“Integrated Multisectoral assistance to support drought affected communities in (West and East) Laelay Tselemti -Priority 1” ltpgtltbrgtThe project aims to respond to immediate lifesaving needs of people suffering from devastating drought in East/West ,Laelay Tselemti woreda, with limited access to basic services provided from the humanitarian partners and governmental structures. The multi sectoral and integrated response in alignment with the 1st standard allocation of EHF-2024 covers the sectors of Health, Nutrition, Agriculture and WASH to address needs of drought affected communities. ltbrgt ltbrgtThe project has been identified and designed jointly by MCMDO, IMC and NRC. MCMDO, lead applicant, will coordinate, facilitate and liaise with the donor for the smooth implementation of the whole program as well as of the activities related to WASH, IMC will be in charge of implementing Health and Nutrition, and NRC will cover the sectors of Agriculture furthermore, it will assure capacity building initiatives on humanitarian standards. The role and responsibility of each partner will be clearly defined through a formal partnership agreement that will bring greater impact on the wellbeing of target beneficiaries.  ltbrgtThe integrated intervention will address health needs by focusing on the provision of essential Primary health care services including Maternal and child health, strengthening routine and emergency immunization, support and strengthen surveillance activities and prevention and management of communicable diseases, management of common ailments including non-communicable diseases and injuries, capacity building of government health care providers, Risk communication and Community engagement, supporting the full functionality of health facilities through provision of Pharmaceutical supplies,  medicines and equipment,  repair and furnishing of some health facilities. The proposed health interventions will improve access to basic and essential PHC and referral services for vulnerable drought-affected communities and ERW cases by providing first aid kits and supporting the referral for ERW victims. The Nutrition section plans to provide lifesaving nutrition interventions by the integration of CMAM and IYCF-E activities through the existing health system. ltbrgtThe Consortium will ensure the distribution of standard WASH-NFI including WTC and hygiene awareness creation, water quality monitoring, the rehabilitation of water scheme and latrines. ltbrgtThe Protection mainstreaming across the sector will include risk mitigation, and provision of GBV services, strengthening essential services for survivors of GBV, including case management and psychosocial support services. Whereas The agriculture sector major activities include Provision of agricultural inputs, livestock veterinary drugs and multi-purpose cash for the targeted groups. Moreover, the MPC, aimed at protecting dignity of returnees, is meant to address the need of the returnee’s population allowing them to prioritize their critical unmet need and complementing the other sectoral intervention. Furthermore, the consortium will ensure strong coordination with other humanitarian partners in the Cluster System.  ltbrgtThe project will target 34,499 (Women 12111, Girls 7,472, Men 8,311 and Boys 6,605) beneficiaries for the period of 12 months with a total budget of USD 800,000.00ltbrgtlt/pgt