Core Competencies
Rehabilitation Once emergency relief needs are met, Medair works alongside vulnerable communities to help restore services and livelihoods to a pre-existing or slightly improved level. We focus on increasing the capacity of the local community to respond to future crises.
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Measuring distance, elevation, and slope from the village to the water source. Community members digging the 1.4 km long trench for the pipes. A hand-washing facility, part of the village water distribution system.
A Village Water Supply In July, Medair partnered with the community of Malamavato in Madagascar to establish a gravity-fed water supply system to provide its 700 residents with safe water directly in the village. The source of their water supply was located 1.4 kilometres away, so success depended on dedicated efforts from the whole village as well as from our Medair staff. The water supply was tapped and protected, 12 metric tonnes of building material were carried in on a two-hour footpath, trenches were dug for the plastic piping, and sand, gravel, and stones were collected for the construction sites. The project was completed in October, and now provides safe water right in the village, for a capacity of over 1,000 people. This community-based rehabilitation project was designed to improve health and quality of life for residents, but it also served to strengthen community relationships, as everyone worked together, taking ownership of their long-lasting achievement. 11