WASH Response on Multiple Crisis in Koch county of Unity State This project will be implemented within duration of 5-Months as of September 2016 to end of January 2017. The intervention will reach out to 1000 vulnerable IDPs, returnees and host community households (6,000 individuals) in Koch County Unity State. 
The purpose of this intervention aims to save lives of the affected population and reduce health related WASH issues through provision of safe water supply, hygiene and sanitation education to the targeted beneficiaries. 

The prioritized specific objectives to achieve the overall goal of this project include:
Provision of the affected population with access to safe adequate water supply of sufficient quantity for drinking, cooking, domestic hygiene and personal hygiene 15lts/p/day.
Promotion of household water treatment to communities at-risk of malnutrition crisis or disease outbreak due to consumption poor water quality.
Promotion of hygiene and sanitation education to communities at-risk of malnutrition crisis or disease outbreak due to poor hygiene and sanitation practices.
Promotion of environmental sanitation through safe excreta disposal to reduce risks of water borne illnesses. 

The key interventions to be addressed in Koch County include:– 
Water Supply:
Rehabilitation or repair of 5 hand pumps accessed within densely populated areas
Training of water source sanitation committees, comprising of 7 members in each water source rehabilitated (4female:3male) as water collection is considered as responsibility for women.
Training/refresher training for 10 community based pump mechanics in the targeted project location , this is meant to ensure continuous operation and maintenance of hand pumps when the project phases out. 
Conduct water quality testing in ten (10) water points found in Koch county.  
Sanitation: 
Awareness raising on safe sanitation practices encouraging the community to practice safe excreta disposal.
Awareness raising on household refuse or solid waste management in densely populated settlements. 

Hygiene Promotion: 
Recruitment and training of 12 Community hygiene promoters’ volunteers (5 female and 7male).
Carry out routine hygiene awareness sessions in densely populated sites.
Distribution of soap to the affected population for two months targeting 1000 HHs in Koch County 
Hygiene kits distributed to 1000 households in Koch County.
Train and distribute water purification products (PUR/Aqua tabs) to 600 HHs accessing unsafe water from swamps, ponds, streams and rivers for drinking.
Provision of buckets for water collection and storage to 1000HHs in Koch County
 
The IDPs and host communities in the remote areas of Koch county have limited coping mechanisms in the absence of adequate WASH services the remaining coping abilities have been further eroded by prolonged food insecurity, deepening economic situation and disease outbreaks. The widespread lack of safe drinking water, improved sanitation facilities and poor hygiene practices has left a large proportion of the population in  Koch county at risk of preventable WASH related diseases.  The very poor sanitation and hygiene practice means increased vulnerability particularly amongst under 5years, elderly and the sick people. Therefore, this project will dwell on provision of safe drinking water, hygiene and sanitation education including hygiene supplies, and cholera prevention messaging to stem the current outbreak in the Country.