Emergency mutlisectoral assistance to vulnerable populations in northern Syria As the Syrian conflict enters its tenth year, the population inside northwest Syria (NWS) remains in high need of necessities including shelter, food, and non-food items (NFIs), particularly as inflation has taken a serious toll on the prices of basic goods. To continue the provision of essential life-saving services and efforts to ensure dignified living conditions for the most vulnerable people in NWS in both places of displacement and in places where people have returned, IOM proposes a multisectoral response. This project will involve the provision of emergency shelter and NFIs to 104,625 beneficiaries and food assistance to 18,000 beneficiaries.

Through this project, IOM will replenish the Shelter/NFI and Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) cluster’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) through the procurement and distribution of 8,250 full NFI kits for 41,250 beneficiaries and 2,000 family tents (5x4m) for 10,000 beneficiaries. IOM will also provide multi-purpose cash (MPC) assistance equivalent to USD 120, or as recommended by the Cash Working Group (CWG),of the Survival Minimum Expenditure Basket for 1,500 households. RRM partners will carry out these distributions, with possible additional support of Syria Relief. RRM partners include Ataa Humanitarian Relief Association (Ataa İnsani Yardımlaşma Derneği), Bonyan Organization (Bünyan Gençlik ve Kalkınma Derneği), Goal, IYD (Uluslararası İnsani Yardımlaşma Derneği), Mercy-USA for Aid and Development, Muzun for Humanitarian and Development, SRD - Syria Relief and Development (Sosyal Refah Derneği), and Violet Organization.

Additionally, as part of winter response activities, IOM will provide multi-purpose top-up cash assistance (USD 140) for 1,500 households living in poor shelter conditions. This MPC payment will enable beneficiaries to cover particular seasonal needs, such as winter clothes and fuel for heating. A potential Implementing Partners for the winter response activities under the SNFI component is Syria Relief. IOM will use standard IP select processes to selected additional partners for winterization cash activities if needed.

Under the Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Cluster, IOM will provide 18,000 vulnerable IDPs, host community members and returnees with regular food assistance to respond to areas where the food supply is severely disrupted, and populations lack access to enough food. Building on IOM’s current project with USAID Food for Peace (FFP), this project will target the same locations and beneficiary caseload to improve and sustain access to food for those most in need. As pre-coordinated with the FSL Cluster, the project will distribute monthly unconditional cash (60 USD) for a period of 8 months to cover food needs of 2,100 food-insecure families in Al-Bab and A’rima sub-districts, Aleppo Governorate, Salqin, Darkoush, Maraat Al Ekhwan camp, Marrat Misrin sub-districts, Idleb Governorate for eight months (16,800 total payments for 10,500 individuals). 
Further, in order to respond to urgent and emerging food needs, IOM will provide one-time assistance to 1,500 households. This assistance will be provided both in-kind, through ‘ready to eat rations’ (for 800 households, 2 RTERS per household) and through cash (120 USD for 700 households). This assistance will target the same locations as the regular food distributions. IOM will partner with IYD and Mercy USA for Aid and Development for the distribution of RTERS and cash for food. IYD will be delivering services in Aleppo governorate while Mercy USA will deliver services in Idleb governorate. Both IPs will follow the same implementation plan and will be monitored by IOM and a contracted TPM. Their roles and responsibilities are reflected in the workplan.

All IPs named in the project proposal are indicative, based on preliminary assessment, pending IOM’s internal partner selection processes upon activation of the grant.