Providing emergency and resilience WASH assistance to strengthen protective environments for the most vulnerable conflict-affected communities in Salh and AlQahirah districts, Ta'izz Governorate - AP3 ltpgtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtYemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in 2023, with the annual Humanitarian Response Plan projecting that 21.6 million people (approximately 62% of the population of which 51% are children, 24% women, and 15% people with disabilities) will require humanitarian aid and/or protection services. Much of the country is classified as at either crisis or emergency levels of severity, meaning that many people are unable to effectively meet their basic health, wellbeing, food, and water needs or utilize positive coping mechanisms to survive the chronic and complex humanitarian crisis. Continued economic deterioration, linked to the protracted internal conflict e, is a major driver of the humanitarian crisis with the Internationally Recognised Government (IRG) unable to afford repairs and rehabilitation of critical infrastructure destroyed during the conflict. 9.8 million people, almost 50% of the annual HRP target, have been targeted for support through the WaSH cluster.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgt ltpgtltbrgtThe proposed intervention will address both immediate and medium/long-term water and sanitation needs of conflict-affected populations in Salh and Al Qahirah Districts in Ta’izz City/Governorate, with a focus on providing access to safe and potable water for use by conflict-affected households and reducing morbidity and mortality caused by WaSH related diseases. Short-term, critical water trucking, together with distribution of hygiene kits to identified at-risk people, will provide potable water to the most vulnerable communities and reduce protection risks associated with long distance travelled to water points, particularly for women and girls, while repairs and rehabilitation to water supply and sanitation infrastructure (including through provision of off-grid solar power) will strengthen the resilience of affected people and ensure sustainable access to services following the project closure. Cleaning campaigns, organised in close collaboration with the communities affected, will reduce risk of communicable disease, as well as strengthen community ownership and accountability for the project results.ltbrgtThis response will aim at addressing the water supply, sanitation and hygiene needs of 10,726 IDPs in 15 IDP sites and 226,450 vulnerable host population living in Salh and Al Qahirah districts. SI will coordinate with the MOPIC at Aden and Ta’izz level during the first quarter of the intervention, to secure sub-agreements and relevant permits which will facilitate the smooth startup and implementation of the project as well as secure government buy-in and accountability. A baseline study will identify the most up-to-date needs in the intervention communities, complementing the preexisting needs assessment, against standardised indicators developed in collaboration with the WaSH sector. Regular monitoring activities including Post Distribution Monitoring, Data Quality Analysis, and other activities will ensure the consistent quality and relevance of the intervention for both the humanitarian response and for the affected communities. Community-accessible feedback and complaint response mechanisms will be designed and reviewed in collaboration with beneficiaries to ensure affected people’s participation in the project design, implementation, and evaluation in line with relevant country strategies.ltbrgtltbrgtThe intervention will seek to collaborate or integrate with other humanitarian actors, including inside and outside the WaSH Cluster, to strengthen value-for-money and improve the accessibility of multisectoral assistance for the most vulnerable communities in the target areas.lt/pgt ltpgtlt/pgt