtThe project will seek to improve access to food security and reduce vulnerabilities targeting 900 vulnerable and El-nino floods (at-risk) households (5,400 beneficiaries), in Dollow district by providing unconditional cash transfer of US $ 80 per direct beneficiary per month for three month period (November 2023 - January 2024). ltspan lang="EN-US"gtIt will provide early response, save lives and cushion them against the food security vulnerabilitieslt/spangt. It will achieve this by participatorily identifying 900 heads of households from 7 villages/communities considered to be at high risk of flooding and  have high food insecurity and vulnerability rate. The project targeted villages and number of direct beneficiaries are Uunsi wenye (132) Dayah (125) Wareyle (128) Surguduud (117) Unna (115) Dhumadhumay (..has an IDP QANSAXLEY 109) and Dolow town (174) lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltp style="text-align:justify"gtltbrgtlt/pgt

ltp style="text-align:justify"gtGEWDO will work with traditional leaders, local chiefs, women groups, the
local authority, people living with disabilities, marginalized  community, minority groups and other local actors to identify the vulnerable communities and
enroll them into the programme. The project will be preceded by consultations
from the local community, building common understanding, partnerships, confidence and buy-in from
the wider cross-sections of the community  and all stakeholders to
strengthen ownership. GEWDO will work with
the local mobile companies to help the targeted beneficiaries (who may not
have the mobile lines) to acquire cash-enabled mobile lines that can accept direct money
transfer wallet. Using bulk direct cash transfer modality from the bank to beneficiaries will foster efficiency,
accountability, monitoring and transparency. it will also reduce transaction charges. ltbrgtltbrgtlt/pgt

ltp style="text-align:justify"gtGEWDO will generate and validate the beneficiaries
identities, names and mobile numbers to ensure the details contained in the
official beneficiaries list is the same as the one registered in the mobile phone numbers.
The organization will initiate processes of cash transfer from the back ahead
of time to ensure compliance with all the necessary requirements of
accountability but also to primarily meet the livelihood needs of the identified
communities on time.ltbrgtltbrgtlt/pgt

ltp style="text-align:justify"gtGEWDO will provide the targeted 900 beneficiaries with USD 80 per person per month ltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtfor 3 rounds that will start in 25th  lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtOctober 2023 with post distribution lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtmonitoring and  evaluation after every entitlementlt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt. GEWlt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtDO
will work with the local actors, especifically SHF partners in Dolow like Trocaire, JF, NAPAD and SEDHURO to build synergy, avoid overlaps and strengthen
coordination. It will participate in cluster meetinlt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtgs and provide 4Ws
information within the greater coordination frameworks.ltbrgtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="text-align:justify"gt
ltspan style="line-height: 107% font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"gtGEWDO
will strengthen communication and feedback mechanism in the project. Through
provision of a feedback mobile line and assigning a person at the M  E office,
the organization will be able to receive feedback from the communities and
respond appropriately as need arises. Issues raised will be addressed with urgency and credibility. GEWDO will also work with local chiefs and
leaders in each community who will be able to act as champions of the project,
explaining the project details to community, building partnerships and support
across the community.ltbrgt
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The project will also be implemented using the rights-based approach Do-No-Harm and protection principles. GEWDO will ensure the safety and dignity
of beneficiaries are protected, privacy are guaranteed while conducting monthly analysis
of feedbacks from the beneficiaries to identify any gap that may violate the
rights of the beneficiaries. The organization will work with other partners in the same area to address any psychosocial
need of beneficiaries considering that the project is panned to be implemented
in response to El-nino rainfall, where some beneficiaries who are displaced may
need counselling and other services.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgt





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