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1 Somalia 2018 Appealing Agency Project Title Project Code Sector/Cluster Refugee project Objectives MERCY CORPS (MERCY CORPS) Provision of live saving and sustainable WASH interventions to conflict and drought affected IDPs and host communities in Banadir (Mogadishu/Afgooye Corridor), Baidoa, Lower Juba and Galmudug regions of South Central Somalia. SOM-18/WS/ Water, Sanitation and Hygiene No The project overall objective is to provide equitable access to live saving and sustainable integrated WASH interventions to emergency (conflict and drought) affected IDPs and host communities in Mogadishu (Afgooye corridor), Baidoa, Lower Juba and Galmudug. Mercy Corps will achieve this through the following specific objectives; Objective 1: To provide access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for affected IDPs and host communities in Mogadishu (Afgooye corridor), Baidoa, Lower Juba and Galmudug. Objective 2: Provide reliable and sustained access to sufficient safe water, based on identified strategic water points and establishment of sustainable management structures. Beneficiaries Implementing Partners Objective 3: To provide reliable and sustainable access to environmental sanitation. Efforts aimed at increasing hygiene and sanitation practices amongst IDP and host community households. Total: 22,321 The project objective is to provide live saving and sustainable wash interventions to targeted vulnerable IDP and poor host communities populations in areas with highest need in line with the cluster strategy for the HRP 2018 Female: 12,267 Male: 10,044 Children (under 18): 9,598 Adult (18-59): 8,928 Elderly (above 59): 3,795 IDPs: 11,161 Returnees: 4,910 Host communities: 6,250 NA Project Duration Jan Dec 2018 Current Funds Requested $686,562 Location Priority / Category Gender Marker Code Contact Details South Central A - High 2a - The project is designed to contribute significantly to gender equality djiran@mercycorps.org, djiran@mercycorps.org, Cash transfer programming Is any part of this project cash based intervention (including vouchers)? Conditionality: Restrictions: No Estimated percentage of project requirements to be used for cash/vouchers: 0 Page 1 of 5

2 Needs The August 2017 FEWSNET data indicates that half of the total number of people in need in Somalia (estimated 3.1 million people) are expected to be in crisis (IPC Phase 3) or Emergency (IPC Phase 4) through December 2017 as a result of the below average Deyr rain falls. In fact, the situation is now described as worse than January 2017 as a result of the below average GU (April June) harvest and the loss of many livelihoods including livestock that has resulted in large scale displacements of many host populations that have now moved into IDP camps in major cities such as Mogadishu, Kismayu and Baidoa. The expected Deyr (October December) rains are already reported to have delayed by estimated 30 days of the average 45 days period already indicating high possibilities of a short rainy season that is also expected to be average to below average increasing the risk of acute food insecurity in the country over the coming next months. The Scaled up humanitarian assistance provided over the last one and half years have managed to safe loss of many lives when compared to the 2011 drought however, most humanitarian actors report that this level of response needs to be sustained in order to prevent further deterioration of food security and nutrition situation of the affected population who are now noted to be at risk of famine. Mercy Corps continued to provide emergency humanitarian response interventions in areas that were highly affected by the ongoing drought in Galmudug, Gedo, The Shabelles, Lower Juba and Baidoa that have experienced acute drought conditions as well as areas of displacements (IDP camps) in Baidoa, Kismayu, Mogadishu (Afgooye Corridor) and Galkacyo/Cadado/ Abudwak. UNHCR PRM recent estimates indicated that estimated 916,000 have been displaced since November 2016 due to drought and conflict mostly settling in new and existing IDP camps in the major cities. Across Somalia, there are multiple threats to the health and resilience of the population due to inadequate access to WASH facilities and services. For the rural communities such as those in Galmudug and Lower Juba areas, access to water still remains a major need. For water supply, the population is dependent on a mix of unprotected surface water sources and protected groundwater sources. Surface water sources are seasonal and usually contaminated, while protected groundwater supplies are either difficult to access to due to distance and/or not affordable due the high costs of extraction and the dominance of private sector entrepreneurs in their operation. High water collection distances further limit access and water consumption for many people. Most rural populations such as the 19 villages in Galmudug currently supported by Mercy Corps through OFDA funding are reliant on adhoc water supply such as water trucking for both human and livestock consumption. Similarly, the displaced populations in IDP camps in the major cities such as Baidoa, Mogadishu and Kismayu face a combination of poor access to safe drinking water, a lack of adequate sanitation facilities and poor hygienic practices that all combine to increase their risk to AWDs and Cholera. Open defecation still remains rampant in these populations leading to frequent outbreaks of AWDs and Cholera. A total of 77,538 AWD/cholera cases and 1,118 deaths were reported between January and September Mercy Corps is currently supporting 5 IDP camps in Baidoa, 12 IDP camps in Mogadishu, 4 IDP camps in Galmudug and 2 IDP camps in Kismayu and has identified over 25 other IDP camps with poor access to WASH services hence in need of support. Mercy Corps will therefore through the proposed project improve access to WASH services including access to clean water, increase the number of access to latrines to IDPs and the host communities and build and strengthen community structures that will help maintain the supported WASH systems and infrastructures. Activities or outputs Page 2 of 5

3 Activities Support appropriate capacity building of 56 women and men (65% women) in communities, and institutions to operate, maintain and manage water infrastructure in a sustainable manner; In consultation with women and men at the level of households, communities and institutions to support construction of 170 sanitation facilities single stance pit latrines with each having a hand washing facility; Provide training of 340 male and female community personnel, teachers/tots and health staff (60% female participants) to communicate key hygiene messages effectively, including hygiene practices to address water-borne diseases and the risk of open defecation practices; and form hygiene promotion groups that will in turn conduct hygiene campaigns in their respective settlements; With the full and equitable participation of women and men in the community to raise awareness, and compile an emergency response plan; The installation of 8 water tanks (each 40 barrel capacity tank), including maintenance and water treatment; With the full and equal participation of women and men in the household, community or institution to support construction and rehabilitation of appropriate and gender-sensitive sanitation facilities; Promote and conduct dissemination of key hygiene messages, and practices addressing also underlying causes of malnutrition to both women and men equally in communities, and key institutions (nutrition feeding centers, health facilities, schools, water fetching points); Distribute 3,000 sanitation and hygiene kits to 3,000 households of the conflict affected population in villages in the project target areas Output Increased and built capacities of women and men in communities, and institutions for the operation, maintenance and management of water infrastructure in a sustainable manner; Increased and built capacities of women and men in communities and institutions to manage sanitation facilities in a sustainable manner; Consultations with women and men at the level of households, communities and institutions to support the rehabilitation and the construction of strategic water systems in the newly displaced areas carried out; Consultations with women and men at the level of households, communities and institutions to support the rehabilitation and construction of flood-proof water and sanitation facilities carried out; Male and female community personnel, teachers/tots and health staff trained to communicate key hygiene messages effectively, including hygiene practices to address water-borne diseases; Hygiene promotion fora for selected members of the respective community conducted, and hygiene promotion groups that will in turn conduct hygiene campaigns in their respective settlements established..temporary single stand latrines installed in newly set up IDP camps Indicators and targets Page 3 of 5

4 1.1 Activity. Capacity building of 56 women and men (65% women) in communities, and WMC to operate, maintain and manage water infrastructure. 1.1 Indicator : % of women involved in WASH committees and related training (Target 50% of total) 1.1.2: Number of WASH committees trained promoting good hygiene practices (Target 12) 1.1.3: Number of people trained on operations, maintenance and management of water infrastructure. 1.2 Activity. Provide training of 340 male and female community personnel, teachers/tots and health staff (60% female participants) to communicate key hygiene messages effectively in their respective settlements. 1.2 Indicator : Number of people trained to conduct Hygiene promotion : % of target population demonstrating good hand washing practices (Target 85%). 1.3 Activity. The installation of 8 water tanks (each 40 barrel capacity tank), including maintenance and water treatment. 1.3: Indicator Number of installed Water tanks Number of water points/shallow wells treated or chlorinated (Target 350) % of beneficiaries reporting accessing 15 liters per person/day(65%). 1.4 Activity. Support Construction of 170 sanitation facilities single stance pit latrines with each having a hand washing facility. 1.4 Indicator Number of constructed safe latrines (Target 170 latrines) Percentage of people reporting access to latrines(target 45% M,55F) Number of latrines fitted with Handwashing facilities Number of functional handwashing facilities fitted in the latrines. 1.5 Activity. Community awareness raising, and development of emergency response plan. 1.5 Indicator : Number of hygiene forums and campaigns conducted (Target 80 campaigns) : Number of Emergency response plan developed. 1.6 Activity. Distribute 3,000 hygiene kits to households in Galkacyo, Mogadishu and Kismayu. 1.6 Indicator # of Hygiene kits distributed. Page 4 of 5

5 1.6.2: Number of households receiving Hygiene kits. Gender Marker MC has global procedures and standards for gender incorporated in design, start up and implementation and monitoring and evaluation processes to help teams integrate gender into their program. These have been rolled out agency-wide and will be shared with programme staff to help them keep gender issues at the forefront of their development, implementation, and monitoring of the program. For Mercy Corps Somalia, the integration of the gender components and markers and ensuring of the day to day incorporation of gender focused items in the project activities will be supported by an agency wide Gender Specialist in the regional team. Once in implementation phase, program staff will be held accountable for gender integration in their position descriptions, M&E will be carried out so as to collect sex-disaggregated data in gender sensitive ways, and Mercy Corps will set up a context-specific feedback mechanism to assess how recipients feel about the programme and whether there are unintended negative impacts on any specific group. The Country team will participate in Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop for Mercy Corps gender focal points in regions and projects. The program and MEAL managers will participate in these trainings and cascade it down to their respective team members. Mercy Corps and will also create gender awareness and gender related hygiene needs in the hygiene promotion component. M&E Mercy Corps Somalia has a robust in-country monitoring and evaluation unit that has a strong data collection and analysis system steered by Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Manager. Monitoring activities are strongly linked with project implementation activities under the existing country monitoring and evaluation structure. The M&E team in close collaboration with project staff, will develop a comprehensive Monitoring Plan. Indicator Project target Mercy Corps(Mercy Corps) Original BUDGET items $ Supplies, commodities, equipment and transport 437,821 Personnel (staff, consultants, travel and training) 147,315 Training of counterparts and contracts (with implementing partners) 9,786 Other direct costs 46,725 Indirect costs 44,915 Total 686,562 Mercy Corps(Mercy Corps) Current BUDGET items $ Supplies, commodities, equipment and transport 437,821 Personnel (staff, consultants, travel and training) 147,315 Training of counterparts and contracts (with implementing partners) 9,786 Other direct costs 46,725 Indirect costs 44,915 Total 686,562 Page 5 of 5

Somalia Is any part of this project cash based intervention (including vouchers)? Conditionality:

Somalia Is any part of this project cash based intervention (including vouchers)? Conditionality: Somalia 2018 Appealing Agency Project Title Project Code Sector/Cluster Refugee project Objectives HEALTH POVERTY ACTION (HPA) Emergency Nutrition Interventions for IDPs in Somaliland 2018 (NutriSom) SOM-18/N/121295