Yemen - Emergency Water Sanitation Hygiene and Protection - 2015

March 2015 – Yemen is experiencing a humanitarian crisis resulting from political instability and conflict in many parts of the country and amplified by years of under-development endemic poverty and weak state authority and rule of law. An estimated 15.9 million people – or 61% of the population – require some form of humanitarian assistance. Assessments indicate that 10.6 million people are food insecure and 850 000 children under the age of five are suffering from acute malnutrition. Half the population does not have access to adequate water or sanitation facilities and 8.4 million people have insufficient access to health services. With the support of DFATD and other partners we are helping to reduce the vulnerability of 16 628 conflict-affected people (4 323 men 4 157 women and 8 148 children) in Abyan governorate. Project activities include: (1) providing safe and adequate water for drinking and domestic use for 12 471 people including by rehabilitating and repairing water installations; (2) providing appropriate sanitation facilities for 9 977 people by constructing latrines and hand-washing facilities; (3) distributing emergency hygiene kits and conducting hygiene promotion on personal and household hygiene; and (4) raising awareness on protection issues and how to access protection services.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to safe drinking water; (2) increased access to sanitation facilities; (3) increased access to hygiene supplies and improved hygiene; and (4) increased access to services and assistance aimed at protecting the basic rights of people affected by violence. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.