Cholera has been endemic in Baraka over the last years. Lake
Tanganyika may act as a reservoir for the virus. Years of war and
absence of government had destroyed the water system and returning
refugees had dangerously overcrowded Baraka. From here the bacteria
spread along the roads up the coast and in land causing smaller
epidemics in Lulimba, Kilembwe and elsewhere.
Late last year UNICEF and www.acted.org with a local NGO CHR and the local water authority started the
construction of a 30km piped water system bringing water down from the
hills with water fountains across the town. It provides more than
30,000 people with drinking water. Cholera has all but disappeared.
MSF is closing down their Cholera Treatment Centre due to lack of
patients. Cholera has significantly reduced throughout the territory
of Fizi. It has the additional benefit of reducing the distances
women and child have to carry 20kg jerricans of water.
Olivier Thonet our water and sanitation was the main driving force
behind the project. Olivier and I had come to do the inauguration of
the project. Olivier is obsessed by the fight against cholera. For the
five days we were together irrespective of the time of day or night he
was questioning and discussing how we can eliminate Cholera in the
east of DRC.
Cremo, Wen-Yan King, and 24 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Jaymal 73 months ago | reply
Sounds like a great success story.
Water For Sale 72 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm Eric from the group called Water For Sale, and I'd like to have your photo added to the group. Join the group, look at the cool photos, and post your thoughts. Thanks!
flashelight 60 months ago | reply
Hi, I am Deyaa I would like to use your photo for a brochure for a water filtration device. Could you please reply to us with a confirmation if it is ok with you, thanks.
elwetritsche 48 months ago | reply
Thank you for publishing this excellent photo with the Creative Commons license. I used it for an article on a Safe Water Project in Iraq
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operaticomnivore 44 months ago | reply
Great photo! I've also used it for my blog with credit and a link: www.takepart.com/blog/2009/11/13/53206/
Thanks for sharing!
nativestudios 31 months ago | reply
Would you mind if we used a cut-out of the tap and water on our new website. It will be very small at about 50 pixels?
Julien Harneis 31 months ago | reply
ummlulu 14 months ago | reply
Hi! Would it be ok to use this photo in a training set for an antidiarrhoea project in Zambia? The photo would go into a slide set that would be used for both training trainers, and also in a flip chart that would go to recipients of training (health promoters and ORS retailers). The flip chart would not be sold, but given out as part of the training to participants. And if we wanted to use the picture for something besides the trainings, we would let you know.