SHF – area based – 2023- Wadi Halfa

The integrated protection project addressed the life-saving urgent and immediate protection needs of vulnerable individuals especially children and women among newly IDPs. Through an integrated community-based and participatory approaches, the project focused on specialized protection services and improves individuals’ safety, security and dignity. All proposed interventions were gender and conflict sensitive analyzed, ensuring that CP, GBV and GP risks mitigation was well considered in the project design and execution. The project carried out extensive consultations with local authorities, community leaders and line ministries as an entry point for smooth project implementation. The Northern State was one of the states which was not familiar with the humanitarian aspects and programming. This protection operations were implemented in a society that did not recognize protection and particularly GBV as a critical issue. Through the project ,initial resistance transitioned into increased awareness on women rights and GBV issues, contributing to social cohesion and transformation. Information Education and communication materials (IEC) messages was developed to meet the needs and capabilities of different categories within the targeted communities. In addition to that NADA will use different methodologies within the campaigns such as narrative theater, silent theater which address needs of persons with disabilities (PWDs).