Emergency multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance to crisis-affected populations in northwest Syria Given the escalation of hostilities and the recent increase in displacements and emergency needs in northwest Syria (NWS), this project proposes to provide multi-sectoral life-saving assistance to newly displaced and most-vulnerable persons. The project plans to improve the living conditions in overcrowded internally displaced persons (IDPs) sites where capacity to deliver basic services is strained. Throughout the project interventions, IOM will prioritize women, children, female-headed households, people with disabilities and the elderly with humanitarian assistance. During this six-month period, IOM will assist with Shelter/Non-food Item (S/NFI), Camp Coordination Camp Management (CCCM), and Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions in NWS. 

First, the project will replenish the S/NFI and CCCM Cluster Contingency stocks by procuring 2,500 full NFI kits and 4,500 family tents (5x4 m). The contingency stock NFI kits and tents will be released by the Cluster Review Board mechanism after approving a cluster partners’ application to distribution the items to vulnerable persons. IOM will procure, warehouse, transport and monitor the items while the implementing partners (IPs) distribute the items to the targeted beneficiaries (22,500 beneficiaries for tents and 12,500 beneficiaries for NFIs). The project will couple the tent installation with leveling and graveling to improve the living conditions of beneficiary households. The targeted locations will be determined through coordination by the SNFI and CCCM Cluster Review Board and will be based on the priority locations in the Allocation Strategy.

Second, the project will respond to the high winter needs of Syrians living in informal sites. IOM, through IPs, will procure and distribute, 2,500 winter NFI kits (including high thermal blankets and stoves) and winter clothing kits to a target of 12,500 individuals. Through community consultations, this intervention will target the winter needs of the vulnerable individuals most exposed to harsh weather conditions in selected locations. IPs will be selected based on their response capacity, access to the IDP settlements and presence in the camps. Additionally, IOM will procure and distribute tent insulation materials for 2,500 tents to benefit 12,500 individuals in IDP sites in Idleb Governorate. In addition to insulation materials, beneficiaries will receive plastic sheeting and level-raising to further increased thermal insulation and reduced risk of leaks and flooding during winter. The targeted locations will be determined through the coordination of the SNFI and CCCM Cluster’s winterization response and be based on the priority locations in the Allocation Strategy.

Finally, the project will improve the access of 15,000 IDPs to WASH services in IDP settlements. IOM will conduct a needs assessment to prioritize 15 IDP sites in Idleb and Aleppo to receive integrated WASH services. During the first month, IOM will identify contractors through a bid process for comprehensive WASH activities. IOM will then identify suppliers to procure the hygiene kits. IOM will conduct an assessment to prioritize households and communities in Idleb and Aleppo. These include daily provision of safe drinking water from trucks for five months, installation of communal water points, construction of 260 gender-segregated latrine cells/stances, regular desludging of latrines for five months, solid waste management through the installation of garbage containers and final disposal. The project will include the procurement and distribution of needed WASH NFIs (hygiene kits) and hygiene promotion through targeted awareness-raising sessions, which will also be conducted during the distributions. IOM's third party engineers will regularly monitor the activities and the IP will provide weekly reports to IOM.