Strengthening Capacity and Awareness Raising for Fullness of life through multisectoral humanitarian assistance (SCARF) This project will respond to the displaced population’s most urgent needs through multi-sectoral approach: Health, NFIs and WASH. As of July 2022, the intense clashes have occurred in the Northwest region, and a number of people displaced mostly in Sagaing Region, where they are living in informal displacement sites with limited access to support and services. Under the current “Capacity Building and Multisectoral humanitarian response” project, STH and its partner has been closely working with local volunteers, CSOs, religious leaders and community-based charity organizations in the project area. The existing project targeted area of the Sagaing region still need to support humanitarian assistances. So, this project will address the humanitarian assistance in 11 IDPs and host communities across 3 townships in Sagaing Region (Khin-U, Shwe Bo, Ye-U) by using the experiences observed during the implementation of the current project. 
The project will target 16,428 displaced and hosted communities (Male 7,959, Female 8,469 with Men 5,295, Women 5,591, Boys 2,664, Girls 2,878, PWDs 2,103) in 3 townships in Sagaing Region. This project has been designed by Swe Tha Har (STH) and partnered with KMSS-MDY, a local faith-based organization working in the target area.  Through a partnership with KMSS-MDY which is a protection cluster member, the project will bring for good protection practices and operational capacity during the implementation of the project. The following specific activities under this project will be implemented by STH and its partners KMSS-Mdy. STH will be responsible for Health cluster and NFIs cluster while KMSS-Mdy will take contribution for WASH cluster

Health: The project will provide health education and capacity building to the new and existing volunteers and also community members by the resource person, and then the trained people will facilitate community awareness sessions. Then, the project will supply some basic essential drugs to the community through the trained people. On the other hand, the project will support referral services to persons with specific needs, and mental health and psychosocial support at the individual household level and organize smaller groupings in the communities. MHPSS activity will be facilitated and implemented by trained volunteers through external trainers. 

Shelter/NFIs/ CCCM: According to the experience of current implementation project, STH will provide alternative cash assistance for NFI kits for the most vulnerable displaced people from 5 IDPs/host communities in Ye-U township, Sagaing Region as they have fled from their homes to ensure their personal needs with healthy, security and privacy.

WASH: The project will provide hygiene promotion and hygiene education to the new and existing volunteers and also community members, and. The project will deliver WASH support by providing 80 single units of temporary fly-proof latrines, 20 bathing places, 40 temporary handwashing stations, 16 units of communal temporary water storage in displacement sites, distribution of hygiene kits to 1554 target households from 4 IDPs and host communities, from Shwe Bo and Ye U townships and provision of hygiene Promotion session and IEC material dissemination. STH will install the lighting for the bathrooms and toilets especially for women and girls for their safety and dignity.

The total volunteer for this project will be 15 volunteers, 1 volunteer per village for Shwebo, Khin-U townships and 2 volunteers per village for Ye-U township because it includes Health, Shelter/NFIs/ CCCM and WASH clusters. Throughout project implementation, the project activities will prioritize meeting the needs of particularly vulnerable people and gender equality, particularly in female-headed households, women and widows, the elderly, and people with disabilities, pregnant women and lactating mothers. STH and partners will ensure the deliverables of the project will reach equally.