Multi-sectoral assistance in hard-to-reach displacement sites/locations in Kayah and southern Shan States AVSI Foundation Myanmar and 4 local partners- KMSS Loikaw, Alin Thit Social Development Group, Mawduklarmae Social Development Association-MSDA, and Kayah Women Organization-KyWO have been implementing an MHF-SA 2 consortium project in 71 locations across Demoso, Loikaw, and Phruso Townships in Kayah State and Pekon Township in Southern Shan State, covering protection activities including GBV, child protection, and mine risk action and EiE activities. Having received all the ToT trainings in protection-related topics such as women’s rights and gender equality, CP, PSS and PFA, child rights, child development, positive parenting, and mine risk education (MRE), field -consortium staff are now cascading them as awareness-raising trainings at community-level as well as providing referral services and cash assistance to GBV survivors, child survivors, and landmine/explosive ordinance/war injury survivors. Community volunteer teachers are applying their learning from EiE ToT training provided by education technical advisor of AVSI in their 51 project IDP camps/host communities whereas AVSI Myanmar provides technical support and supervision but is not directly implementing EiE activity. The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate with widespread conflict triggering further displacement and increased humanitarian needs. Heavy monsoon rain across many areas in southern Shan and Kayah State is now compounding IDP’s suffering, particularly those living in informal sites and in jungles. The cold season will be approaching soon and many of them have little or no access to basic life sustaining items and services. As these MHF SA2-funded consortium project members have been implementing protection and EiE activities in their respective locations since February 2022, they have identified urgent unmet needs experienced by IDPs in their target locations in different sectors. This proposed project aims to implement EiE, protection, food security, WASH, and shelter/NFI activities to meet these unmet needs in the existing locations of the MHF SA2-funded consortium project across 4 townships in Kayah State and southern Shan. It will complement the ongoing MHF-funded consortium project by meeting needs of the same IDP beneficiaries in the same target locations that cannot be met by the ongoing project while it will not cover health and nutrition components since they aren't within mandate or scope and expertise and experience of AVSI and four local partners. Instead, the partner organizations will network with other INGOs and local CSOs which specialize in these domains to meet needs of our target IDP beneficiaries related to these sectors. Partners under the ongoing MHF SA2-funded consortium project led by AVSI will continue under this proposed consortium project to cover the same project locations. These consortium partners propose an harmonized approach which would guarantee a wider and more effective impact, leverage strengths, as well as ensuring program efficiency and value for money. Particular attention will be given to allocation strategies on 1.Age, Gender and Diversity – reaching the most vulnerable, 2.GBV prevention, 3.Localization, 4.PSEA, 5.Inclusion of PWD, 6.MRE and 7.Conflict Sensitivity (Do No Harm) and Social Cohesion. MRE has been mainstreamed across the response incorporated into the project design to respond to the risks related to landmines/explosive ordinances in the heavily conflict affected locations. Operational, security, safety and financial risks will be analyzed and the corresponding mitigating measures would be in place, and risk registers will be updated regularly, with project stakeholders receiving this information. Sustainability or handover strategies including funding advocacy will be explored during the project’s duration.