ENEVELOP 2: Support Self-Reliance of Crisis-Affected Population and Improve Socio-Economic Services  in NWS The project aims to respond to urgent humanitarian priorities and needs within the 2021 Needs and Response Strategy. It also seeks to provide an integrated service to the targeted groups and communities through an integrated approach to intervention in the sectors of food security amp livelihoods (FSL) and early recovery and livelihoods (ERL).

This project is designed to support the creation of job opportunities for individuals affected by the crisis and the expansion of small businesses through integration with value chain support in each of the targeted areas, which are Al-Dana in Idlib governorate, Afrin and Al-Rai in Aleppo governorate. The target groups in the project include males and females of working age, displaced persons, host communities, and people with disabilities.

The project activities and results are integrated within FSL and ERL sectors as follows:

Description of the intervention within the Food Security and Livelihoods Sector:

-	Distribution of agricultural inputs to 200 farmers in the following areas: Al-Dana (75 farmers), Afrin (75 farmers), and Al-Raee (50 farmers). This activity will be a100% contribution of QC.
-	Establishing 3 medium-sized food processing workshops, one each of Afrin, Dana and Al-Raee, and creating job opportunities for 165 beneficiaries 15 as permanent employees and 150 as Cash for work beneficiaries. Each workshop will be supported by a one-time cost of establishment and equipment, raw materials and with operational expenses for a period of 6 months. 
-	Rehabilitation of two irrigation stations in Afrin with main and secondary canals along a length of 40 km to ensure access to irrigation services for about 2,000 hectares of agricultural lands. Th two irrigation stations are Bablit and Starow stations. This rehabilitation activity required 90 workday and creates 50 short-term work opportunities. 

Description of the intervention within the Early Recovery and Livelihoods Sector:

-	Support 89 small business owners to scale up their small businesses through small business grants of 800 USD and building their capacities in managing small businesses through 30 hours of training and 6 coaching guidance visits throughout the project. This activity targets the shops owners in the two markets that were newly established by Qatar Charity in Al-Raee (with a capacity of 39 shops) and Al-Dana (with a capacity of 50 shops). 

-	Rehabilitation of the main Hal market in Afrin and creates 12 short-term work opportunities. This rehabilitation activity requires 40 workdays to be completed.


The project is conducted by both Qatar Charity and ATAA organizations. Qatar Charity and ATAA have a strategic partnership and have been conducting similar interventions for years. QC in partnership with ATAA has been established the public market in Dana. ATAA has the technical and administrative capacity in addition to the technical expertise in implementing such interventions. Moreover, ATAA has stable and safe access to the targeted areas and has been signed many MoUs and protocols with the local authorities in the targeted areas.