Nutrition intervention, treatment and support to most vulnerable  U5 and PLW IDPs in Sortoni and Mustariha  in Kabkabiya and Kutum localities /North Darfur The ongoing conflict in Darfur has affected the overall region and caused loss of lives ,properties and displaced many people specially the recent conflict in Jabal Mara which resulted a huge influx of people to Sortoni village and to other catchment areas .conflict in Jabal Amir has caused displacement to other localities in ND such as Kebkabiya and Kutum. Almassar project was designed to provide nutrition intervention through her newly established health center in Sortoni and through her existing OTP in Mustariha in Kutum locality to treat acute malnourished U5 children and to provide IYCF services to PLW since war influence breastfeeding mothers who stated that the quantity of milk produced is reducing due to the stress that they are facing coupled with the failure coping strategies to deal with shortage of food the area (OCHA ,2,2016) and this led to the need for increasing of awareness and knowledge regarding nutrition ,the treatment program will also be accompanied with micro nutrients supplementation and fortification . according to SMoH reports that prevalence of SAM in Kutum locality is 11.0. %,MAM 25.7%  while the total number of PLW is 6672  and according to Almassar MUAC screening which was conducted last March in Mustariha village ,there were around 978 SAM ,1592 MAM children and around 1264 malnourished PLW and according to the monthly caseload for SAM children in Mustariha OTP more than 100 SAM children admitted to Mustariha OTP (new admissions)  . , While according to the interagency mission which was implemented in February 2016 by OCHA,UNICEF ,WHO and group of NGOs which Almassar was part of there is around 3678 U5 children  and 1735 PLW ,this number is expected to be increased due to the influx of people to Sortoni and referring to SMoH /ND latest  reports for MUAC screening there is around 4113 SAM children and Almassar found difficulties to get concrete  data about the  prevalence of Malnutrition in Sortoni more than the already previously mentioned in the interagency updates  . 
The project plans to treat 1800 SAM  ( (50% female) (1000 in Mustariha ,800 in Sortoni ) and to treat 1500 MAM children in Mustariha only since Anhar Organization provides supplementary feeding in Sortoni while no supplementary feeding provided in Mustariha /Kutum  . children who have no medical complication at Almassar OTPs while transferring children with medical complication to Kabkabiya hospital, provide IYCF and awareness sessions to 4000 PLW inside the OTPs,15 mother supporting groups targeting 180 women , providing folic acid for 1100 PLW and 1200 U5  with VIT A (50 female) . Almassar will closely work with communities to increase their awareness on specific topics and to improve their care behaviors for children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women. Almassar will enhance nutrition and promote hygiene through awareness campaign at the targeted focusing on women ,men boys and girls and to ensure project sustainability Almassar will use community health promoter to conduct community outreach activities (nutrition screening, follow up of absentees amp defaulters and behavioral change communication) and well adopt no harm strategy to ensure that the project has no any side effect neither against environment nor population and will show her commitment to assist and support the targeted affected people in Sortoni and Mustariha villages in Kutum locality /ND