Strengthening humanitarian Support: CCCM in IDPs in North and South Wollo and Waghimra zones The resumption of armed conflict in Northern Ethiopia in August 2022 is affecting Amhara region where it has led to new internal displacement. In North Wello zone, more than 300,000 people were displaced and the rest were affected by the active war that has happened in the entire zone. From 01-08 November 2022, an inter-agency team led by OCHA conducted a Multi-Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) in Raya Alamata, Kobo, Korem, Raya Bala and other woredas in South Wollo to better understand the situation in terms of scale, needs and conditions. The damages in terms of shelter, household materials, crops, domestic animals, etc. are very enormous. 
As to CCCM, there is poor sanitation condition in the sites and lack of safe garbage disposal pits and waste collection which means the entire sites are littered with rubbish, posing a health risk to the IDPs. There are no lights around the sites. Lack of partitions in the existing building has resulted in a lack of privacy, and also presents a Child Protection and GBV risk. Due to the lack of communal kitchens, people cook outside, and they are exposed to the elements. Similarly, IDPs are exposed to the sun during distribution of assistance due to lack of multi-purpose shade for distributions and other activities. There are no handwashing stations in the camp for infection prevention and control (IPC), including Covid-19 mitigation.
 IDPs have difficulty accessing information due to the lack of community information center, helpdesk. The lack of helpdesk and Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM) means that IDPs’ priority concerns and issues are not being collected and shared systematically to humanitarian actors serving the sites. There is no coordination meeting with the local humanitarian partners, the government and community representatives to identify gaps and needs of the displaced community.
 The proposed project will directly contribute to the improvement in the life of 44,883 IDPs (9582 Men, 8724 Female, 13,569boys and 13,008 girls) including 413 people with disabilities (191 men, 149 Female, 30 boys and 43 girls) in six districts (Argoba, MekaneSelam, Tehuledar, mekaneYesus, Kutaber and Mekdela) in North Wollo, five districts (Raya Kobo, Lasta, Habru, Hara town, Woldi) in South Wollo and a district (Sekota) in Waghemra zones. 
Through the proposed project, OCHA, DEC and PAD work together to scale up the ongoing CCCM emergency response in the targeted areas and will provide assistance along the four pillars of CCCM with essential protection mainstreaming respecting COVID 19 preventive measures. construction of 9 hand washing facilities, partition of two big shelters, construction of 5500m drainage structures, construction of 12 communal kitchens, 0.8 km internal road construction( in the camp road access has difficulty during the rain season and need levelling and gravelling works) , 19 different communal facilities construction and 6 waste disposal pits construction are the major ones. In addition to these, 166 session meetings and training for 220 trainees on different CCCM activities
 DEC has maintained a strong presence in the proposed areas of intervention with area office in Dassie and Waldia and PAD at sekota.   Both DEC and PAD have extensive experience in CCCM and is currently responding to humanitarian needs in targeted locations. 
DEC as a lead partner will have a direct relationship with OCHA in reporting and provide required information. hence, DEC will assign qualified and competent staff who will closely work with the sub grantee partner, PAD and provided adequate technical support. Project steering committee (SC) and Technical Committee (TC) comprising of DEC, PAD, DRM and a representative from the IDPs will be established to guide and direct the planned activities are delivered in time with the required quality. The SC committee will meet in a monthly basis while the TC will weekly meet and support the implementation of the planned activities.