UNICEF WASH Strengthening Community Resilience to COVID-19 and Climate Shocks - Strengthening Community Resilience to Covid-19 and Climate Shocks UNICEF WASH Stärkt motståndskraft mot Covid-19 och klimatchocker New/additional funds to address COVID-19
UNICEF component of 15 000 000 SEK Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector response to COVID-19 in Kenya 2019/2020, in the HUM/ development nexus; Water supply to prevent and control infection, Sanitation & Hygiene, community sensitation for new social norms for hygiene behaviour, and support to improved coordination of external support to Kenya in WASH during the COVID-19 crisis.

Part of the programme will be implemented by UNICEF themselves, others will be implemented by third parties. either through procurement, or through forwarding of funds. The programme is an add-on to already existing UNICEF initiatives in the sector, with existing routines, and the implementation risk is generally seen as low. For the Sanitation & Hygiene Component, the local organisation Sanergy has already been identified through application procedure. Nya medel/medeltillägg för att bekämpa covid-19
15 000 000 SEK bidrag till UNICEFs intervention, via Vatten, Sanitet och Hygien-sektorn, till åtgärder mot COVID-19 i Kenya 2019/2020, i gränssnittet mellan humanitärt och och långsiktigt utvecklingsarbete; Vattenförsörjning för att förebygga och kontrollera smitta, sanitet och hygien, informationsarbete för nya hygien-normer, samt förbättrad samordning av externt stöd till Kenya inom vatten, sanitet och hygien under COVID-19-krisen.
En del av insatsen kommer att genomföras av UNICEF själva, andra genomföras av tredje part, dels genom upphandling, dels genom vidareförmedling. Insatsen är en påbyggnad på redan pågående UNICEF-program, med inarbetade rutiner, och risken i genomförandet anses genomgående låg. För sanitets- och hygien komponenten har den lokala organisationen Sanergy redan identifierats genom ansökningsförfarande. The overall objective of the intervention is to Contribute to infection prevention and control of COVID-19 through a set of integrated interventions covering water supply, sanitation and hygiene services in communities and health care facilities, combined with the promotion of behaviour change. In addition, the project will enhance coordination and monitoring of the WASH sector response through provision of an on-line monitoring platform that will increase accountability and transparency. Components:
1. Water supply - Enabling Infection Prevention and Control; Last mile connections of water pipes with pre-paid water meters and subsidised smart token for the needy in Nairobi and Nakuru slums.
2. Sanitation & Hygiene - Innovation to address both immediate and long term needs; Sanitation and handwashing facilities in Mukuru and Mathare slums in Nairobi.
3. Community sensitisation - Creating new social norms for hygiene behaviour; To counteract misinformation about COVID 19, engagement of populations in participatory analysis and communication.
4. Coordination & Monitoring [of sector response] - Enhanced through an on-line monitoring platform; Support the WASH COVID-19 Cluster monitoring (UNICEF co-chairing with Ministry of Health and Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation).