To identify the WASH cluster partners’ exit plans for the Typhoon Pablo response, the cluster held a Pablo Exit Strategy meeting, April 2nd , at the Catholic Relief Services Office, Tagum City.

WASH cluster partners including Action Contre le Faim (ACF) International, Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), Catholic Relief Services (CRS),

Humanitarian Response Consortium – OXFAM (HRC-OXFAM), Philippine Red Cross (PRC), Plan International and Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian

Affairs (OCHA), shared their exit plans and the challenges that they foresee while completing their respective programs for this response. Regular water

quality monitoring, rehabilitation of major water systems, and technical assistance in the construction of household toilets are just some of the activities

that the partners will be doing, most of which will end by June.

WASH partners from the government and INGOs have accomplished 76% of their targets as of April 2013. The Cluster discussed how to fill in the gaps and

identify emerging needs and challenges in achieving their targets.

One of the challenges raised by partners was the cholera outbreaks

that usually occur in Baganga every June-July, and with cases of

malnutrition and lack of food supply, acute watery diarrhoea (AWD)

might increase. Consequently, while partners are continuously

providing WASH services, it is expected that everything will be

insufficient as long as the people are in spontaneous settlements and

are indefinitely displaced.

The DoH with UNICEF, promised to consult the DILG in promoting

water governance in the affected areas in order to sustain the

initiatives already started by the cluster partners and to leverage on

the municipal LGUs development planning.

WASH Cluster Contacts Natl. WASH Cluster Coordinator - R Villaluna - washccph@gmail.com

WASH Focal Point —Engineer IV - A Barcelona - barceayhdz@yahoo.com

Natl. WASH Cluster IM – S Opulenca-Calub - washclusterim@gmail.com

Engineer IV (Region XI) – R Labadia - rexlabadia@yahoo.com

Engineer IV (CARAGA) – J Navarro - navz07@yahoo.com

WASH Cluster Coordinator (DO ) - L Burgess - leeroyphp@gmail.com

WASH Cluster Coordinator (ComVal) – C Yog - clarenceyog@gmail.com

Pablo WASH Cluster IM –V O’Donnell – washpabloim@gmail.com

http://philippines.humanitarianresponse.info

Launching the new WASH ‘Health is in our Hands’ Campaign for UN World Water Day, 2013

On March 22nd (the 20th anniversary of UN World Water Day) hundreds of Typhoon Pablo affected children from 17 schools in Cateel, Davao Oriental launched a “Health is in Our Hands” Campaign.

The children participated in a poster making competition to highlight the key WASH messages from the

campaign. Until recently, none of the teachers or children had heard of UN World Water Day; it was only with

the arrival of the typhoon that the importance of access to safe water, sanitary and hygiene facilities has been

at the forefront of their thoughts.

“Health is in Our Hands” aims to highlight the need for better hand washing to protect health – particularly the

health of children. The campaign is part of the WASH Communications in Emergencies ( CiE) Strategy that

promotes the key message that hand washing with soap can save lives and protect people from illnesses such

as diarrhoea and Acute Respiratory Illness (ARIs) and may help in the prevention of malnutrition and cholera,

which were already a concern in affected areas before Pablo.

The Health is in Our Hands Campaign, fully supported by the Center for Health and Development Region XI is

spreading key messages via blanket SMS texts to affected populations via the biggest telecoms companies in

Mindanao, a major leaflet drop (230,000) to affected families and a radio campaign with adverts on health

practices to run over the coming weeks.

The campaign was jointly organized by the WASH Cluster with the Education and Child Protection Clusters. School Children in Cateel for WWD

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NEWS BITS

OCD, OCHA accomplish TY Pablo

AAR

The National WASH Cluster took part

in the series of After Action Review/

Lessons Learned Workshop

organized by the Office of Civil

Defence together with the Office for

the Coordination for Humanitarian

Affairs, April 2013. The AAR engaged

all stakeholders to elucidate lessons

learned from the TY Pablo response

and give some form of guidance for

early recovery and future contingency

planning in the LGUs.

WASH Cluster launches Sendong

Lesson Learned report

The Lessons Learned report from the

Typhoon Sendong (Washi) is now

ready for distribution. A soft version

will be made available through the

official WASH Cluster Philippines

page.

Davao City, PHILIPPINES – Engaging government and non-government partners to outline short term to medium term plans, the National WASH Cluster, co-led by the Department of Health (DoH) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), held a two-day National Strategic Planning workshop, 4-5 April 2013.

The first day of the planning defined the foundations of the Cluster, envisioning “Resilient communities able to

efficiently manage WASH-related impact of disasters and emergencies” by “Complementing government efforts

in preventing and controlling WASH-related risks, especially to vulnerable groups, during disasters and

emergencies”. Gathering lessons learned from previous emergencies such as Sendong in December 2011 and

Pablo in December 2012, the Cluster identified response actions and a Minimum WASH Service Package during

the early phases of the emergency.

On the second day, the group was divided into smaller groups to validate strategic priorities such as Capacity

Development, Advocacy and Resource Mobilization, Information Management, among others. Dra. Marilyn Go,

chief of the Preparedness Division of the Health Emergency Management Staff (DoH-HEMS), presented the

important elements of a functional WASH Management System in Emergency to serve as a guide for the group.

“WASH in emergencies is hard to sustain, but the WASH program can be subsumed in the Health program of the

community as a part of the institutionalization process” suggested Dra. Go.

Ms. Rory Villaluna, National WASH Cluster Coordinator, reiterated during the workshop the need for continued

collaboration among the cluster partners and consultation with the local government and the communities.

“Different local government units have different levels of capacities and vulnerabilities, and it will be good to

help them strategize on what WASH capacities such as supplies and skills can be prepositioned by different

stakeholders at different strategic locations.”

DoH convenes WASH cluster for Pablo PIE The Center for Health Development (CHD) Region XI, with support from the Department of Health and the National WASH Cluster, organized the Post Incident Evaluation (PIE) workshop for the Typhoon Pablo response, 3 April in Davao City.

With the objective of reflecting and generating a list of good practices and identifying lessons on the response of

the cluster, the group started the day by comparing lessons learned from Sendong and its application to the

Pablo response. Afterwards, participants were asked to come up with a timeline of response and identify the

needs and gaps per phase and what they have done. As shared by partners, some of the challenges they faced

were: most of the LGUs were greatly overwhelmed with the disaster and had problems in establishing/

managing their command posts; some sitios and puroks were difficult to reach; not enough emergency WASH

kits such as water kits and hygiene kits were not prepositioned; and major lifelines were down.

One of the major gaps identified was the lack of awareness on the cluster approach at the local level. It has been

suggested for the national WASH Cluster partners to advocate for mainstreaming of Wash In Emergencies in

existing frameworks such as the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and in

the Department of Interior and Local Government’s capacity development for Local Water Governance and the

Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to come up with a pool of experts that can assist LGUs in

setting up their own cluster system as part of preparedness.

WASH Cluster Philippines

Typhoon Pablo WASH Cluster Response Bulletin # 3 – April 2013

Inside this issue

ComVal/DO Updates .................. 2

WASH Partner Updates .............. 3

‘Health is in our Hands’ .............. 4

Ongoing Concerns for WASH ...... 4

Targeting Targets ....................... 4

Dra. Marilyn Go (DoH-HEMS) ©

DOH

“the level of data now available will be extremely useful in helping us understand the extent WASH coverage available in Cateel and the needs” Ms. Juanita D. Ybales

Valuable assessment data will guide recovery phase for Davao Oriental As recovery operations begin to ramp up in Davao Oriental, the Center for Health and Development Region XI, in cooperation with the WASH Cluster, and the support of a number of Barangay Sanitary Inspectors recently embarked on a detailed assessment of all WASH infrastructure throughout Boston, Cateel and Baganga.

The primary aim of the assessment is to establish the extent of damaged WASH infrastructure to the Purok level, identifying the status of facilities in every household. Assessment for all three Municipalities is nearing completion with detailed information now available highlighting the extent of damage caused to WASH infrastructure by Typhoon Pablo, as well as present and past levels of coverage for both water and sanitation facilities.

Ms. Juanita Ybales, a Municipal Sanitary Inspector for Cateel highlighted that “the level of data now available

will be extremely useful in helping us understand the extent of WASH coverage available in Cateel and the

needs”. The Provincial WASH Cluster Lead, Mr. Mark Caspillo has been working tirelessly with his team to

complete the data entry and they are developing a clear understanding of the WASH infrastructure available in

Boston, Cateel and Baganga both before and after Pablo.

After completion of the data entry, Caspillo and his team are planning a series of meetings with Barangay and

Municipal leaders to highlight their findings. The WASH Cluster will continue to assist the three Municipalities in

preparing formal reports on the status of WASH facilities and support the national priority program of the

Department of Health towards Zero Open Defecation.

Davao Oriental Update

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Compostela Valley Update

Provincial LGU in Compostela Valley reiterates need to rehabilitate water systems As several WASH partners prepare their exit strategies, the Pablo response shifts its focus from emergency to

recovery and rehabilitation. The WASH Cluster continues to coordinate with the Provincial Local Government

Unit (PLGU) for WASH needs which include water pipe rehabilitation and the continued provision of aquatabs

and hyposol.

The Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Renato C. Basanes, said that Gov. Arturo T. Uy has prioritized the

rehabilitation of lifelines in the province which include repair of water systems and allocation of funds for the

water pipes. Last March, PLGU ComVal released some 380 rolls (65m per roll) of water pipes to several

barangays in Compostela, Monkayo, Montevista and New Bataan.

Among the barangays which have received the pipes are: San Miguel in Compostela; Upper Ulip, Babag,

Naboc, Banlag, Tubo-Tubo, Olaycon, Mamonga, and Inambatan in Monkayo; New Cebulan, Tapia, Dauman,

Banglasan, and Linoan in Montevista; and Pagsabangan, Manurigao, Andap, Cabinuangan, Panag, Bantacan,

and Tandawan in New Bataan.

Dr. Basanes added that the province may receive the approval of funding for another batch of water pipes to

be released by the end of April 2013. The water pipes will be granted to barangays which have commitments

to provide labour counterparts in the installation. Areas with incidence of water-borne diseases, bacteria, and

E.coli will be given priority.

Further, the WASH Cluster, together with the New Bataan Water System Cooperative (NEBAWASCO), is

working to access resources for the need of 6” water pipes for the rehabilitation of water system in the

municipality. Both provincial and municipal LGUs are willing to provide assistance on this matter.

WASH cluster coordination meetings continue in Compostela, Monkayo, Montevista, and New Bataan weekly/

bi-weekly giving a strong focus on Pablo-related recovery and rehabilitation activities.

Top: Municipal Sanitary Inspectors from Cateel, Mr. Danilo S. Banao and Ms. Juanita D. Ybales ©Leigh Burgess Lower: Water station in Baganga ©Vicki O’Donnell

WASH Week ©HRC-OXFAM

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Action Contre le Faim (ACF) Philippines will implement a pilot project titled “ODK for WASH KAP Survey” under its

Programme Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with UNICEF.

Open Data Kit (ODK) is a free and open-source set of tools which help organizations carry out mobile

assessments; the tools provide an out-of-the-box solution for users to build a data collection form, collect the

data on a mobile device, aggregate the collected data on a server and extract it in a useful format.

The project commences in April 2013 and is expected to run for a month. The existing ACF’s Knowledge, Attitude

and Practice (KAP) survey form will be formatted for ODK use and will be field tested and implemented in two

barangays in Lingig, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental.

The overall objective of the project is to complement and improve the data gathering and analysis

systems for ACF Philippines. The lessons learned during this pilot will be shared with the WASH

Cluster to help build future capacity for emergency assessments in the country.

Davao Oriental Update

ACF utilize mobile technologies for KAP surveys

WASH Cluster Partner Updates

Save the Children (SCI) have reached 93% of the affected children from the 42,000 target children affected by

Typhoon Bopha in Compostela Valley, Agusan del Sur and Davao Oriental through its hygiene promotion activities

highlighting the importance of drinking safe water, proper hand washing, proper use of toilets, proper garbage

disposal and vector control.

Other Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions provided by SCI in target affected areas are

distribution of family hygiene kits including water kits and school hygiene kits to children in affected schools,

installation of water bladder and provision of water through water trucking, repair and restoration of water

systems, repair and restoration of toilet/ latrines at barangay level and schools affected, and water quality

monitoring ensuring access to safe water of affected families.

Dug well improvements and installation of hand pumps in target

barangays as well as installation of rainwater catchment in schools in

Agusan del Sur are on-going WASH-related activities.

Save the Children Reach 39,000 Pablo-Affected Children

Two months after Typhoon Pablo made landfall in Davao Oriental, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency

(ADRA) Philippines continue their work in Baganga. A water treatment unit (REDO machine) has been based in

one of the barangays with 20,000 litres of potable water being delivered to four other barangays each day from

this machine. The machine will remain in place until the end of May.

A Global Medic Unit was in place until March 17th and supported affected families in three barangays.

The two units were in place in Baganga within two weeks of Pablo’s landfall. Water kits (3,100),

containing Jerry cans and hyposol, were also distributed to five barangays namely: Mikit; San Isidro;

Lambajon; Saoquigue; and Salingcomot.

ADRA continues to provide support to Baganga, DO

HRC-OXFAM celebrated WASH Week with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Temporary Relocation Sites

(TRSs) through various activities in Compostela (April 8th -10th) and New Bataan (April 12th -14th) recently. The WASH Week Celebration aimed at formalizing HRC-OXFAM’s activities on hygiene promotion, and showcasing

the learning and insights of the IDPs on WASH in a creative way. Activities included poster-making competitions,

jingle-making contests and a presentation of the cleanest area. There was also an interpretative dance about

WASH with the theme ‘Adunay Bahandi sa Maayong Panlawas’ or ‘Health is Wealth’. The celebrations

highlighted the WASH accomplishments since the onset of the Pablo response.

Present at the WASH Week event in Compostela were the survivors from Oval TRS, both bunkhouse and tent

beneficiaries, USEP TRS, and those from Purok 6. In New Bataan, participants included IDPs from New Bataan

National High School, grandstand, bunkhouses, and San Antonio De Padua Church. The event was supported by

the Local Government Unit. Witnessing the events were Mr. Kevin

Lee, Response Manager of HRC-Oxfam, UNOCHA, Municipal Council

of Women, Rural Sanitary Inspector, Bureau of Fire Protection and

Barangay Health Workers.

HRC-OXFAM leads WASH Week Celebration in ComVal

Hygiene promotion ©ACF

‘Health is Wealth’ ©HRC-OXFAM

Water Delivery ©ADRA

WASH Interventions © ADRA