Ensuring safe drinking water in Cabo Delgado Province
Water-borne diseases from unsafe drinking water are a significant risk for people in fragile settings and especially dangerous in children under five-years old. In low-income settings diarrhoeal diseases such as cholera and typhoid are the second leading cause of death in young children. (source: WHO) Water purification using chlorination is one simple, cost-effective solution to […]
Aedes prevention in Venezuela
Community cleaning days targeting the removal of even the smallest containers in Venezuela are preventing the spread of infectious diseases by reducing the waste in which the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes breed. In urban areas solid waste management and removing potential breeding sites is critical to prevent the diseases Aedes mosquitoes transmit such as dengue, Zika […]
New WASH and nutrition programme in Batangafo, Central African Republic
Despite recent events in the humanitarian sector, we remain committed to deliver lifesaving disease control and healthcare, supporting communities in most need. In Central African Republic, the MENTOR team knows no boundaries to continue delivering activities. In Batangafo they must use canoes to access health facilities located on the other side of the river, after […]
Increasing access to water in IDP camps in Cabo Delgado
For families arriving in Internally Displaced Person camps in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique the lack of access to water is a significant concern. It not only limits the availability of drinking water but also increase the risk of diseases linked to poor hygiene. To address the critical need for water, MENTOR is informed when families who […]
Improving water and hygiene in schools affected by conflict
The second phase of a programme to increase access to safe, quality, and inclusive education and protection services for children affected by conflict recently begun in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. MENTOR is responsible for rehabilitating boreholes, latrines and building water stations to improve access to water and hygiene in schools severely affected by armed conflict and […]
Escalating violence in Cabo Delgado forcing people to flee their homes
Renewed attacks by non-state armed groups in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique are forcing an increasing number of people to flee their homes. Since February, escalating violence in the province has displaced more than 75,000 people who have found safety in resettlement camps or host communities in towns such as Chiúre (pictured). Here, people live in […]
WASH improvements in schools affected by conflict in Cabo Delgado
Improvements to the water supply and sanitation in a school in Montepuez, northern Mozambique is helping children to learn in a safe, clean environment. MENTOR installed a hand pump borehole in Niuhula Primary School, which was badly affected by the ongoing conflict in Cabo Delgado Province. It is part of Save the Children’s Safe and […]
World Water Day
In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, MENTOR is supporting projects that are helping to prevent water-related diseases for people who have been forcibly displaced because of conflict in the region. Since May 2022 we have reached over half a million people through increasing access to safe water and hygiene. 🚰 Improvements to water points at key locations […]
Improved sanitation and hygiene in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
In Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique more than 800,000 people have fled their homes because of armed conflict affecting this region since 2017. Much public infrastructure, including schools, was destroyed during the conflict. The lack of adequate sanitation increases the risk of diarrhoeal diseases amongst children from these internally displaced communities. To improve water, hygiene and […]
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Water, sanitation and hygiene activities improve access to clean water sources, adequate sanitation and proper waste management.