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Emergency Nutrition Response in Two Woredas of Liben Zone, Somali Region The proposed project will provide emergency Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) support to Filtu and Kersa Dula woredas in Liban Zone, Somali Region for a period of 6 months based on critical service gaps cited by the Emergency Nutrition Coordination Unit (ENCU) and the Humanitarian Coordinator. Concern will build the capacity of Ministry of Health (MoH) through strengthen existing Therapeutic Feeding Program (TFP) services by increasing coverage and quality as well as zonal level coordination of CMAM service through ensuring the reporting quality. The intervention will address high levels of acute malnutrition in the woredas, supporting the treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) cases and preventing deterioration of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) cases among children under five years of age (U5) and pregnant and lactating women. 

The overall objective of the project is to provide lifesaving emergency nutrition services in severely drought affected and underserved communities in two Priority 1 Hotspot woredas. Concern will support the MoH to deliver high quality CMAM services including Outpatient Therapeutic Programs (OTP), Stabilization Centers (SC), and community mobilization through infant and young child feeding in emergencies (IYCF-E) messaging. The project will strengthen the capacity of the Filtu and Kersa Dula Woreda Health Offices (WoHO) to manage CMAM and establish effective community mobilization mechanisms for case detection, referral, follow-up, and promotion of key health-seeking behaviors. The OTP, SC, and community mobilization components will be delivered by the Woreda MoH in order to improve management and treatment of severely malnourished children at health post (HP) level, treatment of severely malnourished children with medical complications at SCs, and community mobilization through more robust outreach by health staff and Health Extension Workers (HEWs). Technical support, including joint monitoring and supervision of OTP/SC and on-the-job training for health workers, will ensure the quality of the intervention and allow for corrective action when needed. The Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (TSFP) component, through which screenings, distributions, and on-site IYCF-E services will be delivered as well as directly supported by Concern. 

Concern will provide MoH staff and HEWs with CMAM training in line with national guidelines, and HEWs will also be trained to deliver IYCF-E activities to promote optimal feeding practices. Good hygiene and treatment of drinking water at household level will also be promoted through messaging and with water treatment chemicals (WTC), laundry, and body soap distributed to TSFP beneficiaries.
Emergency Livestock Response for Drought Affected Pastoralists in Afder Zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia II.. The mid-November federal NDRMC ‘alert’ confirms late onset, erratic and poor autumn deyr rains in southern Somali region (also across the whole of southern Ethiopia). As these rains follow poor spring Gu rains, the Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) to the DRM ATF is describing southern Somali region as in the ‘alarm’ phase of the drought cycle with a high probability of moving back  to a full drought emergency in the coming month. The dyer rain season that was expected to start in mid-March is yet to be realized as there is no rain so far though it is already April. Working as a Consortium, Save the Children together with Mercy Corps (MC), Islamic Relief (IR), Action Against Hunger (ACF), and Veterinaries sans Frontiers – Swiss (VSF-S) have secured fund to support lifesaving and livelihood protection interventions in Somali Region. The interventions are presented under the HRD’s objective 2 and informed by field missions including the recent meher assessments and associated strategic documents that have been prepared to improve drought risk management outcomes. 

Objective 2: Protect and restore livelihoods Following the delayed onset, erratic and poor autumn deyr rain and the poor regeneration of browse and pasture, livestock that were already in poor condition have continued dying in addition to losing body weight with the result that pastoral households have little or no access to milk and increasing numbers of households are reporting that due to continued livestock deaths, their key assets depleting from time.. Recognizing the forecast for intensifying drought conditions and the escalating threats to livestock the SAG issued a Livestock Contingency Plan (Oct 2016) that prioritized livestock feed supplementation of core breeding animals, destocking – commercial and slaughter and animal health in particular for those animals receiving supplementary livestock feed.
The consortium members who have secured fund from OCHA, EHF are engaging in Emergency Livestock response in the region.
The Outcome of the project is  “key Livelihood assets of drought affected communities in selected woredas in afder zone of Somali region protected 
 Output i: "4900  livestock belonging to 1250  households provided with animal health services"' 
 Output II "Livestock mortality reduced through supplementary feeding of 4900 livestock belonging to 1250 households in 2 woredas of afder zone namely Dolloby and Hargele.
Emergency Livestock Feed Support  for Drought Affected Communities in Low-land Bale Zone Southern Ethiopia, wherein, Bale low-lands located suffered poor  Gana in 2016. This was followed by a strong negative  Indian Ocean Dipole that picked in July 2016 at -1.3 degree Celsius as the strongest episode in 50 years resulting late, erratic and poor Hagaya rain in September and October 2016.  Poor performance of the Hagaya rains  has caused critical water and livestock feed shortages in the lowlands of Bale zone, Oromia Regional state. Rayitu and Dawe-Kachin Woreda, are among the most affected areas and are categorized as priority-1 hot-spots by the regional government. The impact of the drought has already been felt as widespread death of livestock due to shortage of pasture and water deteriorating livestock body condition untimely and abnormal migration of people and livestock stress induced livestock disease drastic fall in the price of livestock deteriorating terms of trade between livestock and cereals increased drop-out rate and closure of schools and food shortages. The situation is so critical that immediate action is required to protect livelihoods and mitigate impacts on longer term vulnerabilities of affected communities

This  project is therefore  designed to respond to the livestock emergency in low- land districts – particularly Rayitu and Dawekachen districts through improving access to livestock feed to vulnerable pastoralists  households who have no assets to their core-livestock through the critical drought period. There will be active  community participation during the targeting and distribution of feed  to ensure the most affected are targeted fairly and transparently. The project will be implemented by Danchurch aid (DCA) and Lutheran World Federation (LWF). The project will target two highly affected districts that are Rayitu and Dawe Kachin, and it will directly  benefit  5100 people. It is estimated that through this support 1700- breeding animals will recover from the drought
Emergency Livestock Response Through Feed Provision to Vulnerable Communities Living in Drought Affected Areas of Guji Zone, Oromia Region The project intervention area is located in Gorodola and  Liben woredas of Guji zone in Oromia region which is recurrently affected by drought caused as a result of failure/below normal performance of rainy season. Failure of seasonal rainfalls creates shortage of water for both human and livestock. The majority of the communities of the targeted area are (agro)pastoralists which depend on livestock production as a main source of food and income. 
The project is prepared in response to the prevailing drought in the area to support the community through the provision of animal feed for core breeding animals. The overall objective of the project is preventing the deterioration of the food security situation of the targeted HHs living in Guji zone of Oromia region. The outcome of the project is protecting the core breeding animals of the (agro)- pastoralists through the provision of animal feed. 
. The project aims to ensure the availability of feed mainly concentrate and hay to selected highly vulnerable HHs in Gorodola and Liben woredas. A total of 900 HHs (5400 people, 1114 Men, 1098 Women, 1605 Boys and1583 Girls) will be targeted under this project. And 3,600 animals (1800 shoats and 1800 cattle) i.e.2 shoats and 2 cattle per HH will be supplied with animal feed a period of sixty days. 
Recently (end of April and middle of May) i has been observed that some areas of the two woredas received rain and pasture start to generate. But the rain is erratic and not continuous as it has been during normal seasons of this time. It is indicated during the discussions with the zonal and woreda sector offices, the newly generated pasture will not last until end of July. A very high demand for animal feed is anticipated starting from August until the start of the next short rainy season which will occur in the months of October and November. Hence the project will start the provision of the feed for the targeted livestock at the end of July/or beginning of August.
Preparatory works and project inception activities will be undertaken until the actual feed provision will be started. These activities, MoU signing with the regional/zonal sector bureaus and BoFED (this process takes more than a month in most cases), familiarization of the project at woreda level and preparation of implementation plan, identification and selection of beneficiaries, procurement and transportation of the feed to the kebele centers, sensitization of the targeted HHs on the need of prioritizing core breeding animals for the purpose of this project
Emergency Nutrition Response to South Sudanese Refugees AAH will continue to provide curative and preventive services in Assosa and Nguenyiel camps   as per the guidelines and protocol. Activities will be performed at the existing nutrition centres in Assosa camp and establishing another nutrition site within Nguenyiel camp. Children and PLW with uncomplicated SAM will be treated in OTP while those with medical complications and/or who fail appetite test will be admitted to AAH-run SC. Children with SAM presenting with complex medical situation will be referred to a hospital run by the MoH. The TSFP will target beneficiaries with moderate acute malnutrition while children 0-23 months and all PLW not admitted in any of the above nutrition program will be registered to the BSFP. The project will ensure strong and consistent case finding and follow-up through the community outreach program component. 

Additional  nutrition site in Nguenyiel  camp will be constructed and additional nutrition and IYCF team will be recruited to cater for the new influx.
Improve access to primary health and nutrition care services to drought affected communities in Oromia through health system support and Mobile Health and Nutrition Team (MHNT) The IRC proposes to support local health system and deploy Mobile Health and Nutrition Team (MHNT) in the Oromia region in response to the current emergency situation and needs. This will consist of capacity building of the target health facilities in the areas of emergency primary health care and extending health and nutrition care services to areas with poor access to health care services within the targeted woredas through establishing of MHNT. The project will also strengthen the capacity of target woredas in the areas of outbreak preparedness and timely response. 

The IRC will apply the following approaches under this grant:

1.	establishment of 9 MHNTs in woredas most affected by drought with poor health coverage and vulnerable communities (including IDPs) that have been prioritised jointly by the health cluster and the RHB.
2.	In areas where there is a HF support will also be provided through transport of medicines, vaccines and supplies from RHB to the HF, support for alerts investigation and reporting, logistic and staff for vaccination, and capacity building of existinh HEWs.

Under mobile teams, the IRC will create access to emergency PHC services (general acute illness for adults, child health serves (treatment of common childhood illnesses using IMNCI protocol, routine immunization, vitamin A supplementation, deworming), reproductive/maternal health (ANC, PNC, newborn care, Iron supplementation, provision of TT vaccine, identification of high risk mothers and referral, family planning and counselling for breast feeding), immunization, and hygiene and sanitation) and nutrition services (screening for under 5, pregnant and lactating women, infant and young child feeding (IYCF), treatment of SAM without medical complications and Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program for MAM cases). Provision of referral services for those requiring referral is also a key element of the MHNT.

The IRC will provide health systems support to the WoHOs in the areas of functionalizing health facilities, logistics support (fort transportation of supplies to health facilities), HMIS, public health emergency management, epidemic disease surveillance, and preparedness for rapid response for acute onset health emergencies.

Under this project, the IRC will target nine priority 1 woredas (selected based on recent hot spot woreda prioritization and selected in collaboration with the health cluster and the Oromia RHB). These include Sewena, Laga hidha, Dewe serere, Galana, Suru burguda, Shashimener, Shalla, Arero and Miyo woredas in Oromia region. The main pillars of the project are the following: providing life-saving Primary Health Care services in hard to reach areas improved community-based surveillance and mobilization and improved leadership and coordination mechanisms at zonal and woreda levels.
Responding to the critical needs of South Sudanese refugees in Assosa Region, Ethiopia, through WASH interventions According to UNHCR, Ethiopia hosts 783,340 refugees as of 31 October 2016. South Sudanese refugees form the largest refugee population group  and are accommodated in existing as well as new refugee camps located in Gambella and Benishangul-Gumuz (Assosa) Regions. Most of the South Sudanese refugees arrived after the outbreak of violence in South Sudan at the end of 2013. However, a new outbreak of violence in South Sudan triggered a new influx of refugees in September 2016.
As of 6 December 2016, Ethiopia hosted around 331,000 South Sudanese refugees and asylum-seekers in Ethiopia (combined  Gambella and Assosa camps), including 46,062 new arrivals that originate mostly from Upper Nile, Jonglei and Unity states (majority of women and children) since 3 September 2016 (UNHCR Ethiopia Update 18 Oct 2016). More arrivals are is anticipated in Gambella and Assosa as violence continues to limit humanitarian access across South Sudan and prompts  South Sudanese to flee to neighboring countries (South Sudan-Crisis, USAID Fact Sheet #2, FY 2017 December 2, 2016)
Benishangul-Gumuz’soldest refugee camp hosting refugees from Sudan and South Sudan, and still in operation, Sherkole, was opened in 1997. Since 2011, three additional camps were established around Assosa, regional capital: Bambasi, Tongo and Tsore camps. The IRC has been active in Benishangul-Gumuz Region since 2002, when it began implementing WASH interventions for Sudanese refugees in Sherkole Camp, and expanded the WASH support program to two more refugee camps Tongo and Tsore camps. Since then, the IRC has responded to WASH needs through a variety of activities, including the construction of a range of water supply systems and sanitation facilities for refugees, the operation of water treatment systems, and the distribution of water treatment chemicals and jerry cans for safe water collection and household storage, as well as hygiene promotion activities implemented  through community health clubs, house to house sensitization, sanitation campaigns, solid waste management, etc.
This project aims to address the water supply improvement needs of Tongo refugee-town water supply system as well as sanitation and hygiene needs in three targeted refugee camps Tongo, Sherkole and Tsore., through the rehabilitation of main components of the Tongo refugee-town water supply system, construction of household latrines and solid waste disposal pits, as well as hygiene promotion activities to enable the target refugees to live in conditions that preserve their sense of dignity.
Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion for vulnerable communities in Somali and Oromiya Regions of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian government's multi-agency and multi-sector country needs assessment, conducted in June 2017, has confirmed under-performance of the Belg harvest and proposed the addition of 1.7 million people to the relief food caseload - increasing the number to over 9.5 million. According to the assessment report, some 3 million people in approximately 200 woredas are facing critical water shortages. Targeted emergency water trucking is required at internally displaced sites, health posts and health centers. The water shortage is exacerbating the on-going Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) outbreak, particularly in Somali region, where 90% of the AWD cases are recorded (EHF Allocation paper 2nd round, July 2017).

Informed by the Belg assessment, the WASH cluster agreed on ‘top priority’ activities. GOAL’s WASH objectives are in line with the WASH sector needs and the target woredas are identified based on discussions with the WASH cluster and the Zonal and regional health offices. 

Concurring with one of the main strategic objectives developed to guide humanitarian actions: To save lives and reduce morbidity due to drought and acute food insecurity, GOAL drafted this proposal. The main priority activities of this emergency WASH project are:
	Supporting infrastructure to connect sites to existing functional wells 
	Hygiene and Sanitation promotion Activities

GOAL conducted a WASH assessment in July 2017 in all target woredas and identified the gaps, as poor water, sanitation and hygiene practices, especially at health facility level. The woreda capacity is poor and there are no partners targeting WASH in these areas. GOAL is already implementing nutrition activities in the woredas and will implement the WASH activities to complement the nutrition interventions, focusing on health facilities and stabilization centers (SCs). 

The proposed woredas are: 
	Warder, Danot, Bokh, and Lehiyub Woreda in Dollo zone Somali Region
	Berbere, Dolo Mena, Meda Welabo, and Harena-Buluk Woredas in Bale Zone Oromia Region
	Gorodola and Girja Woredas in Guji Zone Oromia Region.
These target woredas are in line with the WASH Cluster prioritization exercise.
Livestock Support for drought affected Pastoralists of Borena (Top up) This proposed additional (top up) interventions will be directed towards ensuring availability of livestock supplementary feed and veterinary drugs through communities participation for the period June to September 2017. SOS Sahel /CARE /ACF work in a close coordination and SOS Sahel Ethiopia targeted directly 11,598 people among which 2,310 are women, 9,288 are men, who have been affected by the crisis during the previous intervention (Coded: ETH-17/DDA-3379/CP/A/NGO/4508).Through this additional fund support SOS Sahel Ethiopia continue to deliver animal feed supplement and animal health treatment related activities for 2,400 core breed (nucleus breed) cattle already brought to the 10 feeding centers for two months (namely Megado, Sodda, Madhacho in Dire woreda, Gobso, Higo, Anole and Gale in Dubluk woreda and Wachile, Walensu and Web in Wachile Woreda) established by SOS Sahel using the previous EHF for the current emergency response. SOS Sahel will implement in purely pastoralist Kebeles of Wachile, Dubluk and Dire woredas (where Wachile and Dubluk Woredas are newly reformed ones under Borana Zone by Oromia Region) who are highly affected by current drought as identified by Borana Zone Emergency Task Force.
Surveillance and front line response to drought generated public health emergencies with a focus on AWD The AWD outbreak response which started in 2015 continues in 2017 in Afar, Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, Tigray and Somali regions. The rapid increase in the number of cases (from mid-April 2017) to more than 4000/week triggered significant mobilization of resources by the FMOH/PHEM and partners for saving lives through access to treatment and the control of community spread. Although the outbreak has been brought under control in the most heavily affected Somali, Amhara, and recently Tigray Regions the AWD outbreak continues to spread, and will continue to spread unless current levels of response and control efforts are maintained. Drought-induced degradation of health determinants such as access to safe drinking water, wide-spread food insecurity with general poor nutrition and increasing SAM incidence, along with cross-border movements, internal displacement, on the back drop of an overburdened local health system increased the risk of further spread of AWD as well as other types of outbreaks with potential surge in Aug and Sept.

The present proposal aims to address an integrated approach to the emergency response and control of the outbreaks including maintaining and scaling up the  early warning/surveillance, investigation, and confirmation of alerts and rapid response mechanisms along with improved  access to appropriate treatment of cases (case management/IPC).   Coordinated multi sectoral (WaSH, health, nutrition, food) multi-disciplinary (water quality, lab, IPC, CMAM) front line rapid response to contain the source. Effective coordination and command for informed decisions on complementary actions supported by strong logistic for implementation are essential and an objective of the proposed intervention.. The presence of qualified staff, laboratory support for guiding the response and availability of medicines for timely treatment of cases is essential to save lives during an outbreak. The activities are complementing and coordinated with the FMOH, RHBs and humanitarian partners’ response. 

The intervention will ensure timely detection of disease alerts/outbreaks and rapid, efficient response and as a result will help to contain the outbreaks locally and keep monitoring the epidemiological trends, in line with the requirements of International Health Regulations (IHR).