Reference :
V-P-HT-E-00670
Date :
2011
Caption :
Port-au-Prince, Cité Soleil. Residents fetch water at a foutain rebuilt by the ICRC.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
ICRC webiste, 11-01-2012, Operational Update.
Haiti: improving conditions of detention
Two years after an earthquake devastated Haiti on 12 January 2010, reconstruction is finally making progress there. The ICRC is working with the authorities to improve the living conditions of detainees and to rebuild a large limb-fitting and rehabilitation centre. Read on for the latest update on our activities in Haiti.
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Improved water system in Cité Soleil
Thanks to numerous ICRC projects, the 200,000 residents of Cité Soleil and surrounding areas now have guaranteed access to drinking water for 17 to 20 hours a day. After the organization approached the technical directorate of Haiti's water-hygiene authority, a major leak in the system was repaired. As a result, the 20,000 residents of two neighbourhoods in Cité Soleil regained the relatively easy access to water that they had lacked for over two years.
Finally, six standpipes were renovated in two other neighbourhoods in the city.
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Original material :
digital
Resolution :
4416x3312
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
