WASH Material for Cholera Response in Haiti and Syria
There are current outbreaks of Cholera in Haiti and Syria. Partners have requested emergency WASH material which includes water disinfection and distribution kits, pumps, and bacteriological testing kits which can indicate the presence of faecal matter in drinking water. This project finances the replacement of WASH emergency material that will be taken from the SET stock of SDC and sent to Haiti and Syria.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Global Haiti Syria |
Water
Water sanitation
|
01.11.2022
- 30.04.2023 |
CHF 295’000
|
- Cholera affected populations in Haiti and Syria
- Vulnerable populations on the periphery of cholera hotspots have access to safe water
- Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
- Haiti; Dinepra and the Swiss Red Cross; Syria; UNICEF
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Basic sanitation
Aid Type SDC direct implementation
Project number 7F07436
| Background | Haiti and Syria are fragile contexts and countries that mostly are without functional water and sanitation systems. They have populations who live in a precarious situations where poverty and vulnerability is exacerbated by food insecurity, climate change, lack of access to education, lack of functional social and health services, conflict and displacement. |
| Objectives | To limit the spread of cholera in Haiti and Syria. |
| Target groups |
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| Medium-term outcomes | To improve the supply safe water to vulnerable populations in Syria and Haiti. |
| Results |
Expected results: Partners working with vulnerable populations are able to supply safe water and limit the spread of cholera. Results from previous phases: Vulnerable populations in both countries are reliant on humanitarian aid. |
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Project partners |
Contract partner |
| Coordination with other projects and actors |
WHO (Global Task Force on Cholera Control) coordinated cholera response UNICEF Wash cluster partners |
| Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 295’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 273’953 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 295’000 Total project since first phase Swiss budget CHF 0 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 295’000 |
| Project phases |
Phase 1 01.11.2022 - 30.04.2023 (Completed) |
