HPF 2019 Parameter 2 and 3 - Integrated Scaling up WASH food security and protection assistance in priority IDPs collective centers and new displacement sites in Hajjah, Taiz and Amran Governorates The project will deliver WASH, EFSVL and Protection services, through direct delivery and through partners, in Hajjah, Amran and Taiz governorates. 
The proposed food assistance will serve 2,265 households (15,855 persons) in 8 priority IDP Collective Centers in Abs, district (Hajjah) amp in Al Ma’afer amp AL-Shamayteen districts (Taiz) to meet minimum food security needs. Oxfam will conduct a market assessment prior to identify the most appropriate modality, for example vouchers or Unconditional Cash Transfer. Currently Oxfam uses UCT as this has been shown to be the most appropriate modality. . Experience shows that this modality is preferred by target communities and supports local economies. Each beneficiary HH will receive YER 48,000/month though a financial service provider (YBRD) at established payment centers, in line with the cluster guidelines, however currency fluctuation may result in a change in this amount during the project lifetime. A monitoring system will ensure seamless cash payment amp accountability. To avoid negative impacts on women amp children, the project ensures that gender amp protection are mainstreamed. 

WASH will target the 12 priority IDP sites in Taiz (11) and Amran (1) meanwhile Protection will target 6 IDP sites in Taiz: AL-Shamayteen amp Al-Ma’afer districts, under Parameter 2 amp 3. WASH assistance will target the IDP camps in Houth district in Amran Governorate, which will include the provision of potable water (water trucking, rehabilitation, and repair of water supply systems, e.g. distribution networks, water tanks, and training of water management committees) Access to safe sanitation through construction/rehabilitation of latrines (desludging amp OampM provision) solid amp liquid waste management through cleanup campaigns, distributing environmental cleaning kits, hygiene promotion sessions amp distributing allocating hygiene kits at HH level. Communities will be engaged by trained CHVs amp mobilizers on safe hygiene practices. 

Beneficiary HHs will be selected through a community-led process applying vulnerability criteria, e.g. child/widow-headed HH, HHs with a recent history of AWD/cholera cases. HHS targeted for EFSVL food assistance will also receive WASH packages to reduce their vulnerability.

The Protection activities will strengthen community-based mechanisms to prevent, mitigate, amp respond to issues amp needs of vulnerable people. One community center will be established to serve as a hub for the provision of protection services for conflict affected - host and IDPs communities among Al-Ma’afer district in Taiz governorate.  The process will prioritize community participation amp ownership through working with a local NGO to manage the community center activities. Oxfam amp its partner will ensure that case management amp referral mechanisms are in place, including critical child protection services (family tracing amp unification, alternative care for unaccompanied minors amp child victim assistance), amp specialized support for survivors or those at-risk of gender-based violence. Legal assistance will be provided with an emphasis on civil documentation amp referral for legal consultation. The community center activities will also include protection cash assistance for persons facing urgent protection risks or victims of the indiscriminate conflict. As well as awareness on the risk of mines will be delivered for children amp community members.

Oxfam teams will collaborate with all key stakeholders including local authorities amp communities in the target districts to implement the action in a participatory manner. Actions will be coordinated with all humanitarian agencies operating in targeted districts, particularly with WFP, FSAC, Protection amp WASH clusters to ensure complementary amp synergy, amp avoid overlap amp duplication.