Operating Water Pumps to Contain a Humanitarian Crisis in Homs

The suffering in Syria is no longer restricted to direct and daily bombardment of civilian targets; difficulties extend to reach all livelihood aspects in the afflicted country. If not by shelling, airstrikes, or snapping, people die by water scarcity which results from the continued siege of many rebel-held cities and villages.

The majority of Syrian cities rely on electricity to operate water stations and lift poured water to households. With prolonged and repeated cuts, accessibility to water has been severely restricted. Also, the wide-spread destruction has obliterated the civil infrastructure, including water and sewage pipelines, central water containers, lift stations, and generators that pull water up to cities and villages. It has become an increasing challenge to afford water for drinking, bathing, hygiene, and agricultural purposes.

While the international water poverty line stands at 1,000 cubed meters per individual every year, in Syria, people live on less than 300 cubed meters per individual.

To ease the humanitarian crisis, in 2016, Beyaz Eller undertook a project to support and operate water pumps in al-Ruston city-Homs, which suffers from acute water shortage after years of a continued siege.

127.375 cubed meters were delivered to 9,020 households, which benefited 45,000 individuals in the afflicted city.

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