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RECOVER) Third Quarterly Report April 1 – June 30, 2017 Funded by USAID/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Restorative, Essential, and Comprehensive assistance for Vulnerable populations to Enhance Resiliency (RECOVER) Third Quarterly Report April 1 – June 30, 2017 Funded by USAID/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Country Contact Headquarters Contact Program Summary: Award Number: AID- OFDA-A-16-00050 Start Date: October 1, 2016 End Date: September 30, 2017 Report Date: July 31, 2017 Total New Award: $24,291,687 Mercy Corps – North Syria Quarter 1: AID- OFDA-A-16-00050 1 ABBREVIATIONS AOG – Armed Opposition Group AIU – Access and Information Unit BCP – Border Crossing Point GoS – Government of Syria IDP – Internally Displaced Person IED – Improvised Explosive Device INGO – International Non-Governmental Organization ISIS – Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (also known as ISIL/IS) LC – Local Council M&E – Monitoring and Evaluation NFI – Non-Food Item NGO – Non-Governmental Organization OFDA – Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance PDM – Post Distribution Monitoring PSS – Psychosocial Support RuAF – Russian Air Force SDF – Syrian Defense Forces RVD - Registration, Verification, and Distribution TRC – Turkish Red Crescent YPG – People’s Protection Unit (A Kurdish armed group) Mercy Corps – North Syria Quarter 3: AID- OFDA-A-16-00050 2 I. Program Overview Until the revocation of Mercy Corps’ NGO status in Turkey, on February 21, 2017, Mercy Corps had been implementing cross border programming from Turkey to northern Syria since 2012, providing multi-sector, lifesaving and holistic assistance (NFIs, WASH, Protection, Shelter, Food Security and Livelihoods) to over 3.9 million individuals. After the revocation, management of all programs implement in Northern Syria transitioned temporarily to Kosovo, and are now permanently managed from Mercy Corps’ regional office in Amman, Jordan (for more details, see Context section below.) Through the Restorative, Essential, and Comprehensive Assistance to Vulnerable Populations to Enhance Resiliency (RECOVER) Program, Mercy Corps aims to reach an estimated 40,110 unique IDP and host community households (240,660 individuals1) in Aleppo (including Kobani), Idleb and Hama Governorates over the 12-month program. Mercy Corps believes a multi-sector approach increases efficiency of aid delivery and supports local communities, thereby enabling Mercy Corps to address the basic humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable and newly displaced families in an adaptive manner, while also enhancing the capacity of communities to cope with the stress of war and recover from loss of basic services and income. Goal: To meet immediate humanitarian needs and enhance the adaptive capacity of vulnerable Syrian communities. Objective 1: Improve access to essential hygiene and non-food item (NFI) materials for 18,550 IDP and host community households2 (111,300 individuals) affected by the conflict in Syria through distribution of in-kind commodities and vouchers in northern Syria. Objective 2: Increase access to water and sanitation facilities and improve hygiene awareness for conflict-affected households in northern Syria, targeting an estimated 20,000 households (120,000 individuals) in Aleppo (excluding Kobani), Idleb and Hama, and an estimated 10,830 households3 (64,980 individuals) in Kobani. Objective 3: Promote psychosocial well-being for conflict affected children and youth through regular facilitation of recreational activities and trainings, targeting 12,129 IDP individuals in Aleppo and Idleb governorates. Objective 4: Improve access to secure and habitable shelter for recently displaced households in northern Syria, targeting 3,160 IDP households (18,960 IDP individuals) in Aleppo and Idleb governorates. Objective 5: Enhancing food security and restoring productive agricultural livelihoods for vulnerable households in northern Syria, targeting 6,000 IDP and host community households (36,000 IDP individuals) in Aleppo and Idleb governorates. Key activities include the provision of in-kind and voucher NFI kits (e.g. new arrival, hygiene, 2-in-1 kits, etc.), distribution of tents, restoration of water and sanitation supply systems, hygiene promotion, psychosocial activities, provision of clean water, and provision of seeds and complementary assistance to restore productive agriculture. 1 Based on a family size of six. 2 Number of unique beneficiary households based on the number of beneficiaries receiving regular hygiene kits (12,250 HHs over 6 distribution rounds) in addition to beneficiaries receiving the one-off a 2-in-1 hygiene kits (6,300 HHs). 3 Includes returnees Mercy Corps – North Syria Quarter 3: AID- OFDA-A-16-00050 3 II. Context Update on Mercy Corps Revocation in Turkey4: Following the written notification from the Turkish Ministry of Interior (MOI), Bureau of Associations on February 21, 2017 informing us that our legal representation status as an NGO in Turkey was revoked, Mercy Corps continued moving forward with closing our registration and all of our Turkey offices during this quarter in order to comply with the MOI’s request. The contracts of the key team members working on HQ service contracts were extended until the end of June 2017 to finish Mercy Corps’ commitments and liquidation in Turkey, and to afford Mercy Corps adequate time to scale-up sufficient human resources in Amman, Jordan. Expatriate staff, who were based in Pristina, Kosovo during the transition phase after the revocation in February, were relocated to Amman during this quarter. Updates on program implications by geography for this quarter are as follows: Idleb and Western and Southern Rural Aleppo: Mercy Corps will continue direct implementation of WASH activities and emergency assistance (NFI and RTE) for the remainder of the modification period. Direct implementation of Protection activities will continue until the end of the grant. Direct implementation of Shelter activities will continue through July 2017 and discontinue after fulfillment of all current commitments. All Agriculture activities have concluded under this award. Northern Corridor: Due to increased political pressure and safety concerns for staff, partners and beneficiaries, Mercy Corps has initiated closeout of all program activities in the Northern Corridor of Syria (Azaz, Mare, Aghtarin and Suran Sub-districts). In coordination with the clusters and other local actors, Mercy Corps concluded handover activities to ensure continuity of services to beneficiaries in the Northern Corridor as much as possible in May 2017. Ain al Arab (Kobani and Menbij): Effective May 1, 2017, Mercy Corps North East Syria (based in Erbil, Iraq) assumed responsibility for all activities in Kobani and Menbij under a separate OFDA award. Mercy Corps will no longer operate in these areas under the RECOVER award. Mercy Corps will continue to participate in several forums in Turkey to formally coordinate assistance in North Syria. We will continue to receive and share regular communication via the cluster’s mailing lists, contribute to marketplace monitoring and physically attend meetings as possible, arranging for remote participation as needed. Security Update: Although conflict intensity across Western and Southern Aleppo rural has remained significantly low in May and June 2017, which is related to the joint agreement between the Governments of Russia (GoR), Iran, and Turkey on May 5 at the negotiations in Astana, stipulating the establishment of four ‘de-escalation’ zones in Syria, throughout April 2017, several towns and villages in western rural Aleppo were targeted by intense Government of Syria airstrikes, including Daret Azza, Atareb Haritan sub-districts. These attacks accompanied intense clashes west of Aleppo city between the GoS, its aligned forces and AOGs. GoS forces reportedly sought to advance towards Rashedeen area, western side of the city, and to advance west of the Az-Zahraa housing compound in western Aleppo city in an attempt to cut the road between Haritan Sub-District and western rural Aleppo. Therefore, Mercy Corps suspended its operations in the town of Daret Azza on 18 April 2017 for one day. Between April 19 and 24, GoS and aligned forces continued their attempts to advance towards Anadan town, Haritan Sub-District. On April 19, GoS forces launched an offensive to recapture and isolate the opposition-held pocket north of Aleppo city, including the towns of Haritan, Andan, Hayyan, Kafr Hamra and Maaret Elartiq. GoS forces’ offensive was launched near the opposition- 4 This is reflected in a modification letter submitted to OFDA on April 12 Mercy Corps – North Syria Quarter 3: AID- OFDA-A-16-00050 4 held Tamura village, three km north of Anadan town located over a strategic hill. GoS forces also attempted to advance again near the Az-Zahraa housing compound in western Aleppo city in a likely attempt to cut the road between Haritan Sub-District and western rural Aleppo. These offensives were supported by airstrikes on the majority of towns and villages in the western rural Aleppo. Therefore, Mercy Corps extended the suspension of its operations in Haritan, Anadan, and Kafr Hamra Villages during this quarter. Additionally, due to continued security issues, Mercy Corps’ activities continue to be suspended in Ekdah, Kafr Ghan, Baraghideh, Tal Hussein, Jarez, Kafrshush, Ferziyeh, Brisha and Yahmul. In addition, the suspension of operations in the towns and villages of Tal Refaat, Deir Jmal, Kafr Naya, Kafr Naseh, Sheikh Issa as well as Hayyan and Byanun villages have continued since February 1, 2016. Markets and living conditions: All over Mercy
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