Belladère - The Central Plateau
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Key elements
- Construction of drinking water system.
- Improvement of and access to irrigation and improved production systems in Croix Fer.
- Increasing food security after the earthquake of Jan 12th 2010.
- Support and strengthening of management structures (drinking water, sanitation, irrigation).
- Pilot experiments using ecological sanitation (Ecosan, Budur).
- Attention to gender and IWRM.
Partners
CPH (Comité PROTOS Haïti).
CUSIC (Comité des usagers du Système irrigué du Croix Fer).
UDECOBEL (Union pour le Développement Rural Intégré du Nord-Ouest).
Drinking water committees.
Public services (ODA and DINEPA).
Target group
- 11.400 individuals through improved access to water.
- 24.000 individuals through improved management of water infrastructure.
- 750 families through construction of latrines.
- 800 families at Croix Fer through irrigation.
Objective
In the municipality of Belladère, there is:
- improved access to drinking water and sanitation because of construction of infrastructure and improved management;
- Improved food security because of a better valorisation of the irrigation perimeter Croix de Fer.
Main results
- New drinking water infrastructure ensures sustainable access to drinking water for 11,400 individuals in Belladère;
- 800 families have access to improved irrigation technology at Croix Fer through rehabilitation of their existing systems.
- The environmental risks are better controlled (flooding, erosion);
- Diversification of agricultural production;
- 750 families have basic sanitation;
- The local management structures ensure the sustainability of water supply (irrigation and drinking water) with implication of the local users, local authorities and state services;
- 25 farmers of Belladère increase their yield by a pilot experinent concerning ecological sanitation.
Financing
DGD, Fondation Ensemble, 11.11.11, Lions, province of west Flanders.
