Addressing Urgent Needs of IDPs in Camps, New Displacement Sites and Host Communities in Rakhine State through Shelter, WASH and Protection ltpgtAccording to the internal assessments, in current situation, the support of their current needs of IDPs in NDSs: Hygiene kits, NFI kits, temporary shelter and WASH facilities is the most effective support. It is because if they have chance to return back to their places, these NFI  Hygiene items will be still useful for their families, and they can still use them.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtThis project addresses urgent Shelter/NFI, WASH, and Protection/MRE needs of IDPs and vulnerable groups in Kyauk Taw Township, Rakhine State. Implementation will take place in 8 New Displacement Sites (NDS), Kyauk Taw Township with multi-sector interventions targeting areas of greatest need, reaching a total of 9,315 IDPs. This includes 4,572 men, 4,743 women, 1,943 women, including 2,500 boys, 2,800 girls and including 1,192 PWD 12.8% of PWD are targeted. The target areas are among the most affected by the ongoing humanitarian, human rights and security crisis in Rakhine. This project aims to contribute to the reduction of the immediate suffering of IDPs in these target areas by aligning with the Shelter/NFI, WASH, and Protection SRPs and the priorities of this allocation. ltbrgtDPG has been implemented in NDS and host communities/villages in Rakhine since 2023, working across Shelter/NFIs, WASH, EiE, Health (Hygiene promotion), and Livelihoods project activities in Sittwe, Kyauktaw, and Buthidaung Townships. ltbrgtA conflict-sensitive approach will be followed towards the inclusion of vulnerable people in all project sites. Specific vulnerable groups such as PWDs, and female headed households will be prioritized according to cluster/sector guidelines. The project will consider women’s specific needs. Gender balanced staff will be recruited where possible, women will be separately engaged in consultations/training and gender disaggregated data will be collected. Project will be done AAP, inclusion and protection, prevention of GBV/SEA, environmental risks, localization and social cohesion will be mainstreamed throughout.ltbrgtDPG will be contacted with Mines Advisory Group (MAG) to implement the MRE awareness session in the project areas through Project field staff, Camp staff and Camp leaders, community leaders in NDSs.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtDisplaced People are fleeing their homes in record numbers amid conflict and often in fear of persecution by the MAF/SAC. Living conditions for displaced people remain mostly undignified and unsafe, with many surviving without proper shelter and in informal sites in the jungle, without easy access to basic services such as clean water. ltbrgtDPG staff is well positioned to implement this project as it has ample experience in the Shelter/NFI and WASH sector in Sittwe and Kyauktaw Townships.ltbrgt ltbrgtWASH facilities activities will be implemented in the 8 NDSs in Kyauktaw. Project will be constructed 40 numbers of 1-unit Toilets in 10 shelter construction areas, 8-bathing stations where require places in camps for the protection and Hygiene kit distribution for the beneficiaries in 8 NDSs.ltbrgtThere is an urgent need to scale up MRE in Rakhine which saw 53% of total national casualties due to landmines and ERW in 2020. The true extent of landmine contamination in Rakhine is unknown as there have been no comprehensive surveys. In Jan 2021, the Union Minister for SWRR and the Mine Risk Working Group emphasized the need to expand mine action activities in Rakhine and to expand MRE and surveys to ensure IDP return, and resettlement processes meet global standards. MRE and surveys to ensure IDP return, and resettlement processes. In this project, DPG will deliver MRE to at-risk communities in all project sites directly and integrated through camp staff, camp leaders lead capacity assessment to mainstream MRE into humanitarian activities and create a pool of trained MRE staff (will invite for to join on this activity) who can access hard-to-reach communities.ltbrgtDPG has strong reputations and competent staff with the capacity to manage allocated funds. ltbrgtlt/pgt