Access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services remains a major challenge in South and Central Somalia, particularly in IDP settlements, rural villages, and peri-urban areas affected by conflict, drought, and weak infrastructure. KPHF’s WASH interventions are designed to reduce waterborne diseases, improve public health outcomes, and restore dignity for vulnerable populations.
KPHF supports the construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of sustainable water supply systems, including boreholes, shallow wells,
protected water points, and solar-powered water schemes. In emergency contexts, the organization provides life-saving water trucking and water storage facilities, while transitioning communities toward durable and community-managed water solutions. Regular water quality testing, chlorination, and hygiene monitoring are conducted to ensure safe consumption.

Sanitation interventions focus on the construction of culturally appropriate, gender-segregated, and disability-inclusive latrines in households, schools, health facilities, and public spaces. KPHF promotes Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approaches to eliminate open defecation and encourage long-term behavior change.
Solid waste management initiatives, including waste collection points and community clean-up campaigns, are integrated to improve environmental hygiene.

Hygiene promotion is a core pillar of KPHF’s WASH programming. Trained community hygiene promoters and volunteers conduct awareness sessions on handwashing with soap, safe water storage, menstrual hygiene management (MHM), and prevention of communicable diseases such as cholera and acute watery diarrhea.

Hygiene kits are distributed to vulnerable households, women, and girls, ensuring dignity and cultural sensitivity.
By working closely with local authorities, water committees, and community leaders, KPHF ensures ownership, sustainability, and equitable access to WASH services across Somalia’s fragile contexts.