Priority 2: Provision of emergency, life-saving and resilient WASH assistance for the most acutely vulnerable IDPs and host communities including PWD at Damt, Juban and Qatabah of Al-Dhale Gov, and Baqim of Sa'ada Gov. Aligned with 1st SA 2022 and WASH cluster objectives2, this project intends to provide comprehensive emergency and resilient WASH assistance to estimated 101,506 beneficiaries from IDPs in sites and host communities from the most vulnerable groups including PWDs, elderly people, Muhamasheen and people with specific needs (20,010men, 21,678 women,19,177, boys, 22,512 girls 11,562 IDPs and 71,815 host communities ).,
Based on specific gap findings resulted from recently conducted RNA at the targeted districts, the planned package of WASH interventions under this project aims to respond to the basic humanitarian needs and to ensure continuity of WASH services towards sustaining lives and preventing WASH-related diseases of the targeted beneficiaries at high priority areas in Damt, Juban and Qtabah districts of Aldalea Governorate, and Baqim district in Sa’ada Governorate.

The WASH interventions will be provided through: rehabilitation/repair of of 4 water community assets: 2 in Damt, 1 in Qatabah,and 1 in Baqim districts, provision of operational support for 1 water system in Damt district, distributing 1800 CHKs,600 BHKs for malnutrition cases amp IDPs in Aldalea, conducting water quality surveillance, conducting solid waste management amp disposal in Damt amp Juban districts in IDPs sites amp host communities, construction of 10 PWDs special design latrines and couple of sanitation and hygiene software and hardware activities including COVID-19 prevention activities in the targeted districts.

The targeted districts are located within Ibb and Sa’ada Hubs where YFCA has strong physical presence via its program’s implementation units PIU in both governorates to carry out the main implementation tasks including the coordination with WASH, CCCM cluster, RRM, GARWASP, Local authorities is already done to facilitate the planned interventions amp avoid any duplication with technical and administrative backstopping support from the main offices.

The potential risks that might face YFCA while implementing the activities including man-made or natural risks were taken into account while designing this project and specific and effective set of actions were developed to overcome these potential risks so YFCA will be benefiting from its full familiarity of the local contexts at the targeted locations and its good coordination with all stakeholders and also benefiting from lessons learnt from conducting similar projects, these risks covers the administrative, technical, economic, social, political and security constraints in addition to possible epidemics such as COVID-19 amp Cholera spread and natural hazards such as floods.
 
YFCA is in close coordination with all corresponding authorities in both sides “IRG amp AA” and all clusters and sub-clusters and leading and active players on the ground such as IOM, RRM partners, both WASH amp CCCM clusters to ensure maximum effectiveness, impact and harmony of planned activities to be fully accountable against the targeted beneficiaries and their rights.
YFCA will carry out the managerial tasks including MampE, reporting and financial processes according to YHF operation manual guidance to ensure effective implementation, accountability towards affected people, stakeholders and donors.