Provision of life-saving WASH assistance to vulnerable IDPs, and host communities most at risk due to the escalating conflict in Amhara Region, Wag Himra zone , Weleh IDP site. Currently, Ethiopia continues to face severe humanitarian conditions as needs originating from conflict, climatic shocks, disease outbreaks, and the adverse effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continue to grow. Intercommunal conflict has remained the main driver of humanitarian needs in the country in 2021-2022. The conflicts have vented, worsened, or heightened in various parts of the country, with severe impacts on civilians and particularly on vulnerable and marginalized groups. In line with this Weleh IDP site which is found in Wagi Himra Zone, Amhara Regional state is one of the affected areas and has major problem related to WASH and WASH NFI service. 

Hence the purpose of this emergency WASH response at Weleh IDP site is to improve the provision of life-saving WASH assistance to vulnerable IDPs and host communities most at risk due to the escalating conflict in Amhara region for 68,358 (32,573 Females) emergency-affected population of which 4041 (2,006 Females) are in Weleh IDP site, in Wag Himra Zone, Amhara Regional state. Given ever increasing number of IDPs most of them residing in Weleh camp, a new expansion work of the IDP camp is in progress which of requires additional facilities.  The project will be implemented by Plan International Ethiopia in collaboration with relevant stakeholders at all levels. In line with the draft 2021 Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), the project mainly aimed to increases access to Safe water, improve and avail sanitation facilities and provide Hygiene promotion activities. It will also support WASH service delivery systems by strengthening their institutional and technical capacities, capacity building, coordination and information management support.
To meet these objectives and provide access to safe and adequate WASH services, Plan International Ethiopia and stakeholders who are working with its prioritized the provision of safe water, sanitation facilities, provide hygiene promotion activities and basic WASH NFIs distribution, and fuel support for water schemes. Plan International Ethiopia will capitalize on its collective best experiences in its effort to deliver an effective and sustainable program for IDP and host communities through integration work with government sectors and other organization. 
With this proposed action, Plan International will reach around 8,000 IDPs, including new arrivals and host communities near by the IDP camp, this proposal has referred the priories identified by the regional WASH cluster and will be implemented based on the guilines and standards of the WASH emergency response National Cluster. The main project activities in WASH RRM response includes provision and installation of water tanks rehabilitation/maintenance of water supply schemes, provision of handwashing facilities,   promotion of sanitation and hygiene works , construction of semi-permanent latrines, excavation of solid waste disposal , and provision and distribution of essential lifesaving WASH NFIs ( in cash and/or in kind)  . 

To ensure the sustainability of implementing project, capacity building in terms of training and materials provision is important. So that training will be provided for Hygiene and sanitation committee, WASH Committee/WASHCOs, and hygiene promotion volunteers to enhance their capacity to conduct assessment/monitoring and effectively Support WASH in emergency response.