Description
The main goal of the project is to improve the quality of life and health of people in the pandemic and post-pandemic period through sustainable access to safe drinking water for the internally displaced population and returnees in the Hjeirehu area of Syria. Thanks to the project, 12,000 people will gain access to plenty of safe water, of which 6,120 are women and 5,880 are men. The specific objectives of the project are to increase the quality and availability of drinking water with a positive impact on the environment and to ensure protection against the spread of COVID-19 to the most vulnerable groups of the population. The measurable indicators of the project are 12000 people who will gain access to a sufficient amount of safe water in an amount of at least 30 l / person / day, the quality of which will be shown by tests, 90% of which will show sludge of less than 10 coliform bacteria per 100 ml and residual level. free chlorine will be 0.2 mg to 0.5 mg per liter, 20 trained technicians on technical operating procedures and 480 trained households on water, sanitation, sanitation and communicable diseases, including measures against the spread of COVID-19. Objectives and results will be ensured by the main activities, which are the remediation of two water wells, training of technical staff, 20 people able to operate the water system and training of 480 households of the target community, especially on water, hygiene, health, communicable diseases. Thanks to the project, the position of women and girls in the community is also improved by eliminating the burden of providing water. The applicant, in connection with the cross-cutting theme of the environment, included the project in category B, because the project represents only a low risk for the environment and also presents opportunities for raising awareness of the environment.