Emergency Nutrition Response Project in West Guji  Zone of Kercha and Hambela Wamena Woredas in Oromia Region In the last few months internal displacement due to conflict and ethnic tensions has increased in Oromia Region. It is remembered that, due to ethnic and border related issues hundreds of thousands of Oromo Region, West Guji Zone communities were displaced due to the conflict with Gedio Zone, SNNPR. During times of conflict water and food availability are increasingly scarce with insufficient food, immunity is compromised and threatens the survival of these at risk groups. Curative measures for addressing severe acute malnutrition are essential to prevent mortality associated with malnutrition. 
 The integrated CMAM project will provide support to IDPs and host communities in underserved areas affected by conflict of Kercha and Hambela Wamena West Guji Zone, Oromia Region. The emergency response mechanism through Community Based Management of Acute malnutrition (CMAM) will saves the lives of vulnerable groups (Children under five years and Pregnant and Lactating Women). Timely addressing severe acute malnutrition further stops deterioration into complicated severe acute malnutrition. Those community members are in need of emergency humanitarian support in all aspects especially nutrition interventions which are recommended by the respective regional, Zonal stakeholders and multi agency teams. This project will provide immediate lifesaving assistance in response to food insecurity for IDP community and host communities through addressing the immediate causes of malnutrition by offering the much needed critical acute malnutrition curative services. The project will also link with other government routine health services and partner projects to prevent future relapses. Therefore, the project will create synergies for stronger complementarily, integration and sustainability and strengthen CMAM services in the existing facility in a way that will safe guard against malnutrition for vulnerable groups in the future. The project will improve access for life saving critical basic services for highly vulnerable groups, specifically children under five children, Pregnant and Lactating Women in Oromia region, West Guji Zone of Kercha and Hambela Wamena Woredas IDPs and Host communities. The goal of the project is to contribute reduce mortality and morbidity in related to malnutrition, improves access to life­saving nutrition interventions for the most vulnerable populations­ notably under five children and pregnant and lactating women, establish/strength multi sectoral coordination for the management and response of malnutrition, increase the awareness of the community on malnutrition regardless of their nutritional status through IYCF-E, and Health and Nutrition counseling for both IDPs and Host Communities. These Woredas need support technically and logistically for system strengthening and to deliver proper CMAM services. The CMAM project also will be considered Gender balance when recruiting staff for this project and most of the technical support for program will be provided to HEWs who are mostly female, and Woreda health staff who are both male and female. The Project target numbers are planned by reviewing the current screening of both IDPs and Host Communities of the target areas due to unavailable of regular admission trend and screening data. 

The proposed project will reach the below estimated beneficiaries
 1,050 of children under five years with Sever Acute Malnutrition 
 9,856 of children age 6-59 months with Moderate Acute Malnutrition 
 4,500 moderately malnourished Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLWs)
 3,500 women of reproductive age and men will receive maternal and child nutrition education