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Provision of WaSH emergency assistance to conflict-affected populations in 1 Borno state's LGA, NE Nigeria with integrated GBV component The proposed project is an emergency response to critical and unmet needs of vulnerable women, men, girls and boys living in 1 of the priority conflict affected LGAs of Borno State: Gwoza/Pulka. This intervention is a WaSH project with some GBV components that aims to increase timely access to lifesaving services for IDPs and host communities with the highest needs and it is a continuation of the work NCA is currently doing in this location.

The project seeks to contribute to the reduction of ill health and GBV risks whilst promoting the wellbeing and dignity of most vulnerable affected women, men, girls and boys. The project will improve water supply for individuals, providing access to basic hygiene items for the most vulnerable while expanding and sustaining equitable access to appropriate sanitation services through regular operation and maintenance, decommissioning old facilities..

The project will also address some WASH related needs that increases women and girls’ risk to gender based violence. 

The project activities will be implemented directly by NCA.
Working to Expand Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Emergency Services (WASS) The proposed project aims to scale up the provision of timely and targeted life-saving assistance through the provision of integrated primary health care services and coordinated humanitarian response with specific focus on emergency sexual and reproductive health care services at the facility and through mobile health teams accessing hard to reach areas in the host communities. The project will also ensure last mile distribution of essential lifesaving drugs and medical supplies for IDP's (including persons with disabilities) with critical needs in line with the 2020 Humanitarian Response Strategy. 

As the project seeks to scale up and sustain a continuum of care for beneficiaries, the Working to Expand Sexual and Reproductive Health Emergency Response project will focus on utilizing the  government human resources for health and strengthen their capacity to provide emergency Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services such as Maternal and Child Health (ANC, Support safe delivery, PNC amp FP),Health education amp Hygiene promotion among women and girls, SRH sensitization, awareness amp sensitization messaging within targeted Health facilities in IDP camps and Host Communities in two Local Government Areas namely Gwoza and Damboa LGA within Borno State which is faced with a myriad of critical gaps, Including the densely populated camps with limited access to optimum health care services and the high costs of quality medicine.

By the end of the project cycle, the proposed project will make significant strides in the reduction of maternal amp infant mortality and morbidity in the two identified LGA's with urgent need of live saving interventions. This goal will be achieved through the provision of life saving drugs, engaging qualified health care service providers for the provision of quality sexual and reproductive health services, provision of family planning services and Disseminating SRH Key messages.

The WASS project will also incorporate monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning structures to inform strategies for current and future interventions.

A detailed implementation plan is provided in the grant request justification section.
Strengthening Protection and Emergency Response in NE Nigeria through Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM). The project seeks to strengthen protection and emergency response by carrying out CCCM activities. Its successful implementation will lead to reinforcement of centrality of protection in CCCM intervention in IDP camps and out-of-camp population. It targets a total population of 150,000 individuals.

Overall, CCCM’s main objective is to support in coordination of humanitarian service, monitoring of protection and assistance, promotion of participatory approach, community organizing, promoting and strengthening of accountability to the affected population, ensuring site improvement and to mainstream protection, GBV and other cross cutting issue into CCCM for improved living conditions of IDPs. In order to fulfill these tasks, UNHCR and partners will work on below activities

 Site Improvement: - preparation and upgrade of identified areas within the site through drainage or road upgrade, land advocacy, mapping of existing suitable lands, relocation culvert bridge. 

 Community governance Structures: - strengthening of the existing site management committees in each of the sites through capacity building and establishment of such structures where none exists. 

 Staff Capacity building: - staff capacity building for improved accountable and effective delivery of CCCM activities. UNHCR will also invest on capacity building for authorities and on improved partnership and collaboration.

 Establishment of Information Centers (out of camp): - outreach to IDPs, refugee-returnees who live within the host community in Damasak and Ngala.

 Community mobilization amp engagement: - reinforcement of ccommunity mobilization and information dissemination through the existing Complaints and Feedback. With the impact of COVID-19 on implementation, it may not be feasible to hold larger sensitization campaigns, hence alternative methods such as use of loudspeakers, social media, sms, FM radio stations will be prioritized. Messages will be disseminated through information, education and communication (IEC) materials.

 Capacity building: - targeting staff and authorities and will also focus on partnership and collaboration. 

 Variations in gender, ethnic origin, diversity and age that may be wrongly applied to eliminate specific persons from accessing services and lead to vulnerability and risky coping strategies will be taken into consideration during every stage of project life cycle. 

 As an active member of the sector, UNHCR will contribute to the sector’s contingency plan to ensure timely preparedness in responding to any change in the operational context or to respond to any other emergencies.
Strengthening the Provision of Primary Health Care Services and Bridging the Gaps in Cholera Response to IDPs and  Host Communities in Selected LGAs of Adamawa State Due to the recurrent operation of insurgency in the Northeastern region of Nigeria, which has rendered a large number of the population vulnerable, the three states of Borno Adamawa and Yobe have been crossly devastated, with thousands of people affected leaving them without homes or means of livelihood, while being exposed to diseases and health challenges. 

This project is aimed at strengthening the Provision of Primary Health Care Services and bridging the gaps in Cholera Response to IDPs and Host Communities in Selected LGAs of Adamawa State (Guyuk and Lamurde LGAs)

It will also focus on strengthening the readiness and response actions for Cholera Outbreak response in Adamawa State. AGUF in partnership with the SPHCDA plans to reach the communities selected in Adamawa through the provision of an integrated package of health services to children under five years old, women and their families in IDP camp clinics as well as facilitation of referral services to secondary and tertiary health institutions. The funds will be used for addressing health needs including scaling-up of the emergency health services delivery, medicines and supplies in these overburdened health facilities to effectively cater to vulnerable populations most of whom are women and children.

AGUF will support Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) and the State Ministry of Health (SMoH) to provide emergency integrated PHC services which include: treatment of common diseases (malaria, RTI, diarrhea, etc.), provision of antenatal care and safe delivery services, immunization and referral services in IDP camp and host community clinics.
AGUF will work with the Adamawa State MOH, SPHCDA and other partners to address the critical gaps hindering access to emergency primary health care services including addressing emerging challenges and critical needs. These needs include: inadequate number and distribution of health care workers, renovation/reconstruction of health facilities because most of the facilities have been damaged, poor storage capacity and dilapidated warehouses, poor logistics management system, lack of emergency drugs and supplies and absence of referral systems due to lack of ambulance and security.

In Adamawa state, AGUF in partnership with the SPHCDA and the State Ministries of Health will ensure that basic supplies and commodities required for effective Cholera OBR available and prepositioned to reduce mortalities associated with the outbreak.
Responding to the most urgent protection needs of children (boys  girls) within IDP Camps in Dikwa and Pulka LGA Tdh is proposing an 8-month intervention in Dikwa and Pulka LGAs,Borno State to respond to child protection needs. The goal of the project is to reduce conflict-related risks and vulnerabilities affecting children, adolescents and caregivers by strengthening access to a range of life-saving, child-sensitive and youth-friendly protection services reducing and responding to children’ exposure to violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect (NHF 2019 allocation strategy). These services include 1) providing children with quality and tailored case management services,: including support to on-going caseloads and respond to newly identified cases  including children of parents affected by Covid 2) reinforcing the provision of psychosocial support to children, adolescents and caregivers in need (including piloting of Tdh’s remote PSS curriculum for children and adolescent (12-18 years) to improve stress coping mechanism  3) strengthening community capacities, through training/mentoring of Community-based CP focal points and volunteers,  to protect children against abuse and exploitation as well as health-related risks, including COVID-19, using an integrated approach with WASH and health teams.
Pulka and Dikwa are considered high risk areas for mines and other explosive devices. To improve the protective environment in target locations Tdh will coordinate with Mine Action Group (MAG) to provide Mine Risk Education to the children attending PSS sessions and the volunteers from the community. The main objective of Mine Risk Education is to reduce the risk of death or injury from mines/IED/ERW. Tdh is recognized in the NE as a major CP actor with strong expertise and field work experience in Maiduguri, Monguno, Dikwa, Mafa and Pulka Through its work, Tdh has developed excellent working relationships with local authorities, and is well accepted by community members. Tdh will use this leverage to tailor this intervention and maximise its impact and beneficiary reach.
Gender Sensitive Nutrition Response in North East Nigeria The conflict in the North Eastern Nigerian States of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) has caused widespread displacement, destruction of infrastructure and the collapse of basic services. Civilians have borne the brunt of the conflict, with displacement resulting in the disruption of livelihoods and consequent food insecurity, which in turn have increased malnutrition and mortality rates.
The poor nutrition situation in North East Nigeria is compounded by the weak healthcare system, limited access to safe drinking water and sanitation services, and poor infant and young child feeding practices. 
According to the NE Nigeria Nutrition and Food Security Surveillance (NENFSS, October 2019), the levels of global acute malnutrition (GAM) across the BAY states have deteriorated from an average of 7% in 2017 to 11% in 2019. The prevalence of underweight in Yobe (16.8%) and The prevalence of severe underweight is  3.3% in Yobe and 2.8% in Borno.
The situation is likely to worsen as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has already significantly affected the number of SAM admissions, with a 20% reduction in admissions observed between the declaration of the outbreak and the end of May. 

The 2020 HRP estimates that there are approximately 1 million children and women are in need of nutrition services in North East Nigeria.
The proposed project will address the 2020 HRP nutrition objectives, focused on addressing the physical and mental well-being of children under 5, as well as Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW).
The nutrition sector has prioritized the appropriate screening of new arrivals and immediate provision of life saving nutrition stabilization center (SC) services,  which will provide 24 hour in-patient services for SAM with medical complications.  In line with these priorities, the IRC will undertake the following: 

Establish and strengthen the provision of diagnostics laboratory services at Mashamari SC (Borno) to support timely diagnosis for the children under five admitted to the SC. The laboratory will also support UMARU Shehu facility and other SC’s across Borno State. Funding from this award will be put towards construction of a laboratory room, medical equipment and reagents needed to run the facility. 

Establish and strengthen Gujba SC (Yobe) through the provision of additional pharma and medical supplies. Currently the Gujba SC is the only one serving all the LGA of Gulani, Jakusko, Bade and other peripheral LGAs.

Recruit and train (capacity building) medical staff to provide 24 hour inpatient care for appropriate management of malnutrition in adherence to national standards. 

Procure lifesaving medical supplies for the SCs, such as stethoscopes, thermometers, anthropometric tools (weighing scales, height board), oxygen concentrators, and generators.

Provide treatment and care to children under five with SAM at Fullatari IDP camp, 4 health facilities in Gujba and 4 health facilities in Gulani. 

Promote, protect and support IYCF through skilled counseling and support groups
Scale-up of nutrition intervention for children under 5 with acute malnutrition in Mafa, Jere, Konduga, Magumeri, and Kaga LGAs, Borno State and Damaturu and Potiskum LGAs in Yobe State, Nigeria This project will strengthen the provision of CMAM services for children 6-59 months in Borno and Yobe States. This will be achieved by scaling up CMAM services (MAM treatment) in locations that Save the Children (SC) is already providing OTP services in Borno (Mafa, Konduga, Jere, Magumeri and Kaga LGAs) and establishing new OTPs and strengthening existing ones in Yobe state (Damaturu and Potiskum LGAs). In Borno SC will collaborate with EYN (A national NGO) in the management of MAM.  Management of moderate acute malnutrition will adapt the utilization of locally available foods to develop an energy-dense product (Tom Brown premix) that will supplement the diet of boys and girls 6-59 months and wit MAM.  Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition will be treated in the outpatient therapeutic programs using Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF). SC will be supported by UNICEF with RUTF based on the existing PCA. The anthropometrics of children for both programs will be monitored on a weekly basis and 5Ws will be shared with the cluster on a monthly basis. Treatment of MAM in Borno State will reduce the risk of boys and girls deteriorating to SAM. All these interventions will be integrated with preventive nutrition interventions such as IYCF counselling and SBCC. Micronutrient powder (MNP) will also be distributed to MAM children 6-23 months as part of the home fortification. To implement this project health workers, CNMs, nutrition workers and other volunteers will be trained in CMAM. Case finding for malnourished children and referrals at the community level will be conducted by CNMs. As part of the COVID-19 adaptation.
SC will continue to collaborate and coordinate with the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) in Borno, Primary Health Care Management Board (PHCMB) in Yobe state, UNICEF, other UN agencies, and all nutrition actors. Currently, in Borno, SC is partnering with EYN a national organization in its existing Nutrition projects and will continue with the partnership on this project for acceptability, ownership and sustainability within the implementing communities. SC will utilize the existing structures to provide services, monitoring the program implementation and provide real-time feedback for quality implementation focused on strengthening the system and increasing access to underserved communities. SC will ensure that gender equality is considered throughout the intervention, protection will be mainstreamed and GBV issues will be prevented and addressed. All staff, (SC, volunteers and partner) will be sensitized on child safeguarding policy and PSEA before the project begins.
Shelter lifesaving response for conflict-affected populations in Dikwa NRC is proposing to reach 3,400 conflict-affected individuals across in Dikwa, Borno State that have significant levels of protracted displacement, overcrowding and protection challenges, with the concerning situation worsening due to the outbreak of COVID-19 across Northeast Nigeria.

In Dikwa, NRC is proposing to reach vulnerable individuals with Shelter response to vulnerable IDPs and host communities. 

To provide a cohesive improvement of living conditions, NRC will provide 680 households with shelter/NFI support by constructing 360 Phase 1 Bama Type Shelters, 220 Dikwa Type Shelters and 100 emergency shelter Repairs. All households will receive NFI kits.
Reinforcing the resilience of conflict and COVID-19 affected children and adolescents through the provision of case management and psychosocial support for children and caregivers in Jere and Ngala LGAs of Borno State. LABDI seek to reach 6,592 children and their families with stimulating and structured psycho-social support (PSS) services. This project specifically will target children who are affected directly or indirectly by the ongoing conflict and COVID-19 pandemic. As adequate, these children will benefit from recreational, life skill, recreational, educational and social support to holistically meet their individual and specific psychological needs and help them regain resilience.
LABDIs programme/response priority and approach focuses on

1. Child and Adolescent Friendly Space (CAFS) Programming: which will explore the support of 6 trained community-based PSS facilitators and 20 community-based volunteers to carry out community-driven, locally accepted and COVID-19 proved PSS activities for 3,350 children. The activities in the CAFS will conform to WHO and NCDC guidelines for preventing and mitigating COVID-19 including social distancing, telephone counselling and distribution of individual recreational and educational materials for children.

2. Case management processes for vulnerable children: additionally, LABDI will station 2 trained and certified child protection caseworkers to provide one-to-one case management processes for 150 children facing any form of abuse or concern. These caseworkers will apply globally accepted techniques and processes including confidential interview sessions, supporting children and their families to develop adequate care-plan, referrals, advocacy, follow up and implementation of activities that will support the children regain resilience and the rights sought.


It is worthy to note that LABDI will recognize the risk of COVID-19 pandemic throughout the project cycle and will carry out pro-active measures and activities to curb the spread and risk of COVID-19. This will involve utilizing the CAFS to sensitize children and their families on proper hygiene practices, WHO and government guidelines for preventing and mitigating the virus. Also, Staff, volunteer and children's welfare will be prioritized by stationing hand wash facility, provision of face mask in the CAFS and distribution of face mask to staff, volunteers, children and families.
Life-saving CCCM assistance to improve living conditions of vulnerable IDP communities in Dikwa, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria ACTED’s proposed 7-month intervention aims to deliver life-saving COVID-19 specific CCCM assistance, directly benefitting 12,276 displaced and conflict-affected persons in Dikwa, Borno State. The Action will build on ACTED’s previous experience as a lead CCCM agency in Dikwa, providing critical Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) to support the CCCM, S/NFI Sector’s decongestion and resettlement strategy, thereby preparing populations with measures to decrease COVID-19 transmission risks and protect IDP communities from excess mortality in camp settlements in Borno State.

As the Sector-identified CCCM lead agency, ACTED proposes protection-centered Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) assistance modalities, including critical CCCM site facilitation, coordination, information management, camp governance, site improvements and RCCE modalities for principled humanitarian action. The intervention will address over-congestion, improve living conditions through camp extension zones, install COVID-19 mitigation measures and strengthen social determinant of health in direct support of the CCCM Sector’s 2020 Dikwa decongestion and resettlement strategy, thereby significantly impacting the safety, dignity and protection realized by IDPs in Borno State.

The Action builds on extensive coordination and collaborative efforts implemented by ACTED with OCHA and Sector partners in order to provide comprehensive S/NFI and CCCM assistance modalities, which will protect, assist and advocate for IDP and host communities particularly vulnerable to the pandemic and contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and decrease morbidity and mortality by addressing decongestion, ensuring COVID-19 mitigation measures and supporting crisis response through effective CCCM coordination and site facilitation under the CCCM Sector’s 2020 Dikwa decongestion and resettlement strategy. Moreover, Risk Communication and Community Engagement activities will aim to prevent, anticipate and address risks of violence, discrimination, marginalization and xenophobia towards IDPs and people of concern by enhancing awareness and understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic at community level.

While the CCCM Sector currently anticipates the resettlement of 16,000 individuals currently residing in 5 over-congested camps in Dikwa (Sandaya, Klagaru, Mohammed Kyari, Shehuri/Modu Kasa Camp, Shehu Musta II) into new camp extension settlements under the 2020 Dikwa decongestion strategy, ACTED anticipates that the project will directly benefit 12,276 individuals currently residing in three out of the five over-congested camp sites (Mohammed Kyari, Shehuri/Modu Kasa Camp, Shehu Musta II), which are managed by ACTED.
Support to COVID-19 response to mitigate the risk of transmission and control avoidable morbidity and mortality among IDP and vulnerable communities in the BAY States The project aims to provide support to COVID-19 response and maintain uninterrupted essential health services for IDPs and vulnerable communities to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will take into consideration the current needs and gaps in the ongoing humanitarian situation in the BAY states and undertake measures to decrease risk and protect vulnerable groups, including older people and those with underlying health conditions living in low resource settings. The project will essentially support the state government efforts to suppress and stop the risk of transmission and reduce burden on healthcare facilities, including isolation of suspected and confirmed case, contact tracing, detection through enhanced epidemiological interventions community-based social distancing and safe hygiene practices. In the area of clinical care, treatment and care for patients would be provided through well-equipped and staffed isolation facilities and regular IPC measures in the health facilities in affected communities. Through robust community engagement and social mobilization, the project will enhance awareness about the disease and its impact on people’s health and social issues like stigmatization, discrimination, and marginalization.