Project to improve access to water and sanitation and preserve the environment
The project
THE CONTEXT
HAMAP-Humanitaire is project management assistant for the decentralised cooperation between the communes of Ramonville Saint-Agne and Mellouleche. Launched in 2015, the cooperation aims to strengthen access to water and sanitation in the Tunisian commune. It has connected 141 new homes, or 900 people, to the SONEDE public network and renovated the toilet blocks in Mellouleche's primary schools.
The Mellouleche municipal council elected in 2018 (the first municipal elections held since the "Arab Spring" revolution of 2011) confirmed drinking water connections as a priority for support from French cooperation, and 59 additional homes are to be connected. The project also extends the cooperation to protecting the coastline, by providing sanitary facilities (showers, washbasins, toilets) for the coastal area developed by the commune for leisure and sport.
The figures in detail
- direct beneficiariesapproximately
- project budgetprovisional
In the field
AIMS AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives
- Improve access to water and sanitation
Main activities
- Building and fitting out a removable toilet block on the coastal esplanade.
- Extending the drinking water network to 59 homes.
- Support and exchange of experience and practice between the local authorities and their services.
AROUND THE PROJECT
Lead local partner
Commune of Mellouleche
Actors and partners
- Communes of Ramonville and Mellouleche: contracting authorities and partners
- HAMAP-Humanitaire: assistant to the contracting authorities
Funders
Town of Ramonville-Saint-Agne, French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Adour-Garonne Water Agency, Occitanie Region
SUPPORT OUR
WORK IN TUNISIA
Every gift funds our field operations directly.
Donate 66% of your gift is tax-deductible in France