Dear National WASH Cluster/Sector Coordinators, Co-Coordinators and National Information Management Officers,

Welcome to the fourth quarterly operational support update of 2022. This edition features key HRP guidance as well as, GBV and Disability Inclusion guidance, HR.Info to ReliefResponse website transition, and more information on key GWC and IASC guidance for NCPs. We also take the opportunity for those who have not started their annual Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring (CCPM) for 2022 to remind them that the survey phase should be completed by 1st December, see more details here.

At the end of the quarterly update, there is a reminder on how NCPs can solicit bilateral support for coordination activities through deployment or remote support of the Field Support Team (FST) and the Cluster Advocacy and Support Team (CAST).

The GWC helpdesk skype group can also be useful as a peer-to-peer discussion forum, to ask questions and freely discuss the HNO/HRP process amongst WASH humanitarian coordination platforms. Please write an email to globalwashcluster@unicef.org in order to join the skype group.

Sincerely,
CAST (Cluster Advocacy and Support Team)

Here is a short overview of key HNO/HRP resources and tools available on the CTK and below:

1. OCHA shared the guidance and template for HNO and HRP through their HPC 2023 Facilitation package.
2. WASH Operational Response Plan  
3. WASH strategic objectives  
4. Humanitarian caseload  - please also use the UNICEF Brief on Setting Humanitarian Response Target Levels- 2019
5. Response prioritization  
6. WASH response costing  

Timelines and Migration
Migrations to the new platform began in June 2022.  We would like to complete all migrations by April 2023.  Once all operations have been migrated, HumanitarianResponse.info will continue to exist as a read-only archive. We are migrating operations in stages - the decision to migrate is made at the request of the operation and the timing is determined by the operation manager (OCHA IMO). You can see a list of all operations that have migrated here.

Tools and Resources
All RW help materials can be found here. Information on adding new content can be found here. The team also sends out a monthly newsletter to update people on the migration. You can sign up here for regular RW updates. You can see previous updates here.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on 3 December every year to recognize the rights and contributions of persons with disabilities. This Day is a key opportunity to remind our partners of actions that WASH actors can take to ensure equality of access to WASH services and facilities, and resources available to support their work in this regard.  
 
Persons with disabilities make up an estimated 15% of the global population (10% of children), a number that is expected to be higher among populations affected by humanitarian emergencies.  About 11% of children and adults with disabilities worldwide do not have access to improved WASH services. Compared with children without disabilities, children with disabilities are 26% less likely to have improved sanitation facilities in their households, 12% less likely to have improved drinking water sources in their households, 8% less likely to have water and soap for handwashing in their household and 1.7 times more likely to have diarrhea. All of these figures are again expected to be substantially higher in humanitarian contexts. Barriers to access can be related to a variety of factors, including obstacles to reaching, entering or using facilities; access to WASH-related information; stigma related to the disability; and a lack of supplies to respond to the specific requirements of persons with disabilities.

We invite you to think about how you can use the opportunity of this upcoming International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December 2022, to engage with partners on identifying concrete actions to improve access by children and adults with disabilities to WASH services and facilities. Actions could include:

• Take the opportunity of the International Day to conduct a review of how the cluster is integrating disability inclusion in its work. The UNICEF checklist on cluster coordination- essential actions on disability inclusion can serve as a useful guide for this discussion. As preparation, cluster members can also take a short online training on disability inclusion in humanitarian coordination
• Review data collection tools and reporting processes to strengthen how we are identifying WASH-related needs and monitoring equality of access. The UNICEF guidance on inclusive WASH data collection, monitoring and reporting may provide helpful guidance 
• Identify local organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) and engage with them to explore potential for partnerships. For concrete tips see the UNICEF guidance on engaging with OPDs in humanitarian action
• Organize training on disability inclusion for partners. OPDs can be an important resource to support such efforts, and the UNICEF guidance on including children with disabilities in humanitarian action (WASH) contains useful content
• Review mechanisms for complaints and feedback to ensure that they are accessible to persons with physical, hearing, visual and intellectual disabilities. The IRC guidance on inclusive client responsiveness may be helpful for this purpose
• Consider ways to strengthen coordination on disability inclusion. For example, in some countries, the establishment of a working group on inclusion has had a positive impact. The UNICEF guide on interagency coordination on disability inclusion can provide some practical ideas
• In the development of Humanitarian Needs Overviews (HNOs) and Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs), ensure that disability inclusion is well reflected, as an important basis for an inclusive response. Specific guidance can be found in the guidance on disability inclusion in HNOs/HRPs
• When budgeting for the humanitarian response, consider that costs of building in accessibility from the start are lower than retrofitting. The UNICEF technical paper on the case for investment in inclusive and accessible WASH may be a useful resource in advocating with donors on the need to allocate funding for ensuring equitable access to WASH.

• Global Cholera Briefing Presentation (PDF)
• Event recording (apologies for the late start)

• GTFCC Cholera app:​ Google Store - Apple Store​
• Outbreak management on gtfcc.org/resources
• GTFCC Guidance on Writing a Cholera Response Plan
• ICRC Chlorine calculator App: Google Store - Apple Store
• Cholera Joint Operational Framework - Global WASH and Health Clusters
• GWC Resources on Cholera - Evidence and Case Studies
• RRT/CATI Resources: Rapid response teams: A UNICEF experience - June 2019 and Global Review of WASH Components in Rapid Response Mechanisms and Rapid Response Teams in Cholera Outbreak Settings, UNICEF - 2019
• RCCE Collective Service