Prepositioning of dignity kits for women and girls affected by earthquake in north-west Syria- Envelope 2 ltpgtltb id="docs-internal-guid-a95dc50d-7fff-ba90-cb83-4fc44c855b8a" style="font-size: 14px"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial color: rgb(0, 0, 0) background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) white-space: pre-wrap"gtThe humanitarian situation in north-west Syria (NWS) remains dire for 4.1 million people who are dependent on the humanitarian assistance provided through cross-border operations. The two powerful earthquakes and multiple aftershocks that hit north-west Syria in February 2023 further exacerbated protection risks and access to critical and lifesaving GBV services. UNFPA estimates that around 1,125,000 women and girls in north-west Syria are of reproductive age and in need of lifesaving and life-sustaining protection and reproductive health services. Additionally, 1,770,257 women and girls are in urgent need of GBV services. According to OCHA, at least 53,000 families have been displaced and are in need of dignified shelters.  Of those, a significant percentage of the people have found shelter in camps and reception centres, with 108 newly established reception centers reported to be established in order to accommodate the displaced population. Living conditions for those impacted are increasingly difficult, particularly in light of overcrowded living spaces and the heightened risks of experiencing multiple and intersecting forms of violence.  UNFPA continues to report that women and children are being exposed to serious protection risks such as GBV, particularly in lack of housing alternatives and/or informal settlements where makeshift WASH facilities do not provide an adequate level of privacy. lt/spangtlt/bgtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtltb id="docs-internal-guid-a95dc50d-7fff-ba90-cb83-4fc44c855b8a"gtltbrgtlt/bgtlt/pgtltp style="line-height:1.38text-align: justifymargin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltb id="docs-internal-guid-a95dc50d-7fff-ba90-cb83-4fc44c855b8a"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial color: rgb(0, 0, 0) background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) text-decoration-color: initial white-space: pre-wrap"gtThe need for Dignity Kits (DKs), containing hygiene and safety items, has been repeatedly reported as urgent. Dignity kits are critical to enable GBV actors to create  a safe environment for individual disclosures and referrals, along with the ability to safely inform about available services and mitigate the risk of exploitation and abuse. The Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) conducted by UNFPA’s Third Party Monitoring company (attached), along with the GBV AoR’s Capacity Assessment, UNFPA’s service review and UNFPA’s Rapid Need Assesmsent confirmed that shelter and non-food items (NFIs) are topping the priorities of women and girls affected by the recent earthquake. To respond to these critical needs, UNFPA Türkiye Cross Border (TXB) immediately started the distribution of dignity kits procured through SCHF 2022 Reserve Allocation in communities severely impacted by this disaster. UNFPA is currently topping up its stock inside NWS  through the transshipment of Dignity Kits procured through CERF and the additional 22,292 procured through  2023 1st Reserve Allocation (expected to be delivered on 6 June 2023).lt/spangtlt/bgtlt/pgtltpgtltb id="docs-internal-guid-a95dc50d-7fff-ba90-cb83-4fc44c855b8a"gtltbrgtlt/bgtlt/pgtltp style="line-height:1.38text-align: justifymargin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltb id="docs-internal-guid-a95dc50d-7fff-ba90-cb83-4fc44c855b8a"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial color: rgb(0, 0, 0) background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) text-decoration-color: initial white-space-collapse: preserve"gtUNFPA’s DKs provide essential hygiene and safety related items, such as towels, reusable sanitary pads, washing powder, underwear, and flashlights. As a GBV AoR cluster lead and main provider of dignity kits in NWS, UNFPA proposes to  procure, transship and preposition to north-west Syria (NWS)  15,278 customized dignity kits that promote mobility and safety of women and girls by providing age and gender appropriate items. The kits will be delivered to Ihsan RD in its three warehouses located in strategic areas in north-west Syria accessible through the UNSCR-authorized border crossing points. The DKs will be subsequently handed over to Ihsan RD. The distribution of DKs is outside the scope of this action. ltbrgt
lt/spangtlt/bgtlt/pgtltpgtltb id="docs-internal-guid-a95dc50d-7fff-ba90-cb83-4fc44c855b8a"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial color: rgb(0, 0, 0) background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) text-decoration-color: initial white-space-collapse: preserve"gtltb id="docs-internal-guid-20f9ae2a-7fff-03ef-87fd-5700223d5ed6"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtIhsan  has prior experience in the reception and distribution of protection supplies and it has gained the necessary expertise and the logistic capacity to complement this action.  Dlt/spangtltspan style="font-family:"gtK will be received in 3 warehouses of Ihsan located in relatively safer areas of Syria in the proximity of the border crossing points minimizing the risk of unnecessary exposure to potential military actions or checkpoints. The warehouses have introduced in January 2023 an online inventory tracking system, in line with Last Mile Assurance’s recommendations. This will contribute to reducing  risk related to the stock system and better track distribution processes. lt/spangtlt/bgtlt/spangtlt/bgt

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