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WASH In Emergency / Conflit Setting

ROHINYGA CRISIS

October 2-4

Regional Knowledge Sharing Meeting

TOPS program

Nutan Dev Pokharel

Senior WASH Program Manager

Rohingya Response, Bangladesh

Cash base interventions (

cash for work etc…) not

allowed yet

Adequate Safe water access

– 68%

Adequate Sanitation

access – 65% • ISCG; August 2018

Total Population- 919,000

SCI WASH Response

Construction of gender segregated

sanitary latrines, bathing units

Installation of deep tube wells and

solar lamps to improve access

Door to door Hygiene promotion

including menstrual hygiene

Establishing and supporting

WASH committees

Started with distribution of infection and prevention items

Safe access to WASH facilities

Rohingya response

• 55% refugee are children

Sustainable WASH Activities

Access to Latrine

Durable Structure

• Selection of proper durable latrines looking easy for

desludging

Complete package

• Complement by bathing units, water facilities and hygiene

promotion

Consider protection measure

• Solar lights at WASH facilities, access pathways, child

friendly, slope protection

Formation of WASH committee and their involvement on site

selection, construction

Community Participation and Involvement

Consultation with beneficiaries including leaders

Formation of WASH Committee ( for each facilities)

Involvement of committee and beneficiaries in construction

Joint mobilization team ( for messaging and mobilization)

Participation

Involvement

Operation and

Management

COMMUNITY

Mobilization

team

(WASH/

Health/

Nutrition)-

70% refugee

Capacitated/Trained

Mobilization (

information dissemination

and trigger community)

Monitoring

Knowledge

and skill

within

Refugee

• Change in hygiene Practice

• Durability (Low frequency of

repair and maintenance)

• Observe Ownership on facilities

Further plan/action on smooth

Transition to Development settings

WASH Marketing,

Capacity Enhancement

Collecting Evidence

Functionality Monitoring of WASH facilities

Knowledge Attitude and Practice Survey

Child participation study ( FGD and individual consultation)

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