Humanitarian Aid: Clean drinking water improves your health!

Project Type: 
Humanitarian Aid
Disaster prevention and preparedness
Country: 
Burkina Faso
Region: 
Sahel Region, Soum Province, Rural District of Nassoumbou, Refugee camp Damba
Project Duration: 
21/05/2011 to 30/05/2013
Status: 
Completed
Donor(s): 
Apotheker helfen e.V., Medeor, HOPE'87
Project Description: 

In accordance with the health and sanitary servies of Soum Province, the water purification tablet programme was extended. HOPE'87 had discussion meetings with the heads of the health and sanitary services in order to find a way to maintain the distribution of tablets to different villages where the population was in need of drinkable water. This was to reduce the risks of diseases related to polluted water.