Emergency Winterization Assistance through Cash, Production of PPE and Improvement of the Livelihood situation in NWS The proposed project is designed to respond to urgent winterization and C-19 needs and enhance the resilience of most vulnerable groups through lifesaving and resilience building assistances. The intervention majorly targets Afrin as it is listed (SA2021) in the underserved districts with the most urgent needs and is aligned with SO1 and SO3 of the 2021 SA-2. The project comprises of 3 pillars: (1) Previously conducted research has shown that IDPs and host community in NWS have increased expenditure during the winter months linked to additional needs. This is coupled with a decrease in the availability of income generating activities, which are usually more accessible in warmer months. The cash support for winterization to cover immediate seasonal needs of 1300 IDP families. The total value of cash will be $150 equivalent of TL based on Turkish Central Bank bid rate or agreed exchange rate per HH where they will receive the assistance one off distribution through a contracted cash agency in January 2022, February and March 2022. As WHH has a well-structured system and well-designed Standard Operating Procedures in place for cash assistance delivery in Afrin, the activity will be a complementary to on-going project under grant “TUR-21/3559/SA1/FS-WASH-ER/INGO/18447“ in Habit Albaraka, Koblak and Tal Slur villages, Center 24-25, Hirsh Alzaidiah, Alpazar, Altal, Aldin camps. (2) Alongside the displaced populations, the vulnerable groups in rural areas are the most affected, especially female-run households. There is a continuous need to support employment and income generating activities for the most vulnerable segments to mitigate the consequences of the crisis. The aim of the project is to support employment creation and promotion of income generating activities for the vulnerable groups affected by the crisis. CfW activity to address the risk of spreading C-19 by a preventive intervention where 20 women produce reusable fabric masks and winter clothing after receiving a training on how to produce/sew mask and clothes. WHH has on-going similar activity in A’zaz under grant code “17772” thus has a valuable experience to operate the activity. Social cohesion will compose a crucial part of this action where 1 site will be set up in IDP camp named Silvana and one village nearby in Afrin City wither Joek or Starro to include host community members. During the activity, women will visit the other site to observe their work, exchange their experiences and discuss about their work. Further, there will be some social events to bring them together to enhance their interaction. The produced fabrics will be distributed in schools, health facilities, clinics camps and selected facilities. Women will receive $90/month equivalent of TL based on Turkish Central Bank bid rate or agreed exchange rate for 6 months. Additional 20 PwD will be included in this activity to assist during packaging, ironing and/or knitting processes. (3) Provision of Small Business Grants (SBG) to 50 women to enhance their resilience towards external shocks in Afrin each grant will be worth of $900 equivalent of TL based on Turkish Central Bank bid rate or agreed exchange rate to launch their own businesses after receiving their business trainings. As complementary to the CfW and SBG activities, women will be receiving Multi-sectoral cash worth of $90 in TL per month  for 4 months through banking transfer in PTT. The activity aims to contribute to creating employment and generating income for the beneficiaries with special focus on women. Potential areas of businesses are textile, handcrafts, livestock, agriculture and others. The women will receive a training that educates the beneficiaries in (a) basic profit/loss accounting and (b) marketing. WHH will further assist with market analysis. To avoid that the grant is used for ineligible own-consumption purposes, the women will be assisted for eight months with cash voucher in line with the activity introduced above.