Integrated WASH response to IDPs, Returnees and host communities in the high malnutrition districts in Lahij and Abyan The main objective of emergency WASH programmes is to enhancing public health and sanitation by reduce the transmission of faeco-oral diseases and exposure to disease-bearing vectors and reduce the malnutrition resulting from lack of water and sanitation through the promotion of:
 Good hygiene practices,
 The provision of safe drinking water,
 The reduction of environmental health risks,
 The conditions that allow people to live with good health, dignity, comfort and security.
The proposed WASH interventions in this project is to contribute to the WASH strategic objective 2 in the Yemen HRP most vulnerable groups receive emergency WASH assistance to reduce excess morbidity and mortality. As well proposed WASH activities are in line with WASH cluster guidance and gap analysis.
NMO aimed in this project to ensure access the most vulnerable IDPs, returnees and host communities from the high malnutrition district to safe water, basic household hygiene items, adequate sanitation facilities, and improve the key hygiene practices especially hand washing in critical times among different age and sex groups in targeted communities. The proposed interventions will be implemented to support lives of 5,000 affected households in three affected and high malnutrition districts in Lahj and Abyan governorate include Al Qabbaytah, Lawder and Rosod. According to preliminary data collection and estimation, these households include 30,000 individuals. Within the main components for Emergency WASH Programme Sanitation, Water, and Hygiene promotion the key activities to be undertaken are as follows:
- Undertaken interpersonal communication activities to insure reaching with key messages to 15,000 people within target areas.
- Rehabilitation of 9 Water Sources within the targeted areas.
- Provision of 1000 ceramic filters to vulnerable households. The distribution will be done directly in the villages to ease the process for women, girls, elderly persons and people with disabilities.
- Provision of 1500 Hygiene kits to most vulnerable households to help them 
- Provision the items to install 100 family latrines within most vulnerable and high malnutrition communities.
- Provide short-term cost assistance to support solid waste disposal within most vulnerable communities in targeted districts. The communities will be provided with training of 9 WASH committees, 
,provided with 9 solid waste management and cleaning kits (rake, shovel, wheel barrow, glove), and provided with 9 cleaning campaign.


The key strategies to be followed for effective and efficient implementation of the project include community involvement/participation at all stages of the project, provision basic supplies, create enabling environment for effective utilization for the inputs, Behavior Change Communication (BCC) activities, building the public capacities, gender and protection mainstreaming, ensuring government lead/ownership and coordination with other partners.
Beneficiary selection will be conducted through community-based registration, and will prioritize malnutrition cases, vulnerable groups, including women, children, and the elderly and disabled.