Emergency Water Source Repair, Provision of Water Kits, and AWD Prevention for Shock-Affected Communities in Daykundi and Badakhshan ltpgtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtAs per the data cited by the WASH Cluster in the ICCT Winter
Prioritisation Plan, and Afghanaid field staff observations in targeted
districts of Badakhshan and Daykundi provinces, the existing water supply
infrastructures has been damaged by recent earthquakes and seasonal floods, and
cold winter weather is likely to exacerbate vulnerabilities in community level
WASH systems. Community awareness of hygiene practices are not
sufficient, and the rate of water borne disease is also high due to lack of
access to safe and clean water.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltp class="" style=""gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cmmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtThus, the intervention will target 9,367 households ltspan style="font-family:"gt(also aiming 15% disability inclusion)lt/spangtltspan style="font-family:"gt with the proposed lt/spangtrehabilitation of 26 water supply networks in 8 districts 4 districts of
Badakhshan: Faizabad, Jorm, Khash and Yaftal Sufla, and 4 districts of
Daykundi: Shahrestan, Miramor, Ashterlay and Pato which all have a high level
of unmet WASH needs. These WASH needs are compounded by a high sensitivity to
recurrent natural disasters and harsh climatic conditions, which often leads to
harvest failures. Furthermore, the majority of these districts are isolated
from local markets, government and health services, and employment
opportunities. The local population has inadequate diets and poor food
security, and suffers from a lack of access to basic WASH services consequently,
local communities have a high incidence of malnutrition and water-borne
disease.ltbrgtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cmmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtIn line with the cluster priorities as outlined in the ICCT
Winter Prioritisation Plan, Afghanaid recommends the rehabilitation of 26 identified and existing damaged water supply infrastructures, protection of these
structures for the winter season, along with hygiene and sanitation promotion,
AWD/cholera awareness and prevention, and distribution of hygiene supplies. As
cases of AWD/ cholera continue to be prevalent in the target districts, and
heavy snowfall adds another factor obstructing access to WASH facilities, it is important to strengthen water and sanitation
systems and increase people‘s awareness of basic hygiene practices and AWD
prevention mechanisms. Improvement in health due to safe drinking water and
sanitation awareness will reduce the risk of outbreaks, lower the cost of
medical care, and increase household savings to provide a safety net. Without
immediate emergency response, the situation is likely to worsen, with a harsh
winter expected from November and flash floods in spring.ltbrgtGiven the high level of WASH needs that exist in both provinces, a rapid needs assessment was conducted by Afghanaid in the targeted districts to validate these needs, and to gain a broader understanding of community WASH priorities, as well as the barriers to access safe water that communities face through 1:1 discussions. All in all, 111 households were consulted across the 8 targeted districts during Afghanaid's rapid needs assessment, which was conducted in September 2023.ltbrgtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cmmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal"gtltfont face="Arial, sans-serif"gtThe assessment findings have validated the proposed
interventions to address emergency WASH needs to support 65,570 populations (19,671 women, 19,671 men, 13,144 girls and 13,114 boys) within the eight targeted districts of Daykundi and Badakhshan provinces.lt/fontgtltfont face="Arial, sans-serif"gt Hence, the interventions below have
been assessed as viable by Afghanaid’s engineers in Daykundi and Badakhshan for repair and improvement:lt/fontgtlt/pgt

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lt/spangtlt/spangtltspan dir="LTR"gtlt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtRepair
and improvement of existing water sourceslt/spangtlt/pgt

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lt/spangtlt/spangtltspan dir="LTR"gtlt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtRepair
and extension of existing 26 water supply networkslt/spangtlt/pgt

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lt/spangtlt/spangtltspan dir="LTR"gtlt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtTrain
26 communities on OM communities to maintain water systemslt/spangtlt/pgt

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lt/spangtlt/spangtltspan dir="LTR"gtlt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtDistribute 600 hygiene kits and water kits to shock-affected householdslt/spangtlt/pgt

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lt/spangtlt/spangtltspan dir="LTR"gtlt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtHygiene
promotion including AWD awarenesslt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cmmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtltbrgtAfghanaid is well placed to implement this project, with
over 39 years’ continuous presence in Badakhshan and over 6 years working
in Daykundi, has extensive humanitarian programming experience including
numerous AHF responses and just successfully completed three AHF supported
WASH projects in Badakhshan, Ghor and Samangan in 2022-23.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgt