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Haiti - Social : Investigations in the camps, worrying situation
16/06/2014 10:27:39

Haiti - Social : Investigations in the camps, worrying situation
Within the framework of the launch of Phase 2 of access to basic services program for people waiting relocation, implemented by the NGO Solidarités International
with the support of the Directorate General in charge of humanitarian aid and civil protection (ECHO) of the European Union, a diagnosis and a survey conducted respectively by the NGO and the National Directorate of Water Supply and sanitation (DINEPA) reported a deteriorating sanitation conditions in IDP camps (below international standards), consecutive to the reduction of available funding and the withdrawal of humanitarian actors.

The evaluation teams of the NGO Solidarités International, targeted 145 camps where about 108,000 people live. The diagnosis was made during three weeks in public Tabarre, Croix des Bouquets, Delmas, Carrefour, Port-au-Prince and Petion-ville, and was conducted in two complementary phases: A first general and complete diagnostic focusing on sanitation, water, exposure to risk and the climate in terms of protection of IDPs and technical infrastructure assessment "Water, sanitation and Hygiene" (EHA) in the camps visited.

"Among the camps visited, nearly 50% do not have latrines and 20% do not have showers. The existing infrastructure are in very poor condition, due to the lack of maintenance and under the pressure on the weather. Difficulties in covering all needs in emptying and solid waste management makes most of the infrastructures useless and contributes to degrade the living conditions of populations. All these elements thus participate to create an unhealthy environment, favoring exposure to vectors of transmission of waterborne diseases.

The diagnosis also shows that the density of people per latrine door is alarming. Indeed, while international standards recommend an attendance of 50 people per latrine door within the IDP camps, the ratio of the metropolitan area of ​​Port-au-Prince is 106 people per door on average.

In addition, if the availability of water is generally satisfactory, a number of water points, including Tabarre, Carrefour and Port-au-Prince in the areas close to the sea, are not protected and are thus exposed to the risk of contamination. This situation, combined with practical storage of water at home, often inadequate at the household level, increase the risk of contamination of the camp population.

The diagnosis also highlight that about 69% of the 145 observed camps are exposed to natural and climate risks. Precarious habitats, soil instability, accelerated erosion, outdated access roads or the lack of functional drainage channels are all factors that increase risk and limit the resilience of populations .

Finally, the study also revealed that many people face violence and abuses by criminal groups in and around the camps, or people living in the surrounding neighborhoods. Land pressures from some occupied land owners also contribute to the sense of insecurity felt by a majority of community volunteers interviewed.

According to DINEPA "Defecation in the open air and waste are the main problems of sanitation in the metropolitan camps." In its latest report DINEPA also mentions a still critical situation in relation to the sanitary conditions in the camps in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince and municipalities in the department of the West. Conducted in 184 sites housing nearly 122.892 people, the survey reveals that in 48% of sites, defecation in the open air is visible.

HL/ HaitiLibre

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