UNICEF Dolls Out WASH Dignity Kits to 1,500 IDP Households in Sokoto
By Abdullahi Tukur Around 1,500 internally displaced households across four communities in Tangaza and Sokoto South Local Government Areas of Sokoto State have benefited from the distribution of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) dignity kits as part of efforts to improve access to essential hygiene supplies and safe water for vulnerable populations. The intervention was implemented by the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), with support from UNICEF, as part of the ongoing humanitarian WASH response for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and vulnerable host communities in the state. The distribution covered Sabon Gari and Shiyar Hakimi communities in Tangaza, and Gagi and Tudun Wada communities in Sokoto South local government areas. A total of 469 WASH dignity kits were distributed in Tangaza, while 1,031 kits were distributed in Sokoto South amounting to 1,500 households. The intervention also included the construction of four new water schem...