Mission accomplished in Burundi
In October 2010, we closed our mission in Burundi, after
13 years of humaitarian action.
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Our mission in Burundi:
- Mission established : 1996
- Intervention area : Cibitoke, Bubanza, Bujumbura, Bururi,
Makamba and western Rutana provinces and eastern Cankuzo
province.
- Type of intervention : access to drinking water and sanitation
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Our humanitarian action
Access to water and sanitation
Improvement of sanitary conditions for Burundian returnees
and vulnerable populations
Location : Cibitoke, Bubanza, Bujumbura, Bururi, Makamba
and Rutana provinces, east and south of the country
Number of aid recipients : 110,000
- Access to drinking water : restoration,
extension and building of water systems or water points with participating
communities (“cash for work” program) in 5 to 10 “integrated
villages” (also known as “peace villages”) and
neighboring zones; establishment and running of water point management
committees in cooperation with Local Water Councils, provision
of drinking water at health centers and transit sites.
- Sanitation : restoration and building
of latrines and sanitation infrastructures, through “cash
for work”, draining of latrines at the request of the public
authorities of Makamba, Rutana and Bururi provinces, restoration
of sanitation infrastructures of the Makamba, Rutana and Bururi
public authorities, nationwide epidemiological monitoring.
- Hygiene : organization of classes
in hygiene awareness.
Focus
on : “Integrated Villages”
The decision by the Tanzanian government to close the refugee
camps by 2009 has accelerated the movement of returnees to
Burundi. More than 80,000 people returned in 2008 to a high-density
country: their relocation presents a real challenge.
 To
overcome this problem, the Burundian government is working
with humanitarian aid organizations to build integrated villages,
also known as “peace villages”.
These include all the necessities for living: schools, health
centers, access to water, sanitation infrastructures and land.
The construction of these villages combines several types
of intervention, but SOLIDARITÉS is focusing
on water and sanitation, so as to remain within its
expertise and its mandate.
The risks of waterborne diseases have not yet been eradicated
in Burundi. Our teams are now intervening nationwide in areas
afflicted by cholera epidemics, using tank trucks to bring
supplementary drinking water to the populations. |
Improving sanitary conditions for vulnerable populations
with secure and sustainable access to water and sanitation
Location : Cankuzo Province
Number of aid recipients : 61, 200 
- Access to drinking water : construction
of 10 rainwater collection systems, training educators on water
chlorination, distribution of water drinkability tests, restoration
and construction of four community water systems, building of
140 wells in partnership with the Burundian Red Cross, distribution
of jerry cans.
- Sanitation : construction of 15 communal
latrine blocks with double pit, emptying existing latrines in
partnership with the Burundian Red Cross, maintenance awareness
for latrine users
- Hygiene : training educators in hygiene
promotion with distribution of learning kits (image boxes, booklets...).
Update : june 2009 |
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SUPPORT
OUR ACTION
Your donation enables these
children to receive long-term access to drinking water and
sanitation.
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OUR
PARTNERS
We thank our partners who support our programmes
in Burundi :
- Burundian Red Cross
- DGHER
- Cankuzo Water board
- Teachers at primary schools and health centres
- ECHO
- Europeaid
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