Stockpiling for emergency WASH response in Afghanistan DACAAR intends stockpiling sufficient quantities of hygiene and water kits, water purification tablets, plastic reservoirs and materials for baths and latrines in 6 strategic locations,  for distribution to beneficiaries having been identified as vulnerable and in need. 
According  to WASH Cluster a gap exists in 12 high risk provinces with regard to emergency WASH response. As a result, DACAAR will pre-position stocks in for enabling rapid reponse to 76,440 IDPs in six strategic locations. This includes: : 
1) Jalalabad, also covering Kunar, Nangarhar , and Laghman  supplies for a total of 15,288 individuals
2) Kandahar also covering Uruzgan and Helmand  supplies for a total of 15,288 individuals
3) Balkh also covering Baghlan  supplies for a total of 15,288 individuals
4) Herat also covering Badghis  supplies for a total of 7644 individuals
5) Kunduzsupplies for a total of 15,288 individuals and 
6 ) Takhar also covering Badakhshan supplies for a total of 7644 individuals

In the first four locations, DACAAR has already established warehouses (in Kandahar sharing with DRC).   In the last two locations (Kunduz and Takhar) DACAAR will establish new wherehouses.   The decision to estabilsh in these locations was taken together with the WASH Cluster.  Kunduz is a high IDP concentration province and as such it is strategic to have appropriate amounts of WASH supplied maintained for rapid response.   Although Afghan Red Crescent Society has some kind of a warehouse in the province, it is not possible to use this facility simply because of difference in the work modality for ARCS and as they do not work with closely with clusters. Given the insecurity on the highly it is also strategic to maintain a warehouse in the neighboring Takhar province as it cannot be supplied from Kunduz and in addition can be used to supply Badakhshan as well.  This has also been discussed and agreed upon with the WASH cluster and we understand there are one maintaining warehouses in this province.

Procurement of supplies will be made in Bulk using OCHA endorsed procurement procedures.  Strong internal control mechanisms will be applied throughout the procurement process and all stages of the procurement documented.  Inspection teams will ensure quality and quantity of the purchased supplied upon delivery by the successful bidder.  Warehouse are (and will be in the case of new ones) appropriately equipped and organized to ensure safe keeping of the items both against theft as well as decay and destruction.  

The supplies will cover the bulk of WASH supplies for the cluster to enable rapid response to new IDPs, and that supplies will be available to all cluster partners to enable the most efficient, immediate response to new caseloads. The WASH items stored in these warehouses will be supplied to and used by WASH partners to respond to recent caseloads of IDPs in the respective provinces and their surrounding provinces as mentioned above. The supplies will be made available to these partners once caseloads have been identified and response endorsed by the WASH cluster.  The supplies will be made based on official requests involving pre-agreed forms and approval process. Strict records of receipts and supplies will be kept by project staff, reported on regularly and the processes and amounts monitored by program management team and the MampE Unit. 

DACAAR intends to stockpile the supplies over a period of 12 months to enable the WASH partners, and particularly CHF partners to have ready access to these supplies for the full duration of their projects funded under second allocation 2016.