Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash)

PTCRO aims to improve the health of Afghan communities through access to safe water, sanitation and public health promotion, and reducing the impact of public health risks. Internally displaced people (IDPs) living in protracted displacement, in deteriorating conditions with limited or no WASH services, will be targeted for the provision of new WASH facilities or upgrades to existing facilities in informal settlements.

PTCRO Focuses on:

• • Supplying safe water for drinking, cooking, personal hygiene and household cleaning.
  • Providing and maintaining latrines or toilets segregated by gender, or family units that are safe for women, girls, men and boys to use at all times.
  • Active disease surveillance and increased vigilance on water quality and sanitation practices during disease outbreaks.
  • Solid waste management and site drainage activities, to reduce standing water and garbage where disease-carrying mosquitos or vermin can breed.

hygiene promotion and community mobilization to promote safe hygiene and health-seeking behaviors, and to empower displaced people to take an active role in WASH operations