Somalia

As part of this project, we provided immediate access to water as well as water and sanitation infrastructure for rural communities and internally displaced persons. We repaired existing water intakes and built new ones. We carried out monthly water quality checks to ensure that it was safe to drink. Apart from that, we built and repaired latrines, ensuring that they were flood-proof and that 15% of them were adapted to the needs of people with disabilities. We ran hygiene campaigns aimed at mothers, who are usually responsible for maintaining the household and raising children. In order to limit the effects of future natural disasters, we conducted a training that involved creating scenarios for dealing with emergencies.

The project consisted in securing access to water and sanitation to the most needy inhabitants of the Galgaduud region in Somalia. Residents of drought-stricken areas in the Adado district were provided with temporary access to an emergency water supply, which was delivered by water tankers. Aid was provided to 940 families in hard-to-reach villages, in particular internally displaced people. In addition, we drilled a well in the village of Habasley and rebuilt the water infrastructure in several other villages. This gave the inhabitants a constant access to safe drinking water. The wells were placed in locations that have been plagued by drought for years.

We also installed sanitary facilities: 76 latrines and additional 14 latrines for the disabled. The sanitary infrastructure installed by PAH is adapted to cultural requirements and guarantees safety of the users.

As part of this project, we also organised hygiene promotion trainings, which were attended by 20 people from the local community, and distributed hygiene kits among 500 families. We also coached water and sanitary committees and monitored water quality.

As part of this project, we extended life-saving aid to Somalis affected by drought by providing them with, among others, access to safe drinking water. We delivered water to those in need, chlorinated existing water intakes and built new ones. We also installed rainwater tanks and built and renovated sanitary infrastructure in schools, hospitals and health centres. We provided the affected population with financial support that enabled them to meet their most basic needs, while giving them the possibility of prioritising expenditures.

We helped local authorities and communities reduce the severity of disasters such as droughts and floods by training committees to deal with these issues. During the training, we jointly developed mechanisms for early warning and rapid response in case of a calamity.

The project was aimed at ensuring access to clean water and decent hygienic conditions in camps for internally displaced persons, as well as in institutions and in rural areas. Our activities encompassed the construction and renovation of water and sanitary infrastructure, such as wells, water intakes, water tanks and latrines, as well as installation of rainwater tanks in schools, hospitals and health centres. We also ensured direct water supplies to people most affected by the crisis by extending pipelines and delivering water in tankers. The project also encompassed activities promoting hygiene and distribution of hygiene kits, including menstrual kits, and building an infrastructure adapted to the needs of women in schools and health centres.

The project activities consisted in both immediate and sustained intervention to improve access to safe water for communities affected by drought and conflict, in particular those living in camps for internally displaced persons. We carried out renovations and extensions of the existing water infrastructure and built a new one, equipped with appropriate storage systems, tanks and distribution networks. We established gender-balanced water committees to ensure service continuity as well as proper operation and maintenance, at the same time strengthening women’s leadership. We made sure that the sanitary facilities we built satisfy cultural requirements and respond to the specific needs of various groups in terms of gender and the needs of people with disabilities. We also ran hygiene promotion campaigns and distributed hygiene kits.

The project was aimed at saving health and life, as well as ensuring decent living conditions. As part of the project, we secured access to safe, clean water and built latrines in camps for internally displaced persons, including facilities adapted to the needs of people with disabilities, to ensure equal access to toilets for all camp residents. Plumbers trained by PAH and members of the so-called water committees will watch over the efficient functioning of the infrastructure and water quality. PAH-trained hygiene promoters informed camp residents about waterborne diseases, including AWD (i.e. acute watery diarrhoea) and cholera, as well as good hygiene practices.

As part of the project, we renovated water intakes: three wells that were seriously damaged by the current drought. Wells were constantly failing, among others due to defective pumps and generators, which led to water scarcity among many rural communities and the livestock that depended on them. We purchased generators and pumps, which were handed over to well owners. We also distributed hygiene products and items that internally displaced persons might need, such as sleeping mats. We took effort to address in particular households run by women or people with disabilities, as well as households with children, elderly and chronically ill.