Emergency integrated response in 17 priority IDP collective sites in Al Hazm, Al Maton and Khabb wa ash Sha'af districts in Al Jawf governorate (Parameter 2) Through this intervention, BFD will target 17 IDP settlements and hosting sites out of the 88 priority sites across Yemen within Khab wash Sha’af, Al Hazm and Al Matton districts in Aljawf governorate. BFD will ensure the implementation to be as per the comprehensive integrated approach between the 4 identified sectors (health, nutrition, education and shelter) with urgent needs for intervention for approximately 44,743 conflict-affected people in the targeted catchment areas of the supported facilities in Aljawf Gov.
In line with the aim of the allocation strategy, associated with the 2019 HRP objectives and priorities of the various clusters, the overall objective of the project is to provide Integrated Multi‐sectoral response. Through this project, BFD aim to contribute to reducing mortality and morbidity levels and increase wellbeing among conflict-affected IDPs and host communities, taking in account the special needs of school age children, women and people with disabilities and elder people, in a protective way. This includes providing services which are accessible and safe for these vulnerable groups, for instance provision of wheel chairs and special care to reduce their waiting time at the HFs. Elderly people and those with special needs will access services first, based on triage, after all critical cases have been attended to.
According to the need assessment and gap analysis of BFD resulting in identifying the major needs and comprising their activities, non-food Items and Emergency Shelters to vulnerable HHs in the targeted sites and Construct, upgrade, maintain, and help to manage transitional shelters to HHs that fit the criteria pre-agreed with the cluster furthermore, take concrete steps to ensure emergency and transit sites meet minimum requirements. Accessible HFs to IDPs settlements are to be Provided with primary health care including outpatient consultation, basic reproductive health, immunization through existing static health facilities within 5 km radius or through outreach (mobile medical teams) for 2nd and 3rd catchment areas. Cholera prevention and response will also be activated in the HFs while MTs will have a comprehensive knowledge on case management and referral of cases with complications. Referral system for critical cases from the IDP sites will be supported to ensure treatment for those unable to receive the medical care they need.
Nonetheless the project has a wider focus on vulnerable groups (women, children), as such every targeted HF and MT will be activated as OTPs providing lifesaving activities to PLWs, boys and girls facing acute malnutrition severe and moderate, which according to the need assessment is prevailing in the targeted communities. Coordination with active partners SAM with complication cases will be referred to the nearest TFC. Girls, boys and adolescents affected by emergencies within the targeted IDPs hosting sites will have uninterrupted access to critical and quality learning opportunities that includes through establishment of safe and protective learning spaces (TLS) as well as the targeted IDP and host communities will be provided with the basic school supplies and learning materials including the provision of desks and white boards.
BFD has been present in the proposed geographical areas for around two years, has considerable knowledge of the situation, and built positive relationships with local communities and authorities, adopt sub-grant implementation partners (MWF and JYF via this project) for the cause of building local community organizations capacities which further ensured BFD’s continuity of activities implementation in all of the project stages. Consequently, this project is a product of gained experience and is a joint effort of communities, local civil society, government health and education officials, and BFD to support and improve services essential to decrease the potential risks which will hinder the project’s activities implementation.