Provision of comprehensive emergency and life-saving WASH assistance to vulnerable IDPs and host communities in Salh and Al Qahirah districts - Taiz (Pillars 1 and 3) ltpgtltspan style="text-align: justify"gtThe current
10-month project aims, through a series of WASH activities planned and would be
implemented to be in line with the WASH cluster's objectives and strategy for
the 1st SA of YHPF 2023 under pillar 1 and 3, at providing comprehensive
emergency and lifesaving WASH assistance to vulnerable HHs of IDPs, hosts
communities, and returnees in conflict and underserved areas of Salh district
(population of 94099 with 77,385 total PIN) and Al-Qahirah (population of
137,723 with 114,713 total PIN) of Taiz city. Both districts have been
prioritized to be targeted with WASH response under YHF 2023 SA1. As the
project focuses on public WASH services, a huge number (about 128,497
individuals: 47200 in Salh and 81297 in Al Qahirah disaggregated as lt/spangtltspan style="text-align: justify"gt lt/spangtltspan style="text-align: justify"gt27309 women, 38467 girls, 26088 men, 36633
boys) in underserved areas will benefit from one or more interventions (Water,
sanitation, and hygiene) under the project.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtThe lifesaving and equitable access to safe
water for vulnerable HHs (about 126,509 individuals) of IDPs and host
communities in the said districts will be reflected through water supply andlt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt
lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtwater quality molt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtnitoring
in (83) water distribution points in IDPs sites and frontline areas in Salh
district (about 19,600 individuals will benefit from this activity) providing
(13) communal water tanks to IDPs sites in Salh district (this will serve 4175
individuals) and chlorinating and testing water quality of 23 wells that
provide water for the population to most areas of Salh and Al-Qahirah districts
(126,509 individuals benefit from this activity) maintaining chlorine
injectors of (15) wells rehabilitating the damaged water supply network in
Tha'abat areas of Salh district (about 35000 individuals will benefit from it)
and the damaged water supply network in Alrodha area of Al Qahirah district
(about 18500 individuals will benefit from it).lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="text-align: justify"gtIn relation to sanitation, about (52000)
individuals will benefit from sanitation intervention under the project, which
involves rehabilitating and replacing the damaged sewage lines in the public
street of AlGahmalia area in Salh district and connecting it to the main sewage
line (this will serve about 37000 individuals) and opening blocked manholes in
densely populated areas of Salh and Al Qahirah districts where wastewater
overflowing into streets causing  diseases and epidemics spread (about
15000 individuals will benefit from it).lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="text-align: justify"gtRegarding hygiene, the project activities
involves providing consumable and basic hygiene kits to vulnerable 3000 HHs
(1500 HHs in Salh and 1500 HHs in Al-Qahirah), including PWDs, people with
chronic diseases, and marginalized groups training (26) community volunteers
in key hygiene messages and community engagement approaches to conduct hygiene
promotion in endemic areas in Salh and Al-Qahirah districts (about 32000
individuals will be reached by hygiene promotion) and conducting cleaning
campaigns in coordination with CF in the two districts (about 128,497
individuals will benefit from this activity). What is special about the project
is that many of its activities will be implemented through CFW, including the
cleaning campaigns (420 workers, 30% are women from ALmohamasheen), opening
blocked manholes (20 workers), and chlorinating the water sources (25 workers).lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltp style="" class="MsoNormal"gtThe proposed
project has been developed in the light of the findings of a WASH needs
assessment conducted by BCFHD in the targeted districts in June 2023 and the
needs raised from the concerned offices (LWSC, CF, ExU, and MoPIC) and the
Association of Physically Handicapped.  lt/pgtltp style="" class="MsoNormal"gtBeing an active partner of WASH cluster, having
its headquarters in Taiz where Salh and Al Qahirah districts are located,
proven track record of delivering three YHF-funded WASH projects, having
experienced team and technical expertise in WASH sector, established
operational presence in the targeted districts and good relationships with
local authorities BCFHD can implement the activities under this project
successfully.lt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgt