Emergency WaSH Response to Drought Affected IDPs and Host Community in Erer, Jarar, Doolo and Fafan  Zones of Somali Region, Ethiopia The Gu’ Assessment of June 2017, led by the Somali Regional Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Bureau (DPPB) and OCHA with support of humanitarian organizations, including NRC revealed that approximately 1,116,990 individuals in 403 Kebeles of 67 Woreda (21.1%) in all the 9 Zones of Somali Region are facing critical water shortages and are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. The dire situation faced by IDP and host communities is compounded by an outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) in the region, which has affected thousands of people in the Somali region. Urgent humanitarian intervention by government ministries, UN agencies, and operational NGOs, is required.

Following consultations with WaSH Cluster and the Somali Regional Government, NRC proposes to work in four of the most distant and severely drought affected hotspots: Erer, Jarar, Doolo and Fafan zones. In doing so, NRC plans to assist 104,015 drought affected Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and host community individuals (17,335 households). Considering the enormous responsibilities that women and girls face in collecting water and taking care of ill family members, NRC will make sure that the WaSH needs of women and children are at the centre of the response. 
The project activities include:

	Drilling and construction of shallow wells.
	Construction and maintenance of water points.
	Extension of water pipelines to institutions (Stabilisation Centres, Schools, CTCs, Health Centres).
	Distribution and installation of Roto water tanks at institutions (Stabilisation centres).
	Distribution, training and monitoring of water treatment methods at communal and household levels.
	Distribution of environmental cleaning campaign tools / equipment (Wheel barrows, Rakes and Shovels).
	Hygiene and sanitation campaigns.
	Construction of institutional latrines (Stabilisation Centres, Schools, CTCs, Health Centres).
	Construction of Institutional WASH facilities (hand washing and roof catchment at Stabilisation Centres and Schools).
	School hygiene and sanitation (Child to Child, CHAST Sessions including Tea Talk with Teachers and School Children).
	Distribution of water containers (20-litre jerry cans).
	Distribution of latrine cleaning kits.
	Distribution of all purpose soap bars.
	Training of WASH Committees.
	Post distribution monitoring and complaint response and feedback mechanism.
 
This project will address the urgent humanitarian needs of 71,600 vulnerable persons comprising the worst drought affected population in Errer, Jarar, Doolo and Fafan Zones in Somali Region, Ethiopia. The project will ensure the safety of water through active support and monitoring of water treatment at distribution points and households and providing the knowledge and tools for widespread safe handling of water as a line of defence against AWD. Although the remote IDP locations where NRC operates makes it difficult for daily monitoring, NRC intends to meet or exceed SPHERE minimum standards for safe and potable water per person per day.
NRC will implement the project with and through local partners, Pastoral Welfare Organization (PWO) in Errer Zone and Organization for Welfare and Development in Action (OWDA) in Jarar Zone where the two organizations have strong presence respectively. In the other two Zones, Doolo and Fafan, NRC will directly implement the proposed activities in those areas.