Integrated Emergency Response to the Vulnerable IDPs at Spontaneous Settlements in Khayran Al Muharraq and Mustaba Districts, Hajjah Governorate (parameter 2) The Integrated Emergency Response project is designed with an aim to address the immediate causes of acute food insecurity through life-saving assistance of food, health, nutrition, amp WASH in Khayran Al Muharraq amp Mustaba districts by ensuring accessibility to humanitarian assistance among the most vulnerable IDPs  at spontaneous settlements (SS) in Hajjah governorate. The 3 targeted SS were identified based on an assessment conducted by the Shelter/NFI/CCM Cluster, amp are considered a high priority site (Eastern Al Khamissen) or a critical priority site (Sharqi Al Khamissen ampAl Saiybah) under parameter 2 in the 1st standard allocation 2019. An integrated approach has been tailored to respond to the gaps in FSA, Health amp Nutrition (HampN), amp WASH clusters, meeting their guidance amp objectives. The integrated approaches of Food, Health, Nutrition, amp WASH will be implemented in Khayran Al Muharraq, amp Food, will be implemented in Mustaba.

Food sector:
The intervention in the FSA sector will be linked towards the SO1 "Increase access to food for highly vulnerable families across the country" by provision of emergency food assistance (EFA) through distribution of unconditional cash transfers to 1004 displaced HHs  (3761 individuals 737 men, 767 women, 1106 boys, 1151 girls) at Khayran Eastern Al-Khamissen-Al Areed amp Sharqi Al Khamissen SS in the district of Khayran Al Muharraq amp 625 displaced HHs  (1863 individuals 365 men, 380 women, 548 boys, 570 girls) at Al Saiybah SS in Mustaba district. The total beneficiaries were estimated based on the data shared by Shelter Cluster and FSAC (please refer to the FSAC endorsement email).

Health amp Nutrition:
This project will target about 13683 IDPs amp host families through comprehensive health amp nutrition services including: primary health care, maternal amp child health amp nutrition ensuring IDPs, particularly women amp girls’ access medicines related to ante-natal care amp gynecological diseases to meet their needs amp are assisted in referral of cases to secondary health centers.

WASH: 
3761 IDPs amp most vulnerable groups (737 men, 767 women, 1106 boys, 1151 girls) will be supported through safe drinking water, sanitation amp hygiene activities in Khayran Al Muharraq. The project will rehabilitate water schemes, monitor water quality, rehabilitate/construct/ dislodge latrines, provide amp distribute hygiene kits amp train CHVs on hygiene promotion. 

Focusing on the most affected groups like women amp children, disparities will be addressed during coordination amp through targeting mechanisms with community committees as a part of the projects activities. We will ensure achievement of indicators through project monitoring amp evaluation.

The potential risks have been taken into consideration. The security deterioration in the target areas particularly in Mustaba district, supply/logistic, Inflation amp liquidity constraints, amp conflict between host communities amp IDPs are the main risks the project may face during implementing the projects their mitigation have been mentioned in the risk management amp cluster risk matrix.

NFDHR has the capacity amp the experiences in these sectors. NFDHR has implemented a total of 103 projects, of which 18 have been food security amp livelihoods (FSL), 21 have been health amp nutrition, amp 31 have been WASH. NFDHR has accessibility to the target districts as NFDHR has strong relations with the local authorities through conducing a FSA project in Hajjah as well as an RNA which was already conducted in coordination with NAMCHA amp local authorities in the target districts.

The sub-implementing partners (IPs) with due diligence amp efficiency will implement the project activities for vulnerable IDPs in Khayran Al Muharraq amp Mustaba districts under the supervision amp monitoring of NFDHR, one IP is under FSA sector, while the other IP is under health sector.