Emergency Intervention through livesaving and Integrated response to the IDPs, vulnerable communities affected by drought and repeated internal conflicts in Marka, KM50 in Lower Shabelle Region The project seeks to provide integrated interventions through Health, Nutrition, Food Security, WASH and Education. The populations being targeted are persons affected by drought and repeated internal conflicts, forcibly evicted by AS after they have burnt out their houses, looted their livestock, kidnapped some family members, destroyed their crops,  by who are highly vulnerable and in need humanitarian services in Marka and  KM50. Vast area of Lower Shabelle are very productive in agriculture, however, since the emergence of the drought affecting the regions, the population have been affected leaving the majority of the people relying on rain fed and riverine agriculture without any harvest. KM50 and Marka host majority of the IDPs affected by internal repeated conflicts. 
Due to lower coverage in heath sector, cases of AWD/Cholera have been experienced, limited access on primary health care services especially targeting U-5 children and PLWs. WASH activities need to be in place to tackle lack of water and poor sanitation which has contributed to AWD/Cholera outbreaks. Due to the prolonged drought, there has been declining agricultural activities without any sustainable activities focusing on food security  with the increasing of repeated conflicts, prolonged droughts will subject the  children who are vulnerable have not accessed to schools. As part of WASH integration, AYUUB will carry out comprehensive Hygiene and sanitation promotion activities including distribution of basic hygiene to caretakers/patients to avoid the spread of AWD/cholera. AYUUB will also distribute standard (IEC) materials for social mobilization, AYUUB will closely coordinate with the regional, district and NGOs social mobilizers, elders, Sheikhs all involved in activities on mobilizing communities. To support increase access of sustainable and safe water, AYUUB will chlorinate one water point to avoid AWD disease caused by unsafe water at KM 50. To improve the environmental sanitation AYUUB will rehabilitate one Bohole at KM 50 with equal access of men, women, boys and girls.
This project is targeting 19,125 beneficiaries who are most vulnerable  in need of urgent life-saving interventions which will ensure access to essential quality and high impact primary health care through health facilities and mobile outreaches, provision of WASH dignity and hygiene kits, access to clean and safe drinking water, provided unconditional cash vouchers to the beneficiaries to have access to food  , create more water catchment and canal rehabilitation to enhance riverine fed agriculture. The project will also focus on enhancing education by supporting teacher incentives and mini-grant for the schools going children which will gather for  the livelihood and to combat cases of school drop outs.The project is set to provide intervention targeting  19,125  beneficiaries (5261 men, 9,499 women, 2315  boys, and 2050  girls) mostly IDPs recently evicted forcibly by AS, vulnerable communities in Km50 and Merka.
Through this project, health , WASH,education and Nutrition activities will be integrated in the sense that under five children boys, girls admitted at the OTP sites will be immunized against measles and other communicable disease and as well the SAM complicated cases referred to the stabilization centers for proper medical treatment, on the same note the mothers visiting ANC/PNC at the mobile clinic will be provided both NHHP/IYCF-E and integrated with hygiene promotions activities such as hand washing practices as well as distribution of hygiene kit  to the beneficiaries , the most vulnerable children boys, girls and Pregnant and lactating women will be  registered to received unconditional cash transfer component hence provide wholesome intervention to the beneficiaries through this interlinks of the of the main cluster activities it will response to the current AWD/drought affected population.