Haiti: water for Cité Soleil
- Cité Soleil, a large working-class area of Port-au-Prince, is just starting to recover from years of violence, during which it was too dangerous to provide even the most basic of services.© ICRC / G. Guidotti
- There was no mains water, and no sewerage. This piece of waste ground was flooded with stagnant rainwater, as the drainage system had stopped working.© ICRC / D. Révol / ht-d-00035
- Lack of maintenance, due largely to the dangers of working in the area, meant that the water supply system was in a very dilapidated state. The residents of Cité Soleil took major risks and had to travel a long way to collect water.© ICRC
- In 2005, the ICRC started working on restoring a regular supply of water to the residents of Cité Soleil.© ICRC
- 2007. Residents of Cité Soleil collect water at one of the distribution points repaired by the ICRC.© ICRC
- The January 2010 earthquake damaged the water supply system of Cité Soleil. The ICRC repaired several distribution points.© ICRC / M. Kokic
- 2011. Work continues on setting up and equipping one of Cité Soleil’s four pumping stations. These four pumping stations are supplying not only Cité Soleil but other parts of Port-au-Prince as well.© ICRC
- Today, 37 of Cité Soleil’s 53 distribution points are working again. The people of this area can obtain approximately 15 litres of drinking water per person per day, at a very reasonable price. The authorities have now resumed responsibility for operating the water system.© ICRC / J. Charles / ht-e-00665