Sustaining safe water access through Integrated Water systems development and emergency support in Rural Tayeeglow, Bakool Region.

About this project

ltpgtThis nine-month WASH project proposed by SOVA will improve safe, equitable, and sustained access to drinking water for drought-affected rural communities in Tayeeglow District, Bakool Region, specifically Awgdheere, Qarsooy, Xawaal Kuule, El Garas, and Shimo. Tayeeglow continues to face severe WASH needs in 2025 due to prolonged drought, weak and non-functional water infrastructure, and recurring seasonal water shortages, exposing households to heightened public health risks and persistent exclusion from basic services. According to OCHA Somalia updates and inter-cluster analysis (2025), water availability in Tayeeglow remains critically constrained, with households relying on seasonal surface water, shallow wells, and berkads that often dry up or become unsafe, increasing reliance on costly and unsustainable water trucking. UNICEF WASH reports and WASH Cluster 4W data (2025) highlight limited chlorination, weak household water treatment, low sanitation coverage, and long distances to water points, heightening risks of waterborne disease and protection concerns, especially for women, girls, and children under five. lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtThe project responds to these challenges by addressing the core vulnerability of inadequate access to clean and reliable drinking water through an integrated WASH approach prioritising protection, inclusion, localisation, sustainability, and area-based coordination. It contributes to the WASH Cluster and HRP Strategic Objective SO2 (2025) and…

Published by

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

Countries

Somalia

Sectors

Multisector aid

Funded by

Somalia Humanitarian Fund

Implemented by

Somali Vulnerable Actors

Accountable

Somali Vulnerable Actors

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 31 Aug 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-SOM-25-R-NGO-38727.

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