Number of affected people receiving 750,000 1. WASH cluster reporting; hygiene kits and hygiene promotion as 2. Call centre data verification per cluster standard % of affected population receiving 1,137,000 1. WASH cluster reporting; appropriate life-saving assistance 2. Call centre data verification Outcome Number of hard to (HTR) 25% 1. WASH cluster reporting; 1.8 districts IDPs have received 2. Call centre data verification assistance Output Number of IDPs in HTR areas receiving 150,000 1. WASH cluster reporting; 1.8.1 WASH assistance 2. Call centre data verification Outcome % of people affected by natural 75,000 1. WASH cluster reporting; • 3.10 disasters who received assistance % of high-risk provinces where 67% 1. WASH cluster reporting; humanitarian stocks are prépositionnel identified by the ERP Output Number of natural disaster affected 75,000 1. WASH cluster reporting; 3.10.1 people receiving WASH 2. Call centre data verification 5. ADVOCACY development partners on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as integral part of the development agenda so that the agencies can The phenomenon of conflict induced IDPs and deliver sustainable and resilient WASH natural disasters are going to remain as infrastructures. ongoing challenges for Afghanistan for some years to come. In addition, the ongoing Experience that estimated 50% of the returnee crisis the nation is facing, will also returnees will settle with host communities have long lasting negative impact on the who may have limited improved water sources WASH services and infrastructures. The best (or even without any improved sources). ways to cope with such situations is to embed Sharing limited resources is always a bone of the resilience at planning and design stage of contention as it not only increases chances of the development of social service outbreak of waterborne diseases but also infrastructures, e.g. installation of high significantly fuels the tension in communities. yielding deep borehole and use of solar While it is important for humanitarian partners powered pumping systems with trained local to target both displaced and host equally based community technicians to manage the facility on the assessed needs, but this is not always including its operation and maintenance. easy due to sporadic presence of small number Government agencies needs to be supported by of IDPs /returnees in many host communities.
Number of affected people receiving hygiene kits and hygiene promotion as per cluster standard 750,000 1. WASH cluster reporting; 2. Call centre data verification % of affected population receiving appropriate life-saving assistance 1,137,000 1. WASH cluster reporting; 2. Call centre data verification Outcome 1.8 Number of hard to (HTR) districts IDPs have received assistance 25% 1. WASH cluster reporting; 2. Call centre data verification Output 1.8.1 Number of IDPs in HTR areas receiving WASH assistance 150,000 1. WASH cluster reporting; 2. Call centre data verification Outcome 3.10 • % of people affected by natural disasters who received assistance 75,000 1. WASH cluster reporting; % of high-risk provinces where humanitarian stocks are prépositionnel identified by the ERP 67% 1. WASH cluster reporting; Output 3.10.1 Number of natural disaster affected people receiving WASH 75,000 1. WASH cluster reporting; 2. Call centre data verification 5. ADVOCACY The phenomenon of conflict induced IDPs and natural disasters are going to remain as ongoing challenges for Afghanistan for some years to come. In addition, the ongoing returnee crisis the nation is facing, will also have long lasting negative impact on the WASH services and infrastructures. The best ways to cope with such situations is to embed the resilience at planning and design stage of the development of social service infrastructures, e.g. installation of high yielding deep borehole and use of solar powered pumping systems with trained local community technicians to manage the facility including its operation and maintenance. Government agencies needs to be supported by development partners on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as integral part of the development agenda so that the agencies can deliver sustainable and resilient WASH infrastructures. Experience that estimated 50% of the returnees will settle with host communities who may have limited improved water sources (or even without any improved sources). Sharing limited resources is always a bone of contention as it not only increases chances of outbreak of waterborne diseases but also significantly fuels the tension in communities. While it is important for humanitarian partners to target both displaced and host equally based on the assessed needs, but this is not always easy due to sporadic presence of small number of IDPs /returnees in many host communities.
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