Yemen Joint Response 4

 WASH: The first phase will provide emergency WASH interventions that aim to address the urgent gaps in WASH related services, and rehabilitation for water and sanitation facilities in the area, combined with comprehensive package of hygiene promotion activities. And for the next phases,- if the situation allows,-SC will move to sustainable water systems rehabilitation activities on cost recovery basis associated with interventions that aim to improve the water governance mechanisms at community level including the mainstreaming of DRR issues. In the next phase, SC also intends to pilot LCS (labour contracting Society) approach for community water projects to engage more livelihood options for the poor community society which will ultimately help them to be graduated from the poverty with huge skills development. This shift in the next phases will be combined with high centre of attention to strengthening the capacity of local actors to take lead in implementation, including initiation of community led total sanitation (CLTS).  FSL: The FSL interventions proposed for this program is will be implemented in Sadaa governorate. During the first phase, SC will continue address the immediate food security needs through provision of monthly unconditional cash transfer that covers 80% of dietary needs of the targeted HHs for 6 months. If the situation allows, - SC will gradually move to longer term livelihood restoration and resilience building, including saving and lending scheme, nutrition sensitive farming, cash for work and other initiatives. The implementation of all early recovery and resilience phases will be driven by local actors who will be well capacitated throughout the program implementation.