“Enhancing Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods for Vulnerable Herders and Livestock Holders in Conflict-Affected Herding Communities in West Bank's ltpgtThe proposed project is a critical response to address the immediate and ongoing challenges faced by vulnerable herders and livestock holders in conflict-affected herding communities located in the West Bank's Area C, adjacent to settlements. These communities endure the escalating impact of settler violence, restricted movement, and face high protection risks including land and structure confiscation/demolition and displacement from their lands/communities. These challenges have severe implications for the Palestinian economy, pushing many community members below the poverty line and endangering their displacement from their lands.ltbrgtIn alignment with the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan's Food Security Cluster Strategic Objective, which aims to "enhance the resilience of vulnerable households, restoring and protecting their agriculture-based livelihoods and income-generating opportunities," and the HRP Strategic Objective (SO3) of supporting the capacity of vulnerable Palestinians to cope with and overcome the protracted crisis, our project seeks to address these urgent needs.ltbrgtCARE International in Palestine, in partnership with the "Agricultural Development Association - PARC," will target the food security and livelihood needs of the most vulnerable herding communities in the North, Middle, South, and Eastern Slope of the West Bank affected by protection risks and settler violence in Area C.ltbrgtOur proposed project will safeguard these communities from the risk of evacuation/forcible transfer by enhancing their food and milk production. This will be achieved through the distribution of fodder (Barley) and /sheds /barns rehabilitation for sheep and goats herders ltbrgtBy doing so, the project will benefit the herders in the high-risk areas in the communities affected by the conflict violence by protecting their agricultural livelihood assets of small-scale herders and livestock holders and providing time-critical productive inputs and tailored technical support. The project's activities have been shaped through extensive consultations with community members in the target areas, ensuring active participation of women, men, and youth in the design process, and full and close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) representatives and its technical teams. ltbrgtCARE Palestine and PARC remain committed to a long-term participatory approach, ensuring that communities are involved in all project stages, including focus group discussions. The project is designed with protection mainstreaming at its core, promoting safety, dignity, accountability to affected populations, and empowerment. It aims to enhance the resilience and living conditions of the most vulnerable groups, including women, men, boys, and girls, by improving their access to resources and the utilization of natural resources for their sheep and goats, as well as enhancing their communities' access to agricultural resources.ltbrgtThe project will deliver   the barns rehabilitation inputs for herders 154 herders while distributing fodder for 154 herders benefitting a total of 200 herding households (1,000 individuals) across 16 localities in the north of the West Bank (5 in Jenin, two in Nablus  and the south of the West Bank (7 in Hebron and 2 in Bethlehem).ltbrgtThe activities of the project include the rehabilitation of 46 livestock sheds/barns (serving 46 herders and livestock holders), and distribution of 385 tons of fodder (Barley ) to 154 herders and livestock holders.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgt





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