PAST PROJECT

This project provided emergency livelihood support aimed to support 200 vulnerable IDPs in Mogadishu through food distribution and pit latrine construction.

PROJECT BACKGROUND:

The humanitarian crisis in Banadir region is continuing to deteriorate due to the ongoing fighting, displacement, poor shelter, high IDP presence, trade disruptions and high food items prices. Increased IDP population settlements and host communities accompanied by worst droughts occurred in the country since 60 years and loss of livelihoods and assets has increased level of malnutrition particularly among children below 5 years and elderly.

On the other hand, recently settled IDPs are claiming sanitation and hygienic problems. Due to the lack of toilets, they defecate in the open areas thereby resulting in environmental pollution, poor sanitation and excreta-related diseases like cholera and diarrhoea. Many children and old aged people die weekly or daily of these diseases and other excreta related diseases.

IDRF and IFEDA collaborated together for a project, which provided emergency livelihood support aimed to support 200 vulnerable IDPs in Mogadishu city through food distribution intervention and the construction of 25 pit latrines. Each of 200 IDPs families received a monthly amount of 50kg of maize, 6kg of vegetable cooking oil and 15 kg of pulses. During the project period, 20 tones of maize, 3600 tones of vegetable cooking oil and 6 tonnes of pulses were distributed.

PLANNED ACTIVITIES:

• Community mobilization was conducted to enhance the community awareness towards the project. Project Committees from the target camps were set up to participate in the identification of the most vulnerable households and as well the determination of the number of beneficiaries per constructed pit latrines.
  
• Selection and registration of the target beneficiaries households from the 5 IDPs camps; Identification and registration of vendors
  
• Printing of food distribution cards
• Procurement of the food items and construction materials
• Recruitment of manual and skilled workers
• Monthly distribution of the food items
  
• Monitoring of the activities by the project team and local community members; Review of monitoring and evaluation procedures
  
• Documentation of the project activities and results; Dissemination of project reports
  
• Identification of the most vulnerable population in their localities, following the agreed upon selection criteria.
  
• Informing the beneficiaries after their selection and registration; Conducting verification and identification of the selected beneficiaries during the food distribution days.
  
• Mediating & resolving if conflicts occurs among beneficiaries or beneficiaries and IFEDA
  
• Sharing all relevant information
  
• Facilitating coordination with the community

Partner: Iftiin Education and Development Association (IFEDA)

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