Providing emergency nutrition, health, and protection services for displaced children under 5 and PLWs by RRTs in northwest Syria This project will cover 61,239 people, disaggregated as follows:
- 22,051 PLWs
- 39,188 Children under 5 (20,055 girls - 19,133 boys)

15 rapid response teams (RRTs) will provide integrated nutrition, health, and protection life-saving services in the targeted areas and camps (Attached) in 
Idleb gt Ariha gt Mhambal gt Bales / Beftamun / Hila / 
Idleb gt Harimgt Armanaz gt Hafasraja - Kabta - Kuwaro - Um Elriyah
Idleb gt Harimgt Dana gt Kafr Deryan
Idleb gt Harimgt Qourqeena gt Barisha- Kafr Aruq - Qourqeena - Ras Elhisn	
Idleb gt Harimgt Salqin
Idleb gt Jisr-Ash-Shugur gtBadama gt Baksariya - Ein El-Bayda (Badama) - Hanbushiyeh - Kherbet Eljoz- Ramliyeh 
Idleb gt Jisr-Ash-Shugur gtJanudiyeh gtFoz - Zuf / Hamama - Kafr Debbin - Janudiyeh - Maland
Idleb gt Jisr-Ash-Shugur gt Jisr-Ash-Shugur gt Eshtabraq - eyn albarda - Frikeh (Shat-ha) - Kafir (Jisr-Ash-Shugur) - Qaysiyeh - Watba

Each Rapid response team (RRT) will work in specific locations and will cover (pregnant and lactating women and children under 5)
- 1 RRTs in Idleb gt Ariha 
- 9 RRts in Idleb gt Harim
- 5 RRts in Idleb gt Jisr-Ash-Shugur 

These Rapid response teams will work in parallel and in coordination with the available health facilities in the target areas. The RRTs will provide integrated health, nutrition, child protection, and hygiene promotion.

Nurses will screen the children under 5 and refer the ones with dangers signs and medical problems to the available health facilities.

Community Health Workers (CHWs) will assess and screen nutritional status among the children under 5 and distribute nutritional supplies to them where needed. Also, the infant and young child feeding practices in emergencies (IYCF-E) services will be provided to prevent any case of malnutrition by:

- Counseling the PLWs and caregivers of children under 24 months of age and providing messages on IYCF-E recommended practices to mothers who have malnourished children. 
- Distributing micronutrients and nutrition supplies for the PLWs and children.
- Reporting to the cluster any distribution of breast milk substitute.

Midwives will screen pregnant and lactating women and refer the ones with any danger signs or medical problems to the nearest facilities. 

Also, a pre and rapid coordination combined with referrals will be in place if the team notices or identifies any sign of abuse or violence among children under 5 and or mothers. All cases of violence against women and children will be referred to a pre-identified center.

This response will adopt the recommendation of the cluster in COVID-19 context to minimize the risk of infection for staff and beneficiaries through:

- Mercy-USA will apply recommended IPC measures at RRTs sites 
- IYCF-E counseling and messages could be conducted via WhatsApp 

-Dissemination of information on COVID-19 signs, symptoms and IPC measures 
-All other needed measures will apply according to the cluster recommendation 

Also, this project will involve empowering mothers and HH members through training to screen their own children for malnutrition by teaching them how to use color-coded Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) tapes and check for Odema.