Provisions of life-saving WASH assistance to drought-affected most vulnerable communities, displaced populations in under-served and hard-to-reach areas of Badhade district, lower Juba region of Somalia Badhade district is one of the most underserved and hard to reach districts in Somalia due to its geographical features (has numerous coastal villages and Islands), the limited coverage of the Jubaland Administration and a huge chunk of land in the interior (mainland’s ) are under the hands of a non-state actor. A combination of these factors has for a long period hindered humanitarian access to the region depriving the residents the much needed humanitarian assistance. The district water security oscillates between cyclic drought-induced water shortages and chronic water shortages due to poor coverage and the deplorable state of the existing WASH facilities occasioned by years of underdevelopment in the district. According to SWALIM’s 2021 Guu rain performance report issued on 2nd July, the district had received little rain compared to the cumulative long-term average rains ( LTA) and the district is currently facing severe water shortages leading to increased migrations ( humans and livestock) and continued price of water ($20 per a barrel of water in some places compared to $ 6 during normal times). The coastal Xagaa is also below average. Many affected villages and IDPs camps are currently dependent on costly and unsustainable water trucking. Schools and settlements and communities that depend on temporary water sources are the worst hit now. 
Given the above context, Alight proposes to implement WASH cluster-specific interventions aiming at (1)  rehabilitation of 4 strategic communal rainwater berkeeds in the Bajuni Islands (2) Rehabilitation and upgrading of 5 strategic shallow wells in Raskamboni areas to provide reliable and sustained access to safe water to the affected communities. (3) Establishment of 5 gender-balanced water management committees for ensuring continuity of services, appropriate operation, and maintenance, (4) Installation of  150  new sanitation facilities that are lockable from inside, gender-segregated, and with handwashing facilities targeting the newly arriving IDPs in camps poor host community members and to prevent risky open defecation practices and also avert a possible outbreak of AWD/cholera. As part of ensuring protection mainstreaming, Alight will provide individual households with solar lamps/torch. (5) Hygiene promotion campaigns focusing on handwashing with soap and hygiene kits distribution (1200 ) to enhance community sanitation and hygiene awareness and enable good practices. A significant amount of the above-proposed WASH activities will be implemented through the MBP approach to strengthen local markets and also increase access to commodities and stimulate demand for essential supplies. To create synergies and integration, Alight will integrate the proposed project with an ongoing GPE funded Education project, implemented by Alight in Badade supporting 5 schools. Alight intends to reach 15,903 beneficiaries (4772  women, 3817 men,2862  boys,  4452 girls) and 1136 persons with disabilities with access to WASH services through this project. The project will target 5 project locations from Badade district.  These are:  Jaway, Madawa, Kudhaa, Burgabo and Raskamboni. Jaway and Madawa are coastal Islands while the other three are coastal locations in Badade district.