WASH, Nutrition and Child Protection Anticipatory action for lifesaving winterization response in northwest Syria WASH:
Currently, UNICEF does not have any prepositioned WASH NFIs. This intervention will purchase WASH NFIs consisting of 250,000 soap bars, 7,700 family hygiene kits, 45,000 replenishment hygiene kits, 270,000 water purification tabs and 1,000 chlorine pool-testers. Maintaining a contingency stock is critical in supporting 167,457 IDPs (men 35,919, women 37,762 boys 46,009 and 47,767 girls) in informal settlements/camps in Idleb and Aleppo who are in need of WASH NFIs. In addition, this stock will potentially support the WASH NFI needs of up to 38,500 IDPs in case of an influx of IDP movement due to an escalation of hostilities. UNICEF has served as an agency of last resort for NW Syria, as it has taken the role to supply 90% of emergency WASH supplies targeting the most vulnerable people in previous emergencies. The other component of this intervention is that of partial Cash Voucher Assistance (CVA) to 13,336 IDP households to be able to procure certain WASH NFIs from their local markets. The CVA component is going to be the first activity to be implemented while the WASH NFIs are procured. The CVA supports the local markets, gives the beneficiaries the flexibility to be able to use cash and purchase at their discretion, and it will eventually be the modality used in lieu of hygiene kits.

Nutrition:
This project will make significant contributions to accelerate reduction of the alarming malnutrition  situation in Northwest Syria. UNICEF will take a key role in procurement and release of essential nutrition supplies for the collective nutrition sector, coordination of service delivery at cluster  level, offer technical support in programme implementation and serve as provide of last resort whenever there are unattended gaps. This project will contribute to increased programme efficiency and effectiveness through filling the supply gap and strengthening the supply chain, as well as the provision of technical support and monitoring of the quality of services . It will complement existing UNICEF resources to ensure the continuation of anaemia among children and women as well as the treatment of SAM both with and without medical complications among boys and girls aged below 5 years in Northwest Syria. This is critical to ensure required supplies are procured and prepositioned before onset of the winter period, to avoid a looming pipeline break. There will be succinct linkages with WASH and protection interventions, including providing essential WASH messages in CMAM sites and capacity build front line nutrition workers to screen CU5 and  women with external visual signs of  GBV/SEA/Child neglect.

Child Protection:
UNICEF as the CPAoR lead agency will be responsible for overall project activities. Child protection supplies(recreational kits and adolescent kits) will be procured and prepositioned inside Northwest Syria through World Vision International while IhsanRD will provide storage and distribution in their two centralized warehouses. WVI will procure the kits following both the UNICEF and their technical standards, Ihsan’s responsibility to kits management will start from receiving the kits in their warehouses, storage and distribution. Once a partner places a request, Ihsan will verify the distribution plan before submitting to WVI and UNICEF for approval. Once the request is approved, Ihsan will communicate with the partner to collect the requested kits from the warehouse. IhsanRD MEAL team will liase with the partner to plan for a field visit that will focus on verification of availability of the kits and correct usage to deliver MHPSS activities following the guidelines provided. 
A total of 1107 recreational kits and 1328 adolescent kits will be availed to CPAoR partners to support and facilitate child protection response services(MHPSS,PFA and other CP services). These kits will target 99,600 boys and girls and 66,400 adolescents respectively aimed at providing critical support to identified gaps in servic