Lifesaving response to drought affected pastoral households in Eyl district of Nugal region, Somalia The proposed intervention is in response to the Somali Humanitarian fund 1st standard allocation 2022. The project will provide an immediate lifesaving amplife sustaining emergency livelihoods to drought affected poor amp vulnerable HHS in Eyl where according to FSNAU post Deyr 2021 IPC population data estimate showed 18,040 people in emergency (IPC 4 Phase) from January to March 2022 amp further projected additional 9,170 from April to June 2022, whereas 32,890 will be in crisis from January to March 2022 and 57,130 more from April to June 2022. The intervention will result improved food consumption and reduction of negative coping mechanism through conditional amp unconditional cash transfer to provide immediate access to food while supporting the rehabilitation of community assets such as water catchments and providing supplementary livestock feed (fodder grass) amp livestock water tracking to prevent drought related fatalities. The action will target 1020 HHS (6,120) Persons (1,250 women, 1000 men, 1,840 boys and 2030 girls. 6 water catchments will be rehabilitated through CFW by 720 beneficiaries working 4 days per week with daily work load of 1m3 per day. Daily wages will be 5 dollars per day, monthly entitlement will be $80 per person for 3months. Total cash  to be transferred to beneficiaries both conditional and unconditional will be USD 244,800.  Final dimension per water catchment will be (1) Mareye 70.1M length, 53.5m width and 1.5m depth, (2) Qarxis 71.18 M length, 45M width and 1,4m depth, (3) Hasbahale 80m length, 50m width and 1.6m depth, (4) Dhanane 77.97m length, 40m width and 1.5m depth, (5) Ceel madobe 69m length, 60 width amp 1.5 depths. (6) Badey 70m length, 58.14m width and 1.5m depth. Total volume will be 34,560m3, giving it additional capacity to water 2,600 livestock by 105 days when its filled fully. Rehabilitated water catchments will address water shortages in the long term.  Targeted 720 CFW HHS will benefit fodder receiving 30kgs of livestock feed enough for 14,400 for one month. 300 HHS in the villages of biyo cade and dhiganle in Eyl will received $80 multipurpose cash for 3 months’ and one-month water tracking to offset water stress and improve food availability and accessibility. For water tracking Each HH will receive 30L per day. This will be 270,000L for 30 days. Each HH will access 900 liters of water for 30 days. Cash, livestock feed and water tracking will play significant role improving immediate access to food while protecting the affected HHS economic livelihood assets, hence HHS resilience and recovery from current and potential shocks. HOD will integrate gender and protection elements by ensuring that beneficiaries information is disaggregated by age, gender and sex. The implementation plan will ensure neutrality and fairness in beneficiaries’ identification and selection where the most vulnerable will be selected in very transparent and open manner. In order to ensure affected population capacity to claim their rights effectively HOD will provide feedback and complain mechanism such as complain box for response and action, while all project information boards will be printed with HOD and SHF hotline number. The project will target in the villages of Mareye, Qarxis, Dhiganle, Hasbahale, Dhanane, Ceel madobe, biyo cade and Bedey, Selection criteria will include, HHS who lost majority of their herds, HHS from marginalized communities, Women headed HHS, HHS Lead by people living with disability, HHS with sick or malnourished child, gender based survivors. The proposed project will complement with other HOD ongoing projects in Eyl district. The following activities will be implemented 8 Mobilization and sensitization meetings for 2 weeks at both district and village levels, Registration of project beneficiaries, Rehabilitation of community assets, procurement and distribution of livestock feed to beneficiaries. Reporting and PDM