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WCC 2012 Res 098 - Activity Report

Submitted by Mabel.TSANGAEBOTTE on Mon, 08/31/2015 - 16:15
General Information
The human right to water and sanitation
IUCN Constituent: 
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IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2015
Geographic scope: 
Country
Country/Territory: 
Cameroon
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
I do not know
IUCN Commissions: 
No Commissions are/have been involved
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescription
Field activitiesBecause access to drinking water is a major public health issue in Cameroon’s villages, notably in the North, Adamawa and Far North parts of the country, CECOSDA organized two (2) workshops to train fifty (50) women in the Adamawa Region on water purification for household usage. The key message was: Access to water is your right, and access to clean water is a must!
Policy influencing/advocacyIn support to the United Nations General Assembly of 28 July 2010, the Center for Communication and Sustainable Development for All (CECOSDA) explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation and acknowledged that clean drinking water and sanitation are essential to the realization of a sustainable life. CECOSDA lunched the Water Diversity project (WADIC- Cameroon) which aims at...
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Fifty (50) women in the Adamawa Region were trained on water purification for household usage.
CECOSDA also successfully sensitized about two thousand (2000) primary school pupils in some Government schools in the Far North region on self-hygiene, proper hand washing, washing of fruits and vegetable before eating and cooking.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Promote training within these communities in their local languages
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Field activitiesMaintain contact with the local authorities and encourage the creation of Community based Organizations that will assist in the implementation of any project that will eventually come up. CECOSDA has created a network of community radios in Cameroon to target all local communities for sensitization, awareness raising and training activities. www.greenalertnetwork.info
FundraisingDesigned projects which target the water needs of these local communities for sponsorship
Additional Information
External link(s): 
Community Media Network of CECOSDA
Report of activity on CECOSDA Website
Report of Field activity
Water Diversity Cameroon (WADIC) Blog