Needs Assessment Displacement Movement in Governorate

Needs Assessment Displacement Movement in Introduction

Taiz Governorate is one of the 22 governorates of and it is located in the south west of Yemen. It has an area of 10,677 km2 and a population that reached over 3 million with a density of 230/km2. Taiz city is the governorate's capital, the third largest city in Yemen. Taiz Governorate is divided administratively into 23 districts. Since the fighting broke out in Yemen, Taiz has been one of the most affected governorates with a very high density of IDPs. The conflict which reached the governorate in April,2015 exposed civilians to risk and resulted into massive internal displacement. The first displacement was in April 2015 when fierce fighting broke out inside Taiz city and the adjacent districts: Saber Almawdem and Mashra'a wa Hadnan. Then the conflict has increased rapidly and expanded to new districts including Almesrakh, Haifan, , Samea, Alselw, and Meqbana which witnessed high displacement movement to the nearby safe areas and adjacent districts like Ashamayatain, Almawest, Mawiyah and Sharab. Around 60% of the IDPs fled their villages living with their relatives and/or friends increasing the burden on the hosting community. About 70% of the IDPs settled with hosting communities and 30% at public institutions and in open areas. Recently the escalation of the conflict has increased and reached the coastal districts of Taiz governorate namely, Almukha, Dhubab and Moza'a that are near the . The majority of people living there have been affected by the current conflict and fled to the interior areas as well as the adjacent districts to find a safer place. Furthermore, the most recent displacement was from Tobaishea, a rural area at Gabal Habashi District, where two thirds of the population displaced as a result of the conflict to the adjacent districts Okaka, at Saber Almawdem District and Wadi aldahi at Almothafr District. On the other hand, it has been reported that some of the displaced have returned recently to their home districts where the conflict was over and the security situation started to improve. This assessment intends to shed light on the displacement movement in the various districts of Taiz governorate, providing data base of the displacement movement within the governorate that could be used as a foundation for any future intervention by the national and international organizations concerned. The assessment covers the majority of the governorate districts that witnessed displacement movement either into or out of the district excluding the districts that didn’t witnessed huge displacement or wasn’t the destination of IDPs from other affected districts. The assessment provides updated statistics of IDPs until the date of writing the assessment on March 13,2017. Methodologies The main instrument used for data collection in this assessment is the field visits to the hosting districts and holding direct interviews and discussions with the affected community members including key leaders, family heads and other family members. In addition, the assessment depended on the statistics collected by the delegates of Bena Charity in the targeted districts as well as the reporters.

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Objectives

The overall aim of this assessment is to provide data base of the displacement movement within Taiz governorate as well as to get a situational overview on the urgent needs of the displaced in the different districts of the governorate . More specifically, the assessment attempts to achieve the following objectives:  To identify the IDPs urgent needs of food and water.  To determine needs of the IDPs in terms of sanitation, shelter and health care.  To assert the need for urgent humanitarian aids in this regard .

Statistics of IDPs

The following tables show the statistics of IDPs in each district.

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Statistics of the IDPs in Saber Almawdem District

No War area Hosting Hosting District Hosting Area No. of Returnees Governorate families 1 Saber Almawdem Taiz Saber Almawdem Distric center 130 - 2 Saber Almawdem Taiz Saber Almawdem Distric center 80 - 3 Saber Almawdem Taiz Saber Almawdem Distric center 75 - 4 Saber Almawdem Taiz Saber Almawdem Distric center 60 - 5 Saber Almawdem Taiz Saber Almawdem Distric center 70 - 6 Saber Almawdem Taiz Saber Almawdem Distric center 90 - 7 Saber Almawdem Taiz Saber Almawdem Distric center 40 - 8 Saber Almawdem Taiz Saber Almawdem Distric center 95 - 9 Saber Almawdem Taiz Saber Almawdem Distric center 120 - 10 Saber Almawdem Taiz Saber Almawdem Distric center 75 - Total 835

Statistics of the IDPs in Mawiya District

No War area Hosting Hosting District Hosting Area No. of Returnees Governorate families 1 Dalea Taiz Mawiya District center 18 - 2 Sana'a Taiz Mawiya Qarm 29 - 3 Taiz Taiz Mawiya Baher 75 - 4 Baida Taiz Mawiya Alqudha 10 - 5 Demt Taiz Mawiya Hanka 48 - 6 Baida Taiz Mawiya Aslgwr 26 - 7 Taiz Taiz Mawiya Asawda 70 - 8 Taiz Taiz Mawiya Alsweeda 148 - 9 Taiz Taiz Mawiya Alshamra 80 - Total 504

Statistics of the IDPs in Gabal Habashi District

No War area Hosting Hosting District Hosting Area No. of Returnees Governorate families 1 Twbisha'a Taiz Almothafer WadiAldhi 287 - 2 Makare Taiz Okaka Saber Muadem 30 - 3 Waher Taiz Almothafer WadiAldhi 23 - 4 Dema Taiz Okaka Saber Muadem 20 - Total 360

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Statistics of the IDPs in Samae District No War area Hosting Hosting District Hosting Area No. of Returnees Governorate families 1 Taiz Taiz Same Sharea 21 - 2 Sana'a Taiz Same Sharea 17 - 3 Dhamar Taiz Same Sharea 3 - 4 Sada Taiz Same Sharea 3 - 5 Baida Taiz Same Sharea 1 - 6 Abyan Taiz Same Sharea 1 - 7 Adem Taiz Same Sharea 3 - 8 Taiz Taiz Same Algabel 8 - 9 Sana'a Taiz Same Sarbeet 14 - 10 Hodida Taiz Same Sarbeet 8 - 11 Taiz Taiz Same Sarbeet 9 - 12 Sana'a Taiz Same Sarbeet 8 - 13 Taiz Taiz Same Alqhadhra 45 - 14 Sana'a Taiz Same Mawra 32 - 15 Taiz Taiz Same Mawra 25 - 16 Sana'a Taiz Same Sharea 19 - 17 Taiz Taiz Same Sharea 25 - 18 Taiz Same Sharea 10 - 19 Abyan Taiz Same Sharea 3 - 20 Taiz Taiz Same Sharea 5 - 21 Aden Taiz Same Algabel 4 - 22 Taiz Taiz Same Sarbeet 7 - 23 Sana'a Taiz Same Sarbeet 5 - 24 Taiz Taiz Same Bani Ahmed 15 - Total 291

Statistics of the IDPs in Mashra'a wa Hadnan District

No War area Hosting Hosting District Hosting Area No. of Returnees Governorate families 1 Dhicnkub Taiz Suber Mudem Adwd 70 70 2 Hadnan Taiz Almothafer Almothafer 39 39 3 Almaheern Taiz Mashra Mashra 73 73 4 Mashra'a Sana'a Maeen Maeen 11 - Total 193 182

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Statistics of the IDPs in Atta'iziyah District

Hosting No. of No War area Hosting District Hosting Area Returnees Governorate families 1 Al qahirah Taiz Atta'iziyah Gabel Rami 54 - 2 Salh Taiz Atta'iziyah WadiQuba 31 - 3 Salh Taiz Atta'iziyah Mashr 18 - 4 Salh Taiz Atta'iziyah Albtra 124 - 5 Al qahirah Taiz Atta'iziyah Albtra 33 - 6 Al qahirah Taiz Atta'iziyah WadiQuba 331 - 7 Al qahirah Taiz Atta'iziyah AlkihafAlsifli 70 - 8 Salh Taiz Atta'iziyah AlkihafAlsifli 17 - 9 Salh Taiz Atta'iziyah HabilDabaan 15 - 10 Salh Taiz Atta'iziyah Alnafisa 15 - 11 Al qahirah Taiz Atta'iziyah Alnafisa 31 - 12 Al qahirah Taiz Atta'iziyah Alhuban 11 - 13 Al qahirah Taiz Atta'iziyah Almashasif 103 - 14 Salh Taiz Atta'iziyah Almashasif 21 - 15 Salh Taiz Atta'iziyah Alhuban 31 - 16 Al qahirah Taiz Atta'iziyah Alfurkan 39 - 17 Salh Taiz Atta'iziyah Alwaal 64 - 18 Al qahirah Taiz Atta'iziyah Alwaal 12 - 19 Salh Taiz Atta'iziyah Alhuban 27 - 20 Salh Taiz Atta'iziyah Alnagdin 48 - 21 Al qahirah Taiz Atta'iziyah Alnagdin 40 - 22 Al qahirah Taiz Atta'iziyah Kraeet 22 - 23 Al mudhafr Taiz Atta'iziyah Kraeet 13 - 24 Al mudhafr Taiz Atta'iziyah Almslaka 6 - Total 1170

Statistics of the IDPs in Almukha district

Hosting No. of No War area Hosting District Hosting Area Returnees Governorate families Alguma 1 Almukha Taiz Almukha 250 - (Alnogiba) Alguma 2 Almukha Taiz Almukha 150 - (Almamera) Alguma 3 Almukha Taiz Almukha 370 - (Algoma) Al-zahari 4 Almukha Taiz Almukha 130 - (Alkdiha) Al-zahari 5 Almukha Taiz Almukha 85 - (Almshker) 6 Almukha Taiz Almukha Al-zahari (Tanh) 65 - Al-zahari 7 Almukha Taiz Almukha 44 - (Alshadilia) Al-mashaleeha 8 Almukha Taiz Almukha 100 - (Alkrafi) Al-mashaleeha 9 Almukha Taiz Almukha 56 - (Althobani)

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Statistics of the IDPs in Ashamayatain District

Hosting No. of No War area Hosting District Hosting Area Returnees Governorate families 1 Taiz + lahg Taiz Ashamayatain Atorba 511 - 2 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Alkaisha 796 - 3 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Adem 337 - 4 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Almokwma 672 - 5 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Zakria 127 - 6 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Sbran 79 - 7 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Alrgaia 211 - 8 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Mdageh 151 - 9 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Aziazz 411 - 10 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain shrgeb 142 - 11 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Beni Ghazi 119 - 12 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Beni Ghazi 161 - 13 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Beni Mohmmad 95 - 14 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Beni Omar 121 - 15 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Doba'a Dakhel 82 - 16 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Doba'a Khareg 132 - 17 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Asadeh 271 - 18 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Safia 62 - 19 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Torda 632 - 20 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Dhobhan 117 - 21 Taiz Taiz Ashamayatain Rabesi 32 - Total 5183

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Statistics of the IDPs in Almodhafr District

Hosting No. of No War area District hosting Hosting Area Returnees Governorate families 1 Alghmalia Taiz Almodhafr Alnfet 29 - 2 Almaroor Taiz Almodhafr Alquba 11 11 3 Aldahi Taiz Almodhafr Aldhrba 16 - 4 Albearara Taiz Almodhafr Aldhrba 37 - 5 Alhudh Taiz Almodhafr Alesan 23 - 6 Bir Basha Taiz Almodhafr Aldhrba 22 19 7 Osifra Taiz Almodhafr Althrer Alasfel 17 - 8 Alhaseb Taiz Almodhafr Aldhrba 27 - 9 Gabal garah Taiz Almodhafr Aldhrba 11 8 10 Admina Taiz Almodhafr Gmal street 61 - 11 Klaba Taiz Almodhafr Alquba 29 - 12 Almukha Taiz Almodhafr Aldhrba 5 - 13 Alselw Taiz Almodhafr Aloginat 29 - 14 Algahmalia Taiz Almodhafr Alquba 16 - 15 Old Airpot Taiz Almodhafr 26 Street 38 32 16 Aldfa'a Algwe Taiz Almodhafr Almadena Alkdema 24 - 17 Alhudan Taiz Almodhafr Aldhraba 9 - 18 Sana'a Taiz Almodhafr Aldhraba 7 - 19 Alkanb Taiz Almodhafr Aldhraba uolia 22 - 20 Aldomina Taiz Almodhafr Gamal street 26 - 21 Alznoog Taiz Almodhafr Alehsan 13 - 22 Makbana Taiz Almodhafr Aldhraba 07 - 23 Alrowdha Taiz Almodhafr Almaror 47 38 24 Algmohree Taiz Almodhafr Gmal street 36 - Total 581 108

Statistics of the IDPs in Alselw District

Hosting No. of No War area Hosting District Hosting Area Returnees Governorate families 1 Alsabar Taiz Alselw Aldha'a 70 - 2 Almakatira (lahj) Taiz Alselw Aqbasha 40 - 3 Almathnai Taiz Alselw Alhariba 25 - 4 Alsabah Taiz Alselw Alhariba 120 - 5 Bit Alqadhi Taiz Alselw Aldhia'a 25 - 6 Alhood Taiz Alselw Almabaran 70 - 7 Alshraf Taiz Alselw Alhimar 80 - 8 Alkabila Taiz Alselw Alshalahef 20 - 9 Hamda Taiz Alselw Almasnaia 20 - Total 470

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Statistics of the IDPs in Almawset District

Hosting No. of No War area Hosting District Hosting Area Returnees Governorate families 1 Taiz Taiz Almawset 320 - 2 Sana'a Taiz Almawset Qadas 195 - 3 Aden Taiz Almawset Qadas 80 - 4 Taiz Taiz Almawset Bani Yousef 270 - 5 Sana'a Taiz Almawset Bani Yousef 130 - 6 Alhudida Taiz Almawset Bani Yousef 20 - 7 Sada Taiz Almawset Bani Yousef 8 - 8 Taiz Taiz Almawset Bani Hamad 95 - 9 Sana'a Taiz Almawset Bani Hamad 45 - 10 Aden Taiz Almawset Bani Hamad 10 - 11 Alhudida Taiz Almawset Bani Hamad 7 - 12 Taiz Taiz Almawset Bani Abass 4 - 13 Alhudida Taiz Almawset Bani Abass 1 - 14 Hadramout Taiz Almawset Bani Abass 1 - Total 1186 -

Statistics of the IDPs in

Hosting No. of No War area Hosting District Hosting Area Returnees Governorate families Taiz Almandab, Almandab, 1 Dhubab Aden Mawza'a, Aden, Mawza'a, Aden, 980 - Hodida Hodeidah, Taiz Hodeidah, Taiz Taiz Mawza'a, Hodeidah, Mawza'a, Hodeidah, 2 Wahijah 417 373 Hodida Alkhaboob Alkhaboob Taiz Mawza'a, Hodeidah, Mawza'a, Hodeidah, 3 Alkadaha 487 265 Hodida Alkhaboob, Aljaheli Alkhaboob, Aljaheli Mawza'a, Taiz, Mawza'a, Taiz, 4 Aljadeed Taiz 280 190 Alkhaboob, Aljaheli Alkhaboob, Aljaheli 5 Aldoosh Taiz Mawaza'a Mawaza'a 230 - 6 Alhareekiah Taiz Alkhaboob, Almanda Alkhaboob, Almanda 188 - 7 Almandab Taiz Almandab Almandab 740 - Total 3322 828

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Statistics of the IDPs from Alwazzeia District

Hosting No. of Returne No War area Hosting District Hosting Area Governorate families es 1 Alqadaha Taiz Almisrakh Almisrakh 272 2 Alqadaha Taiz Alma'afer Alqalaeba 40 3 Alqadaha Taiz Alma'afer Albiraen 50 4 Alwazzeia Taiz Alma'afer Alqadera 42 5 Alwazzeia Taiz Alma'afer Alnaqea 30 6 Alqadaha Taiz Gabal Habashi Alshag 50 7 Alqadaha Taiz Gabal Habashi Alafira 75 8 Alqadaha Taiz Gabal Habashi Alrahba 111 9 Alqadaha Taiz Maqbana Shiba 100 10 Alqadaha - Alwazzeia Taiz Alma'afer Alnashama 120 11 Alqadaha Taiz Alma'afer Almaleka 100 12 Alqadaha - Alwazzeia Taiz Alma'afer Almashawela 235 13 Alqadaha - Alwazzeia Taiz Ashamayatain Safa'a 70 14 Alqadaha - Alwazzeia Taiz Ashamayatain Dob'a Dakhel 40 15 Alwazzeia Taiz Ashamayatain Almrkez 91 16 Alqadaha - Alwazzeia Taiz Alma'afer Brkani 40 17 Alwazzeia Taiz Ashamayatain Samsra 11 18 Alqadaha Taiz Alma'afer Sena 25 19 Alqadaha Taiz Alma'afer Kadhya 20 20 Alqadaha - Alwazzeia Taiz Ashamayatain Dob'a Khareg 14 21 Alqadaha Taiz Alma'afer Khraba 15 22 Alqadaha Taiz Alma'afer A'arod 35 23 Alwazzeia Taiz Ashamayatain Bain Mohammed 108 24 Alwazzeia Taiz Ashamayatain Bain Omer 75 25 Alwazzeia Taiz Ashamayatain Bandh 26 26 Alwazzeia Taiz Almodhafar Alomdhfar 52 27 Alwazzeia Taiz Ashamayatain Ghil Bani wazir 27 28 Alwazzeia Taiz Ashamayatain Almasora 54 29 Alwazzeia Taiz Ashamayatain Bani Shiba 60 Total 1928

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Statistics of the IDPs in Alqahera district

Hosting No. of Return No War area Hosting District Hosting Area Governorate families ees 1 Thobat Taiz Alqahera Algmohri 16 - 2 Alaskari Taiz Alqahera 26 street 37 - 3 Salha Taiz Alqahera Alrowdha 51 - 4 Amar Bean Yasser Taiz Alqahera Altahrrir 172 - 5 Alhodh Taiz Alqahera Altahrrir 15 - 6 Aldefa'a Taiz Alqahera Aldhbwa 48 - 7 Algomla Taiz Alqahera Altahrrir 168 - 8 Aldhbab Taiz Alqahera Alsheb 19 - Total 526

Statistics of the IDPs in Demnat Khader district

Hosting No. of Return No War area Hosting District Hosting Area Governorate families ees 1 Alselw Taiz Demnat Khader Demnat Khader 194 - 2 Saber Almawdem Taiz Demnat Khader Demnat Khader 28 - 3 Alqahera Taiz Demnat Khader Demnat Khader 74 - 4 Salah Taiz Demnat Khader Demnat Khader 202 - 5 Alwazzeia Taiz Demnat Khader Demnat Khader 5 - 6 Hifan Taiz Demnat Khader Demnat Khader 1 - 7 Almukha Taiz Demnat Khader Demnat Khader 1 - 8 Albarh Taiz Demnat Khader Demnat Khader 5 - 9 Almisrakh Taiz Demnat Khader Demnat Khader 4

10 Almodhafr Taiz Demnat Khader Demnat Khader 14 528 Total

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Findings of the assessment 1. Findings related to the movement and locations of IDPs the main findings of this assessment are as follows: 1. The relatively safe districts in the governorate namely, Ashamayatain, Almawest, Mawiyah, Attaezzia, Samae and Dimnat Khadir were the destination of most IDPs from the affected districts . 2. Ashamayatayn hosted the largest percentage of IDPs coming from Taiz city with a total of 5181 families. 3. Atta'iziyah hosted 1170 displaced families from Taiz city three districts : Alqahera, Almodhafer and Salh. 4. 540 families displaced to Mawiya from Taiz and other governorates: Sana'a, Biada, Abyan, Dhamar, Dhale 5. Samae District hosted 291 families displaced from Taiz and other governorates: Sana'a, Biada, Abyan, Dhamar, Dhale 6. The highest rate of displacement was from coastal districts of Taiz governorate, Almukha, Dhubab and Mozaa where the majority of the population fled to relatively safer neighboring areas. 7. The majority of IDPs in the three coastal areas have experienced multiple displacements prior to their arrival at the current location. 8. Most of the displaced people in Almawest, Alselw, Saber Almawdem and Samae live with their relatives and/or friends adding pressure on the host community. 9. Two thirds of the population of Tobaishea displaced to the nearby safe villages at Gabal Habashi district as well as the adjacent districts: Gabal Saber district and Almothafr district . 10. The process of displacement is still continuous from Tobaishea, Gabel Habashi District and some families are still trapped inside. 11. Nearly around 12% of the population of the three districts of Taiz city (Almodhafr, Alqahera & Salh) displaced to Governorate and settled there. 12. From 15% to 20% of the total IDPs have returned to the areas where the conflict was over and the security situation started to improve. Such districts includes Almodhafr and Mashra'a wa Hadnan.

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Findings related to the needs of IDPs

Based on the assessment of IDPs' needs in the targeted districts, the following sectors should be given the priority and need rapid intervention : 1. Food security The assessment shows that 80% of IDPs who settle in public institutions and open space or unfinished buildings and 60% of IDPs who live with hosting communities lack access to food security. The top problems associated with access to food among IDPs were: 1. The increase in the price of food items (the rise rate is between 60% - 100%) 2. The high rate of poverty since a big number of IDPs lost their jobs or source of income due the displacement. 2. Water and sanitation About 88% of IDPs who settled in public institutions and in open space or unfinished buildings and 57% of IDPs who live with hosting community lack access to water and basic sanitation. The top three problems with potable water reported among IDPs and hosting communities were :

1. In rural districts like Almawest, Samea and Alselw water is too expensive to obtain since there is no water supply network or public wells. 2. In some districts public wells are the only source to obtain water but they are too far or difficult to access. Arrivals of new IDPs puts high pressure on the water resources. The IDPs in these locations need to walk for at least 2.50 km to get water 3. The available water is not safe for drinking or cooking . With respect to sanitation, IDPs in public institutions lack latrines and washing facilities. The problems with access to sanitation faced by IDPs and host communities in identified IDP locations were reported as: quantity of toilets i.e. 1 per 20 individuals, lack of waste management / disposal . In some districts IDPs are resorting to ‘open defecation’. Women are waiting until late evenings to be able to use the open spaces for defecation, putting women and girls at risk at night.

3. Shelter The top three shelter problems faced by IDPs in targeted districts included: overcrowding (1room per family ), inability to afford shelter materials (blankets, mattresses, and cooking gas were too expensive) The necessary three shelter needs of IDPs in identified locations were: temporary shelter solutions such as family tent, shelter materials , and rental subsidies .

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4. Health care As a result of lack of health care specially for pregnant and children, malnutrition, diarrheal diseases and malaria were reported in several IDP locations as the most commonly suffered illnesses among IDPs. In the same locations, the two types of health facilities that currently exist were reported as: private clinics and hospital, but they were too expensive to access.

5. Electricity The assessment shows that 96% of IDPs who settled in public institutions and open space or unfinished buildings and 75% of IDPs who live with hosting communities lack access to electricity. The only practical and possible solution to access electricity in the opinion of the interviewed IDPs was via installation of solar power panels. It is worth mentioning in this regard that some local organizations have intervened in some districts like Ashamayatain and provided IDPs' centers there with some solar power panels but they were restricted to some locations and insufficient to meet the increases need of IDPs.

6. School bags The assessment shows that a big number of IDPs who are at school age cannot access to school because their families can't afford school requirements .

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IDPs' sheter

6% 11% Hosting community

Public institution 22% 61% unfinished buildings

Rented property

14 Needs of IDPs according to the type of shelter

100%

90%

80%

70%

60% Hosting community 50% Public institutions 40% Open space

30% Rented property

20%

10%

0% Food water & sanitation electricity shelter materials Health care

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General recommendations

Based on the dire needs of the IDPs identified by the assessment, we highly recommend the following:

‐Food security interventions are highly recommended along with livelihood opportunities to all IDPs. The priority should be given to the recently-displaced families from Almukha, Dubab and Muza'a and those who live in public institutions and unfinished houses in Ashamayatain, Mawiyah, Attaezzia, and Almodhafr.

-Provision of water for drinking and domestic use through water trucking or other possible options to IDPs in public institutions and unfinished houses.

- Provision of shelter materials (blankets, mattresses, and cooking gas ) to the recently-displaced families and IDPs in public institutions and unfinished houses.

- Provision of solar power panels to IDPs in public institutions and unfinished houses.

‐Latrine construction for IDPs in open places and rehabilitation of the available facilities in schools and other public buildings.

- Coordination of integrated interventions for IDPs and affected host communities in Almukha, Mawza and Dhubab especially for IDPs living in the open spaces.

- Support health centers for provision health and nutrition services.

- IDPs in public institutions, open space and unfinished houses need to be collected in special centers.

- Provision of school bags to IDPs who are at school age.

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