BAROMÈTRE DE L'EAU 2016

Emergency humanitarian action aims to promote short term access to drinking water and sanitation to protect the health of people affected by a crisis quickly and efficiently, and contribute to their dignity.

Acting for more than 35 years alongside the most vulnerable populations in this fight for access to water, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL welcomes the return of water at the heart of the international debate, borne

by the appealing populations themselves.

However, passing from ideas to actions reset the affected populations at the centre of concerns and participation mechanisms - both at the level of the international political agenda and actions on the ground - remains

a challenge for humanitarian actors.

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From emergency to development, through reconstruction, this passage can

be done only with the populations affected by crises.

EMERGENCY

Activities:

- Distribution of filters, containers, hygiene kits, puriiers...
- Conveying and distribution of water (Water or boat trucking...)
- Water purification station (Production, distribution)
- Rehabilitation / (Construction) of infrastructure
- Emergency sanitation (excreta, waste, vector control...)
- Hygiene awareness raising

RECONSTRUCTION

Once the basic needs covered, the objective is to improve in the long term: sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene to improve the health and economy of populations at risk and to strengthen the capacity for resilience.

Activities:

- Construction/rehabilitation of wells, boreholes

- Drinking water supply
- Construction of reservoirs
- Source catchment
- Catchment and storage of rainwater (impluvium)
- Sanitation (excreta, waste, vector control...)
- Hygiene awareness raising
- Infrastructure management/maintenance systems

Water, a source of actions

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

To better meet the needs of populations affected by a crisis, the answer must be broken down from the emergency to reconstruction by integrating elements of a sustainable response. Thus, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL integrates a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) approach in its sectors of intervention. Based on needs analyses and local capacities, it contributes to disaster preparedness, mitigation and prevention.

Activities:

- Internal (contingency plans) and external (training, alert systems...) disaster preparedness

- Impacts mitigation (dike strengthening, construction of elevated latrines…)
- Livelihood strengthening (diversification of sources of income...)

RETURN TO AUTONOMY

Cash transfer programs (CTP) are increasingly used to meet the needs of the populations affected by crises. When markets are operational, CTPs effectively replace in-kind aid. They are a relevant tool to meet multiple needs - food, water, shelter, education, health - while respecting the dignity of beneficiaries through the free choice of their priorities and supporting the local economy.

Activities :

- Vouchers for Water

- Cash distribution
- Cash transfer (bank card)

DEVELOPMENT

If the fight against the spread of diarrhoeal diseases passes first through an emergency response, only major programmes aimed at a sustainable improvement of access to drinking water and sanitation allow to eliminate diseases. Despite a crisis context, when the security, economic and political conditions, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL therefore rolls out longer term projects.

Activities :

- Water purification station (production, distribution)

- Construction of drinking water networks
- Construction of water taps
- Community-led infrastructure maintenance

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Distribution of drinking water in IDP camps

Rakhine - Myanmar

Since October 2012, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL has been leading actions to improve water, sanitation and hygiene in the densely populated camps and host villages affected in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine, but also in the camps and isolated villages in the municipalities of Pauktaw and Rathedaung. To respond to the emergency, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL has notably implemented a major water-boating operation to enable displaced persons to have access to drinking water in the dry season.

Rehabilitation of water source catchment

Petit Goâve - Haiti

Since the Haiti earthquake in 2010, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL accompanies affected rural communities through pre-disaster existing structure rehabilitation activities. Reduction of health risk (including cholera), resilience capacity-building in the face of new risks, our teams have thus rehabilitated 3 water networks, 2 sources and several drinking water supply points in this region.

Community drought action plan

North Horr - Kenya

Drought-affected farmers from the region of North Horr are finding it difficult to access pasture and water for their animals, the main source of income, as well as protein from the milk for their children. The situation is also a source of conflict between farmer communities. SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL helps farmer groups to develop action plans to reduce risks. Farmers thus built rainwater reservoirs, cultivated and stored fodder for dry season and participated in trainings to improve their herding practices.

Drinking water vouchers

Dhobley - Somalie

In this arid region, rural populations suffer from a lack of water. Our teams are therefore implementing a coupon program. This process allows the targeted households to access drinking water, while boosting the economy, as beneficiaries can supply themselves from water dealers. This voucher system allows women who are in charge of water to make time to perform economic activities, maintain their home and take care of their children's health.

A water treatment plant to combat cholera

Kalemie - RDC

To contain outbreaks of cholera in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is implementing durable solutions, adapted to the context. In urban areas, only complex and lengthy interventions (5-15 years), can reduce the risk of epidemics. In Kalemie, in partnership with Regideso, our teams rehabilitate the drinking water supply network. Dating from the Belgian colonisation, it covered only very partially the needs of 250,000 people.

Emergency

Reconstruction

Risks reduction

Autonomy

Development