Promotion of  emergency WASH services to targeted Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)  and surrounding host communities in Ad Dihar and Al Mashannah districts, Ibb Governorate The proposed project will complement IMC's response interventions in Ibb and will enable IMC to continue with the WASH response without service interruption after the end of the current UNOCHA grant being implemented in the IDP collection sites in Ad Dihar and Al Mashanah districts.
IMC will provide comprehensive WASH services through provision of adequate safe and clean water, rehabilitation of 2 existing water systems that has been severely damaged during the conflict, training of 2 WMCs on basic operation, and maintenance. O amp M tools and equipment will also be provided to ensure the supply system's sustainability, and water treatment chemicals such as chlorine and quality materials will also be provided to the WMC. IMC will conduct regular water quality monitoring, focusing on the Free Residual Chlorine (FRC) and fecal coliform bacteria levels at source, communal distribution points, and household to ensure water provided is safe. Establishment of 6 emergency water distribution point to support water trucking, extension of water distribution networks where possible. IMC will mainstream protection principles in the proposed activities through ensuring gender-inclusive WASH committees with a ratio of 60:40 of men to women representation. 
To improve sanitation infrastructure in the IDP collection site, IMC will install 30 emergency latrines, identify sewage systems for rehabilitation and routine operation and maintenance, and 1 sewage systems and desludging of overflowing household and institutional latrines within the IDP collection sites in these two supported districts. 
To mitigate risks to vector borne diseases resulting from poor waste management practices, IMC will mobilize community to participate in management of solid waste through clean up campaigns organized together with local cleaning funds will continue to support the local authority cleaning fund with operation and maintenance support such as tools, spare parts, fuel, communal waste bins.
IMC will conduct hygiene sessions along with the water and sanitation activities put in place through a trained group of 50 CHVs/ HPs on basic hygiene promotion in emergencies and community mobilization. To strengthen handwashing habits among the IDPs communities, IMC will pilot the WashEm approach that will help identified key activities to be implemented after conducting the WashEm assessment using the five tools that have been developed for quick assessment during emergency context. 
IMC will also provide the most vulnerable households with hygiene kits that will be received as in kind donation from UNICEF, these will include water storage and collection containers, soap, ibriks, laundry detergent, female dignity materials among others. IMC will adhere to the national WASH cluster standards and NFI guidelines for all WASH intervention to complement community hygiene awareness with a specific focus on hygiene kits materials, particularly dignity kits for women and girls at reproductive age. Women and girls will be consulted concerning kit contents in coordination with the WASH cluster guideline. As part of the protection mainstreaming, IMC staff, WASH committees, and Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) will be trained on Protection Principles.
IMC will work closely with LWSC and GARWASP, WASH cluster and other WASH actors to ensure coherent response amp avoid duplication of efforts and resources. As an exit strategy IMC will consult with LWSC/GARWASP and will hand over the rehabilitated water systems to WMC