Sanitation Construction
by Kate Zimmerman
Having arrived just last week, I'm still trying to see as much as possible in my short time here - so I've been visiting our projects more than I've been writing about them. And right now, our projects are in full swing, so there is a lot to see.
I'll have more on the shelter component in the next few days. But right now, here's a couple of video segments on our water and sanitation component. We've been doing latrine constructions in camps around Leogane thanks to grants from LDS and URJ (Union for Reform Judaism). And USAID has funded expanding those projects going forward.
The latrines are constructed by people living at the camps through our temporary employment program; the video shows two men from the camp finishing work on the base of a four latrine block. They're constructed according to Sphere standards - 10 feet deep, with ventilation piping. To guarantee gender protection at the camp there will be separate facilities for men and women.
Blocks like these will provide basic sanitation to 28,000 people living in camps in the greater Leogane area - the first access to sanitation of any kind for many of these people since the earthquake.
Check out the full video here. The project manager from LDS, Bertouni Theodore, provides the description of what you're going to see. And IRD's project officer, Rosalind, is the one giving the fabulous sanitation training. More on that soon.
Having arrived just last week, I'm still trying to see as much as possible in my short time here - so I've been visiting our projects more than I've been writing about them. And right now, our projects are in full swing, so there is a lot to see.
I'll have more on the shelter component in the next few days. But right now, here's a couple of video segments on our water and sanitation component. We've been doing latrine constructions in camps around Leogane thanks to grants from LDS and URJ (Union for Reform Judaism). And USAID has funded expanding those projects going forward.
The latrines are constructed by people living at the camps through our temporary employment program; the video shows two men from the camp finishing work on the base of a four latrine block. They're constructed according to Sphere standards - 10 feet deep, with ventilation piping. To guarantee gender protection at the camp there will be separate facilities for men and women.
Blocks like these will provide basic sanitation to 28,000 people living in camps in the greater Leogane area - the first access to sanitation of any kind for many of these people since the earthquake.
Check out the full video here. The project manager from LDS, Bertouni Theodore, provides the description of what you're going to see. And IRD's project officer, Rosalind, is the one giving the fabulous sanitation training. More on that soon.
posted by kate zimmerman at
2:50 PM
3 Comments:
I hope you were also able to check the progress of rigging training in all the sites.
Sanitation also has to be considered. It depends on the construction in the area.
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This will be a great leap forward for the community. It's amazing.
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