Integrated Food Security and Livelihoods Focused  (Multi Sector)  Consortium Project to Improve Access to Food Security, WASH, Health and Nutrition Service to Vulnerable IDPs/Returnees and Host Communities in Rosaires, Kurmuk and Tandamon Localities of Blue Nile State, Sudan.
(OPS codes: FSL - SUD-18/A/118496/R, Nutrition: SUD-18/N/118450, Health: SUD-18/H/118553/R, WASH: SUD-18/WS/118467). To contribute in addressing the complex emergency Food Security and Livelihoods, Health, Nutrition and WASH problems in Blue Nile State, World Vision, working in Consortium with International Medical Corps (IMC), Vétérinaires  (VSFG), and PanCare, is proposing an integrated lifesaving intervention project to meet the immediate needs of the vulnerable communities in Rosaires, Tandamon and Kurmurk localities of Blue Nile State. The project will target 102,355 vulnerable individuals, of which 56,300 (55%) are IDPs, 40,942 (40%) vulnerable host community  while 5,113 ( 5% ) returnees. This will be realized through: 1) Increasing household food security and improving access to alternative household income 2) Increasing access to critical WASH services, 3) Increasing access to Primary Health Care services, particularly maternal and child health (MCH), and 4) Empowering communities to actively participate in activities that contribute increased household and community resilience thereby enabling them to respond to future shocks in their respective areas. The cumulative effect of proposed interventions will contribute to a reduction of morbidity and mortality caused by food insecurity, poor access to health, nutrition and WASH services among the targeted groups. Gender/Protection will be mainstreamed across all sector
The goal of the 12-month program is to contribute to Outcome 2 and Outcome 3 of the 2018 HRP by providing vulnerable displaced people, refugees, returnees and vulnerable host communities with livelihoods support and basic services to reduce their food insecurity and malnutrition status and allow them to build their self‐resilience. The targeted localities are ranked as IPC 3-5 in Blue Nile State and will be supported through the provision of integrated life-saving FLS, WASH, Health and Nutrition services to households with highest needs in food insecure and with highly malnourished populations. The consortium members proposed activities that will help in strengthening existing livelihoods options among the target population.The FSL focused project is expected to make the targeted households food secure while reducing diseases and hazards resulting from deficient environmental health and nutrition conditions,  provision of preventive and curative CMAM services to malnourished children under five years and pregnant and lactating women,  unsafe disposal of feces, water-borne diseases, unsafe water sources, poor sanitation, and hygiene practices. With support from SHF, the WV led project will scale up operations in the targeted localities as agreed in consultative meetings with the Practical Action led consortium. The activities will reduce the vulnerability and suffering of IDPs, returnees and host communities now reachable with humanitarian assistance, thanks to Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) directives that have opened access to previously inaccessible areas such as Kurmuk locality.  Support will be focused on life-saving activities following the HAC directive of November 2017 through provision of immediate needs of IDPs, returnees and host communities while they try to re-establish their livelihoods.  

All consortium partners have a strong presence in Blue Nile implementing projects funded by OFDA (WV, IMC and VSFG), and other donors such as the Germany foreign Office (VSG), EU, Irish Aid and SHF (WV), WFP, WHO (Pancare) and ECHO (IMC). The proposed activities are aligned to the needs and priorities of targeted communities as identified by the government and UN-led sector strategies and priorities. Rehabilitation of existing basic services and infrastructure will be prioritized over new construction in order to reduce costs and increase coverage. Existing coping mechanisms will be enhanced and strengthened so as not t disturb community livelihoods systems but allow diversification within the target communities and will harness organizational, technical and operational capacities among the consortium members.