Location: Hay Tariq, Baghdad
Timing: July 2003 – May 2004
Budget: $83,560

• AoC partner provided clean water for 41,000 residents of the poor neighborhood of Hay Tariq for 10.5 months.

• 41,000,000 liters were delivered through morning and evening daily distributions.

• The water tankering ended when a new public water system for the community was finished and delivering clean water to every home.

• 10,320 plastic jerry cans were distributed as part of the project so residents would have sanitary containers to transport the water home. Each family received 1,2, or 3 jerry cans depending on the size of the family.

• Community health improved during the period of this clean water project. The clinic in Hay Tariq recorded 165 fewer diarrhea cases in children under 5 in July 2004 then in July 2003 (a 25% reduction).