Provision of  immediate life-saving assistance, agricultural assets/inputs and improved livelihoods for income generation for vulnerable IDPs, Returnees and Host communities in Ninewa Governorate Measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 and economic disruption are having a devastating impact on the lives and livelihoods of the most vulnerable people in humanitarian crises. Mass disruption of livelihoods due to (repetitive) conflict-induced displacement, loss of assets and collapsed markets have made a large share of the Iraq population food insecure (estimated 1,77 million people in 2020, HNO). Ninewa has the highest number of food insecure returnees (224,434). Though poor food consumption scores (FCS) in Ninewa have gone down, still 18% of the population in Mosul. According to the Economic Vulnerability Assessment for April, 2020, the average households with Food Consumption Score ‘FCS 'poor' or 'borderline' in Tilkaef is 38% and Sinjar 13%. Whilst, households within the acutely vulnerable population with FCS 'poor' or 'borderline' in Tilkaef is 19% and Sinjar 11%. Increasing (severely) negative food security and livelihood coping mechanisms HNO reports 67% of the out of camp IDP and 48% returnees rely on negative coping strategies. Returnees face adverse conditions at areas of return. Ninewa has the highest numbers of returnees living in high severity conditions, with Tilkaif, Sinjar and Mosul districts ( in total 61,968, people) are categorized as high on the return severity index, indicating a dire livelihood- service provision and basic services in their return area. Identified root causes of poor/borderline FCS are lack of access to stable income or finances which subsequently is caused (in rural areas) by the loss of income generating assets and capital, contamination of agricultural land and insufficient access to financials means to recover income generating activities. In response to this humanitarian crises, and aligned with FSC Objective 2 “Strategic Objective 2: Addressing critical problems related to living standards of conflict-affected people with acute needs by expanding access to services”. 
Over 13 months, World Vision together with Dorcas and Harikar, three active leading NGO’s in the FS sector propose to support 11,664 severely vulnerable IDPs (out of camp), returnees and Host Community in Al Mosul (Bashiqa sub district), Sinjar (Sinuni sub district) and Tilkaif (Wana sub district) in Ninewa Governorate with access to productive assets through distribution of agricultural assets and inputs to (re)start their livelihoods, training to promote increased production and productivity with a focus on homestead and small-scale food production. As a result the project aims to improve access to diversified and nutritious foods at the household level and to income generating activities for vulnerable households and set them on a pathway for durable solutions. Special attention will be given to women headed households, who lost their bread winner in farming, during the conflict. Additionally, the minimum age to be eligible to work in this scheme is 18 years, in line with the Protection Cluster guidelines with the ideal beneficiary age bracket for the project being between 18 and 50 years. The project maintains a strong gender-focus with at least 30% women beneficiaries for agriculture activities. As aligned with HRP COVID addendum, WV will be distributing animals feeds, sheep and poultry, training beneficiaries on LEGS, facilitating CfW, providing assets for rainfed farming and irregation systems, improving access to information on vaccinations through campaigns, and distributing cash plus including the provision of inputs and training in Bashiqa, Wana and Sanuni. Harikar will be improving access to homegardens, greenhouses, CfW, open farms for rainfed agriculture, and land and asset creation in Bashiqa, Wana and Sanuni. Lastly, Dorcas will be improving access to diversfied and nutritious food through small-scale vegetable production, homegardens, open field farms, and improving agricultural productivity and market linkage through greenhouse technology, as well as, the provision of fodder in Sanuni.