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Titre : Access to safe water and hygiene for crisis-affected populations in Bay and Sanaag regions – Somalia

Pays /Région : Somalie

Code projet : SOM-17/3485/SA1/WASH/INGO/4704

Durée : 16/03/2017 // 16/09/2017

Présentation
Poor Gu and failed Deyr seasons in 2016 have led to a severe and deteriorating drought situation in Somalia. Deyr rains were poor across Somalia, with large areas of the country receiving less than 40 percent of usual rainfall (FSNAU, Jan 2017). As of January 2017, most parts of the country are facing serious drought conditions with large parts of the population facing severe to extreme conditions. Areas of greatest concern include southern agricultural and agropastoral areas and northeastern pastoral areas including Bay Region in South-Central and Sanaag in the north. Dry weather conditions are expected to continue to worsen across most parts of the country during the upcoming Jilaal (JanuaryMarch) with no relief expected until the Gu (April-June) rains. However, FSNAU is currently forecasting a poor Gu season in 2017, which will see conditions substantially worsen (SWALIM, Dec 2017). Water scarcity means households are required to purchase water often leading to difficult choices regarding household expenditure (water vs food or other basic needs). In addition, Bay is currently experiencing a spike in AWD/Cholera outbreak. Urgent action to provide access to water is needed to mitigate the potential loss of life in both areas. In line with the core elements of the Integrated CERFSHF Approach, the project focuses on life-saving interventions to address the immediate effects of the ongoing drought. The intervention will provide a time critical response to the ongoing drought through water trucking/voucher activities coupled with emergency repair of water points for sustainability focusing on Baidoa (Bay Region) and Badhan (Sanaag) for six months between March and September 2017. The Overall Objective of the project is to contribute to reducing morbidity and mortality caused by lack of water and WASH-related diseases in Baidoa and Badhan districs of Bay and Sanaag Regions. The project will provide access to safe water and hygiene for people in emergencies providing water vouchers and water treatment as well as hygiene promotion. It will also provide reliable and sustained access to safe water by rehabilitating strategic water points and establishing management structures in both locations

Bénéficiaires
ACTED will prioritize rural population groups for this project having identified these as the most vulnerable to the effects of the current drought in terms of food insecurity, asset depletion and loss of livelihoods. Within these groups, ACTED will work with local authorities, elders and community groups to identify the most at risk households. ACTED will ensure that activities will be implemented in nondiscriminatory and impartial ways to promote safety, dignity and integrity of the people receiving assistance. ACTED will select communities together with local authorities identifying severely drought affected communities with limited to no functioning water infrastructure at village level. These criteria will be used as a basis for discussions with Village Relief Committees to establish final selection criteria tailored to each location and context. ACTED will rehabilitate 2 strategically located boreholes. It is estimated this will benefit up to 5,000 people per region (as per WASH Cluster guidelines and dependent on yield). Boreholes to be rehabilitated will be selected in consultation with HADMA, PSAWEN, local authorities and communities in Sanaag. In Baidoa, the Audinle borehole was identified through an ACTED Wash Assessment including consultation with local stakeholders. It was selected as a destination area for rural drought displaced, exacerbating pressure on weak infrastructure. Beneficiaries of water-trucking/vouchers (3,000HHs) will also benefit from hygiene promotion and hygiene kit distribution (4,000HHs). WASH asset users will be those in proximity of the boreholes rehabilitated, usage will be managed and monitored by the Water Management Committees to be selected and trained under this project.

Porteur du projet : Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED)

Financement : Nations Unies

Contribution : 419,416.32 $

United Nations Development Group