improvement of sanitation in rural areas in armenia emma anakhasyan, md. mph awhhe ngo in...
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Improvement of sanitation in rural areas in Armenia
Emma Anakhasyan, MD. MPH
AWHHE NGO in partnership with WECF
Belgrade, 2007
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Armenia
•43.7 % live in poverty•14.7% in utter poverty < 1 USD per daySource: IMF 2006, Country Report No. 06/239
•80% rural have no access to sewageSource: OECD and country report, 2004
• Some investments for water sector and absolutely neglected sanitation
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Health
• The diarrhoea - a major cause of morbidity, and cause of infant and child death
• 7 % of all infant deaths are attributed to diarrheal diseases
• The childhood mortality is especially higher among children living in rural areas
Source: NSS of RA, 2005
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Objectives of the project
• Establishment of a sustainable, affordable and safe school sanitation system
• Investigation of the possibilities of passing to organic farming and pesticide reduction
• Raising public awareness with regard to the hygienic and health risks associated with poor sanitation and drinking water supply
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AWHHE Actions
• Community mobilization through establishment of Women and Village Committees
• Involvement of children in raising awareness campaign through innovative artistic approaches (ecogames, exhibitions, created book)
• Raising awareness campaign (lectures, seminars, meetings etc.)
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Hayanist ecosan toilet
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Agricultural activities
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Irrigation system
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Lessons Learnt
• The establishment of ecological sanitation is especially reasonable in regions with no central WSS
• Ecological education of the school children
• The pilot-project can serve as an example not only for other Armenian villages, but for many EECCA
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