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UNHCR Lebanon Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Update June 2014

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June Developments

  • More than 1,200 refugees in North Lebanon will benefit from improved quality water through 30 water storage tanks installed by Oxfam. An additional 60 families will receive water through restored water points.

  • 800 refugees in Waha and Barghoun collective centres, Tripoli will benefit from better external drainage pipes that were improved by Oxfam. They also organized 19 community health volunteers, 36 hygiene promoters and 17 committees in North Lebanon.

  • Oxfam tested water quality in North Lebanon and 95% of the results were acceptable. They then cleaned tanks and treated water with chlorine where the quality was below standard.

  • 880 people at a collective centre in Qobayat have benefited from Concern Worldwide’s provision of water supply, de-sludging, solid waste collection and hygiene promotion.

  • 74,400 families received a final round of distribution of hygiene and baby kits from UNHCR.

  • 99,300 refugees attended hygiene promotion sessions.

  • INTERSORS installed 11 solar water heating systems to benefit over 100 refugees in Marjeyoun in the South.