📍 Target Villages: Hilaac center, Balanuur, Haarcadey, Dabeyl, Dhaayga, Wariirile, Kurtumaaleey — Hiran Region
📅 Distribution Period: 15–20 November 2019
👥 Implemented by: HIDIG Relief and Development Organization
💧 Funded by: UNICEF
As part of its continued emergency response to the devastating floods in Hiran Region, HIDIG, with funding from UNICEF, expanded its hygiene kit distribution to additional rural villages heavily impacted by displacement and contamination of water sources.
📌 Targeted Villages & Number of Beneficiary Households:
- Balanuur – 500 HHs
- Haarcadey – 250 HHs
- Dabeyl – 350 HHs
- Dhaayga – 380 HHs
- Wariirile – 540 HHs
- Kurtumaaleey – 480 HHs
- Hilac Center 2000 HHs
Total Reached: 4,500+ Households
📦 Hygiene Kit Contents per Household:
- 3 Water Buckets
- 2 Plastic Water Containers (with caps)
- 5 Bars of Soap
- Chlorine Water Purification Tablets
🛑 Purpose:
The distributed kits are crucial for reducing the spread of waterborne diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, and typhoid, especially among vulnerable women and children residing in displacement sites without proper sanitation infrastructure.
📸 Community Impact:
The attached photo from villages shows women seated with hygiene kits during the distribution process. The turnout reflects both the urgency of the situation and the strong community engagement facilitated by HIDIG’s field teams.
🗣️ HIDIG Field Officer Remarks:
“Our teams have reached some of the most remote and hard-hit areas, thanks to the support from UNICEF. The kits are providing immediate protection to thousands of people who lost everything due to the floods.”
💬 Community Feedback:
Local elders and mothers expressed gratitude for the timely distribution and requested continued support in sanitation, clean water access, and health services as the displacement crisis continues.