Integrated multi-sectoral lifesaving response project to drought-affected communities through Health,  Nutrition, WASH, Agriculture and Food interventions in Dolo Bay District of Afder zone, Somali Region (Envelope 2-Somali Region)) Organization for welfare and Development in Action (OWDA) is proposing an Integrated multi-sectoral lifesaving response project to drought-affected communities through WASH, Agriculture, Health, Nutrition and Food component interventions in Dolo Bay District of Afder zone, Somali Region under Envelope 2. The project will provide a multi-sectorial response in the proposed district and will save lives through provision of access to WASH, Provision of nutrition sensitive livestock inputs and services, nutrition supplements and enhanced primary health care services to sustainable solutions and deliver food-nutrition sensitive interventions in health facilities for households with acute malnourished children.  Dolo Bay Woreda is one of the most severely affected woredas in Afder zone with successive drought that struck in Somali region Southeastern part. Multi-sectoral integrated approach (WASH, Agriculture, Nutrition, Health and Food) is proposed considering the strategic paper to provide efficient and effective support for drought affected communities with limited resources to bring durable solutions for the affected communities. In addition, education, and cross cutting issues (AAP, Gender, GBV and PSEA) will be mainstreamed in the proposal.
The Woreda is well-known for having few reliable water sources and relies primarily on ponds and Birkads for surface water. Therefore, populations who depend on these sources are now experiencing severe water shortages as well as animal water scarcity because of the protracted droughts that triggered the drying up of water sources. In addition, the proposed district has overwhelming health and Nutrition needs due to an adequate or weak health system. The project is designed to reduce the burden of acute malnutrition for vulnerable people affected by disasters. The main activities to be implemented in achieving reduction of burden of acute malnutrition in different sectors are: 
The main activities in WASH sector are: 
	Emergency construction/repairs/ upgrade of partially damaged WASH facilities at health facilities, schools and at community level. 
	Provision of basic NFI kits water sources maintenance. 
	Establishment of WASH facilities management committees. 
	Training and production of EIC material and  
	Sanitation and hygiene promotion.
The main activities of the agriculture sector are: 
	Provision of animal health services, 
	Provision of supplementary feed interventions. 
The main activities of the health sector are:
	Training of adolescent girls and boys on SRH and life skills 
	Provision of minimum Initial service package (MISP) training and provide to   health workers and midwife nurses 
	Conduct Community based surveillance training and provide community health volunteers and health extension workers 
	Establish rapid response team training (RRT) Provide training.
The main activities of the Nutrition sector are: 
	Stabilization center cooking materials 
	Provision of SCs and OTP drugs and renewable medical equipment and materials as gap filling.
	Procurement of IYCF-E Breast feeding corner materials and SC opening kits
	SC and OTP Stationery and printing 
	Re-printing and preposition OTP, SC and MAM/ registration, OTP cards, reporting tools and measurements scales 
Main activities in Food sector are:
	Provide multipurpose cash (MPC) to households with children with SAM, to meet
food needs.
	Support stabilization centers with food rations or cash to purchase food.
Main activities in Cross cutting issues (AAP, GBV and PSEA)
	Provide gender Mainstreaming training for staffs and Extension Workers
	Organize mass information/awareness raising and sensitization events on child protection and GBV