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[email protected] URL: http://www.mcd.org I I Northern Region Health and Hygiene Project Timbuktu Region, Mali I Semi-Annual Report I September 25 - December 31, 2000 I () 200 ~OOkm ~ d f' I i o 201) <'lOOml I ALGERIA I MAURiTANIA I I I I I Cooperative Agreement No. 688-A-00-OO-00353-00 I Start Date: 9/25/2000 End Date: 6/30/2003 I Submission Date: I February 28, 2001 I I Medical Care Development International - Timbuktu Region Northern Region Health and Hygiene Project - Semi-Annual Report September - December 2000 I Northern Region Health and Hygiene Project I The Northern Region Health and Hygiene Project (NRHHP), working in the Circles ofTimbuktu and Gourma-Rharous, began operating September 25, 2000. These first few months of the project primarily involved the setup of the office, procurement of equipment and supplies, I recruitment of personnel, the introduction of the project to authorities and communities, program planning, and the collection of baseline data. I Activities I October ~ Office setup and equipment procurement ~ Recruitment of personnel I o 1 Water and sanitation coordinator (Louis Haldin) o 1 Health Educator (Fatty Amoye) o 2 Animators (Elmounzer Ag Jiddou, Hawa Toure) I o 1 Administrator (Hamadoun HaYdara) o 1 Accountant/logistician (Cheick Bounama Cisse) o 2 Drivers I o 2 Guards ~ Informed government technical and administrative services of project, including goals, I objectives, and strategies.