Emergency WASH assistance for vulnerable people affected by the crisis in Yemen in Mawza (Taizz governorate), Al Tuyatah and Ad Durrayhimi (Al-Hudaydah Governorate) districts (parameters 1 and 3) Yemen is facing one of the world’s largest humanitarian crisis with 22.2 millions of people in need. The conflict has caused thousands of civilian casualties, public services collapse and challenged food access in almost all the territory. More than 20.1 million people – over 67% of the total population – is requiring emergency food assistance. In addition, 3.3 million people have been displaced since 2015 and remain displaced today. Al Hudaydah governorate in particular has been severely affected in 2018 due to active fighting and massive population displacements within the governorate. Solidarités International (SI) has been operational in this governorate since August 2018 and in At Tuhayta district since November 2018 (both in its southernmost sub-district and in Tuhayta town itself). SI is currently expanding its humanitarian intervention to respond to dire needs and cover gaps, especially in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Food Security and Livelihood (FSL). This emergency response is designed to address the most acute needs of the population of At Tuhayta and Ad Durayhimi districts (Al Hudaydah governorate) and Mawza district (Taizz governorate), as assessed by SI teams and other organizations, where needs are dire and only few NGOs are able to intervene and support hard-to-reach populations. Those three districts are among the districts classified as Integrated food security Phase Classification (IPC) 4 with pockets of populations in IPC phase 5. Either trapped by the close frontline or made vulnerable because of displacement, the population targeted by this project faces a life-threatening lack of access to food, WASH services and other basic services. To alleviate their suffering and avoid preventable deaths, SI will respond to the needs of the population in the WASH and FSL sectors under the 2019 1st Standard Allocation with two interventions. 
This specific intervention focuses on improving the access to WASH services for highly vulnerable families (host communities, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), returnees) in risk of malnutrition, famine (in line with the Integrated Famine Risk Reduction (IFRR) programming) and/or infectious disease outbreak. SI will provide a full WASH package composed of emergency and more sustainable solutions in order to adapt to the different needs of the populations targeted. Considering the gender gap in Yemen, this project will also rely on community based interventions, tailored to the specific needs of the communities, allowing to take into account the specific needs of women and girls especially in terms of adaptability and access to services: 10-30% of displaced households are said to be women headed women have a diminished access to the public sphere, while the infrastructures in the informal settings are not meeting the basic protection needs of women. As part of its sanitation activity, SI will increase the access to latrines for women. In addition, while this particular activity specifically addresses a protection concern, SI will mainstream protection in all its activities. In general, the assistance will be provided while paying attention to the context and sociocultural norms, to prevent any unintended negative effects of the intervention and work towards equality, impartiality, accountability and empowerment.
Already strongly present in the West Coast, with unique access to the most affected populations and the capacity to adapt to evolving needs, SI will bring its experience to actively contribute to and scale-up the lifesaving humanitarian assistance in those districts.