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Urgent: WASH experts, project coordinator, Nutritionist needed for Somaliland

Jochen Schmidt
1 Post
1 Vote 4 Replies 167 Views
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago, updated 4 months ago
PartnerAid a Christian INGO is looking urgently for WASH and Nutritionist experts for its ongoing work in Somaliland. We are primarily looking for people who can give 6-8 weeks as volunteers. ParnterAid will provide insurance coverage, visa assistance, short briefing as well as assistance for travel costs. Our current project

Opportunity in Somalia

Karen B
31 Posts
0 Votes 1 Reply 125 Views
Posted 5 months, 1 week ago, updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Posting this on behalf of a friend. PartnerAid is looking for workers to help with its projects in Somalia. Needs are in WASH, Public Health, Nutrition. I replied to Kay's thread below about networking in East Africa, but also thought this might be worth a separate topic. Here's

Cholera Outbreak in Haiti

Nathan Dodge
2 Posts
0 Votes 1 Reply 278 Views
Posted 1 year, 2 months ago, updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Pastor Vincent, Citi Soleil, Haiti, is providing hygiene training for local pastors, providing pure drinking water through a water filtration system and caring for those he can. There is a critical need for pure water in this area so if there is anyone who has filtration systems, particularly household size,

An introduction - How can we help you?

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Darrell Smith
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0 Votes 3 Replies 381 Views
Posted 1 year, 4 months ago, updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Hello Community - I just attended the Starfish Expo in South Carolina where I met many of you, but wanted to take this opportunity to introduce the two organizations I represent to those who could not attend. I believe we can be of service to a number of the

Haiti Cholera Outbreak - Safe Water relief efforts

Brad Reed
10 Posts
0 Votes 0 Replies 157 Views
Posted 1 year, 3 months ago
‘Severe’ Cholera Outbreak in Haiti Says U.N., Due to Contaminated Water S.C.-based Water Missions International in Haiti Racing Clock to Slow Spread of Fatal Disease "Every hour equals lives saved or lost as we airlift and truck as many water treatment systems as possible. By Friday, we

Project: Rescue Pakistan

Kyle Adams
72 Posts
1 Vote 1 Reply 361 Views
Posted 1 year, 6 months ago, updated 1 year, 5 months ago
HISG and our partners in the IDRN has prepared a comprehensive response that has the potential to reach thousands of people. If you would like to learn more about this life-saving effort, please download and read the attached Project: Rescue Pakistan file. This document is a call to

Need Help for Kenya Flooding - Education / Med Supplies

David Bopp
35 Posts
0 Votes 1 Reply 323 Views
Posted 1 year, 8 months ago, updated 1 year, 8 months ago
The director of the Regional Disaster Managerment Center in Kenya, Mr. Shem I. Amadi, has said the most helpful things would be education and medical response for the immediate after-affects of this disaster: Preparation for drought following the floods.

Interesting article about experimental technology in Haiti relief

Karen B
31 Posts
0 Votes 0 Replies 322 Views
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Just saw this article about research a team from Princeton University is doing in building rainwater harvesters and wind turbines for use in disaster / relief situations: http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S27/36/39A37/index.xml?section=topstories,featured Even before the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti ...

Haiti WaSH Strategy

Patrick Selvey
5 Posts
0 Votes 1 Reply 307 Views
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago, updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Grace-Connection will be in Haiti on the 16-18 of May. We will have several Hygiene Training Systems with us looking to give them away. We train trainers for disease prevention, water collection, water storage and end use. Our goal is to eliminate preventable waterborne disease and infection. Our Curriculum includes

Hygiene & Disease Prevention Curriculum

Patrick Selvey
5 Posts
2 Votes 5 Replies 635 Views
Posted 2 years, 3 months ago, updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Grace-Connection has developed a hygiene and disease prevention "train the trainer" teaching system that is designed to empower educators who want to teach WaSH principles to the poorest people groups. This curriculum is focused on people who live in areas with unimproved or slightly improved water. Dirt floor villages.