Advanced preparedness and immediate response to the South Lebanon Crisis with Food Security, Basic Assistance, Nutrition, WaSH and Shelter interventions in South, Nabatiyeh, Baalbek-Hermel and Bekaa. ltpgtltbrgtThis project aims to improve access to urgent basic needs, WASH, shelter, food, and nutrition for vulnerable populations affected by the ongoing crisis in Southern Lebanon, specifically in South, Nabatiyeh, Baalbek-Hermel and Bekaa governorates. Action Against Hunger (ACF) intends to develop advanced preparedness and provide immediate response to the affected population with Food Security, Basic Assistance, Nutrition, WaSH and Shelter interventions in these governorates. The proposed project is aligned with the sectoral strategies and guidelines specifically drafted for the emergency response for internally displaced population. ltbrgtFollowing consultations and coordination with relevant sector leads and partners, ACF has formulated its implementation strategy and defined activities based on identified needs and gaps in targeted Collective Shelters (CS). ACF has prepositioned itself in Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel in anticipation of a potential escalation and an increase in the influx of IDPs from Southern areas to these governorates. This approach enables ACF to deliver a tailored package of services to people in need within targeted shelters and areas.ltbrgtAs the primary responder in Nabatiyeh and Sour districts and secondary responder in Hasbaya and Saida districts, ACF`s Basic Assistance support will involve the distribution of Core Relief Items (CRI) such as mattresses, blankets, pillows, solar lamps, and heaters as well as stoves and kitchen sets based on household needs and locations of residence. In terms of food security interventions, the focus will be on distributing dry food parcels, ready-to-eat parcels and providing breakfast to people in need. In coordination with the Food Security sector, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) units, ACF has decided to provide breakfast to IDPs in shelters in the South while ready-to-eat parcels and dry food parcels will be provided to IDP households residing in shelters or host families, depending on their level of vulnerability.  ltbrgtThe WASH component of the project will focus on providing water supply  desludging, distributing hygiene kits, and upgrading / rehabilitating WASH facilities in collective shelters. This will be done in coordination with respective DRR units. Regarding the rehabilitation of collective shelters, need-based support, such as concrete works, plastering, waterproofing, painting, tilling partitioning , and electrical installations, will be provided to four (4) shelters in Sour and Nabatiyeh districts and two (2) shelters in Hasbaya district. ltbrgtIn the Nutrition component, ACF will provide one-on-one counselling on infant and young child feeding (IYCF), as well as health and nutrition awareness sessions, to pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) and caregivers of children 6-23 months.  ACF also aims to reach PLWs and children aged 6-59 months with micronutrient supplements, complemented by health and nutrition awareness to caregivers. Timely detection and referral of wasting of children through the family Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) method will be adopted. This will contribute to improved access to treatment of wasting among children aged 0-59 months.  Moreover, by installing Mother Baby corners (MBCs), ACF will help families to adapt care practices to emergency and post-emergency contexts.ltbrgtOverall, this intervention is projected to benefit 9,796 unique IDPs, distributed across Food Security (6,384), WASH (2,690), Basic Assistance (1,527), Nutrition (930), and Shelter (750).ltbrgt lt/pgt