Emergency multi-sectoral assistance for the most vulnerable affected populations in four districts of Lahj governorate Within the overall framework of YHPF 2nd standard allocation and through close coordination with the clusters and sub-clusters of the involved sectors, CSSW has developed this integrated multi-cluster project to support the most vulnerable IDPs and affected local populations in the four prioritized districts in governorate. The project will reach to 102,546 IDPs and local populations living in spontaneous settlements and host communities in 4 districts in Lahj.
CSSW in this project aims to improve the public health and resilience of IDPs and affected population through contribution in reduction the burden of underlying diseases with focus on reduction the child morbidity and acute malnutrition incidents between the targeted populations.
The caseload-2017 shown high level of GAM rate in the targeted districts. The adopted community-based program in this project will incorporate both preventive and recuperative approaches to address the immediate causes of malnutrition, including food and nutrient intake, feeding practices, and disease. The proposed WASH and Health Nutrition-sensitive interventions will contribute to address the critical underlying and basic causes of malnutrition, including care practices, access to health services, access to adequate WASH facilities, and a safe and hygienic environment.
CSSW with proposed interventions will ensure that the targeted beneficiaries especially the most vulnerable women and children have, 1) Improved access to lifesaving nutrition services, 2) Improved access to quality community health services, 3) Improved access to adequate WASH services and supplies 4) Improved knowledge of optimal Health, WASH and Nutrition practices.
To meet the planned results, the project will contribute in strengthen the health system in the targeted areas through support (12) health centers in the targeted areas to deliver integrated health and nutrition services. These centers will be supported in terms of the medical supplies (drugs amp Medical enterprises), personal cost and rehabilitation the WASH facilities. The capacity of the health staff will be built through training them on CMAM package by qualified national trainers using national CMAM guideline.
For vulnerable populations in the remote areas have difficult access to the health centers/hospitals, the project will support four mobile clinics (one/district) to improve the access of these people to integrated health and nutrition services. To improve the nutritional status from sanitation window within the IDPs communities, they will be provided with (2,000) basic hygiene kits and (2,000) ceramic filters.
Many of the Nutrition outcomes as well as WASH and health are related to individual practices of caregivers in household and community contexts. The project will organize four 6-days training workshops for (80) Volunteer Community Health Promoters (VCHP) about the three sectors key messages , and the household/community mobilization techniques that will be used to improve optimal practices within the three programmatic areas of the project. Through six months they will conduct numbers of interpersonal and public communication activities include (12,000=25 visits x 80 CV x 6 Months) home visits, (1,200 =3 sessions x 80 CV x 5 months) awareness sessions, and distribution (20,000) copies of IEC materials. 
Four advocacy and mobilization workshops will be organized at the beginning of the project for the community leaders in the targeted locations to ensure positive involvement and facilitate the implementation of the project activities.
We have now agreements with GHO in Lahj to provide us with the required malnutrition treatment that was provided by UNICEF to all GHOs including Plumby-Nuts.