Sanitation and Hygine

IHS constructed 140 Communal Pit Latrines and 202 blocks of latrines in Alemwach Refugee site at Northern Gondar Funded by UNHCR in 2021and 2022 Budget Years. The construction of the communal latrines was accompanied by awareness raising training given to community leaders and other beneficiaries on how to use these sanitation facilities.

In April 2023, following the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) as of 21st May 2023, a total of 248,000 people crossed into the neighboring countries, while 26,400 people have crossed Metema Border into Ethiopia. IHS constructed Twenty three Blocks of Communal Latrines with 6 seats at Metema yohannes transit site and Kumer refugee site in Metema. Due to cholera outbreak Additional Two blocks of communal latrines is also constructed at the gendawuha hospital and CDC center in the western Gondar following the funding support made by UNHCR and SIF. These latrines started to benefit an estimate of 12,000 people accessing both public facilities.