Emergency life-saving WASH services for drought-affected communities in Hobyo District, Galmudug Region. This intervention is proposing to provide life-saving WASH services to 14,010 (2,335 households) drought affected IDPs in Hobyo District. The intervention will involve improving access to adequate, safe drinking water supply that meets the minimum recommended amount for a household facing emergencies (7.5–15 litres per day as per SPHERE Standards). The project's approach is aimed at scaling up the drought response in worst hit areas where the situation is rapidly worsening due to the already failed four rainfall seasons and the predicted coming poor Deyr rains. It will be based on the 4th SHF 2022 Reserve Allocation round standard allocation strategy that places access to safe water as one of the priorities, and the WASH cluster recommendations where rehabilitation of critical water points to meet the water requirements in identified water deficit areas is prioritized. 

This project is designed to respond to the current ravaging drought situation that if not responded to well might slide into famine, by providing life-saving WASH services to the drought affected displaced IDPs in Hobyo District. Hobyo District experienced a poor Gu season rains in early 2022, and now preliminary forecasts indicate that below average to near average rainfall is expected to prevail across most parts of Somalia during the forthcoming 2022 Deyr season (October-November). This portends gloom on an already bad situation with the on-going drought. 

The intervention will involve rehabilitation of two strategic boreholes Goobsor and Dhuure (by construction of a 60m³ elevated masonry water storage tanks, installation of solar pumping systems, and extension of distribution pipe network in each of the borehole rehabilitation of seven public/community berkads. The two boreholes are public boreholes managed by the communities. The boreholes’ data is as follows: 1. Gobsoor Borehole: Depth 90m, Water level 75m. 2. Dhuure Borehole : Depth 138m, Water level 108m.
 Water trucking will also be done to 7 settlements, where water will be sourced from the three rehabilitated strategic boreholes and taken to berkads in the seven settlements. The berkads are: Harar and Gawan in Budbud settlement sourcing water from Goobsor borehole 2 sites in Ceel Gula - Rural sites settlement sourcing water from Ceel Gula borehole Dhagweyne, Bugsh and Gacan in Dhuure sourcing water from Dhuure borehole. 

A total of 94 latrines will also be constructed in Hobyo (27 no.), Wisil (25 no.), Ceeldibir (19 no.), Xerodhagaxley (13 no.) and Budbud (10 no). A total of 20 Hygiene promoters consisting of 10 men and 10 women shall be trained on hygiene promotion and deployed to the target areas to carry out hygiene awareness campaigns. The Hygiene promoters' campaigns will aim at creating awareness on prevention of AWD/Cholera, elimination of open defecation and promotion of uptake of latrine use within the settlements and improve general hygiene within Adado. The project will also work with UNICEF Emergency WASH Regional Supply Hub in Adado Town (which CPD manages) to get chlorine for disinfection of the water points and provide hygiene kits to women in the IIDP camps.

The design of the water infrastructure will be done to ensure water collection is women friendly. Women and girls shall also be prioritized for protection measures including having designated water collection points and hygiene kits distribution centres.