{"id":157782,"date":"2015-12-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hillsong.com\/?p=157782"},"modified":"2024-02-15T01:15:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T01:15:32","slug":"refugee-response-update-4-calais-sanitation-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hillsong.com\/ja\/blog\/2015\/12\/refugee-response-update-4-calais-sanitation-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugee Response Update #4 – Calais Sanitation Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since September 2015 we’ve been going over to the refugee camp in Calais to help make the living conditions in the camp a little bit better, by doing monthly clean ups through Greenlight. The team has gone over to Calais four times now, each time taking between 50 to 80 volunteers from our church.<\/p>\n

Through working with other organisations on the ground, such as Doctors Without Borders and ACTED, a non-profit development organisation, we became aware of the critical need for adequate sanitation facilities in the camp. As of the end of November, there were only 4 water points for a population of over 6000 people.<\/p>\n

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Based on the concept of converting old shipping containers into sanitation units used by A21<\/a> on the islands and borders of Greece, we began looking into the possibility of placing one in Calais. Through your contributions to the Refugee Response Fund<\/a>\u00a0we were able to build and place a container in the camp just before Christmas. This container was fitted with 18 taps, sinks and mirrors.<\/p>\n

Over the past 11 days since installing the sanitation unit, approximately 800 people have used the facility each day. People use the unit for purposes such as filling water containers for cooking and drinking, as well as for personal hygiene including shaving, brushing teeth, cleaning crockery, and laundry.<\/p>\n

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