Provision of emergency, life-saving assistance and protection to the most vulnerable in Ibb governorate. This project will support 1210 conflict-affected children and adults from the host and IDP communities in Al-Makhadir and Dhi As Sufal districts in Ibb governorate, by Provide of emergency, life-saving assistance, and protection to the most acutely vulnerable IDPs, and host communities most at risk that prevent, mitigate, and respond to protection issues and providing specialized assistance to children and adults with specific protection needs. 

In response to Priority 2 of the first Standard Allocation 2022 which aims to provide emergency, life-saving assistance, and protection to the most acutely vulnerable IDPs, refugees, migrants, and host communities most at risk War Child is proposing a holistic child protection intervention in in Al-Makhadir and Dhi As Sufal districts in Ibb governorate.

Under this child protection project WCUK will support 1210 conflict-affected children and adults from the host and IDP communities by preventing and responding to protection risks and providing specialized assistance to children and their families. This intervention seeks to provide both life-saving support as well as services that are preventative and durable. 

The project activities will align with a socio-ecological model, targeting individual children, their families and the community to enhance the protective environment and meet the needs of the most vulnerable. The project team will deliver the following activities

1. Child level: 
a. Case management using the inter-agency approach and WCUK’s expertise in child-focused case management
2. Care-giver level: 
a. Cash for Protection to support 350 families to meet their basic needs to reduce the risk of negative coping mechanisms and in turn mitigate protection risk.
3. Community level: 
a. Facilitate and support Community Based Child Protection Committees (CBCPs) (ensuring the elderly, men, women and minority groups from the displaced and conflict-affected communities are included), to address and mitigate protection concerns, promote social cohesion and enhance community self-protection mechanisms. These community-based child protection committees will be trained on core child protection concepts to promote a protective environment for children and enable safe identification and referrals of children in need. WCUK will also facilitate and support Community Led response, which will give communities the means, and support they need to launch their own CP response initiatives. This component includes community consultations, capacity building and micro-grants.

The proposed project activities will address the immediate protection needs of highly vulnerable populations, including female caregivers, children with disabilities, marginalized children (Muhamasheen), and unaccompanied/separated children. Targeting criteria will be aligned with inter-agency criteria where defined, or otherwise will follow WCUK’s vulnerability criteria to ensure inclusive targeted, and those most at risk benefit from the services. 

Eligible cases will be reviewed and verified by child protection staff members in line with child protection minimum standards. The cash assistance will not be delivered in isolation, considering the complexity of protection risks but would be complemented by the case management services. Specifically eligibility criteria will be based on specific vulnerability criteria for case management, criteria for cash for protection, as well as identifying communities with known CP gaps with CP working groups to target those with CP microgrants.