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Emergency livelihoods assistance for flood-affected households in Zambezia Province Project Summary
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security estimates that 52 000 ha of cultivated fields have been flooded in the most recent rains.  More so, the household food and seed stocks were also washed away and destroyed with households now predominantly relying on food aid. CERF funds will be used to provide immediate relief to a targeted 21,000 people th rough the provision of 4,300 agricultureal kits which includes basic inputs such as seeds and tools. This can be done within the agricultural season and allow them to resume their food production.

Total project budget: US$3,500,000
Total funds received to date: US$0
Amount requested from the CERF: US$308,484

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Section believes the project adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.
Humanitarian Assistance to displaced population fleeing the violence in Diffa Region The project objective is to ensure access to adequate shelters and NFI kits to the most vulnerable displaced persons (returnees, refugees, IDPs and host families) in areas most affected by the North Nigerian crisis in Diffa. Some 3,400 vulnerable households benefit from shelters and NFI kits adapted to their needs.

Total project budget:  $4,000,000
Total funds received to date:  $800,000
Amount requested from CERF:$1,273,000
Provision of Emergency Shelter and NFI Support to Communities Affected by Cyclone Pam (PESCA) IOM will support emergency shelter and NFI activities through the provision of supplies and basic training on safe construction.  In particular, IOM will procure and deliver emergency shelter kits to 500 households and NFI sets to 1,150 households within three months.  An estimated 16,500 people will directly benefit from the project.
Logistics Cluster Augmentation in response to Cyclone PAM. Twenty two islands of Vanuatu have sustained severe damage.  With roads blocked the ability of humanitarian actors to respond is severely constrained. WFP aims to provide logistics support in the very initial stages of the response.  The logistics cluster will will i) establish a cargo storage facility to enhance deliveries of supplies to the affected areas ii) establish common distribution facilities through erecting  two mobile storage units and iii) provide airlif services of around 40MT of equipment for establishing humanitarian hubs.  CERF funded activities will continue for 3 weeks.
Restoration and protection of food availability and livelihoods This project aims to improve the food security and nutrition of the most vulnerable rural population including refugees.  This will be done by increasing the livelihood of 150 households from Obock region by enabling access to1,500 milking goats and 2,500 bags of goat feeds; and supporting rapid vegetable production units for 600 refugee households and for 300 local food insecure households.

Total project budget: US$2,700,000
Total funds received to date: US$449,995
Amount requested from the CERF: US$400,000
Lifesaving Health & WASH Interventions in Response to the Cholera Outbreaks in Tanzania WHO and UNICEF, with this joint Health/WASH project, will increase their response to the cholera outbreak in Tanzania over the next six months. WHO and its implementing partner, the Ministry of Health will provide enhanced cholera case management for 65,250 symptomatic people, which is the current projection for the number of people who may become infected. WHO will provide medicines and medical supplies, and train medical staff. UNICEF and its NGO implementing partner will ensure the chlorination of water points so that 2.9 million people have access to safe drinking water, as well as messages on personal hygiene, sanitation and food safety.
Education and Protection support to affected children in Vanuatu With CERF funds UNICEF will provide emergency education materials and psychosocial assistance in most affected provinces of Vanuatu. The target group exists of children up to age 18 in pre-primary and secondary school children, including out-of-school from two of the most affected provinces in Vanuatu: Shefa and Tafea, targeting about 12,000 children (8,000 in Early Childhood Education (ECE) centers and primary schools; 2,000 in temporary learning spaces, and 2,000 in secondary schools as well as out of school children), and 1,250 teachers, and 480 caregivers and service providers (police, Village Chiefs, village community workers, village women leaders, village youth leaders and NGO workers).
Vanuatu Cyclone Pam Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) response While the overall WASH cluster response targets population of 110,000, this CERF project proposal is expected to serve 45,500 people as the most priority target, including 2,000 children attending schools and temporary learning spaces.  In particular, the CERF funding will cover a portion of the assistance provided to beneficiaries, including 6.500 households with safe water supplies, 8,000 households with hygiene supplies, and 400 sets of sanitation kits (tarpaulins and slabs) for temporary learning spaces and schools.  Additional activities include hygiene promotion, minor emergency repair of water collection systems, and emergency water trucking, if required.
Providing life-saving support to populations in Cameroon affected by the insecurity in Northern Nigeria, especially towards refugees, IDPs. Local vulnerable groups suffering from lack of resources This project aims to provide two months of emergency food ration ( nutritional value of 2,250 kcal daily /days) to 11,000 newly arrived Nigerian refugees out of 42,000 registered, 52,000 IPs out of 72,000 registered, and 20,000 vulnerable host households where there is a high concentration of displaced person.
Providing life-saving health services to people affected by the crisis in Bangui, Bimbo, Begoua and Dekoa WHO and UNFPA, in this joint health project aim to provide lifesaving emergency health care services in CAR to people affected by the latest wave of violence.  CERF funds will be used to procure and distribute emergency kits and emergency drugs and supplies to health facilities and hospitals, and also to provide the health care services through NGO and MoH partners in Bangui.  Services range from basic health care,  to those with physical and mental trauma as a consequence of violence.  CERF funds will assist approximately 52,000 IDPs and 100,000 host populations have access to these services.
Lifesaving Assistance for Most Vulnerable Populations in Rakhine State under WFP Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation Supporting Transition by Reducing Food Insecurity and Undernutrition among the Most Vulnerable The main objective is to ensure people in need of food assistance have equitable and safe access to adequate food assistance.  WFP will use CERF funds to 1) provide General Food Distribution with 1,060 MT of mixed commodities, 2) provide fortified blended food (WSB++) for children 6 to 59 months for 180 days.  128,000 IDPs in Kyaukphyu, Kyauktaw, Minbya, Mrauk U, Myebon, Pauktaw, Ramree, Rathedaung and Sittwe in Rakhine State  will benefit from this support for 9 months.
Shelter support to IDPs in Kachin and northern Shan states The main objective is to reduce the existing shelter gap in Kachin and northern Shan states (which stands at over 2,000 households).  UNHCR will use CERF funds to help implementing partners procure 365 shelter and kitchen kits, transport and distribute them to IDPs.  1,825 IDPs Kachin State (Government-controlled areas and areas outside Government-control) and IDP camps in northern Shan State will benefit from this support for 9 months.
Provision of Lifesaving Reproductive Health Services to The Conflict Affected communities The project aims at increasing the coverage of maternal and neonatal health services in the targeted governorates by deploying seven mobile health teams providing reproductive health services at the primary health care level  to 25,000 women. In addition, ten training sessions will be conducted for 142 doctors in selected hospitals on the minimum initial service package (MISP) for Reproductive Health (RH). The community will be made aware of the provided services as well as the key reproductive health (RH) issues through awareness raising sessions. These RH awareness raising sessions will complement partners’ key health messages delivered to the community.
Emergency critical life-saving Water supply, Sanitation and Hygiene response to new displacements and underserved populations in North Darfur The main objective is to reduce morbidity and suffering IDPs and conflict-affected communities through provision of emergency life-saving WASH assistance. UNICEF will use CERF funds to 1) upgrade 3 hand pumps to solar motorized schemes, O&M support of 24 motorized systems, rehabilitate/maintain 25 hand pumps, 2) construct 2,047 new emergency latrines, 3) roll out Community Approach to Total Sanitation (CATS) and 4) distribute essential WASH supplies among other activites.  333,295 IDPs in El Fasher and Dar El Salam locality will benefit from this support for 9 months.
Protection of affected children, adolescent and youth, women and men against GBV, forced recruitment and APM/UXO accidents in Chocó and Cauca The main objective is to Improve life-saving strategies and protection, under a human rights and early recovery approach.  UNDP will use CERF funds to 1) train people on risk management, sexual and reproductive health, protection/response to GBV, forced recruitment and APM/UXO, 2) increase the capacities of the women’s protection networks to provide Psychosocial First Aid, 3) support livelihoods initiatives, 4) rehabilitate community centers as safe spaces and environments and 5) improve the capacity of 130 persons to provide a multi-sectorial and survivor-centered response to victims of GBV, forced child recruitment, APM/UXO and high-risk pregnancies.  4,260 people in Cauca and Choco will benefit from this support for 9 months.
Prevention and Response of SGBV by mitigating the risks and providing quality services The main objective is to reduce the risk of SGBV and improve the quality of services for conflict-affected Syrian refugees. UNFPA will use CERF funds to 1) provide multi-sectoral SGBV services, 2) provide SGBV training to military personnel, 3) establish community based protection structures, 4) train community representatives and provide them with a referral pathway and 5) conduct community mobilization activities on risks and mitigation of SGBV.  2,000 Syrian refugees in Duhok and Erbil will benefit from this support for 9 months.
Provision of Humanitarian Air Services and Logistics Augmentation in Nepal CERF funds will support one passenger helicopter through UNHAS to facilitate access to the affected population for humanitarian staff and one cargo helicopter through UNHAS to support the delivery of humanitarian aid supplies.  The passenger aircraft will fly some 87 hours while the cargo aircraft is budgeted to fly 60 hours.  The helicopters will support the entire humanitarian community.
Emergency assistance to migrant population and persons of specific protection needs in Haiti The project objective is to ensure irregular and vulnerable returning migrants deported from the Dominican Republic receive life-saving, emergency protection assistance upon arrival in Haiti. The aim is to provide protection to highly vulnerable populations by providing humanitarian partners with accurate and timely information, ensuring the safe referral of vulnerable cases, and provide assistance in safe and humane onward transport to stranded migrants in the remote areas of Anse-a-Pitres. A more detailed database and publications will be made available on the cross border movements allowing the GoH and humanitarian actors to better orient their initiatives and assist protection/vulnerable cases on the border. Support the orderly and humane relocation of migrants stranded in informal settlement in the South East department.

Total project budget:  $12,743,647
Total funds received to date:  $960,000
Amount requested from CERF:$1,000,000
Restoring access to safe water improving hygiene practices in 6 of the most food insecure and drought affected districts in Zimbabwe This project is to improve access to safe water and awareness of key hygiene and sanitation practices among 65,000 people in six of the most food insecure districts in Zimbabwe in Matabeleland North Province and Matabeleland South Province. The overall UNCT Drought response plan has a target of 21 most food insecure districts where the 6 districts included in this CERF are included.

Total project budget:  $3,200,000
Total funds received to date:  $0
Amount requested from CERF:$1,159,131
Improved access to protection and assistance to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) and their host communities UNHCR will be establishing a broader protective environment in collaboration with relevant national stakeholders.  On the ground, protection monitors will be deployed to local government areas in order to establish community level protection monitoring systems.  UNHCR will also be providing targeted assistance to women groups with specific needs such as psycho-social counselling support which will be offered to survivors of SGBV alongside cash grants.  Protection kits will also be provided to some 3,250 households. CERF supported activities will continue for 4 months.
Establishing and delivering Nutrition-specific life-saving interventions and enhancing support for survival of low birth weight newborns and the most vulnerable women and children in the four north eastern provinces of the DPR Korea This joint nutrition project by WFP, UNICEF and WHO aims to address the needs of pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and children under-five in 47 targeted counties by establishing Community Management of Acute Malnutrition services, contributing to deliver quality maternal and child health services and provide supplementary foods.  WHO will ensure:  20,000 pregnant women and their newborns will receive appropriate health care for diagnostic and treatment life-threatening conditions and prevention of avoidable death. 

Total project budget: US$12,000,000
Total funds received to date: US$4,000,000
Amount requested from the CERF: US$380,034
Réponse à la crise nutritionnelle survenue suite à une sécheresse prolongée dans les districts du sud de Madagascar affectées. This joint WFP/UNICEF nutrition proposal will assist nearly more than 37,000 children and women with critical nutrition services in the four most drought affected districts in southern Madagascar.  WFP will provide targeted supplementary food assistance to 1,800 children and short-term blanket supplementary food assistance to 17,000 children and 20,000 pregnant and lactating women.  UNICEF and partners will assist some 2,000 severely malnourished children at treatment centers.
Targeted life-saving basic health services and public health interventions in most at risk typhoon affected municipalities This project objective is to provide essential lifesaving health services for the most at risk populations in selected Typhoon Koppu affected municipalities in the provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan. The proposed health activities will reduce avoidable morbidity and mortality among 212,000 persons affected by the typhoon.  This will be done through the provision of  lifesaving primary medical/surgical services; disease surveillance and early warning system established and functional at the barangay level in 18 high priority municipalities; and cases of acute malnutrition in children under 5 among the affected populations identified as among those with highest household food insecurity are managed at community level

Total project budget:  $910,000
Total funds received to date:  $210,000
Amount requested from CERF:$400,769
Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion for flood affected populations in Myanmar Through the CERF funding, UNICEF aims to ensure emergency access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities to populations displaced by flooding and ensure that returnees have restored basic sanitation and safe water facilities. In particular, UNICEF and partners will provide water purification and storage facilities; support emergency water trucking and carry out emergency repair of water systems; provide emergency latrines and handwashing facilities; and implement hygiene education activities.  The project will benefit some 100,000 people over a four-month period.

29 Jan 2016
Considering the circumstances explained in your request, in particular that fewer flood-affected people are resident in camps than was reasonably envisioned at time of project planning, I approve an extension of the implementation period until 2 May 2016 and the modified activities to better meet current needs for project 15-RR-CEF-085.
Improved access to lifesaving emergency primary and secondary health care services with a focus on the provision of essential maternal, newborn and child health services The objective of this joint project by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and IOM is to provide healthcare for 165,043 conflict-affected people, including 64,680 IDPs, 67,003 from host communities and 33,360 other affected people, in South-Central Somalia. This includes improved access to trauma management and other surgery services, primary healthcare in newly accessible areas, and safe delivery and reproductive health services. UNFPA will provide equipment to five referral facilities to provide emergency obstetric services in case of complications. UNFPA will also train 65 doctors, nurses and midwives at these facilities.
Emergency WASH support to new refugee arrivals in White Nile State WHO, together with UNICEF and UNHCR, in this joint project, will ensure refugee new arrivals and impacted host communities will have access to emergency life-saving WASH facilities. UNICEF aims to provide adequate water supply to emergency standards is provided to 30,000 refugee new arrivals while UNICEF and UNHCR will ensure 30,000 new arrivals in six sites and 10,000 host communities in two small sites per refugee site have access to sanitary means for excreta and solid waste disposal and are reached with messages on improved hygiene practices. WHO will provide functioning water quality monitoring systems to cover new arrivals including: training of the new workers, supplies to absorb the new caseload; and integrated vector control and sanitation community management in the targeted  locations.
Improvement of hygiene behaviours and water and sanitation situation of the affected population, to reduce the risk of water borne diseases CERF funds will support the immediate WASH needs of some 35,000 people affected by the floods.  In particular, WHO will provide WASH services through hygiene promotion, household water treatment and storage, and water quality surveillance.  The activities will be completed within three months.
Logistics Cluster Common Services to Support the Humanitarian Community Emergency Response in CAR Under this project, the logistics cluster aims to provide transport services by strengthening transportation services and also aims to increase access to affected population through repaire of airstrips.  WFP will work with handicoap international to establish locistics hubs, re-establish storage capacity and move cargo.  Approximately 45 humanitarian partners will benefit from these services.
Supporting immediate protection and lifesaving needs of Yemen refugees and Somali returnees from Yemen The project objective is to contribute to enhancing protection services for 10,000 vulnerable Yemen arrivals at the major ports of arrivals (Bossaso, Berbera and Mogadishu) over a period of three months. The project aims to ensure the vulnerable Yemen arrivals have equal access to timely, effective and quality protection response services at the major ports of arrivals through vulnerability screening and registration of new arrivals; and establishing a special needs desk addressing persons with specific needs e.g. disabilities and issuance of unconditional cash grants to persons with special/specific needs.
Improving Refugees’ Access to Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Prevention and Response Services in Kigeme and Mugombwa Camps The current CERF request will target refugee women and girls (around 15,000 estimated), particularly in Kigeme and Mugombwa camps. The project aims at providing victims of SGBV with increased access to holistic and coordinated services.  SGBV will be identified and will be directed for further case management.  One stop Centers will ensure that they will be provided with medical, legal, forensic and psychosocial support.  Services will also include escorting the survivors to and from the service providers and follow-up/monitoring.
Emergency Response to the needs of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Yemen With CERF funds, WHO will procure and deliver essential drugs to treat non-communicable diseases in Yemen.  The strained financial resources of the Ministry of Health combined with the commercial blockade of commercial imports have caused a severe shortage in essential medicines to treat patients and is resulting in preventable deaths. With other funding, WHO has delivered emergency health and trauma kits to Yemen; however, no funding has been received to address chronic illnesses.  CERF funds will procure medicines for some 750,000 patients for a six-month period.  Medicines will be delivered to four major buds inside Yemen and then further dispatched to hospitals in affected governorates.
Prevention and response to gender based violence in the most fragile areas of  Ouaka, Kemo, Nana-Gibrizi and Bangui in Central African Republic With CERF funding, UNFPA aims to detect and respond to risks and spikes in sexual violence through the activation of an arly warning systems.  UNFPA will also provide medical and psychosocial services to GBV survivors and also dstribute dignity kits. The pCERF funded component will target 19,300 beneficiaries and will be implemented in six months.
Humanitarian Support for Vulnerable Returning Afghan Refugees The funds from CERF will support 7,530 Afghan returning refugees including 1,879 women and 3,614 children under 18. Afghan refugees who wish to return with the assistance of UNHCR register and sign a Voluntary Repatriation Form (VRF) at a Voluntary Repatriation Centre in Pakistan or Iran or, in other countries of asylum, at the UNHCR offices.  Upon arrival in Afghanistan, they must approach the nearest Encashment Centre (EC) within seven days from their departure to receive, against one of the copies of the VRF, a repatriation cash grant averaging USD 200 per person, allowing them to purchase the items they need most urgently (food, rent, shelter and education) and cover their transport and initial reintegration costs.
General Food Assistance to Burundian Refugees and affected host communities WFP, using CERF funds, aims to ensure food security for short term displaced people and their hosts.  WFP will provide general food distributions (GFD) for two months to 10,000 refugees, as well as GFD for 10,833 people from hosting families for three months as well as support to DRC repatriates.  The food support will provide 1,066 mt of food including 753 mt of maize meal, 226 mt of beans, 56 mt of vegetable oil and 23 mt of high energy biscuits.