Emergency Response to Food Security Crisis in the Hard-to-Reach Areas of Rashad and Alkurmuk localities in South Kordofan and Blue Nile States. ltpgtThe interventions of the proposed project aim to address and respond to the food crisis needs of conflict-affected people in Al Kurmuk and Rashad localities of Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. These localities have been gravely affected by the conflict between SAF and RSF that led to massive displacement and food shortages which are expected to aggravate the conditions of people who are already vulnerable to food insecurity. The project will improve the access of farming and pastoral communities to timely life-sustaining food security and livelihood services including drought-tolerant and early maturing seed varieties alongside context-appropriate farming tools animal health services, safe access to water and unconditional cash distribution to extremely vulnerable families to cover their food and other basic needs, especially during the annual hunger gap. This project intervention is designed to respond to immediate food crisis needs and livelihood which in turn will protect key livelihood assets of affected people including displaced and pastoral communities to sustain their food and livelihood security and avoid foreseen deterioration of their conditions due to the ongoing conflict in the area.ltbrgt47,700 people (17,649 women, 13,356 girls, 7,632 men, and 13,356 boys) besides 1635 people with disabilities (PWD) affected by the food crisis and conflict in the project-target sites of hard-to-reach areas in Al Kurmuk and Rashad Localities of BN  SK States will be reached and provided by the project inputs and services.ltbrgtThis project will provide life-saving and emergency food security and livelihood inputs and services in addition to safe access to water to contribute to the reduction of morbidity associated with a food crisis and prevent livelihood depletion of vulnerable communities through responding to the immediate livelihood and water needs of the target population in the hard-to-reach areas in Kurmuk, Gambarda, Abego, Keili, Sally and Dokan of El Kurmuk Locality of Blue Nile State and Tagilbo, Saraf Fallata, Sangeil and Darouba areas of Rashad locality in South Kordofan State. ltbrgtThe project duration is 6 months and will be implemented in close collaboration with the line ministries and HAC in addition to the local partners DOSHA organization in BN and ZAHARA organization in South Kordofan states. The main objective of the project is to provide. Under food security and livelihoods, this project will provide certified staple crops and vegetable seeds and hand tools to 18,700 individuals, training in good and recommended agricultural practices to 1100 individuals, animal health services to 65,000 animals belonging to 14,300 individuals including vaccination and animal treatment services, CAHWs training to 110 individuals. Unconditional cash transfer to 4,098 people. ltbrgtUnder WASH for livestock and agriculture, 12,000 people will benefit from the project activities including, establishing of 3 Mini Water Yards, rehabilitation of 6 malfunctioning Hand Pumps, training of 8 Water User Committees, conducting of 21 hygiene sessions and providing of 10 community hygiene promotion trainings.ltbrgtlt/pgt