vulnerability and exposure. • Increase coverage of cash for work activities (in terms of income and number of times engaged) with targeting of vulnerable groups only. • Vulnerable (ultra-poor and poor households) in Mohale’s Hoek, Mafeteng, Maseru Rural and other affected districts. • Vulnerable farmers. • Differentiate between acute and chronic vulnerabilities (potential linkages with the National Information System for Social Assistance (NISSA)) with appropriate targeting of interventions. WASH • Intensify resilience building by concentrating on increasing the capacity of communities to withstand the effects of hazards. This should be linked to the resilience framework currently under development. Protection Health and Nutrition Response to date • Build local capacities to scale up nutrition surveillance, case investigation and management. The Government of Lesotho has allocated M155 million ($10 million) for the drought response, with $666,670 for agriculture and food security, $8.78 million for water and sanitation, and $884,340 to health and nutrition. Donations of staple foods have also been received from the governments of China (2,477 tonnes) and Botswana (60 tonnes). Partners are also supporting the response in the affected sectors. • Strengthen laboratory capacities at central and district level to ensure early detection and confirmation of cases. • Expand the prevention of stunting programme in high burden districts. • Continue with support to nutritional surveillance mechanisms of children and lactating mothers nationwide. • Schools, health centres and the most affected communities. • Affected children, women and girls exposed to SGBV. • Ensure protection of child rights. • Train community health workers on provision of sexual reproductive health services. Government’s Disaster Management Authority is mandated to ensure coordination at national level, while UNDP ensures general coordination support to bolster the overall humanitarian coordination of the UN. • Public education and awareness creation. Gaps • Water quality surveillance. There are substantial financial gaps as per the Lesotho Appeal document. The total budget was M584,079,131 and Government pledge is M155,000,000, ($10 million). WASH • Support to community works for rehabilitation of water systems and installation of new ones. • Installation of water harvesting facilities. • Provision of equipment. water supply machinery and Targeting Health and Nutrition • HIV/AIDS patients, pregnant and lactating mothers, children under age 5 Agriculture and Food Security 45