Continued and sustainable access to life‐saving WASH services and supplies for IDPs in Cholera affected areas in Northwest Syria – Envelop 1 After eleven years of crisis during which the country has lost 42 places on the Human Development Index, most Syrians face a context of continuing humanitarian decline. The country still has the largest number of internally displaced people in the world: 6.8 million people, and the highest number of people in need since the beginning of the crisis.HNO2023.
Through the proposed action, PIN strives to provide Humanitarian assistance and to ensure continued and sustainable access to life‐saving WASH services and supplies for the most vulnerable in IDP camps/sites focusing on cholera-affected areas.
As indicated in the 2023 HNO” Critically bad sanitation conditions, poor hygiene practices and a deterioration in water quality have a direct impact on increasing public health risks, including the new rise of AWD/cholera, malnutrition and COVID-19, which have an additional impact on the livelihood and protection of households”.
“IDPs living in last resort sites are fully dependent on humanitarian assistance and those in informal sites often experience worse WASH conditions, making them particularly vulnerable”
“The dysfunctionality of water and sanitation systems is closely linked to widespread electricity shortages, among other factors”
Moreover, the lack of operational costs is the reason for the suspension of 7% of suspended water stations according to the water station database 2022 Week 47-48 (attached).
Therefore, based on WASH need assessment conducted In December 2022, PIN plans through the proposed project to ensure continued and sustainable access to life‐saving WASH services and supplies for 7588 IDPs including 190 people with disabilities in Atasay camp in Dana sub-district which has the highest number of suspected cholera cases in NWS according to Cholera Response Tracking Dashboard NWS – WHO/Health Cluster. This will be integrated with exciting PIN interventions in the camp under Education, Food Security, and CFW. 

PIN has developed a comprehensive package addressing the core needs emerging from the assessment in line with the prioritized activities articulated in the allocation paper through the following activities:
1. Water provision: including water network rehabilitation, installation of a solar power plant, and generator maintenance which will be part of the hybrid operation system at the water station, in addition to operational support (fuel) till the solar power plant is functional, chlorination, paying workers incentives, and conducting water quality and FRC testing.
2- Rehabilitation of the sanitation network through connecting the camp to the main sewage line.
3- Distribution of Hygiene Cash Voucher Assistance for IDPs with an additional top-up for PWD and aligned with hygiene promotion and Risk Communication and Community Engagement.
4- Cholera prevention through cholera Case Area Targeted Intervention to reduce the transmission of disease in affected areas in the line with the Goal of “Syria AWD/Cholera Response Plan”.
5- Supporting Solid Waste Management through Cash for Work Modality.

The proposed action will have a duration of 6 months starting by the 10th of Jan 2023. PIN is committed to all humanitarian principles, Code of Conduct, Child Protection, PSEA and other essential policies, having a robust Accountability system at place as well, ensuring a high-quality project implementation in line with all the requirements of SCHF.