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IDPs in Rakhine State, Myanmar

WASH in Rakhine State Mayanmar by Sarla Varma UNICEF WASH Specialist Sittwe , Mayanmar 9 September 2013. IDPs in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Basic data: Total 9 towns IDP Population : 140,815 House holds: 25,003 Rakhine Camps: 10

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IDPs in Rakhine State, Myanmar

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  1. WASH in Rakhine StateMayanmarby SarlaVarmaUNICEF WASH SpecialistSittwe, Mayanmar9 September 2013

  2. IDPs in Rakhine State, Myanmar Basic data: Total 9 towns IDP Population : 140,815 House holds: 25,003 Rakhine Camps: 10 Rohinga Camps: 48 Mara Ma Gyi : 2 (1 in Set Yone Su in Sittwe 1 in Rawmani in Mrauk - U) Kaman: 2 (1 in KyawPhyu and 1 Sin Tet Maw)

  3. WASH Cluster Coordination in Rakhine • -WASH Coordination Meeting- weekly basis. • The Minister for Development Affairs Chairs • -Cluster has two WASH Working Groups: • -WASH Technical Working Group (bi-monthly) • -Hygiene Promotion Group (bi-monthly)

  4. WASH in RakhineState…cont. • Cluster main task: • -Mapping of 3Ws document for WASH. Updation monthly basis. Identify gaps and priorities. • Highlights: • -Access to Safe Drinking Water: 95 %. Sphere standards are met. However the quality of drinking water needs to improve. • -Access to Safe Sanitation60%, but OD still a challenge. • -Behaviour change strategy needs more attention. • -Hygiene Msg: Disseminated regularly. Hygiene kits distributed on quarterly basis. Soap and sanitary pads replenishment on monthly/bi monthly basis.

  5. Current Gaps in WASH actors • There is no WASH actor in Rathedaung and KyauwTha currently, as such neither Hygiene Kit nor soap has been distributed. • UNICEF is in advance stage of discussions with the WASH partners : Solidarites, Oxfam, RI and IRC to fill these gaps

  6. Water access - IDP Camps in Sittwe

  7. Sanitation access – Sittwe IDP camps

  8. Minbya -Sanitation

  9. Marauk U - Sanitation

  10. Myebon - Sanitation

  11. Pauk Taw - Sanitation

  12. Kyauk Taw - Sanitation

  13. Rathedaung - Water

  14. Rathedaung - Sanitation

  15. Technical Working Groups outcome: • -Specs recommended for IDP camps on: • Hand Pumps and surrounding sanitary conditions • Low-cost Toilet designs, and • Bathing spaces • Other Issues discussed: • Testing of Acqua tab potency • Minimum Indicators for AWD Risk Assessment

  16. Main activities…….cont. • -Increase access to safe drinking water. • -Chlorination activities, however, needs to scale up. • -Construction of new Latrines, rehabilitating old latrines • -Desludgingactivity on-going. • -Coordination for central dumping site with DRD-ongoing • -Drafted Acute Watery Diarrhoea Response Plan : In coordination with WHO/ Health, Nutrition sectors. • - WASH Cluster ToR prepared/submitted to WHO/MoH. • -Minimum Indicators check list for monitoring of WASH components re-visited. • -IEC material: • Hygiene Group developing IEC material in local context . The drawings under development. • UNICEF IEC material sufficient stock. • Needed for thematic events Global Hand Washing day, 15 October

  17. SittweAug.2013 data from WHO/Mobile clinics

  18. Mild diarrhoea cases treated by mobile clinics source: WHO report ,Aug.2013

  19. WASH Cluster launched effective 2 September 2013, a 3 week program Acute Watery Diarrhoea Risk Assessment in the IDP camps in Sittwe, Rakhine State Activity started with ‘High Risk Areas’ followed by medium and low risk areas.

  20. Indicators agreed for AWD Risk Assessment – Inter Agency

  21. Inter agency - AWD Risk Assessment Planning

  22. HR Management for Inter-Agency AWD Rapid Risk Assessment

  23. How we conduct implementationApart from major INGOs and DRD, we are also working with NNGO eg. ABCD , MRC and WASH Committees

  24. Supply Chain • -Generally, no problems. WASH partners have stocks • -However, sometimes delay in receipt e.g. Hygiene Kits • -Longer shelf-life requested. • Water Gaurds received from UNICEF, 30 days before expiry date.

  25. Challenges -Land Ownership issues -Limited Contractors and Labor -Access to IDP camps (lack of roads/ wooden bridges) -Extreme weather conditions ( long houses constructed in paddy field) -Security Issues – eg killing in Badu Pah and KyiniPyin -Threats from local community: eg Water boating in Pauk Taw and Meybon

  26. Challenges…cont. -Water Quality issues: Acceptance of chlorination process by the Community. - Regular Testing and systematic Monitoring needed to be scaled up by the Agencies. -Delay in PCA approvals by UNICEF – implementation goes slow. Eg Oxfam for E R P and CDN for Say Tha Mar Gyi Camp

  27. Advocacy Points at Yangon level: • 1. Expediting TA process: Delay in receipt of TAs for WASH partners to go out for field assessments. • 2.Improvement in road conditions/bridges to access IDP camps.

  28. Thank You

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