Integrated critical lifesaving intervention to respond to underserved emergencies in high-insecure areas of Debre Birhan in Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Envelope 1 - Amhara) Humanitarian needs in conflict, drought and flood-affected areas across Ethiopia continue increasing not only affecting more people but also increasing the severity of needs. Hundreds of thousands of people continue to be uprooted from their homes in several parts of the country due to ongoing hostilities and the protracted drought most notably in southern Ethiopia. 
In Amhara Region, following the improvement of the security situation in North Wollo Zone, close to 100,000(18,000 men and 22,000 women, boys 29,000, and girls 31,000) people who were displaced by hostilities a few weeks ago mostly from Raya Kobo Woreda and had been sheltering in 17 IDP sites and amongst the host community in Mersa Town, have started returning to their hometown. Most of these IDPs have already returned, the majority to their homes while a few moved in with the host community. Partners anticipated that most basic services in these areas are non-functional or damaged.

According to North Shewa zonal authorities, there are nearly 49,000 IDPs across 15 woredas and the majority (30,000 IDPs) are concentrated in Debre Berhan city (the zonal capital), across two IDP sites and four collective centers (Woyneshet IDP Site, China Camp IDP site, Kebele 03, 04, 06 amp 08 collective centers) and 90% of them came from the two Wollega zones of Oromia region and the humanitarian response to meet the needs of all 49,000 IDPs in the zone was inadequate to non-existent with very week coordination among Government and humanitarian organizations. 

An urgent escalation of humanitarian response is needed to respond to the crisis in the zone, where food assistance, clean water, sanitation, ESNFI, nutrition services, medical care, mental and psychosocial support are considered the main humanitarian needs of the conflict affected population. 
In this fragile and rapidly evolving context, GOAL Ethiopia in consortium with other 3 partners have designed this integrated multisectoral project with the aim to provide life-saving assistance in Nutrition, Health, WASH, ESNFI, CCCM amp Education with strong inclusion of AAP, Gender, and PSEA

This project will be implemented with the joint collaboration and effort of three International NGOs (GOAL Ethiopia, DEC and Imagine1Day) and one National NGO (Centre of Concern - COC), as we’ll be working together with the local authorities and the communities to maximize our impact on the most vulnerable communities of Debre Berhan in Amhara region.

All organizations have existing presence in the region and strong relationship with the local authorities as well as good understanding of the situation on the ground and of the humanitarian needs. The consortium has been created having each organization focusing on the sector where they have strong expertise and capacity to delivery humanitarian aid.
In particular, GOAL Ethiopia will directly implement Health, Nutrition and WASH activities, while CCCM will be implemented by DEC, Education by Imagine 1 Day and ESNFI by CoC, with strong mainstreamed inclusion of AAP, Gender, and PSEA across all the sectors.

The main objective of this project is to provide integrated multi-sectoral assistance to the affected communities in Debre Berhan in North Shewa Zone of Amhara region, targeting both the Host Communities and the huge number of IDPs for 12 months period.