Multisectoral assistance for underserved areas of need in Aleppo and Hassakeh (Sub-Objective 2) ltpgtThe proposed 12-month intervention aims to strengthen resilience to winter conditions of the most vulnerable communities and households in the highest needs areas in targeted sub-districts of Aleppo and Al-Hassakeh governorates. AAH will implement proposed activities in the WASH, Health and Food Security and Agriculture sectors through an integrated multisectoral approach reaching 67,882 beneficiaries. ltbrgtIn Al-Hassakeh, AAH will improve access to water in targeted communities through the rehabilitation of water systems. In Tal Hmis, two water systems will be rehabilitated reaching 6,500 individuals. In one of these water systems and an additional targeted community in Qamishli, AAH will install a solar system, providing an environmentally sustainable, reliable, and cost-efficient source of energy for the system. Across Tal Hmis and Qamishli sub-districts, AAH will also carry out emergency light maintenance of boreholes, restoring access to water services promptly. Rural areas of the same sub-districts will be targeted with AAH’s community health program covers multi-sectoral messaging, including food and water safety, disease surveillance and outbreak management. In Qamishli, access to health services will be further strengthened through support to Hamu PHC with medical equipment, and supplies for treatment of respiratory infections. AAH will complement the proposed Health and WASH interventions with income-generating food security activities, including food/dairy processing training for 200 households. AAH will prioritize selecting women who are benefiting from Health and/or WASH intervention in receiving the capacity building on food and dairy processing and preservation. AAH will distribute to the targeted women, a processing kit based on a consultation with them to start their own small business.lt/pgtltpgtIn Aleppo, AAH will clean drainage canals in Maskaneh subdistrict (Al Baath farm), complementing previous canal rehabilitation efforts completed under the SHF fund in 2022/23. Additionally, AAH will enhance the self-reliance of farmers and livestock keepers through the provision of equipment, vocational training, and skills to turn the Arundo donax plant removed from the drainage canals into animal feed, fertilizer, and cooking fuel. AAH will also establish farmer field schools (FFS) for training and distributing grinders and presses (molds) to local farmers' associations to assist with these production processes. These same communities will be targeted with AAH’s community health program covering multi-sectoral messaging, including food and water safety, disease surveillance and outbreak management. These targeted communities will also be linked to the supported PHC in Maskaneh, which is also the main PHC providing health services to farmers and livestock keepers in Al Baath Farm and their household members. Support to the PHC in Maskaneh will include rehabilitation and installation of a solar system as well as equipment and medicines.

lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtThe proposed project incorporates protection and gender principles to promote meaningful access, safety, and dignity for targeted communities. AAH has full access to the targeted areas and the capacity to begin operations immediately through direct implementation. To ensure the synergy of efforts, AAH ensures complementarity of work through coordination with relevant Health, FAS, and WASH partners. AAH will maintain close coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (MAAR), Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), Ministry of Health (MoH), and other stakeholders and partners regarding any activities that AAH may implement.ltbrgtlt/pgt