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NIGER: UNICEF response to floods 2017 (as of 20 October 2017)

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Non-food response

Since the beginning of the rainy season UNICEF has supported the Government in providing non-food items (NFI) to 5,330 affected families (37,461 people) in all the regions of Niger except for Niamey. Each NFI kit included tarpaulins - rope - plastic mat - blankets - Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets - water container - pieces of soaps - cotton fabric (6 yeards) - bucket - hygiene kit - kettle.

WASH response

The UNICEF response also included rehabilitation of water points, provision of household water treatment products and sensitiz sessions on cholera prevention. In particular, 12,761 people in Gaya and Dosso departments have received water treatment products, 3,329 people have been sensitized and 32 wells were disinfected, benefitting 16,000 people overall.