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HAITI / CHOLERA SAPATERRE
STORY: HAITI / CHOLERA SAPATERRE
TRT: 02:09
SOURCE: MINUSTAH
RESTRICTION: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 02 MARCH 2017, SAPATERRE, HAITI
1. Various shots, Sapaterre Church in a dry and mountainous region.
2. SOUNDUP (French) Joseph Paul, Representative OSODEM:
"The locality of Palma Noel and Sapaterre as well as the nearby communities, are very appreciative of MINUSTAH’s help."
3. Wide shot, people listening in the church
4. Close up, beneficiary.
5. Close up, United Nations Senior representative
6. SOUNDUP (French) Moleon Richard, Centre Department Delegate:
"It is because of MINUSTAH that today, the population of Sapaterre and Palma Noel can now get drinking water.”
7. Various shots, inauguration ceremony and water distribution kiosk
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Viateur Havyarimana, Head of the Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) Unit, MINUSTAH:
“There are similar projects in Thomassique, in Arcahaie, in Lascahobas, in Grand South region, and in the North region. There are too many similar projects that will be soon inaugurated”
9. Various shots, officials after the ceremony around the water kiosk
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Viateur Havyarimana, Head of the Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) Unit, MINUSTAH:
“I think this is important that the funding partners are involved in funding such projects because they are contributing to the improvement of the living conditions of the population and to the reduction of the spread of cholera and others infectious illness.”
11. Various shots, beneficiaries using the water kiosk
On Thursday (02 Mar) the United Nations Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) inaugurated a new water project in Sapaterre, a community of nearly 12,000 people.
As droughts affected the area, the population of Sapaterre in Haiti’s Central Plateau faced a grave drinking water supply problem.
During the rainy season, the inhabitants of Sapaterre collected water in springs that appeared periodically along the gullies and during the dry period - from September to February - there were great difficulties in accessing drinking water.
Women and children had to travel long distances to collect water for their daily activities. Sometimes they were forced to use the same source of contaminated water as domestic animals.
This exposed the population to infectious and water-borne diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery, cholerine, vaginal infection in women and typhoid in children and adolescents.
The lack of water hygiene had also increased the incidence of cholera in this community.
Aware of the water problem in the area, Organisation Sociale pour Le Développement de Marmont (OSODEM) proposed to the Hinche Vice-delegation, in partnership with MINUSTAH, a sustainable solution: to serve the population of Sapaterre with drinking water with the capture of ‘Palma Noel’ a source that has a flow of 1.57 l / s on average.
SOUNDBITE (English) Viateur Havyarimana, Head of the Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) Unit, MINUSTAH:
“There are similar projects in Thomassique, in Arcahaie, in Lascahobas, in Grand South region, and in the North region. There are too many similar projects that will be soon inaugurated”
The construction work took place in the Central Department, in the commune of Hinche, 2nd communal section of Marmont, in the locality of Sapaterre.
More than 11,500 people, of whom 5,980 are women, now have unrestricted and very easy access to water.
SOUNDBITE (English) Viateur Havyarimana, Head of the Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) Unit, MINUSTAH:
“I think this is important that the funding partners are involved in funding such projects because they are contributing to the improvement of the living conditions of the population and to the reduction of the spread of cholera and others infectious illness.”
The total cost of the project was US$ 98,388.01, - 95 percent of which was financed by MINUSTAH under its Quick Impact Projects (QIP).
Haiti has been dealing with a cholera outbreak since October 2010, some nine months after it suffered a devastating earthquake. The outbreak has affected an estimated 788,000 people and claimed the lives of more than 9,000 individuals. Concerted national and international efforts, backed by the United Nations, have resulted in a 90 percent reduction in the number of suspected cholera cases.
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