WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE. The BMZ and the Foundation recognize the importance of addressing sanitation for sustainable development. The need, but also the opportunity, to prevent disease and to enhance the quality of people’s lives through improved sanitation is greater than ever. Improved sanitation has profound economic, educational and social benefits. Both partners therefore share a common interest in increasing access to safe, adequate and sustainable sanitation. The Foundation’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene initiative focuses on sanitation, particularly in Africa and Asia. Germany is committed to pro- viding access to sustainable sanitation with a focus on urban contexts and schools and on improving the situation in host communities for refugees. Hence, both partners are currently increasing their focus on and activities in the field of access to sanitation. The BMZ and the Foundation intend to continue their cooperation in the field of water, sanitation and hygiene by sharing knowledge and exploring opportunities to jointly finance innovative projects. Both partners aim to work together along the entirety of the sanitation chain with a focus on improving delivery of sanitation in urban environments. Both partners intend to join forces to increase the coverage of urban sanitation and reduce the prevalence of fecal pollution in line with SDG Target
WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE. (WASH) Hygiene promotion The ERRs provided hygiene promotion to the 17,091 people they visited. Topics included critical moments for handwashing, handwashing techniques, among others. WASH NFIs During this reporting period, GC procured hygiene and disinfection kits. Procurement of the kits was delayed, initially due to the need to go through a second RFQ process for the procurement of soap bars and subsequently due to problems in identifying locally or regionally manufactured PPE- see Procurement and Logistics section below. The supplier will now deliver the kits to the warehouses on October 5th and 6th and distributions will begin at the end of October. GC finalized its Standard Operating for Procedure (SOP) for the distribution of the kits; distributions will take place door-to-door over six weeks. The kits will be distributed by community health volunteers in the neighborhoods identified as particularly vulnerable and targeted for the CMDS. Beneficiaries will include: • Households visited by ERRs • Vulnerable households identified in collaboration with the CMDS. Criteria varies by community but usually includes: o Household with an family members in high risk categories (e.g. elderly family member or someone with a pre-existing condition) o Low income and low or no access to hygiene items o Household headed by single mothers o Households with no or limited access to water and/or basic sanitation facilities GC is working closely with the community (CMDS members, health facilities, etc.) to identify beneficiaries meeting the criteria. During distributions community volunteers also provide key risk communication messaging to beneficiaries and inform them of the feedback mechanism (FBM) set up by GC (see below). Risk communication material and information on the FBM is also included in the kits. Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) During this reporting period, GC developed an SOP for its Feedback Mechanism (FBM). The M&E Officer received training on GC’s FBM and chosen platform, Podio. Members of GC’s Syria team shared best practices and lessons learned from the FBM used for their OFDA projects. GC set up the feedback phone number and email. No feedback has been received so far but GC anticipates that we will receive feedback following the distribution of the kits. Information on the FBM is included in the hygiene and disinfection kits and volunteers provide information to beneficiaries on the FBM during distributions. GC Health Officers have ...
