DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal

Islamic Relief Pakistan will directly implement this DEC funded 6 month intervention, adopting an approach that is needs-based and flexible in terms of modality and implementation. Due to our presence in the various flood affected areas of Pakistan, including the target province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for this specific intervention, we have a good acceptance level amongst the communities and local and governmental authorities. The sectors of intervention, and modality we are using, for this intervention are tailored to ensure they are appropriate for the immediate relief phase followed by the recovery phase. For the first 6 months of this response, our focus is on addressing the immediate life-saving needs of the flood-affected population and restoration of essential basic necessities and livelihood support, ensuring dignity and protection for vulnerable groups, particularly women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities, from the outset. In terms of overall beneficiary reach, our 3 strands of intervention (WASH, FSL and Protection) will provide urgent humanitarian support to 6,000 households (42,000 individuals). Islamic Relief Pakistan will target the most vulnerable households in D.I Khan and Tank districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with WASH, food and livelihoods support and protection assistance. We will liaise closely with the district administration, humanitarian partners and the target community in order to ensure the fair and transparent identification and prioritisation of flood-affected villages for this emergency intervention funded by the DEC. Flood-affected people will participate in the project at all stages of the cycle; IR Pakistan’s team will be consulting with them directly and encouraging their participation at project design stage, implementation and monitoring. We will work according to our vulnerably criteria in order to ensure that households which are in most need are identified and selected accordingly, ensuring that vulnerable groups- such as women, children, widows, people with disabilities, divorced/separated households, households with more than 8 members, pregnant/lactating women, low income families, or elderly-headed households, are not left behind. IR Pakistan’s team will carry out thorough verification of the target beneficiaries through a ‘Community Organisation’ approach, in which committees will be established. IR Pakistan’s MEAL team will conduct verification exercise based on representative samples (95/5). Outcomes: A. Lowered risk of communicable diseases in flood-affected households in D.I Khan and Tank districts B. Increased food security for vulnerable flood affected households in D.I Khan and Tank districts C. Increased access to protection mechanisms for flood affected households in D.I Khan and Tank districts Outputs: Output A 1.1 WASH: 20 water schemes installed enabling 6,000 households to have access to clean drinking water 6,000 HH (42,000 individuals) will have access to safe drinking water through water supply schemes and communal drinking water sources. The dewatering of flood-affected and contaminated drinking water facilities and disinfection will make clean drinking water accessible to the flood affected population. 20 villages will be selected for the dewatering and disinfection of water facilities at public and household levels. IR Pakistan technical team will identify the damaged communal water schemes in consultation with relevant governmental departments (Public Health Engineering department and TMA) and community organizations. Social and technical feasibility exercises will be conducted. In total the 20 drinking water schemes will comply with Sphere Standards. Output A 1.2 WASH: Provision of water storage kits, latrine materials and hygiene kits reduces the risk of communicable disease for 4000 households  4000 households (28,000 individuals) will be provided with water storage kits including a water storage container/tank which is fitted with a tap and PVC pipe for water filling.  200 of these households will also receive latrine materials (or a cash grant of equivalent value), and 2000 of the households will receive hygiene kits. Output A 1.3 WASH: 200 latrine systems installed enabling flood-affected households to access a functioning system 200 households (1,400 individuals) will be provided with latrine cash grant for the rehabilitation and restoration of their latrines facilities, to reduce open defecation. The rehabilitation works will include the de-silting, debris removal, fixing of drainage system, septic tank and water connection along with hand washing facilities. The family members including women, children and PWDs will also have access to proper latrine facility in their houses. The vulnerable families will be selected based on the vulnerability scoring criteria and each selected household will be provided a cash grant of PKR 20,000 through JAZZ Wallet Account (mobile banking) for their latrine rehabilitations including labour costs. Output A1.4 WASH: Improved knowledge and practices of the targeted communities 400 hygiene promotion sessions (male & female including people with disabilities) with 1150 HHs 3,448 Individuals will be conducted to community’s sensitization and mobilization. Output B 2.1 Food Security & Livelihoods: NFI kits and livestock provided to increase food security amongst flood-affected households  1200 # of household (8400 individuals)NFIs kits including 6 # of Non-magnetic stainless steel plates, 1# of Big Spoon for cooking, 1# of Thall (Dish) Parat, 1# of Tawa: Iron Plate, 1# of vegetable Knife, 1# of Plastic Jug & Glass set, 1# of Water Cooler, 1# of Floor Mat, 1# of Solar Torch Light, 1# of cotton packing bag. These kits will enable households to restock some of their kitchen items (such as cooking utensils) as well as to have access to essential winterized items. The selected right holders HHs will comprise of extremely vulnerable returnee HHs, including female-, elderly-, and disabled - headed HHs etc. identified with the help of community organizations.  Of the 1200 households, the 400 most vulnerable HH (2,800 individuals) -woman-headed, child-headed, and PWD-headed- will be assisted through the immediate restoration of livelihood activities related to agriculture and livestock. The livestock based livelihood support will also extended to affected vulnerable households with the provision of large ruminants/animals. IRP will adhere to the LEGS standards in supply, transportation and quarantine of large ruminants. The deworming and vaccination campaign will strengthen the immune system to fight more vigorous attacks from FMD and HS in large ruminant and PPT in small ruminants. Output B 2.2 Food Security & Livelihoods: Multi-purpose cash grants enable 2000 households to meet their urgent food needs 2000HH (14,000 individuals) woman-headed, child-headed, and PWD-headed households will be provided food security and access to resilient agriculture-based livelihood services in the target districts. 20 village organizations will meaningfully participate in the identification of HH based on the criteria defined above. However, resorting livelihoods and ensuring resilient services will require us to target individual/HH possessing experience of manging livelihood/livestock to be able to carry forward the initiatives in sustainable manner. To reduce the negative coping mechanism, an immediate short term livelihood opportunity will be provided to flood affected communities through multi-purpose cash grants. Total 200 # of vulnerable households will be provided with multi-purpose cash grants for 2 months period. Each household will be provided with 28,000 PKR per month and a total of 56,000 PKR will be provided for two months periods. This transfer value has been calculated on the basis of nationally estimated minimum expenditure basket (MEB) value that includes the minimum amount required for a family to meet their monthly basic food needs (major cost of around 47 % of total MEB), shelter and basic relevant expense, clothing and footwear, health, and education expense. The proposed intervention is designed in consideration with the standards and guidelines of Cash and voucher assistance including the SPHERE, MERS, MISMA, and CaLP guidelines The most vulnerable/people at risk including women, children, people with disability, minorities and elderly will be provided with this assistance that is aligned with the commitments of Grand Bargain fostering the concept of giving a freedom of choice to the affected population to prioritize their basic family needs. Output C 3.1 Protection: Improved access to functional safe spaces for flood affected women/girls and children 200 households (1400 individuals) will have access to functional safe spaces for flood affected women/girls and children in the target areas. Two temporary shelters will be constructed (one in each district) where affected populations are located, as currently all infrastructure/buildings are damaged or not recommended living. Child and women friendly spaces will be established at strategic locations by involving the District Disaster Management Authority, Department of Social Welfare and local communities to ensure spaces are established at mutually agreed locations for easy access as well as create linkages with other existing service providers. Output C 3.2 Protection: Improved access to psychosocial support services for flood affected women/girls and children # 1200 HH (8400 individuals) will be provided with psychosocial support services to the women/girls, children and men (at community levels). At women and children friendly centres, children and women will be provided counselling sessions and individual sessions with regards to specific needs of each individual to reduce the flooding shocks such as stigma and fear etc. Different educational and recreational activities will be implemented by the meaningful participation of children. Primarily women, boys, and girls traumatised by the flooding will be provided psychosocial support both individually and collectively at the child friendly spaces. At later stage men will also receive PSS sessions at community organizations level. Output C 3.3 Protection: Improved access to GBV referral services for flood affected women/girls and children # of 200 households (1400 individuals) will be provided access to GBV referral services and an effective referral pathway mechanism will be established both districts for the people at risk of gender base violence and harassment.