Protection Environment for Famine Prevention on GBV Prevention, Response  Mitigation of Child Protection in Bakool Region of Southwest State Somalia. The humanitarian crisis continues to worsen across Somalia. As of October 2022, a severe drought has persisted since mid-last year, affects large parts of Somalia, and is likely to worsen in the coming months following a fourth consecutive below-average rainfall season, pushing thousands of families into displacement. As of 1st Oct 2022, nearly half of the population – 7.7 million people – requires humanitarian or protection assistance, of which 7 million have been impacted by the drought, with over 900,000 displaced from their homes in search of water, food, and pasture, including minority groups. Livelihoods have been devastated, and hundreds of thousands of people face catastrophic hunger and starvation (OCHA Report). 

The impact of the drought and increasing economic pressures are deepening the severity of needs and driving Somalia to the brink of famine. Southwest State, particularly Bakool Region, is now facing the negative impact of droughts, including an influx of displaced, vulnerable people, such as lactating women, older people, and girls, to GBV/FGM, on sexual violence are increasing day by day, inadequate services as well as, integrated community referrals, of abuse, neglect, violence, and severe distress have access to well-coordinated and disability, gender-sensitive quality child protection services. SCWRW proposes strengthening the protection environment for Famine Prevention on GBV and Child Protection for the target of 9,220.00 drought-affected IDPs.

This proposed project is linked to the 4th SHF 2022 Reserve Allocation, Famine Prevention, with the objective of life-saving response in current and potential hotspots and addressing the immediate impact of drought in the Hudur amp Wajid of Bakool Region. This project will ensure urgent life-saving, gender-based violence through the provision of clinical management of rape services through existing GBV one-stop centers. Case management, psycho-social services, counseling through existing GBV one-stop centers, clinical management of rape (CMR), provision of dignity kit for GBV Survivors, and requirement for unconditional cash and vouchers assistance through the case management system and conditional cash transfers to individual vulnerable women and girls Provision of transport cost to sexual assault survivors, case management, psychosocial, medical care, material assistance and provisional of nutritional assistance to pregnant and lactating mothers and aims at enhancing the accessibility of GBV services, particular consideration towards increasing the availability and proximity of services to drought-affected communities, for the target of 4,420 beneficiaries (300 were male, and 4,120 were female). Child protection case management for vulnerable children that meets their unique needs supports existing community-based Child-friendly spaces to ensure the safety and well-being of children, Provision of complete FTR Services to Unaccompanied and Separated Children, Provisions Mental health and psychosocial support services to children and reunification, UASC from famine, provide PSS to vulnerable caregivers affected by drought and conflict for 3200 beneficiaries (1600 male and 1600 female) will provide comprehensive child protection that includes different activities case management reunification of children (50% girls), PSS and transport costs for UASC reunification, provision of material support.).) the project targeted locations Xudur District (Eel-Dhuun, El-Duun, Farak, Gomori, Lafale , Madax-Waraabi, Osbieli /Tuboy, Shiilow, Tijeeg, Tuboy) Waajid district ( Al_mirifle/Baraka, Camp_Jadiid, Tawakal).