SOLIDARITES' 10 commitments
for access to water and sanitation

SOLIDARITES is committed to:

1- Provide vulnerable populations with access to drinking water and sanitation in emergency situations.

2- Supply drinking water that we have tested ourselves and that meets public health standards.

3- Promote hygiene regulations training to prevent waterborne diseases, which are the first cause of mortality in the world.

4- Set up, in reconstruction situations, sustainable infrastructure facilities that meet the needs of populations, in cooperation with them and their representatives.

5- Operate, as far as possible, in a manner adapted to the ways of life, the customs and the culture of the concerned populations – in a development perspective.

6- Ensure the sustainability of water supplies, by evaluating resources, by training users, managers and concerned authorities to manage this resource properly.

7- Promote drinking water, wastewater and products treatment technologies that are cost saving, sustainable and environment-friendly.

8- Train people to maintain and manage infrastructure facilities maintenance, and to set up joint management committees with the representatives of users, local authorities and partners.

9- Improve permanently the efficiency of the service provided to populations by implementing a water quality and sanitation project based on regular project evaluation and monitoring.

10- Inform and mobilise public opinion and deciders in the framework of the humanitarian fight that we lead to ensure access to drinking water and to hygiene for all.