Providing WASH Response to Cholera outbreak for conflict-affected populations in Aleppo DRC is proposing a provision of lifesaving WASH services in order to prevent and control the spread of AWD/Cholera in Aleppo. Aleppo is reported as a fragile context with a severity scale of 3 (and above) and is highly exposed to health threats as a result of limited access to safe water and poor hygiene practices. The designed WASH response is well-aimed to ensure sufficient and adequate access to WASH services at individual and community levels. 

Since the first confirmed case in Aleppo in August 2022, cholera has spread to other governorates and is expected to spread further without emergency prevention measures. The main reason for the outbreak is attributed to the limited access to safe water in Syria, broken sanitation facilities and poor hygiene practices. Water and sewage network systems have been severely damaged by the 11-year conflict in Syria, which is compounded by the fact that displaced people have difficulties maintaining good hygiene practices. Additionally, some cases are attributed to food contamination emerging from crop irrigation with polluted water.
According to the 2022 Syria Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), the reliability and efficiency of water systems in Syria have sharply decreased for the first time since 2016, with nearly 2 million fewer people using water networks as the only households’ water supply modality, in comparison to mid-2020. Furthermore, at least 70% of sewage is discharged untreated and at least half of the sewerage systems are not functional.

Through the proposed intervention, DRC aims to reach a total of 27000 individuals (12,150 Males, and 14850 females) with the provision of safe water through improved water networks and services and the rehabilitation of sanitation facilities. Additionally, key hygiene messages will be delivered. 
The breakdown of the targets is as follows: 
13,000 individuals will benefit from the repair of the water network in Aleppo-Khafsah 
- 13000 Individuals will benefit from the rehabilitation of the sewage network and waste management of the first sewage network in Aleppo-Kadi Askar.
- 1000 Individuals will benefit from rehabilitating 3 WASH facilities of schools in Aleppo, providing essential WASH items to the students, and a campaign on AWD/ Cholera key messages related to symptoms, transmission and prevention through direct awareness sessions and leaflet distribution

DRC is well-positioned in the proposed areas through its continued presence and established local-level relations with the communities. DRC will be able to promote personal / family hygiene practices through the outdoor campaign in the public facilities using well-established connections with community leaders and key informatives considering that the DRC Risk Education team is delivering awareness sessions in the proposed areas under another fund. 
DRC will obtain the required approvals for activities implementation through the signed MoU with SARC and sub-MoU with the Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Education, the work will be delivered in line with the WASH Sector standards as well as the relevant line ministries' requirements in full respect of the health precautionary measures throughout the project by DRC staff and its stakeholders