Memories From Haroonabad Camp
Memories From Haroonabad Camp
Bringing Clean Drinking Water to the kids of two primary schools in Haroonabad
Project History
A school was identified with the help of local activist organizations with severe need of clean drinking water.
School had around 500+ regular students. Clean drinking was arranged for the students and the health of the staff and students improved dramatically after the project which also improved the attendance of students.
Major Challenges
- The supply of water, they primarily rely on three hand-operated wells and a borehole.
- Underground water table is polluted with fecal contamination and is unfit for drinking purposes
- Open defecation
- Poor hygiene practices, filthy jerrycans and containers and dirty ambiance
- Shallow depth the water from the wells carries a high amount of particulate matter
- 90% of the settlement lack access to electricity
- So, the wells and the borehole are operated mechanically
- 90% of the settlement lack access to electricity
- Leading to shortage in the supply of water to cater to needs of 5000 refugees
- Water contaminated with bacteria and pathogens is causing water born illnesses such as Diarrhea, Cholera, Dysentery, and Typhoid
- Due to the presence of particulate matter cases of kidney stones especially in the children of ages 1-12 have also been reporteda