2nd WASH Cluster Coordination Meeting 2015, Ukraine
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
MEETING HELD ON
February 5, 2015 at 11:30 Hrs
WASH Cluster Ukraine
Chaired by: Noor Bakhsh
Email: nbakhsh@unicef.org
UN-OCHA Office, 28 intitutka Kyiv, Ukraine
Agenda
1. Welcome and introduction
5. 4-W matrix
2. Review of last meeting action points
6. AOB
3. WASH situation and response update
4. WASH TWG
Discussion item / Comments
Action points
1. Introduction
WASH Cluster second meeting was held on February 5, 2015 chaired by WASH Cluster Coordinator (CC) Mr.
Noor Bakhsh. Meeting started at 11:30 Hrs in UN-OCHA office with the introduction of the participants and
WASH Cluster Coordinator welcomed all partners in the meeting.
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Last Meeting Action Points
WASH CC reviewed the last meeting action points as follows;
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WASH cluster could not coordinate with State Emergency
Service (SES) and Sanitary-Epidemiology Services for cochair at national level, will do it by next week.
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WHO focal person did not share the response of
management as cluster requested for water quality analysis.
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Mama-86 will did not share the WASH needs in the areas of
presence in Lugansk and Donetsk
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WASH Cluster awaiting the response of cluster partners
once received will share the 1-page summary of WASH
response based on 4-W matrix info.
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WASH Cluster made available 4-W matrix online and
accessible to all cluster partners
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3. WASH situation update by cluster and response by cluster
partners
WASH Situation
WASH Cluster Coordinator shared that the recent fighting in
Donetsk and Lugansk Oblasts is significantly impacting on the
access and quality of water, sanitation and hygiene in both
government and non-government controlled areas. Due to heavy
shelling, the water supply systems are badly damaged. Damages
include pumping stations, filtration systems, supply lines, electricity
cut-offs and water sources.
More than 300,000 people in 20 towns/villages which are at the
frontline or near the frontline do not have access or have very
limited access to safe drinking water in Donetsk and Lugansk
Oblasts. Territories of particular concern are Avdievka, Chermalyh.
Debaltsevo, Dokuchaevsk, Donetsk, Gorlivka, Granitne,
Krasnoarmiyske, Krasnogorivka, Maiorsk, Mariinka, Novotroitske,
Pantelymonivka, Pisky, Shyrokine, Staroskativka, Svitlodarsk,
Talakivka, Vuglegirsk, Yasynuvato.
In Lugansk Oblast, towns/villages at the frontline or nearby
frontline that have no access to safe drinking water are Fashivka,
Kalynove, Popasna, Pervomaisk, Girske, Donetskyi, Triohizbenka,
Slovyanoserbsk, Shastya, Stanytsya, Luganska and Lugansk.
Furthermore, thousands of people living in bunkers in Donetsk
oblast are in dire need of safe drinking water, sanitation and
hygiene supplies. Due to lack of access to water, people are
melting snow (source: interview of UNICEF WASH Manager with
the Mayor of Gorlovka and deputy Governor of Lugansk) which is
something Ukraine has never experienced.
According to the Mayor of Gorlovka, due to lack of ingredients in
filter stations, there are cases of poisoning of the affected
population of the town. Inaccessibility to safe drinking water and
hygiene supplies may lead to disease outbreak if not immediately
addressed.
WASH cluster urged all humanitarian actors to provide safe
drinking water and hygiene supplies immediately across including
governmental controlled and non-controlled areas. Furthermore,
emphasized the provision of sanitation facilities in bunkers which
may immediate response will be peepoo kit/bag.
WASH response
UNICEF is addressing the WASH needs through implementing
partners, the details are;
Currently, distributing 15,000 bottled water (each 6 liters) in
Volnovokha town through ADRA with the collaboration of city
mayor.
Distributing baby, adult and family hygiene kits in governmental
controlled of Donetsk Oblast and non-controlled areas of Lugansk
Oblast through Rubezhi.
Installing three water purification units with the collaboration of
Krasgorovka administration and Voda Donbasa in Donetsk oblast
to address the immediate needs of 20,000 people.
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Rubehzi is submitted proposal for WASH response to different
donors.
Caritas mobilizing resources for WASH response and also going
to distribute 1000 hygiene kits, 2000 detergent powder next week
in Kharkive Oblast.
KHORS is submitting WASH proposal to donor for immediate
response.
ACF is mobilizing resources as submitted proposal to ECHO and
waiting for response but meanwhile mobilizing four water
purification units from Paris.
ADRA distributing 1500 hygiene kits/NFIs vouchers to IDPs in
Kyiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkive, Vinnitsa, Donetsk and
Lugansk.
PIN has no current WASH activities but keeping in view the
situation may mobilize for WASH response.
Save Ukraine Now mobilized resources and trying to restore the
water supply system of Volnovokha town. The source of water
supply system is in non-governmental controlled area.
Save the Children providing hygiene kits and hygiene promotion
in Dniproprosk and Zapharozia, activities are;
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1000 hygiene packages – for HH with children up to 24
months (or older but using diapers)
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Procurement of 1000 water purification
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Trained 24 community outreach workers for hygiene
promotion
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Printed 5000 hygiene promotion books for children and
350 posters
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Printed 10,000 hygiene promotion leaflets for adults
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Lunch hygiene promotion activates through community
meeting as a part and so far more 10,000 people from
Dnepro and Zaporizhia received the information on
hygiene
4. 4-W matrix
Mr. Haitham Farag, Information management specialist distributed
the 4-W matrix format among cluster partners and got info of
response.
WASH CC highlighted that 4-matrix will contribute to a more
coordinated response and avoid duplication therefore, it is
requested to all cluster partners to share it.
It was also mentioned that :
 The required 4W matrix is simplified to just main activity
level while a more detailed 4W will be introduced in future.
 The more detailed 4W matrix would be rolled out as
organizations build capacity and are able to provide more
quantified data against targets and indicators.
 This proposed future 4W matrix will utilise agreed on
indicators to enable better analysis of gaps and improve
targeting precision.
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Some of cluster partners will
share it through email by Feb
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The 4W approach to sharing data is a process with
expectation of data quality to improve overtime.
Finally, the detailed matrix will complement and replace
the simplified 4W circulated during this meeting, to avoid
any duplication of efforts.
Participants of Cluster meeting:
S# Name
1
Mariia
2
Oleksandr Obdiienko
3
Anna Tsvietkova
4
Haitham Farag
5
Mike Shearing
6
Kris Lizak
7
Deniel Gerstle
8
Christian Ferrier
9
Vasyl Stefurak
10 Vladimir
11 Olena
12 Valentina Mitrieva
13 Neal Bratschun
14 Alexander Muratov
Designation
PME Specialist
HAO
Coordinator WSP
IM Specialist
WatHab Coordinator
Program Manager
Emergency Coordinator
Country Director
Director of Operations
Head of organization
Program Assistant
Country Director
Coordinator
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Organization
UNICEF
UNOCHA
MAMA-86
WASH Cluster
ICRC
PIN
PIN
ACF
Caritas
Rubezhi
Rubezhi
ADRA
Save Ukraine Now
KHORS