WASH lifesaving assistance to IDPs from protracted conflict and cyclone-affected areas in Rakhine State ltpgtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtThe multisectoral humanitarian crisis remains complex and severe across Myanmar, with the combined impact of pre-existing poverty, COVID-19, current political crisis, economic breakdown, and recent natural disaster.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltp class="" style=""gtMore than two years after the military coup, the conflict nationwide is still ongoing with 1,836,000 people displaced, including 1,508,000 displaced   after the coup in February 2021, of whom 49% are children and 50,8% are women and girls (UNHCR, May 2023). In Pauktaw (PKT) and (STW) townships, hundreds of thousands of IDPs are living in protracted displacement sites, confined in overcrowded camps with extreme limitations to access basic services and livelihoods and relying exclusively on external assistance. The economy continues to deteriorate, leaving millions of people struggling to meet their basic food needs, find viable livelihoods and access basic services. On 14th of May 2023, Cyclone Mocha left a trail of devastation on the coast of Myanmar, greatly exacerbating the existing needs. The cyclone surge, estimated at 3-3.5 meters high, and winds up to 250 km/h heavily hit the shores Pauktaw and Sittwe townships have been among the hardest-hit townships. Many shelters and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) infrastructures have been destroyed, WASH services disrupted and access to livelihoods severely impacted as IDPs have lost most of their belongings and productive assets. According to OCHA, 3.4 million people were in the affected areas. In addition, de facto authorities prolonged humanitarian access restrictions in May and June, further exacerbating vulnerabilities.ltbrgtIn this context of underfunded humanitarian assistance despite rising needs, the proposed project has been designed to address both the protracted crisis needs and the compounded needs created by Cyclone Mocha. It aims at recovering and improving the sustainability of essential WASH services in Pauktaw and Sittwe townships. A WASH support will contribute to maintain safety and dignity of the population having access to basic services.lt/pgtltp class="" style=""gtltbrgtThe project aims at providing safe and equitable access to improved WASH services to all population, including girl, boys, women and men, and considering the inclusion of people with special needs. The intervention is composed of 2 complementary outcomes:   ltbrgt- Outcome 1 – aiming at improving access to safe, equitable and durable WASH services to 23,228 individuals in Pauktaw, including women, men, girls and boys. Under this outcome, SI will implement water scarcity mitigation measures through technical durable solutions to improve water provision sustainability during the period of water shortage ensure safe and functional latrines and sludge treatment.ltbrgt- Outcome 2 – aiming at restoring the access to emergency WASH services to 37,568 cyclone-affected people of Sittwe. SI will conduct latrine rehabilitation and solid waste management improvement with incinerator rehabilitation.lt/pgtltp class="" style=""gtltbrgtBuilding on its great presence, expertise and implementation capacity in the area, SI will work in close coordination with all actors on the ground to ensure the provision of a timely and coordinated lifesaving response. Within the framework of this MHF project, SI aims to reach a total of 60,796 beneficiaries (13,010 men,14,746 women, 16,875 boys a 16,165 girls) in cyclone-affected locations of 11 camps of Sittwe (STMG, OTGN, DP, BDC, OTC, TCC, BSR, KTK, HWZ, TKP and MTN) and 4 sites of Pauktaw (ANYC, KNP, NC1 and NC2), Rakhine State.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtlt/pgt