CERF-funded Project

Ethiopia

Provision of WASH services to Cholera and Flood affected communities in Ethiopia (20-RR-CEF-044)

Project overview

The main objective of this $4.3 m project was to provide access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation and hygiene messages. Through this CERF grant, UNICEF reached 195,663 people (67,765 IDPs) with access to safe water using water trucking operations in Oromia, Somali, and Afar. 188,195 people (7,420 IDPs) had access to safe drinking water from 89 rehabilitated water schemes in the four regions. Through the installation of emergency water treatment kits (EmWat Kits), 45,900 people had access to safe drinking water in South Omo, Zone 3, East Shoa, and West Guji. 467,196 people (67,765 IDPs) have been reached with basic hygiene and sanitation promotion messages through different communication channels. 103 semi-permanent latrine blocks have been constructed including some with handwashing stations. UNICEF has procured and distributed 700,000 body soaps to 350,000 people and 9,460 boxes of water flocculant and disinfectant distributed to 63,000 people in cholera and flood-affected locations. In total, 467,196 people benefited from the project, including 227,154 women and 213,385 girls, and 78,004 people with disabilities.