Our humanitarian action in
2010
Early recovery program for the population most affected by cyclone
Aila
- Access to safe drinking water: 2000 water
treatment kits distributed, 20 tube wells constructed, 100 tube
wells disinfected and rehabilitated, cleaning and deepening of
80 ponds, 15 Pond Sand Filters constructed and 25 rehabilitated,
200 chulli purification system distributed (pilot project). For every water infrastructure built
or rehabilitated, SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL sets up, trains and
duly equips a water maintenance committee.
- Access to sanitation: 25 community latrines
and 20 women's bathing areas installed on the embankment, distribution
of 500 household latrines with latrine maintenance kits
- Hygiene promotion: for every sanitation intervention
by SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL, hygiene promotion sessions are organized
for the local population on correct basic hygiene practices.
- Shelters: Construction of 200 shelters, rehabilitation
of 300 shelters
- Emergency activity: in June 2010, we distributed
500 emergency shelter kits for displaced families still living
on the embankment before the rainy season.
Water and sanitation activities, in the Cox
Bazar district
 Water
and sanitation program for the vulnerable population in the LEDA
site
- Water access: Rehabilitation of the water
distribution system in the LEDA site, creation of operational
management water representatives, construction of 6 earth dams
- Sanitation access: Hygiene promotion, construction
of 34 biogas latrines and 242 household latrines
Contribution
to the improvement of the living conditions of the Rohingya refugees
and the host population
- Water access: 15 water sources rehabilitated,
520 Chulli purification systems distributed, 20 household rain water collection systems, 10 excavations
of new ponds with 10 communal sand filtres constructed, 44 wells
constructed, 30 wells rehabilitated, 5 underground spring catchments
- Sanitation access: Hygiene and awareness sessions,
construction of 1100 household latrines
Our humanitarian action in
2009 following Cyclone Aila
.gif) Recovery
of decent housing conditions, improvement of access to water and
sanitation for the most vulnerable populations
Location: southernmost Bangladesh, Pirojpur district, in the
village of Mathbaria Upazila
Number of beneficiaries : 10 000 people
- Rehabilitation: construction of 500 shelters and rehabilitation
of 1755 shelters with the participation of the population
- Access to drinking water: rehabilitation of 20 water points,
creation and training of 20 awareness and monitoring committees
- Access to sanitation: hygiene promotion sessions for 1400 households,
distribution of 1 400 latrine kits
Our humanitarian action following Cyclone Sidr
(2007-2008)
 SOLIDARITES
INTERNATIONAL has set up an emergency aid project for the victims
of cyclone Sidr, targeting 156 645 people. The objective of
our mission in Bangladesh is to improve access to drinking water
and hygiene for populations affected by the cyclone.
In Mathbaria, only 6% of the
population has access to running water, and 64% uses rainwater from
open-air ponds. Unfortunately, none of these water ponds was spared
by the cyclone. A large amount of plants and debris fell into these
ponds, causing a high level of pollution contamination. In certain
villages, the number of cases of diarrhoea increased by 85%.
In collaboration with the local NGO Gonoshasthaya Kandra,
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL has set up numerous activites
to improve access to drinking water and sanitation.
 Access
to drinking water for 37 710 people:
- Emergency distributions of purification kits using aluminium
sulfate solution, and distribution of hygiene kits (soap, washing
powder, bucket)
- Installation of a water purification plan in the town of Mathbaria,
capable of producing 20m3 of water per day. A water transportation
service was set up in order to supply neighbouring villages.
- Distribution of 50 Canada-Bangladesh BioSand Filters to schools
without access to drinking water and training for teachers in
the maintenance of these filtres.
- Distribution of 3 782 « Chulli »
water purification systems, and 3 782 water jars. This purification
system produces 25 litres of water in one hour.
 Awareness
sessions regarding hygiene and water treatment for 50 685 people:
- Hygiene promotion for 5 000 female heads of household,
who will then pass on this information to their families and to
the population. Distribution of a hygiene kit to each of these
women (soap, washing powder, bucket, towels).
- Distribution of materials to enable the reconstruction of 642
family latrines.
Rehabilitation of water ponds for 68 250 people:
- Cleaning and depollution, using lime washing, of 175 public
and private water ponds
- Emptying and rehabilitation of 13 water ponds
- Rehabilitation of 7 community sand filtres enabling water to
be filtred. In parallel, training sessions and awareness messages
were set up in order to maintain these sand filtres in good repair.
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