Emergency WASH assistance with hygiene promotion in area of ESNFI in Paktika Province The proposed project will target conflict and drought- affected IDPs and host communities in areas the of highest needs around the Paktika Province for an emergency WASH support and ESNFI. The project, implemented directly by the Canadian International Community Association (CICA), continuing recent and long-standing interventions in these areas, is aligned with the AHF 1st Standard Allocation Strategy, targeting 3,820 vulnerable families (26,740 individuals) under the WASH humanitarian assistance, CICA proposes to provide a combination of water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion activities in targeted areas. The activities will revolve around the prioritizes include: 
	WASH in ESNFI
	Water source surveillance and drying-up alerts, 
	Supply systems rehabilitation or creation, 
	Household water treatment promotion, 
	WASH for GBV risk mitigation,
It is critical in this moment in time to provide immediate support in the areas affected by armed conflict and drought: - In order to prevent further displacement: a significant number of communities are leaving their homes searching for water and areas suitable for agriculture-livestock and drinking water. - In order to prevent communities from falling into deeper poverty: some of the districts identified have been suffering from loss in agriculture and livestock for several season, and they are at risk of losing all their assets if not reached with emergency relief - In order to ensure that the conditions of women and girls do not degenerate deep poverty and deprivation have a heavy toll on women and girls, often more vulnerable and more exposed to risks, especially GBV. To meet the need for a sufficient and safe water supply, 40 existing broken wells will be rehabilitated and 40 new wells will be established. 170 individuals will have access to each water point. Placement of water points within the communities will reduce the burden on women and girls, who currently spend on average more than 25 minutes one-way to reach a water point. The continued functioning of the water points will be managed through local volunteer mechanics, who will be identified and trained in the operation and maintenance of the water systems, and through local caretakers. For water source surveillance and drying-up alerts, strategic well be selected and equipped drying-up alerts system and the aforesaid mentioned caretaker and mechanics will be trained to collect the data regularly and share with relevant stakeholders.
Awareness sessions will promote both sanitation and hygiene awareness and practices leading to health risk reduction. 110 hygiene promotion sessions will focus on diarrhea prevention strategies, discouraging open defecation, critical times to wash hands with soap, menstrual hygiene management, and safe household water treatment. The most vulnerable 3820 IDPs and HCs families will receive hygiene kits. During kit distributions, orientation on the correct utilization of the items in the kits will take place. CICA will mainstream cross-cutting issues such as PSEA, Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), protection, gender, age, and disability and is an important requirement for WASH humanitarian response project.
This Project will be implemented in close coordination with local communities including prominent community leaders, youths, WASH regional cluster and other partners in area to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability. Engagement and direct participation and contribution of communities in the program implementation ensures program quality and sustainability through community ownership of project activities and results. 
In consultation with cluster and other stockholders, 12 months duration is needed to fully implement project activates considering remoteness of targeted communities, procurement process, vendors identification and selection, banking issues etc. this will also avoid any future no cost extension request processing.