Reduce acute vulnerabilities of conflict-affected populations in Northern Shan through the provision of multi-sectoral emergency assistance and improved access to protection services ltpgtltp style="" class=""gtltspan style="font-family: "arial, sans-serif", sans-serif color: black"gtThe proposed Action has
been designed to respond to the needs outlined above through multisectoral
emergency relief efforts in combination with strengthened community-based
protection focused on Mine Action. The proposed target locations are Muse and
Kutkai in Northern Shan, in line with priorities set out in the MHF 2023 First
Standard Allocation. The exact locations will be determined at the start of the
project, and the number of sites will depend on the size of the selected sites,
however, Acted will target at least one site in each township. Acted will
liaise with relevant Clusters to select specific locations during the initial
stages of the project to avoid duplication of efforts. Acted will ensure good
collaboration with other actors present in the area, and notably refer
beneficiaries targeted under this intervention to complement the assistance.lt/spangtlt/pgt

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Through the proposed intervention, the urgent humanitarian needs of at least
4,175 vulnerable individuals (of which 50% women and girls) will be alleviated
through multi-sectoral emergency assistance, and simultaneously, access to
protection services will be enhanced for 5,500 individuals (50% female).
In doing so, the proposed Action will reduce the acute vulnerabilities of
conflict-affected households in hard-to-reach areas of Northern Shan States. To
achieve this, Acted will provide needs-based and gender-focused assistance
through blanket distributions including emergency shelter and non-food item
(ESNFI) kits and food assistance. The target sites will be selected based on
demographics (including percentage of female headed households), displacement
status  size, and the response modality will be tailored to the needs of
selected sites. Through this targeted assistance, basic household needs will be
met, and acute vulnerabilities will be reduced as a result. Based on
experience, the consortium proposes to provide the assistance through blanket
distributions to mitigate the risk of unintentionally contributing to communal
tensions. In parallel, the proposed Action will reinforce protection services
through widespread awareness-raising, strengthening community-based protection
mechanisms, and dedicated individual services. As the IDP demographics in
targeted townships show an even gender disaggregation, Acted will target 50%
female and 50% male beneficiaries for the mine risk education. The gender
breakdown for the mine victim assistance will be based on needs, however, based
on experience, Acted anticipates an even gender breakdown. As such, the Action
is aimed at providing timely and integrated life-saving multi-sectoral
emergency relief, as well as improving the overall wellbeing of
conflict-affected populations through timely and integrated protection
assistance.lt/spangtlt/pgt

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As outlined, humanitarian access to Northern Shan is increasingly restricted.
Given these uncertainties surrounding access, remote and mobile service
delivery and community-based protections mechanisms (which ensure the
participation of targeted people) have been prioritised in Acted’s designed
approach. As such, Acted will work with two of its established local partners: ltspan style="background-color: yellow"gtHsaipen, and Never End Tomorrow
(NET).lt/spangt Partners will support the distribution of emergency assistance,
and provide critical protection services to targeted communities. Moreover,
Acted will work together with ltspan style="background-color: yellow"gtHALO Trustlt/spangt to provide local partners with comprehensive training
on Explosive Ordnance Risk Education, First Aid, and Victim Assistance, to
further strengthen community-based awareness-raising to avoid and respond to
mine incidents. In parallel, partners will be provided with organizational and
institutional capacity-building training by Acted to further strengthen a
localized approach and future capacity to respond to community needs, as well
as improve their accountability to targeted populations.lt/spangt



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