Integrated emergency Response for drought affected communities in Wanleweyn and K50, Lower Shebelle Regions. The humanitarian situation in Somalia has become increasingly fragile with 5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance of which 1.1 million are acutely food insecure. Severe drought conditions are expanding across the country due to the failure of the rains for four consecutive rainy seasons while AWD/Cholera outbreaks have been reported in many areas across the country. According to the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) ongoing monitoring and findings from rapid field assessments and household surveys, the current food security outcomes and humanitarian needs are expected to persist in most parts of the country through the end of 2017 and early 2018 depending on the rains outcomes despite the efforts of humanitarian actors. Muslim Aid, an international humanitarian organization proposes to implement an Integrated Emergency response project to provide life saving interventions in the areas of WASH, Health, Nutrition, Food Security and livelihoods and Education in Wanlaweyn and Marka districts of Lower Shebelle region, South West State. 
Its intended that basic health and nutrition services will made available to  20,000 drought stricken vulnerable persons through the rehabilitation and making functional of three health centers offering basic maternal and child health services and 3 Integrated Emergency Response Teams(IERTs) that will provide a range of services as per the package developed by the inter-cluster working group. Nutrition promotion and prevention will be integrated into the services provided in the health facilities and by IERTs by primarily undertaking early detection and referral of acute malnutrition cases for management in relevant programs.
Additionally, 10,000 persons having limited access among the target population will access water for domestic and animal use through the rehabilitation of one high yielding boreholes in Wanlaweyn district. The borehole will be provided with new generators and submersible pumps and rehabilitation works undertaken to operationalize one water kiosk, animal troughs, generator and store room. Its is expected that intended intervention on the water points will increase access to clean water to the target population. Further, 5020 persons mostly internally displaced persons in camps will be provided with hygiene kits. In addition to this, massive hygiene promotion activities will be undertaken targeting to facilitate the adoption of behaviors that improve the hygiene and sanitation conditions of the target households.21 institutional latrines will be constructed to serve pupils and teachers of 4 target schools and 3 health centers.
In relation to education, the proposed project intends to maintain and enhance learning in four target schools with 1030 pupils and 27 teachers provided with learning materials, incentives and food.

Finally, 900 vulnerable households including 500 Internally displaced households will be provided with unconditional cash transfer of $70 per months per household for 3 month. The initiative is intended to enhance access to food to vulnerable households with restricted access to food thereby cushioning them from the effect of the severe draught.