CO-CAT Fund 2024 South West refugee supp Project description / activities (including numbers to be reached):

Oxfam proposes to implement an integrated WASH, Gender and  Protection  project  that addresses the current needs of the new refugees and their host communities  in  close collaboration with OPM, UNHCR, Nsamizi and MTI partners. The project is aims to reach out to 26,000 (Females – 15,600, Males – 10,400) and this will be building on on-going response initiatives by other players and aims to enable the refugees access basic services within the recommended Sphere and UNHCR standards while strengthening their resilience and self- reliance.

Oxfam will enhance access to safe water, dignified sanitary facilities and hygiene practices through community engagement on behavioural change among new arrivals and their neighbouring host communities in synergy with UNHCR, OPM and other partners, stakeholders and Isingiro district Health and water departments.

Water supply: Actions will target pipeline extension, installation of water storagetanks and support water quality monitoring. At least 2 km of piped water supply and distribution networks will be extended to newly settled populations. More actions will include installation of 4 water storage tank in institutions and procure and distribution of pool testers and DPD tablets for water quality monitoring.

Sanitation: Access to safe excreta systems at community level hrough construction of gender sensitive communal latrines and bath shelters, PSNs will be supported with complete latrines that suit their level of disability, as well as procurement and distribution of latrine digging kits for latrine pit excavation as Nsamizi provide dome shaped slabs for HH latrine construction.Additionally, the project will support existing solid wastemanagement structure  through trainings and provision of PPEs and MobileBins for appropriate solid waste management.

safety/protection and menstrual hygiene management, and promotion of safe hygiene andsanitation practices at institutions through child-to-child approaches.

Hygiene promotion: Oxfam will strengthen capacity and empowering community structures and volunteers with relevant skills on participatory approaches and tools to mobilise the target refugees and host communities to adhere to proper hygiene and sanitation practices to mitigate diarrheal diseases, women and girls within the menstrual age group will be supported with menstrual hygiene kits, the project will procure an distribute both institutional and HH level hand washing facilities for hand washing practices among the new arrivals, hygiene promotion campaigns on safe excreta disposal, solid waste management, hand  washing  and  safe  water chain management will be undertaken through radio talks shows, boda boda talk talk, Development, reproduction and dissemination of IEC materials. As a sustainability  strategy, Oxfam will continue to positively engage school children and Teachers as agents of change. In addition, Oxfam will engage with school management committees and Parent-Teachers Associations on operation and maintenance of the WASH facilities established in schools.
Summary of proposed Activities.

Water supply:

- Pipeline extension – 2 Km
- Installation of 3 water storage tanks with fittings + Labour costs
- Procurement and distribution of 15 pool testers+ reagents (DPD 1 Tablets
Sanitation:
- Construction of 55 units of PSN latrines
- Procurementand distribution of 20 sets of PPEs for hygienists and VHTs at the reception centre and community level respectively.
- Construction of 50 blocks / stances of gender sensitive communal latrines
- Construction of 50 block / stances of gender sensitive communal bath shelters
- Procurement and distribution of 25 sets of detergents (liquid soap, jik, latrine cleaningkits (Metallic Bucket, hard brush)
- Procurement and distribution of 50 latrine cleaning kits (Metallic Bucket, hard brush)
- Procurement and Distribution of 70 sets of latrine digging tools (Each kit comprising of: 3 Metallic Bucket, 3 Nylon rope, 3 Pick axe, 3 Minus bar, 3 wooden Shavel)
- Procurement and distribution of 20 branded mobile bins
Hygiene promotion
- Procurement and installation of 50 bulk Handwashing facilities for Reception centre, communal latrines, markets and other community meeting places
- Procurement and distribution of 1000 tippy taps (5 litre jerry can+ a string)
- Procurement and distribution of 300 usable dignity kits for  vulnerable women  and girls (1 bar of soap, 2 knickers, 1 packet of Afri pads, 1 Lesu - 1.5 meters,1 branded cloth bag.
- Procurement and distribution of 50 boxes of laundry soap vulnerable new arrivals (white star - 1 kg)
- Train and equip 4 schools health clubs on CHAST approach and provision of 120 CHAST Tools and 120 hygiene kits.
- Development, reproduction of assorted IEC materials depicting key messages on Hygiene andsanitation practices (flyers, Stickers, T-shirts, Billboards etc.
- Conduct 4 Radio talk shows (2 per month) on key hygiene and sanitation practices (Hand washing, Latrine useand maintenance, safe water management).
- Conduct 2 months (20 days per month) boda boda talk talk community drive disseminating key hygiene and sanitation practices (Hand washing, Latrine use and maintenance, safe water management).
- Support 20 Village Health Team (VHTs) with monthly incentive of 52,000/= and 8,000/= airtime per VHT for two monthsfor communication and reporting.