(Envelope 1) Provision of multisectoral interventions under WASH, NFI and CCCM for the most vulnerable population highly exposed to Cholera Infection and Harsh Winter Conditions in Northwest Syria This project delivers a strategic and multisectoral set of interventions to enhance the resilience of the crisis-affected population living in communities and informal settlements against Cholera epidemic, fire incidents and harsh winter conditions. Open waste water disposal and lack of safe and chlorinated water increases the amplitude of harsh winter conditions and economic deterioration of people in NWS. The project’s main objective is to increase the accessibility of IDPs and HC residents to essential WASH, fire response and seasonal NFI services and cholera protective-oriented environment in Harem district by achieving the following deliverables:  

Under WASH: 
*Responding to cholera epidemic by applying CATI approach (Case-Area Targeted Interventions) as a delivery mechanism to respond to cholera within 24-72 hours through the CORT (Community Outbreak Response Teams) who will reach out to patient, his/her HH and surrounding ‘cordon sanitaire’ within a perimeter of 30- to 50-metre radius. The cholera response under this mechanism will include water quality testing (spot-check for chlorination) at HH, provision of Cholera Kits, disinfection activities, Hygiene awareness sessions and as per need, provision of tanks and water storages. 
*Burial works of the open waste water trenches that passes through agricultural lands throughout more than 15 IDP sites located between KafrDeryan and Sarmada communities in Dana subdistrict – Harem District. A covered sewage pipe will be implemented instead and connected to public waste water network. The works will be including connecting the septic tanks located in the adjacent IDP camps to the established sewage pipe.
*Provision of chlorination items for Sarmada Aljanubiyah Stationand supervising the water quality over the project. The station pumps non-chlorinated water to 82502 BNFs residing in Sarmada City.

Under ESNFI, ATAA is planning to deliver the winter assistance of heating materials through Cash and Voucher Assistance modality, as the targeted population will receive the winter assistance of heating materials through a one-time top-up amounted to 150 $ to the e-vouchers that will be delivered to targeted HHs. HHs will be able to redeem their vouchers from a selected number of shops in the nearest market to their camps, these shops will be selected through a selection process that will be conducted by ATAA team in close coordination with the local actors including field visits to the potential shops to ensure matching the selection criteria that guarantee safe access to services enabling beneficiaries to receive heating materials with dignity. Detailed and collective reports of redemption can be generated from the electronic system managing the e-vouchers with full details of redemption and beneficiaries with dates, amounts, locations… etc.

Under CCCM, fire mitigation interventions will be applied to mitigate the risks caused by negative coping mechanisms, like using inappropriate fuel sources during winter, through establishing / maintaining fire points in the targeted locations, and supplying them with the required equipment and tools fire response. These tools will be used by trained fire committees in each camp, that will be supported and developed by ATAA through this project with the required theoretical and practical trainings. ATAA will continue to refill the extinguishers distributed after being used all along the project period. The previously mentioned interventions are on the camp level, as for the HHs level interventions, ATAA will conduct awareness raising campaigns on a monthly base to all camps, that includes awareness raising sessions, and brochures for visual information


The project targets 15 IDP sites, and one city that characterize high risk of environmental contamination and rapidly increasing Cholera suspected cases in Idleb: 20130HHs with 114396 individuals (Men 20592- Women 25168– Boys 33289– Girls 35347)