Our humanitarian action in 2009
Water and sanitation
 Location
: The Irrawaddy delta, the Bogale and Pyapon communities (mangrove
area accessible only by a seven hour boat journey from the Bogale
base) and the outskirts of Yangon (the Shwe Pyi Tha district)
Number of aid recipients : 83,250
- Access to drinking water : Distribution
of 5 liters of drinking water per person per day, distribution
of water containers (terra cotta jars), filtration kits and household
rainwater collection kits, reconstruction of 40 water points,
repair of wells damaged by the cyclone, construction of rainwater
collection tanks and installation of distribution systems, installation
of pumps, chlorine disinfection of contaminated water and weekly
water drinkability testing.
- Sanitation : Distribution of repair
kits for existing latrines and construction of new latrines.
- Hygiene : distribution of hygiene kits and hygiene awareness training.
Food Security
Location : The Irrawaddy delta and the Bogale region
Number of aid recipients :51,448 residents
- Rehabilitation program for agriculture and fishery activities : Distribution of seeds and farming tools, distribution of fish nets and crab traps, distribution of supports for boat reconstruction and tools for construction of landings; training of 60 carpenters for the construction of 300 boats and 50 landings.
- Reconstruction : repairing infrastructure through a “food for work” program (workers receive food voucher in exchange for their work).
Zoom : Eye-witness account : "One year after
cyclone Nargis, there is still so much to do in the Irrawaddy
delta."
One year after cyclone Nargis struck, killing nearly 140,000
people, the situation in the southeast of Myanmar (Burma)
is still troublesome.
With the destruction of fishing boats, habitats, and the
majority of crops (60% of the rice fields were ruined), the
residents of the Irrawaddy delta still face considerable difficulties:
50,000 disaster victims are still living under plastic tarpaulins
and rely on humanitarian aid for food and access to drinking
water.
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Reconstruction
Location : The Irrawaddy delta and outskirts of Yangon (the district of Shwe Pyi Tha) –
Number of aid recipients : 23,696
- Distribution : Distribution of basic necessities, hygiene kits, household shelter and tool kits; reconstruction kits.
- Reconstruction : Employment of day laborers to rebuild housing; training in carpentry; reconstruction of 650 shelters with active participation of aid recipients.
Livelihoods
Location : Far south of the Irrawady Delta
Number of aid recipients : 3,200 households (15,000 people in 25 villages)
The Irrawady Delta is a relatively hostile natural environment, with limited opportunities for livelihood development. It suffered one of the largest natural disasters in world history in 2008 when cyclone Nargis killed approximately 140,000 people, thus fully exacerbating the pre-existing conditions of the area.
Solidarités International has developed 17 projects in the past three years with various donors, and has recently completed a flagship project aiming at strengthening the livelihoods of resource-poor households in this remote area.
Activities:
 Increasing 1.000 farmer households rice-self provisioning ability by at least one month
Provision of 100 buffalos, tillage tool sets, power tillers, training on improved cultivation techniques, rat control campaign, setting up of demonstration plots, construction of 6 storm resistant storage facilities for paddy seeds
- Developing at least one supplementary source of food and income for 1.000 vulnerable households whose main livelihood was not farming
On-the-job training, workshops, start up kits, training on pig, duck raising as well as provision of piglets and ducklings, training on crab farming, support small-scale fishery and employment of local boat builders and provision of sets of fishing gear
- Receiving immediate cash-earning opportunities for 1.200 vulnerable households for minimum 15 days
Cash for work to build new ponds, rehabilitate village roads and support monsoon paddy cultivation
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