Scaling-up of gender sensitive humanitarian needs through WASH interventions focusing returnee population in Central Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan The proposed project is design to support WASH related humanitarian amp protection needs of returnee population who remain displaced amp now returned to their place of origin, ensuring smooth transition to longer-term recovery amp development. Above likely to achieve through increased access of returnee population to improved services in particular safe, clean drinking water amp sanitation facilities at communal amp household level in Central Kurram Agency FATA. MH considers provision of safe drinking water, adequate sanitation amp hygiene practice recognized fundamental to human well-being, particularly for Parachamkani amp Masoozai returned families in Central Kurram. The proposed project would likely to reduce vulnerability of returned families having low or no access to clean, safe drinking water amp safe sanitation facilities in areas of return. In view of primary need assessment conducted by MH, project aims to reach 31728 individuals to ensure improved access to sufficient drinking water, adequate sanitation facilities is physically accessible for men, women, children, elders amp PWDs within close proximity of HHs, educational or health institutions. MH would like to promote behaviors change, adopting positive sanitation practices through PHAST approach to increase understanding of key health risk related to WASH, adopting positive hygiene practices to prevent most common waterborne/ vector control diseases through latrine construction/ latrine usage, in 16 villages of Central Kurram. Improved access to safe amp clean drinking water facilities will cater through rehabilitation of 8 gravity water supply schemes along with provision of 140 HH level water storage tanks for households lacking safe storage means. In parallel, water safety plan will be prepared ensuring effective implementation of service delivery aspect. While, adequate sanitation facilities provision would be met through rehab/construction of 30 model latrines with sanitation kits (focusing on PWDs, Women headed HHs, Elderly, widow-headed etc.) amp on most vulnerable HHs. Project proposes construction/rehab of 250 low cost latrines at HH level (with provision of material, labor cost amp sanitation kits) on component sharing approach, 150 low-cost latrines with provision of (labor cost amp sanitation kits) while 350 HHs will be reached through sanitation kits provision ensuring hygiene of vulnerable HHs. Additionally, sensitization of target community especially women, girls amp children within cultural constraints of FATA through conducting of 40 Hygiene sessions (20 women-focused sessions for 400 women and adolescent girls @20 participants each session amp 20 sessions targeting 300 men amp 100 children @20 participants each session) will be ensured. Alongside, 16 PHAST sessions carried out in 16 villages (1 session/village including 20 participants per session). 1500 school students will be provided WASH awareness through formation of clubs amp conducting of hygiene awareness sessions at school level. The project also includes distribution of IEC material amp 1120 hygiene kits provision in areas of intervention. In total 31728 beneficiaries with 12180 beneficiaries for water, 9888 for sanitation amp 9660 through health amp hygiene improved measures will be reached. The project proposes to contribute to Gender Mainstreaming through producing an impact working on Gender Marker Code 2 (a) with equal and increased participation of women with men as decision makers. Acting as a way in improving amp maintaining female dignity. To promote hygiene behaviors, MH will adopt amp implement 7-step PHAST approach at community level. Social organizers and hygiene promotors would ensure implementation of PHAST approach at village level with close coordina