Provision of life-saving integrated Nutrition community-based services for the people in need in North-West Syria through activation of RRTs This project aims to address nutrition, health, and hygiene-promoting sectors. Qatar charity with SRD as a partner will provide critically needed and integrated services which focus on life-saving nutritional needs of children U5 and PLWs for both IDPs and Host communities in targeted areas in Aleppo/ Jarablus and Al Ghandorah Sub-districts and Al-Bab/ Ar-Ra’ee and A’rima subdistricts through establishing 5 Rapid Response Teams that will provide follow up screening, treatment for MAM and SAM cases, and providing counseling for the caregiver with all precautions and needed PPEs against COVID-19 as follows:
1- MUAC screening for children (Boys and Girls) under the age of 5 and for pregnant and lactating women in Azaz, Al Bab and Jarablus/Aleppo.

2- referrals of malnourished cases, Children U5 with serious signs and Medical problems, PLWs with Medical problems, disabled beneficiaries, and also identifying any signs or marks of abuse/violence against childU5/PLWs and referring them to the respective treatment centers.

3- Holding IYCF-E awareness session on feeding practices, Hand Washing, in addition to one-to-one IYCF-E counselling, nutrition communication, and social mobilization messages.

4- Distribute micro-nutrients/nutrition supplements for preventing anemia and malnutrition among children (Boys and Girls) under the age of 5 and for pregnant and lactating women Jarablus and Al Ghandorah Subdistricts and Al Bab/ Ar-Ra’ee and A’rima subdistricts.

5-Registering all screened cases and reporting to the nutritionists and data entry team members.

6- Monitor distribution and use of breast milk substitutes

7-provide counseling for Mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and isolating them at home and advising them to continue recommended feeding practices by taking into account necessary hygiene precautions during feeding.

8-Providing Programmes and services to protect, promote and support optimal breastfeeding (early and exclusive), and age-appropriate and safe complementary foods and feeding practices and they should remain a critical component of the programming and response for young children in the context of COVID-19.

9. Capacity building and supervision after training: RRTs training package (IYCF-E and CMAM with COVID-19).

Each RRT will consist of "nutritionist amp 2 CHWs amp Data entryamp nurse and midwife.

Additionally, the project will include the appropriate monitoring of the planned services. The monitoring and reporting activity will allow QC to conduct proper implementation and evaluation and forecast the needed services or gaps for future activities.

The proposed intervention was designed to respond to life-saving nutrition needs in areas experiencing high severity of need. Specifically, QC will support nutrition services in Northern Aleppo, with services focusing on the most vulnerable (women, children, and persons with disabilities).

The integration and understanding the roles of both parties (QC and SRD) will benefit the communities with high impacts, the pre-existing of SRD teams in the mentioned areas plus the high speed and flexibility of QC and the presence of it's centers as a base for teams. On the other hand, QC had a great experience and familiarity in the targeted locations, while SRD was the strategic implementing partner in the mentioned area for more than two years with great relationships with all local authorities.