Saving Lives in Northern Shan State ltpgtWCM conducted a rapid assessment, which underscored the dire situation. 1.There were no service providers for 40 camps (56%) with 15,413 populations across 8 townships. 2.Precarious water supply and shortage of food is likely to make many beneficiaries vulnerable to communicable diseases, acute malnutrition and maternal and child health problems. 3.Many beneficiaries suffered from minor injuries, including injuries caused by explosive ordnance. 4.There are imminent risks to Acute Respiratory Infections and diarrhea due to onset of winter and contaminated food and water.  ltbrgtltspangtWCM, 40 churches, monasteries and social welfare and cultural associations and 75 community-based volunteers will implement comprehensive, integrated, multi-sectorial/-location and complementary interventions in 8 townships of northern Shan state. Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) and Participatory Action Research (PAR) methods will play a pivotal role in mobilizing affected populations in every step of Project Cycle Management. The following specific key strategies will collectively contribute towards the intended objectives, benefitting 24,709 populations with more than 51% women and girls, and 30% highly vulnerable groups, including PWD, senior citizens and women headed households. Key project activities will include.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgt1.The health element will operate EWARS and SBCC strategies to continually track trends of communicable diseases and to promote adoption of promotive and preventative behaviors by beneficiaries to contain incidence and prevalence of life threating communicable diseases such as TB and Malaria. 2.SBCC sessions will also be organized to discuss MNCH issues to promote preventative, promotive and treatment seeking behaviors. Partner health care providers and a referral system will enhance access to services for MNCH and communicable diseases, GBV and protection victims and to save lives in complementary to SBCC and EWARS. 3.CVA will be one of the key approaches to delivering health care services. 4.Mainstreaming of child protection, GBV and mine risks will be done through employing a community-based surveillance and provision of integrated preventative, curative, rehabilitative and reintegrated protection services. 5.Strengthening capacity/systems of village/camp committees will optimize effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the project. PLA and PAR methods will ensure involvement of the most vulnerable groups, including PWD, women and minorities, in all steps of Project Cycle Management.ltbrgtAll allocation strategies are incorporated into the proposed project. 1. WCM and 40 partner churches, monasteries and social welfare groups have been responding to the needs of conflicted affected people in Northern Shan state since 27 October 2023 when the current armed-conflicts began. They have had access to IDPs and capacities and systems to provide health care services to IDPs. WCM has been delivering health care services as part of the MHF’s funded projects in Puta-O and Moemauk and Moemeit since 2022. 2.The partners have established business ties with local suppliers of medicines and materials such as pharmacies and health care services such as General Practitioners and non-profit providers in the previous 2 weeks. These existing relationships will enable the partners to deliver health care services to IDPs. 3.WCM will provide support to 5 churches, monasteries and social welfare groups to procure medical supplies and equipment to deliver the intended services. 4.Cash will be given to affected populations to obtain health care services from private health care providers in the areas where there is the presence of such providers. WCM has prior experience in managing cash assistance in the existing MHF’s project, which will ensure successful implementation of cash assistances. 5. Upon receipt of a signed grant award, WC international likely will be able to prefinance operations, as reasonably required, allowing WCM to implement the proposed project. ltbrgtlt/pgt