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Water in Haiti is an emergency

A recent UNICEF survey claims that 9 million people in Haiti are without water.In the capital, Port au Prince many of the underground pipes were inactive and destroyed after the

2010 earthquake, a lot of wells are dry.In addition, the cholera epidemic is still active, brings disease and death and infect the waters of the rivers.

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ABF provides 2 water trucks to distribute water in the slums 6 days a week for one year. This allows people to have daily clean water to drink, to be used for cooking and take care of their hygiene. Thanks to

the distribution of water, the spread of diseases and epidemics related to poor hygiene can be reduced. Providing access to drinking water, also reduces the risk of dehydration, especially in infants and the elderly.

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The water truck reaches the slums once in the morning and twice in the afternoon. People freely access the water lining up and giving priority as decided by their community (the elderly first more so than children or pregnant women). The water is normally collected in plastic buckets. Every person brings at least three

or four with them and is helped by family members to bring water from the truck to their shelter. For the youngest children water distribution becomes a festive time during which having a bath in the buckets full of fresh water that become makeshift pools.

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Water Truck distribution activity: 6 deliveries per day, 6 days a week. 15.000 gallons every day (57.000 liters) per n.2 trucks

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