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Yemen

FSAC Vulnerability and Targeting Criteria

1. Geographic vulnerability and targeting criteria:-

  • IPC phase 4 governorates - high priority; IPC phase 3 governorates - priority (kindly note that for certain kinds of activities e.g. emergency food assistance the target is all severely food insecure populations whether in IPC phase 4 or IPC phase 3 governorates)

  • Governorates/districts with high caseload of IDPs

  • Districts with few FSAC Partners operational or present and/or districts with unmet needs/response gaps

  • Governorates/districts meeting other vulnerability criteria as identified by authorities, community, or pertinent stakeholders.

2. Household vulnerability and targeting criteria:-

  • Severely food insecure households;

  • Vulnerable IDP households (presently IDPs have some of the worst food security indicators in the country);

  • Vulnerable Host households hosting IDPs;

  • Households with children under 5 with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) or Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM);

  • Vulnerable Households with children under five years old and/or pregnant women and/or lactating women;

  • Vulnerable Female headed households;

  • Child headed households;

  • Vulnerable Households with no productive assets, or functional means of income/ reliable source of income;

  • Vulnerable Elderly headed households;

  • Vulnerable Households headed by chronically ill members;

  • Vulnerable Households headed by physically challenged heads;

  • Vulnerable marginalized communities e.g. Muhamasheen;

  • Vulnerable Households not receiving adequate assistance from other sources;

  • Households meeting other vulnerability criteria as identified by the communities