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Northern Region WASH Programme

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Amazon
Area: 5888268 km2
Countries:
Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
Cities:
Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: Ghana
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Project SDGs:
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Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Project Tags:
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Sanitation
Progress to Date: 8 Communities with increased access to safe drinking water/ water treatment/ and hygiene services
Services Needed: Communications & outreach
Desired Partner: NGO / Civil Society
Language: english
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2012  »  Dec. 31, 2012
Project Website: rsr.akvo.org/en/project/462/#report
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 69%

Project Overview

The overall goal of the project is to reduce poverty and improve health, environmental and economic conditions. This is done by empowering people and creating an enabling environment for achieving increased sustainable access to and use of safe water and sanitation services, improved hygiene and sanitation practices for women and marginalised groups. In specific terms, the project would deliver WASH facilities such as Rainwater Harvesting Tanks in schools and households, ext…

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The overall goal of the project is to reduce poverty and improve health, environmental and economic conditions. This is done by empowering people and creating an enabling environment for achieving increased sustainable access to and use of safe water and sanitation services, improved hygiene and sanitation practices for women and marginalised groups. In specific terms, the project would deliver WASH facilities such as Rainwater Harvesting Tanks in schools and households, extension of pipe borne water in deprived communities and Institutional Latrines. The project facilitates access to hygiene information for behavior change through training, Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), School Health Education Programme (SHEP). The project further explores innovative financing mechanisms such as credit for sanitation and public-private partnerships.

Partner Organizations


Simavi is a non-profit organization that believes everyone has a right to good health. Together with women and girls in Africa and Asia, we work on a healthy life for all. Through our local partner organisations, we provide information and … Learn More

The WASH alliance consists of seven alliance members (Simavi, Akvo, AMREF Netherlands, RAIN, WASTE, IRC, and Wetlands International) and will work in different countries and will have specific international programme activities. The Alliance works directly with around 113 Southern partners, … Learn More


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