Syria Crisis - Assistance to Help People Survive the Winter in Northern Jordan - CLWR 2013

November 2013 - The humanitarian situation in Syria has rapidly deteriorated over the past year as a result of the civil war in the country. The United Nations estimates more than 110 000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands more wounded due to the violence. Within Syria some 9.3 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance 6.5 million of whom are internally displaced. In addition over 2.2 million Syrian refugees are living in host countries in the region. Women and children are particularly vulnerable to the gravest consequences of the conflict and host countries are increasingly overstretched by the influx of people needing assistance. With DFATD’s support Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is reducing the vulnerability of 10 000 conflict-affected people in Mafraq and Irbid governorates in Northern Jordan in both refugee and host communities. The project aims to increase access to winterized shelter appropriate winter clothing and functional sanitation facilities. Project activities include: (i) distributing gas heaters gas bottles and refills to 2 000 households (10 000 people); (ii) providing culturally-appropriate winter clothes and carpets to keep out winter cold and moisture for 2 000 households (10 000 people); and (iii) facilitating basic structural upgrades for 300 households to create safer more comfortable and sanitary living conditions.

The expected immediate outcomes of this project include: (i) improved access to warm winter items for crisis-affected people; (ii) improved access to sanitary living conditions for crisis-affected people; and (iii) increased access to safe drinking water and safe disposal of sewage. The expected intermediary outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.