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Updates from the Field - The Melakarthigaipatti Safe Water Project
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Progress Report: Melakarthigapatti
By Laurel Groh - Sr. Communications Manager, July 14, 2006 04:44 PM
Since the start of the project, there have been remarkable changes in Melakarthigaipatti. On January 26, 2006, Melakarthigaipatti was declared “100% sanitized." Because of the condition of the existing household latrines, each household constructed its own low-cost latrine. Families were able to chose the type of latrine they preferred and to obtain loan funds from their local Women’s Self-Help Group. As a result, all houses have a toilet, and a sanitation block has been built at the local primary school. This, in turn, has been a great community motivator.
Similar striking changes have happened at the local school as well. Prior to the start of the project, the school facilities were in disrepair and had no water facilities. Over the past three months, the renovation of the school latrine block has been reconstructed with separate facilities for boys and girls. Water has been piped in from a nearby ground-level reservoir.
Over the next couple of months, Melakarthigaipatti and the partner organization will begin to renovate the existing water systems and construct new ones. As the construction gets underway, members of community water board will learn how to appropriately maintain the water system and repair it should the system break down.
Our partner will also continue to work with strengthening the local community groups, including Women's Self-Help Groups and Children's School Health Groups. Placing women in leadership roles and including children as “health ambassadors' helps to ensure the sustainability of the projects.
Similar striking changes have happened at the local school as well. Prior to the start of the project, the school facilities were in disrepair and had no water facilities. Over the past three months, the renovation of the school latrine block has been reconstructed with separate facilities for boys and girls. Water has been piped in from a nearby ground-level reservoir.
Over the next couple of months, Melakarthigaipatti and the partner organization will begin to renovate the existing water systems and construct new ones. As the construction gets underway, members of community water board will learn how to appropriately maintain the water system and repair it should the system break down.
Our partner will also continue to work with strengthening the local community groups, including Women's Self-Help Groups and Children's School Health Groups. Placing women in leadership roles and including children as “health ambassadors' helps to ensure the sustainability of the projects.
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