Wash

FIDO focusses on interventions under the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector that aim to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with an increased in WASH-related diseases and environmental health risks resulting from shock and displacement.

We have implemented the integration of health, nutrition, and wash programming through our multi-sectoral response in Mederesa IDP site of Bunno Bedele zone of Oromia Zone starting January 01, 2021 in collaboration with UNOCHA. In this project, we addressed core humanitarian problems through an integrated approach to increase access, awareness and coping mechanism of IDPs. We tried to improve resilience of IDPs through health, nutrition, protection, ES/NFI, and WASH interventions.

Hygiene promotion

FIDO focuses on interventions intended to reduce or prevent disease transmission through enabling people to practice key hygiene behaviours (e.g., handwashing, bathing, proper water handling and storage, MHM, proper food preparation, and hygiene).
Through our project in Medresa IDP site, we have organised hygiene promotion training and conducted hygiene promotion to the community using megaphones as well as Procurement, transportation and distribution of NFI items like laundry soaps, body soaps, washing basin and jerry cans for 5940 individuals or 1188 HH of IDPs. We have also overseen printing and distribution of 200 posters for hygiene promotion messages displaying hygiene practices and posted in public areas such as market place, schools and health centres for public observance.

Sanitation

Through our sanitation sub-sector of out project focuses on infrastructure, as well as operation and maintenance, for the safe disposal of human excreta. In collaboration with UNOCHA, we have overseen the construction of 18 (4.35×2.15×1.5) emergency semi- permanent latrines in three IDP sites in Medresa. One block latrine has four stances with sex segregated, construction of hand washing facilities at each emergency latrine.

Since 2021, we have been digging of solid waste disposal pits, facilitated Procurement of hand tools for latrine and west disposal pit excavation and earthwork per communal latrine. Hand tools includes Shovel, Pickaxe and hoe which we procured and distributed to IDP sites, we placed liquid (250 ml) soaps at each hand washing facility 3 per month for 18 communal latrines and final excreta disposal service through permanently sealing latrines.

Water supply

FIDO has been working to improve access to Adequate and potable water for IDPs in Medresa IDP site by rehabilitation of two non-functional water supply sources (HDWs) as well as overseeing Procurement, transportation and distribution of households water treatment chemical for 1522 HHs.