Addressing malnutration in Hajjah and Al-Hudaydah Governorates through WASH interventions. Through this project ZOA proposes to address the humanitarian crisis by ensuring adequate access to WASH for the most vulnerable people in 3 districts in Hajjah and Hudaydah governorates.The overall goal is to mitigate WASH risks for vulnerable, WASH and food insecure IDPs and host populations. The Governorates and districts are selected based on their IPC 4 status. In coordination with Marije Broekhuijsen and Riyadh Abdullah (WASH cluster) and the FSAC cluster, it was decided to select Ash Shagaderah and Aflah Al-Yaman districts in Hajjah, and Al-Hajjaylah district in Al-Hudaydah governorate. It was agreed that these districts will be targeted, because they are high priority in terms of WASH needs, with less implementing partners.
It is expected that the imminent offensive by the coalition in the south of Al-Hudaydah will increase IDP numbers significantly. For most vulnerable HHs, rehabilitation of water schemes and hygiene and sanitation services will be provided, both at community- and HH level. 
In the inception period, all permissions from the local authorities will be arranged and detailed assessments done to select the villages and beneficiaries on the basis of number of IDPs and on high numbers of HHs with Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) under-five child(ren) (U5) with SAM/MAM, and/or HHs participating in a CMAM program.
ZOA anticipates that the project will target a total minimum of 7.320 HHs = 51.240 individuals, avoiding double count as much as possible. The activities will be implemented directly by ZOA in close collaboration with our local partners: Social Development for Hudaydah Girls Foundation (HGF) in Hudaydah and Enmaa Foundation in Hajjah.
The cross-cutting and multi-dimensional nature of water and food shortages entails the need for promotion of a holistic and integrated approach that addresses the treatment and underlying causes concurrently. In all interventions ZOA will pursue coordination with the clusters and other actors in the field like WHO and Islamic Relief. This intervention aims to tackle these issues in the WASH sector with the following intended outputs and activities:

WASH Output 1.1: Improved access to clean water and sanitation as to reduce excess morbidity and mortality for 49,000 beneficiaries 
- Constructing and/or rehabilitation of 14 water schemes/systems at community level, 14 x 500 HHs x 7 = 49000 beneficiaries. 
- Distribution of 1400 HH water filters, 1400 HHs x 7 = 9.800 beneficiaries.
- Construction/rehabilitation of 16 public latrines and water storage tanks at health centers, 16 x 40 = 640 beneficiaries. 

WASH Output 1.2: Improved awareness regarding the importance of clean water and personal- and environmental hygiene for 14.000 individuals
- Health and hygiene promotion (PHAST, cholera, hand washing, personal and domestic hygiene, food handling, , water filters, malaria)
- Training and supervision of 24 community health volunteers. 24 beneficiaries.
- Distribution of 1,400 hygiene kits, 1400 HHs x 7 = 9.800 beneficiaries. 
- Distribution of 700 HH latrine packages, 700 HHs x 7 = 4900 beneficiaries.- 

WASH Output 1.3:Establishing local community structures and implementing partners for 166 individuals.
- Capacity building of local partners: 10 employees in total
- Establishing and training of 14 water management committees to organize improved access to safe water, 14 x 6 members = 84 beneficiaries
- Establishing and training of  12 sub-district committees, 12 x 6 members = 72 beneficiaries.