Non-state actors spearhead Emergency WASH Support for Vulnerable Flood-Affected Families

By George Makoni

Community Water Alliance (CWA), together with its partners Oxfam and the Start Network, recently spearheaded an emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) intervention in Ruwa, providing critical non-food items to vulnerable households affected by flash floods.

The emergency intervention targeted vulnerable and marginalized groups, including women, youth, child-headed households, orphans and vulnerable children, persons with disabilities, the chronically ill and elderly residents who are often the most affected during disasters.

Residents of Solomio in Ruwa recently received essential non-food items (NFIs) as part of the response aimed at protecting communities from heightened public health risks following flash floods that swept through parts of the area.

Flash floods frequently contaminate water sources by washing waste, debris and sewage into wells, streams and other domestic water points used.