Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene
Building and restoring water points, and the hygiene practices that keep communities healthy around them.
Safe Water and the Practices That Protect It
Understanding why access to water alone does not stop disease, and how AAPV works on both the infrastructure and the habits around it.
Where Water Is Near but Never Safe
In many communities, the nearest water point is broken, contaminated, or too far to serve daily needs. Where safe water is scarce and sanitation practices go unaddressed, cholera spreads quickly and open defecation keeps the cycle turning. Infrastructure alone rarely settles the problem: a rehabilitated borehole protects a community only if the practices around it change too.
Measurable Results, Community by Community
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Restored to improve access to safe water in vulnerable communities.
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Installed to strengthen access to clean and reliable water sources.
Acting at Every Stage: Access, Sanitation and Prevention
Water Point Construction
We build new water points in communities where no safe source exists, from site assessment through to commissioning.
Borehole Rehabilitation Works
We restore boreholes and handpumps that have fallen out of service, returning existing infrastructure to reliable working condition.
Cholera Prevention Awareness
We raise community awareness on cholera, its transmission routes and the daily practices that stop outbreaks from taking hold.
Ending Open Defecation
We work with communities to end open defecation, addressing one of the main sources of water contamination and disease.
Handwashing Practice Promotion
We promote proper handwashing at critical moments, a simple practice that measurably reduces the spread of waterborne disease.
Community Ownership Building
We involve communities at every stage, so that water points remain maintained and used long after construction ends.
Recent Activities
Follow the activities carried out across our programmes, community by community.
AAPV Conducts Field Mission to Strengthen Nutrition Response in Garoua I and II Health Districts
AAPV conducted a field mission to the North Regional Delegation of Public Health and the Garoua I and II Health
AAPV Represents Cameroon at the KOICA Youth Leaders Program and Secures 3rd Place in the Private Sector Track
AAPV proudly represented Cameroon at the KOICA Youth Leaders Program in Ghana through its delegate, Mr. Aziz PEKASSA. Competing alongside
AAPV Joins CHRDA Panel on Peacebuilding in Cameroon
AAPV participated in a panel discussion on peacebuilding in Cameroon organized by CHRDA, bringing together key perspectives on how sustainable
Activity Reports & Publications
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Gender-Based Violence
Preventing violence, supporting survivors and equipping the frontline actors they turn to first.
Medical and Mental Health Support
Supporting peace negotiations, recovery and community-led prevention of radicalisation and all forms of violence.
Mobile Clinics
Bringing primary healthcare, reproductive health services and psychosocial support to hard-to-reach communities.
Peace and Social Cohesion
Supporting peace negotiations, recovery and community-led prevention of radicalisation and all forms of violence.
Food Security and Livelihood
Vocational training, food distribution, micro-enterprise start-up kits and Cash for Work opportunities for vulnerable households.
Climate and Environment
Protecting biodiversity, mitigating climate change and strengthening ecosystem resilience through sustainable land management.
Frequently Asked
Questions
The programme improves access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene while reducing health risks linked to poor water and sanitation conditions.
AAPV supports vulnerable and underserved communities, particularly those with limited access to safe water and adequate sanitation facilities.
AAPV rehabilitates boreholes and constructs water handpumps to improve access to safer and more reliable water sources.
Yes. AAPV raises community awareness on key hygiene and public health issues, including handwashing practices, cholera prevention and open defecation.
By improving access to clean water and promoting better hygiene practices, the programme helps reduce exposure to waterborne and sanitation-related diseases.