Flood Response Project in Madagascar A tropical depression had brought heavy rain to the northwest and eastern parts of Madagascar for a period of seven days from the 19th to 23rd January, 2020. For the Alaotra region the rains continued until the 29th January, 2020. As a result of the flooding, a number of water sources, mainly wells, have been contaminated. Many of the impacted households, particularly economically vulnerable households, are already deprived of basic foods due to lack of accessibility and availability. Should an emergency intervention not be carried out, the risk from diseases and food insecurity are highly likely. In fact, WHH through this project will support vulnerable communities to enable them to meet their basic needs. The overall objective of the Alaotra Flood Response Project is to contribute to the efforts of humanitarian and governmental actors assisting flood-affected vulnerable group. The intervention will enable the target households to recover within an convenient period of time so that they can regain their capacity and return to their normal lives. At the end of the operation, the results to be achieved are as follows: R1: Improvement of the beneficiaries' access to basic food R2: Reduction of the risk of contamination of water-related illnesses R3: Contribution to the improvement of the rebound capacity of affected and vulnerable communities Activities for each result: R1: A1: Selection of beneficiaries according to pre-established targeting criteria A2: To carry out an unconditional cash distribution for the benefit of the vulnerable while taking into account in advance the conditions of availability and accessibility of food products at the local level. A3: Creation of a temporary work opportunity through cash for work by prioritizing the sectors of intervention beforehand. R2: A1: Distribution of WASH kits to beneficiaries in a timely manner including water treatment products. A2: Identify the main sources of safe and accessible drinking water for the community for sanitation purposes A3: Sanitation of water sources through cash for work A4: Strengthen the dissemination of educational messages and continuous awareness raising for the actions to be taken in case of flooding, particularly in the field of WASH. R3 : Objectively verifiable indicators I1: At the end of the intervention, 100% of the target communities received timely assistance while taking into account the gender approach. I2: At the end of intervention, At the end of the intervention, 100% of the target communities were among the most vulnerable and needy communities. I3: At the end of the intervention, the allocated funds have been definitively and transparently spent on the project's objective. WHH will target vulnerable households: - Households dependent on a daily income resource - Households deprived of their usual income resource - Households with low or insignificant food stocks - Households with problems of access to basic food for a fairly long period of time due to the lack of availability of labour as a main source of income. - Households affected by and affected by the flooding - Households that take longer to bounce back from the shock. The calculation of the number of beneficiaries is based on the results of studies on the Household Economy Analyses carried out in the area of this investment zone in 2018. At the end of this study, the proportion of socio-economic classes is distributed as follows: - The category of very poor covers 25% of the households in the zone. - The poor class category covers 38% of the households in the area. - The middle class category covers 23% of the households in the area. - The category for the wealthy class covers 14% of households in the area. As mentioned in the previous explanation, the beneficiaries of the project will be the economically vulnerable categories of households including the very poor and poor classes. For the target areas, the response will be focused on the six most impacted communes in Amparafaravola district. This gives us a total number of 1116 households i.e. 5580 persons with an average size of 5 persons per household.