The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has announced that it is executing a project to improve sanitation infrastructure and to sensitize residents of Brooklyn, a Cite Soleil community in the region of Port-au-Prince, on practices of good personal and community hygiene to combat the cholera epidemic.

The project will improve access to 25 toilet blocks and hand-washing stations for approximately 15,000 residents or 3,000 families in the neighbourhood of Brooklyn. Additionally, an effective strategy for promoting proper hygiene practices is being developed. CARICOM is also providing medical supplies as part of its assistance to the Government of Haiti in combating the cholera epidemic.

This project is a response to the request by the Government of Haiti for CARICOM's assistance in the area of sanitation and hygiene, as part of the National Strategy to combat the Cholera Epidemic in Haiti. The area of Cite Soleil was recommended by the designated National Water and Sanitation Agency (DINEPA) for assistance in this regard. The project is being carried out with funding support from the Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID) and in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) as the implementing agency.

HL/ HaitiLibre