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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Handing over a new water network to a community in South Kivu, DRC
Beesley, Jane Feeny, Emma
Beesley, Jane
Feeny, Emma
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2016-04-01
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Capacity building
Civil society
Community building
Health promotion
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Maternal and child health
Natural resources
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Resource scarcity
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Water and sanitation
Sustainability
Sustainable development
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MDGs
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WASH
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Health promotion
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Maternal and child health
Natural resources
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Water and sanitation
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<p>The residents of Katungulu used to have to make a two-hour round trip to a contaminated river to collect water. Defecation took place mostly in the bush; the few latrines were dirty and poorly maintained; and hand-washing with soap or ash wasn’t practised. Diarrhoea, malaria and water-borne diseases were rife.</p>
<p>Under the SWIFT programme, Tearfund has been working with the residents of Katungulu to implement the government-approved ‘Healthy Villages and Schools’ approach to village mobilization. Sickness in the village since it received access to clean, safe water and since the ‘healthy village’ process began has dropped sharply. Having taken over responsibility for the new network, the community is determined to ensure its long-term sustainability.</p>
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SWIFT Stories of Sustainable Change