CARE Emergency Response in NWS

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Need Assessment Report February 2021

1. INTRODUCTION

1: 1- Purpose With entering the tenth anniversary of the Syrian conflict, it has been shown that the camps in NWS are still creating the biggest concern in the context, especially in the winter season where they are the most affected places as thousands of people are getting affected by the harsh conditions of wind, flood, heavy rain, and fire each year. The CCCM cluster stated that 436 sites are affected by floods since 1st November 2020 with 10,612 totally destroyed tents and 15,588 partially damaged tents affecting 143,635 individuals between Idleb and Northern Aleppo. As a result of the floods, one child in a camp in Kelly was deceased due to the collapsing of the family tent. In addition, 51 fire incidents were reported between 1st October until mid-February due to the bad coping mechanism or misusing of heating materials which caused some fires in some tents. Besides, the spreading of COVID-19 infection within the camps and the increment of the confirmed cases made the situation in the camps even worse. Multiple organizations have already started the response to the flood-affected camps. CARE with its partners (Violet, Ihsan, and Shafak) have participated in the response and conducted a multi-sectoral and comprehensive need assessment to pinpoint the main pressing needs of those people affected inside the camps that were partially responded and still in need for more responses under other sectors and the camps which haven’t been responded yet. 242 camps have been assessed under the Shelter, NFI, Food, WASH sectors, in addition to assessing the situation of the COVID-19 measures, protections, and flood effects. These 242 camps are located in 56 different communities, 15 sub- districts between Idleb and Aleppo governorates as mentioned in the following tables in detail. Please note that the detailed camps list can be found at the end of this report in Annex 1. Pages:19_21

Governorate District Sub-district #Camps assessed Aghtrin 1 A’zaz Azaz 13 Aleppo Suran - Aleppo 1 Jarablus Jarablus 2 Jabel Saman Atareb 15 Ariha 1 Ariha Mhambal 1 Armanaz 10 Dana 43 Harim Kafr Takharim 1 Idleb Qourqeena 8 Bennsh 1 Idleb Idleb 2 Maaret Tamsrin 142 Jisr-Ash-Shugur Darkosh 1

1: 2- Methodology

The need assessment tool was developed by CARE which was recently updated to add more questions related to the flood impact and the situation of COVID-19 in the assessed locations. CARE program team, MEAL team, gender specialist, and the learning coordinator worked on the last revision of the questionnaire with external coordination with the CCCM cluster to add specific questions for camps. A final meeting has been held with CARE’s partners Violet, Shafak, and Ihsan program and MEAL teams to finalize the questionnaire and start conducting the assessment. The partners’ field teams collected the data of the assessment and the data was shared with CARE’s KII types emergency program team who worked on data cleaning, data analysis, and producing the report. For Representative of an IDP Group 238 this need assessment, which is designed to assess the camps affected by the flood, 59 interviewers from Other Community Leaders 22 Violet, Ihsan, and Shafak interviewed 546 KII as Local Relief Committees 16 following: 244 camp managers, 238 representatives of an IDP group, 26 local administrative councils, 16 local Local Administrative Councils 26 relief committees, and 22 other Community leaders in Camp Managers 244 the 242 camps.

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2. POPULATION AND IDPS INFORMATION

Based on the KII answers, 38,184 displaced families (approx 190,920 individuals) are living in the assessed 242 3% Displacement period camps. Out of these families, 4,766 families have settled in these camps within the last 6 months, and only 1,032 families moved to the camps recently within a month. 10% Regarding the camps located in Idleb governorate the Within a month majority of IDPs displaced from Al Ma’ara district (Ma'arrat An Nu'man, Sanjar, Khan Shaykun, Heish, Kafr Within 6 months Nobol, Tamanaah), Abul Thohur, Saraqab, Tall Ed-daman, Zarbah, Ehsem with a few numbers from other sub- 87% districts. While the camps in Aleppo governorate the More than 6 months majority of IDPs displaced from As-Safira, Al Ma'ra, Tall Refaat, and Jebel Saman.

IDPs in Idleb camps from IDPs in Aleppo camps from

Other locations Homs

Zarbah Tamanaah Tamanaah Tall Refaat Tall Ed-daman Saraqab Suran Sanjar Saraqab Saboura Madiq Castle Sanjar Khan Shaykun Ma'arrat An… Kafr Nobol Heish Jebel Saman

Hamra Haritan Ehsem Hajeb Khan Shaykun Hadher Kafr Nobol Atareb Ariha As-Safira Abul Thohur As-Saan 0 50 100 150 200 0 5 10 15

The respondents have been asked about the percentage of the vulnerable people among the IDPs who are living in these assessed camps. The overall percentages in the assessed camps were 7% of people in the camps are persons with chronic illness, 9% are pregnant women, 16% are lactating women, 1% unaccompanied or separated children, 4% are persons with disability and 3% are elderly single persons while 1% of them are widowers. However, the percentages are different from camp to camp, and from district to another, the chart below shows the percentages of the vulnerable groups in the camps in each district:

Percentage of vulnerable groups among camps in each district

25 20

15

10 5

0 Ariha Azaz Harim Idleb Jarablus Jebel Saman Jisr-Ash-Shugur

Persons with chronic illness PLW Unaccompanied/Seperated children Persons with disability Elderly single person

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3. ACCESS TO HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

The access to the camps in NWS creates a big challenge facing the humanitarian organizations who are planning to respond to the IDPs who are living in these sites. The respondents were asked about the main constraints in accessing these assessed camps. In general, 11% mentioned that the ways to the camps are difficult due to the distance or the damaged roads, 5% said that the high number of families who are living in the camp prevents the organizations to respond to all people due to the capacity, 4% mentioned that the access to the camp is difficult due to the interference in the implementation of humanitarian activities by powerful groups or persons, 1% mentioned that the camps are randomly established and some organizations can't access them due to this reason, 1% highlighted the lack of information on humanitarian aid for affected people while 79% mentioned that there are no constraints. However, since the accessibility constraints to these camps are different from one location to another, the table below shows the percentages of the KIIs’ answers regarding each constrain in the camps categorized by sub-district. Please note that the percentage has been calculated based on the number of answers and the total surveys conducted in each sub-district. As shown, all respondents in Aghtrin mentioned that there are two constraints to access the assessed camps in this sub-district which are the interference in implementation and the bad difficult roads to the camps. In Ariha, Bennsh, Mhambal, Qourqeena, and Suran, all the respondents mentioned that there are no constraints to the assessed camps. In Armanaz, 58% mentioned that there are no constraints while other respondents mentioned that there are some random camps, 15% highlighted the high number of families in the camps, 19% mentioned that lack of information and 12% said that the bad roads to the camps create some constraints. In Atareb, only 14% mentioned the constraints in the roads to the assessed camps while the rest 86% mentioned that there are no constraints. In Azaz, 6% mentioned the bad roads to the camps, 18% highlighted the high number of families, 6% said there are random camps and 76% mentioned that there are no constraints. Regarding Dana camps, 77% mentioned that there are no constraints while others mentioned various constraints including the interference in the implementation (7%), the roads to the camps (14%), the lack of information (5%), the high number of families (11%) and the random camps (11%). In Darkosh, all respondents mentioned the constraints of the road and distance to the camps. In Idleb all respondents mentioned the road constraints, 67% mentioned also the interference in the implementation, 50% the lack of information and, 17% the high number of families. In Jarablus, all respondents mentioned the random camps, 50% the lack of information, 50% the road to the camps, 25% the high number of families and 25% the interference in the implementation. In Kafr Takharim, all respondents highlighted the random camps and the road to these camps. And finally, in Maaret Tamsrin, various constraints have been mentioned, 2% the interference, 8% the road to the assessed camps, 9% the lack of information, 3% the high number of families, 1% the random camps and, 82% mentioned that there are no constraints. Interference in the implementation of Lack of information on #families in the Sub-district humanitarian activities Road to camp humanitarian aid for Random No constraints camps by powerful groups or affected people persons. Aghtrin 100 100 Ariha 100 Armanaz 12 19 15 35 58 Atareb 14 86 Azaz 6 18 6 76

Bennsh 100

Dana 7 14 5 11 11 77

Darkosh 100

Idleb 67 100 50 17

Jarablus 25 50 50 25 100 Kafr Takharim 100 100 Maaret Tamsrin 2 8 9 3 1 82 Mhambal 100 Qourqeena 100 Suran - Aleppo 100

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4. SECTORS’ FINDINGS

4: 1- Shelter

In terms of the shelter types available in the assessed sites, in 209 camps (86%) out of the assessed 242 ones contain only tents, both standard or random tents. While in the other 33 camps (14%), the IDPs are living in various shelters such as tents, makeshift rooms (cement walls with plastic sheet for the roof), unfinished or damaged buildings, collective shelter, or apartments for free. The chart below shows the type of shelter and its percentage based on the number of responses in each district:

Shelter Type per District

Jisr-Ash-Shugur

Jebel Saman

Jarablus

Idleb

Harim

Azaz Ariha

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Tents collective shelters House or apartment - free Unfinished or damaged buildings Makeshift rooms

The chart below shows the total number of tents in the camps that have been assessed against the number of tents that need replacement in each district.

209 Ariha 165 5669 Azaz 3998

16902 Harim 5967 20416 Idleb 7507 915 Jarablus 440 1717 Jebel Saman 739 250 Jisr-Ash-Shugur 75 Total number of tents Number of Tents that need replecement

Regarding the shelter status, most of the respondents (95%) mentioned that the shelter is not protective from the weather conditions, (58%) mentioned that the shelter is overcrowded, (52%) mentioned that there is not enough space between shelters, (19%) mentioned that there is not enough shelter available, (4%) mentioned that shelter is partially destroyed and only (2%) said that more or less shelter is appropriate. The majority of respondents (80%) mentioned that there is no available space for women for more privacy.

Shelter status 100 80 60 40 20 0 Appropriate shelter Shelter is partially Shelter is Shelter is not Not enough space There is not enough destroyed overcrowded protective from between shelters shelter available weather conditions

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Regarding the shelter assistance provided within the last three months, 172 camps out of the 242 assessed haven't received any assistance while the other 70 camps received various types of shelter provision as follows:

Sub-district Camp/s Sub-district Camp/s

Aghtrin Kaeir Kalbin Armanaz Al Mahata Armanaz Al Ri’aya - Al Safa - Kabtah - Tajamu' Al Madares Azaz Mukawamah - Sujjo - Wadi Marrin Atareb Al Barakat- Hozayfa - Maram (Atareb) - Um Neer Al Hayek - Al-Habat - Al Dahrouj - Maaret Tamisrin Azaz Tal Reffat - Karaj Sujo - Shuhadaa' Tal Reffat Ebd Alrahman (Kafrehmul) - Sham 1

Dana Al Beera - Al Naqier - Shahshabo Cash assistance Qourqeena Shahed

Idleb Al Kanayes Qourqeena Shahed

Jarablus Al Haraksha - Jarablus 4 (Jbel) Tents Maaret Tamisrin Karm Alzyton - Maryam Extension Abo Saqer - Ajaj - Al Aameriah (Kafrehmul) - Al Shahshabo - Al Bunian Al Kuwaite - Adaleh - Al Anaam - Al Andalus 1 - Al Andalus 2 - Al Dana Lastom Wahdakom - Al Wdhehee Anwar - Al Diaa 4 - Al Diaa 5 - Al Hasoob - Al Layth - Heating/Fuel Al Manhal - Al Nasr - Al Nour - Al Rayan - Al The - Al Maaret Tamisrin Om Al Zaytoun Maaret Fahed - Al Moho - Al Firin - Basida camp - Dar Al

Replacement Tamisrin Salam - Harbanoush 3 - Kafr tanor - Maryam - Armanaz Al Madjana Naseem Al Sjham - Ramee - Tal Hadya (AlMuhajreen) Tal Kursian - Al Amal Be Allah - Mokhtar - Al Rayan

(Haranbush) - Om Al Zaytoun - Karm Azaz Ahel AlSham Alzyton(Haranbush) - Maryam Extension Qourqeena DOF2(Kafr Aruq) - Shahed Electricity

In terms of the needs under shelter, the respondents have been asked about the first three priority needs of the people are living in the IDPs sites. As mentioned, the first need is Overall priority needs cash assistance with 523 600 responses, heating & fuel was in the second step with 382 500 responses, shelter replacement 400 with 231 responses, tents 210 300 responses, then shelter rehabilitation with 149 200 responses, and the last priority is 100 electricity & light with 69 0 responses. Cash Heating & Shelter Tents Shelter Electricity & assistance Fuel replacement rehabilitation light

Since the priority needs are different from one location to another, the chart below shows the first three needs and the prioritization in each district:

Priority needs per District

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Ariha Azaz Harim Idleb Jarablus Jebel Saman Jisr-Ash-Shugur Cash Fuel Replecement Tents Rehabilitation

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4: 2- NFI

The respondents have been asked about the challenges in accessing the NFI items which face the IDPs who are living in the 242 assessed camps. The majority of the respondents (72%) mentioned that the high price of these items and the lack of money to purchase them, (9%) mentioned that organizations have some challenges in accessing the camps to distribute NFI, (7%) mentioned that the people have some difficulties in accessing the markets, (2%) mentioned that the high number of families in the camp prevents the organizations from the NFI distribution, (1%) mentioned that there is lack of information sharing regarding the NFI distribution by the organizations while (8%) said that there are constraints in accessing the NFI items.

Access to NFI challenges

80 60

40

20 0 High prices & lack of Accessing the Access to camps #families in the Lack of information No constraints money market camps

In terms of the NFI assistance provided in the assessed 242 camps, 212 camps haven’t received assistance under NFI sector, while the rest 30 camps received multiple types of NFI assistance as shown in the table below. Note, some camps have received fuel for heating, or other kinds of assistance such as hygiene kits and food provision, however, all of these are mentioned under the relevant sectors (shelter, WASH, food, etc.)

Sub-District Camp/s Azaz Sujjo Dana Ali Bin Abi Taleb (Sarmada) - Baraem Abi Alfedaa - Khaa Homos

Cash Maaret Tamisrin Al Hayek - Al Ziawi - Al-Habat - Ebd Alrahman(Kafrehmul) Qourqeena Shahed Azaz Tareeq Al Malaab

Dana Gaith Wa Rehma2 - Shahshabo

Kafr Takharim Aljabal Alsharki NFI & kitchen set Maaret Tamisrin Al Adaleh - Al Cournesh - Al Eoa'a - Al Halbah - Al Kandosh - Al Salam - Ayadi - Ta'awon Armanaz Dweila - Al Madjana Dana TilalHalab Maaret Tamisrin Al Kamleyah - Al Nasr - Basida camp - Saraqeb

Winter kits Qourqeena Al Jabal - Almazar

The chart below shows the prioritization of the NFI needs in the assessed camps. As mentioned below, the first need of the people who are living in the assessed camps is fuel for heating and cooking, the second need for NFI kits, while the third for winter clothes, then the needs for kitchen utensils, finally the needs for stoves and shoes had the lowest priority.

NFI items needed

500

400 300 200

100

0 Fuel for heating or NFI Winter clothing Kitchen utensils Stove Shoes cookings

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4: 3- WASH

In 236 camps out of the 242 camps assessed, the respondents confirmed that the primary source of water is through water trucks, in 3 camps, the respondents said that the primary water source is piped water to the dwelling, in 2 camps, the respondents said that there is Deep, drilled well in the camps to secure water while in a camp the respondents mentioned that the people buy the water.

In 30 camps out of the 242, the respondents said Accessing accessing clean and safe water a challenge for women water is a 30 challenge for 212 while in 14 camps the respondents mentioned that women

accessing clean and safe water a challenge for men as Accessing well. The mentioned challenges of accessing water, the water is a 14 challenge for 228 distance to the water source, the lack of household men water storage capacity, the high price of water, or the Yes No available water is not enough.

The chart below shows the groups who are responsible for carrying water to their houses, it’s clear that the men aged 18-59 are the main ones responsible for this task, then the women aged 18-59 and then few percentages of the other groups as mentioned in the chart below:

Groups responsible to carry water to their houses 200

150

100

50

0

Men 18-59 years Women 18-59 years Boys 11-17 years Girls 11-17 years Boys 5-10 years Men +60 years

Out of 242 camps, the respondents in 25 camps mentioned that there are no latrines available for the people who are living in the camps while 34% mentioned that toilets are shared for 06-20 people, 35% said that it’s shared for 20-50 people, 25% mentioned that it’s shared for more than 50 people while 4% said that there is one toilet for each family.

Available toilets Toilets sharing

80

60

40

20 0 06-20 people are 20-50 people are 50+ people sharing There is one toilet No Yes sharing each toilet sharing each toilet each toilet per household

Regarding the existed toilets in the camps and their functionality, 40% of respondents mentioned that the toilets in need of minor repairs, 26% said it needs major repairs but still usable, 33% said that they’re well maintained while 1% said that the toilets are not usable at all.

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Regarding WASH services provided in the assessed camps during the last three months, 223 camps have been served by water provision, 132 camps received sanitation service, 123 camps benefitted from solid waste removal, 44 camps received hygiene kits while 12 camps haven’t received any WASH services.

WASH services provided

250 223

200 132 150 123 100 44 50 12 0 Water Sanitation Solid Waste Hygiene Nothing

The charts below show the WASH services needed in the assessed 242 camps separated into four main categories, water supply, sanitation, latrines and its sanitation needed and finally hygiene intervention needed as following :

Water supply Sanitation 100 Water pumps

Generators 80

Water treatment 60 Fuel for generators Digging wells 40 Jerry cans 20 Water 0 Water storage Solid Waste Garbage Landfills Insecticides 0 50 100 150 collection

Sanitation (latrines) Hygiene

350 Water reservoirs 300 Sewage repairs 250 Light for latrines 200

150 Latrines 100 Sanitation 50 Separated Latrines males/females 0 Hygiene Family Women kits Baby kits Hygiene Cash 0 100 200 Hygiene kits promotion assistance

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4: 4- Food

The respondents have been asked about the challenges in accessing the food items which face the IDPs who are living in the 242 assessed camps. 491 respondents (44%) mentioned that the high price of food creates challenge facing people in accessing food, 482 respondents (44%) mentioned the lack of money to buy food, 58 respondents (5%) mentioned that the available food is not enough, 58 respondents (5%) said that there are no cooking materials, and the rest 15 (1%) varied between there is no food available or no functioning market.

Challenges in accessing food 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 No food The available No money to buy High price of The market is far No Stove No cooking available food is not food food or not materials

enough functioning

The respondents have been asked about the methods that the people follow to access the food despite all of these challenges, 50% of respondents mentioned that market owners lend them How people access food or give food on credit, 31% of Buying the food respondents mentioned that people buy 31% the food themselves, 17% of respondents Host population give it to them said that people accessing the food 50% through the distributions by NGO or Food distributions or other assistance by NGO or charity 2% charity and 2% mentioned that people Market owners lend them or give 17% accessing food as help from the others. food on credit

22% of respondents mentioned that people are purchasing food on credit to cope with the situation when there is a lack of food, 20% mentioned that people rely on less preferred and less expensive food, 19% said that people reduce the number of meals per day, 15% said that people limit the portion size at mealtime, 10% said that people borrow food or rely on help from relatives or friends, 5% mentioned that people gather wild food, 5% said that people restrict consumption of adult to feed children, 2% said that people send their children to eat with neighbors, 2% mentioned that people skip entire days without eating and, 1% mentioned that some people go begging.

Coping mechanisms if there is lack of food

Send household members to beg Skip entire days without eating Send children to eat with neighbors Restrict consumption by adults to feed children Gather wild food or harvest immature crops Borrow food, or rely on help from relatives Limit portion size at mealtimes Reduce number of meals eaten in a day Rely on less preferred and less expensive foods Purchase food on credit 0 100 200 300 400 500

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Regarding the food assistance provided within the last month, 152 camps out of the 242 assessed haven't received any assistance while the other 90 camps received various types of food provision as follows categorized by the sub- district:

Sub-District Camp/s Sub-District Camp/s Aghtrin Kaeir Kalbin Abo Defna - Sham - Al Aameriah - Saraqeb - Al Hayek - Barri - Tuqan - Ajaj - Al bayan - Diab - Ramee Armanaz Tajamu’ Al Madares - Al Safa Maaret - Sham1 - Al Audi1 - Al Khalifa - Al Nour - Al Moho - Azaz Sujo School Tamsrin Bonian - Ata Llah Al Shamali - Tajmae mughsilat fadil Jarablus Jarablus 4 (Jbel) yunis - Al Amal Be Allah - Al Omran - Al Mkdash Al Diaa 5 - Al Hhilal - Al Kazieh - Al Layth - Al Mnanhal Al Badiah - Al Etihad - Al Farja - Al Mazari' - Al - Al Tumema - Al Zaytoun - Al Dahok - Al Firin - Nahada Extension - AlAkraboon - AlKadisya - Badr Maaret Maryam - Maryam Extension - Mokhtar - Sikat Alhus - Jarjanaz - Ktyan - New Alfaqiea - Sarha - Tal Tamsrin Haranbush - Abo Defna - Sham - Al Aameriah - Fakhar - Al Bardakli - Al Bunian Al Kuwaite - Al Fan Dana Saraqeb - Al Hayek - Barri - Tuqan Alshemali - Al Imdad - Al Nawaier - Al Nour - Al

Bread Qourqeena Al Khair 2 - Al Rahhal - DOF2(Kafr Aruq) Wdhehee - Ali Bin Abi Taleb - Alwasitah - Baraem Food basket Abi Alfedaa - Khaa Homs - Kukabah - Lastom Suran - Aleppo Ekkdeh Wahdakom - Shahshabo Mukawamah - Old Bab Al salame - Yazibag - Ahel Atareb Al Kazeih(Batabo) - Hozayfa - Ahel AlSham Azaz AlSham Kafr Nobol camp - Um Neer - Al Kazeih(Batabo) - Al Bardakli - Al Bunian Al Kuwaite - Al Fan Alshemali - Atareb Al Imdad - Al Nawaier - Al Nour - Al Wdhehee - Ali Bin Hozayfa Dana Abi Taleb - Alwasitah - Baraem Abi Alfedaa - Khaa Qourqeena DOF2(Kafr Aruq) - Um Jaran Homs - Kukabah - Lastom Wahdakom - Shahshabo Armanaz Al Madjana Azaz Shuhadaa' Tal Reffat - Sujjo - Tel Reffat Maaret Al Aameriah - Saraqeb - Madjanet Al Hasnawi - Al

RTE Cash Qourqeena Al Amal Tamsrin Qqaheraa - Khan alsubul - Ajaj - Al Bayan

In terms of the needs under the food sector, the respondents have been asked about the first three priority needs of the people are living in the IDPs sites. As mentioned, the first need is cash assistance with 532 responses (34%), food baskets in the second step with 502 responses (32%), bread with 428 responses (27%), fuel for cooking with 69 responses (4%), then RTE with 46 responses (3%), and the last priority is wheat flour with 8 responses (1%).

Food Priority needs

600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Cash assistance Food baskets Bread Cooking fuel RTE basket Wheat flour

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4: 5- Health care and adaptation measures against COVID-19

The respondents have been asked if there are regular awareness sessions about COVID-19 in the assessed camps, out of the 242, 47 (19%) answered that there are no awareness sessions while the rest 195 (81%) confirmed that there are regular awareness sessions are being conducted in the camps by the NGOs working in the areas. In terms of regularity of these sessions, out of 195, 52 respondents (27%) mentioned that the sessions are being delivered on monthly basis, 92 respondents (47%) mentioned that it’s on weekly basis, 30 (15%) respondents said that the sessions have been conducted few times while the rest 21 (11%) mentioned that it have been delivered only once.

Awarness sessions Regularity of awarness sessions

11% 19% 27% 15%

81% 47%

Yes No Monthly Weekly Few times Only once

Regarding the access to the information related to COVID-19, only (12%) of respondents mentioned that people don’t have access to this information while the majority of respondents (88%) confirmed that people have access to the information. This information is delivered by reaching the NGOs, LC, Health directorate, social media, through the awareness sessions, hotlines, brochures distributed, posters that have been posted in public areas, or the channels of social media.

Information sharing Who How 1% 225 12% 17% 220

215

210 54% 27%

205 88% 200 1% Social media Awareness sessions Hotline Health directorate Brochures Posters in public areas No Yes LC Channels of Social media NGOs

55% of the respondents mentioned that there are no overcrowded places in the camps, while the others 55% mentioned the opposite since 72% of this 55% mentioned that the camps themselves are very Crowded areas crowded, 50% mentioned that the market is 120 crowded, 49% mentioned to the public areas 100 80 such as mosques, schools, etc. while 44% 60 confirmed this for WASH facilities and 4% 40 20 mentioned that the collective centers are 0 overcrowded as well. As shown in the chart on Market Camps WASH Public areas Collective the side: facilities of centers camps

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Regarding the sanitizing of these crowded areas, the majority of respondents in 216 camps (89%) confirmed that there are no sanitizing services in the camps while the rest 26 camps (11%) said that there are some sanitizing are being conducted by the NGOs such as the civil defense. In 9 camps (35%) the respondents mentioned that the sanitizing is being conducted on weekly basis, 7 camps (27%) mentioned that it’s on monthly basis, in 5 camps (19%) the sanitizing being conducted few times and in the rest 5 camps (19%) the sanitizing has been done only once.

Sanitizing services Regularity of sanitizing

11% 19% 35%

19%

89% 27%

No Yes Weekly Monthly Only once Few times

Due to prevent the infection of Corona Virus, the respondents have been asked about the commitment of people in the camps of adaptation measures against COVID-19, in 5 camps (2%) it was mentioned that all people are applying the required measures, in 131 camps (54%) the measures are being applied partially, while in 106 camps (44%) no one is applying the measures. When asking why 27% of respondents mentioned that masks and sanitizers are not available, 46% said because of the high price of the masks and sanitizers and 27% mentioned that there was no distribution of hygiene items in the camps.

Measures have been applied reasons of not applying the 2% prevention measures

250 200 150 44% 100 54% 50 0 Masks and High prices of No HK were sanitizers are not sanitizers, masks, distributed Fully None Partially available etc.

In terms of the measures that the organization applied during their activities implementation, the respondents have been asked about the methodologies of implementation that have been applied, while the responses varied between door-to-door (1%), registration /distribution points (77%), both Implementation methodology door-to-door and registration 200 /distribution points (18%), (2%) 150 mentioned that they don’t know while (2%) mentioned that there 100 is no implementation from more 50 than a year in these camps. 0 Registration / Door-to-door Both door-to- Do not know No distribution Distribution implementation door & points has been done

points recently

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In terms of the measures that the organizations are applying during the implementation of their activities in the assessed camps, 15% of the respondents mentioned that the organizations limit the targeted number of beneficiaries per day, 25% mentioned that the organizations’ staff apply the social distance during the implementation, 24% mentioned that the staff sanitizes the locations of implementation, 24% said that the staff wears masks and gloves during the implementation and 18% said that the organization delivers awareness sessions at the same time of the implementation.

Applied measures

250

200

150 100 50

0 Limiting number of Applying social distance Location sanitizing Wearing masks and Awareness sessions people targeted per day gloves

69% of the respondents confirmed that there are health facilities within the area for COVID-19, while 31% said that there is no. In terms of the isolation centers near the camps in 77 camps, the respondents said there are no isolation centers and in 4 camps they didn’t know while in 161 camps the respondents confirmed the existence of the isolation centers and they also confirmed that these centers are available but people who infected don’t prefer to stay isolated there because they need to secure their families’ needs as the head of houses.

Health facilites Isolation centers near by 2%

31% 32%

69% 66%

NO Yes Don't know No Yes

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4: 6- Protection and concerns of people

People who are living in the camps have some concerns related to the safety and security in the areas, 48% of respondents mentioned the HLP issues regarding the landowners where the camps are located and the tents have been established, 44% of respondents mentioned the concerns of losing the IDs of people during their displacement, 7% said that people have concerns about the family separation ad 1% mentioned the concerns of missing children. However, 70% of the respondents confirmed that there are no separated children, while 30% said that there are some separated children and they are living with their relatives.

Concerns of people related to safety Separated children in the camp

200

150 30%

100

50 70% 0 Missing Family Loss of personal HLP issues children separation documents No Yes

People in the assessed camps need some services and it’s not accessible for them, the two charts below show the needed services for both females and males separately with the scale of each service needed. However, the respondents mentioned some reasons for the inaccessibility of these services such as there are no health facilities or it's very far from the camp, the lack of money for transportation and treatment & medicines, no centers provide the needed services, and finally, there are no specific health facilities for disabled.

Services are needed and not accessible for females

Medical treatment for survivors of sexual violence Care mechanisms specific for older people

Medical care for persons with chronic illness Humanitarian assistance for vulnerable persons

Care mechanisms specific for children Psychosocial support

Assistance devices for persons with disabilities 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Services are needed and not accessible for males

Medical treatment for survivors of sexual violence Care mechanisms specific for older people

Medical care for persons with chronic illness

Humanitarian assistance for vulnerable persons

Care mechanisms specific for children

Psychosocial support Assistance devices for persons with disabilities

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

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4: 7- Flood effects across all sectors

The flood has affected hundreds of the IDPs sites in NWS, thousands of the tents have been damaged within the affected camps, the table below shows the total number of the tents in the 242 camps assessed against the affected ones and the tents that need replacement, external & internal insulation, and ground insulation in each subdistrict. As well as it shows the number of families who lost their NFI, food supplies, or their hygiene items due to the recent floods happened. The bar in each cell presents the percentage based on the total number of the tents in the mentioned sub-district:

Total Totally Partially #Tents need #Tents need #Tents need #Damaged #Damaged #Damaged Sub-district number distroyed damaged for internal for external for ground NFI HK Food of tents tents tents insulation insulation insulation Aghtrin 60 15 45 60 60 60 0 0 0 Ariha 14 5 9 14 14 14 5 5 5 Armanaz 1097 76 578 605 762 571 142 142 99 Atareb 1717 229 533 1655 1570 786 185 164 115 Azaz 5009 901 1514 3162 3962 3112 497 497 497 Bennsh 131 35 70 50 131 50 4 4 4 Dana 14666 3089 1833 8977 8936 4054 1681 1328 1519 Darkosh 250 0 75 75 250 0 75 75 75 Idleb 282 67 48 285 275 121 67 67 67 Jarablus 915 90 125 765 740 765 2 2 2 Kafr Takharim 72 8 20 40 72 72 8 8 8 Maaret Tamsrin 20226 4013 6995 15169 16709 8430 3525 3375 3636 Mhambal 195 60 25 50 195 150 60 60 60 Qourqeena 1367 336 292 1132 1207 711 180 165 158 Suran - Aleppo 600 0 400 15 15 400 0 0 0 The respondents have been asked if the latrines in the assessed camps have been affected by flood or no, in 132 camps (55%) the respondents mentioned that the latrines haven’t been affected by the flood while in 110 camps (45%) the respondents confirmed that the latrines have been affected while out of these 110 camps, in 8 camps (8%) the latrines became out of services, in 51 camps (46%) the latrines still functioning while in the rest 51 camps (46%) the latrines are partially functioning.

Affected latrines Affected latrines status 7% Out of services No 45% 46% Partially functioning Yes 55% 47%

Still functioning

44% of respondents mentioned that the families Families affected affected by the flood are still settling in their damaged 100% tents, and they confirmed that the total number of these families reached 4,556 in the total 242 assesses 80% camps, 54% of respondents mentioned that the 60% affected families are settling with the other families in 40% the camps and the total number of them in the 242 camps is around 3,317 families. And finally, 2% of 20% respondents mentioned that there are families left the 0% camps due to the flood, and the total number of these Responses #Families families almost 20. Still in their damaged tents With other families They left the camp

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When asking about the flood responses that have been provided by the organizations to these affected camps, the respondents in 196 camps (81%) confirmed that there was no response in the camp for the affected families, while in the rest 46 camps (19%) the respondents mentioned multiple types of responses as shown in the table below categorized by the sub-district of the assessed camps:

Sub-District Camp/s Sub-District Camp/s

Maaret Tamisrin Al Ziawi - Al-Habat Dana Al Mazraa - Saraqib Aliz - Al Atlal

Cash Al Raay - Al-Shamali - Al Dahrouj - Maaret Tamisrin Basida camp - Al Khalifa - Al Halabah - Al Ta'awon - Al Adaleh - Sikat Haranbush Eoa'a - Ghurabaa Alsham - Ayadi - Al Kandosh - Qourqeena DOF2(Kafr Aruq) Food Ta'awon - Al Adaleh - Naseem Al Sjham - Al Armanaz Al Madjana Maaret Tamsrin Diaa 3 - Tal Kursian - Al Amal BE Allah - Al

Maaret Tamsrin Om Al Zaytoun NFI Kamleyah - Karm Alzytton - Al Nasr - Al Rayan (Haranbush) - Sikat Haranbush - Al Salam - Al Dana Al Mazraa Kazieh - Al Cournesh

Ground insulatio Dana AlKadisya(Tal Alkarama) Atareb Hizayfa - Al Muhtasiboun

Tents Armanaz Dweila Qourqeena Shahed - Almazar - Al Jabal Atareb Al Kazeih(Batabo) Armanaz Al Madjana - Dweila

Al Ziawi - Al- Salam (Al Rifein) - Madajin Maaret Tamsrin Maaret Tamsrin Basida camp

Mustafa Albish - Al Thanaweya /fuel Heaters

Baby kits

Survival kits & Dana Al Beera Maaret Tamsrin Al Bayan(Shekh Bahr)

RTE

Al Salam - Al Cournesh - Al Khalifa - Al Al Rabi' - Al Khalifa - Al Halabah - Al Eoa'a - Maaret Tamsrin Halabah - Al Eoa'a - Ghurabaa Alsham - Maaret Tamsrin Ghurabaa Alsham - Ayadi - Al Kandosh - Ayadi - Al Kandosh - Ta'awon - Al Adaleh Ta'awon - Al Adaleh - Al Kazieh

Internal

/external

Insulation kitchen sets Regarding the needs of the 242 affected camps that have been assessed, the respondents have been asked about the first five priority need of the affected people, the responses have been prioritized as following, 521 respondents (19%) mentioned there is a need to cash assistance, 442 respondents (16%) mentioned that there is a need for tents, 433 respondents (16%) said that there is need for food, 422 respondents (16%) mentioned to the need of internal and external insulation for the tents, 269 respondents (10%) highlighted the need for NFI, 236 respondents (9%) mentioned the need for ground insulation even for tents and roads to the camps, 168 respondents (6%) mentioned the needs for HK, 82 respondents (3%) mentioned the need for latrines, 74 respondents (3%) mentioned that need for heaters and fuel, and finally 52 respondents (2%) said that there is need for clothes.

Priority needs

19 16 16 16 10 9 6 3 3 2

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Cash assistance Tents Food Internal/ external Insulation NFI Ground insulation HK Latrines Heaters and fuel Clothes

The table below shows the first five priority needs in the camps categorized per district:

1st priority 2nd priority 3rd priority 4th priority 5th priority

Ariha Cash assistance Tents Internal/ external Insulation Ground insulation Food

Azaz Cash assistance Tents Internal/ external Insulation NFI Food Harim Cash assistance Internal/ external Insulation Tents Food Ground insulation

Idleb Cash assistance Food Tents Internal/ external Insulation NFI

Jarablus Cash assistance Food Tents HK Ground insulation

Jebel Saman Tents Cash assistance Internal/ external Insulation Ground insulation NFI

Jisr-Ash-Shugur Cash assistance Tents Food NFI Internal/ external Insulation

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5. SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT

 Although a huge number of the organizations coordinated widely and started the response to the camps affected by the flood, out of 242 assessed camps, the figures show that 196 camps haven’t received responses under any sector yet.

 Despite of some camps haven’t been responded under any sector, in some other camps, multiple types of interventions have been done for the same people under one or multiple sectors. This shows some miscoordination in the field between the working organizations when responding to the affected people.

 In terms of shelter, 172 camps out of the total 242 camps (71%), haven’t received any kind of shelter intervention during the three past months knowing that the recent flood happened affected the shelter of people in the IDPs sites particularly. Since out of 46,601 tents existed in the assessed 242 camps 19% have totally destroyed, 27% partially damaged, 69% of tents in need of internal insulation, 75% need external insulation and 41% need ground insulation. In these camps, 4,556 families (12%) still living in their damaged tents due to the flood, 3317 families (9%) are living with their relatives due to the flood and their own tents damages. Those are for an urgent need for shelter.

 In terms of NFI, although in most of the camps assessed people have access to the NFI which is available in the nearby markets, people still can’t secure their needs due to the high price of the items and the lack of money. Due to the recent floods, 6,431 (16%) of families reported that they lost their NFI since it was the third priority need after the shelter and the food.

 Regarding WASH needs, most of the respondents clearly mentioned the high need for solid waste management, garbage collection especially after the flood recently happened. As well, the majority of people in need of water storage since it creates a big challenge against securing the water. It’s worth mentioning as well that due to the flood, 45% of the latrines in the camps have been affected where 7% of them became out of service and 47% are partially functioning. Finally, due to the flood, 5,892 (15%) families reported that their hygiene items have been damaged.

 In terms of food, the majority of respondents mentioned the high price of the food with the lack of money with people are the main challenges that prevent people from securing the food for their families. Due to the flood, 6,254 families (16%) reported some damages to their food and the majority of respondents confirmed that food is the second priority need coming directly after the shelter need.

 Regarding COVID-19, the figures show that 19% of the assessed camps haven’t received any kind of awareness sessions even once which is a huge percentage and this required an urgent intervention to do awareness-raising in these camps. Moreover, 44% of the respondents confirmed that none of the people are applying the prevention measures due to the lack of hygiene items distribution, and the high cost of sanitizers, masks, etc. Finally, in 216 camps out of 242 (89%), there are no sanitization services for the crowded places although the camps itself in need of regular sanitization due to the huge number of people living there and due to the low hygiene promotion services.

 Most of the respondents mentioned that people who have special needs, such as disabled or persons with chronic diseases don’t have access to the needed services due to the unavailability of the health care centers or due to the lack of money and the high price of treatment and medicines.

 Across all sectors, it was frequently mentioned that cash assistance is one of the most needed aids if it’s not the first need. However, since there are huge needs under multiple sectors the cash assistance considers as the best type of intervention that helps people to secure their various needs.

18 19 Feb: Camps need assessment report ANNEX 1. CAMPS LIST

Governorate District Sub-district Camps P-Code Aghtrin Kaeir Kalbin CP001675 Abo Aljolan School- AlAsyanah CP001615 Mukawamah CP000654 Azaz Transit/Reception Centre CP000364 Karaj Sujo CP001004 Old Bab Al Salame CP000005 Shuhadaa’ Tal Reffat CP001344 A'zaz Azaz Sujjo CP000008 Tareeq Al Malaab CP001358 Tel Reffat CP001342 Wadi Marrin CP001005 Yazibag CP000291 Ahel AlSham NA Sujo school NA Suran - Aleppo Ekkdeh CP000006 Al Haraksha CP000946 Jarablus Jarablus Jarablus 4 (Jbel) CP000017 Aleppo Al Barakat CP000406 Al Bashakum CP001269 Al Kazeih(Batabo) CP001061 Al Muhtasiboun CP001221 Al Oliwi(Atareb) CP001510 Maram (Atareb) CP001511 Um Neer CP001512 Jebel Saman Atareb Abo Sufyan NA Al Wadi NA Al Zaytoun NA Hasraya NA Hozayfa NA Kafr Nobol camp NA Shouthern camp NA Tal Nawaz NA Ariha Thahirieyh NA Mhambal Eudwan CP001309 Al Madjana CP001421 Al Mahata CP001226 Alkazia(Armanaz) CP001229 Basames(Armanaz) CP001672 Dweila CP001075 Armanaz Kabtah CP000743 Al Ri’aya NA Al Safa NA Idleb Harim Ein Al Beyda NA Tajamu’ Al Madares NA Abo Habba CP001402 Al Atlal CP000601 Al Bardakli CP000434 Al Bunian Al Kuwaite CP000407 Dana Al Ethad CP000758 Al Fan Alshemali CP000567 Al Faraj CP000111 Al Imdad CP000197 Al Manara CP000121

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Governorate District Sub-district Camps P-Code Al Nahada Extension CP001375 Al Naqier CP000956 Al Nawaier CP000961 Al Nour (Deir Hassan) CP000437 Al Sarout(Dana) CP000885 Al Wdhehee CP000340 Ali Bin Abi Taleb (Sarmada) CP000531 AlKadisya(Tal Alkarama) CP001598 Alreef Algharbi CP001633 AlAkraboon CP001538 Al Mazraa CP001430 Alwasitah CP000564 Badr Alhus CP000566 Baraem Al Thawra CP000304 Baskala CP001055 Gaith Wa Rehma2 CP001250 Halap labeih CP000700 Dana Ktyan CP001362 Kukabah CP001530 Lastom Wahdakom CP000438 New Alfaqiea CP001531 Idleb Harim Saraqib Aliz CP001480 Shahshabo CP001073 Tal Fakhar CP000555 TilalHalab CP001643 khaa Homs CP000660 Al Badiah CP000486 Al Faterah CP001236 Al Sheikh Ali NA Osman Bin Affan NA Al Beera NA Al Mazari’ NA Jarjanaz NA Sarha NA Kafr Takharim Aljabal Alsharki CP000964 Al Rahhal CP001422 Almazar CP001060 DOF2(Kafr Aruq) CP001284 Shahed CP001364 Qourqeena Al Khair 2 NA Al Amal NA Al Jabal NA Um Jarrann NA Bennsh Al Abrar NA Al Mahmoud CP001496 Idleb Al Kanayes CP001495 Abad CP001290 Abo Al- Harth Maaratah CP001116 Abo Shhab( Kafrehmul) CP001114 Abo Defna CP000980 Ajaj CP000979 Al Bohayrah CP001500 Al Basateen CP001489 Idleb Idleb Al Qasha CP001499 Al Aameriah( Kafrehmul) CP001128 Maaret Tamsrin Al Amal Be Allah CP001486 Al Amal2 CP001335 Al Andalus 1 CP001432 Al Andalus 2 CP001433 Al Anaam CP001490 Al Audi1 CP000981 Al Anwar (Maart Msrin) CP000691 Al Bayan(Shekh Bahr) CP001520 Al Cournesh CP001007 Al Daman CP001502

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Governorate District Sub-district Camps P-Code Al Diaa 4(Al Omran) CP000740 Al Diaa 3(Kafruma) CP001162 Al Diaa 5 CP000931 Eido Ground CP001515 Al Eoa'a CP001155 Al Fuqraa Llah CP001481 Al Ghadfa CP001567 Al Halbah CP001166 Al Hawija CP000657 Al Hayek CP001378 Al Hijra(kafryahmul) CP001132 Al Huda(Haranbush) CP000935 Al Job CP000693 Al Kamleyah CP001507 Al Kandosh CP000985 Al Kazieh CP000867 Al Khalifa CP001003 Al- Khazan CP001413 Al Layth CP001385 Al Makhzumie CP001491 Al Makbara Cp000954 Al Manhal/ CP000967 Al Nour(Zaradna Mashehad) CP001558 Al Nasr CP001387 Al- Okhuwah CP001124 Al Omareen CP000982 Al Qqaheraa CP001210 Al Raay CP001008 Al Rahma(Kafr Yahmoul) Cp000952 Al Rahman(Batenta) CP001063 Al Rahmah(Zardana) CP001431 Al Rayan (Haranbush) CP000917 Idleb Maaret Tamsrin Idleb Al Kharab(Al Rayan) CP001275 Al Sabreen CP000955 Al- Salam (Al Rifein) CP000922 Al Sirman CP001410 Al Teh CP000722 Sham1 NA Sham2 NA Tajmae mughsilat fadil yunis NA Ibin Osman NA Iskan NA Beyrikdar NA Ta'awon NA Tina wa Al Sous NA Al Hasoob NA Al Dahrouj NA Al Rabi' NA Al Salam NA Al Shamali NA Al Damen NA Al Ameri NA Al Adaleh NA Al Ghofran NA Al Kinana NA Al Mahata NA Al Hilal NA Tajam' Al Rooj NA Dar Al Salam NA Zamar NA Madjanet Al Hasnawi NA AlQasem NA Al-Talheya NA Basida camp NA Jisr-Ash-Shugur Darkosh Basmat Amal(Zarzur) CP001605

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