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SEMI-COLLECTIVE SANITATION PILOT PROJECT (AIR)
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDING WATER, HYGIENE AND SANITATION
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REBUILDING AND REHABILITATION PROJECT
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Following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, those affected in the Christ Roi district lived in insanitary, hazardous conditions (with no sanitation or access to drinking water, no waste collection and an endemic presence of cholera). The Nicolas ravine was the area suffering the most acute risks and where the population found itself in a highly vulnerable situation.
On 4 October 2016, Hurricane Matthew hit the southwest of Haiti, mainly affecting the Sud, Grande Anse, Nippes and Sud-Est departments. Result: 90% of drinking water supply systems and water networks suffered serious damage, the well water was contaminated following floods, and the majority of health infrastructures and housing were destroyed. Cholera, which had already been ravaging the area for several years, spread rapidly.
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HAITI
Town rebuilding and rehabilitation project for the Christ-Roi district in Port-au-Prince
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HAITI
Emergency response providing water, hygiene and sanitation in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, in the Nippes and Sud-Est departments
4 mini AIR networks aimed at improving access to sanitation solutions. The project consists of :
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HAITI
Semi-collective sanitation pilot project (AIR)
Haiti suffers from a lack of water and sanitation infrastructures. Having been there since the disaster hit, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is currently working on rebuilding programs, like the Christ-Roy scheme in Port-au-Prince, to help bridge the gap. This is how the association developed its AIR system; sanitation technology that is a cross between an individual system and a communal system at local level.
The Direction Nationale de l’eau potable et de l’assainissement (DINEPA) has asked SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL to help trial a sanitation technology that is halfway between an individual system and a communal system at municipal level. The AIR seeks to respond to an unviable health situation by using traditional individual sanitation solutions to improve health standards.
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On 8 November, the Haiyan typhoon (category 5) hit the Philippines in the central Visayas region, devastating 36 provinces and affecting 11.3 million people (i.e. over 10% of the population). Over a million houses were damaged, half of which were completely destroyed. Province of Leyte is one of the most badly hit regions, particularly the town of Tacloban, which has a population of 200,000. The most immediate problems are a lack of shelter and healthcare (injuries, disrupted medical services), insufficient food, and inadequate access to drinking water, hygiene and sanitation.
PHILIPPINES
Responding to the need for water, hygiene and sanitation for the families in Leyte affected by the Haiyan cyclone.
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Faced with an emergency situation following a natural disaster, numerous public establishments and local authorities have supported us :
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Program to improve access to drinking water for the population of Kalemie.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has been enduring a chronic humanitarian crisis for over 20 years, characterized by armed confrontations in the east of the country, aggravating already appalling living conditions experienced by communities with significant sanitation needs in terms of protection, food security, health and access to water and hygiene.
Kalemie is the biggest conurbation in province of Tanganyika (south-east, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika) on the border with Tanzania, and is estimated to be home to over 250,000 people. Its proximity to the lake makes it an entry point for cholera in the eastern part of the country. Furthermore, Kalemie’s water distribution network is dilapidated and undersized, with just 29% of the population enjoying access to it in 2016.
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Since 2009, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL has been working in the region to rehabilitate the network. It oversaw three successive phrases between 2011 and 2016, with the aim of:
Phase 4 of the program is due to start in 2017.
In northern Lebanon, just 53% of the population is connected to a drinking water network. The quantity of drinking water produced is still insufficient, and the quality is not automatically guaranteed, because of periodic pollution incidents in the water tables. These malfunctions discourage consumers from subscribing to existing water networks, thereby curbing the cost recovery required to extend the public service to villages that are not yet connected.
The project aims to build a water distribution network in the village of Qachlaq, so as to provide sustainable access to quality drinking water. It is being implemented in partnership with the Etablissement des Eaux du Liban-Nord (EELN), the contracting authority.
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LEBANON
Building a drinking water distribution network in northern Lebanon in the district of Akkar.
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BANGLADESH
Improving access to drinking water by harvesting rainwater in the Satkhira district (pilot project).
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Domestic rainwater harvesting systems:
The district of Satkhira, one of the poorest, most disaster-prone areas in Bangladesh, is tackling stagnating water, extreme salinity, arsenic contamination of water tables and recurring cyclones. 70% of Satkhira's population has no access to drinking water. The lack of drinking water results in water-borne diseases such as acute diarrhea and arsenic poisoning, with shocking consequences, particularly for pregnant women and children. In a situation where clean water sources are increasingly rare, rainwater harvesting systems represent a sustainable and ecological solution.
The Fonds Eau de l’agglomération de Saint-Omer finances the project.
A technician from the Agence d’Urbanisme et de Développement de Saint-Omer, fund operator, carried out a project assessment mission in mid-November.
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KENYA
Project to improve water, hygiene and sanitation access services for rural communities affected by drought in the county of Marsabit.
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The county of Marsabit is located in the extreme north of the country and is one of the poorest regions, with 90% of the population living below the absolute poverty line. The region is experiencing chronic water shortages with just 4% of households having access to running water.
Our teams are developing programs to help populations withstand recurring climate variations, including projects designed to increase and safeguard resources at altitude.
SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is looking for local authority partners in Kenya for drinking water access projects to alleviate the drought situation. Contact us.
NEPAL
Emergency response to deliver water, hygiene and sanitation, as well as shelter, for families affected by the earthquake in the Sindhupalchok district.
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On 25 April 2015, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Nepal, causing considerable loss of human life and material damage.
In conjunction with international organizations, particularly Médecins du Monde (MdM), SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL introduced water, hygiene and sanitation initiatives and set up shelters in the four worst hit and remote sub-districts of Sindhupalchok. A total of over 30,000 Nepalese from the area benefitted from SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL’s emergency aid.
SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL has joined forces with various French authorities to deliver its emergency responses. For more information, please contact us, and become our partner in alleviating the consequences of natural disasters.
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PAKISTAN
Ensuring access to drinking water and a healthy environment for families in Sindh province, who are victims of climate disasters.
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Floods have become a common and regular occurrence in the northern areas of Sindh in southern Pakistan. The most marginalized communities without viable access to property have settled in zones prone to regular flooding, and only receive minimal aid from the government.
Faced with flooding, communities adapt and move away, particularly to larger towns or to the hills, taking refuge in schools or healthcare facilities where water and sanitation infrastructures are often also damaged by these floods, and prove unusable.