Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Social Rural Development Initiative (SRDI) works to improve access to safe, reliable, and sustainable water for vulnerable households and livestock, particularly in communities affected by drought, climate change, and conflict. SRDI promotes climate-adaptive water solutions, including rainwater harvesting, underground water tanks, borehole drilling, and the rehabilitation of water pans and shallow wells, helping communities secure water for domestic use and livestock.
SRDI also strengthens community capacity to manage water resources sustainably while promoting healthier hygiene practices. Through hygiene promotion campaigns, strategically installed water facilities, emergency water trucking, WASH non-food items, and strengthened water governance, SRDI responds to immediate needs while investing in longer-term community resilience and sustainable water infrastructure.
Key WASH Interventions
- Climate-Resilient Water Supply: Promoting rainwater harvesting, underground water tanks, boreholes, water pans, and shallow wells to improve reliable water access.
- Borehole Rehabilitation & Solarization: Rehabilitating strategic boreholes and introducing solar-powered systems to provide sustainable and cost-effective water supply.
- Water Resource Management: Training water resource committees and local technicians in effective management, operation, and maintenance of water facilities.
- Hygiene Promotion: Conducting direct community hygiene promotion campaigns to encourage safe sanitation and healthy hygiene practices.
- Emergency WASH Response: Providing emergency water trucking services and essential WASH non-food items to communities and livestock affected by drought and conflict.
- Water Infrastructure Governance: Establishing Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to strengthen community ownership, accountability, and governance of water infrastructure.
