Multisectoral assistance for vulnerable populations in northern Syria As the Syrian conflict enters its tenth year, the humanitarian services in last-resort sites in northwest Syria (NWS) have become overstretched, in part due to new arrivals of internally displaced persons (IDPs). To respond, IOM proposes an integrated multisectoral approach that strengthens camp management, provides winterization assistance, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services and protection services in these sites. By complementing WASH and protection services with its camp management intervention, IOM will ensure the provision of critical life-saving assistance that raises living conditions of vulnerable households in the IOM-managed sites. 

In partnership with Maram Foundation (Maram), IOM will continue to provide camp management activities and coordinate multi-sectoral assistance at the Planned Camp in Maaret Elkhwan in Idleb Governorate for 5,200 IDPs. Additionally, in partnership with Sa’ed Charity Association (Sa’ed) and Maram, the project will support the management and coordination of services at three reception centers (RCs) in Al Bab, A’zaz, and Deir Hassan for 39,600 IDPs. The project will cover the camp management of Deir Hassan RC from November 2020 to June 2021 (after the end of the ongoing SCHF project 14987). As coordinated with the S/NFI and WASH Clusters, IOM will provide WASH services and winterization fuel/heaters in the Planned Camp and RCs through the IPs managing the camp/RCs.
In partnership with Shafak and Ihsan, IOM will provide integrated protection services to 37,911 IDPs and host community members in and around the A’zaz and Deir Hassan RCs with Shafak and the Planned Camp with Ihsan. Services will be delivered through on-site teams and six mobile outreach teams and will be informed by regular community consultations to ensure a context-tailored approach. Additionally, GBV services will be provided in the Planned Camp and Deir Hassan. The integration of the protection and CCCM activities will ensure that residents are benefitting from specialized protection support on-site and from protection mainstreaming in camp management activities. Project duration is 12 months in A’zaz RC and Planned Camp and 8 months in Deir Hassan RC starting in November 2020.

Moreover, the project will provide camp management in 10 newly established camps (CERF funded), from July onwards. The project will set up camp management support structures in the sites, coordinate multisectoral assistance, and build the capacity of camp communities for an estimated 24,860 IDPs. IOM will pilot a semi-mobile camp management approach whereby one camp management team covers up to three sites (for camps located close to each other). This different approach for CERF-funded sites from the Planned Camp is due to the large number of sites and higher cost of having ‘permanent’ camp management presence similar to the Planned Camp. IOM will develop the capacity of camp management staff for Bonyan Organization and Sa’ed as implementing partners (IPs), who currently work in the camp establishment.
In the S/NFI component, the project will also provide winterization assistance in the form of heaters/stoves (5,032 small heaters) and fuel in 10 CERF sites. This will assist an estimated 24,860 beneficiaries.
IOM with IPs, Sa’ed and Bonyan Organization, will provide comprehensive WASH services to the 10 newly established sites, targeting 24,860 IDP beneficiaries. The project will cover the gaps in WASH services for the CERF-funded sites for ten months which was determined based on funding availability and needs/priorities. The sites will receive water trucking for three months, after which they will be connected to water networks which will be funded by a different donor.