Provision of access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene to mitigate WASH related GBV among 10000 returnees, host communities and IDPs in Lire and Nyepo Payams of Kajo Keji County, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. This project will be implement by NSDO to provide life-saving WASH services aimed at meeting the critical emergency needs of Returnees, Host Communities and IDPs in Lire and Nyepo Payams of Kajo Keji County, Central Equatoria State who are affected by conflict and GBV threats during access to WASH facilities.
The project aims at providing safe and equitable access to sufficient water and sanitation services for affected population to mitigate WASH-related Gender Based Violence among 4,740 returnees and 4,521 host community members, 600 IDPs  and 139 persons with disabilities in Nyepo and Lire Payam. Targeted sites are communal water collection points, schools, public places agreed after a GBV risk analysis through Focus Group Discussions with women and girls. 
Budget split:
Total: 150.000.04 USD
100% (150.000.04 USD) Indicators 1 amp2 (WASH/GBV)

Activities will be implemented for 2480 boys, 2298 girls, 4200 women and 3022 men including 139 persons with disabilities  within a period of six months in close coordination with government authorities, humanitarian partners within Kajo Keji County and WASH Cluster and Protection Cluster at the national level.
The activities prioritized in this intervention are based on facts recorded from the targeted project areas during recent WASH assessment conducted by NSDO and County Department of Water and Sanitation, also during facts finding mission led by OCHA in Kajo Keji and recommendations collected from community members during implementation of project funded under the SSHF SA1 in Kajo Keji County. 

The project will ensure that WASH services are provided in safe and secure locations and facilities are gender sensitive and accessible by people with special needs.
The project will begin by jointly reviewing the needs with beneficiary members of each activity site, technical assessment of target WASH facilities suggested by beneficiary members for repairs.
30 handpumps will be rehabilitated by flashing and other only replacement of worn out spare arts in secure locations. This will serve at least 13,900 beneficiaries (7551 females and 6349 males) 37% of the population are boys and girls. 12 stances of sanitation facilities will be rehabilitated (2 for MHMs in schools, 2 latrine stances for female persons living with disability, 2 for male persons living with disability, 3 regular latrine stances for boys and 3 other regular stances for girls) and 3 handwashing facilities will be constructed.

To address the current challenges of water quality in Kajo Keji County, NSDO with flash out dirty water from 20 boreholes using compressor Copco XAHS 186 and small size PAT Drill 301 to remove turbidity and treat borehole to improve water quality for beneficiaries.
WASH NFIs will be distributed to sustain capacity of most venerable households to resist risks latrine digging kits, tarpaulin and plastic slabs will be given to community and at boma level to promote access to safe sanitation services.
Among the targeted beneficiaries, 256 female and male community members will be trained as Water User Committees, 20 female and male community member will be trained as volunteers to conduct daily hygiene and sanitation promotion, trace returnees and work with beneficiary members to collectively improve the household sanitation situation at Boma level.

NSDO has built the capacity of female WASH staff deployed on the ground to lead in observing and reporting on AAP indicators, coordinate with protection partners on the ground and support beneficiary members along feedback and complaints. NSDO will also coordinate these project activities with County Department of Rural Water and Sanitation and County RRC Secretariat.
NSDO already has strong experience working with the communities and authorities in Kajo Keji County and will prioritize reporting as communication gaps will be improved by the organization from the field Office.