Safe water access
Well rehabilitation, pump repair, storage and distribution so families no longer walk long distances for unsafe water.
Directorate
Water & Sanitation
Clean water, sanitation and hygiene programs serving Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. Our WASH work runs year-round and intensifies during the mission deployment, December 14, 2028 – January 3, 2029.
Overview
Water is the first step to health
The Water & Sanitation Director leads all Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) initiatives for UnityReach Global. The department is responsible for providing sustainable access to safe drinking water, improving sanitation facilities, promoting hygiene education, and reducing waterborne diseases through community-based programs.
Water quality & testing
Bacteriological and turbidity testing, chlorination where needed, and a water quality register kept for every source.
Hygiene promotion
School and community hygiene education, handwashing stations, and safe household water storage practices.
Community ownership
Community water committees are formed and trained so every system has local owners for maintenance after handover.
Leadership
Who leads the water program
The directorate is organized around engineering, water quality, sanitation, hygiene promotion and community mobilization.
Water & Sanitation Director
Reports to Mission Director
- Provides strategic leadership for all water, sanitation, and hygiene initiatives while ensuring projects are sustainable, culturally appropriate, and aligned with UnityReach Global's humanitarian mission.
Deputy Water & Sanitation Director
Reports to Water & Sanitation Director
- Assist with department management.
- Supervise daily operations.
- Coordinate project schedules.
- Prepare reports.
Water Engineering Manager
- Design water systems.
- Supervise engineering activities.
- Coordinate drilling contractors.
- Review technical plans.
Civil & Water Engineers
- Conduct site surveys.
- Design water systems.
- Inspect construction.
- Prepare engineering reports.
Water Well Project Manager
- Plan water well projects.
- Coordinate drilling schedules.
- Manage contractors.
- Monitor budgets.
Drilling Supervisors
- Supervise drilling operations.
- Monitor equipment.
- Ensure worker safety.
- Inspect completed wells.
Coordinator packets
Water & Sanitation responsibility packets
Each coordinator role has a full responsibility packet covering scope, daily tasks and reporting. Packets open for signed-in department leaders.
Water & Sanitation Director
Reports to Mission Director
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Community Water Committee Liaison
Reports to Water & Sanitation Director
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Hygiene Promotion Coordinator
Reports to Water & Sanitation Director
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Operations & Maintenance Coordinator
Reports to Water & Sanitation Director
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Technical Project Coordinator
Reports to Water & Sanitation Director
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Water Quality Coordinator
Reports to Water & Sanitation Director
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Serve with us
Water & Sanitation volunteer interest
Engineers, well technicians, water quality testers, hygiene educators and community mobilizers are all needed. Tell us how you would like to help and your request is routed to the right coordinator.
Volunteer interest is not a registration. Serving on the mission requires a completed volunteer application, background screening and the mission contribution or an approved sponsorship.