BACKGROUND
The 2023 February earthquakes evidenced the need to review and adjust the Protection Cluster strategy, considering that the protracted crisis in northwest Syria gained an additional layer of complexity as a result of the natural disaster. After 4 months of response (February-May), we were able to understand that 49% of the after-EQ response was done through awareness raising and information dissemination, compared to 46% done through the provision of protection services. This analysis, added to already ongoing discussions around the proposals received for the different pooled funds and further emphasized the need to update and tailor the protection response to current needs on the ground, understanding the multitude of factors in existence as well as the necessity to increase the technical and operational capacity from partners.
To do that, the NWS Protection Cluster, in coordination with the AoRs and working groups undertook several steps:
1. Joint analysis of the proposals received for the 2023 SCHF and AFNS processes(February/August).
2. Strategic workshop with partners (July)
3. Review and adjustment of the strategic framework (June-August)
4. Workshop to evaluate the cash strategy (July)
5. Community Centers strategy analysis and development (August)
6. SAG strategic analysis and definition of the roadmap (June-July)
