Strengthening protection and prevention services through provision of income generating activities and livelihood opportunity for the most Vulnerable and new arrival  South Sudanese Persons of concern  refugees  in West  Kordofan State In response to the growing humanitarian crisis in West  Kordofan State, El Ruhama is proposing the following interventions to expand identification and support to Persons with Specific Needs and livelihood opportunities s for South Sudanese refugees. This project will target 300 persons with Specific Needs and the livelihood activities will target 2200 refugees in West Kordofan.
 the project has two components :

1- Protection Component: El Ruhama Community Services staff will undertake  vulnerability assessments and work with Community Mobilizers to identify persons with specific needs particularly SGBV survivors and women at risk under PWSN, elderly and disabled without family/community support and ensure appropriate assistance including referral to available service provider, provision of material support, engagement in livelihood activity and identification and link to community based solution where possible with a view to providing structural solutions to problems, rather than a quick fix.El Ruhama Community Services  will  review all the vulnerability assessments ensuring their completion, providing and  support and guidance  on recommendation and ensuring timely follow up including: (1) referral to available services (health, education, child protection etc.) (2) provision of mobility appliance support and other aids (wheelchairs, stick/cane, hearing devices, etc.) to 75 persons with a disability (3) community based support where available (4) material support to extremely vulnerable individuals  to  meet immediate needs which will be agreed upon with UNHCR (5) referral to available livelihood opportunities.  Identified Children at Risk and Unaccompanied and Separated Children requiring child protection services will be referred to existing child protection partners. 

 2- Livelihood component:Training to Community Agriculture Extension Workers / facilitators on crop production and vegetable production,Vaccinate and treat livestock against epidemic and endemic diseases in  affected areas,Restocking with goats for selected vulnerable refugees and women  headed households families,Train and equip Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) Produce and distribute multipurpose tree seedlings to be provided to  people and also training the target beneficiaries on the production of seedlings ,Train  women headed household in Fuel Efficient Stoves usage and production,Training planned for , people on IGAs such as bakery, carpentry, grinding mills, blacksmiths, etc. Trainee will be trained on marketing and management the training will be conducted in co operation with line ministries.

 The programme uses a community-driven approach and includes a strong capacity building element for communities and government authorities. From previous experience, El Ruhama identify the following elements of the programme to be sustainable:
1. Retention of extension skills and knowledge by communities 
2. Home gardens ‘jubrakas’, plant nurseries and other farm/off-farm HH income-generating activities
3. Community-based institutions and infrastructures such as e.g. food security early warning systems , committees,  etc…

Targeted beneficiaries are host and refuges communities in Khrassan , West Kordofan that have borne the brunt of the current crisis since the outbreak of violence in December 2013. Already vulnerable prior to the outbreak of violence due to a combination of natural (floods, pests and diseases) and man made (chronic conflicts) induced disasters, the current crisis has exacerbated the situation and increased vulnerabilities and shocks. Hosts and refugee families alike suffer from food insecurity and lack reliable and sustainable livelihoods and income generating options due to the conflict. Resource endowed households with livestock and agricultural assets are exposed to vulnerabilities of unpredictable weather, pests, diseases, volatile and fragile markets, inflation, natural disasters and environmental degradation.