Well Being and El Nino Mitigation through Nutrition Consortium Intervention in Sinkat and Sewaken, Red Sea State

"Corresponding 2016 HRP project codes: 
    Nutrition: SUD-16/H/95918/R
    Health: SUD-16/H/95920/R
    WASH: SUD-16/WS/93241
    FSL: SUD-16/A/93243" The main goal of this project is to provide nutrition, health, food security and regular access to life-saving, safe water, along with passing on healthy sanitation and hygiene practices to 101,261 people affected by  natural recurring drought and mitigate effects of the potential impact El Nino induced extreme weather in 2016 in Sinkat and Sewaken localities in  Red Sea State. There will be a special emphasis in targeting vulnerable populations such as malnourished infants, children, women, men and the elderly.
We will plan with the line ministries, community leaders, and household representatives. The proposed fund is for life saving project activities through direct support of nutrition and primary health care services for population targeted with a special focus on malnourished children under five and mothers.
The project will address key nutritional amp health issues comprehensively, encountered through implementing nutrition amp health services both Community-based and facilities based interventions. For the Nutrition Project we will establish and manage 15 (12 fixed and 3 mobile) OTP centers for management of severe malnutrition without complication and 1 SC will use as a referral for malnourished children with complications. These centers will admit amp treat for acutely malnourished girls amp boys aged under 5 yrs equally. Also, the MAM cases will be manged through FSL and a nutrition education program.There will be training and capacity building particularly focused on CMAM and IYCF will be undertaken for the health facility based staff, volunteers, community leaders, organized women groups and the organizational staff.
We will deliver minimum basic packages of primary health care services: through the provision of curative and preventive health services composed of outpatient consultation, medicines and supplies, reproductive health services, including Basic EmOC (ANC, PNC, assisted deliveries, and family planning), and vaccination : (Immunization of children under 2 years and tetanus texiode to pregnant women and female at bearing age). In addition to health and nutrition, education/behavior change communication and planning for the small rehabilitation of 5 health facilities.
The WASH element in support of the 12 nutrition/health centers is to provide clean water supplies. Hydro-geological surveys hand and hand with location selection for the centers will be completed with approval of the state health and water officials as well as local community representatives. IAS has its own drilling rig and will implement 9 new boreholes equipped with new hand-pumps. Three water points are targeted for rehabilitation. For every water-point, IAS works with community and house-hold representatives, especially the main users of water - women and girls, to ensure water scheme designs are effective and fair for all parties. Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) will be conducted for each water point. Hand washing facilities (modified sturdy barrels) will be planned and installed for each center. Our Community Development Officers will recruit students from all walks of life with strong women/girl inclusion (with an understanding of cultural sensitivities) for the level 1 and 2 training which includes water maintenance, hygiene, sanitation, and cross-cutting gender-based issues and HIV risks.
Similarly, the food security and livelihood survey seeks to recruit single mothers of malnourished children along with local farmers who are attempting to alleviate very harsh agricultural and animal husbandry conditions to somehow provide nutrition during this difficult period and in preparation for the worst that El Nino produces. Based on local farming input and experiences shared we will plan our intervention accordingly. The execution phase will involve training, purchasing of needed supplies and equipment, restocking animals, planning, monitoring and evaluation, and revisiting will all key actors and stakeholders.