Emergency Life-saving WASH and Protection Assistance for Newly IDPs in North West Syria The project aims at responding to the new emergency and recent displacements that took place following the advance of GoS forces to new locations in southern and eastern parts of Idleb as well as western rural Aleppo. People of these areas were forced to leave for safer locations towards the center of Idleb governoate and near Turkish borders. 

This project will provide a package of integrated Protection and WASH services in 47 communities and their surrounding informal camps (46 camps) distributed across the following sub-districts: Armanaz, Kafr Takharim, Idleb, and Maaret Tamsrin, in Harim and Idleb districts. 

Comprehensive Emergency WASH services will be provided in 46 informal camps ( established recently, during Dec 2019, January 2020) in Armanaz, Kafr Takharim, and Harim sub-districts, to offer access to WASH services for a total of 20,335 new IDP and HC individuals. The following WASH services will be provided:

a) Providing potable water to cover the needs of the 46 camps. A total of 20,335 individuals (3,340 HHs) will receive on average 30 liters per capita on daily basis through water trucks. 
b) Installment of 280 water tanks, the capacity of each is one m3, in the targeted camps. 
c) Water quality monitoring for the distributed drinkable water.  Collection of water samples from three sources (water tanks, distribution points, and beneficiaries’ tanks) and conduct FRC tests. 
d) distribution of 3,340 hygiene kits to 3,340 HHs.
e) Hygiene promotion activities. 
f) Installment of emergency latrines. 40 blocks pre-fabricated latrines will be installed throughout the 65 camps
g) garbage collection 
h) connecting the camps to water/sewage networks of nearby communities, when possible. 
  

On the other hand, the project emergency Protection component will be: (1) a continuation to the existing emergency response modality developed by the Protection Cluster this coordinated emergency response is led by focal points, among which Shafak Organization (for Idleb district) and (2) it will be linked with the planned WASH services with the purpose of securing an integrated response to IDPs and mainstreaming protection while improving access to emergency WASH services, as the protection activities will be delivered in the same camps in which WASH activities will be provided. The intended protection activities will be delivered in 47 communities in Armanaz, Kafr Takharim, Idleb, and Maaret Tamsrin sub-districts targeting 41,180  individuals (IDP and HC), and they are outlined as the following:
a) Supporting the existing mobile teams providing GP, CP, MA, and GBV services four outreach teams will be supported they will be mainly responsible for providing PFA, PSS services, awareness sessions, dissemination of information, and identification of protection cases and referral to case management team and available services. 
b) Supporting the establishment of two protection centers as well as continuing to support Shafak’s two already-expanded static centers (under the SCHF project coded: 13784), where Shafak will establish Protection Help Desks and Protection Centers in cooperation with CCCM in the planned large-scale camps in in Ma'art Masrin Kafr Takhareem, and Armanaz sub-districts to respond to newly displaced people. Through the four proposed centers (two new centers and two existing centers), diversified protection services will be provided including: CP, GBV structured awareness raising, and activities for disabled people as well as referral of GBV cases. CM and GBV referral services will be complemented with IPA services through provision of cash and in-kind support to most vulnerable people this will include supporting relocation via offering transportation for people, heating, assistive devices, shelter etc.
c) Distribution of PSS and dignity kits.
d) Conducting Protection Monitoring, and CPSM assessments.
e) Continuing the coordination of the emergency protection response in Idleb district