Water Hygiene and Sanitation - WASH

We improve maternal and child health through outreach programs, micronutrient distribution, and training health workers to combat malnutrition and reduce preventable deaths.

Provision of Sanitation and Hygiene Services for 900 IDP People in Galkacyo (2019–2020)

Key Activities: Constructed 150 VIP latrines, hygiene promotion via household visits.

People Reached: 900 IDPs (150 households).

Outcomes: Reduced open defecation; 14,554 people educated on hygiene.

DGIS WASH Resilience Project in Galdogob and Harfo (2019–2021)

Key Activities: Triggered 60 communities for ODF status, trained 60 artisans, built/rehabilitated latrines in schools.

People Reached: 6,240 during World Handwashing Day; 3,035 during World Toilet Day.

Outcomes: 37 villages declared ODF; 6,000 MHM kits distributed.

Emergency WASH Services in Galkacyo, Goldogob, and Jariban (2021)

Key Activities: Water trucking, rehabilitated 20 shallow wells, built 283 latrines.

People Reached: 22,010 beneficiaries (4,269 men, 6,752 women, 4,647 boys, 6,342 girls).

WASH Interventions in Galkacyo (2022)

Key Activities: Built 6 water kiosks, rehabilitated boreholes, distributed hygiene kits.

People Reached: 14,500 individuals (51% women).

Outcomes: 100 disability-accessible latrines constructed.

WASH in Schools (2023)

Key Activities: Installed 25 PVC water tanks, distributed 2,000 MHM kits.

People Reached: 4,000 children in 25 schools.

Outcomes: Improved sanitation with 5 twin latrines.