(Parameter 1) Integrated Emergency Response Project in Al Qafr district of Ibb Governorate and  Khayran Al Muharraq district in Hajjah Governorate RDP has designed the integrated response project to mitigate the suffering of vulnerable HHs in Al Qafr district of Ibb governorate and Khayran Al Muharraq district in Hajjah governorate. The objective of this project is to reduce the vulnerability of food insecurity amp WASH related diseases and health risks.
The proposed project will be implemented within 9 months period. RDP will implement this project through three main components, WASH, livelihood and health. The health component will be implemented in Al Qafr district which is a cholera priority district and scored as being in level 3 within the vulnerability matrix.

The health component will focus on some key activities including emergency and general health services, communicable diseases prevention and control, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness, minimum initial service for Reproductive Health, immunization, non communicable disease, operational support, essential equipment amp incentives for health staff. The health activities will be implemented in 
Madhajain Health Unit,
Al Mabda Health Unit and 
Al Karaba Health Unit. 
Minor rehabilitation will be done in Madhajain and Al Mabda HUs, while significant rehabilitation in Al Karaba HU.
Integration of Health amp Nutrition in Al Qafr District:
Health amp Nutrition components will be complementary targeting the same beneficiaries, where RDP will provide cholera response though establishing 3 Oral Rehydration Centers. RDP is implementing a Targeted and Blanket Supplementary Feeding in Al Qafr district to enhance the effective implementation of Integrated Famine Risk Reduction as being a high impact approach to fight famine in areas with famine risk. In addition, other partners working in Al Qafr district will also cover other gaps as SCI, IOM, GHO and WFP.

In Khayran Al Muharraq district, RDP will support 750 vulnerable HHs (5,250 individuals) and provide them with conditional and season-specific cash or voucher assistance and employ adults on public works schemes and community assets for 4 consecutive months. Moreover, WASH component will target 7,500 beneficiaries including (water schemes rehabilitation, construction/ rehabilitation/ desludging latrines of HHs with SAM cases, awareness session, cleaning campaigns.

Integration of livelihood amp WASH in Khayran Al Muharraq district
Livelihood amp WASH will be complementary, where the cash or voucher transfer assistance will target the most vulnerable HHs with well bodied members including HHs headed by women. The beneficiaries will be given the support to be more resilient and dependent on themselves in providing the acute basic needs mainly the food needs. The same beneficiaries  individuals of the livelihood component will be involved in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of water schemes and the latrines of HHs. Moreover, they will also participate community sensitization sessions. 

Alternative for HH that cannot participate in a work scheme

RDP field team will inform the community about the exact date and time for beneficiary selection, registration, verification. The alternative for HHs that cannot participate in cash for work activities,RDP will provide them with unconditional cash/voucher transfer adhering to the FSAC vulnerability and targeting criteria.