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Provision of Emergency WASH Services in Afar, Oromia and Somali Amhara and SNNP regions The project objective is to save lives of people affected by drought/floods through improved access to and use of adequate and safe water supply (for drinking/domestic use), appropriate and safe sanitation facilities and good hygiene conditions and practices.

Activities include improved access to life-saving WASH services for emergency affected people in Afar, Oromia, Somali, Amhara and SNNP regions.  An estimated 250,000 people will have improved access to water for drinking and domestic uses;  hygiene among the affected people will be promoted with focus on hand-washing with soap at critical times and water conservation; and communities will be trained on how to operate and maintain their water facilities in a sustainable manner.

Total joint project budget: US$8,500,000
Total funds received to date: US$ 1,595,970
Amount requested from the CERF:  $1,649,673
Assistance Alimentaire d’Urgence aux Réfugiés Maliens This project aims to alleviate food insecurity and reduce malnutrition among children 6 - 59 months among Malian refugees in Burkina faso.  CERF funds will cover two months of food rations and 3.5 months of cash assistance for 32,350 refugees in Sahel, Centre and Hauts-Bassins regions.
Addressing Life Saving/Emergency Health Needs and Improving Access to Reproductive Health Services in IDP Camps and Remote Villages in Rakhine and Kachin States Overall project description 14-UFE-WHO-010 (Health):
The project’s objective is to reduce mortality and morbidity of the conflict affected communities by providing emergency health care services with particular focus on maternal and child health and communicable disease control.
 
The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 30,000.  

With CERF funds, the agency will: 
1. Procure and supply Rapid diagnostic kits for diagnosis and confirmation of outbreak prone communicable diseases among IDP camps in Kachin State
2. Procure and supply essential drugs for mobile medical teams for IDP camps in both GCA and NGCA in Kachin State
3. Train and support local NGO and volunteers in Kachin State on common communicable diseases outbreaks control measures
4. Coordination and information sharing among health partner agencies including State Health Department 

Total project requirements:    			USD 1,000,000
Current funding level:     			USD 270,000
Recommended to the ERC for approval:  	USD 173,023

The CERF Secretariat recommends this project for approval.
Adequate management of acute malnutrition and reduction of death due to acute malnutrition at local and at hospital level The drought and food insecurity situation due to coffee rust and dry spells is negatively affecting the nutrition situation.  Data shows that acute malnutrition today is  32% worse than it was in 2012 which was a dry year.  WHO and UNICEF are collaborating to address acute malnutrition amongst children under 5.  Using CERF funds, UNICEF proposes to support the nutrition sector through procurement of therapeutic formulas for 4,500 acutely malnourished children and to provide treatment to acutely malnourished children under 5.  UNICEF will also provide micronutrient supplementation, antibiotics, oral rehydration salts and zinc for children at community level.
Emergency Nutrition Response to the South Sudanese Refugee Crisis The main objective is to prevent mortality and morbidity associated with acute malnutrition in children under 5 years and pregnant or lactating women. WFP will use CERF funds to 1) treat 3,600 boys and girls under 5 and 900 PLW suffering from MAM, 2) provide specialised nutrition product to 6,720 boys and girls under 5 and 4,480 PLW monthly and 3) support 50 community outreach workers. Refugees in Khartoum, South Kordofan and White Nile will benefit from this support for 6 months.
Assistance aux ménages de pasteurs et agro-pasteurs vulnérables des zones affectées par les crises et catastrophes naturelles récurrentes FAO will be working in the most food insecure areas to improve production and livestock of vulnerable households.  Using funds from CERF’s underfunded emergencies window, approximately 1,200 tons of animal feed will be provided to 40,000 heads belonging to 8,000 female headed households.  Agricultural production is also expected to increase with the provision of vegetable, maize and potato seeds.
Strengthening integrated nutrition response to new South Sudanese refugee crisis in Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana County UNICEF proposes to scale up nutrition interventions in Kakuma refugee camp to accommodate new refugees from South Sudan many who are arriving in poor nutritional condition. UNICEF will use the CERF funds to provide active screening; up to 19,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition will be provided with therapeutic treatment and complicated cases will be referred. About 1,200 of the 19,000 are malnourished children from the host community who also access services within the camp.   CERF funded activities will continue for 6 months.
Prevention of excess mortality due to acute malnutrition and associated morbidities in children under five The joint WFP and UNICEF project will support the emergency nutrition response in the 16 regions currently affected by food insecurity. The objective is to prevent excess malnutrition-related mortality and morbidity of 29,821 children under five (13,300 SAM cases, 12,077 MAM cases and 4,444 children under the age of three) in Somalia by responding in a timely manner to humanitarian needs through effective, efficient and integrated management of children with Acute Malnutrition.

Total joint project budget: US$63,032,670
Total funds received to date: US$ 34,212,537.01 
Joint amount requested from the CERF:  $3,000,000
UNICEF amount requested from the CERF: US$ 1,837,500
Protection and assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Eastern Sudan Overall project description 14-UFE-HCR-019 (Multisector):

The project’s objective is to provide effective protection to the refugees and the asylum-seekers in Eastern Sudan by ensuring access to the asylum system and protection of basic rights at border points, as well as inside Sudan, with particular attention to vulnerable groups including children, youth, women at risk, survivors of trafficking and kidnapping. 

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 73,222.  

With CERF funds, the agency will: 
1. Registration, Refugee Status Determination and Documentation (COR)
2. Legal assistance, capacity building and advocacy (SOD)
3. Emergency assistance to new arrivals (maintenance and running of 2 transit center in Wad Sherifey and Toker, 2 border centres and registration centre in Shagarabs, shelter, food, non-food items) (HAI, SRC, Al Sugya)
4. Shelter construction and rehabilitation (SRC)
5. SGBV- awareness raising campaigns (SRC/HAI).
6. Nutrition- Provision of special nutritional food to malnourished children
7. Health- procurement of drugs for anemia
8. WASH- construction of new water pipelines and 300 Household latrines in Abuda, Shagarabs and Um Gargour refugee camps (Al Sugya)
 
Total project requirements:    			USD 28,959,395  
Current funding level:     			USD 0
Recommended to the ERC for approval:  		USD 1,395,726

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Unit believes the projects adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.
Emergency life-saving nutrition services for conflict affected Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) children and women from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in hosting communities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (Kohat, Tank and Hangu) and return Overall project description 14-UFE-WFP-018 (Nutrition):

The project’s objective is to ensure improved and equitable access to and use of life saving nutritional services for vulnerable children (boys and girls) and pregnant and lactating women (PLW) at the community and facility level.

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 10,410.  

With CERF funds, the agency will:
1. Continue community and health facilities based Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme (TSFP) services in 21 union councils of district Kohat and Hangu;
2. Coordinate with UNICEF supported implementing partner for screening of targeted 31,990 boys and girls less than 5yrs of age and PLW for identification of moderate acute malnutrition;
3. Support registration and treatment of identified moderately malnourished boys and girls. 
   
Total project requirements:    			USD 578,098
Current funding level:     			USD 258,106
Recommended to the ERC for approval:  		USD 319,992        

Recommendation:  The CERF Programme Unit believes the projects adheres to the CERF Life-Saving Criteria and recommends it for funding.
Assistance alimentaire aux populations en insécurité alimentaire sévère et appui nutritionnel aux enfants et femmes enceintes et allaitantes affectés par la malnutrition aigüe modérée The project’s objective is to stabilize household food security during the lean period and reduce malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women.

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 151,690 in the regions of Matam, Kédougou, Tamba and Saint Louis.

With CERF funds, the agency will: 
- Provide food to 38,390 food insecure beneficiaries in the regions of Matam, Louga and Kédougou. 
- Provide cash voucher assistance to 58,200 food insecure beneficiaries in the regions of Tamba, Matam and Saint Louis.
- Provide nutrition supplements to children aged 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women.
Food Assistance for Refugees This WFP Food project targets 20,000 individuals in Turkana county including Kakuma Refugee Camp. CERF funding will be used to provide the basic food basket of 2,100 kcal under general food distribution, supplementary feeding for nutritionally vulnerable groups and school meals at the new schools that have been set up to offer emergency education to refugee children.

The objective of the project is to meet the food consumption needs and minimum nutritional requirements of refugees and to manage moderate acute malnutrition and prevent severe acute malnutrition in pregnant and lactating women and children under 5 through supplementary feeding.
Emergency WASH infrastructure and services in Bentiu UNICEF and other WASH partners including IOM aim to improve WASH infrastructure and services in Bentinu POC and surrounding areas where conditions are congested and lacking proper drainage, waste management and where clean water supply is inadequate.  UNICEF will establish 5 water systems and will construct latrines for 30,000 people.  UNCIEF will also improve the solid waste disposal system.  IOM and UNICEF work together in the Bentiu POC and surrounding areas in order to complete most of the work before the end of the dry season.  More than 51,000 IDP’s will benefit from this project that will continue until May 2015.
Psychosocial and other assistance and medical orientation for most vulnerable people in host communities and refugee camps The project’s objective is to provide psychosocial and other assistance and medical orientation for victims of trauma, and most vulnerable women/girls identified in host communities.  The key expected outputs are: women in host communities/camp and survivors of GBV/VS have access to quality information and benefit from quality holistic care services; awareness is raised within the community on GBV issues; refugee women and GBV survivors have improved their social  reliance.  The project will target 3,500 people in the Far-North Region, Mayo Tsanaga division. 

Total project budget: US$332,000
Total funds received to date: US$155,201
Amount requested from the CERF: US$101,904
Expanding emergency psychosocial support for conflict-induced displaced population in Maiduguri camps The objectives of the project are to ensure:  the psychosocial conditions of conflict affected IDPs are enhanced through strengthened community and family support mechanisms; and through the provision of focused psychosocial support. Outputs supporting 10,000 IDPs include the psychosocial conditions of conflict-affected populations living in Maiduguri displacement camps including available social health and psychosocial activities identified; increased capacity of target populations to identify and support individuals to cope with crisis-related mental health and psychosocial difficulties; increased access to culturally-sensitive psychosocial health services in target populations; and appropriate referral to specialized psychosocial health services.

Total project budget: US$1,000,000
Total funds received to date: US$750,000
Amount requested from the CERF:  $250,000
Emergency Response to Refugees in Afghanistan The joint WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA health project aims to support emergency and primary health care services to some 60,000 people (primarily refugees) in Paktika and Khost provinces.  WHO and partners will establish one fixed and one mobile health clinic in Bermal, Paktika Province, as well as mobile clinics in Khost Province.  The clinics will benefit both refugee and host communities in the two provinces.  UNFPA will procure and deliver 3,000 dignity kits for refugees in Gulan Camp and the community health center in Gurbuz, as well as emergency reproductive health kits supporting 50,000 people.  Lastly, UNICEF will procure and deliver 4,800 emergency newborn kits for use by the provincial health directorate.
Providing Food Security Assistance to the recently displaced in Anbar, Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah areas Providing Food Security Assistance to the recently displaced in Anbar, Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah areas
Integrated response to ensure the survival and protection of children affected by complex emergencies Integrated response to ensure the survival and protection of children affected by complex emergencies
Emergency response in camps and communities hosting Refugees and Migrants of Central African Republic in Cameroon The Inter-Agency joint needs assessment carried out in February 2014 identified WASH as a priority sector and the need to provide hygeine kits, promote hygeine and expand access to water and sanitation facilities.  This project aims to ensure adequate and gender sensitive access to potable water and sanitation facilities to 8,000 refugees located in five camps, as well as host communities, and to prevent epidemics due to lack of safe water or good sanitation. Specifically, UNICEF will construct latrines, showers, and boreholes and install bladders and waste management systems in the camps and sensitise the population regarding hygiene and sanitation.
Emergency Border Evacuation and Transportation Assistance to South Sudanese Refugees in Gambella Under this CERF project, IOM will provide emergency border evacuation and transportation assistance via bus and boat for 11,300 asylum seekers/refugees currently at the border points and waiting stations within Ethiopia and new arrivals. Most are arriving through Akobo, which is extremely remote and difficult to access by roads so IOM will deploy boats and a barge to transport the refugees and their belongings. IOM will register beneficiaries prior to doing fitness for travel checks at the departure points.  Support can be provided for up to 6 months using CERF grants.
Integrated approach to address malnutrition through nutrition, health and care practices in northern part of Rakhine State Myanmar underfunded submission and review process:
Total envelope: USD 5.5 million (round I allocation: USD 95.5 million for 11 countries)
Grant package received: 21 February 2014
Total # of projects submitted: 10

Overall project description 14-UFE-CEF-020 (Nutrition): 
 
The objective of the project is to contribute to reduce malnutrition-related morbidity and mortality in Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung townships.

The total number of people targeted with CERF funding is 59,400.  

With CERF funds, the agency will conduct the following:  
1. Implement 2 Stabilization Centres (SC), and 7 ACF OTP with 14 distribution points and 2 Ministry of Health (MoH) -ACF pilot OTPs in Maungdaw district
2. Provide activities to promote nutrition, health, hygiene and positive care practices in Maungdaw district
3. Conduct passive screening in nutrition centres in Maungdaw district
4. Provide training and refresher sessions facilitated for the SCCTs on malnutrition, MUAC/oedema measurement and health education
5. Conduct active  screening  by the SCCTs in the community


Total project requirements:    			USD 3,200,000
Current funding level:     			USD 1,900,000
Recommended to the ERC for approval:  	USD 500,001

The CERF Secretariat recommends this project for approval.
Safe, protective and learning environment for displaced children and families due to floods Rapid needs assessments showed that a total of 8,000 children have been affected. Most have been displaced and lost all belongings including clothing, school material and identification documents. About 3,000 children are currently living in 4 temporary sheltering sites. At least 200 children have been identified as in need of psychosocial support as a result of the floods, having lost family members and experienced trauma. 

The project will support beneficiary children to return to school, providing  2,000 with school material. 70 teachers in affected districts will be trained in how to deal with the emergency situation and respond to psychosocial needs of affected children. The project will be implemented through the following strategies:  (1) conduct recreational activities for all affected children and support caregivers with awareness messages on risk and prevention measures (2) provide psychosocial support to children experiencing psychosocial distress (3) support all children to return back to school.  UNICEF will work with local implementing partners Sports sans frontieres Solidarité de la jeunesse chrétienne pour la paix and Concern et Hope to reach these objectives.
Nutritional assistance to refugees from CAR in the East and Adamaoua Regions of Cameroon The project aims to ensure access and quality of SAM treatment for children under five in the East and Adamawa regions and refugee children. Particular emphasis is placed on the SAM treatment capacity of health facilities in the areas hosting CAR refugees in order to absorb additional caseloads due to influx of refugees and migrants. Specifically, WFP will ensure treatment of moderately malnourished children aged 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women through a targeted supplementary feeding programme and contribute to the prevention of acute malnutrition among children 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women through Blanket Feeding. UNICEF will supply procurement and support on site-delivery service for essential nutrition products: including Ready to use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), therapeutic milk (F75-F100) and essential drugs.

UNICEF and WFP project aggregate:
Total project budget:  US$17,077,576
Total funds received to date: US$ 1,527,930
Amount requested from the CERF: US$984,202

UNICEF:
Total project budget: US$ 450,000
Total funds received to date: US$90,000
Amount requested from the CERF: US$ 211,063
Responding to health-related emergency needs of the displaced and community  in populations affected by the current conflict in the states of Jonglei, Upper Nile, Unity, Lakes and Central Equatorial in the Republic of South Sudan With CERF funds WHO will strengthen health emergency response capacity in Central Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Unity, Upper Nile and Warrap states.  In particular, WHO will procure and deliver emergency health kits that will benefit some 137,000 people.  The kits will be provided to six state referral hospitals that are receiving high numbers of war-wounded individuals.  Additionally, WHO will provide cholera vaccinations to 55,000 people in Malakal, Bor and Melut.  WHO will also deploy 120 health workers in areas with high IDP concentrations , train key health workers on trauma and case management, and contract charter flights to support emergency medevacs now that UNHAS and UNMISS have terminated this service.
Emergency assistance to migrants stranded in Congo after fleeing from the Central African Republic Emergency assistance to migrants stranded in Congo after fleeing from the Central African Republic
Interventions immédiates/multisectorielles de prise en charge de la malnutrition aigüe chez les enfants de 0-5 ans, les femmes enceintes et allaitantes dans trois wilayas vulnérables en Mauritanie This project is part of a joint project to assist 10,500 malnourished people in three areas of Mauritania. The joint project is in line with the SRP for Mauritania and the strategic objectives developed for this CERF allocation round for underfunded emergencies. UNICEF, WHO, and UNFPA participate in the joint project. As part of the joint project, WHO will provide medicines and medical supplies to seven health facilities to support the treatment of malnutrition.
Urgent Child Protection and Psychosocial Response for Most Affected Children and Families The project’s objectives are mitigating the impact of the conflict on children and their caregivers through child protection services and psychosocial support activities  and coordinated advocacy and humanitarian protection response that is informed by documentation of grave violations against girls and boys.  Specifically the project will start and scale up 21 family centres offering Humanitarian Psychosocial support and community-based child protection services.
Emergency assistance to migrants stranded in Cameroon after fleeing from the Central African Republic Following the outbreak of fighting in Central African Republic (CAR), around 15,000 third country nationals (TCNs) as well as 3,300 Cameroonian returnees have been stranded at the border between CAR and Cameroon waiting for support for onward movement assistance. IOM proposes to establish transit sites to allow evacuees to stay for 1-2 weeks as they await onward transportation.  IOM will also register and provide basic health care for arrivals, including psychosocial support, and provide medical referrals to those who require further specialized care.  Transportation will be organized by IOM to the various locations within Cameroon. 
US$ 400,000
Sustained and Expanded Access to Safe Water Supply, Improved Sanitation and Hygiene Practices for Vulnerable Women and Children, including in emergency-affected populations in underserved areas of Somalia This CERF project will seek to achieve meeting at least the minimum requirements of water, sanitation and hygiene standards for more than 145,700 people affected by emergency situations including those displaced as a result of the ongoing military offensive, those besieged by non-state actors in newly liberated areas, those affected by recurrent episodes of drought as well as the vulnerable populations in the host communities. The interventions will focus on hazards resulting from conflict and drought. Conflict has been largely the reason for the mass displacement of people to urban areas in Beletweyne, Baidoa and Afgooye while the drought affected populations in Togdheer, Sool, Sanaag, Bari, Nugaal, Mudug and Northern Galgadud regions. 


Total joint project budget: US$24,000,000
Total funds received to date: US$4,600,000
Joint amount requested from the CERF:  $3,500,000
UNICEF amount requested from CERF:  2,700,001
Emergency WASH response to vulnerable new IDPs in 5 localities of North and South Darfur in Sudan The joint UNICEF-WHO WASH project aims to address the urgent WASH needs of the most vulnerable 75,000 new IDPs in 9 priority settlements in North, South and Central Darfur.  In particular, UNICEF will ensure the provision of safe water through water trucking and the rehabilitation of water points.  UNICEF will also construct latrines and other sanitation facilities, and carry out hygiene promotion campaigns.  WHO will work with government partners to ensure 50,000 IDPs are provided with safe water through chlorination, water quality monitoring and sanitary inspections.  WHO will also conduct 18 integrated vector control campaigns to address an increase in vector-borne diseases in recent months. The project activities will run for six months.