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Covid-19 Integrated Health and WASH Response Project for West Darfur State This project is proposed to be implemented in 8 localities of West Darfur states with response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main goal of this project is to support the SMoH of West Darfur’s efforts in preparing and responding to the pandemic and will be focusing on the two objectives: i. Prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19 and minimize mortality and morbidity and ii. Enhance preparedness and response to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable people including IDPs and Returnees.  

The scope of this project will focus on the following pillars: risk communication and community engagement Infection Prevention and Control  and Case Management. Under Risk communication and community engagement, WR will support the SMoH Health promotion department to reach out all localities with IEC materials, engage community amp religious leaders to transmit right information about Covid-19, and strengthening CHPs capacity and networks to ensure compliance of the Covid-19 prevention mechanisms in public places and household level. Under Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) pillar, main focus will be on supporting the SMoH to ensure compliance of all evidence based prevention mechanisms for staff at all health facilities hospitals, PHCs and BHUs across the state, training the healthcare staff on IPC protocol with focus on Covid-19, support the SmoH to ensure compliance of all HFs with the IPC protocols and support with availing equipment/disinfectants. The case management pillar main activities will be to support the referral of suspected cases from locality based quarantine sites to Geneina and Forobaranga main isolation centers, incentives for healthcare cadres in the two isolation centers and fill the gaps of IPC and medical supplies. 

The proposed activities are based on the current gaps jointly identified by SMoH, World Relief and other humanitarian organizations. Although activities are classified according the pillars, WR approach will ensure that activities relevant to WASH and Health sectors are integrated also that the line ministries are engaged in the implementation of this project to maximize its impact. In addition to the state line ministries World Relief will collaborate with UNICEF, WHO, state OCHA and UNFPA in the implementation of the planned activities.   

Emphasis will be given to ensure that the right messages regarding the pandemic reach to the vulnerable people and communities in the remote areas and women. In addition, the project will make sure not to entail any social and environmental damage. The project will be implemented in environmentally sensitive way by integrating with the existing other grants which are working on environmental protection.
Provision of Integrated and comprehensive life-saving health services for IDPs, returnees, and host communities in Nyala , Nyala North and Ed El Fursan localities in South Darfur State. Kuwaiti Patients Helping Fund (KPHF) proposes to implement life-saving, integrated primary health care project to assist vulnerable population affected by displacement, conflict, natural emergencies, malnutrition and disease outbreaks by supporting 4 PHCCs which include 2 in Nyala North locality ( Draij amp Otash IDP camps), 1 in Nyala locality (Musayi ) and 1 in Ed El Fursan locality (Om Ganah  ) in South Darfur State. The proposed programming will support 195,000 (110,700 IDPs and 84,300 host communities) direct beneficiaries including men (27,000), women (124,000), boys (22,000) and girls (22,000) comprising of IDPs, returnees and host communities as well as 15,150 indirect beneficiaries. The project aims are to provide integrated primary health care services, contribute to Strengthen Health Sector capacity to prepare and deliver timely response to populations affected by conflict, natural emergencies, and disease outbreaks as well as Strengthen health system capacity to support continuity of care, reinforce community resilience, and enhance risk mitigation measures. This project will be implemented for a period of one year. According to SMoH gap analysis reports (health Map), HNO 2020 and HeRAM the current situation in Nyala North , Nyala and Ed El Fursan localities is very bad due to low coverage of health and nutrition services, food shortage, and malnutrition, lack of clean water, poor hygiene amp sanitation as well as epidemic disease. In addition to, covid-19 pandemic was confirmed in South Darfur State. The situation requires urgent intervention to fill this gap. KPHF will intervention through provision PHC services under these activities which include: outpatient consultation, EPI, disease surveillance focus on covid-19 and other diseases, reproductive health services (including ANC, PNC, FP and delivery care) and IMCI services. Response to covid-19 through different activities, which include provide PPE to health cadres, referral of suspected cases, regular disinfection and intensive health education against the pandemic. Health education will also be a component of the project. Support referrals of patients to the next level of health care. KPHF will provide support Ministry of Health in epidemic disease surveillance, outbreak response and immunization campaigns. During this proposed project, KPHF will conduct minor rehabilitation on targeted clinics to ensure quality, patient safety, infection prevention and continuity of services. KPHF also intends to continue to provide short-term and on the job training to health facility staff which focus on IMCI , EMoC , family planning ,COVID-19 protocol and other important topic for project staff and SMoH staff. Drugs and medical supplies will also be procured and delivered to the clinics.
Addressing  the  food security and livelihood needs for the vulnerable population  in Abuhojar locality in Sennar state. The main objective of this project is to save lives and improve the food and livelihood situation of the vulnerable population in Abuhojar locality Sennar state. The food insecurity of most vulnerable pastoralists, agro-pastoralists and farmers is severely affected by the different driving factors including poor harvest, economic crisis and lockdown because of COVID-19 outbreak in Abuhojar locality in Sennar State. 

he prioritized activities are based on 2020 SHF first standard allocation/strategy and SHF Emergencies criteria. 97,100 individuals (16,180 households and 20 veterinary assistants) segregated into: men 28,547, women 29,713, boys 19,031 and girls 19,809 they  will be targeted for emergency agriculture and livestock livelihood interventions, which include the following: 

 Emergency support for 30,000 individuals (5,000 households) with vegetables’ seeds for the coming winter season as it is too late to catch the upcoming rainy season. The emergency vegetables’ seeds which will be procured and distributed to the beneficiaries include:
- Okra seeds (variety Pusa Sawani)
- Water melon seeds (variety crimson)
- Tomato seeds (variety Strain B)
- Pumpkin seeds (Local variety)
- Snake Cucumber seeds (Local variety)

 Emergency livestock interventions which include:
- Support livestock vaccination campaigns with 1,000,000 doses of vaccines (HS, BQ, Sheep Pox, PPR and another vaccine) to be conducted in line with the policy and plan of the veterinary authorities in Sennar state for the benefit of about 60,000 individuals (10,000 households) from the pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in Abuhojar locality. Animal treatment/deworming will be provided during the campaign for the needy households. 
- Provision of concentrate animal feed and mineral lick to 6,000 individuals (1,000 households) from the most vulnerable pastoralists and agro-pastoralists who have small number of animals including lactating and weak animals to be fed at the time of poor pasture in the rangelands, to improve milk production and body condition of the weak animals.
- Conduct training for 20 veterinary assistants to enhance their capacity and skill to deliver veterinary services to the beneficiaries efficiently.
- Provide support with 540 female goats for  1,080 individuals (180 heads of households with disabilities) in the project areas.
Food Security and Livelihood  intervention to enhancing resilience of vulnerable people impacted by protracted crisis in in Katayla*, Umm Dafug*, Buram*, Nyala*, Ed Elfursan, Sunta localities of South Darfur South Darfur State. To address severe food insecurity and malnutrition status in Katayla*, Um Dafug*, Buram*, Nyala*, Ed Elfursan, Sunta localities of South Darfur, World Vision is proposing a lifesaving intervention project to meet the immediate needs of the vulnerable communities in the targeted localities of Katayla*, Um Dafug*, Buram*, Nyala*, Ed Elfursan, Sunta in South Darfur. The main goal of the project is to provide humanitarian assistance, and  improve availability of, and accessibility to, sufficient quality food for IDPs, returnees, refugees and vulnerable host communities impacted by protracted crisis,  through provision of access to food security and means of livelihoods with integration of protection activities in all operational areas.   

The project will target 67740 Vulnerable individuals (17,612 boys, 21,677 girls, 13,072 men, and 15,379 women), of which 5396 (8%) are IDPs, 38850 (57%) vulnerable host community, while 10452 (15% ) returnees and 130422 (19%) refugees.

The key project interventions will aim at 1) Increasing household food security and improving access to alternative household income 2) Empowering communities to actively participate in activities that contribute increased household and community resilience thereby enabling them to respond to future shocks in their respective areas. The project will contribute to a reduction of morbidity and mortality caused by food insecurity as well as building the resilience of target communities through improved access to means of livelihoods. The goal of the 12-month FSL project is to i contribute to the three HRP Objectives for 2020: SO2: Contribute to building resilience to recurrent shocks and improving vulnerable people’s access to basic services, by providing vulnerable displaced people, refugees, returnees and vulnerable host communities with livelihoods support and basic services to reduce their food insecurity and allow them to build their self-resilience. 
The targeted localities are ranked under HNO severity scoring of 4 and 5 in South Darfur state and will be supported through the provision of integrated life-saving FSL services to households with highest needs in food insecure and with highly malnourished populations.

The proposed activities are aligned to the needs and priorities of targeted communities as identified by the government and UN-led sector strategies and priorities. Existing coping mechanisms will be enhanced and strengthened so as not to disturb community livelihoods systems but allow diversification within the target communities.
SHF Emergency COVID-19 Response to Conflict Affected Populations of Central Darfur State In Sudan, there are a number of gaps being identified at all the levels of emergency preparedness and response skeleton including limited coordination, inadequate surveillance and availability of critical supplies especially for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), limited capacity for screening and detection of suspected cases, inadequate technical capacity for case management and contact tracing. The response teams in most states have not yet been established and operational. In health facilities, there is limited number of trained staff to conduct screening, triage and case management, there is shortage of PPE and IPC supplies, and overall testing capacity in the country. The health system in Sudan is weak and in its current state it has limited ability to handle the additional burden of COVID-19 outbreak. 
Moreover, communities lack of awareness about the COVID-19 and its preventive measures, coupled with inadequate public health measures to mitigate its spread, pose a challenge for the overwhelmed health system to manage any large-scale outbreak. There is an urgent need to ensure preparedness and readiness for COVID-19 at all levels in Sudan. 
International Medical Corps has provided quality lifesaving humanitarian health services in Sudan, and specifically Darfur including central Darfur, since the beginning of the conflict in 2004. In Sudan, our experience ranges from support for emergency lifesaving primary health care interventions to health development projects. Our field operations are built on technical expertise, community participation, and partnership with local authorities and partners, which enable the organization to adapt to the most remote and vulnerable areas of implementation. 
In line with the Federal Ministry of Health COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan and working closely with SMOH and established COVID-19 Task Forces at the State, Locality and Community level, International Medical Corps is proposing to implement several risk communication and community engagement activities to inform and sensitize targeted communities and create awareness for the prevention and control of infection and spread of COVID-19. International Medical Corps will also work to improve IPC within IMC supported health facilities and those which will be identified by SMOH (54 health facilities) within the State. Through this proposal, IMC-UK will provide PPE to health care providers and staff working in the targeted health facilities to enable them provide essential health and nutrition services without fear of contracting the disease and the training of selected health workers in the screening, management and referral of suspected COVID-19 patients.
Provision of integrated Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition and sustainable prevention of under-nutrition in Sennar State The proposed project has been developed in line with the SUDAN  2020 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and the nutrition cluster strategic objectives of providing integrated lifesaving nutrition services for the  priority locality  in Sennar  state based  on severity  ranking  for  nutrition sector  in 2020.  It is also contributing to the cluster priority of filling critical gaps in nutrition services for populations facing high Prevalence  of malnutrition and service gaps. The overall objective of this project is to contribute to saving lives and reducing acute malnutrition below emergency levels among children lt5, Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW). The project will contribute to improving equitable access to quality life-saving curative and preventative  nutrition services through the support of  10 static nutrition  facilities  distributed across  Abuhugar locality  in Sennar state. The  services covering referral and treatment of acutely malnourished cases by providing integrated nutrition services to outpatient therapeutic programme (OTP) and stabilization centers. The provision of OTP services for those with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and the referral and treatment of SAM cases with medical complications to Abuhugar hospital. Promotion of Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices, promotion of adoption of good hygiene and sanitation practices will be done, providing treatment for all age groups, both male and female. The nutrition interventions will improve early identification and prevention of malnutrition, and therefore reduce excess morbidity and mortality. As part of gender intervention we will ensure that the activities include GBV . The project will also contribute to strengthening the health system and building the capacity of local health and nutrition staff and target beneficiaries on prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition. 
 Save the Children is working closely with MOH to monitor and respond to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic and all activities designed to cope with covid19 pandemic and adjusted based on the national and global nutrition program guidance during covid19 pandemic.
Provision of lifesaving education interventions and supplies to 30,000 children (15,000 boys  15,000 girls) in five states in Sudan The recent flooding and heavy rain in August and September have resulted in massive destruction and damage to education facilities. In the states of North Darfur, Khartoum, West Darfur, Sennar and Red Sea. Classrooms have been either totally destroyed or partially damaged by the flooding latrines are the most affected section of school where in most cases they have been totally destroyed and possess a risk for spread of diseases with lack of sufficient WASH facilities at the schools fences have collapsed which is reducing the safety of children and the school property and loss of teaching and learning material. The effects of rains and floods along with the long periods out of schooling have created great distress on children and families particularly in areas that weren’t flood prone areas. 

This project will support 30,000 flood-affected children (15,000 boys amp 15,000 girls)  in North Darfur, West Darfur, Khartoum, Sennar and Red Sea states to be able to return to school when schools reopen. 
The planned activities are:
1)	Rehabilitate 50 learning spaces in the flood affected schools.
2)	Purchase and distribute tents, plastic tarpaulins and plastic mats to support establishing temporary Learning spaces TLSs.
3)	Construction/Rehabilitation of gender-segregated latrines in 50 schools. 
4)	Training of 300 teachers and 300 Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) members on life skills in emergencies, inclusive of psychosocial support enabling them to support their students/children suffering stress/trauma from the natural disaster. 
5)	Purchase and distribute teaching and learning material to 30,000 students in the targeted schools to replace destroyed material and to encourage children to come to school and remain in school. 
These key activities will, in complementarity with other ongoing projects, ensure emergency-affected children can continue their education in a protected and safe environment.
Emergency response to support Desert Locust control operations and mitigate the impact of crop and pasture losses on food security and rural livelihoods in Sudan The Desert Locust (DL) situation has developed significantly and markedly since the end of last year 2019 until the reporting period at the mid-February 2020. This situation occurred as a result of the invasion of a number of DL swarms from neighboring countries across the southern border of the Red Sea state. Consequently this DL swarms invasion led to threaten crops in winter breeding areas, where at least 14 swarms reached the country. The rainfall in the Red Sea coast helped drastically to improve the ecological conditions that interpreted in the suitability for DL breeding and development resulted in formation of mature and immature DL groups in addition to patches and groups of hopper bands distributed all over different sectors of the Red Sea coast (North, South, Central as well as the Toker Delta). 

The main threat to crops and pastures loss is that, there is a risk that internal locust breeding increased because of favorable ecological conditions as well as locust invasion from cross borders.

The overall goal of the project is to safeguard the food security and livelihoods of population affected by Desert Locust infestation in the current winter campaign along the Red Sea coast and the coming Desert Locust summer season in Kassala, Gedaref, River Nile, Northern and North Kordofan states. 

The project will strengthen the Desert Locust control operations and support the Locust Control Department (LCD) to enable all survey and control teams to stay vigilant and to intensify efforts and to continue close surveys and monitoring all breeding areas, and to immediately interfere with control measures for any incoming swarms. Unless sustained control operations are taken to control the Desert Locust invasion in Sudan, great agricultural losses (crops, horticultures and pastures) would occur and threaten food security and livelihoods, particularly in rural areas. In addition, the pest will invade other countries from Sudan such as Egypt, West Africa and the Gulf States

The proposed interventions under this project are designed based on assessment conducted by the government as well as analysis and forecast prepared by FAO this will contribute effectively to safeguard the targeted vulnerable communities affected by the Desert Locust infestation. The interventions will contribute to reducing food insecurity, as well as to complement ongoing activities of the Plant Protection Department.

This project will therefore contribute to address the gap on the ongoing locusts control operations through the provision of the most urgent equipment and supplies as well as other tools required to support expanding control operations in the country.

The below table shows the overall total  beneficiaries of the project, dis-aggregated into men, women, boy and girls as shown below:
          Men	    Women	    Boys	    Girls	       Total
    3071598	: 3196971    :  1316399 :	  1370130   : 8955098
Integrated Health and WASH Emergency Interventions for COVID-19 Response in Abyei North and West Kordofan State This project intends to contribute to the Global Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for COVID-19 by providing essential health and WASH services, interventions and access to these services to the general populations of Abyei North and West Kordofan state, to prepare and respond to COVID-19. These interventions will target 150,000 beneficiaries (50, 000 in Abyei North and 100,000 in West Kordofan)

The proposed activities are in line with the Sudan COVID – 19 Country Preparedness and Response Plan, CPRP,  and is linked to three prioritized pillars of the CPRP: risk communication and community engagement, infection prevention and control (IPC) and case management. 

For risk communication and community engagement, GAH will raise awareness of the target populations by disseminating COVID-19 messages through various means of communications, different languages and engagement of community based structures in the awareness raising by provision of needed trainings on COVID -19 prevention, preparedness and response.

The activities will also include infection prevention and control IPC measures by provision of access to WASH facilities and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to workers on the front lines of response as well as provision of mental Health Psycho-social support in the target facilities.

As the project targeting areas where refugees represent significant part of those locations such as refugees living in settlements areas, such as El Meriam, Kharasana, Gubaysh, Muglad and El Fula (approximately 19,000 refugees out of 61,165 refugees living in WK State. will be  targeted by this project) and they are  as exposed to the infection  by the Pandemic COVID 19  due to the regular interaction with the host communities hence they hold equal rights to access the services provided at the designated SMOH isolation and treatment centre supported by GAH as well GAH will be advocating for this at the state level 

Case management services will include provision of comprehensive care for COVID-19 patients, through preparing two quarantine centers in West Kordofan (Elnuhood and Elfula) and isolation/quarantine center in Abyei North in Gole village, and completing them with required equipment, essential medicines and supplies, in addition to rehabilitation of corresponding WASH facilities in the centers, with ensuring safe disposal of medical waste by establishment of medical waste systems.
This will also include essential trainings for the health workers to be able to better respond and treat COVID-19 patients. 

This project will be complementary to Global Aid Hand’s, SHF Emergency Response Mechanism (ERM) funded, COVID-19 health and WASH interventions in the same locations (Abyei and West Kordofan)