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Appui à la campagne agricole 2014 - 2015 (saison hivernage) pour répondre aux besoins immédiats des populations les plus vulnérables Overall project description 14-UF-FAO-012 (food security)
The project’s objective is to:

Improve the food security, technical capacity and agricultural livelihoods of the most vulnerable people for the cropping year 2014-2015

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 85,120

With CERF funds, the agency will:
Support the targetted population with seeds, fertilizer, tools and other agricultural inputs to boost their agricultural production for 2014/2015 cropping year.

Total project requirements:			USD 12,000,000
Current funding level:				USD 1 907 847 
Recommended to the ERC for approval:		USD 1 963 867 

The CERF Secretariat recommends this project for approval.
Improve the livelihoods and food security of vulnerable households through distribution of unconditional cash transfers and vouchers The project supports 19,050 IDPs and host community to meet their basic needs (food and non-food) as well as have improved access to basic services (health, education, WASH).
UNICEF is already planning a cash-based response to vulnerable households in priority regions of Hiraan, Gedo and Lower Shablle as defined by the FSNAU analysis and Food Security Cluster. This CERF project will contribute to addressing the immediate household needs of 3,175 vulnerable households in these areas or scale up of cash transfers to other high priority regions of Bakool, Middle Shabelle, Middle Juba, Gedo, Galgaduud, Nugaal or Bari. It will provide three monthly transfers over the period of October 2014-February 2015 to both IDP and vulnerable households in host communities with the aim to prevent targeted households from sliding into emergency (IPC 4) status. 


Total joint project budget: $38,134,368
Total funds received to date: $7,544,295
Amount requested from the CERF: $1,311,927
Multisectoral Emergency Response to Nutrition Crisis in Sudan Overall project description 14-UFE-WHO-023 (Nutrition):
The project’s objective is to reduce deaths associated to acute malnutrition and improve nutrition status of vulnerable children and Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW); provide safe drinking water and sanitation facilities in feeding/health centres and to surrounding affected communities; provide lifesaving medical support to malnourished children and PLW; and ensure access to quality essential health, nutrition, and emergency referral services for the most vulnerable populations affected by the ongoing nutrition crisis.

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 97,468.

With CERF funds, the agency will:
-Provide micronutrient supplementation for children under five and PLWs plus provision of ORS + Zinc tablets for treatment of diarrhea;
-Ensure Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition through Scaling up Community Managed Acute Malnutrition programs through outpatient therapeutic programs and supplementary feeding programs;
-Conduct small repairs necessary to optimize the functioning of therapeutic centers, hospitals and basic health units with kitchen and bathroom areas, storing facility for food, etc; 
-Provide monitoring and supervision of the existing and established feeding centers to ensure the quality of services.

Total project requirements:    			USD 5,000,000
Current funding level:     			USD 0
Recommended to the ERC for approval:  	USD 800,229

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Unit believes the projects adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.
Emergency assistance for immediate food security through provision of critical livestock inputs in the flood affected areas of districts Macvanski and Kolubarski and the municipality of Obrenovac, Serbia The overall objective is to provide time critical emergency livestock assistance for ensuring immediate food and nutrition security livelihoods of the flood-affected vulnerable small scale farmers.In particular, the proposed project activities funded by CERF will provide urgently needed livestock feed to enable 2,500 flood affected vulnerable small-scale livestock holding beneficiaries families to ensure the survival of essential livestock assets thus protecting an essential source of food and nutrition and income, and to reduce the risk of distress sale of livestock or death. 

Total project budget: US$1,005,000
Total funds received to date: US$695,000
Amount requested from the CERF: US$290,179

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Unit believes the projects adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.
Application Summary
Assistance agricole d’urgence pour restaurer la sécurité alimentaire des populations affectées par la crise à travers des distributions de kits maraichers et vivriers en Centrafrique The project will support 65,000 conflict affected people in and surrounding Bangui, Ouham (Bossangoa, Nana Mambéré (Bouar), Mamberé Kadei (Berberati), SanghaMbaéré (Nola), Ombella Mpoko (Bossembelé), Nana Grbizi (KagaBandoro) regions of Central African Republic.

Project objective:

The main objective of the project is to improve food security and nutritional status of displaced populations, returnees and host families affected by the crisis. 

Specifically, the project will provide vulnerable populations with agricultural inputs before the rainy season in April/May to increase their food production capacity.
Renforcement des interventions WASH dans la prévention et la prise en charge de la malnutrition aigüe sévère au Niger The WASH sector in Niger aims to contribute to the reduction of malnutrition through ensuring minimum standards at community levels and health centers.  Using CERF funds, safe water will be ensured in 18 health centers and water points and latrines will be constructed or repaired in areas where malnutrition is the most severe.  Hygiene kits will be distributed to 5,000 households who will also receive sensitization messages on good hygiene practices.
Emergency water assistance for drought affected people in Sri Lanka The current drought has caused water scarcity to 294,433 people in 11 districts are severely affected with heavy water shortages. Using CERF funds UNCIEF proposes to provide a minimum daily quantity of drinking water (20 liters per person per day) to the most affected communities for 3 months until interim solutions are in place. This includes establishment of plastic water tanks at common locations and transportation of water with bowsers on a daily schedule to fill and top up the tanks. UNICEF will undertake the procurement of water tanks and provide technical support to the government and ensure that the assistance provided complies with both national and international standards during humanitarian emergencies.
Immediate establishment of Camp Coordination and Camp Management mechanisms to facilitate the rapid delivery of services to IDPs in camps and camp-like settlements UNHCR and IOM will work together to carry out the camp coordination and camp management (CCCM) component of the CERF application.  CCCM has never been required in South Sudan prior to the current crisis. Therefore, as per the CERF’s life-saving criteria, the urgent establishment and coordination of this cluster is eligible for CERF funding through the rapid response window.  CERF funds will support three months of CCCM activities through UNHCR and IOM.   

The objective of IOM's project (14-RR-IOM-001) is to ensure the efficient and immediate delivery of multi-sectoral, life-saving response in camp-like settings through the establishment of a coordination mechanism (the CCCM Cluster) and the immediate deployment of camp management teams to priority sites.  IOM and implementing partners will provide camp management support at IDP sites, including Protection of Civilian sites inside UNMISS bases.
Éducation aux risques des Restes Explosif de Guerre: Contribution à la sécurisation des populations au Mali Éducation aux risques des Restes Explosif de Guerre: Contribution à la sécurisation des populations au Mali
Accès à une éducation de qualité pour les enfants réfugiés maliens dans les régions de Tahoua et Tillabéry UNICEF will be enhancing access to education to 11,500 refugee children in camps  in Niger.  Children will be provided with school books and other materials as well as snacks.  UNCIEF will also aim to improve the quality of education and teaching through teacher trainings.
Nutritional assistance to refugees from C.A.R in the East and Adamaoua Regions of Cameroon The main objective is to treat moderate acute malnutrition through targeted supplementary feeding to children aged 6–59 months and pregnant and lactating women.  WFP will use CERF funds to 1) provide supplementary foods and specialised nutritional products and 2) deliver capacity building workshops to community health workers.  16,664 refugees in the Adamawa and East regions will benefit from this support for 6 months.
Emergency Health Response for South Sudan Refugees in Kenya This is a joint health project between UNCIEF and WHO.  The main objective is to provide lifesaving services to South Sudanese refugees in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.  This includes screening of all new arrivals at the border points, examination and vaccination against infectious diseases.  It also includes support to health facilities within the camps to provide lifesaving and basic health care including vaccinations against polio and measles for refugee children, health promotion, delivery of lifesaving maternal, new-born and child health services.  Basic drugs will also be procured for camp health facilities.  Approximately 70,000 refugees will benefit.  CERF funds will support these activities for 6 months.
Measles outbreak response campaign A measles outbreak has been declared in Puntland, Banadir and Lower Juba areas, with 3,286 suspected measles cases reported from January to May 2014.  This number represents an increase of more than 100% compared to the same period in 2013. WHO and UNICEF are launching an immediate response using CERF funds to provide measles vaccines to children under 5 in Puntland, Banadir and Lower Juba.  By providing measles vaccines to 520,000 children under-5, the response campaign will contribute to the reduction of the morbidity.  UNICEF will procure and transport the vaccines and run sensitization campaigns in the target areas, while WHO will coordinate with MOH and other partners in planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting on the campaign.
Emergency Support to the Flood-Affected Population in Central Serbia This project aims to strengthen displacement tracking and temporary accommodation centres management.  Staff of municipal crisis HQs will be trained in the Displacement Tracking Mechanism (DTM) which will be made available in all official reception/temporary accommodation centres; affected Roma families will be identified and provided with the most urgent assistance and Psychosocial support will be provided to match immediate needs of the most vulnerable families within the temporary accommodation.

Total project budget: US$846,930
Total funds received to date: US$30,000
Amount requested from the CERF: US$116,930
Increase access of conflict-affected communities to safe water in Arauca, Cauca Caquetá, Chocó and Nariño Overall project description 14-UFE-WHO-028 (WASH):
The project’s objective is to ensure access to safe water in conflict-affected areas.

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 4,286.

With these CERF funds, the agency will conduct the following activities:
-Home water filters delivered
-Temporary Sanitary Units installed and functioning (include temporary water provision system)
-Basic refreshment training provided to local communities in hygiene best practices, and temporary sanitary units maintenance. This includes promotion of the Healthy Homes Strategy
-Water and sanitation facilities with health posts restored and functioning

Total project requirements:    			USD 1,009,260
Current funding level:     			USD 474,913
Recommended to the ERC for approval:  	USD 299,835

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Unit believes the projects adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.
Nutritional care to ensure the survival of children, pregnant and lactating women affected by complex emergencies Overall project description 14-UFE-CEF-062 (Nutrition)

The project’s objective is to ensure that children and pregnant and lactating women of the prioritized municipalities of the departments of Chocó, Meta-Guaviare and Nariño—all of which are affected by complex emergencies--have access to nutritional care, which includes basic services in Nutrition in Emergencies.

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 3,500.

With CERF funds, the agency will provide:
-Nutritional baseline and follow-up (evaluation) of children, pregnant and lactating women of prioritized communities.
-Distribution of life saving and critical relief supplies for primary health care of children, pregnant and lactating women especially oral re-hydration salts, micronutrients and Ready to Use Therapeutic Food- RUTF.
-Provision to emergency nutritional care through the implementation of the community based strategy of Nutrition in Emergencies addressed to the recovery of children with acute malnutrition and at higher risk of acute malnutrition. 
-Training local health and nutrition workers and community leaders (included women and men) on gender-sensitive service delivery. 
-Training of local health promoters, leaders, mothers, fathers and members of ICBF mobile units based on Nutrition in Emergencies

Total project requirements:				USD $344,518
Current funding level:					USD $150,000
Recommended to the ERC for approval:		USD $194,301

The CERF Secretariat recommends this project for approval.
Social Mobilization for Containment of the Ebola Virus Disease in Lagos There is an increase in number of cases of Ebola since it first was confirmed in Nigeria in 22nd July 2014.   UNICEF will implement social mobilization as part of the WHO’s and the Ministry of Health’s containment strategy.  Using CERF funds, UNICEF will mobilize teams to go door to door for up to 3 months in affected areas to ensure that each household has knowledge about the signs and symptoms of EVD, transmission and IEC materials are explained and left behind for the family.
Provision of Life Saving reproductive Health and GBV prevention and care for DRC refugees in Southwestern Region Project Summary for 14-UFE-FPA-013 (Multisector):
The project’s objective is to support Congolese refugees through improved access to life-saving quality reproductive health care; and mitigate their risk to sexual and gender based violence with improved access to medical and referral for psychosocial care and legal redress for GBV survivors.

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 30,500.

With CERF funds, the agency will:
•Procure and distribute life-saving RH commodities and supplies to health facilities serving the refugee populations in transit sites and settlements including in youth centres;
•Conduct pregnancy mapping and tracking of pregnant women to ensure timely support and referral in case of complications;
•Provide midwives to the health facilities that have markedly increased service volumes due to the refugee influx;
•Conduct community mobilisation for RH info and services and EmONC Training.
•Support and monitor GBV prevention structures within refugee settlements and use available referral pathways for easy access to services for survivors of GBV;
•Support community mobilization by village health teams to improve uptake of existing RH services;

Total project requirements:       USD 1,805,917
Current funding level:        USD 0
Recommended to the ERC for approval:   USD 250,884

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Unit believes the projects adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.
Multisectoral Emergency Response to Nutrition Crisis in Sudan Overall project description  14-UFE-WHO-021 (WASH) is a joint project with 14-UFE-CEF-045 and 14-UFE-IOM-020

The project’s objective is to reduce morbidity and mortality rates to below emergency thresholds related to the nutrition crisis in Sudan among the nutritionally vulnerable; promoting access to essential and quality multisectoral services.

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 97,468. 

With CERF funds, the agency will provide:
-Water quality monitoring and chlorination of water sources;
-Water quality testing in targeted localities

Total project requirements: USD $5,000,000
Current funding level: USD 0 
Recommended to the ERC for approval: USD$ 161,693

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Unit believes the projects adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.
Debris Management and Clearance Project - Assistance to BiH Floods-Affected Populations The widespread floods and landslides in Bosnia and Herzegovina have resulted in large volumes of debris blocking roads, clogging sewage systems and subsequently hindering the delivering of humanitarian assistance.  UNDP has received requests from more than 20 municipalities for assistance with debris removal.  With CERF funds, UNDP will provide technical expertise and equipment for debris clearance and removal.  A cash-for-work component will directly benefit some 140 people over a 30-day period.
Providing integrated primary and secondary health care delivery to vulnerable population in the most affected areas in  Central African Republic The joint WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA health project aims to increase emergency health services to some 400,000 people in seven priority prefectures of CAR.  In particular, UNFPA will provide emergency reproductive health kits and laboratory kits to six health points, 7 maternity wards and 4 referral health facilities.  In addition, UNFPA will rehabilitate and equip 4 surgical rooms and 7 maternity units that have been previously damaged or looted during the conflict.  Lastly, UNFPA will train 100 health care providers on IMCI and obstetric care.
Assistance Alimentaire aux réfugiés de la RCA WFP proposes to provide full food rations to the 4,976 refugees and third-country nationals who have fled from the Central African Republic into the Republic of Congo since December 2013 over a period of three month. WFP also proposes to treat an estimated 160 children with moderate acute malnutrition by providing plumpy sup.
Access to potable water, sanitation and hygiene for victims of flooding in Bujumbura town and Bujumbura rural province The provision of safe water, sanitation facilities and hygiene promotion in the four temporary IDPs sites (Buterere,Kinama,Kinama II and Buyengero), as well as  host communities is urgently required to prevent disease, ensure wellbeing of the victims and surrounding communities.  The project will target some 10,000 individuals. Specifically, the project will rehabilitate damaged drinking water systems, contract water-trucking and construct latrines for around 6,000 people in 4 IDPS temporary sites; providebuckets for water provision and conservation to around 2,000 households; and distributing basic water treatment kits and to around 4,000 households.
Strengthening national capacity for prevention and response to SGBV The project is borne out efforts to respond to the needs of women, girls, boys and men for protection against sexual and gender based violence especially within the context of humanitarian emergencies in Borno Yobe states. The project targets 7,000 people, of which 5,000 are women of reproductive age with about 375 survivors of sexual violence. Increasing levels of violence due to insurgency attacks on the population in Borno and Yobe states with the resultant incidence of sexual violence has resulted in mass displacement and fear among vulnerable women and girls especially and the communities at large. The activities focus on creating opportunities for protection and prevention of SGBV including clinical management of rape victims; and restoring and maintaining dignity for women and girls of reproductive age who have become IDPs as a result of increasing conflict.

Total project budget: US$959,327
Total funds received to date: US$0
Amount requested from the CERF:  $285,378
Protection and Assistance for South Sudanese Refugees in White Nile State and South Kordofan UNHCR will conduct profiling and registration exercises for South Sudanese crossing into Sudan and ensure that partners are trained on identifying Extremely Vulnerable Individuals (EVIs). Community based protection networks and referral mechanisms will also be established. All identified EVI’s will be provided with material or cash support and those who wish to move or reunite with families at other relocation sites or Khartoum will be provided with transportation assistance.  
Requested: US$242,239
Livelihoods protection and assistance to food insecure people in the arid lands of Kenya The project’s objective is to support or restore food security and nutrition and establish/rebuild livelihoods.  The key expected outputs are: food, nutritional products and non-food items, cash transfers and vouchers distributed to targeted beneficiaries; messaging and counselling on specialized nutritious foods and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices implemented effectively. The project will target 429,656 food insecure people in Turkana, Marsabit, Baringo, Samburu, Garissa, Wajir and Mandera Counties.   

Total project budget: US$117,508,505
Total funds received to date: US$45,600,000
Amount requested from the CERF: US$ US$4,002,109
Avoiding death from acute malnutrition and associated health problems in areas affected by devastating and prolonged dry spell in Guatemala The joint WHO/UNICEF project aims to increase the health and nutrition response to malnutrition and related health needs associated with drought in Guatemala.  In particular, WHO will provide basic equipment and essential supplies to 58 health facilities and 7 nutrition recovery centers for the immediate and timely care of acute malnutrition and vector-borne diseases.  In addition, WHO will increase access to safe water at facilities and at the household level in drought-affected communities.  UNICEF will support the identification, treatment and follow-up of acute malnutrition cases of children under five and pregnant and lactating women.  In particular, UNICEF will provide therapeutic food and RUTF to the centers and carry out nutrition education activities in communities.  Some 4,000 children and 3,000 pregnant and lactating women will directly benefit from the nutrition activities while some 50,000 people will benefit from WASH and health activities.
Humanitarian Assistance to displaced people in Niger fleeing the crisis in Nigeria and host population in Diffa Region Humanitarian Assistance to displaced people in Niger fleeing the crisis in Nigeria and host population in Diffa Region
Provide Emergency Reproductive Health Services, prevent gender based violence and response to protection life-saving needs of women, adolescents and young people The UNFPA project (14-RR-FPA-019) provides both emergency reproductive health and protection benefits to a targeted 10,000 people.  Under health, UNFPA will procure and deliver reproductive health kits, carry out emergency training of local health personnel, and conduct awareness raising activities regarding sexual and reproductive health issues.  In response to increased protection risks, UNFPA will work with IOM in the shelters to provide adequate lighting  to deter sexual violence.  UNFPA will also train emergency personnel on prevention of SBV and provide rape treatment supplies to health services and medical posts and hygiene kits to women in shelters.