SOMALIA NATIONAL WASH CLUSTER MEETING

DATE: 29th March,2021 VENUE: Online (Microsoft Team) PARTICIPANTS: Present: SCI, ACTED, ADRA, PAH, HUMANITY INCLUSION, TROCAIRE, CPD, GSA, READO, VSF-Suisse, CARE, IOM, MOEWR-FG, MERCY-USA, UNICEF, NCA, MERCY CORPS, JUBBA VALLEY, PWDA, MOEWR-GALMUDUG, CWW, STS, ARD, PMWDO, SHO, SAREDO, ALIGHT, SCC, ARIDA, EVSO, USAID/BHA, MEDAIR, Islamic Relief Worldwide, AVSI Foundation, SRC, KAALO, DRC, NOW, LRDO, Development Action Network, NAPAD, MURDO, ARDI, WRRS, SOYDA, IMC, RRP, SDRO, ADA, ACF, CoDHNet, WASH Cluster. AGENDA I. Welcoming/Opening remarks II. Key Updates III. WASH cluster Regional Focal Points election result IV. Update on SHF, CERF and AA 2021 allocations. V. Partners Presentation: OXFAM CVA/MBP interventions. VI. AOB SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS Agenda item Discussion Action point Welcoming. Meeting started at 10:00 AM and the national WASH Cluster coordinator briefed the partners giving National WASH cluster will Opening remarks. general updates of the cluster. circulate meeting minutes - General WASH situation in the Country and associated risks- Dry period (drought like) and presentation. causing acute water shortages in most part of the country; Continuous reported cases of AWD and other waterborne diseases and increased cases of Covid-19. - ICCG updates: 2021 HRP was launched on 16th Feb and document is now available on WASH Cluster website, together with HNO. Humanitarian Program Cycle (HPC) for 2021 was also conducted by OCHA and a couple of recommendations came out to improve HPC process for 2022. - Emergency Response Plans (ERP) and Election contingency plan are in final stages of development. Once finalized, WASH Cluster shall share with partners to guide on strategic emergency response to the risks. - Also ongoing discussion at ICCG is about whether current Clusters coordination structures are fit for purpose and Cluster coordinators are consulting on this. - Two different humanitarian funds- SHF and CERF have been launched and details to be mentioned in the presentation.

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- WASH funding mapping, WASH Cluster is developing a matrix to map all funds contributed WASH Cluster team to for WASH sector in Somalia. The objective is to be able to establish overall WASH sector share WASH funding matrix funding against the HRP funding requirement. to partners. Updated dashboard was presented. Achievement against 2021 HRP (January-February) was presented: HRP 2020 None Achievement Sustainable access to water: 147,009 people reached since January (59%) Temporary access to water: 302,337 people reached since January (10%) Sanitation: 54,771 (5 % of HRP target) people were reached since January Hygiene promotion and hygiene kit distribution: 149,183 (6% of HRP target) people were reached since January

Drought Updates • Pre-drought conditions still prevail in many parts of Somalia which is triggered by below None average 2020 Deyr season rainfall which was characterized by depressed rains with erratic distribution. The worst hit regions include Lower Juba, Middle Juba, Gedo, Mudug, Nuugal, Bari, Toghdheer and Sool. • Water prices have spiked in most districts in Somalia. Ceelwaaq district and surrounding areas reported the highest median water prices. • According to UNOCHA, over 83,000 have been displaced in Somalia due to water shortages since November 2020. • In response to this situation, WASH partners have scaled-up emergency water trucking, rehabilitation of water points, provision of sanitation services and hygiene kits distribution and hygiene promotion reaching to over 320K people in several districts of the country. • Observed river levels along Shabelle are currently below normal during this time of the year, while along Juba they are within normal (SWALIM). • Forecasts for the week ending on 04 April 2021 indicates that there is no rainfall expected. But the forecast ending on 10 April, there will be some rainfall activities in southern Somalia. These areas will experience some light to moderate rainfall. AWD updates According to Ministry of Health & Human Services of the Federal Government of Somalia, a total of None 68 new suspected cases of cholera were reported in week 10 from Bay (23), Lower Shabelle (14) and Banadir (31 cases) regions with no death reported.

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COVID-19 WASH Cluster is conducting mass hygiene kit distribution in three states in Somalia to prevent the None Response spread of COVID-19 cases. There is ongoing hygiene kit distribution (8000 Hkts) in Banadir region aimed to reach 48, 000 people in 6 districts namely Dayniile, Kahda, Dharkinley, Hamar jajab and Heliwa. Similarly, there is an ongoing mass hygiene kit distribution in Middle shabelle region (6,000 kts) and for South west state (15, 000 Hkts). WASH partners are encouraged to scale-up preventive activities especially safe water supply and hygiene promotion. WASH cluster WASH Cluster provided an overview of election process for Somalia WASH Cluster Regional Focal • WASH Cluster to Regional Focal Points (RFPs) in 2021. During the election process, a total of 43 partners have submitted Expression disseminate the RFPs Points election of Interests for RFPs elections and only 34 partners have fully met the eligibility criteria. election results to all result Moreover, 7 out of 10 RFPs target locations have undergone online voting process since they had partners more than one partner expressing interest: i.e. Bakool, Banadir, Bay & Lower Shabelle, Gedo, Lower • Jubba (Kismayo based), Lower Jubba (Dhobley based), and Middle Shabell. WASH Cluster to update the RFP map

showing contact The remaining 3 locations (South Mudug, Galgaduud and Hiraan) have only one qualified per details of the new applicant. These three regions did not undergo voting process and by default, the qualified focal points. candidates will be new RFPs for those areas.

As per the election criteria, the following organization have received the highest votes and they will be the new Somalia WASH Cluster RFP for one year starting April 2021.

✓ NRC Galgaduud ✓ IMC Mudug/South side ✓ ACF Bakool ✓ IOM Banaadir ✓ ALIGHT (ARC) Lower Jubba (Kismayo ✓ IOM Lower Jubba/SubCluster (Dhobley ✓ PAH Middle Shabelle ✓ SCI Hiraan ✓ ACTED Lower Shabelle & Bay ✓ IOM Gedo

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- WASH Cluster was allocated $1.4m understand alone WASH activities, $500 for Update on SHF, WASH/Health and $500 WASH/ Protection. Locations prioritized are those facing acute CERF and AA 2021 water shortages and most locations are included in CERF as well to ensure adequate allocations. coverage. - 24 WASH proposals were reviewed at Strategic Review stage. Partners that submitted proposals in GMS shall soon know the outcome of their proposals. Details as in presentation. Drought Update- • The Ministry conducted a rapid assessment to evaluate the risk of drought. The assessment MoEWR-FGS aimed to evaluate current water shortages/water scarcity and its impact, and verify the reported needs on the ground (At this particular time more than 248,356 HHs which Equivalent to 1,490,136 people across Somalia are facing shortage of water access, with heavy reliance on unprotected sources/ fetching water from long distances approximately 10-45KM. • Immediate life-saving interventions to support water are still required In the Gedo region. The Ministry is already providing emergency response to drought affected people for water trucking in the hardest hit areas of 5,000 for a month and 25,000 HHs in Afgoye with the support of UNICEF.For Covid Response; 7000HHs in Kahda and 3000HHs in Daynile The ministry also considering the existing situations has reprogramed some of its activities to water trucking to save lives of 3400 HHs for 15 days . ( Baydhabo 250 HHs, Burhakaba 250 HHs, Elberde 250 HHs, Hudur 250 HHs, Beletweyne 800 HHs, Kismayo 800 HHs, Cadaado 200 HHs, Dhusamareb 460 HHs, and Galkacyo 140 HHs )there is a need to immediately scale-up life-saving interventions of water-trucking in the worst-affected areas and Rehabilitation/construction of strategic water infrastructure (such as boreholes, shallow wells and water catchments) to sustained access to safe water. • The ministry thanks all WASH partners for their kind and generous support and appreciates your efforts to words the saving of life of people of Somalia

AOB • Market Based Programming (MBP) The SWC is developing an MBP strategy with the main objectives of harmonizing the modality in the cluster and will provide indicators for monitoring purposes. A sectoral MEB and CVA transfer values for WASH MBP activities will also be endorsed in April.

Meeting closed at 11.30 PM

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