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Reinforcing Protection through Shelter Solutions in Northeast Myanmar The proposed action is designed to respond to the Shelter needs that arise out of the protracted nature of the conflict in Kachin and northern Shan State that have exacted a damaging toll on the life and livelihoods of the people affected by conflict and it has displaced about 110,000 (OCHA). The conflict has also eroded the capacity of the IDPs to put/mend rooves above their heads. Many of the almost decade old IDP shelters (long houses) were designed for temporary shelter and now need to be rehabilitated or replaced. The recent increased number of conflict-displaced families had brought further unmet shelter needs for displaced children, their families and the host-communities and thus this action aims to contribute to addressing the physical/shelter needs of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Northeast Myanmar (Kachin and Northern Shan States) as described in the 2018 Interim HRP. NRC plans to implement in Chipwi, Waingmaw and Mansi in Kachin State and Namkham and Namtu in Northern Shan. In Chipwi, Chipwi KBC camp (798 pop), Lhaovao Baptist Church (LBC) (838 pop), Pan Wa Camp (273 pop) and Saw Zam camp ( 165 Pop). Please note, the exact figures per camp will be decided following detailed needs assessments on final approval of the project proposal. 

This action will respond to the Shelter-related needs through working with displaced communities to construct and or rehabilitate existing transitional/temporary shelters in accordance with the Sphere minimum standards and through NRC’s community-based approach whenever possible. Additionally, Non-food item (NFI) kits/women’s hygiene kits or cash/vouchers for NFIs to be used in local markets (whenever possible as an alternative to NFI kits) will be provided to the IDPs using Shelter/NFI/CCCM cluster approved NFI items list. The proposed action will be implemented in partnership with Dai Feng, a local Civil Society Organisation (CSO) in Kachin. This should be considered as direct implementation by NRC and thus needs no adjustments of the budgets. Partnership agreement with the local partners shall be formalised with a LoA (once the project is approved) and the partnership is a "limited partnership" mainly focused on provision of support to local partners' capacity building, using the project activities as a "lab-work". Partner will be mainly involved in the a) Coordination and information sensitization in the target areas b) identification,screening and final selection of the beneficiaries and c) periodic monitoring and evaluation of the project process. All cost such as travels to and from the target communities will be charged to the existing budget lines (e.g. Staff travel/ accomodation etc).
Emergency rapid response to conflict and natural disasters impacted population and relocated households of Kachin state. In Kachin State, the current fighting has continued to generate new population movements, increasing the number of internally displaced populations (IDPs) in the area. In 2017, there was a significant deterioration in the access of international humanitarian organizations to conflict-affected people as well as an intensification of conflict in Kachin State causing the displacement of more than 12,000 people  . Likewise, in 2018, increasing armed attacks led to recent displacement of populations across the State. In addition, Kachin State is highly prone to natural hazards, which affect villages and camps every year, both in Government Controlled Areas (GCA) and Non-Government Controlled Areas (NGCA).

In response to the growing humanitarian needs in Kachin State, occasioned by the distinct increase in conflict-induced IDPs, SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) proposes to extend its existing rapid response mechanism and provide immediate assistance to people newly displaced by conflict and natural disasters. Moreover, SI proposes to provide assistance to relocated households whether they return to their place of origin or resettle in another area (in host communities). 

This response shall reach a minimum of 5,500 individuals (1430 men, 1595 women, 1210 boys and 1265 girls)  in Kachin state, with an expanded package of emergency WASH, Food Assistance and Shelter interventions. SI will keep its capacity to meet basic needs in Government Controlled and Non-Controlled Areas (GCA/NGCA), being flexible in the modality of assistance (in kind or cash). 

Gender is taken into consideration throughout the proposed project design by prioritizing the most vulnerable, i.e. women-headed households, the elderly, the disabled and the chronically ill. An accountability mechanism will especially make sure that the voices of these categories of beneficiaries are heard. 

SI will rely on its rapid response team to coordinate interventions, designed to reach the remote areas, in order to deliver response in a timely manner. The team will initiate multi-sector rapid assessment and response for any emergency declared: IDP displacements, influx of returnees, etc. SI will also rely on local partners and networks when there is a need to facilitate access to NGCA. Because of the random nature of emergency, SI will set up ad-hoc partnerships for specific interventions where required.
Rehabilitation of educational facilities in flood-affected communities in Kayin state Following the recent heavy floods in southeastern Myanmar, the proposed project supports the early recovery efforts of communities enabling residents to resume their normal lives by restoring and improving access to social infrastructure. Specifically, the project targets the provision of missing materials and emergency repair of schools, including the rehabilitation of WASH infrastructure, in 28 severely flood-affected villages in Kayin state. The project design is based on an initial rapid assessment conducted by Malteser International (MI) during the disaster's acute phase.
Provision of essential protection services to the most vulnerable people, including persons with disabilities, affected by displacement and conflict in Rakhine State. The DRC-led partnership presents a multiagency proposal aiming at addressing the needs of Rohingya and Rakhine Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and host communities. This will be achieved by tailoring and targeting protection (including disability inclusion) programming to specific needs in targeted communities. The components are:

1.This programme will ensure the provision of essential protection services to particularly vulnerable displaced and conflict-affected people in targeted communities in Rakhine states. Through DRCs protection monitoring activities, the risks of the protective environment will be identified, and responses put in place where viable. DRC will provide Case Management and Case Support (NFIs) to vulnerable persons as per our vulnerability criteria, and ensure referrals are made where required. Enhancing the capacity of our camp based staff (Protection Focal Points) ensures that they have increased skills to identify, raise awareness, and respond to protection violations, integrating psycho-social support. The provision of educational and recreational activities in 3 static spaces will enable engagement activities to be facilitated amongst community members to increase well-being and safety.

2.The disability component aims at improving the identification of persons with disabilities in Rakhine State. It completes the current action of DRC to strengthen disability inclusion of its protection program. With the support of MILI (Myanmar Independent Living Initiative) local branch (Disabled People Organization) and HI, the project plans to deliver community awareness raising to 160 community members from Muslim and Rakhine Communities on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Mrauk U township around the 3 Community Centers managed by DRC. Conducting community awareness-raising campaigns will support challenging negative attitudes towards people with disability and highlight their capacity.  Awareness raising will include information on the rights of persons with disabilities (based on the UNCRPD- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) so as to increase knowledge at a community level, and remove discrimination that may be a barrier to accessing services, in order for PWDs to fulfil their rights, and furthermore increase their overall well-being.

MILI is registered at Ministry of Home Affairs of Union of Myanmar. It is a non-governmental organization led by persons with disability and has been working for equal rights, inclusion, and independent living of people with multiple types of disabilities in Myanmar. There are currently 48 employees and 4,752 members (persons with disability) of the organization. MILI has been a key stakeholder for the enactment and amendment of the Disability Rights Law, National Education Law and Union Election Bylaws to include disability perspectives and inclusive sections for people with disabilities.
Responding to the urgent needs of people affected by the 2018 floods in Southeastern Myanmar In alignment with the Myanmar Humanitarian Fund’s Allocation Strategy and the specific strategy of the Food Security cluster, Mercy Corps will strengthen access to basic needs and improve the livelihood opportunities of 10,000 flood-affected households (50,000 people) in Hpa An, Hlaingbwe, Kyarinseikgyi, Kawkareik, and possibly Hpapun Townships (Kayin State) as well as Kyaikmaraw and Bilin Townships (Mon State). This will be done in partnership with Myanmar Interfaith Network on HIV/ AIDS (MINA) through an integrated response that will combine unconditional cash transfers, creation of short-term employment for the rehabilitation of community infrastructures damaged or destroyed by the floods, and provision of agricultural inputs to male and female farmers. Mercy Corps firmly believes in the importance of meeting urgent needs of the most vulnerable while also stimulating local economies and building resilience against future and upcoming shocks. Mercy Corps is also well aware that traditionally marginalized and vulnerable groups such as female headed-households, people with disabilities, elders, pregnant and lactating mothers, children, and subsistence farmers are disproportionately impacted by flooding, and will target and adapt its response to meet the specific needs of these groups through careful monitoring and program design.

Outcome 1: 5,000 of the most vulnerable households (25,000 people) will receive cash grants. This will increase their access to essential services, including food, hygiene, NFI and health services and avoid negative coping mechanism (e.g. selling assets). By receiving cash, communities will be empowered to make purchasing decisions thereby increasing their agency and dignity during this crisis. Through the use of cash, local markets will also be supported to make a faster recovery. 

Outcome 2: 3,000 people will take part in the rehabilitation of 120 infrastructures (access to water, roads, markets). Cash-for-Work activities will provide temporary employment to 3,000 people in the rehabilitation of infrastructure during the recent floodings (such as repairing roads, clearing debris or re-building wells). With the cash, beneficiaries will be able to increase their respective household’s access to essential services. Cash-for-Work will also stimulate recovery of the local economy by creating short-term work, reintroducing income flow, supporting local businesses through the purchase of construction materials, and encouraging households to purchase food and non-food items locally.

Outcome 3: 2,000 farmers will receive fertilizer and tools to support replanting and farm recovery. This will not only support the livelihood of these farmers’ households, but will also contribute to sustaining rice productivity for the coming year in the region. Distribution of fertilizer and equipment will dovetail with distribution of rice seed for replanting by the Department of Agriculture as well as other efforts coordinated through the Food Security Cluster.
Strengthen the food  nutrition security and protection of crisis-affected stateless and other vulnerable people living outside of displacement sites in Rakhine State The 12-month project is aimed to contribute to alleviation of suffering and addressing the urgent/immediate needs of 28,630 stateless and other vulnerable people living outside of displacement sites affected by the protracted crisis in Rakhine State in the sectors of food and nutrition security, and protection (including 3,916 men, 5,554 women, 9,580 boys and 9,580 girls approximately). The project's multi-sectoral integrated approach will scale up the food security strengthening in Minbya and Mrauk-U Townships and the protection of children, women and girls in under-serviced Minbya Township while incorporating/mainstreaming into the existing interventions strong nutrition and hygiene promotion components in Minbya and Mrauk-U Townships. The project will strive to meet people’s immediate needs tackling limited access to food and inadequate availability of diversified foods while promoting community driven sustainable behavior change and reducing risks and vulnerabilities as proposed in the Agenda for Humanity. The activities in line with the Allocation Strategy priorities include psychosocial support activities for children and youth, positive parenting and women and girls space prevention of GBV under protection sector support and promoting of IYCF practices, awareness sessions on nutrition‐sensitive agriculture and support to diet diversification, detection and referral of children with severe and moderate acute malnutrition under nutrition  sector agriculture/cash support assistance under food security sector.
Provision of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Primary Health Care Services to displaced and conflict affected population in Kachin State through mobile clinics This project is aimed to improve the accessibility of SRHR, GBV, patient referrals, MHPSS and other primary health care services for internally displaced population and host communities in conflict-affected areas of Kachin state. 

Through mobile clinics, clients will receive ante-natal care, post-natal care, and family planning, consultation for general illness, counseling, and referral support. Behavioral change communication on key prevention and promotion messages will also be conducted. Building on MMA’s current projects in Kachin State, the project will step up to provide a more comprehensive package of SRHR services including the provision of psychological first aid and mainstreaming of psychosocial support activities and GBV prevention into the mobile services.
Since GBV is part of SRHR and UNFPA is committed to implement Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for reproductive health in crisis situation, the technical capacity of MMA around GBV will also be polished. UNFPA has already provided GBV clinical management training to MMA, according to MoHS recently approved guidelines. In addition, MMA staff will do awareness raising on SRHR and integration of GBV prevention and response messages is critical. Health services can often provide point of entry for survivors, so integration of messaging is actually strategic as well as more cost effective. UNFPA will provide or broker technical assistance to MMA staff to support improved integration while also advocating and supporting MOHS counterparts at national and state level to provide similar training for government health staff, too. 

The project will be implemented in six conflict-affected townships (Myitkyina, Waingmaw, Bhamo, Shwegu, Meomauk and Mansi) covering 43 camps and 9 villages in Kachin state, in close collaboration with state and township health departments, Health and Protection clusters. 

The project will be implemented by the sub-grantee Myanmar Medical Association (MMA), a national NGO who is well reputed for medical services and medical education across the country yet requires continued support on MampE and reporting. UNFPA will closely monitor the project activities and provide necessary technical support to MMA. This project will also support the continued functionality of the SRHR working group in Kachin State to ensure coordination and information sharing between partners as well as to support advocacy on key areas affecting the SRH and well-being of the IDPs and host communities.
Provision of essential WASH services to individuals affected by conflict displacement in Rakhine This project aims to address the needs of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Rakhine state through the continuation of ongoing DRC programming that includes life saving water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in Ohn Taw Gyi Camp-South (OTGs) and Phwe Ya Gone (PYG) for five months.
Emergency WASH assistance and rapid response for vulnerable populations affected by conflicts in Kachin State. This project aims at covering the most uncovered urgent and basic WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) needs of the vulnerable population affected by conflicts and protracted crises in Kachin state in order to contribute to the reduction in the incidence of water borne diseases. This project also aims to provide an emergency response intervention in order to cover basic needs of people facing sudden displacements.
This project aims at covering the most uncovered urgent and basic WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) needs of the vulnerable population affected by conflicts and protracted crises in Kachin state in order to contribute to the reduction in the incidence of water borne diseases. This project also aims to provide an emergency response intervention in order to cover basic needs of people facing sudden displacements.
The identified needs of the targeted population will be addressed through camp management structures (WASH Working Groups for instance) and camp manager who are the focal points in terms of facilities operation and maintenance, but also regarding specific IDPs needs such as Persons with Specific Needs (single headed households, absence of breadwinners, numerous families, etc) which SI is aiming at targeting all along the project, 
This project will target 23236 IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) implemented in 11 camps located in South Kachin (Bhamo, Momauk, Lwegel, Je Yan, Shwegu and Mansi Townships) with 10 camps in GCA (Government Controlled Areas) with SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) as direct implementer, and 1 camps in NGCA (Non-Government Controlled Areas – Je Yan) where activities will be implemented with SI’s local partner, KBC (Kachin Baptist Convention).
WASH assistance for stateless and other vulnerable people in Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State The proposed project addresses the urgent WASH needs of stateless and other vulnerable people in Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State. Implementation will take place in 9 villages and targets 6,197 people   (1,757 men, 1,916 women, 1,198 boys, 1,326 girls). All selected villages are affected by floods. This burden came on top of the ongoing development, human rights and security crisis. This WASH project aims to contribute substantially to the reduction of the immediate and life-threatening suffering of the population. The project is well aligned with the cluster strategic response plans and the priorities of the call. 

The WASH component ensures equitable and safe access to basic water and sanitation facilities with good hygiene practices. The project will accomplish this by provision of safe water treatment solutions, equitable and safe access to sanitation facilities during flooding episodes, hygiene promotion and provision of hygiene kits. 

A balanced approach will be followed towards the inclusion of de facto stateless persons and other vulnerable people. This is part of the conflict sensitive approach. Specific vulnerable groups, such as female headed households, landless people and people with special needs, will be prioritized. The project will contribute significantly to gender equality and women’s specific needs will be addressed. Gender balanced staff will be recruited, women will be (separately) engaged in all consultations, mother groups will be an important mechanism for training and distributions, gender disaggregated MampE data will be collected. 

The project is designed in a conflict sensitive manner that aims to Do No Harm to the local communities and foster social cohesion and trust. Protection, safety and dignity of beneficiaries are central to the project design. Beneficiaries and affected populations will be heavily engaged in implementation and monitoring of the project and a feedback/grievance procedures will be implemented. The developed Monitoring and Reporting plan will ensure timely and quality data collection, with meaningful participation of beneficiaries.   

CDN is well positioned to implement this project as it has ample experience in the WASH sector as well as in Kyauktaw Township. Building Better Societies (BBS),   a national NGO, will support CDN in mainstreaming conflict sensitivity. No other organizations were active in the selected villages at the time of the assessment. CDN partnered with BBS in implementation of WASH activities in Sittwe camps, funded by UNICEF, before. BBS has a good reputation and competent staff with capacity to manage funds allocated to them. 

CDN will coordinate the project activities with other actors. Relations and coordination mechanisms with relevant stakeholders are already in place as CDN is currently working in Rakhine State and Kyauktaw Township. CDN is well aware of the safety and security situation in the target area and has relevant mechanisms in place to safely operate in that context. Access is facilitated by CDN’s MoU with the DoA.
Access to Basic Essential Health Care Services for vulnerable population in Buthidaung and Pauktaw Townships in Rakhine State Access to basic services is historically low in Rakhine both for the Muslim and Rakhine Population over the past years.  In recent years access has further diminished in Central and Northern Rakhine with Muslim populations are facing a number of barriers in accessing health care, while historically it has always been low in Northern Rakhine. The provision of health throughout the state is complex and multifaceted resulting in services being provided in an inconsistent patchwork. In some locations, primary health care access is availed, while in other locations secondary health care is offered. Although the referral pathway has improved, there are inconsistencies in the way that medical authorities apply established protocols which contributes to inequitable access and services. The primary aim of the proposed project is increase accessibility to and availability of essential health care services of the communities living in conflict affected and hard to reach areas. The proposed activities have been developed to ensure flexibility to respond to humanitarian needs as the situation in Rakhine State evolves but also to contribute towards the recommendations on the final report of the Rakhine Advisory Commission (RAC) and the MoHS National Plan.