With generous funding from #Kuwait, IOM has recently completed two #projects in #Afghanistan and #Ukraine, significantly enhancing the lives of vulnerable populations.
In #Ukraine, the project improved #municipal sanitation services by upgrading the sewage systems that serve 120,000 people. It also improved access to safe water for 1,500 households (serving 4,500 people);Additionally, IOM procured and installed 1,275 electric water heaters ‘boilers’ contributing to dignified living conditions for 2,235 people in social institutions, dormitories, health care facilities, and schools.
In #Afghanistan, IOM also created a #CampCoordination and Camp Management mobile team that worked with the entire community;In response to the earthquake in Herat, the mobile team assisted 1,580 individuals by providing #protection services. During the influx of #returnees from Pakistan at the Torkham border, the team conducted awareness-raising sessions on protection, reaching 2,283 individuals.
Currently, funding from Kuwait is supporting #two additional projects in response to the earthquake in #Syria and #Turkiye
“#Saving lives and #protecting people on the move is one of the #three objectives we are working on as per the #IOM_global_strategy that was launched at the beginning of the year. For 2024, IOM globally is aiming to assist 41.2 million persons affected by crisis in #43 countries, including #Sudan, #Yemen, #Somalia, #Gaza, #Ethiopia, and #Afghanistan,” said Mazen AboulHosn, IOM Kuwait Chief of Mission.
Thanks to field colleagues who worked hard to achieve these results.
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