Climate Change & Environment, WASH

Urgent scale-up of emergency WASH flood-response preparedness activities for IDPs and vulnerable host communities in Hajjah and Hodeidah governorates.

Objective:

The project aims to reduce the adverse effects of the floods on IDPs and vulnerable host communities in high-risk areas in Hajjah and  Hodeida governorates and increasing their access to safe water,  appropriate sanitation facilities, and hygiene promotion services through WASH preparedness and life-saving response activities.

RDP improved access to adequate safe water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene promotion for flood-affected people where the beneficiaries reached 38,549 individuals in Hajjah and Al-Hudeidah Gov.

 

Implemented by:

Relief and Development Peer Foundation (RDP)

 

Funded by:

Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF)

 

Target Areas:

(Al Qanawis – Az Zuhrah districts) in Al Hodiedah governorate and (Abs and Aslam districts) in Hajjah governorate

 

# Beneficiaries:

38,549 Beneficiaries

 

Project period:

May 2023 to Oct 2023

 

Major project activities:

  1. Conducted community engagement meeting.
  2. Conducted induction workshop for the project team.
  3. Conduct tenders for the project activities.
  4. Contract with service providers for water trucking, BHKs, and latrines.
  5. Distributed a total quantity of 6,115,500 liters of clean, safe, and chlorinated water was provided to floods-affected locations.
  6. Installed 28 communal water tanks in flood-affected IDPs sites targeted locations.
  7. Also, RDP conducted minor maintenance for 44 communal water points.
  8. RDP trained 60 community volunteers (43 Men and 17 Women) on Hygiene promotion.
  9. Community volunteers have conducted 793 awareness sessions reaching 12,139 individuals through hygiene promotion.
  10. RDP distributed 1750 BHKs to 1750 HHs of flood-affected BNFs in the targeted districts.
  11. Conduct PDM after distribution of BHKs.
  12. Construction of 83 emergency latrines (including 10 latrines for PwSNs) and 150 latrines were rehabilitated in targeted locations
  13. Conduct PCM after construction and rehabilitation of latrines
  14. Improved community environment by conducting 10 clean-up campaigns, benefiting 21,689 individuals.

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