Provision of Emergency and Inclusive WASH Services for Drought Affected and Hard to Reach Populations in Afgooye district.

About this project

ltpgtPAH December 2025 needs assessment in Afgooye District revealed critical WASH gaps across IDP camps and rural village. Most households are displaced families living in overcrowded shelters with limited resources. Eighty nine percent lacked soap, only 46% practiced handwashing at critical times, and more than half reported insufficient water, with 86% paying high costs. Seventy one percent had no latrines, 20% practiced open defecation, and 98% lacked waste disposal sites, resorting to unsafe methods. These conditions expose communities especially women and children to heightened risks of AWD, cholera, and protection concerns.ltbrgtTo respond to these urgent needs, Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) proposes an 8-month standalone WASH intervention that will reach approximately 13,476 individuals (2,695Men, 3639 women, 3099 boys and 4043 girls) as well as people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups in 6 IDP camps and 5 rural villages in Afgooye District. The intervention will also strengthen collaboration with other sectors, including Health, Nutrition, and Food Security partners selected under the reserved allocation. The project will deliver lifesaving and sustainable WASH activities, prioritized as immediate needs. These activities are aligned with Reserve Allocation priorities and will comprise the following:ltbrgt Restoring safe water access: PAH will provide emergency water to vulnerable IDPs through Water trucking, public/private borehole engagement, rehabil…

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

Countries

Somalia

Sectors

Multisector aid

Funded by

Somalia Humanitarian Fund

Implemented by

Polish Humanitarian Action

Accountable

Polish Humanitarian Action

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 25 Feb 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-SOM-25-R-INGO-38744.

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