Increasing access to emergency lifesaving WASH interventions for most vulnerable flood impacted population (including men, women, boys and girls) in Belet Weyne District, Hiraan, Somalia ltpgtltspangtltspangtActionAid seeks ltbgt$499,510lt/bgt to implement an emergency lifesaving WASH intervention for a period of 8 months in vulnerable IDP and host settlements of Belet Wayne District. ActionAid International (AAI) proposes to deliver a comprehensive Emergency WASH lifesaving intervention to most vulnerable IDP settlements and most vulnerable host communities (including men, women, boys, and girls) in Beledweyne District. These interventions are based on the 2023 emergency reserve allocation for SHF lt/spangtlt/spangtltstronggtltspangtEl lt/spangtltspangtNiño lt/spangtlt/stronggtltspangtltspangtpreparedness and response plan, lt/spangtltspangtHirshabellelt/spangtltspangt Inter-agency cluster post flood assessments, increased IDPs influx Belet Weyne, ActionAid’s Women Led Emergency Programming, and are all aligned with the WASH cluster priorities. The integrated response will address urgent needs in Belet Wayne which was in May 2023 hit by flooding which displaced over 200,000 people and destroyed basic water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure increasing risks of water borne diseases and other diarrheal diseases. To fulfil this, ActionAid  will ltspangtconstruct 257 units of latrines with 37 of them being PWDs friendly provide 1,080,000 litres of portable fresh water for 30 days carry out chlorination of at least 10 wells provide extension of 1km water pipes to improve access to portable fresh water to at least 4 IDP camps rehabilitate 5 shallow wells rehabilitate 250 latrines with 37 of them being PWDs friendly support 10 days WASH campaign activities for three months train 35 WASH committee members (gender balanced) provide 1,500 households with hygiene kits, and construct four water bladders. This will contribute to lt/spangtincreased access to safe drinking water, improved sanitation facilities and basic hygiene in targeted communities. The proposed intervention will also strengthen El Nino preparedness and response given the current projections which point to potential flooding in riverine and other low-lying areas closer to River Shabelle. lt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt lt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangtltspangtThe intervention aims to assure equal access to WASH services for the elderly and those with disabilities, the protection of children, and women's and girls' dignity and privacy. Coordination will be maintained with WASH clusters at the national and state levels, in addition to ongoing coordination with lt/spangtltspangtHirshabellelt/spangtltspangtltfontgtltspangt 's general key actors. The intervention will promote gender-sensitive and responsivelt/spangt ltspangtinterventions and guarantee women's participation and empowerment.  lt/spangtlt/fontgtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangtltfontgtltspangt Further, it also lt/spangtlt/fontgtltspangtltspangtaims to improve access to clean water, contribute to the reduction of mortality and morbidity rate due to water borne diseases within the target areas, control and manage outbreaks (waterborne diseases) by training hygiene promoters in the IDP camps to promote improved hygiene practices among communities, building resilience against disease outbreaks and raise awareness to ensure the hygiene and sanitation messages create a long lasting impact to the community through participatory hygiene promotion campaigns led by women. AAIS’s WASH response will restore health for families, reduce the amount of time children, specifically girls spend collecting water and give them opportunity to attend school for better future. Also, the project intends to increase the number of clean water sources to the district coupled with provision of hygiene awareness and hygiene practices training of the targeted communities and IDPs. Completing this response will contribute to reduce the rates of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) and other water borne diseases in the district allow participatory community involvement in the program design and implementation as well as in local capacity building will support El Nino preparedness plan in the community and will contribute and water volume to the better sustainability of water sources infrastructure. Thlt/spangtlt/spangtltfontgtltspangte project will reach 22,000 lt/spangtlt/fontgtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltfontgtltspangtpeople (7,260 women, 4,180 girls, 6,820 men, and 3,740 boys) overlt/spangtlt/fontgtltspangt 8 lt/spangtltspangtltspangtmonths.lt/spangtlt/spangtltspangtlt/spangtltspangtltspangt lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtltspangtltspangt






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