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RReeppoorrtt TTiittllee:: TTrraaiinniinngg AAccttiivviittiieess:: WWaatteerr aanndd HHeeaalltthh AAwwaarreenneessss aammoonngg WWoommeenn iinn SSaallffeeeett

PPrreeppaarreedd bbyy::

FFuunnddeedd bbyy::

December, 2008

Acknowledgments The House of Water and Environment (HWE) would like to express their gratitude and appreciation to the Arab Gulf Programme for the United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND) for their generous support and funding, and to the Municipality of Salfeet and all those who made this project possible.   

   Project Title: Assessment of the Impact of Pollution Sources on the Water Environment and the Lives of the Residents in Salfeet District, Palestine  Report Title: Training Activities - Water and Health Awareness among Women in Salfeet Report Number: HWE – PollAssess - 04  Authors: Dr. Amjad Aliewi (HWE), Eng Lubna Siam (HWE), Eng Joumana Abusada (HWE), Eng Amjad Assi (HWE), Eng Ashraf Zuhud (Salfeet Municipality).   

  Disclaimer The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and should not be attributed to any official parties. Boundaries, colors, denominations and other information shown in maps, figures, tables and the text does not imply any judgment on legal status of territory or the endorsement of boundaries. The typescript of this publication has not been prepared in accordance with procedures appropriate to formal printed texts, and the partners and funding agency accept no responsibility for errors.   

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1. Overall Objectives of the Project

This  report  represents  the  progress  of  the  assessment  made  for  the  surface  and 

groundwater  resources  and  their  vulnerability  to  pollution  as  well  as  the  impact  of 

pollutants  on  the  lives  of  the  residents  (especially  women  and  children)  in  Salfeet 

District.  The  progress  report  was  developed  on  the  basis  of  the  agreed  Terms  of 

Reference  by  the  Arab  Gulf  Programme  for  the  United  Nations  Development 

Organizations (AGFUND) with the House of Water and Environment (HWE).  

  The following briefs the two years project’s main tasks: 

1. Assessment of the impact of pollution on water resources and the environment. 2. Development of criteria and framework for the protection of groundwater at 

various levels. 3. Protection of water resources. 4. Management of the health risk. 5. Implementation  of training activities and awareness campaigns for the local 

communities on:  (a) Impact of pollution on water and environment. (b) Groundwater protection guidelines. (c) Assessment of health risk of pollutants 

 To  achieve  the  project’s  objectives  effectively,  different  activities  were  carried  out 

including:  research  of  pollution  sources,  survey  processes,  statistical  analyses,  in 

addition  to  a  wide  range  questionnaire  which  was  conducted  by  the  HWE  team. 

Marginalized villages were visited and as expected our team was stopped by many facts 

about  hard  living  including  incorrect  thoughts  and  traits within  the  residents  of  the 

project’s study area.   

This  report  summarizes  the  activities  that were  implemented  to  fulfill objective No.5 

mentioned previously. This campaign was  launched by HWE and addressed women  in 

Salfeet.  The main  goal  of  the  campaign was  to  spread  the  findings  of  this  project’s 

previous  reports  through  residents.  The  public  just  does  not  know  that  there  is  a 

problem of polluted water that can directly affect their health.  

Full report/document is not available online