Integrated Nutrition response to climatic shocks and displacement  affected communities in Baidoa rural Bay region ltpgtltbrgtPersistent conflict and insecurity across regions continue to result in population displacement, disrupt market access and functionality, hinder households’ access to livelihood opportunities, and humanitarian assistance, High disease burden, low coverage of health and nutrition services, poor access to improved drinking water and sanitation, poor child feeding practices. According to IPD acute malnutrition analysis(Jan-March,2024) an estimated 1.7 million cases of children aged from 6 to 59 months face acute malnutrition between January and December 2024, including 430000 who are likely to be severely malnourished. Overall, the analysis findings show that high levels of acute malnutrition persist in south west region, additionally, 2023 Deyr analysis, IPC AMN Phase 4 (Critical) was observed in 20 population groups,17 population groups were classified in IPC AMN Phase 3 (Serious), while the remaining 13 population groups were classified in IPC AMN Phase 2 (Alert).ltbrgtIn Bay region south west state Somalia, a total of 249,595 (0-59 age children) are in acute malnutrition burden and of these 100,620 are in moderate acute malnutrition, 55,630 severe acute malnutrition and 156,250 Global acute malnutrition (GAM burden) hence indicating critical nutrition status in the region. However, the plight of IDPs in the region is characterized by poverty, limited resources and dependence on humanitarian assistance, leading to food insecurity for many. IDPs face significant challenges as most are poor, possess limited working skills, and have few livelihood assets in addition to putting additional pressure on food stocks and livelihoods of local households in host communities. Given the reduction in humanitarian aid, a substantial portion of IDPs, both in rural and urban areas, are experiencing moderate to large food consumption gaps. ltbrgtTherefore, HIDIG project aims to provide emergency nutrition services through the existing OTP static site at Boonkay and two mobile/outreach teams covering nine settlements such as Berkadle, Bershibeli, Bula Nasib, Cashi, Dugsilow, Eledow, Koormari-Ajuuran, Munabir and Waberi location in Baidoa rural locations Bay region. The nutrition intervention intends to achieve comprehensive community outreach outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) integrated programs. HIDIG  endeavor to provide adequate caregivers infant and young child feeding practices, mother to mother support group, cooking demonstration, establishment of breastfeeding corner as well as   IYCF/NHHP promotion session for better information dissemination to the caregivers in the project area, Referral of malnourished children with severely complicated cases will be done to the target under five boys and girls as well as providing multiple micronutrient , iron folic , deworming and vitamin A supplementation to both under five children  boys, girls and PLW including 15% disable group, HIDIG will ensure to engage community nutrition volunteers  through provision of monthly mass screening and referral services, However, it will  also ensure to undertake Nutrition activities that will be integrated in the sense that under five children boys, girls admitted at the OTP sites will be immunized against measles and as well the SAM complicated cases referred to the Bay referral hospital  for proper medical treatment. HIDIG will ensure protection services mainstreaming into its nutrition services points as well as training its project staff with the necessary protection services linkages to enhanced child protection, HDIG will also trained its nutrition volunteers and staff on Mother led MUAC screening to enable accelerate referral pathways between the  services points to the various rural location hence strengthening quick identification of severely and moderately malnourished children while improving the  referral system for the treatment and prevention of malnutrition.ltbrgtltbrgtlt/pgt