Emergency WASH response for flood-displaced population in Panyjiar county Panjiyar county is among the many areas that have been ravaged by floods between August-Sep 2021 with likelihood of further displacements before and even after rainfalls stop. The floods have displaced an estimated 44,836 individuals (4,484 men, 8,967 women, 13,451 boys and 17,934 girls) to areas of insufficient/inexistent WASH infrastructure and services whilst also damaging the existing WASH facilities rendering the vulnerable population prone to a myriad of WASH related diseases. In respect to the IRNA reports of Aug 23, 2021, and Sep 21, 2021, the worst flood affected Payams in the order of severity included Ganyiel, Pachar, Thornhoum, Pachienjok, Yai, Tiap, Nyal, Maluok, Mayom, Katieth, Kol and Pathiel Payams. The displaced especially the women and children lack basic hygiene kits. Due to limited budget and project time frame however, Mercy Corps seeks to provide 30,000 individuals (3,000 men, 6,000 women, 9,000 boys and 12,000 girls) including 600 persons with disabilities (60 men, 120 women, 180 boys and 240 girls) flood affected who are in acute humanitarian needs in Panyijiar County, Unity state. Mercy Corps will provide immediate, adequate, and equitable access to clean and safe water supply, dignified sanitation services and hygiene promotion activities integrated with gender and protection mainstreaming, and COVID-19 prevention. The interventions are envisaged to drastically reduce and/or prevent WASH-borne and WASH related diseases, contribute to prevention of malnutrition and significantly improve public health. 

Therefore, the proposed project seeks to achieve the strategic outcomes in alignment with SSHF First Reserve Allocation and Wash cluster strategy. The main project activities include: 
1. Provision of safe, adequate, and equitable access to water supply to 20,000 individuals. To achieve this, Mercy Corps: 
- Will deploy two portable surface water treatment units (Em Wat Kit 4000-Water treatment unit) to be stationed in the two highly populated Payams having limited access to clean and safe water to profit minimum of 2,000 individuals 
- Rehabilitate 36 hand pumps (20 repairs and 16 platform constructions) that will help provide water to minimum of 18000 individuals. 
- Construction of water barriers around 36 hand pumps as a protection against future flooding. 

2. Construct 8 blocks (2 stances per block) of Institutional latrines at 4 nutritional centers fitted with hand washing stations/stands to improve access to and use of sanitation facilities. Centers with huge patient volumes and limited sanitation facilities will be prioritized.
3.Hygiene promotion for 30,000 individuals (3,000 men, 6,000 women, 9,000 boys and 12,000 girls) including 600 persons with disabilities (60 men, 120 women, 180 boys and 240 girls) that includes education/sensitization awareness sessions on sanitation and hygiene with focus on recommended hygiene and sanitation practices like handwashing at critical times, safe excreta disposal, safe water and food handling, house-to-house visits, referrals due to malnutrition and diarrhea and focus group discussions.

4. Distribution of WASH NFIs to support the most vulnerable people with no access to hygiene kits to 4,000 households. Pregnant and lactating mothers as well as persons with disabilities will be prioritized for this. Female dignitary kits/hygiene kits for 4,000 households to be part of WASH NFIs since protection partner will not be able to cover all the needs. These items will be requested from core pipeline. Items not available from core pipeline will be procured separately.