Provision of emergency life-saving WASH response packages to drought affected people and or at risk of famine in Burhakaba district in Bay region. ltpgtAccording to humanitarian situation monitoring data from May,2022 report, surface water was the main reported drinking water sources of people in 415 of the assessed hard to reach settlement in Baidoa and 46% in Burhakaba. Simultaneously, in 75% andnbsp78% of the assessed settlement in Baidoa and Burhakaba respectively key informant interviewees said that few or none of the households in the settlement had access to sufficient water to meet their needs in the month prior to the visit.lt/pgtltpgtA new report by the London school of hygiene and Tropical medicine, UNICEF and WHO, in collaboration with Federal Government of Somalia, FAO/SWALIM Mogadishu highlights the disturbing impact of the ongoing drought crises in Somalia.nbsp The current drought crises in Somalia is takingnbspplace againstnbspan already grim backdrop with nearly half of the population (8 million) in need of humanitarian assistancenbspin 2023. nbspHNOnbspnbsp2023, thenbspsituation is exacerbated by extreme weather causednbspby climate change, political instability, ethnic tension which continue to worsen publicnbsphealth andnbspnutrition. The drought is a result of sixth consecutive failed rainy seasons,nbspand it coincides with rapid increasing global food prices, intensification of insecurity in some regions. The current drought has caused an estimated 43,000 more deaths compared to the mortality level in 2015-2016 half of these deaths were children younger than 5 years (21800).nbsp The impact of the currentnbspdrought is not equally distributed across regions. The highest crude death rates per 10,000 persons-daysnbspfor 2022 are in south central regions, especially in Bay (0.49), Banadirnbsp(0.46) and Bakool (0.42).lt/pgtltpgtIn response to the needs mentioned above, GRRN proposesnbspactivities that are in line with the two WASH cluster objectives:1. Provide full package of emergency WASH services to vulnerable communities affected by drought/floods/conflict/water borne disease and other emergencies/risks. 2) Ensure provision of sustainable, durable and cost-effectivenbspwater supply in recurrent drought hotspots areas and IDP populationnbspin urban areas, in schools and health/nutrition facilities while ensuring and maintaining safety, equity and accessibilitynbspof the vulnerable groups including women, boys, girls, elderly and people with disabilities when accessing WASH services.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtThe projectnbspshall contribute to the objectives of improving access to safe water through rehabilitation of 5nbspstrategicnbspshallow wells with hand pump to serve 2,500 beneficiaries, emergency water trucking targetingnbspltspan style="color: black font-family:"gt17000 (8,160nbspwomen, 5,440nbspmen, 2040nbspgirls
and 1,360nbspboys)nbsplt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtbeneficiariesnbspfrom Burhakaba rural villages drought most affected sites. GRRN will ensure water quality through engaging its water quality team comprising of water quality supervisor and two water quality monitors by conducting routine water quality monitoring, truck inspections and chlorination of water sources, Establishing and training 8nbspwater management committees to ensure operation and maintenance of water sources rehabilitated, construction of 203nbspemergency latrines thatnbspare gender, disability sensitive that will targetnbsp6090nbspbeneficiaries in newly displaced settlements, purchase and distribution of 219nbspsanitation tool kits for solid waste management. GRRN will distribute 2000 hygiene kits form WASH cluster regional supply hub in Baidoa. This will be accompanied by robust hygiene promotion activities such as hygiene promotion campaigns, hygiene promotion sessions, trainings.nbspGRRN has advocate for protection, disability and GVB mainstreaming in its WASH intervention will ensure all water points, latrines construction should be at central place accessible to all, latrines users are provided form of lightening, lockability from inside, 15% of the latrine will be set aside for people with disabilities and design should be done in consultation with specific beneficiaries. GRRN will coordinatenbspcloselynbspwith PASO for integration and complementarity.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="" style=""gtltspan style="font-size:72.0ptline-height:107%"gtlt/spangtlt/pgt