Mainstreaming Protection into the Cholera Response

In response to the 2008-09 cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe, the Protection Sector Working Group (PSWG) issued this guidance to humanitarian agencies involved in the cholera response to promote the mainstreaming of protection.  Prevention and response activities should take into account the specific needs of and reach particularly vulnerable and ‘hard-to-reach’ groups. Agencies should also ensure that their response activities do not create but at least mitigate protection risks for beneficiaries.