prog-4 - Horn of Africa Peace Network

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

HAPEN will improve access to safe water and sanitation for vulnerable communities by constructing and rehabilitating shallow wells, water reservoirs and water pans, creating access to clean water sources for people and also teaching communities about the importance of hygiene
for health and installing latrines in remote villages. These will be achieved through

Digging water wells by machine and by hand and rehabilitating the existing ones
Building rainwater runoff storage systems. These usually route water from rooftops into large tanks.
Excavate ponds called water pans to collect rainwater, which can be used for people or animals, depending on the circumstance
Establish sustainable management promoting community cost-sharing of capital and ongoing costs; training of local water committees to ensure proper maintenance needs and management;
Increase the participation of women, in the management and maintenance of water and sanitation intervention, and promotion of improved hygiene and environmental sanitation practices.
Provide emergency shelter in coupling or decoupling with E. sanitation
Rehabilitation of Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrines and incorporate
training community members on good hygiene and sanitary practices