Integrated multi sectoral emergency response to South Sudanese refugees in three refugees camps and one reception center in Gambella region, Ethiopia The project will address the nutrition, health and protection vulnerabilities faced by older women and men and people with disabilities (PWDs) identified in needs assessments conducted by HelpAge International and UNHCR. 
This will be accomplished by targeting malnourished older women and men and PWDs through an inclusive nutrition intervention, including daily treatments for acute malnutrition, training of front-line health workers and family carers on screening techniques, and the provision of enhanced support for older people and PwDs with Non-Communicable Diseases. We will also support older women and people with poor mobility to access effective and consistent health care, through targeted trainings and capacity building of health institutions and the provision of regular home-based care support. HelpAge will raise awareness of the special challenges/needs of older people and PWD in the affected communities and among humanitarian actors. 
HelpAge will build on inclusive programing by ensuring effective participation of people with specific needs, particularly older women and men and people with disabilities at block, zone and camp level coordination and decision-making forums.  This aims tol ensure that their needs, risks and challenges are represented and considered in the response plans. The gender dynamics of the beneficiary group, as well as the complexity of intersectional vulnerabilities related to age and disability status have also been carefully considered in the design of the project, i.e. particular focus was given to the specific and differentiated needs of older women and men to ensure an age and disability inclusive, gender-balanced intervention. 
This project intends to improve health, nutrition and psychosocial wellbeing through the protection of 11,940 (6,510 women, 5,430 men) refugees with specific needs (PSN) from South Sudan who have been residing in Pungido I, Pungido II and Nguenyyiel refugee camps and the Pamdong reception center. HelpAge will specifically target those who are bedridden, critically ill, and those living with disabilities and with psychosocial problems. In addition, 17,790 refugees made up of family members of the direct beneficiaries, neighbours and other surrounding refugee communities will indirectly benefit from the project's intervention. Saving lives and alleviate suffering through improved access to services and resources among conflict affected South Sudanese refugees facing multiple vulnerabilities due to age, disability and gender in Pungido I, Pungido II & Nguenyyiel refugee camps and Pamdong reception centre in Gambella region, Ethiopia. Increased use of gender, age, and disability-responsive nutrition, health and protection assistance for conflict affected refugees with specific needs among South Sudanese refugees in Pugnido I, Pugnido II & Nguenyyiel refugee camps and Pamdong reception centre of Gambella region, Ethiopia Improved access to age, gender, and disability sensitive lifesaving nutrition and services on management of acute malnutrition for older women & men and those with disabilities