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NEWS LETTER
ZERO-CHOLERA CARAVANE

Introduction
In the context of the Cholera National
Response Plan of the clusters in Haiti, The
Emergency Bureau of Haiti Participative
initiated a National Caravan called: “Karavan
Zewo-Kolera”, a collective project owned and
operated by several humanitarian partners
with the objective to promote massively
cholera preventive measures, combat
discriminative behavior. After several other
activities held, the Official passage of the
“Zero-Cholera Caravan” has been scheduled
and effectively realized from 17 – 19 December
with the contribution of the Following partners:
HP, MENFP, MSPP, IFRC, Brazilian battalion/MINUSTAH, DIGICEL, UNICEF & PLASTICART.

The Caravan public event-day started December 19 08:00am with three (3) convoys of mobilization and
sensitization from wraf of cite-soleil, Carrefour aviation and Route-9 to reach the Place fierte with the Special
Music composed for the “Zero-Cholera Caravan”. Among many activities of sensitization and cholera
prevention, the most catching was: (1) The competition of Poems against cholera between primary-schools
pupils, (2) The Red-Ink Votes where children and adults voted for Zero-Cholera Objectives.
Sensitization and Education reached 97 schools on December 17, and on December 19 approximately 23,000
families. 1,350 families received hygiene kits and ORS. T-shirts of sensitization were either distributed for lactating
women.

IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVITIES
Day of sensitization and preventive education
against cholera with 97 schools directors –
Dec.17
The directors welcomed the passage of the
caravan in cite-soleil and attended the training
and simulations activities on cholera
prevention with strong interest. They answered
positively to the Hands-together for the
objective Zero-cholera in schools mainly by
promoting Hand-washing in schools.
BPU/HP education staff and the 97 directors
and the MENFP representative observed on
minute of silence in the Memory of the influent
and well-known Director of Foyer Culturel St.
Vincent de Paul in Cité-soleil, Mr. PETIT Elner
who died this December with a short-term
intensive diarrhea and vomiting.
All the 97 directors received cholera
prevention hygiene kits and ORS and rejoiced
about the assistance.

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DAY-OF-EVENT, DECEMBER 19
Passage of the 3 convoys
The Caravan public event-day started
December 19 at 08:00am with three (3)
convoys of mobilization and sensitization. Each
convoy moves slowly, headed by a mobile-
sound hosted by an animator with messages of
gathering and plays the Studio-recorded
theme song of the “Zero-cholera Caravan”.
The first convoy moved from Carrafour aviation,
passing by Gonaives bus station, then reaches
Belecou, Back of Hasco, and then the Market
Place of Cité-Soleil to end on Place Fierté.
The second convoy moved from in the zone
Fougy of the plaine of Cul-de-sac, passed by
Route-9 to reach the populations of Martial,
Duvivier and then reaches Bois-Neuf, Projet-
Drouillard and reaches Place Fierté.
The third convoy started in wraf-of-cite-soleil,
moved slowly through the zones of Soleil to reah
the Place-fierte.
During all the itinerary of the Caravan, as the population was aware two days in advance, we could see the
population, the persons in Tap-tap, on motorcycles and on foot reacting positively to the calls and sensitization
of the convoys, dancing and interacting with the song messages. In spite of tensions that rose in the eve of
Sunday in the zones of the 2nd convoy itinerary, the population welcomed normally the convoy passage.

Red-Inks Votes against cholera

Voting with the thumb in the ink-pad constituted a test of willing
to adopt a change in behavior and to actively fight for Zero-
cholera objectives. The Red-Ink Voting against cholera has
been tremendously accepted by the whole community, those
of all ages. They expressed anger against cholera and a will
that the epidemic spread falls to zero.
Mrs. Brunette ELIAS, Director of “Institution Education
Chretienne” one of the schools participating in the event, took
to microphone to express activeness with the population,
saying that they can't bear it any more, too many deaths, we
vote to protect ourselves and our children, we vote to be
active against cholera, we vote to reach the Zero-cholera in
our schools.

Seances of training for cholera prevention, non-

discrimination and techniques of preparation of Serum-Lakay
A Medical Team of HP hosted a public training on cholera
epidemic in which they explained all the possible ways of
infection and the Preventive measures against cholera,
and the prompt behavior in case of a suspected case.
Emphasis was either put on the need for solidarity and
non-discriminatory behavior toward those that need
urgent assistance in the event. They either practiced
Hand-washing techniques.
One of the young girls that participated in the hand-
washing simulations admitted being a former
cholera patient; she said that she wouldn't be infected if
she had such knowledge.

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Poem competition between pupils of different primary-schools

The most catching verses

stated:

T
he Poem-competition between primary-schools pupils
focused on the cholera situation in Haiti, especially in Cité-soleil
and had to promote the prevention best practices. The Granmoun, Timoun, Jèn adilt
competitors' win has been subject to a pre-selection in 10 ak vyeya
proposed schools of the 360 schools of Cité-Soleil. The participating Ann' fè koukouwouj dèyè kolera
schools selected the best texts to represent the schools in the Event- Nan pwè dlo trete
Day, and compete before a Jury to win the 3 main Prizes. Lave men nou ak dlo pwòp
The selected participants competed before a Jury composed of 1 Nan dezenfekte lakay nou
Twalèt nou ak klowòks
representative of the Caravan committee, 1 representative of the
Nou gen pou chèche kolera nou
BPU/HP Education section and the MENFP Chief Inspector for Cité-
pap jwenn li
Soleil. The School “Institution Education Chretienne” through Pierre An nou tout fè koukouwouj dèyè
Guerlande wins the first prize with a score of 9 from every member of kolera
the Jury. The most catching and deepest text wrapping all the basic Epi ann' di kolera ou nan ka
preventive measures about cholera, sensitive and picture the
different catastrophes that recently strike Haiti. (English version)
"Beloved!
Earthquake were at last
He made many dead and
wounded
Soon the tornado
« Mezanmi! And ended by a He did not play
After the hurricane Thomas
motivating verses: had us wrapped in cloth cone
Tranbleman de tè fin pase
It draws the path to cholera »
Li fè anpil mò ak blese

Touswit se tònad “Adults, children, young adults,

including older people
li pat nan tentennad Let's do hunt after cholera
In drinking pure water
Apre se siklòn Toma Washing hands with clean water
In disinfecting home
Ki te fè'n vlope kòn nan dra Bathroom with bleach
We then will look for cholera
Li trase chimen pou kolera » and won't find it”
Let us all hunt after cholera
And let's say cholera you are in
trouble”

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Distribution of Familial Hygiene Kits and ORS to 1,350 families

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n support to the trainings, and in an objective to help people access basic
of prevention and preparedness, general distribution of hygiene kits
and ORS was made in two points to the benefit of one thousand three
hundred and ten (1,350) vulnerable families. 1.250 Tickets were previously
distributed to the identified most vulnerable families headed by women with
the cooperation of the Minustah Brazilian battalion and the community
leaders. The kits sounded to be indeed valuable to the beneficiaries when
they understood their role in the prevention.

Convoys leave
An end for an event so enjoying for the population had to be brought to
an end concretely when the UN troops escorted back the three convoys
in a line heading to the outside of the town of Cité-soleil playing the
Caravan theme-song. Regrets were read on children faces that were
proud to point up their Red-thumbs to greet the leave of the convoys
while reminding their adherence to the Zero-cholera objective.

PARTNERS CONTRIBUTION
The Caravan Zero-Cholera initiated by the Emergency Bureau of Haiti
Participative is actually a transformed in a collective project operated by
several humanitarian partners that have regular meeting of Planning and
Project development, held every Friday in HP conference room. The
following partners contributed as follow for the realization of the Official
passage of the Caravan in Cité-Soleil from Friday 17 December to Sunday,
December 19:
Bureau Programme Urgence of Haiti Participative (BPU/HP) contributed
the costs of recording the Theme song of the Caravan, the costs of
communications, the planning-workshop related costs, warehouses and
the logistics costs; the body of implementation and all related costs, the
Caravan T-shirts, banderoles, caravan flags and Personnel transport.
International French Red Cross (IFRC) provided more than the necessary
hygiene kits and ORS for the distribution made to 1,350 vulnerable families.
Ministry of Haiti National Education (MENFP) assisted in mobilizing the
schools of the zones 3 and 4 for the sensitization day with school directors in
Cité-soleil. And the Main MENFP Inspector in Cité-soleil, supported the
votes and was part of the Jury for the competition of Poem against cholera
between schools pupils.
The Caravan benefited the preset and approved messages of MSPP about cholera preventive measures.
PLASTICART contributed the composition of the The song of the Zero-cholera Caravan
UNICEF-Haiti contributed 400 T-shirts with cholera related messages approved by MSPP for lactating women.
DIGICEL-Haiti provided two mobile-sounds for two convoys, for the duration of the Event-day, December 19.

Brazilian battalion of MINUSTAH provided an active Andrice Vilfranc

assistance in security planning, support to tickets MENFP Inspector in Cité-soleil

distribution through the community leaders and

transport of the stocks to the “Place Fierte” and
warehousing for the day preceding the event. The
Brazilian Bataillon provided one Mobile-sound for the 3rd
convoy, military troop’s escorts for each one of the three
convoys to and from the “Place Fierte”, and a strong
security of the Places of Event including distribution sites.

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CONCLUSION
All the stakeholders think that the Caravan passage in
Cité-soleil is a success. The results of the Evaluation
workshop on the Caravan Official passage in Cite-Soleil
will be broadcasted Thursday December 23 in press
conference that will be held in the BPU/HP conference
room. Congratulations to all the partners that contributed
to this official launching in Cite-soleil. The next commune
that the Zero-Cholera caravan will reach is Delmas,
targeting the low-part of most populated areas. The
caravan will be again reinforced and is still opened to
more humanitarian and sponsors, while the current will
meet to discuss their contributions to the next caravan
itinerary. Toward the whole country for Zero-Cholera
objective!

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