Belle Anse / Haiti

A new aqueduct, home gardens and latrines for the people in Belle Anse

: Water is scarce ressource in Belle Anse. People transport it for several hours by donkeys.

Belle Anse is located in the south-eastern part of Haiti and belongs to one of the poorest regions of the country. It includes both rural and urban areas, some of which are only accessible with great difficulty. Belle Anse was heavily affected by the earthquake on 12 January 2010: 108 buildings were destroyed and approximately 2,400 more were severely damaged.

International organisations estimate that, in the aftermath of the earthquake, at least 8,000 people from the capital Port-au-Prince and other regions affected by the disaster migrated to Belle Anse. Because of these circumstances, the already challenging task of supplying the population with basic goods and services was made even more difficult. In addition, an outbreak of cholera occurred in the region in November 2010.

Situation

Goals

Measures

Projektdaten & Kontakt

Subsequently to a cholera prevention project, Malteser International together with its partner COTEDO initiated a new project in the rural communities of Bel Air and Caduc in August 2011. Aim is to support the local population in the areas of water, sanitation and hygiene as well as nutrition. It is planned to especially improve the situation of extremely poor families.

All measures aim to improve the health situation and to strengthen the self -help capacities of the population in the rural communities of Bel Air and Caduc in the following areas:

Water
Sanitation and Hygiene
Nutrition
Strengthening of civil society

Construction of an aqueduct and water reservoir to distribute water to communities in Caduc and Bel Air
Establishing of water committees consisting of members from Caduc and Bel Air
Training of the water committees in the maintenance of the aqueduct
Construction of 50 household latrines in the north of Caduc
Establishing and training of latrine committees
Awareness campaigns about water and hygiene standards
Layout of 2 community gardens in Caduc
Layout of 30 individual household gardens in Caduc
Capacity building in the area of horticulture and nutrition

Project Data:
Duration:	Since August 2011
Financing:	Malteser International
Partner:	Cotedo

Kontakt
Malteser:	Maren Paech
	info(at)malteser-international.org