Integrated WASH in Nutrition Facilities in Leer County ltpgtltbrgt
ltspan lang="EN-GB"gtBetween July 2022 and June 2023, an estimated 1.4 million children under five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition based on analysis and estimations from the results of the SMART nutrition surveys, Food Security and Nutrition Monitoring System (FSNMS) and program admission trends. Approximately 345,893 will need SAM treatment, while another 1,057,703 will need MAM treatment. Acute malnutrition burden will be highly concentrated in the four states of Jonglei, Upper Nile, Unity and Warrap in, about 61% of the total burdenlta href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""gtltspan class="MsoFootnoteReference"gtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107% background-color: white"gt[1]lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/agt. A majority of households in Leerltspan style="line-height: 107%" lang="EN-GB"gt, 76%, do not have toilet or pit latrine,  55% of
the  households depended on boreholes as a primary source of
drinking water, 29% cited rivers, 10% mentioned unprotected springs, while 3%
used rain water. Only 2%  receive drinking water from a protected
well.  Despite fetching water from unsafe
sources, 45% of the households do not treat their drinking water. An estimated
37.5% use chlorination, 22% leave the water to settle, hardly an effective
water treatment method, 19% filter water with cloth, while 12.5% boil their
drinking waterlta title="" name="_ftnref1" href="#_ftn1"gtltspan class="MsoFootnoteReference"gt[1]lt/spangtlt/agt. The water points are constantly breaking down due to excessive pumping. During flooding, surface runoff contaminates the borehole water.  The poor contaminated water sources, poor sanitation and hygiene in Leer County has led diarrheal diseases,
malnutrition and stunted growth. An estimated 62.50% of the deaths lt/spangtltspan style="line-height: 107%" lang="EN-US"gtamong children under the
age of 5 in Leer county waslt/spangtltspan style="line-height: 107%" lang="EN-GB"gt attributed to diarrheal diseases and lack of
food. lt/spangtltspan style="line-height: 107%" lang="EN-US"gtTlt/spangtltspan style="line-height: 107%" lang="EN-GB"gthe World Health
Organization estimates that half of all undernutrition is associated with
infections caused by poor WASH, such as diarrhea, intestinal worms, and
environmental enteric dysfunctionlta title="" name="_ftnref2" href="#_ftn2"gtltspan class="MsoFootnoteReference"gt[2]lt/spangtlt/agt. This project will seek to address malnutrition through increasing access to water at nutrition facility and its catchment areas. lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan lang="EN-GB"gtltspan style="line-height: 107%" lang="EN-GB"gtltspan lang="EN-US"gtThe construction of 4 water yards, networked with a total of 10 water kiosks in the community will reduce the pressure on the existing water point, will eliminate breakage, and ensure water supply to 7000 Individuals . The raising of the water tank will also reduce the chances of water contamination during flooding.lt/spangt

lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"gtltspan style="font-size:11.0ptline-height:107%font-family:" lang="EN-GB"gtThe project will conduct the following activities lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"gtltspan style="font-size:11.0ptline-height:107%font-family:" lang="EN-GB"gt1. Construction of 1 new water point,  and  upgrading 3 existing water points in nutrition facilities to water yards, then networking them to 10 water kiosks in the community.  Total 14 water points serving 500 people each hence 7000  individuals lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"gtltspan style="font-size:11.0ptline-height:107%font-family:" lang="EN-GB"gt2. Distribution of WASH CPR kits to SAM and MAM) 1667 caregivers in Nutrition facilities lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"gtltspan style="font-size:11.0ptline-height:107%font-family:" lang="EN-GB"gt3. Hygiene promotion to 8,000 people in Nutrition and health Facilities lt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgt4. GBV Risk analysis at water points lt/pgtltpgtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtThis project will target 8,000 individuals (Men 1000, women 2,000, boys 2,500, Girls 2,500) lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtThe project will be lt/spangtimplementedltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt in the following facilities lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cmmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal"gtltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt1.Thonyor  Nutrition facility -lt/spangtNile hopeltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt facility lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="font-family:"gt2.Guong/Rupkoang in Adok payam  Nile hope facility lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltp class="" style=""gtltspan style="font-size: 12pt font-family:"gt3. Rubinchar nutrition facilities (Drill a blt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 12pt font-family:"gtorehole at the facilitylt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 12pt font-family:"gt) lt/spangtNile hope facility lt/pgtltpgtltspan style="font-family:"gt4.Pilieny nutrition/health facility (lt/spangtltspan style="font-family:"gtWater storage tanks to be installed within the facility) Nile Hope/ CH health facility lt/spangtlt/pgt