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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Promoting health and well-being through a club in Katchungwe, DRC

01/04/2016

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In Katchungwe, a semi-urban village in South Kivu, defecation used to take place mostly in the bush. Hand-washing with soap or ash wasn’t practised, the importance of hygiene in preparing food wasn’t understood, and discarded rubbish rotted in the roads. Sickness and disease were widespread. Now, however, thanks to the Community Health Club set up […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Promoting safe, legal water connections in Dandora, Nairobi

01/04/2016

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People living in the informal settlement of Dandora in Nairobi often have to walk long distances from their homes to collect water, queue for lengthy periods and pay high prices to vendors. Under the SWIFT programme, Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor has been working in partnership with the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company to upgrade the water […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Improving access to safe, sustainable sanitation in Nadapal, Turkana

01/04/2016

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In Nadapal, a village in northern Kenya, residents had no access to sanitation, and instead practised open defecation in the bushes. Illnesses including diarrhoea, malaria and cholera were common. Now, however, many of the households in Nadapal have built their own latrines within easy reach and have access to safe, sustainable sanitation for the first […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Upgrading the water system in Namorputh, Turkana

01/04/2016

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In the past, residents of Namorputh in Turkana often spent over three hours a day queuing for water, or collected unsafe river water instead. However, following work by Practical Action to upgrade and extend the water system, villagers can now access clean, adequate water at any time. Claire Arunye is using the time she used […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Bringing safe, sustainable water to residents of Chokchok, Turkana

01/04/2016

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The women and children of Chokchok in Turkana used to get up at 4 a.m., walk 4km to the nearest water point, queue up to collect water, and then carry their heavy load home again, hoping it would last the day. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam has laid a 4km pipeline to the village and […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Working with a local utility to bring water to Kabokorit, Turkana

01/04/2016

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Residents of Kabokorit in Turkana, Kenya, used to rely on ‘scoop holes’ dug in a river for their water. Water-borne diseases were common, and each trip took around three hours. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam has been supporting local utility KAWASEPRO to improve the water infrastructure, and residents can now access clean water from three […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Working with a local utility to get much-needed water to residents of Lodwar, Turkana

01/04/2016

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The town of Lodwar is the driest spot in the arid county of Turkana in northwest Kenya. Getting water to the town’s residents is the responsibility of a private utility, the Lodwar Water and Sanitation Company (LOWASCO), and has long been a problem. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam has been working with LOWASCO to address the challenges it […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Working with a local utility to get much-needed water to residents of Lodwar, Turkana

01/04/2016

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Languages: English

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The town of Lodwar is the driest spot in the arid county of Turkana in northwest Kenya. Getting water to the town’s residents is the responsibility of a private utility, the Lodwar Water and Sanitation Company (LOWASCO), and has long been a problem. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam has been working with LOWASCO to overcome the challenges […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Bringing sustainable sanitation to communities in Kakuma, Kenya

01/04/2016

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In the past, residents of Morung’ole in Kakuma, Turkana, in northern Kenya, had no access to sanitation and would defecate in the bush. This caused fear and shame among women in particular, and illnesses such as diarrhoea and cholera were common. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam has been implementing the government-approved Community-Led Total Sanitation approach […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: The women of Lokichar, Turkana, gain access to clean, reliable water

01/04/2016

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The women of Nakalale Naduat-Lokichar village used to face long journeys to collect water from ‘scoop holes’ in riverbeds. They could carry just enough back with them for drinking and watering their goats, and had little time to look for food or work. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam worked with the women to install a […]

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