SENEGAL, Palmarin, M’bour, Medina-Gounass, Ndiaganiao, Fandane: innovative technologies improving access to clean water and hygiene
COMMUNITY
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BUDGET
CHF 220'951.--
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION TIMESCALE
2015 - 2021
BENEFICIARIES
52'500
Avancement du projet
100%
COMPLETED PROJECT
Néné Fouta – Training, drilling, manufacture and installation of water pumps in the Senegal river valley
BASILEA treadle pump manufacturing workshop in Nianing
Validation studies for The Drop® tap: Pilot project in Pikine / Guédiawaye in Dakar
I’m a learner, I protect myself and save the lives of my parents and my community from COVID-19!
OUTLINE
ADED project in Senegal: Positive impact of hand-washing facilities
Meeting Victorine Ndiaye and the Nanaay development project
In 2017, ADED met Victorine Ndiaye, a Senegalese citizen involved in the Nanaay camp development project, located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in the Sine-Saloum region of Palmarin Facao. Faced with the challenges of access to fresh water in this camp, ADED offered its support by providing hand-washing facilities equipped with The Drop® tap and a pedal pump.
Talibés at the heart of our humanitarian project
A « talibé » is a pupil or disciple learning the Koran. In Senegal, talibés are generally boys aged between 5 and 15, often from modest families, frequently in rural areas, and entrusted to a Koranic master for their religious education. Our partner Jérémie and his team look after between 200 and 300 children every week on their day off.
Through our project, we sought to give these children a more normal childhood. We provided support by distributing The Drop® taps, games and medicines in collaboration with a nurse. In addition, we provided direct support to Jérémie to assist him in his work.
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The importance of microbiological monitoring in wastewater projects
In May 2019, we launched a microbiological validation study of a hand-washing device equipped with The Drop®, in partnership with the Laboratoire de Traitement des Eaux Usées (LATEU) of l’IFAN (l’Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire) in Senegal.
Since the project began, a total of 200 families in three disadvantaged districts of the Médina-Gounass commune and 5 schools in the Guédiawaye arrondissement have benefited from this hand-washing device, and are being monitored by LATEU to study changes in hand contamination. The initial results of the study have shown a positive impact, particularly in terms of saving water in households and reducing the quantity of indicator bacteria on hands.
Fighting the pandemic: Our contribution to preventing COVID-19
In April 2021, we launched a new project in collaboration with the A.E.E. Association, which works for the holistic development of children, as part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The teaching and learning establishments where A.E.E. works are located in rural or outlying areas, where access to water for hand hygiene is often difficult and hygiene and sanitation conditions are not always met.
The aim of this project is to train learners to promote good hygiene practices within families and communities, to install hand-washing facilities equipped with The Drop® in schools and to organise awareness-raising sessions on the importance of hand hygiene and the environment.
ACHIEVEMENTS
- ASSISTANCE TO THE NANAAY CAMP (2017): ADED supported the development of the Nanaay camp in Senegal by providing hand-washing facilities equipped with The Drop® tap and a pedal pump, addressing the challenges of access to fresh water.
- SUPPORT FOR TALIBÉS (Children learning the Koran): The organisation worked to provide a more normal childhood for talibés by distributing The Drop® taps, games and medicines, supporting Jérémie and his team in their religious education.
- MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HAND-WASHING DEVICES (2019): ADED has launched a study with LATEU to microbiologically validate the hand-washing device equipped with The Drop®, showing positive impacts, particularly in terms of saving water and reducing hand contamination.
- EXTENSION OF THE PROJECT TO 3 NEIGHBOURHOODS AND 5 SCHOOLS: The project has been extended to 200 families in three disadvantaged neighbourhoods and 5 schools, with ongoing monitoring by LATEU to assess changes in hand contamination.
- COVID-19 PREVENTION PROJECT (2021): In collaboration with the A.E.E. Association, ADED has trained 1,760 learners and 38 teachers on the importance of hand and environmental hygiene; installed 50 hand-washing facilities equipped with The Drop® in 3 schools and 4 daaras in rural and outlying areas.
- ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER: Installation of 2 NENE FOUTA rope pumps and 9 BASILEA treadle pumps.
- PREVENTION AT THE HEART OF EDUCATION: Students and 38 teachers trained in good hand-washing practice; 50 hand-washing facilities equipped with The Drop® installed in 3 schools and 4 daaras.
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