Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) Response to most vulnerable children and their families in Moyale and Hudet Woredas of Dawa Zone - Somali Region According to 2019 HRP, 8.86 million people in Ethiopia require life-saving humanitarian and protection assistance. In Somali region, specifically, an estimated 1.1 million people are displaced due to conflict and climate related factors. 

The 2018 Deyr rainfall was characterized by its late onset and erratic, localized nature, as well as its short duration and below average performance. The rains failed to adequately recharge water sources and replenish water storage. Most communities are reported to accessing any available water sources regardless of type, safety and quality of water - exposing people to potential outbreaks of waterborne diseases. The deyr assessment teams assessed a total of 6,934 water sources in the Somali region. Overall, 32% of all existing water sources assessed were not working by the time of the assessment and the water sources need urgent rehabilitation to alleviate suffering and reduce risk of over-stretching those that are functioning. Urgent rehabilitation will also minimize the burden on the water schemes and decrease the need for water trucking. 

Most areas in the region are already in a serious water stress situation and require urgent water trucking interventions to alleviate suffering during the long and hard dry season period (from December to April) and to avert the possibility of outbreak of communicable diseases such as Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD). To meet the urgent humanitarian needs and provide emergency WASH services to these IDPs, the WASH cluster requires a total of $20.51m USD. An allocation of $6 million is dedicated to respond to the Somali region and priorities are already determined by the ICCG. 

Save the Children is seeking to implement an emergency WASH project in four Priority Woredas – Hudet and Moyale woredas in Dawa Zone of Somali Region. Through this intervention, Save the Children aims to reach a total of 41747(M 21291 F, 20456) individuals in the 2 woredas. Moreover, the proposed activities and areas are in line with the Regional level prioritization exercise – where the targeted locations are part of the 17 convergence woredas selected by the Somali Region WASH Cluster. The project will provide access to clean water through trucking (complemented by SWAN Humanitarian Supplies Pipeline project - contract reference: ETH-18/DDA-3379/RA2/NFI/ES-WASH-H) and pipe line extension to IDPs and host community that is critically needed in the targeted 2 Woredas, along with access to sanitation facilities, sustainable water management, capacity building on AWD preparedness and on water quality monitoring to reduce the risk of disease outbreak in these areas. 

The project has been designed in line with the Somali Region WASH cluster response plan document and the proposed activities are part of the WASH cluster priority. Major activities will include: 

- Installation of water tank procurement (10 m3), 
- Pipe line expansion to the IDPs, Returnees and host community 
- Rehabilitation and construction of Rain water harvesting structure targeting IDPs and institutions (Health Facilities) 
- Rehabilitation of shallow wells, 
- Construction of Gender segregated semi-permanent blocks of Latrine at IDP sites with hand washing facilities. 
- WASH training on hygiene promotion to Key WASH actors and - Water management committee and community volunteers on hygiene and Sanitation promotion and water quality monitoring