Project Partners

• Population Services International (PSI)
• CDC

Target Populations and Location

• The primary target population is rural women with children under 5.
• While Sûr'Eau has been promoted via mass media and distributed nationwide, the bulk of the grass-roots communication efforts focused on the provinces of Gikongoro in the South and Gisenyi in the North-West.

Project Implementation Date

• August 2002

Project Design

• Make Sûr'Eau accessible in the commercial distribution network and community-based structures nationwide.
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  Increase knowledge of the link between drinking water contamination and diarrheal disease among parents with children under 5.
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  Create demand for Sûr'Eau through mass and mid-level media communications and targeted education sessions for women and men of reproductive age.
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  Promote consistent and correct use of Sûr'Eau.

Intervention Elements

• Sûr'Eau, sodium hypochlorite solution, sold in 250 ml bottles.
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  Social marketing campaign.

Project Successes

• In September 2002, in collaboration with World Relief, distribution of Sûr’Eau accompanied with hygiene education helped prevent a cholera outbreak in Cyangugu province.
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  A manual for trainers was developed.
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  104 Health Animators and 25 nurses were trained in the three pilot 'health' districts.
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  PSI has collaborated with Child Survival partners, other local associations, and NGO partners.
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  Sales of Sûr'Eau are strong (see figure below).
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  Sûr'Eau is a cost recovery product.

For More Information

PSI/Rwanda: nadine.gasarabwe@laposte.net

PSI/Rwanda: psirwa@rwanda1.com

CDC: safewater@cdc.gov

1600 Clifton Road, MS-A38
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: +1(404) 639-0231
Email: safewater@cdc.gov