Provision of emergency Life-saving water, sanitation and hygiene response to most vulnerable communities effected by El Nino floods in Galkayo North . ltpgtPuntland Minority Women Development Organization proposes to scale up its WASH activities with immediate life-saving response to counter the severity of the needs of the Elnino effected Vulnerable communities, through emergency life-saving water, sanitation, and hygiene response in Galkayo North. The project target is to provide WASH services for up to 17,000 people in 10 IDPS and 2 village settlements. The proposed provision of life-saving water services will be through water trucking and construction of one strategic borehole and the installation of solar power and pumping system, a 25 cubic meter water tank, and pipe networks to the borehole in Danwadaag Minority settlement which has been proposed based on the groundwater source strategic capacity to serve a large number of people PMWDO is also planning to do up to 6000m pipeline extension for 4 IDPS to install sustainable water distribution points. This will extend the construction of water distribution networks in IDP settlements hosting Elnino-displaced people. The extension will be between the host communities and IDPs where also 6 kiosks will be constructed to assist in the provision, coordination, and distribution of water. With this proposal, PMWDO will also provide water treatment through the provision of aqua tabs and chlorination of communal water sources in AWD/Cholera hotspots available in Galkayo. In  the10 IDP settlements, PMWDO will construct 71 emergency latrines for new under-served IDP sites with response gaps and a huge influx of Elnino-displaced arriving at the settlements where 15% of facilities will be tailored to be accessible to People living with disabilities (PwDs). Mass hygiene promotion campaigns will be conducted in all the 10 IDP settlements and targeting up to 17,000 people. The campaigns will aim to sensitize the target beneficiaries on the preventive measures against water-related diseases including AWD/Cholera. The proposal furthermore plans to distribute hygiene kits which include standard MHM sets to 1200HH to those displaced as a result of the Elnino Floods including pregnant and lactating mothers as well as MAM/SAM children. During the project duration, 50 sets of sanitation tools will also be distributed to support solid waste management, and garbage collection and to support the clean-up campaigns within Galkacyo North effected sites. To directly benefit 17,000 people from 11 IDP settlements and 2 villages in Galkayo, PMWDO plans to provide the WASH services for a period of 6 months targeting the following sites: ltbrgtDanwadaag,Alla aamin 1,Allaamin 2,SYL,Ayah,Kulmiye Balliabaar, Bakool sare, Buuloagoon, Warshad galley 2, New doonyaale , Samawade1, Garsoor 1, 2.  ltbrgtSomalia is facing El Nino-induced flooding, affecting about 1.7 million people in 32 districts. Up to 41 deaths have been reported and the number of people displaced by the heavy rains and floods has nearly doubled within one week. The National Flood Emergency Committee has declared the floods a national disaster, emphasizing the urgent need for assistance to those affected by the destructive floods. In Galkacyo, Results of a rapid assessment conducted by OCHA and NGOs on 6-7 November 2023 in North Galkacyo, revealed that 30,000 households (180,000 individuals) have been displaced by the flooding. Most of the health facilities including the public hospital (MRCH), Galkayo TB center, and other six health centers were seriously affected and disrupted by the floods. In North Galkacyo, flash flood have destroyed 780 IDP shelters and around 1,500 latrines have been either destroyed or severely damaged. The risk of waterborne disease outbreaks and other health hazards is expected to increase due to contamination of water sources and prolonged exposure of people to stagnant water. IDPs are particularly vulnerable because they live in congested settlements and lack access to adequate water and sanitation. . The project will add on to the integrated emergency response.lt/pgt