Provide lifesaving WASH services to most vulnerable drought-affected populations in Jowhar rural areas of middle Shabelle region. ltp style="" class=""gtltspan lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtAccording to the WASH Cluster, more than 8
million people are affected by poor and deteriorating WASH conditions and
require severe and extreme humanitarian WASH assistance, which has been
exacerbated by Somalia's recurring drought and conflict. WASH is one of the two
main drivers of humanitarian needs in Somalia, highlighting WASH's growing
importance in determining the severity of humanitarian needs for both IDPs and
non-IDPs. As a result, SHEDU proposes a project to provide life-saving and
fundamental WASH services. Through the rehabilitation and/or extension of
existing water infrastructures, and the establishment of gender-balanced water
management committees to ensure service continuity, appropriate operation, and
maintenance, as well as the strengthening of women's leadership and
participation in WASH projects through capacity building. SHEDU created an
intervention to support the 2023 Somalia Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and
efforts to address the needs of the most vulnerable displaced communities
affected, by drought, with a focus on the Jowhar in the Middle Shabelle region.ltbrgt
As a result, during dry seasons, Jowhar rural villages populations rely on
water trucking for survival or truck for almost 3km to a nearby boreholes
specially those who are far away from river Shabelle. This solution is
prohibitively expensive and, in terms of long-term growth, unsustainable. The
proposed project aims to address both the immediate needs of drought-affected
households by improving access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene through rehabilitation
of strategic water facilities both benefiting both community and
health/Nutrition centres, household level hygiene promotion, and the
establishment and reinforcement of WASH management structures to ensure
sustainable WASH services for target populations.ltbrgt
SHEDU's proposed WASH activities will focus on both short-term and long-term
interventions, such as addressing the need for better hygiene practices
through promotion campaigns focusing on soap-free handwashing and menstrual
hygiene education for women and addressing the need for better hygiene
practices through promotion campaigns focusing on soap-free handwashing. In
addition, 50 flood proof latrines with handwashing facilities and lockable
doors on the inside and outside to ensure user privacy will be constructed. The
newly constructed latrines will benefit 400 individuals hence targeting per
latrine to be used by 8 persons. Organizing hygiene promotion and training
campaigns, as well as providing necessary hygiene items such as female
menstrual kits the establishment gender-balanced water management committees in
the rehabilitated /newly Constructed water assets in Jowhar rural villages is
intended to ensure service continuity, proper operation, and maintenance.ltbrgt
SHEDU will also provide emergency clean water access through water trucking in
four rural communities in Jowhar west and east thus Xayoley, Maxaa ka
rebay,Garaash,Towfiq village and Xaansholey whereby a total population of 5100 ltspan lang="EN-US"gtindividualslt/spangt 0r 850HHs will benefit that trek for long to get water and had less
humanitarian assistance.ltbrgt
Distribution of solid waste collection tools (Wheelbarrow (x1), Pickaxe (x1),
Shovel/spade (x2), Brooms (x4), and Rakes (x3) for clean-up campaigns to rural
communities and health centres for solid waste management (with special
consideration given to persons with disabilities in selecting those who will
work on their behalf).lt/spangt



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