Somalia became an SWA partner in 2019. The government is represented by the Ministry of Health in the partnership. The country has developed a national WASH Policy and a Strategy Plan to be open defecation free by 2030. Both the policy and plan have been translated into local languages for adoption at the local level.
Commitments by the government
Develop the Somali WASH National Policy
Develop the Somali WASH sector strategy
Translate the Community-Led Total Sanitation Protocol into local language and adopt it across the country by 2019.
Commitments by partners
UNICEF will support Ministry of Health in developing new Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) guidelines, protocols, training materials and a cadre of master trainers to scale up CLTS across the country.
ESA
UNICEF will support finalization of National WASH Sector Strategic Plan and M&E Framework.
ESA
UNICEF will support finalization of National WASH Policy for approval by the Federal Cabinet.
ESA
Focal Points
Mr. Abdisalam Ibrahim Hussein
Ministry of Health
Government
News about Somalia
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2022 Country Overview: Somalia | |
Regional Roadmap for Africa | |
MAM Research 2: Strengthening Mutual Accountability in Partnerships for WASH - Summary of six country case studies | |
Somalia Country brief: Strengthening mutual accountability and partnerships for WASH |
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