2024 - SHF Reserve for Emergencies - SP Health and FSL in BNS ltpgtHEALTH: ltbrgtThe health response’s goal is to reduce avoidable morbidity and mortality for the region, with a strong emphasis on ensuring accountability to affected populations. The objective would be achieved through the implementation of integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) in 10 villages. These are villages that are considered to be very far from the operational health facilities. These are identified together with SoH and the local community leaders. The activities under this would be the following:ltbrgt	Capacity building of 20 community health volunteers (CHVs) for iCCM.ltbrgt	Provision of pharmaceuticals (iCCM medicines and additional anti-malarial medications)ltbrgt	Strengthening of emergency preparedness, response, and all-hazards emergency risk management through the integration of Community-Based Surveillance (CBS)ltbrgt	Capacity building of 16 traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to implement Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN) activities.ltbrgt	Distribution of clean delivery kits (CDKs) in eight health facilities (HFs).ltbrgt	Health messaging campaigns.ltbrgtNUTRITION:ltbrgtAs internally displaced persons (IDPs) continue to settle in the region due to the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the number of persons requiring nutrition support in the area increases.  Samaritan’s Purse will also aim to integrate the Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) program in eight HFs. Response modalities will include:ltbrgt	Active nutrition screening and referral including Family-mid upper arm circumference (MUAC).ltbrgt	Static sites implementing Outpatient Therapeutic Programs (OTPs) and Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programs (TSFPs) for children 6-59 months old and pregnant and lactating women (PLWs).ltbrgt	Targeting of 739 children six to 59 months old with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) without medical complications with 650 boxes or 8.97 MT of Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic Food (RUTF) through OTP. ltbrgt	Targeting of 539 children six to 59 months old with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) with 238 boxes or 3.570 MT of Ready-to-Use-Supplementary Food (RUSF) through TSFP.ltbrgt	Targeting of 396 PLWs with MAM with 175 boxes or 2.625 MT of RUSF through TSFP.ltbrgt	Provision of Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition in Emergency (MIYCN-E) counseling for caregivers of children 0 to 23 months old. ltbrgt	Establishment of eight breastfeeding spaces in targeted HFs.ltbrgtAgriculture and Food Security ltbrgtAddressing the health status of the population using agriculture and food security interventions supports outcomes from the activities in the second sector of this response. Samaritan’s Purse will distribute seeds (staple crop and vegetable seeds) and tools (malodas and watering cans) to 1,000 farmers in Blue Nile State (BNS) only for their use in planting the amount of seed required to supply a portion of their households’ (HHs’) annual food requirements. Of the proposed activities in this program, FSL distributions will target the isolated enclave areas of Zozok and Amora, areas that may only be reachable through third-party coordination. Given accessibility constraints, Samaritan’s Purse will work through community program management committees (CPMCs) with longstanding collaborations, empowering them to fill this gap. The CPMCs will be led through a series of modules on group dynamics and team management. The program will identify and train 20 trainers through the training of trainers (ToT) model, in collaboration with the Secretariat of Agriculture (SoA), who will first be trained in all aspects of crop agronomy and later cascade the training to targeted farmers. To monitor their activities and program outputs, Samaritan’s Purse will ensure sufficient staffing to cover project sites in the enclaves with regular community engagement, support, and field visits.ltbrgtlt/pgt