Key elements

• Rehabilitation, expansion and sustainable management of the water supply in Camp Perrin and Cavaillon.
• Sensitization on hygiene and sanitation issues.

Partners

CPH (Comité PROTOS Haïti).
The COGEPAC (municipal drinking water structure of Camp Perrin).
The drinking water committees (CAEPA’s) of Cavaillon, Marceline, Rhé, Mersan, Camp Perrin centre.
The local town councils of Camp Perrin en Cavaillon and the CASECs (local district authorities) of Marceline and Rhé.
The departmental public water service of the SNEP in the south.
The association of women.

Target groups

• 15.000 extra inhabitants in Camp Perrin and Cavaillon have access to drinking water and sanitation.
• About 20.000 indirect beneficiary that visit the city Camp Perrin regularly.

Objectives

To improve the access to basic services (drinking water and basic sanitation), and the sustainable management of these services, by an innovative cooperation between the local actors in two municipalities in southern Haiti.

Main results

• Drinking water infrastructure is constructed for 15.000 new users in the municipalities Cavaillon and Camp Perrin.
• 10 latrines and model sanitation infrastructure are installed in schools and health centres.
• At least 80% of the water systems in Camp Perrin and Cavaillon are managed in a participatory and sustainable manner.
• At least 75% of the users are satisfied with the service, and pay for the water consumption.
• A sensitization strategy leads to better behaviour of the population in terms of hygiene and sanitation.

Financing

DGCD, ICCO.