Organization: FACE Africa
Mission: FACE Africa is dedicated to strengthening access to clean water sanitation and hygiene facilities in rural communities and schools in sub-Saharan Africa. We use an holistic approach to engage communities on a grassroots level helping to empower them to own their project and their future. Our projects strive towards achieving 13 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals with a strong emphasis on education health environment and gender equality.
Activities: In 2019 FACE Africa completed 4 new clean water projects in Rivercess county Liberia and rehabilitated 3 projects 1 in Montserrado county and 2 in Rivercess county Liberia . The new projects were completed in some of the most vulnerable and last mile communities in the region. Rehabilitations were on pumps installed by other NGOs that had been abandoned. Rather than completing entirely new projects in all areas FACE Africa was able to revive 3 abandoned wells and help communities thrive again. All 7 projects included formation of WASH committees and 2 months training in hygiene sanitation pump maintenance and sustainability. Impacting 15,000 people.
The WASH in Schools program was an education based program focused on preventing the spread of diarrheal diseases and other conditions linked to poor hand hygiene poor sanitation practices and use of contaminated water. The rural students ages 6 - 17 were trained in hand washing and toilet best practices as well as in how diseases spread. 1,000 students were directly impacted.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Health Care