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Missed Out: The role of local actors in the humanitarian response in the South Sudan conflict

28/04/2016

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40 pages long

Languages: English

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Since the latest conflict erupted in South Sudan inÂ December 2013, more than 2.3 million people have been forced to flee their homes and 3.9 million (approximately one third of the population) do not have enough to eat. All humanitarian actors struggle to respond to these acute needs against a context of chronic poverty, ongoing conflict […]

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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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2 pages long

Languages: English

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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: Supporting community-led committees to transform the village of Soya, DRC

01/04/2016

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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In the past, residents of Soya in North Kivu relied for water on a stream during the dry season. Few families had access to a latrine; most would defecate in the bush near their houses, and hand-washing was rare. Illnesses such as diarrhoea, stomach aches and skin problems, on the other hand, were common. Under […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Working with residents of Soya, DRC, to improve health and hygiene

01/04/2016

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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The ‘Healthy Villages and Schools’ approach is a step-by-step process of village mobilisation that is supported by DRC’s Ministry of Public Health and UNICEF. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam is supporting Soya to implement the approach through local partner Hydraulique sans Frontières (Hyfro). Hyfro has helped Soya establish a village management committee, and train ‘community […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: SWIFT supports Kasitu in DRC to become a ‘healthy village’

01/04/2016

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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The ‘Healthy Villages and Schools’ approach is a step-by-step process of village mobilisation that is supported by DRC’s Ministry of Public Health and UNICEF. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam is supporting Kasitu to implement the approach through local partner Centre de Promotion Socio Sanitaire (CEPROSSAN). CEPROSSAN has rehabilitated Kasitu’s water source and capped it to […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Inspiring improvements in health and hygiene through a club in Mwandiga, DRC

01/04/2016

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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In the past, residents of Mwandiga I, a semi-urban village in South Kivu, had no access to clean water, instead using water from Lake Tanganyika for drinking, washing and cooking. Defecation took place mostly in the surrounding bush, hand-washing with soap or ash wasn’t practised, and the importance of good hygiene wasn’t understood. Now, however, […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Changing sanitation and hygiene habits through a club in Matongo, DRC

01/04/2016

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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In the past, sanitation was poor and illnesses such as diarrhoea were rife in Matongo, 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. Under the […]

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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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2 pages long

Languages: English

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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: Supporting women’s livelihoods by bringing water to Lulinda, DRC

01/04/2016

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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Ungwa Sangani, a single mother who lives in Lulinda, South Kivu, used to leave home very early in the morning to make a two-hour round-trip to a river to fetch contaminated water for herself and her three children. She would stop work in her field early to collect water again in the afternoon, and had […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Changing the lives of women in Katungulu, DRC, through the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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In the past, the women of Katungulu had no alternative but to make a two-hour round-trip to a contaminated river to collect water. The scarcity of water meant that villagers couldn’t wash themselves, their children or their clothes. It was also a source of conflict. Now, however, as a result of work done by Tearfund […]

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