Provision of critical food and hygiene material to 5,560 vulnerable Syrian and Lebanese households in North Lebanon (Tripoli  Minnieh-Dinnieh), Akkar (Sahel) and South Lebanon (including Nabatie) in response to the COVID19 Pandemic and the economic crisis; and provision of food, hot meals and hygiene material to those most vulnerable affected by the Beirut Blast Anera’s project will procure and deliver 5,560 humanitarian aid packages (food and hygiene kits) to Syrian refugee and vulnerable Lebanese households, which are referred by the WFP and/or inter-agency referral mechanisms in North Lebanon (Tripoli and Minnieh-Dinnieh) Akkar (Sahel) and the South (including Nabatieh) regions . In line with preliminary data from WFP/UNHCR call centers, the project distributes the caseload among target populations as follows: 60% Syrian (WFP referrals) and 40% Lebanese, while being flexible in redistributing caseloads based on updated data at the time of implementation.

Every household will receive a standardized, one-time food parcel. The same households will receive a hygiene kit (70% receiving a standard household disinfection kit and 30% receiving an infection, as well as a prevention and control (IPC) kit to enable them to manage the risks associated with COVID19). Kits contain standardized hygiene tools and products for household and personal use. In consultation with UNICEF's Youth Program, Anera will leverage its youth cash-for-work activities, to assist with validation of HH and distribution of kits. These youth, as well as project staff, will be trained on COVID19 precautions,
Once referral lists are received, Anera's Field Coordinators will lead the team of volunteers through the validation of cases using WFPs questionnaire as a validation tool. Selection of beneficiary households will be based on profiles that are within the scope of 9 priority criteria (see Section 2.3). HHs that meet a combination of these criteria will be prioritized as more vulnerable. 

In response to COVID-19, Anera will conduct distribution in waves of staggered cohorts to maintain social distancing and minimize hardships on beneficiaries. Distribution will be in 2 modalities: 1) distribution points and 2) door-to-door, based on the geographic distribution, density of selected households and mobility capacity. Anera will follow necessary health precautions and safety measures in both modalities. Verified delivery notes, stock control, and distribution receipts will be the basis of monthly distribution reports. Within 30 days of the distribution, Anera's team will conduct post-distribution evaluation to measure the immediate impact of the assistance.
Anera's North and South Area Managers and their team of 11 field coordinators and 40 trained youth have extensive experience in managing humanitarian distribution.  Anera's management and operations team in Beirut will lead the development of tools, competitive procurement, finance and compliance management, MEAL and reporting. Anera will also leverage its strong relations with municipalities and local NGOs that are experienced in aid distribution, have sound relationships with the local communities, and have the infrastructure that facilitates orderly distributions (space, logistic support etc.).

Explosion of a warehouse on 04 August 2020 with 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in immediate vicinity of central Beirut caused widespread damage and loss of life. At least 160 people were killed, and more than 5,000 people were injured. The blast wave damage thousands of apartments in other buildings, displacing up to 300,000 people. This mass casualty accident, with thousands of wounded, exacerbated shortages of medicines, disposables, dressing materials and equipment experienced across the healthcare system of Lebanon. Humanitarian response to Beirut explosions puts protection in the center of response. ANERA is proposing the Provision of food, hot meals and hygiene material to the most vulnerable affected by the blast (and particularly the elderly and those with physical disabilities) since it has been identified as a key priority by Emergency Operations Cell (EOC). In response, Anera will deliver 8,200 food parcels, 12,000 Hot Meals, 4100 Hygiene Kits (post Blast, elderly and baby kits) to HH affected directly or indirectly by the blast.