WASH  ES/NF  response in Moyale and Hudet  woredas  of Dawa Zone Somali region On 6th September, armed conflict broke out along the Somali/Oromia regional border, affecting current SCI areas of operation including, Moyale and Hudet Woredas, and Sitti Zone in the Somali Region, and Bale Zone in the Oromia Region. The conflict displaced thousands HHs in Oromia and Ethiopian Somali regions. According to the recent displacement matrix (DTM R7 data) and assessment and verification conducted on the ground per Government requests, it is estimated that 156,000 HHs (929,000 people) (600,000 in Oromia and 329,000 in Somali) (as of mid-November) have been displaced due to the ongoing border conflict between the Oromo and Somali ethnic groups that started in April 2017 and escalated in late September 2017. These IDPs resided in approximately 100 new IDP sites (31 sites in Somali Region) in addition to those located in host communities.
The latrine coverage is these IDP sites is poor and found to be serious WASH challenge. The statistics from the round of assessments show that 279 (88%) displacement sites reported having no toilets and those IDPS that have toiles are a poor, unhygienic or unusable condition. only one site was able to achieve a coverage of 1 toilet for 50 individuals. Only 15 (5%) sites reported having gender segregated latrines. To meet the immediate WASH amp ES/NFI needs of IDP, Save the Children will create access to sanitation facilities through construction of communal latrines to conflict affected communities at 8 IDP sites of Hudet Woreda (4- IDPs namely at: 03 Hudet, Dhedhirtu, Gallhareri, and Luchale) and 4- IDPs at Moyale Woreda (Bute, Diid Guji, El Gof and Jima) sites. To prevent open defecation in the IDP sites and ensure access to environmental health facilities, it will construct of emergency latrines with hand washing facilities. In addition, to optimize the use of WASH facilities provided and to increase hygiene awareness to improve the poor hygienic condition of the targeted communities, Save the Children will conduct hygiene promotion campaigns, cleaning Campaigns through volunteers and will distribute WASH NFI (None Food Item) in 8 IDP sites of Moyale and Hudet Woredas. 
Separate latrines will be constructed for women and men, female specific hygiene items will be included to WASH NFIs, The Items will be distributed to girls and women. volunteers will be recruited and trained to deliver specific hygiene sessions for women and children to ensure their specific hygiene needs are met. Save the Children will closely coordinate with other actors on the ground, to avoid any overlap in the proposed target areas. Currently in Somali Region there are about 13200 (HH= 22,200) (Dawa=15,000 HH Fik=200 HH, Afder=200 HH, Fanfan= 800 HH, and Liben=4000 HH) are conflict affected by households and settled in the IDPs.

In Dawa Zone there are large number of conflict displaced people are settled that counts about 90,000 individuals. This project aims to reach a total of 32,478 (M=16,888, F=15,590) individuals. Out of the 32,478 about 19500 people will be reached through sanitation facilities (latrine) and 18,000 individuals (3000 HHs (M= 9,362, F= 8,638) will benefit from ES/NFI and WASH assistance.