Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
With the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world has a historic opportunity to set a course for the next era of human development. WASH is at the centre of this development agenda, with a distinct sector goal (SDG 6) that envisions universal, sustainable, and equitable access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, and the elimination of open defecation by 2030. WASH also is mainstreamed in many other SDGs, including those related to nutrition, health, education, poverty and economic growth, urban services, gender equality, resilience and climate change.
SUDAHSER, therefore, takes it as a challenging task to implement rapid and effective WASH interventions to save the lives of communities in Cameroon across a range of crises and complex humanitarian situations due to conflict, forced migration, disease outbreaks and public health emergencies, and natural disaster. Her interventions are expressed through the following;
- The provision of potable water to communities and schools,
- The construction of latrines in communities especially IDP communities,
- Shallow-well / hand-pump construction/rehabilitation
- Spring protection rehabilitation/maintenance
- Support promotion of hygiene structures
- Training / Capacity Building for Community Health Workers/Hygiene Promotors /Volunteers
- Training/capacity-building to Water user committee
- Creation of health clubs and Training of School WASH/Health clubs
- Minimum WASH Kit Distribution (jerry cams, kettles, buckets etc) to affected communities
- Hygiene & Dignity Kit Distribution to young girls in crisis-stricken communities
- Installation of Handwashing stations in covid affected communities