Improved access and provision of emergency and sustained lifesaving WASH services to most vulnerable crisis communities living In under served areas in Berdhere district of Gedo Region. 19,400 (3550 men, 3700 women, 5900 girls and 6250 boys) underserved and hard to reach crisis affected communities and IDPs affected population including the disabilities, marginalized communities and IDPs will benefit from the provision of the sustainable life saving WASH services. ARD will Improve access to safe water through extension of water distribution networks to drought affected settlements/ communities by In collaboration with the local authority, partnership with main water vendors in rural villages in Bardheera district,
ARD will rehabilitation / construction of 6 strategic shallow wells with hand pumps. Rehabilitation 1 water tank 50m3 to the borehole in Bardheere town. including the rehabilitation of water point infrastructures and construction of 4 water kiosks to target IDPs . This will reduce the shortage of water and the shocks of floods/ drought and AWD. This will effectively ease pressure not only on limited basic services to drought/AWD affected communities but also to the IDPs displaced due to drought/conflict. This entirely involves rehabilitation of only strategic water sources and installation of water distribution networks (pipeline extensions, water points installation) at settlements/sites hosting newly displaced populations (communities including persons with disabilities should be consulted on location and designs of water facilities).
To ease management of the rehabilitated water sources Continuous capacity building of 7 WASH Committees both men and women on operation and maintenance of developed water infrastructures throughout the project period, to ensure the sustainability of the developed water facilities after the project is faced out. ARD will make sure people with disabilities and marginalized community have equal access to the rehabilitated/constructed WASH services.
Provision of reliable and sustainable access to environmental sanitation through construction 180 IDP latrines in Bardheere IDP camps and 20 latrines for disabilities. The latrines will be gender separated and flood proof with lockable doors and hand washing basins. construction of latrines will be implemented through market-based programming. The washing points will be designed with the adherence of COVID 19 chain of reducing transmission, the hand washing points. Installation of new sanitation facilities in settlements groups hosting newly displaced population. Facilities will be culturally appropriate, safe for users of all ages and gender and accessible to persons with disability.
ARD will train 12 Community Hygiene Promoters (CHPs) shared equally men and women, selected from the target communities and IDPs, so that in their turn they can educate the entire population to change their behaviors.
Distribution of 1500HP kits to 1500 IDP HHs. The project activities will be implemented through Market Based Programme (MBP). project equipment and materials will be purchased locally and the skilled and skilled workers will be recruited locally to improve local communities’ livelihoods. In addition, ARD will ensure mainstreaming protection including mitigation measures against GBV. ARD will Conducting comprehensive hygiene promotion campaigns focusing hand washing with soap practices to 19,400 men, women, boys and girls. Hygiene promotion campaigns will be focusing on hand washing with soap and hygiene kits distribution, including female specific hygiene items (sanitary materials). We shall as carry out the distribution of 40 sanitation sets to 4 IDP camps, the 40 sanitation sets distribution is to carry out clean-up campaigns, in order to reduce the spread.