Winterization Support for the Most Vulnerable IDPs in Al-Dhale'e, Amanat Al-Asimah and Sana'a Governorates. This project is under the envelope of 3rd Reserve Allocation focusing on winterization support which aims at targeting a total of 2,600 vulnerable households (about 18,200 individuals) in locations at risk of severe winter conditions. The project will target IDPs who are living in IDP collective centers and spontaneous settlements and in the vulnerable host communities with large focus on those who have fled from the affected areas by Al-Hudaydah crisis. The project will be implemented in 6 districts of 3 governorates as follows: (Damt, Qa'atabah and Al-Hussein districts) in Al-Dhale'e governorate, (Bani Hushaysh and Nihm districts) in Sana'a governorate and (Shu'aub district) of Amanat Al-Asimah.

The project will be implemented within a period of three months and is proposing to provide one cycle of Standard Winter NFIs Grants for 2,600 prioritized vulnerable HHs in the targeted districts. The project will target these districts as priority districts under the envelope of 3rd Reserve Allocation and as an intervention that has been respond to the Shelter/NFI/CCCM Cluster Winterization Strategy issued this year on October 2018. The intervention is separated per district based on the needs in these districts, access and prioritization by the Shelter/NFI/CCCM Cluster. The intervention package under the proposed project aims at providing Standard Winter NFIs Grants (230$/HH) specified by cluster, using fundamental approaches to bridge the gap of assistance in the respective areas of intervention. The modality of the cash assistance will be cash transfer (direct cash by exchange company).

The project team will establish the community and verification committees who will composed of male and female member with very good local mobilization background and excellent local access to local councils, social effective persons (in consultation with the affected people/IDPs, local authorities and community leaders.), who will conduct the selection and verification of beneficiaries according to the set guidance of shelter cluster for vulnerability criteria. Accordingly, emergency cash assistance will be provided to the selected beneficiaries. QRCS project team will also conduct field visits to monitor the activities and assess the satisfaction of the targeted beneficiaries.

In addition to considering on Shelter/NFI/CCCM vulnerability criteria for beneficiary selection, the following criteria will be used as a prerequisite for targeting: a) IDPs living in IDPs Hosting Sites that will not withstand the winter without some weatherproofing support. b) IDPs living in IDP Hosting Sites or host communities that are living in sub-standard shelters that need weatherproofing. c) IDPs that are economically poor without the means to provide for their winterization needs and without assistance their health and wellbeing would deteriorate significantly.

QRCS will manage the project through its experienced staff and all staff involved in the project will adhere to the humanitarian principles and standards while abiding to QRCS’s Principles for Humanitarian Action and values as per internal code of conduct. QRCS will ensure the project activities are aligned with the cluster objectives including mainstreaming of protection and gender in all project activities through close monitoring, evaluation and reporting. In addition, accountability to affected population will be adhered to throughout the project cycle, from the design phase to the end of project cycle, ensuring that beneficiaries, stakeholders and the community are engaged throughout the project, through a participatory approach including information sharing, complaints and feedback mechanisms and project adjustments as per feedback.