Gender Responsive and Localization Multisector Humanitarian Assistance in Kayin and Mon State - CARE and MSI Consortium ltpgtIn partnership with Nway Htwe Thaw Yin Khwin (NHTYK) and their network of CSOs, CARE, in consortia with Marie Stopes International Myanmar (MSI), propose a 12-month project to provide integrated assistance across 4 townships – Bilin and Thaton townships of Mon and Kyainseikgyi and Kawkareik townships in Kayin State. ltbrgtThe proposed intervention will provide immediate lifesaving MPCA, Food Security, Shelter/NFI, Health, Protection and WASH support all townships. The support will cover 20,500 people (5,125 women, 4,715 men, 5,125 boys and 5,535 girls, including 3,075 PWD across Mon and Kayin states in IDP camps and host villages that have received little to no humanitarian assistance to date. The project builds on the experience, networks and reach of the current MHF project, while expanding reach and expertise through new and current partnerships, creating efficiencies and sharing knowledge and skills among local partners. The project focuses on locally-led humanitarian assistance implemented through organizations with significant humanitarian experience and gender-interest / WRO (NHTYK). An integrated multi-sectoral support approach will be used to reach vulnerable women, girls, boys and men dispersed across small, scattered, hard-to-reach and under-served IDP camps and villages, with a special focus on GBV risk mitigation and people living with a disability (PLwD) within MPCA. Proposed activities align with CARE and MSI’s standardized emergency response approach, which is in line with the Health, Shelter/NFI, Protection (GBV sub-cluster), Food Security and WASH cluster priorities, the 2023 HRP and the MHF 2023 Second Standard Allocation prioritizations.ltbrgtMSI will work with the three local partners, providing support to improve access to health information, primary health care services, referral support, and local partners’ capacity through building skills on the provision of health messages, including maternal care, family planning, gender-based violence (GBV) and mental and psychosocial support in targeted communities. In coordination with improving health knowledge and accessing services, CARE, MSI and local partners will provide protection, (including GBV) mitigation and action planning, community dialogues and women and girl friendly spaces to provide psychosocial and referral support as well as cash grants for livelihood activities for vulnerable women and girls, highlighting women and girls living with disabilities. CARE and local partners, where appropriate, will also provide MPCA for Food Security, Shelter, WASH and other basic needs in line with national Cash Working Group (CWG) recommendations and SMEB estimated costs. In the MPCA package, a 10% shelter/NFI ration, 21% WASH ration, 65% food ration and 4% other support allocation was included as the proportions of the package. Where items are difficult to access in the market, CARE and partners will provide in-kind support.   In addition, CARE will support community rehabilitation of water sources such as wells and install/rehabilitate gender appropriate latrines and bathing facilities in sites/locations, where prioritized. All health, protection, MPCA distributions, as well as planning for well/latrine construction and livelihood activity support will include EORE awareness raising and information sharing.ltbrgtDue to the overwhelming needs and numbers of people in need, CARE and partners are currently in the process of fundraising for increasing the response to reach more men, women, boys and girls with planned activities/assistance. ltbrgtlt/pgt