Our plan is to create or repair water supply systems and sanitary facilities at 30 health clinics and 30 schools in 20 villages. There will be separate toilets for boys and girls. Hygiene teaching materials are being developed.

Wavin delivered materials for 36 rainwater catchment systems, 3 gravity fed reticulation systems and 108 ventilated pit latrines. These facilities provide access to safe water and sanitation to approximately 5,000 school children and 3,000 people in the villages.

Construction will take place in three remote provinces: Eastern Highlands, Western Highlands and Chimbu. Construction should be complete by August 1, 2009.

A Water and Sanitation Workshop was held from May 12 – 15, 2009 in Goroka in the East Highlands province. Twenty people from the province and district health offices received training in how to construct latrines and the importance of hand washing.

Found in dirty water, the Guinea worm causes serious infections and excruciating pain. To tackle this problem, we dug new water wells, repaired old ones, taught hygiene and provided schools with drinking facilities and toilets.  

So far, this project has been a success. In the Mopti region, no cases of Guinea worm were recorded in 2008 as opposed to 29 in 2006. If no cases are reported in 2009, Mopti will be officially declared guinea worm free. We are confident this goal will be reached.

An additional 6,000 children have access to clean drinking water and 4000 children have access to toilet facilities. This is in addition to the 32,000 children who received access to clean drinking water, toilet facilities and hygiene education earlier in the program.

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