Improve the access to agriculture and livestock resources as well as livelihoods opportunities for vulnerable households Coinciding with HF’s vision of food security and livelihoods support for crisis affected area. This project aims to increase the resilience and improve the livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations and crises-affected in seventeen communities in Afrin and Ariha districts, where IHR currently have access to. 
This project aims to protect the livelihoods’ assets of the livestock section and improve drought resistance by rehabilitating 30 km of the irrigation channels in the region, thereby improving the access of irrigation water by farmers.
 Establish two mobile veterinary clinics one to give veterinary service for 500 animals breeders in Afrin, Marata(joaaik), Shawarghet Eljoz, Bablit, Qarzihel communities of Afrin district, and the other to serve 1000 animals breeders in Balyun, Kansafra, Mhambal, Farkya, Northern Laj, Ora Qabli – Edwan, Sararif, Banin, Moataf, Shinan, Thaheriya, Saraj communities of Ariha district. Totally, 1500 beneficiaries of small animals’ breeders for maximum number of owned animals (25 sheep amp goat, two cow and 50 poultry). Each beneficiary will be visited monthly (for ten months) by technical team to provide the required treatment, if any, explain the best practices about animals’ care. 
 Conduct vaccination campaign for 50,000 sheep against Entrotoxemia, Smallpox, Aphthous fever and Pasteurellosis diseases in same intervention locations. 
 Rehabilitate 30 Km of irrigation canals in Afrin community of Afrin sub-district. Using 100 worker (cash for work activity) and some equipment and tools, the soil, dust, waste and grass will be removed from canals within 30 calendar days (26 actual days) and approximately 52 pipes will be installed on those canals to facilitate movement. Each beneficiary will receive 5 $ per work day.

Moreover, empowering small breeders by providing the essential veterinary services can ensure keeping their livestock are alive and in good health situation. That can be reflected in the household’s income by improving the productivity level of milk and meat. Therefore, the availability of those basic materials in the market will facilitate access to it, by most people in the same community. As the awareness sessions aim to build livestock breeders with strong livestock knowledge background. To ensure sustainability of project, the IHR will handover the mobile clinic assets for the local councils of Ariha and Afrin and build their capacity to be able of running that veterinary services, with continue supervising for five months after finishing the project period. 
The medicines is selected according global standards and according to livestock working groups’ recommendations to reach for the best quality, and full adherence to the specified amounts, which reduces the negative impact that may result from overuse of medicines. moreover, the vaccines schedule will agree with livestock working group’s recommendation.    

Meanwhile, rehabilitation of 30 km of irrigation canals improve the access to irrigation water for more than 5000 hectares, which owned by no less of 1500 farmers. therefore, improve the productivity due to diversity in planted crops. furthermore, to ensure the sustainability of work those canals, IHR will create irrigation committee from the community members and build their capacity about canals management, cost recovery and the best methods of keeping it active. As the used tools in cleaning works will be handed them to enable service continues. In general, the number of farmers who have abandoned their land or depended on rainfed agriculture for limited crops will decrees, which improve the food security for more than 1500 households.