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Where
has the Safe Water System been used?
 Kenya
Nyanza
Healthy Water Project
Project
Partners
- CDC
- CARE
- CARE CDC
Health Initiative
- National CDC Foundation
- Ministry
of Health
- Ministry
of Environment and Natural Resources
- Jet Chemicals,
Ltd.
Target
Populations/Location
- Rural
communities in Western Nyanza Province that comprise the Water and Sanitation
for Health (WASEH) Project of CARE
Project
Design
- A large-scale
implementation project funded by the CARE/CDC Health Initiative that
is being incorporated into CARE’s Dak
Achana
(Household Livelihood Security) Project. The methodology employed
includes the community mobilization process that characterizes Dak Achana
and social marketing.
Intervention
Elements
- Sodium
hypochlorite disinfectant prepared specifically for the project by a
local private company. The brand name is Klorin.
- The
project will compare the effectiveness of clay pots, clay pots modified
to include spigots, and the CDC safe water vessel.
- Filtration
using locally available cloth
- Settling
and decanting of turbid water
- Hygiene
education for behavior change
- Community
mobilization for sustainability and replicability
- Social
marketing for wider adoption
Project
Implementation Date
Results
of Project Evaluation
- Evaluation
scheduled for March 2001
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