Integrated WASH Assistance to Improve Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable Drought Affected Populations in Jawzjan, Sar-e-Pul and Faryab Provinces

About this project

ltpgtThis project will provide lifesaving, gender-sensitive, and disability-inclusive WASH services for drought-affected populations in Jawzjan, Sar-e-Pul, and Faryab provinces. The intervention will directly reach 52,566 individuals, including 12,957 women, 13,345 girls, 13,065 men, and 13,196 boys from host communities and returnee populations with 16% 8,410 persons with disabilities. These provinces are among the most severely affected by Afghanistan’s prolonged drought, with surface water sources drying up and groundwater levels critically low. According to OCHA’s May 2025 Dry Spell Monitoring and IOM’s climate vulnerability data, 56% of people in these provinces lack access to safe drinking water, and 33% lack access to domestic water. In Jawzjan alone, 65% of residents do not have access to drinking water, and 51% lack domestic water. The collapse and overuse of existing WASH infrastructure, coupled with increasing reliance on unsafe water sources, has significantly heightened the risk of waterborne diseases such as cholera, acute watery diarrhea, and skin infections. ltbrgt ltbrgtThe impacts of the drought disproportionately affect women, girls, and persons with disabilities, who face increased exposure to protection risks, including gender-based violence, while walking long distances to collect water. Displaced populations face additional challenges in accessing basic sanitation services, and limited household income due to crop failure further restricts the purchase…

Published by

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs · National NGO

Countries

Afghanistan

Sectors

Multisector aid

Funded by

Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund

Implemented by

Save the Children Fund

Accountable

Save the Children Fund

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 16 Jan 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-AFG-25-R-INGO-37794.

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