Lifesaving and Recovery Assistance Project for the conflict affected population (both IDPs and Host) in Abyan governorate (Khanfar, Zingibar, Rasad and Sarar districts), Hajjah (Aslem district), Taiz (Al Wazi’iyah distrit and Ibb (Al Udayn district) The overall objective of the project is to provide life-saving and livelihood recovery assistance to the most vulnerable people and support basic education services in conflict-affected areas of Yemen through an effective, targeted response and support to promote livelihoods and resilience. The project focuses on supporting conflict affected populations (both IDPs and Host) in Abyan (Khanfar, Zinjubar, Rasad and Sarar districts), Hajjah( Aslem district), Ibb (Al Udayn district) and Taizz (Al Wazi’iyah district) governorates.  The project is directly linked to the second standard allocation strategy that aims to cover the critical gaps in priority areas that are in dire need of humanitarian response.  The project aims at restoring livelihood assets and thereby facilitating early recovery and resilience through conditional cash assistance and cash for work scheme. Through provision of emergency agricultural and fishing inputs, the project will improve food security and in turn increase household income and food consumption at household level.  This being an integrated project, 8 schools in Abyan governorate will have access to quality education in a safe and healthy environment with the aim of increasing retention and class attendance for both boys and girls through rehabilitation of WASH facilities and minor restoration of the schools. About 3000 girls will receive dignity kits and 3000 school going children (1500 boys and 1500 girls) will receive hygiene kits and recreational kits to enhance their health and psychosocial support. To ensure continuous training for teachers on Psychosocial support to children at school level, 160 teachers (96 male and 64 female) will be trained.  

The project will target a total of 51,100 beneficiaries in four governorates in 6 districts, Abyan (Khanfir, Rasad, Sarar), Hajjah (Aslem) Taiz (Al Wazi’iyah) and Ibb (Al Udayn. In Khanfir district, CARE will target 500HHs with Fishery support through provision of fishing gears (net, cooler boxes and Reflector jackets), cash plus and sustainable fishery training other 700HHs would be provided with Agriculture kits both cereal and Vegetable, cash plus and agronomic trainings. In Sarar district 800 HHs will be supported with Agriculture kits both cereal and Vegetable, cash plus and agronomic trainings, while in Rasad 500HHs will be supported with Agriculture kits both cereal and Vegetable, cash plus and agronomic trainings. In Hajjah governorate, Aslem district  2,700HHs will be supported  with Cash plus, Agricultural support  and  basic Agronomic trainings while in Taizz  governorate, Al Wazi’iyah district 1290HHs, will be supported with Agriculture kits both cereal and Vegetable, cash plus and agronomic trainings, while 400 HHs will be supported through CFW in rehabilitating Agricultural productive assets eg irrigation channels, and Water schemes. assets in the livelihood coping strategies of poor vulnerable households. 
 
Continued presence of CARE in the targeted areas will areas ensure quality and effective project management of both the risks associated with the implementation including achievement of the ultimate goal through effective outcomes and results.