CICOPA

WASH issues & objectives of our activities

In Africa especially in Burundi Waterborne related diseases are estimated to cause the death of 137 people each month, of which125 are children under five.

Unsafe/ inadequate access to water, sanitation and hygiene mark in many rural and semi-urban locations a profound effect on their health;households are travelling for days/weeks without any proper foods and safe water for drinking; The most affected population being children and women almost 80% if underrated.

A combination of prolonged drought, flood rain, hyperinflation especially of food, currency devaluation, increasing civil insecurity and migration have disrupted local production systems and put pressure on available resources.

1. Our The overall objective of the intervention 

To contribute towards reduction of drought effects to vulnerable people,improve their livelihoods ,more so malnourished children and decrease the poor sanitation and waterborne diseases [diarrhea, dysentery, outbreaks like cholera] among the our beneficiaries and the host communities.

2. The specific objectives

A. Provision with safe drinking water supplies to target beneficiaries to increase the level of Hygiene and Sanitation amongst the vulnerable Beneficiaries and the host communities in the target location.

B .Install hygiene tools (Tippy taps, latrines) to enhance the health status and well-being of the weak, but vulnerable beneficiaries' households more so children and mothers, and raise awareness to local communities of care to handle upon installed items to ensure the sustainability of the project outputs.

3. Description of our activities:

The CICOPA’s intervention had included:

• Provision of clean water supplies for both cooking and drinking.
• Construction of communal latrines - for both direct beneficiaries and host communities.
• Demonstration on construction of Tippy Taps very Useful in Hand washing after the WC to avoid dirty hands diseases and other parasitoid contamination;
• Raise awareness to mainstreaming the best practices and how to sustain and ensure the continuity of the project outputs.

4. Stakeholders involvement:

° CICOPA's staff with donors are dedicated to

           -Supervise activities,

           -Organize and held meetings and their calendars     

           -Finance the material purchase

°Regional administration, Local authorities are very useful in

           -Some material rent,

           -Mobilization of workpower,

           -Building lands,

           -Gathering population for meetings,

           -Storage of project materials.

°Local population  as our direct beneficiaries (Men, Women, Young and elders) intervened as manpower.

5. Methodology of projects and activities:

Some of our powerful approaches are

         1º Community mobilization

         2º Emphasize participation of participants

         3º Varying socio cultural categories (youth, adults & elders) and balancing gender in multiplicity

6. Philosophy

“Adherence to the proposed changes implies dialogue and negotiation, which will lead to taking into account not only the priority needs of the population but also its practices, knowledge and techniques, which often contain the most appropriate solutions and the best adapted to the conditions of the environment”.