Provision of Integrated Emergency Support  Through CCCM, WASH, Protection and Shelter Interventions in Baidoa IDP Settlements The humanitarian situation in Somalia remains acute mainly precipitated by the four consecutive poor rainy seasons in 2016 and 2017. South West State (SWS) remains one of the areas worst hit by the 2016-2018 drought in Somalia. Baidoa district in Bay region is today one of the main hubs for IDPs, and presents numerous gaps in terms of humanitarian coordination and information as well as service provision. Over half a million people have been displaced by mainly drought conditions from different parts of the state as well as a result of conflict especially in Lower Shabelle region. Over half of the entire displaced population in Somalia in 2017 is from SWS. As of end of January 2018, over 270,000 new IDPs had arrived in Baidoa since November 2016, surpassing the host community population in Baidoa town estimated at 200,000 people.

Recent FSNAU reports indicate that 46 per cent of South West State population is acutely food insecure in IPC phases 2, 3 and 4. The majority of these are in IPC phase 2 (51,2 per cent) while
only 5,7 per cent are in emergency phase (IPC 4). There is an urgent need to target these vulnerable drought-displaced populations with a comprehensive package addressing their protection needs, their access to basic items and the overall need for increased coordination and service delivery at site level. The Gu rains started the first week of March across the country, with consistent, heavy rains continuing in flood prone areas of southern and central regions throughout April. By mid-April, the Juba and Shabelle basins in Somalia and in the Ethiopian highlands continued to receive moderate to heavy rains.

The proposed integrated response aims to respond to the urgent needs of IDPs in Baidoa through implementation of Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM), WASH, Protection and Shelter/NFIs activities. ACTED will implement a multi cluster intervention aiming at 1) improving the coordination and information management at site level, 2) addressing sustainable access to water, hygiene, and capacity building needs 3) mainstreaming protection through sensitization and creation of proper referral pathways for GBV survivors while teaming with Women and Child Care Organization (WOCCA) to complement and strengthen the protection component of the intervention through: GBV awareness campaigns, capacity building of gatekeepers, camp management committees and local authorities, and enhancing access to services/advocacy for people with disability and 4) improving the IDPs living conditions through the distribution of emergency NFI kits and construction of Transitional shelters.

ACTED will implement these activities in 30 IDP sites in Baidoa, targeting the most underserved area home to mostly newly displaced drought IDPs while teaming up with WOCCA in the same sites to enhance the delivery of protection services as a complement to the other activities. 4,500 households, approximately 27,000 people (14,040 female) will benefit from this intervention, as well as the whole community working in these 30 IDP sites including local authorities, clusters and other organizations. The multi-sectoral approach will be useful to create synergies enabling the concentration of services and expertise within the same location and same population leading to achieving a greater impact.