Integrated WASH and Livelihood for Pastoralist Communities in Afar

2015 – 2018

Integrated WASH and Livelihood for Pastoralist Communities in Afar
Integrated WASH and Livelihood for Pastoralist Communities in Afar

Spain WASH was a four-year climate resilient WASH project that was implemented from 2015 to 2018. With funding from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, the project aimed to  improve the health of pastoralist communities and reducing their vulnerability to extreme poverty and food crises through provision of self-managed sustainable WASH service and support in livestock rearing and small farming practices in Mille, Chifra, Afambo, Asayta, Argoba, Dulesa  and Gewane woredas of Afar Regional State.

 

The project contributed to improving resilience of pastoralist communities and adaptive capacities of vulnerable communities through livelihoods protection and diversification initiatives as well as through strengthening district level partners’ capacities so community ownership and management of drinking water and livelihoods could be ensured.

Key Achievements

  • 36, 340 community members benefited from climate resilient WASH services.
  • Two new borehole with solar pumps developed, concrete water reservoirs, and over 5 km pipelines installed.
  • Seven community water points developed, two elevated water reservoirs, water supply expansion for two schools in Mille and Argoba.
  • Developed four new hand dug wells in Mille and Afambo districts and rehabilitated three nonfunctional hand dug wells in Afambo district.
  • 12 district government experts trained on solar water technology operation, maintenance and management from Mille and Dulessa.
  • 252 households benefitted from small scale irrigation schemes in the four districts.
  • 12 WASHCOs and water care takers established, equipped and trained in five districts.
  • Organized 62 farmer groups that use solar powered drip irrigation schemes in three districts, and supplied with 210 goats, farming tools and selected seeds.
  • 109 local government staff, community leaders and representatives, facilitator mothers trained on multiple WASH uses, integrated water resource management, disaster risk reduction and management, hygiene and sanitation promotion, infant and young children feeding practices in five districts.
  • Districts strengthened with Monitoring and Evaluation systems and supplied computers for effective data management.
  • More than 11,000 people provided education on critical hand hygiene, safe water chain, proper construction and usage of latrines, safe food hygiene practices and environmental cleanliness in three districts.
  • 24 health professionals and local media personnel provided trainers of training on hygiene promotion in Dulessa and Argoba districts.
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