Integrated Drought Response Interventions in Telkok Locality, Kassala State (Envelope 4b). The project aims at providing life- saving emergency assistance for 20,000 vulnerable drought affected people in seven villages inTelkok locality towards improving their access to food and improved nutrition.
Poor rainfall at the state has affected crop cultivation, pasture and water supply and rendered poor households vulnerable to malnutrition in two agro-pastoral localities. Only 5% of 20% farmers in Telkok, Hamashkoreib and Aroma have been able to cultivate during 2017/18 season. Subsequently, cultivation expecting minimal yields due to the rain fall shortage. Assessments completed by FAO, WFP, FEWS, State level Food security secretariat as well as Practical Action field team have confirmed the poor rainfall and sever mid – season dry spell in Kassala state in general and the targeted localities in particular. Consequences were reflected in minimal or no crop harvest, pasture, water supply shortage and increase in fodder and cereals prices leading crisis (IPC 3) situation. 
The project will support emergency agricultural and veterinary services by providing training on climate smart agriculture and equipping CAHWs with kits and drugs, vaccination, emergency animal feed support, nutritious crops and seeds distribution with relevant extension to women and men farmers groups. Furthermore, environmentally sustainable agro-processing and off-farm income generating activities will also be provided, with especial consideration to enhance the capacities of women and youth for resilience. 
The project will support 1000 households in Telkok with emergency agricultural inputs including vegetable and legume seeds targeting women in particular through women groups to improve diversity of the dietary intake and health. Targeted men and women farmers will receive vegetable and cereals seeds and tools sets. Mesquite clearance will be supported by availing cash to enable expansion of cultivable area and income for affected by loss of income. To improve livestock health and conditions of 33,330 livestock heads, refresher training of community selected 14 CAHWs (Telkok) will receive refresher training, tool kits and drug under supervision and management of CBOs.  3,333 households will receive 3 months supplementary animal feed in Telkok locality to reduce risk of malnutrition and body deterioration due to pasture scarcity. 
Three livestock watering infrastructure in Telkok will be rehabilitated to serve 50,000 local and nomadic livestock. Agro-processing training will be provided for 125 women for own consumption and income, 125 women and youth will also receive vocational training in the locality. 
This intervention will be complementing Practical Action ongoing projects in Telkok locality, where the organization is implementing two big projects funded by DFID and EU, the projects provide WASH and FSL respectively. In this project, Practical Action targets seven drought affected villages within Telkok locality, which are not covered by both ongoing projects. 
All interventions including selection of the villages will be coordinated with line ministries, communities and local NGOs including Kassala Women Development Association Network.