WASH Program
Afghanistan faces multiple natural hazards, with nearly two million people living in areas that would be heavily impacted by heavy flooding and 17 million people living near fault lines in high-risk seismic zones. The observed high drought stress is predicted to persist in 2024. WASH needs are anticipated to grow in urban, drought-affected, and return areas. Economic barriers leave only 20 per cent of households reporting sufficient water, while one-fourth use unsafe water, and one-third lack soap. Rural areas exhibit higher usage of unimproved latrines (38 per cent) and open defecation (9 per cent). Climate vulnerabilities, droughts, and economic shocks disproportionately affect populations. Limited capacity of water and sanitation authorities results in 60 per cent non-functional water systems, negatively impacting approximately 10 million people in urban and peri urban areas across the country
WASH
- Establishing water supply schemes promoting hygiene awareness and sanitation.
- Decreasing water-borne diseases.
- Constructing sufficient sanitation facilities, water supply systems, and providing training courses on the practices of good hygiene and sanitation.
