Provision of Life-Saving WASH assistance to mitigate the risk of water borne diseases and improvement of personal hygiene in the flood affected LGAs of Borno, Adamawa, Yobe Northeast Nigeria. The project is aimed at addressing life-saving WASH assistance to the most vulnerable people affected by the floods in the BAY States and mitigate the effects of the current cholera outbreak.
The intervention will focus on the 27 flood and cholera most affected LGAs in the BAY States. In Borno 7 LGAs (Dikwa, Jere, Kala/Balge, Maiduguri, Mobbar, Monguno and Ngala). In Adamawa, 14 LGAs (Demsa, Fufore, Girei, Lamurde, Madagali, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan, Shelleng, Song, Toungo, Yola North and Yola South). In Yobe, 6 LGAs (Damaturu, Fune, Geidam, Gujba, Gulani, Jakusko).
Over 113,521 people will be provided with sustained access to safe water through regular water point chlorination (shock chlorination and bucket chlorination) and campaign at community level. Water quality control and emergency water treatment of both clear and turbid water for 10,500 households will be emphasized in communities without communal water sources or relying on rivers and streams as their sources of water. 6,000 people will be reached through provision of hygiene supplies. 
The poor quality of water from available sources in the BAY States shows widespread faecal contamination with e-coli (WASHNORM 2021) with attendant poor hygienic practices remains a major source of concern. This poor access to clean and safe water sources increases the threat of diarrhea and transmission of cholera outbreaks that exacerbates malnutrition rates among children under the age of five. 
The objective of the project is to facilitate the provision of safe water and practice of personal hygiene through sustained chlorination of water points, safe water chain including use of clean containers for water storage, use of Aqutabs for household water treatment and soaps for personal hygiene.

The envisaged outcome is prevention of disease outbreaks such as cholera, diarrhoea and hepatitis. UNICEF through the common supply will procure water treatment chemicals (Calcium Hypochlorite 65-70% - HTH, Aluminum sulphate, PUR sachet and Aqutabs) and soaps.
These WASH supplies will be prepositioned and used to provide lifesaving WASH services in the hot spot locations affected by cholera and flood. Procured supplies will be distributed to WASH sector partners by UNICEF in line with the WASH sector's needs/gaps analysis and prioritization in response to emergency needs, at the request of the WASH sector coordinator using the sector supply pipeline procedure to access the stocks. 
This will be based on satisfactory needs assessment and justification coupled with other compounding factors such as availability of stocks, ensuring no overlapping with other responses, strategy and soundness of the planned response, as well as the sector priority.
Supply pipeline will consist of:
i. 250 drums of chlorine  and 60 bags of Aluminum sulphate will be procured locally and used for water purification and general disinfection in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe for 50,000 people.
ii. 160 cartons of Water purif. (NaDCC) 67mg tabs/BOX-16000 will be through offshore procurement and used for water household water treatment in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe for 60,000 people
iii. 375 cartons of PUR sachet (ferric sulfate and chlorine) Water Clear brand water purification powder will be procured locally and used for household water treatment in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe for 3000, people.
iv.  1000 replenishment hygiene kit will be procured locally for common pipeline supplies.
UNICEF will work together with the sector coordinator and through UNICEF Facilitators to monitor the use of the supplies.  UNICEF will ensure that storage of chlorine is secure, clean, dry, well ventilated, not exposed to direct sunlight and not too hot. WASH sector will maintain an updated common pipeline. The estimated delivery dates for these supplies is from December 2022 through January 2023.