Provision of Access to Integrated Life Saving Emergency Health, Nutrition and WASH Services for the AWD/Cholera, measles and drought Affected and Vulnerable Communities In Bay Region This project will be an integrated emergency life saving humanitarian project that comprises of multi cluster services including WASH, health and Nutrition services which are provided as one package in each site and will benefit the most vulnerable and AWD/Cholera, measles and drought affected community members mainly focusing on new IDPs and vulnerable community members in hard to reach areas in Baidoa and it will ensure improved access to multi sectoral services that are complementary to one another and in complementary to the other ongoing SAMA projects as well as projects of other humanitarian actors. The project will be implemented as an outreach basis that integrates life saving humanitarian assistance through Integrated Emergency Response Teams, aiming to address the immediate needs of 15,456 IDPs and vulnerable community members. 75% of the target beneficiaries(representing 11,592 persons) will come from rural locations outside Baidoa town while at least 25% of the beneficiaries (3,864 persons) will be most affected vulnerable persons from existing IDPs settlements in Baidoa town. SAMA will establish eight integrated emergency response teams (IERTs) who will operate on daily basis to provide a package of integrated emergency life saving Health, Nutrition and WASH services in eight priority sites and hard to reach areas in Baidoa of Bay region. The locations targeted will include Doormar IDP, Towfiq 2 ADC 2 IDP camp, Danwadag IDP camp,  Bang Ideed IDP camp, Lowile village, Oorre village, Lanbulle village, El Edow Village. 6,486 children under 5 years (3,243 girls and 3,243 boys), 5,520 women, 2,070 men and 1,380 elderly(male and female) will be assisted and will have access to integrated life saving Health, WASH, and Nutrition services through outreach services run by SAMA through its IERTs. Targeted approach that includes routine bucket disinfection at 5 water points (2 in Baidoa and 3 in rural areas) will be conducted and hygiene promotion kits will be distributed and standard IEC materials will also be distributed to AWD affected discharge patients and high risk households to contain spread of AWD. Appropriate comprehensive hygiene promotion activities will be organized and widespread adaption of safe hygiene practices will be promoted in both at public and at household level focusing on AWD/Cholera prevention measures. In consultation and coordination with the local authority, NGOs, religious leaders and community elders, eight WASH committees will be identified, selected and trained in water management, chlorination and general sanitation infrastructure measures while ensuring equal access to both men and women. The WASH committees will consist of key community members to promote community understanding and acceptance. Nutrition supplies amp Hygiene kits are expected from UNICEF nutrition section and WASH Cluster and medical supplies are also expected from the health cluster and WHO Somalia. IERT teams will be trained as well as community health workers and community volunteers and WASH committees to strengthen their skills and enhance their capacity so that this will ensure in provision of required high quality life saving multi sectoral services. Each of the teams (IERTs) will include 1 medical doctor, 2 nurses, 2 Auxiliary Nurse, 2 Screeners, 1 registrar, 2 hygiene promoters, 2 chlorinators, 1 IYCF promoter  and 1 community health worker and supported by 3 community volunteers at community level in each site for community based work and social mobilization. The project will also include construction of 60 gender sensitive latrines in AWD affected locations and high risk areas in IDP camps and rural hard to reach areas to promote AWD prevention among the vulnerable community.WASH committees set up, trained, support amp subsequent social mobilization sessions organized as well as water disinfection amp hygiene kits distribution to AWD patients and other vulnerable community me