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Common Feedback Project (CFP) for Somalia The project focuses on engagement with and accountability to affected people in Somalia and is being launched at this critical period of drought/pre-famine in order to strengthen communications between humanitarian community and the Somali public.  The Common Feedback project (CFP) will enable affected people to be kept informed about available services and aid. At the same time, it will that gender equality and the diversity of affected communities are addressed when engaging the community.  Access to reliable timely, accurate information will help survivors to make the choices necessary to develop their own survival strategies to recover and rebuild from the drought and possibly ensuing famine. As communications must be a two way process to be effective and successful, the CFP facilitates listening to people’s needs, opinions, suggestions and complaints, which will enable the humanitarian community to adapt its response to their specific circumstances and concerns. The CFP will be structured as an inter-agency/inter-cluster common service built on existing structures and partnerships including those with government, local organizations and with the mobile telecommunications providers and existing media. It will capture information harvested from many existing local and international Community Engagement mechanisms (including Radio Ergo’s Freedom Fone, UNICEF's Rapid-Pro and other agencies using SMS platform services or call-ins, and others) and coordinate the information collated in the form of an analysis suitable to  inform the Humanitarian Country Team on how best to respond to the needs of the people. Such a Common Feedback Project has been tested in Nepal and Yemen. The CFP in Somalia will support humanitarian organizations and clusters, with the dual purpose of collectively: 1.Collecting, aggregating, analysing and referring feedback and perceptions from communities in South Central Somalia – the epicentre of the crisis - as well as other parts of the country to influence collective decision-making processes at strategic and operational levels. 2.Providing common, timely, coherent and lifesaving information to affected people in South Central Somalia through Radio Ergo as the main preferred source of information in Somalia. Radio is invariably the most effective way to reach people in Somalia, and reaches the communities in South Central who live in remote, rural and often inaccessible/insecure areas.
“Immediate Access to Food for Acutely Food Insecure Drought-Affected Populations in Baidoa rural and IDP” Consecutive poor Gu and failed Deyr seasons have severely affected livelihoods and production systems leading to a spike in food insecurity and malnutrition with some areas at risk of famine in 2017. Southern agro-pastoral zones are amongst the areas of greatest concern, including Bay Region, known as Somalia’s bread-basket. The hardest hit are rural populations who have lost livelihoods and have limited access to services due to poor coverage as well as the newly displaced who lack livelihood opportunities, assets and have weak social support systems. The drought has eroded household assets and food stocks, threatening lives. Successive poor rains have affected production levels, reducing availability of food and increasing cereal prices. Limited access to income has led to an inability of the most vulnerable HHs across the areas to meet their basic needs. Distress migration out of rural areas of Bay towards IDP settlements has already begun making interventions in rural Baidoa particularly critical. In light of this dire situation, the proposed intervention will provide a timely critical response to address the growing level and scale of acute food insecurity as a result of extensive drought improving access to food for acutely food insecure populations (IPC Phases 3 and 4) for six months (Feb-July2017). The project will contribute to Cluster Objective 1) targeting population groups facing acute food insecurity to protect households against distress sale of assets and allowing them to meet their basic food needs. The Overall Objective of the project is to contribute to reducing mortality and morbidity related to acute food insecurity in drought-affected communities in Baidoa rural and IDP. This will be achieved by supporting 1000 severely affected households with immediate access to food through unconditional cash transfers.
Scaling up of treatment and prevention of acute Malnutrition among children under 5 and PLW in drought  affected Bari region of Puntland The proposed nutrition project is mainly targeting Bari region, one of the regions most affected by the current drought in Somalia, where the Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rates are above emergency threshold, with GAM rates of 18.0% in part of Bari and 17.7% in Garowe IDP ( FSNAU post deyr 2016). The project will scale up treatment and prevention of acute malnutrition among under-five children and pregnant lactating women who are the most vulnerable group for morbidity and mortalities related with acute malnutrition. The project is aiming to deploy five mobile nutrition units and it will cover 25 sites which do not have access to life saving nutrition services. The nutrition program includes Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP), targeted supplementary feeding programs (TSFP) and will support the referral of Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) children with medical complication to Qardho and Garow stabilization centers. The project also promotes optimal infant and young child feeding practices, including the provision of one to one counselling for mothers and caretakers with difficulties in adopting optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. At the end of the project, a total of 5,258 (1,669 SAM, 3,589 MAM) boys and girls under the age of five and 866  Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLWs) with acute malnutrition will be targeted. In addition to that a total 13,216 men and women will be reached with key IYCF messages in the targeted area.
Emergency Response to Drought Affected IDPs and Poor Host Communities in Dollow, Gedo region, Somalia This project will focus on improving the physical protection and dignity of IDPs in Kabasa and Qansahley Settlements in Dollow, Gedo region through the Provision of locally purchased Non Food Items (NFIs) and emergency shelter kits through cash/voucher modalities and settlement re-planning trainings, to reduce congestion and overcrowding. For the beneficiaries’ selection and registration, NRC will use an electronic mobile data collection tool called Mobenzi, which provides an accurate and real time data. The data received through Mobenzi is easily manageable and transferable. 20% Poor host community members will also be selected to ensure do no harm principal. Beneficiaries will be provided with cash ($80 per each HH in single installment) for NFIs while $145 (70% or $101 as first installment and remaining 30% or $44 as second installment) per HH will be provided for Emergency Shelter Kits. NRC will acquire the services of local telecom company Hurmuud Telecom for the cash transfers. On the other hand, NRC will provide a complete list of selected beneficiaries to Hurmuud telecom for their cross checking purpose. This list will include all details of selected beneficiaries including their telephone numbers and token numbers. After reviewing and cross checking, Hurmuud telecom will transfer specified amount of money to selected beneficiaries through mobile transfer facility. 

The project is designed to meet the basic needs of 80% IDPs and 20 % poor host communities of the total target beneficiaries through predetermined beneficiary selection criteria considering the Extremely Vulnerable Individuals (EVIs) including female and single headed HHs, orphans, chronically ill, aged and child headed households. Gender will be mainstreamed into the project through the specific consideration of the different needs of women, men, boys and girls during the design of activities. The project will ensure that all participants have equal access to resources and training. Monitoring and evaluation will be based on gender, age and diversity dis-segregated data. NRC will distribute cash for NFIs for 1,000 HHs (700 in Kabasa and 300 in Qansahley) and Emergency shelter kits for 600 HHs (400 in Kabasa and 200 in Qansahley). 

NRC staff will ensure that the provided cash has been utilized for intended purpose by coordinating with the beneficiaries themselves and conduct follow ups with the support of the community leaders, local authorities and the relevant clusters. A Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) exercise will be conducted after 6 weeks of NFIs and ESKs distribution to analyse the impact of the project, the beneficiaries’ level of satisfaction and establish the lessons learnt for future programming.
Provision of lifesaving emergency health services and response to drought affected populations in Elbarde and Hudur districts in Bakool region The project is to provide life-saving emergency healthcare to 14,000 drought affected direct beneficiaries in two districts in Bakool region namely Elbarde and Hudur through the provision of one static and two mobile clinics. Emphasis will be on maternal, neonatal and child health including emergency immunization to the host communities and Interally Displaced People (IDPs). This action will focus on provision of both preventive and curative health services at primary level integrated with nutrition activities that are undertaken by HIDIG. Building the capacity of health workers through training on Basic Emergency Obstetric Care (BEmONC) will be done to equip health workers with the required skills to deliver quality health care services to the affected population. Referral of malnourished children with complicated cases will be done to the Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) centres managed by HIDIG and other actors in the districts. This will lead to easy treatment and saving lives of children under-five, the most affected by the drought. HIDIG with the technical guidance of WHO and the Health Cluster will also integrate surveillance and emergency preparedness in the program so that enough steps are taken in ensuring early response. Finally, HIDIG will coordinate with Health, WASH, and Nutrition clusters to coordinate response activities for maximum impact to beneficiaries.
Emergency Drought Response Initiative (EDRI) in Beledweyne District of Hiran Region This program aims to address food insecurity through provisions of unconditional cash transfer for the most vulnerable IDPs, returnees and host communities in Beledweyne district. Beneficiaries will be provided with an unconditional cash grant to cover 80% of their food needs with a top up that aims to prevent school dropout.
Provision of Call Centre Operator Services inside Somalia on behalf of SHF Somalia Completion of phone interviews for 100 projects in the final calling campaign of projects funded in 2016
Emergency Food Security Assistance to Drought Affected Communities in Bari and Nugaal regions of Puntland Emergency Response to Drought Affected Communities in Bari and Nugaal region of Puntland is a 6-months project.  It sets out to make a rapid response to the deteriorating humanitarian conditions for drought affected population.
The overall objective of this project is: “Drought affected populations in Bari region of Puntland have improved food security and livelihoods opportunities”, with the specific objective: “Drought-affected communities in Bari (Bandar-Beyla district) and Nugaal (Garowe district) regions of Puntland meet their basic food and non-food needs”. This addresses Food Security cluster strategic response objectives: To respond the emergency food needs for the most vulnerable people in (IPC phase 3 and 4). NRC will use unconditional cash transfers (UCT) through electronic mobile money transfer as a modality to transfer money to beneficiaries because of safety, convenience and appropriateness.

The project will target 537 households (3,222 individuals) in Bari (Bandar-Beyla district-437HHs 262F, 175M) and Nugaal (Garowe district-100HHs 80F, 20M) regions. Each beneficiary in Bari and Nugaal regions will receive $105 each month over a period of 4 months. Post distribution monitoring (PDM) will be done 4 weeks after cash is receipt by beneficiaries. This will be supported by project assistants and trained NRC enumerators. This will give time enough to allow for expenditure and utilization of the monthly cash transfers. This will be intended to monitor expenditure patterns and take remedial actions if there are deviations from objectives.
Emergency education response in drought affected schools in Waajid To address the ongoing disruptions to schooling in Waajid due to the protracted drought conditions in the region, the project will address the immediate humanitarian needs for 1011 learners (587 boys and 424 girls) 50 teachers (25 male, 25 female) and 50 CEC members (30 male, 20 female) in 5 target schools. The project seeks to provide clean and safe water, sanitation facilities, teaching and learning materials as well as feeding programmes to improve access and retention in schools during emergencies. This will improve the well-being of the most vulnerable and at risk children contributing to life saving outcomes in the region. The project will also build the capacity of the Community Education Committees (CECs) to manage water resources in schools, the through training opportunities in the management of the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities that will be constructed/rehabilitated. Teacher incentives will be covered by the project to increase the number of available and motivated teachers to attend to the students. The project will run for 8 months (with no activities during the school break) and will promote sustainability by transferring knowledge and skills to manage community assets and ensure local ownership by encouraging active involvement of beneficiaries throughout the project cycle.
Integrated Lifesaving treatment and prevention of acute malnutrition among children under five and pregnant and lactating women in  Mahas district of Hiran Region The nutrition situation in the southern central region continues to deteriorate according to Save the Children survey in Hiran region and the data from Somalia’s Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit FSNAU - 2017 Post GU nutrition survey report. In Mahas district the prevalence of Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) of the children under the age of five was of 20.9% as per SCI SMART survey conducted in August 2017based on Weight-for-Height (WHZ). Considering the remoteness of the district, its insecurity and lack of access of Mahas district coupled with current drought in the area, the nutrition situation is expected to worsen. To address this situation, Save the Children will provide nutrition services to identify and treat children aged 0 to 59 months and Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) with acute malnutrition through detection and treatment. This will include: Community Volunteers trained in the identification and referral of cases, and mothers trained in mother-led MUAC to enlarge coverage with close monitoring from Save the Children to prevent wrong referrals and ensure quality of the screening and understanding of the community Outpatient Therapeutic Feeding (OTP) services for children aged 6-59 months with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (TSFP) for moderately acute malnourished children (MAM) and PLW through mobile outreach teams children aged 0-59 months identified with SAM coupled with medical complication, and SAM infants aged under 6 months with or without medical complications will be referred to the nearest stabilization center. The proposed nutrition project is mainly targeting Mahas district, one of the regions most affected by the current drought in Somalia, where the Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rates are above emergency threshold. The project also promotes and supports optimal infant and young child feeding practices through the screening of breastfeeding difficulties amongst mothers of children under two years of age, the provision of one to one counselling for mothers and caretakers with difficulties with regards to infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices and raising awareness of caregivers and relatives on the importance of appropriate IYCF. At the end of the project, a total of 2,485 (1,065 Boys, 1,065 Girls and 355 PLW) children and women with acute malnutrition will be targeted. In addition, a total of 11,452 (Female 9,162, Men 2,290) will be reached with key IYCF messages in the targeted area.
Mealses vaccination campaign in  2 regions of Somalia Somalia is experiencing its worst outbreak of measles in four years. More than 15,500 suspected cases of measles have been reported year-to-date to 20 August 2017, of which 83 % are under 10 years of age. Measles cases are on the rise due to low vaccination rates, compounded by drought-related mass displacement and overcrowding. The number of suspected measles cases year-to-date in 2017 is alarmingly high compared to the prior three years. The total number of suspected cases year-to-date in 2017 is more than twice the entire 2016 caseload (5,657), and exceeds suspected cases in prior years (2015: 7,498 2014: 10,279). . In order to stop the transmission of the disease, and counter the effects arising from the continued displacement, a nationwide campaign is required to be rolled out at the same time across the whole country.

It is expected that a nationwide immunization campaign will stop the ongoing outbreaks and reduce measles mortality. A supplementary national integrated measles campaign is planned to commence in November 2017, targeting approximately 4.2 million children from 6 months to 10 years.
Improving access to lifesaving and sustaining health, nutrition, education, WASH and Food Security for vulnerable IDP Communities in Mogadishu and Afgooye Corridor This project is designed to address the humanitarian needs of IDP communities who experienced protracted conflicts, droughts and forced displacements. The target communities lack access to basic services of health, nutrition, education and food security. The project thus seeks to address the impact of the above in five IDP Camps along the Afgooye corridor. The camps lack facilities to provide basic health and nutrition care services as there are no fixed/static facilities with requisite human resources and supplies to serve the populations. Education facilities in the camps are either closed or at the verge of closure since most of them were started as emergency schools which were set to run for periods as short as three to six months, hence lack of teachers’ incentives, supply of teaching and learning materials and water have been persistent problems the schools face. IDPs are generally food insecure as the population are faced with acute unemployment, prohibitive cost of living, and lack of skill sets by majority of IDPs to eke meaningful living. The situation is further exacerbated by successive droughts that are making pastoralism lifestyle untenable and thus many are dropping out to join existing IDPs or settling amongst urban and peri-urban poor slum dwellers. 
This project targets five densely populated IDP camps in Darkinley /Deynille districts – Afgooye Corridor IDPs -  for health, Nutrition, education, WASH and food security interventions. The project will target five closed schools in the camps previously supported Aid Vision for provision of teaching and learning materials, water supply, incentives for teachers, and school feeding. Aid Vision will also open a facility to provide primary health and nutrition care services to the camps at Garasbaley in Darkinley District. The facility is accessible in terms of proximity and security to the camps. The Centre will provide: routine screening for malnutrition, OTP services, MN supplementations, referral of children who present SAM with complication to SC ran by Physicians Across Continents (PAC) at Deynile Hospital, IYCF services, free 24hr maternity services, consultation and treatment of both under and over fives for common illnesses, and EPI services. The schools will be provided with WASH facilities separate for boys and girls. Ten teachers will be trained as hygiene mentors to promote and education will be conducted both at school and community levels. 337 families with children who are severely malnourished will be targeted for three months food vouchers at the rate of USD 70 per month. For purpose of sustainability, UNICEF, both nutrition and health sections are willing support the center with supplies in the future
Facility and Community based Nutrition education/awareness and treatment of severely acute and moderate malnourished children aged 6-59 months and Pregnant Lactating Women (PLWs) in  5 sites in Hobyo District Mudug Region, Somalia The project aims at treating the targeted 3960 children (1980 boys and 1980 girls)  severely acute and moderate malnourished aged between 6-59 months and1161 Pregnant Lactating Women (PLWs) in Wisil, Bitale, Docol, Elgula and Bajela in  Hobyo District through the following activities: treatment of severly acute and moderate malnourished boys and girls aged between 6-59 months through Outpatien Therapeutic Program/Supplementary Feeding program(OTP/SFP) programs, treatment of moderate malnourished PLWs through Supplementary Feeding program (SFP),  promotion of Infant Young Child Feeding (IYCF) amongst the PLWs, prevention and management of common diseases (anemia, diarrhea, malaria etc) amongst the targeted boys and girls aged between 6-59 months and PLWs through Vitamin A supplementation, deworming,multiple  micro nutrients, supplements, iron/folate supplements, dissemination of hygiene promotion messages at the nutrition feeding centers and schools by nutrition staff and teachers, Provision of lipid based nutrient supplements to children under 5 (boys and girls) through health facility and alongside food distribution and advocacy for promotion of dietary diversification, Conducting community education sessions to enlighten the community members of early detection and treatment of malnutrition. Prior to the commencement of the treatment of malnutrition, there will be training of OTP/SFP staff as well as training of  community health workers on case detection through screening, treatment and management of malnutrition hence their efficiency and effective implementation of the project activities
Building a Safer Future for Children and youth affected by drought. Enhancing Community Based mechanism for prevention and response of family separation, family reunification and family reintegration in Mudug Region, Galkayo north. The project aims at identify and support vulnerable children an youth in drought-affected area in Galkaiyo North, in paritcular those exposed to violence, unaccompained and separeted children (UASC) and Children Associated with Armed Forces (CAAF). The project tackles community based mechanism such as foster care families as a safe space children who are  in need for service.