ECHO and ACF provide thousands of Palestinian families with clean water

Almost 10,000 people near Hebron have received direct access to safe water and increased water collection and storage capacity, thanks to an initiative funded by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO).

In a joint press release with ECHO, the International humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger/Action Contre la Faim (ACF), said that over the last four months they had trucked 8,150,000 litres of potable water to the most vulnerable communities of southern Hebron Governorate to support them overcome the devastating effects of the 2008 drought.

In parallel, ACF built or rehabilitated 93 traditional cisterns with a combined storage capacity of 10,745,000 litres to help these communities better resist future droughts. These cisterns were built by the unemployed of the area providing 3,590 much needed jobs in the current economic downturn.

ECHO
Accion contra el hambre

 

Contact information	1. Stephen Williams; Head of Mission, Action Against Hunger, Palestinian Territory / 2. Fadwa Baroud; European Commission Humanitarian Aid office (ECHO), Jerusalem (email: HoM-pt@acf-e.org ; fadwa.baroud@echo-jerusalem.org) Phone: 1. Office - 02 583 5739 Mob. +972 546 874 349 / +972 598 912 924 / 2. Tel: + 972 2 628 99 96, Mob+ 972 548 022 760
News type	Inbrief
File link	http://www.delwbg.ec.europa.eu/en/whatsnew/closing_fwater.doc
Source of information	EuroMed Info Centre
Subject(s)	DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , WATER QUALITY
Relation	http://www.emwis.net/countries/fol749974/country608613
Geographical coverage	Palestine
News date	27/05/2009
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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