Tecnical review of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Activities for T-Shelter Beneficiaries

The Technical Review of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WatSan) activities for T-Shelter Beneficiaries in Leogane, Petit Gôave and Jacmel was commissioned by the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) in Haiti to identify the lessons learned and best practices of the WatSan activities implemented within the framework of shelter provision in rural areas of Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. The purpose of the technical review is to support the learning process within the Haiti Earthquake Operation as well as to provide insight and guidance for future Red Cross activities of a similar nature, both in Haiti and in other countries. A key component of the review was focused on gathering information on the technical aspects of the implemented activities to be archived for future reference.

The review considered the WatSan activities implemented by seven Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (RC) including the IFRC, the German and Austrian Red Cross’ Joint Recovery Program (GRC/AutRC), Netherlands Red Cross (NRC), Norwegian Red Cross (NorRC), Spanish Red Cross (SpRC) and the Swiss Red Cross (SwissRC) between May 2010 and August 31, 2013. All of the RC projects have ended, with the exception of the GRC/AutRC and SwissRC projects, which are set to end in September 2013 and April 2014 respectively. The review was conducted between August 10, 2013 and September 10, 2013 over a period of 25 days with ten days in Haiti. The project included a range of activities including review of over 100 documents, an on-line survey completed by WatSan staff members, site visits to implemented water and sanitation projects and focus group discussions with project beneficiaries.