Provision of life saving WASH services to vulnerable drought affected IDPs and vulnerable host communities in Berdale district of Bay Region ltpgtltspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) font-family: helvetica, sans-serif text-align: left background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) text-decoration-color: initial display: inline !important"gtltspan style="line-height: 107% font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"gtSomalia
is facing an unprecedented sixth consecutive season of below-average- April to
June 2023 rains. The Protracted drought has claimed the lives and livelihoods
of many. An
estimated 8.25 million people require humanitarian assistance . The
number of people affected by drought has more than doubled since the beginning
of 2022.  As
per the 2023 HNO, drought induced displacement has increased fivefold since the
beginning of 2022 with more than 1.3 million people displaced. Five regions
including Banadir have received the biggest numbers of newly displaced people.
About 95 per cent live in urban areas where humanitarian conditions are dire
and where spikes in displacement have strained the capacity of the humanitarian
system to cope. The displaced have joined newly formed IDP sites or existing over-crowded
settlements further putting immense pressure on the limited basic services.   lt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"gtA new report released by the Federal Ministry of Health
 Human Services, WHO and UNICEF suggests that an estimated 43,000 excess
deaths might have occurred in 2022 in Somalia resulting from a deepening
drought when compared with 2017 and 2018 drought crisis. Half of these deaths
might have occurred among children under the age of 5.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) font-family: helvetica, sans-serif text-align: left background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) text-decoration-color: initial display: inline !important"gtltspan style="line-height: 107% font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"gtWater
shortages are at critical levels exposing vulnerable people to additional
risks.  Water
prices are six times higher than at the beginning of 2022 and are likely to
remain high. ltbrgt
Increasing
fltspan style="font-family:"gtood insecurity and declining water availability and
quality have led to uninterrupted outbreaks of AWD/Choleralt/spangt ltspan style="font-family:"gtin 26 drought affected districts since 2022 including Bay region
especially Baidoa/Berdale districts) As of 26ltsupgtthlt/supgt March 2023, a
total of 3,428 cholera cases including 14 deaths (CFR: 0.5%) where report have
been reported from 27 of the 74 drought affected districts.lt/spangt







lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltbr style="border-color: inherit font-family: helvetica, sans-serif outline-color: initial color: rgb(0, 0, 0) text-align: left background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) text-decoration-color: initial"gtltspan style="line-height: 107% font-family:"gtIn this project, ARD is planning to provide
life-saving WASH services to 10,000 beneficiaries (1500 men, 5500 women, 1200
boys and 1800 girls) for Berdale drought affected IDPs and host
communities with recognition of people with disabilities and the most
vulnerable population through the provision of emergency safe water drinking
with water vouchers system for 50 days period for a total of 7500 people (900
HHs), Rehabilitation of 12 flood-proof shallow wells. ARD will also construct 20 emergency latrines in Berdale IDPs 5 of it for PLWD. A total of  88 HHs will benefit from access to the sanitation, 800 Households will benefit
from hygiene kit distribution and hygiene awareness, Chlorination of 12 Shallow
wells and WASH committees will be established in addition to carrying out
environmental sanitation services to all project target locations especially
IDP camps to improve all preventive measures against the risks of AWD/cholera
outbreaks in Bedale district.lt/spangt



ltbr style="border-color: inherit font-family: helvetica, sans-serif outline-color: initial color: rgb(0, 0, 0) text-align: left background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) text-decoration-color: initial"gtltspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) font-family: helvetica, sans-serif text-align: left background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) text-decoration-color: initial display: inline !important"gtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtThe main activities will include: lt/pgtltpgtltbrgt


lt/pgtltp style="text-indent:-18.0ptmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"gtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%font-family:Symbolmso-fareast-font-family:
Symbolmso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"gtltspan style="mso-list:Ignore"gt·ltspan style="font:7.0pt"gt       lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%"gtRehabilitation of 12 shallow wells with hand pumpslt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="text-indent:-18.0ptmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"gtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%font-family:Symbolmso-fareast-font-family:
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Symbolmso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"gtltspan style="mso-list:Ignore"gt·ltspan style="font:7.0pt"gt   lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="text-indent:-18.0ptmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"gtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%font-family:Symbolmso-fareast-font-family:
Symbolmso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"gtltspan style="mso-list:Ignore"gt·ltspan style="font:7.0pt"gt    lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%"gtP Provision of emergency water supply
targeting 7500 vulnerable communities  lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="text-indent:-18.0ptmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"gtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%font-family:Symbolmso-fareast-font-family:
Symbolmso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"gtltspan style="mso-list:Ignore"gt·ltspan style="font:7.0pt"gt       lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%"gtWater treatment and monitoring through chlorination of communal water sources targeting 12 shallow wellslt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="text-indent:-18.0ptmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"gtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%font-family:Symbolmso-fareast-font-family:
Symbolmso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"gtltspan style="mso-list:Ignore"gt·ltspan style="font:7.0pt"gt       lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%"gtConstruction of 20 new emergency
latrines with proper hand washing facilities and 5 latrines for people living with disabilities for IDPs living in Berdale district.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="text-indent:-18.0ptmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"gtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%font-family:Symbolmso-fareast-font-family:
Symbolmso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"gtltspan style="mso-list:Ignore"gt·ltspan style="font:7.0pt"gt    lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="text-indent:-18.0ptmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"gtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%font-family:Symbolmso-fareast-font-family:
Symbolmso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"gtltspan style="mso-list:Ignore"gt·ltspan style="font:7.0pt"gt       lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%"gtProvision of 88 sanitation tools kits for
solid waste management activities such as garbage collection and clean campaigns for IDPs living in Berdale district.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt

lt/pgtltp style="text-indent:-18.0ptmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"gtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%font-family:Symbolmso-fareast-font-family:
Symbolmso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"gtltspan style="mso-list:Ignore"gt·ltspan style="font:7.0pt"gt       lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="font-size:14.0ptline-height:107%"gtDistribution of 800 hygiene kits including standard MHM sets and hygiene promotion campaigns targeting
communities and the kits will be provided by UNICEF through the WASH ClusterltbrgtltbrgtOne Post Distribution Monitoring was undertakenltbrgtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt





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