devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
Support for provision of emergency critical lifesaving WASH interventions for South Sudanese refugees Assessments conducted by WHO and UNCIEF show that the refugees from South Sudan are facing severe shortages of water.  Current water sources include (unchlorinated) river and canal water which is being shared with animals.   WHO proposes to provide safe access to water for South Sudanese refugees in the White Nile and South Kordofan States through water  testing and monitoring water sources in the refugee relocation sites as well as in the host communities.  WHO will procure water testing kits to rapidly conduct water quality testing.  WHO will simultaneously provide training for environmental health workers and community volunteers on proper water chlorination and water cleanliness and safety.
Emergency transportation assistance for South Sudanese asylum seekers arriving in Kenya This IOM multi-sector project targets 15,000 individuals in Nadapal, Lokichoggio, Kakuma and aims to provide safe transportation services for asylum seekers arriving via Napadal border point and transfer to the reception centre in Kakuma in coordination with UNHCR.

The objective of the project is to improve the timeliness and availability of protection and emergency transportation assistance.

Total project budget:			$1,800,000
Total funds received to date: 		$0
Amount requested from the CERF: 	$363,714
Protection of children and adolescents in emergency through the provision of psychosocial recovery and care Protection of children and adolescents in emergency through the provision of psychosocial recovery and care
Emergency agricultural assistance to Congolese refugees and food insecure pastoralist community in Karamoja sub-region in Southwest, Northwest, Midwest and Northeast Uganda Overall project description 14-UFE-FAO-009 (Food Security):
The project’s objective is to provide assorted seeds of quick maturing crops to support refugees in addressing their food security needs and support vaccination campaigns against TADs and enzootic diseases from livestock in West Nile, Karamoja, Midwest and South west sub-regions.

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 6,572 refugees and 872,100 in Karamoja.

With CERF funds, the agency will:
-Contract service providers to inspect and certify seed stocks available on the market;
-Harmonize and operationalize the implementation plan together with key stakeholders including  government, UN and NGO partners based at different refugee settlements and other food security sector partners operating in the settlement;
-Procure, transport and store assorted quick maturing seeds for refugee populations and emergency vaccines against Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) for cattle and small ruminants; 
-Mobilize households and distribute 2,191 seed kits and conduct trainings of lead representatives on key basic concepts in regard to the crops distributed; 
-Vaccinate 31,000 herds of cattle and 17,914 small ruminants;
-Carry out a continuous monitoring and reporting.

Total project requirements:    			USD 9,280,172
Current funding level:     			USD 0
Recommended to the ERC for approval:  	USD 450,067

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Unit believes the projects adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.
Response to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia With CERF funds, WHO will provide PPE kits and other medical supplies for infection control; strengthen surveillance; improve data and info management; train health workers on infection prevention and control; and deploy experts to support the Ministry of Health in the response.  In particular, WHO will deliver 4 sets of PPE equipment to five hospitals in the affected counties.  WHO will also train at least 350 health workers in the hospitals on case management and infection control.  WHO estimates at least 1 million people will indirectly benefit from the activities.
Emergency Health Care to conflict affected population in Transit Centres in Chad This joint UNICEF and WHO project will provide emergency health care to 40,000 provided by the CAR conflict at the transit centers. The project will target Ndjamena, Goré, Doba, Sahr, Bessao, Bitoye and Sido in Chad.

Project objective: 

The objective of this joint 14-RR-CEF-009 and 14-RR-WHO-006 project is to reduce Morbidity (Malaria, Diarrhea, and Acute Respiratory Infections) and Mortality Rates among affected population specifically for children and women. 

Specially, the project will: 
- improve case management for malaria, Diarrhea, Infections through the supply of essential drugs, medical equipment,  and the support for the deployment of additional health workers.
- screen and refer patients to health centers and hospitals.
- supply drugs and medical equipment to health facilities in affected area
- implement measles immunization campaign targeting children 6months to 14 year

Total project requirement: US$2,816,706
Received funds: US$0 
Total requested from CERF: US$499,584 (US$299,600 for UNICEF and US$199,984 for WHO)
Emergency Shelter for Refugees With CERF funds, UNHCR will procure and distribute 1,158 winterized tents for refugee families in Paktika Province.  The tents will be delivered between October and November 2014 prior to the onset of the harsh winter weather.  Some 8,685 people will directly benefit from the shelter project.
GBV/Rape assistance to women refugees and in host communities This project aims to provide emergency assistance to women and girls refugee victims of Gender-Based Violence and survivors of Sexual Violence and to facilitate access to services offering support to refugee women affected by psychosocial distress, violence, sexual abuse and exploitation. 3 mobile integrated emergency counselling psychosocial and orientation assistance units will assist GBV/rape survivors or victims inside the camps after reception and screening by UNHCR. The Women Empowerment Refuge Centre in Bertoua will be equipped to receive rape victims for psychosocial rehabilitation.  UN Women will provide the most vulnerable identified GBV/rape victims with economic and medical and assistance.

Total project budget: US$1,327,000
Total funds received to date: US$25,000
Amount requested from the CERF: US$155,201
Improved  access to quality PHC services, including emergency reproductive health and control of outbreaks for extremely vulnerable communities (IDPs, and conflict affected host communities) in Darfur, Protocol Areas and East Sudan states Overall project description 14-UFE-FPA-017 (Health):

The project’s objectives are to:
1. Enhance access to basic health including maternal and child health and referral services (including chronic diseases) for the communities affected by emergencies taking into account the different needs of men, women, boys and girls
2. Maintain the case fatality rate caused by outbreaks within internationally agreed standards through improved capacity to collect, and verify critical health information and capacity to initiate early response. 

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 200,000.  

With CERF funds, the agency will:
1. Procure and deliver RH kits;
2. Distribute Reproductive health kits to implementing partners to support the provision of Emergency obstetrical care for pregnant women including referral of complicated cases;
3. Provide clean delivery kits to pregnant women at health facility and community level when access to clinics is not hindered;
4. Avail safe blood transfusion equipment to prevent sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS.
 
Total project requirements:    			USD 5,368,680
Current funding level:     			USD 0
Recommended to the ERC for approval:  		USD 399,988      

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Unit believes the projects adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.
Provision of Non Food Items to families affected by floods in Alto Paraguay and Asunción Provision of Non Food Items to families affected by floods in Alto Paraguay and Asunción
Support medical care for the Central African refugees and the host population in the  East and Adamaoua regions in Cameroon The main objective is to improve access to the care for the CAR refugees and the populations hosts in the East and Adamaoua regions. UNFPA will use CERF funds to 1) deploy midwives and 100 community health workers, 2) provide reproductive health kits, dignity kits, free delivery and caesarean kits to pregnant women and adolescent girls in the site and health facilities, 3) provide medical assistance to SGBV survivors and 4) establish youth friendly and women friendly spaces using mobile tents.  Nearly 140,000 refugees and host population will benefit from this support for 6 months.
Avoiding death from acute malnutrition and associated health problems in areas affected by devastating and prolonged dry spell in Guatemala. The joint WHO/UNICEF project aims to increase the health and nutrition response to malnutrition and related health needs associated with drought in Guatemala.  In particular, WHO will provide basic equipment and essential supplies to 58 health facilities and 7 nutrition recovery centers for the immediate and timely care of acute malnutrition and vector-borne diseases.  In addition, WHO will increase access to safe water at facilities and at the household level in drought-affected communities.  UNICEF will support the identification, treatment and follow-up of acute malnutrition cases of children under five and pregnant and lactating women.  In particular, UNICEF will provide therapeutic food and RUTF to the centers and carry out nutrition education activities in communities.  Some 4,000 children and 3,000 pregnant and lactating women will directly benefit from the nutrition activities while some 50,000 people will benefit from WASH and health activities.
Emergency nutrition response and continued acceleration of the reduction of the burden of under nutrition with increasing resilience in Kenya The project’s objective is to improve the nutritional status of the people affected by malnutrition (especially women and children) in Arid and Semi-Arid Land counties.  The key expected outputs are: scale-up and delivery of high impact nutrition interventions including management of acute malnutrition; provision of support to infant and young child feeding in emergencies (IFE).  The project will target 653,702 people affected by malnutrition in Turkana, Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Tana River, Baringo, West Pokot, Garissa, Isiolo, Samburu.   

Total project budget: US$9,277,963
Total funds received to date: US$6,010,137
Amount requested from the CERF: US$ US$1,000,001
Fourniture d’abris et kits non alimentaire aux familles retournées du Mali (a) Objective (s) 

Provide assistance in shelter and non-food items to meet the needs of IDPs and returnees in northern Mali. 

The project will target 1,020 people. 

(b) Activities 

IOM adapt its interventions in accordance with the strategy of the shelter cluster, results of evaluations conducted by Matrix Displacement Monitoring IOM and the evaluation conducted in an ongoing field program. 
Activity 1: Identify the most vulnerable beneficiaries to allocate assistance shelter. 

Activity 2: Purchase and transport of shelter and NFI kits in the areas of implementation of the program through local transport company. 

Activity 3: In coordination with the Government of Mali, supply shelter and NFI kits to beneficiaries.
Restoring and providing safe educational and recreational activities for vulnerable children and adolescents affected by the floods in Beni. Restoring and providing safe educational and recreational activities for vulnerable children and adolescents affected by the floods in Beni.
Life-saving protection and critical sustenance support to the most vulnerable internally displaced individuals and groups at risk Life-saving protection and critical sustenance support to the most vulnerable internally displaced individuals and groups at risk
Ensuring the protection and well-being of flood-affected children and families Project Summary
This project aims to assure that 28,000 individuals(including 5,600 children) in communities heavily affected  by floods in Serbia have their basic hygiene needs met and 75,000 individuals have sufficient knowledge on public and environmental health risks to children related to flooding; and that 300 most vulnerable children in targeted 10 collective sites in and around Belgrade have access to safe recreation, play and psychosocial support while in temporary displacement. Specifically UNICEF will provide of hygiene kits targeting 6,000 households and disseminate flood-relevant public information on hygiene. Protection of 300 displaced children in 10 collective centres will be assured through providing daily safe child-friendly spaces and  psycho-social support to vulnerable children. 

Total project budget: US$576,785
Total funds received to date: US$112,000
Amount requested from the CERF: US$262,685
Emergency Cholera Response – South Sudan With CERF funds, WHO will provide urgent medical supplies in high risk areas; ensure effective case management for affected patients, access to health care services and safe isolation and infection control practices at health facilities; establish the national Cholera Command and Control Center and state emergency multi-sectoral task forces; and ensure timely surveillance, investigation, case reporting, laboratory confirmation and response mechanisms to outbreaks in different locations.  The project will benefit some 66,200 individuals in the five high risk states of Central Equatoria, Jonglei, Unity, Lakes and Upper Nile.  All activities will be completed within three months.
Prevention and promotion of adequate nutritional practices and care at community level in 17 municipalities of the Dry Corridor; An Emergency Food Security Assessment carried out by WFP and the Ministry of Health in Honduras found that 3.4% of children under 5 are affected with acute malnutrition.  In response, UNICEF, WHO/PAHO and WFP will jointly respond and CERF funds will allow the necessary scale-up:, WFP will provide fortified supplementary rations to 10,000 children under 5, UNICEF will provide therapeutic formulas for treatment of 300 severely malnourished children, while WHO/PAHO will provide care and referral for severe cases.  The UNICEF contribution is small; however,the procurement of therapeutic formula can only be done by UNICEF.
Medical assistance to local communities and refugees in response to ongoing nutritional crisis, cholera and measles outbreaks The project’s objective is to address priority health needs of refugees and hosting communities facing nutritional crisis and epidemic outbreaks (measles, cholera, polio).  The key expected outputs are: increased access to essential health care including treatment of diseases associated to malnutrition for the local populations and refugees; protection against common malaria, measles and polio for refugees and hosting communities; and adequate response to the cholera outbreak in affected regions. The project will target 60,000 people (10,000 refugees and 50,000 host people) in the North and Far North.   

Total project budget: US$1,897,948
Total funds received to date: US$150,000
Amount requested from the CERF: US$1,410,774
Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for flood affected and displaced families in the Beni department The UNICEF WASH project (14-RR-CEF-058) aims to assure access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for 3,600 households (18,000 people) through the provision of safe water and infrastructure within established campsites and flooded communities in Beni Department.  In particular, UNICEF will provide targeted individuals with WASH supplies, such as hygiene kits, water containers and filters, and install or deliver WASH emergency infrastructure, like water tanks,  to campsites and affected communities. CERF-funded activities will be carried out within a three-month period.
Protection and emergency assistance to new arrival South Sudanese refugees in Uganda UNHCR will provide emergency multi-sectoral support and humanitarian assistance (emergency shelter, transportation services from the border point to the transit/reception areas, emergency health care and provision of basic household NFI’s) to address immediate needs of arriving refugees from South Sudan.  Protection activities including initial registration and identification of persons with specific needs will also be provided.  Approximately 25,000 new arrivals are expected to cross into Uganda in the next 5 months.  CERF funded activities will continue for 6 months.
Emergency Assistance to Populations Affected by the Iraq Crisis WFP and partners will provide one month of food rations to 15,054 IDP households (approximately 75,270 people) in accessible areas of Erbil, Dohuk, Suleimaniya and border areas of Ninewa.  The distribution is scheduled for July 2014.
Protection and Lifesaving Assistance to Eritrean Refugees in Shire Camps The objective of the project is to provide health services to 75,000 refugees and ensure their protection through registration and the implementation of the child protection strategy.  Activities include: provision of health care services; registration and profiling of refugees; provision of child protection services and monitoring; and SGBV prevention and response.

Total joint project budget: US$27,475,283
Total funds received to date: US$1,375,603
Amount requested from the CERF:  $1,434,136
Provision of primary health care services including maternal and child health care  to South Sudanese refugees The continued influx and overcrowing situation faced South Sudanese refugees increases the risk for communicable disease, especially respiratory infections, measles and meningitis.  Assessments identified the need to provide essential primary health care and reproductive and child services.  WHO will procure standard Rapid Response Kits specifically designed for Sudanese context and Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria and meningitis that are urgently needed. WHO will also procure emergency medicines, medical supplies and laboratory reagents for 34,614 people in White Nile and South Kordofan for 3 months.
Providing life-saving sexual and reproductive health services and gender-based violence response to refugees from Federal Republic of Nigeria Project Summary:
The project’s objective is to provide life-saving sexual and reproductive health services, including gender-based care and support, to refugees and host populations in the Far North Region of Cameroon.  The key expected outputs are: Strengthened capacity of health facilities to provide quality RH services; increased access to life-saving quality reproductive health services by refugees and host populations; increased reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and practice of women, adolescents/youth and men both in the refugee and host populations.  The project will target refugees and the most vulnerable in the affected communities/areas in the Far North Region in three divisions (Mayo Tsanaga, Mayo Sava and Logone/Chari).  

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 30,000. 

Total project budget: US$400,000
Total funds received to date: US$0
Amount requested from the CERF: US$236,606

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Section believes the projects adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.
Assistance d’urgence aux populations du Hodh Echarghi en insécurité alimentaire sévère This project is part of a joint project to improve food security (and provide related assistance and protection) for almost more than 29,000 people. The joint project is in line with the SRP for Mauritania and the strategic objectives developed for this CERF allocation round for underfunded emergencies. The rate of food insecurity has increased from 29% to 36% in Hodh el Chargui, the area targeted by this project. FAO, IOM, OHCHR, UNDP, and WFP participate in the joint project. As part of the joint project, OHCHR will identify human rights challenges, train community and civil society organizations, and analyze human rights-related information in order to document and follow up on human rights violations.
Provision of Urgent Lifesaving Reproductive Health and Gender Based Violence Response Services for South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda UNFPA aims to contribute to health and protection sectors in the three districts of Adjumani, Kiryandongo, and Arua to address increased needs arising from the refugee influx.  UNFPA will support safe birth assistance and ensure access to emergency obstetric and new-born care through provision of minimum initial service package which includes supplying health facilities with reproductive health supplies and basic equipment.  UNFPA will also provide medical, psychosocial and legal assistance to some 500 GBV identified survivors .  These activities will be accompanied with reproductive health care messaging and GBV prevention messaging through community prevention structures.
Support the nutritional status of the mothers (PLW) and the malnourished children under five among the vulnerable/drought affected population and the refugees Overall project description 14-UFE-CEF-039 (Nutrition); this is a joint project with 14-UFE-WFP-020

The objective of the project is to mitigate the effects of the drought resulting in increased food insecurity and deterioration of the nutritional status of boys and girls under 5 years of age, and pregnant and lactating women, in Djibouti while building government and community capacity on disaster preparedness.

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 41,500.

With CERF funds, the agency will:
-Support the MoH/NNP in scaling up screening activities for children under 5 for moderate and severe acute malnutrition in health facilities and at community leve;
-Procure nutritional supplies (ready to use therapeutic foods, multiple micronutrients, essential drugs) to ensure adequate management of SAM cases without complications at community level;
-Provide micronutrient supplements to 15,000 children under 5 years old;
-Conduct rapid training and refresher training for 150 health and community workers on screening and management of malnutrition; 
-Conduct the systematic de-worming of 10,000 malnourished children;
-Implement life-saving social mobilization and communication interventions, including the promotion of infant and young child feeding practices (early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and timely and adequate complementary feeding) both in communities and refugee camps; and 
-Conduct regular and quality formative supervision for CHWs and health professionals in Djibouti City and in the other regions jointly with the MoH and ACF.

Total project requirements:				USD $2,000,000
Current funding level:					USD $0
Recommended to the ERC for approval:		USD $500,000

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Unit believes the projects adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.
Emergency WASH response for affected population in Ninawa, Diala, Kirkuk, Dohuk and Erbil governorates, Iraq With CERF funds, UNICEF will provide emergency WASH supplies and facilities to some 30,000 in a two-month period (June-July 2014).  In particular, UNICEF and partners will distribute safe drinking water and basic WASH supplies, install latrines and shower units and contract water trucking services in areas of with high IDP concentration in Ninawa, Diala, Kirkuk, Dohuk and Erbil governorates of Iraq.  UNICEF will utilized CERF funds to replenish stocks distributed and services contracted or provided prior to the disbursement of the funding from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.