HELPAGE INTERNATIONAL IN HAITI Following cyclone Sandy, in November 2012 HelpAge International in Haiti received funding from DfID to rehabilitate/ build 100 cyclone- and quake-resistant houses for older person headed households in the District of Fonds Jean Noel, Marigot Commune. Following a survey in March 2013 which identified a lack of access to piped drinking water or a rainwater capping/storing system, HelpAge installed 100 rainwater-collecting systems on the recently built/repaired houses, improving accessibility and reducing water-fetching time by 75%. However, the families still had difficulties in treating contaminated water (available options were expensive, difficult to implement and had a negative environmental impact). Therefore, with funding from DfID in July 2014 HelpAge provided these households, and 500 others, with Grifaid®Family Aquafilters. Varying levels of training was provided upon distribution and post-distribution monitoring was carried out to identify the user friendliness of the Grifaid®Family Aquafilters and any benefits realised by people from having a safe water supply. Overall, the Grifaid®Family Aquafilters were very well received and HelpAge found that they could be used with minimal training, as long as community agents receive training so they can provide ongoing support. Photo:©HelpAge International Haiti
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:33:13 +0000
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