Integrated multi-sector assistance to support conflict- induced IDPs in Kiremu  Gida Ayana woredas of East wollega Zone, Oromia Region (Envelope 1 – Oromia Region) FIDO in collaboration with a local partner Gurumu Development Association is proposing an integrated multi sector emergency response to address the existing dire needs of displaced vulnerable individuals using EHF 2022 1st round allocation fund to save lives and to alleviate the suffering.  According to a recent OCHA inter-agency multisectoral humanitarian needs assessment report in the East Wollega zone, IDPs in Kiremu and Gida Ayana woreda live in host communities with rental houses and some in collective centers, where overcrowding makes social distancing nearly impossible, as well as inadequate hygiene facilities and lack of access to health services and increase exposure to GBV. Additionally, IDPs tend to suffer disproportionately from poor health conditions due to the hardships of displacement leading to high rates of communicable diseases and other underlying health factors, making them more susceptible to illnesses.

In Oromia region East Wollega zone main cause of displacement is inter-ethnic conflict which led to displacement of 199,807 people (of which 92710 are females) from 15 woredas of the zone since 2020. About 80.5% of the people were displaced in 2021/2022 and 46.4% of IDPs are women. Recently, 73,914 IDPs returned to their place of origin, and 155,832 people are still on IDP status. Kiremu and Gida Ayana woredas of East Wollega zone in Oromia regional state are among these IDPs hosting woredas and there are 77,497 (62,852 in Kiremu and 14,645 in Gida Ayana) individuals hosted in this woredas.
Recognizing the multifaceted nature of this humanitarian crisis, this response aims to address basic humanitarian needs through an integrated approach to improve IDP access, awareness, and coping methods. The response will strengthen IDPs' resilience by increasing access to adequate and safe water by rehabilitating existing water schemes raise awareness of sanitary and hygienic practices increase access to basic curative, promotion and preventive essential health services, including MISP through MHNT and strengthen disease surveillance for outbreak response with community participation. As part of nutrition response, treatment of severe and moderate acute malnutrition (SAM/MAM) children amp MAM pregnant amp lactating women (PLW) amp support to infant amp young child feeding (IYCF) practices and community outreach through MHNT. Protection response also works towards improving child protection and GBV case management systems, access to psycho-social services and preventive intervention along with dignity kit provision. emergency Shelter assistance through cash for rental support for 1,430 HH conflict affected IDPs (of which 724 Female HHs and 20 Child -led HHs will be the priority for the cash assistance) living in Gida Ayana Woreda as per the cluster recommendation and priority in the areas where single-room shelters shared by multiple families which exposes to COVID19 and other protection and communicable disease outbreak.
FIDO in partnership with GDA and OSBCUO proposed an integrated Emergency Health, WASH, Nutrition, Shelter, Education and protection response to conflict affected IDPs and host communities in Kiremu and Gida Ayana woredas. The project intended to meet the immediate needs of 251,296 conflict affected people (of which 51% are females and 44% are IDPs and returnees, with 51% of females being the targeted among the IDPs). FIDO will be responsible to oversee the overall project activity implementation, monitoring and reporting. On top, FIDO will directly implement Health, WASH, Nutrition, and Shelter. GDA will implement education activities. Protection sector activities will be implemented by both FIDO and OSBCUO, who will handle the community level activities. In general, FIDO, GDA, and OSBCUO staff in East Wollega will monitor the day-to-day implementation of project in line with the agreed work plan in collaboration with Zone and woreda government line offices in every step of the project cycle.