The war has led to the destruction of critical water and sanitation infrastructure, and the withdrawal of major international donors, such as USAID, has further limited access to essential services. The vast majority of internally displaced people living in camps are unable to meet their basic needs, with access to water and sanitation identified as the most urgent gaps. The situation is deteriorating: the number of camps without water and sanitation services is rapidly increasing, exposing families to serious health risks.

PAH’s three-month project targets 20 camps for internally displaced people in Idlib province and in the northern part of Aleppo province in north-western Syria. In the camps where PAH is currently operating, water and sanitation conditions do not meet international standards. Following consultations with the relevant UN clusters, camp management, local authorities, and the Syrian Ministry of Energy, we have launched activities on the ground.

The activities include:

• Access to drinking water: daily water trucking providing at least 45 litres of water per person per day;
• Sanitation services: regular emptying of all communal latrines once a week;
• Hygiene support: distribution of 3,256 hygiene kits accompanied by hygiene promotion sessions on basic hygiene practices;
• Support for women and girls: delivery of additional dignity kits with essential products to all 3,256 families covered by the project.

The project will help reduce the risk of the spread of waterborne diseases, address the hygiene needs of women and girls, and strengthen a sense of dignity.

In total, the assistance will reach 19,489 people.

The project is co-financed under the Polish Development Cooperation programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.