Provision of Protection Services for IDPs and Host Communities including GBV cases/survivors and Children in Al-Shamayateen (Al-Turbah) and Al-Ma'afer of Taiz governorate, Al-Dhahar district of Ibb governorate and Damt district of Al-Dhale'e governorate. In view of the YHF first standard allocation 2022 priorities and in coordination with protection  cluster (main cluster, GBV, child cluster), YWU is intending to implement a project targeting 10260 vulnerable people  from IDPs, and the host community in  Al-Dhahar district of Ibb governorate , Damt distrct of Al-Dhale'e governorate and  Al-Shamayateen (Al-Turbah) and Al-Ma'afer districts of Taiz governorate  including 18 IDPs hosting sites, 6 sites in Ash-Shamayatayn (Al-Dar Al-Jadeed, Al Nasr School , Burakah ,Al Duhurah ,Mahatat Algaz ,Al Habeel)  and 12 hosting sites in Al Ma'afer ( Tajama Al Makdoush, Al Humur And Al Bairain , Az Zaqoum , Jabal Zaid , Al- Malekah, Al- Monaij  ,Al-Nuqee , Al Maqrood ,  Al Maiser ,Thakerah ,  26 School, Akamat  Al-Darb). In addition, the project will cover 5 IDPs sites in Al-Dhale'e such as Al-Jubjub sites,Muhamashen Al-sofa,Al bakeely neighborhood, Al-Amal site,Al Haradha site .firther our intervention in Ibb will be empowerment   and cash assistant only .The project will target the most vulnerable persons with specific protection needs, such as women and girls, children at risk, persons with serious medical conditions/chronic illnesses, older persons, persons with disabilities ,GBV case/survivors and marginalized communities .

Most of the displaced families, especially those living in hosting sites, live in miserable poor living conditions with increasing in acute protection needs  . Most of the families suffer of exacerbating psychosocial trauma of living through conflict displacement. These psychological and sometimes mental health - conditions can have far-reaching consequences, affecting family relationships, physical health, education, the ability to work, and willingness to support peaceful measures to end the conflict. Further, the political instability coupled with seven years of conflict resulted in the collapse and fragmentation of public institutions and governance systems. Rule of law has declined, limiting access to justice and legal assistance. There is a widespread lack of basic awareness on legal norms and processes, including on the importance of civil status documentation. Moreover, this situation has exacerbated the socio-economic vulnerabilities of families and communities as a result of losing their income resources and jobs. Accordingly, they couldn’t provide the basic need for themselves and their families to ensure dignity life for them.

Moreover, women and children are among the most vulnerable groups in the context of conflict and displacement as UNFPA warned that more than 3 million Yemeni women and girls were at risk of violence, findings of UNHCR protection monitoring, 16% of assessed women are heading households. In the absence of male breadwinners, and lack of adequate empowerment and support, women and girls may be forced to resort to harmful coping mechanisms such as early marriages. As a result of this protection dire necessity situation, YWU aims through this project to deliver multi-protection assistance to vulnerable, conflict-affected and displaced individuals who can't approach our protection services provided in the YWU's women's safe spaces including the IDPs living in 18 host sites. The planned protection services will include the following components (i) Legal assistance including individual and group counseling, legal awareness sessions,  and mediation (ii) Psychosocial support including individual and group counseling, and psycho-social awareness  (iii) Cash Assistance to be delivered to vulnerable IDPs and host communities who have been already assessed by the monitors and proved to be eligible for the cash assistance based on selection criteria (iv) Awareness sessions on International Humanitarian Law and protection issues in the targeted districts including hosting sites (v) Empowering of GBV cases/survivors (vi) Recreational activities for children and raising their awareness on children right and other protection topics.