Intergrated WASH response in high food insecurity and malnutrition district in Lahj The main objective of Integrated WASH programmes is to enhancing public health and sanitation by reduce the transmission of faeco-oral diseases and exposure to disease-bearing vectors and reduce the malnutrition resulting from lack of water and sanitation and with integrate with other partner who will provide (Health, Nutrition and food services)through the promotion of:
 Good hygiene practices,
 The provision of safe drinking water,
 The reduction of environmental health risks,
 The conditions that allow people to live with good health, dignity, comfort and security.

The proposed WASH interventions in this project is to contribute to the WASH strategic objective 1amp 2 in the Yemen HRP. As well proposed WASH activities are in line with WASH cluster guidance and gap analysis and integration with (Health, Nutrition and food services) which will provide with other partners and health office in the district

NMO aimed in this project to ensure access the most vulnerable people from the high malnutrition district to safe water, basic household hygiene items, adequate sanitation facilities, and improve the key hygiene practices especially hand washing in critical times among different age and sex groups in targeted communities. The proposed interventions will be implemented to support lives of about 3,300 affected households in one from the  affected and high malnutrition district in Lahj governorate ( Al Maqatera) . According to preliminary data collection and estimation, these households include 20,000 individuals. Within the main components for Integrated WASH Programme Sanitation, Water, and Hygiene promotion the key activities to be undertaken are as follows in 7 targeted areas in one district ( Al Maqatera):

- Undertaken interpersonal communication activities to insure reaching with key messages to affected people within target areas.( about 3300 HHs)
- focus on cholera outbreak key messages within the hygiene promotion activities ( about 3300 HHs)
- Provide assistance to support CLTS within most vulnerable communities in targeted districts.( about 1500 HHs)
- Rehabilitation of 2 Water Sources within the targeted areas. ( about 1500 HHs)
- Rehabilitation of hand washing and sanitation in 4 HF.( about 2000 HHs)
- Provision of 1400 ceramic filters to vulnerable households(undernourished).( 1400 HHs)
- Provision of 1400  basic Hygiene kits to most vulnerable households(undernourished) ( 1400 HHs)

all the activities will implement within the IDPs, Host communities and conflict affected people with coordination with the related stakeholders. undernourished communities will take priory for distribution activities  



The key strategies to be followed for effective and efficient implementation of the project include community involvement/participation at all stages of the project, provision basic supplies, create enabling environment for effective utilization for the inputs, Behavior Change Communication (BCC) activities, building the public capacities, gender and protection mainstreaming, ensuring government lead/ownership and coordination with other partners.
Beneficiary selection will be conducted through community-based registration, and will prioritize malnutrition cases, vulnerable groups, including women, children, and the elderly and disabled.

the project will implement with good coordination with IMC,  CSSW. and other WFP partners, CSSW will provide food assistance, other WFP partners will provide nutrition in 4 areas while NMO will do the full WASH pakage,
IMC work in the 3 other areas in nutrition and health and WASH in HFs while CSSW provide food assistance in this 3 areas NMO will provide WASH for community and HHs and will rehabilitate the water source of the 3 areas.