Integrated CCCM and Protection response for IDP and most vulnerable communities in Bari and Sool Regions As a result of frequent displacement, the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Somalia has reached 6.2 million in late 2017 (HNO 2017). The severe drought which began in late 2015, combined with Cyclone Sagar, which made landfall along the coastal areas of Puntland on 19 May 2018 and left in its path a trail of destruction, has resulted in thousands of people still counting their losses. The tropical cyclone, which was one of the strongest storms to ever hit Somalia, and the ongoing conflicts, have contributed to an increase in displacement, leading to the number of IDPs now surpassing 2 million. Most displaced persons have found their way to urban centers, and settlements that are largely informal and unplanned. The regions of Sool and Bari have more than 162,000 IDPs with the need for services increasing as the numbers increase. Notably, the existing services are limited, IDPs settlements are overcrowded with poor living conditions. The basic needs of the IDPs are not met due to inconsistent service provision, exclusion from accessing services, or from the sheer absence of services due to poor targeting. Protection Concerns have been reported in all settlements. Exploitative relationships between IDPs and land-owners or ‘gatekeepers’ are recurrent, affecting IDPs’ access to assistance and information, and increasing vulnerability and risk of forced eviction. Poor coordination of services is evident by duplication of efforts in the same locations. The proposed project will contribute to addressing the gaps identified in Bari and Sool Regions by providing protection-centered Integrated humanitarian response in and around the IDP settlements with the aim of ensuring access to key services through CCCM activities while ensuring that their protection risks are mitigated. The project targets 18,900 individuals of which 4,355 are men,4,717 women,4816 boys and 5012 girls. In terms of implementation of the integrated project, this proposal is submitted in collaboration with NRC where DRC will cover Protection and CCCM activities while NRC will cover WASH and Shelter activities in the same locations. A pre-teaming agreement has been uploaded/attached to this proposal providing further details on the approach and rationale of the collaboration. In essence, the multi-cluster, multi-sector and multi-agency approach, will maximize assistance as different sectors and actors will be able to share critical information and inform immediate programming and re-design of programs. This approach will be useful to create synergies enabling the concentration of services and expertise within the same location and same population leading to achieving a greater impact. The interventions will support the targeted communities holistically and efficiently by providing well-tailored and packaged responses in order to cater the different needs of the people of concern. The CCCM component of the project will constitute a strength of ongoing coordination mechanisms between and within all sites, ensuring that site level information is available and shared with all stakeholders, improving management of sites, improving community engagement, participation, living conditions and safe access to services in the selected sites. The project will ensure that affected populations have information they need to access services. The protection activities are designed to enhance community based protection mechanisms through establishing community protection committees, documenting and monitoring of protection concerns as well providing timely, safe protection responses to displaced people. The proposed interventions include GBV response through provision of medical and material assistant, lighting, and training, as well as protection monitoring and response.