On June 18, 2020, the USAID-Gikuriro Program inaugurated water and sanitation activities in Nyarugenge District to end hygiene related diseases and malnutrition.
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- Resource CollectionReliable access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) protects lives during the pandemic, and provides a foundation for economic recovery while preventing new infections.
- WebsiteThe United States Is Leading the Humanitarian and Health Assistance Response to COVID-19 FACT SHEET
- VideoUSAID is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with decisive action at home and abroad.
- Global Waters ArticleWhen the 2010 earthquake hit Haiti, the country had just undertaken a massive reform of its water sector. The recovery from the initial disaster and subsequent cholera outbreak shifted the focus from structural reform to disaster response.
- ToolkitClimate risk management (CRM) improves the effectiveness and sustainability of USAID’s water efforts.
- Resource CollectionUSAID helps build the resilience of vulnerable communities by increasing their ability to navigate droughts and floods and better preparing them to handle other water-related natural disasters.
- Resource CollectionDisaster risk reduction encompasses efforts to prevent or mitigate damage inflicted by earthquakes, floods, droughts, and storms.
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- News LinkThrough a USAID award, Catholic Relief Services will provide emergency shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and non-food items to communities with the greatest need in Bundibugyo. To ensure the U.S.