Envelope2: Integrated Response for the Most Vulnerable (AL Jawf  Taiz) The Project falls under the Envelope 2 of the second allocation strategy for 2017.

It targets Al Maton district (Al Jawf)  amp Dimnat Khadir district (Taiz). Within the districts, it targets IDPs, host communities amp returnees. Host communities amp returnees are suffering from loss of livelihoods, increasing food insecurity, reduced access to basic services, stress amp are struggling just to survive.  

In line with the aim of the allocation strategy, associated 2017 HRP objectives amp priorities of the selected clusters, the overall objective of the project is to “provide integrated support to the most vulnerable IDPs, returnee amp host community HHs in their quest for survival.” The project achieves this objective by providing the following integrated minimum package and will benefit 24904 individuals:

1. Shelter / NFIs:  (i)Providing non-food Items to 200 vulnerable HHs  amp  Cash Assistance for Rental Subsidies to 268  vulnerable HHs Dimnat Khadir district (Taiz) (ii) Providing non-food Items to 200 vulnerable HHs in Al Maton district (Al Jawf)  .
2. Food Security: Carrying out 3 rounds of distribution of food baskets  to vulnerable 3294 HHs (19764 individuals) in Al Maton district of Al Jawf. Food Security in Dimant Khadir will be addressed through collaboration amp coordination with national amp international partners.

3. Protection: Establishing 2 safe places in each target district amp providing a basket of psychosocial services to 960 women amp  880 children. The services provided by the Safe Places will include: educational  amp recreational activities for children to help them catch up with the missed education amp retrieve the sense of security, routine amp structure in them  activities for women amp adolescent girls to help them cope with their changed circumstances amp deal with the stress early childhood development activities amp support for mothers with children under 5 years of age awareness raising on protection during conflict, counselling amp referral. In addition 412 vulnerable women from Dimnat Khadir district (Taiz) will be  provided Multipurpose Financial Assistance once during the project. Also 80 individuals (40 men amp 40 women) from local NGOs amp existing authorities will benefit from capacity building on protection.

4. Prevalence of unhygienic conditions, lack of access to water, health amp nutrition are detrimental to undernourished persons, those with malnutrition, children, elderly as well as pregnant amp lactating women. The project will coordinate  with national amp international actors working in WASH, Health amp Nutrition to ensure  improved health hygiene amp nutrition for the most vulnerable beneficiaries. 

The March 2017 IPC classified Al Jawf governorate in Phase 3 (crisis) amp indicates that the situation in the governorate will deteriorate by at least 1 phase if aid does not reach it.  Improved access to food  in Al Maton district (Al Jawf)will improve health amp lead to increased resistance to morbidity. In undernourished persons, it will reduce the risk of malnutrition in persons with sicknesses it will accelerate recovery amp  in pregnant amp lactating women, it will reduce potential risks to both mother amp child. 

Majority of the IDPs in Al Jawf amp Taiz  are living under extremely poor conditions, which is having a negative impact both, health wise amp emotionally. Improved access to essential non-food items will give them comfort. In Taiz, rental subsidies will enable HHs to rent better houses amp improve their living conditions. Psychosocial amp financial support provided by the project  will further reinforce the interventions amp ensure emotional well being. 

It is visualized that project interventions in food, shelter, NFIs amp protection, complemented by improved access to  nutrition services, basic health amp WASH services will help the target HHs to regain their stre