1. AECI FUNDED PROJECT WATER SANITATION EMERGENCY PROJECT 2006-2007

2. PREAMBLE ALINAFE IS RAN BY TERESIAN SISTERS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF LILONGWE. IT IS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE CHRISTIAN HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF MALAWI (CHAM). SERVES AN IMMIDIATE CATCHMENT POPULATION OF 30,000 AND AN INDIRECT POPULATION OF OVER 60,000. FOCUSES ON PREVENTIVE, CURATIVE & REHABILITATIVE HEALTH AS WELL AS COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD SOCIAL SECURITY DEVELOPMENT. RECOGNISES THE NEED TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND SANITORY ENVIROMENTS THROUGH ENHANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPITAION IN ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF SANITARY SERVICES. RECOGNISES THE NEED TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING TRAININGS INORDER TO ENSURE PARTICIPATION & LONG TERM SELF SUSTANABILITYIN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS. RECOGNISES THE NEED TO HAVE ADQUATE AND QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES. DOCTOR TO PATIENT RATIO IN MALAWI STANDS AT 1 : 60,000.

3. OVERRAL OBJECTIVE AVAILABILITY OF HYGIENIC BASIC LIVELIHOOD SOCIAL SECURITY SERVICES AT GRASS ROOT LEVEL.

4. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES TO REDUCE WATER BORNE DISEASES IN THE CATCHMENT AREA i.e. DIARRHOEA DISEASES, SKIN INFECTIONS, EYE INFECTIONS etc. TO PROMOTE AVAILABILITY OF SAFE AND POTABLE DRINKING WATER. TO PROMOTE AVAILABILITY OF SANITORY SERVICES SUCH AS TOILETS, PIT LATRINES etc. TO ENSURE AVAILABILITY OF DRUGS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WATER BORNE DISEASES. TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN THE HOSPITAL IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE MEDICAL CASES. TO PROMOTE HOUSE-HOLD FOOD SECURITY THROUGH PROMOTION OF WINTER IRRIGATION FARMING AND PROVISION OF TREADLE IRRIGATION PUMPS.

5. BASE LINE IMFORMATION 60% OF THE POPULATION HAD NO ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER. RATE OF MALNUTRITION AMONG UNDER-5 CHILDREN WAS AT 52% PARTLY DUE TO CHRONIC DIARRHOEA DISEASES. 60% OF THE POPULATION HAD NO EXCESS TO HYGIENIC SANITATORY FACILITIES i.e. TOILETS, LATRINES, WATER SOURCE e.t.c. INCREASED WATER BORNE DISEASES i.e SKIN DISEASES, DIARRHOEA DISEASES, EYE INFECTIONS e.t.c. INADQUATE DRUGS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO MANAGE WATER BORNE DISEASES. INADQUATE NUMBER OF TRAINED MEDICAL PERSONNEL DUE TO SHARTAGE OF STAFF HOUSES. HOUSE HOLD FOOD INSECURITY AMONGST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.

6. PLANNED / IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES DRILLING OF 2 MAIN BOREHOLES AND INSTALLATION OF 2 AFRIDEV PUMPS. DRILLING OF 10 TUBE WELLS AND INSTALLATION OF 10 AFRIDEV PUMPS. PROCURREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF 30 MADA WATER PUMPS ON 30 SHALLOW WELLS. CASTING 175 SANPLATS FOR PIT LATRINES. PROCURREMENT OF CHOLERA DRUGS AND OTHER SUPPORT MEDICAL SUPPLIES. PROCURREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF 100 TREADLE IRRIGATION PUMPS. CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL STAFF HOUSES. COMMUNITY MOBILISATION.

7. PART 1: SHALLOW WELLS

8. PART 2: TUBE WELLS

9. PART 3: BORE HOLES

10. PROJECTS´ IMPACTS 70% OF WATER BORNE DISEASES HAVE BEEN REDUCED. AVAILABILITY OF SAFE AND POTABLE DRINKING WATER IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. AVAILABILITY OF CHOLERA DRUGS AND OTHER SUPPORT MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WATER BORNE DISEASES. AVAILABILITY OF SANITORY SERVICES SUCH AS TOILETS, PIT LATRINES, SHALLOW WELLS e.t.c. IMPROVED QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE DUE TO INCREASED NUMBER OF QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL AS A RESULT OF INCREASED NUMBER OF STAFF HOUSES. REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF MALNUTRITION AMONGST VULNERABLE GROUPS DUE TO IMPROVED HOUSE HOLD FOOD SECURITY AS A RESULT OF WINTER IRRIGATION FARMING. ENHANCED COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS.

11. ANNEX I: PAYMENTS

14. PAYMENT FOR WATER PUMPS

15. 2 BOREHOLE DRILLING AND PUMP INSTALLATION PAYMENT.

16. PAYMENT FOR TUBEWELLS

18. RECEIPT FOR CHOLERA DRUGS

19. BANK STATEMENT FOR TRANSFERED FUNDS

20. ANNEX II: PICTURES

21. Pozos muy profundos (boreholes):

22. Pozo profundo Benga II

23. Pozo profundo a las afueras de Alinafe (Beneficia AL Hospital y a las aldeas cercanas)

24. Pozos profundos (tubewell):

25. Chiluwa Fish Camp Benga I

26. Kanyemba Mankhukwa Chimbalu Kamongo

27. Mkonda Mkongolo Mulalo Mwachipapa

28. Kanyama-Njewa Proceso de construcción del pozo. La comunidad colabora con la mano de obra.

29. Pozos superficiales (shallow-well):

30. Pozo superficial con bomba antigua. Pozo superficial con bomba nueva.

31. Letrinas:

32. Letrina protegida en la playa de un Fish Camp

33. Letrinas protegidas

34. Habitáculo construido para dotar de cierta privacidad a las letrinas.

35. Bombas de irrigación:

36. Bomba de irrigación manual.

37. Staff Houses:

39. Interiores de la casa, patio interior, lavadero y cocina.. Fosa séptica