Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable people in Rural Damascus through comprehensive approach (Priority2) This project aims at supporting the strengthening the resilience of the most critically affected people in Rural Damascus through establishing life-saving interventions in a comprehensive approach that includes providing services in the fields of protection, Food, Health, Education, and provision of NFIs.
Altamayoz will support an area-based approach which responds to the population needs and improves their overall living conditions in 5 areas in Rural Damascus: Arbin, Ein Elfijeh, Harasta, Duma and Zabadani where the needs are very huge. This approach will be followed in 2 ways: full package of services under this project through establishing 2 centers in Arbin and Ein Elfigeh, and in complementarity with other projects implemented by Altamayoz in the other 3 locations (Harasta, Duma, and Zabadani) which will enhance the best value of interventions and prevent duplication. 
As the poor food and nutrition situation continues to worsen in the country, and the adoption of negative coping strategies has affected the resilience of households, it becomes crucial to support households starting from basic needs: food, health, and core relief items, along with improving the protection environment and assuring the access to basic education.
To get the optimal impact of the project, proposed activities will be implemented according to actual needs on the ground targeting the most vulnerable people in rural Damascus. Project activities will include: 
Provision of Food assistance through food basket distribution
Support the distribution of NFIs both general and seasonal in Harasta.
Support public schools with needed furniture, support teacher with essential training, create PTAs and conduct BTL campaigns, education activities will be implemented in 4 areas (Arbin, Harsta, Duma, and Zabadani) and the activities will be implemented in coordination with DoE .
Protection activities are tailored to strengthen community-based protection mechanisms, improve the resilience of people with specific needs, increase focus on older person interventions, prioritize CP activities and Promote prevention, mitigation and response to GBV.
Health activities aims at Increasing access to life saving and life sustaining health services through provision of comprehensive package of primary and secondary health care services, this will include: provision of medical consultations in the fields of internal medicine, pediatrics, and gynecology. Supporting patients with essential medicines and supporting critical cases with referrals for laboratory tests, X-ray, and other surgical operations. Awareness raising sessions will be part of health services and will focus on several health topics including COVID-19 prevention and vaccination. Health component of this project will be as an entry point for other protection, food and education interventions in each center.

Good coordination will be maintained with MoH, MoE, and other humanitarian actors in each location, in addition to support referral pathways and get benefit from AlTamayoz’s other activities implemented in the same locations.
Special support will be provided to people with disability and elderly through engaging them in several project phases (preparation and implementation), in addition to targeting them with special activities like older person clubs where older persons are supported to be keys to improving older persons' mental health and strengthening their role in their communities. 
All project activities will be accompanied with raising awareness on COVID-19 prevention and will assure equal participation for all age and gender groups.
the 2 centers in Arbin and Ein Elfigheh will act as community centers to provide Food, health, protection, and support education services.