Drought Emergency Response Project in Sool Region

HAVOYOCO has been providing emergency relief and lifesaving assistance to the Somaliland  people since 1992. Our main program activities since then have included projects in water and sanitation, sustainable pastoralist activities & support to drought affected communities.

HAVOYOCO  Somaliland  is currently operational in Sool region in which we are currently partnering with OXFAM on WASH & EFSL interventions for drought emergency response

Drought Response – Situation Report No. 8 (as of 16 May 2017),The humanitarian situation in Somalia has deteriorated further and an elevated risk of famine in 2017 persists in some parts. The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance has increased to 6.7 million people, up from 6.2 million, according to the latest projections by the FAO-managed Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit. A total of 3.2 million people are expected to face Crisis and Emergency (IPC Phase 3 and 4) levels of food insecurity through June 2017. The prolonged drought has led to lack of water and the largest outbreak of cholera Somalia has seen in the last five years with nearly 38,000 cases and almost 683 deaths so far in 2017, according to WHO. From February to date 14,774 of AWD/cholera cases  and 291 deaths were reported in 9 districts in 5 regions of Somaliland by MOH and WHO. Due to drought  affected pastoralist IDPs who have  resently  resided    in semi-urban sites,  there is assumption of escalation  risk of AWD  in the forthcoming rainy season  which starts first week of August  to October 2017.  Acute drought in many parts of Somalia has reduced the availability of clean water sources, and the food crisis has given way to malnutrition. More than 363,000 acutely malnourished children and 70,000 severely malnourished children are in need of urgent and life-saving support. Drought conditions have increased the spread of epidemic-prone diseases such as acute watery diarrhoea, cholera and measles.

As indicated by FSNAU food security quarterly -brief April 2017,In Sool, Sanaag, and Togdheer Regions, pastoralists and agro pastoralists have lost an estimated 40- 60 percent of their livestock due to mortality and distress selling since December 2016.

It’s therefore important to respond by increasing access to livelihood, safe and clean water for the affected and at risk communities in sool region. There is also need for wide hygiene promotion campaigns on AWD/cholera prevention,treatment,control & management.

Objectives of the interventions

Overall

To reduce the risks and occurrences of drought impact & provide livelihood support among communities in Sool region of Somaliland

Specific

1. increase access to safe & clean water and facilitate implementation of emergency food security and livelihoods intervention in sool region particularly the ongoing cash program   in the target areas of the project
2. Rehabilitation of key strategic water points

• Support, monitor and supervision of the final unconditional cash transfer & EFSL activities including PDM

1. Cash for Work for rangeland rehabilitation in 2 locations
2. Enhance accountability to community and facilitate community discussion and engagement
3. Improve hygiene and sanitation in the AWD/ Cholera affected and at risk communities in Sool region

• Increase level of community awareness and understanding of AWD/Cholera  diseases among the target and at risk communities