Cash Based Emergency Assistance and Livelihoods in Afrin and A’zaz The  main goal of the proposed project is to deliver immediate humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable IDP people in camps and member of host communities (HC) in Afrin complemented with a livelihoods activity to improve the resilience of 50 households through small grants. It addresses the overarching aim “to ensure effective use of SCHF resources and inherent added value to achieve maximum impact through provision of humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable people, while ensuring cost efficiency and closer integration of interventions.” Therefore, WHH chose the most cost efficient modalities, to reach as many people as possible. The project is in line with the strategic objectives ASO 2 “Life-saving humanitarian assistance and protection to the most vulnerable people with an emphasis on underserved areas with high severity of needs.” and ASO3: “Enhance resilience of affected communities through provision of livelihood opportunities.” The project addresses the clusters FSL, WASH and Early Recovery in target areas Afrin (FSL, WASH, ER) and A’zaz (A’zaz) und the locations Bablit, Baee, Jandairis, Kawkabeh, Sharan, Suran, and Zahrat Elhayat. 
The project intends to integrate livelihood, food security and wash using cash as a modality. In North-West Syria (NWS), the price of basic food commodities remains volatile and is subject to speculation. Disruptive events, specifically displacement and COVID-19 have harmful and immediate consequences on the households’ economy and may result in reduced consumption and exclusion, requiring the adoption of a framework of priorities and actions that are focused on livelihoods. Proposed intervention has 2 components:(1) distribution of cash to internally displaced persons(IDPs) in camps and vulnerable HC members to cover their urgent lifesaving needs (2) Small grants for 50 women to improve their resilience towards external shocks through a sustainable livelihood. 
The primary objective of the activity is to ensure that vulnerable families have access to food and WASH items to fulfill the immediate needs. Cash will be provided through a money transfer agent following procedures agreed in SoPs including C19 preventive measures. Value of cash transfers will be $90 per HH for 8 months, following cluster recommendations. The activity will be implemented in/off camps in Afrin, Jandairis, Sharan sub-districts and Suran Sub-district as well. The activities proposed are aligned with ASO2 (FSL) and ASO3 (WASH) of this standard allocation. 
Complementary to the above proposed component, WHH aims at improving the resilience of 50 women through the provision of small business grants. Each grant will be worth 900 USD and enable the beneficiaries to start her own small business. Potential areas of business are textile, handcrafts, livestock, agriculture, and others. The women will receive a training that educates the beneficiaries in (a) basic profit/loss accounting and (b) marketing. WHH will further assist with market analysis. To avoid that the grant is used for ineligible own-consumption purposes, the grants will be provided in two tranches. After completing the first phase of the activity, the grantees will receive the second tranche. Moreover, the women will be assisted for eight months with cash vouchers in line with the activity introduced above. The activity proposed is aligned with ASO3 (WASH CVA) of this standard allocation. 
The following cluster specific objectives will be addressed: 

ASO 2: FSL: Scale-up efforts to sustain minimum food consumption needs of the most vulnerable IDPs 
ASO 3: 1 ERL: Integrated sectoral response for livelihoods creation 2 WASH: Cash-based programming to enhance access to WASH supplies and services