Hartkorn makes this possible by launching its Red Cap campaign every Advent. A special edition of spice jars - the ones with the red cap! - are sold at this time with a donation. Last year, too, all kinds of "Red Caps" were on the supermarket shelves and consumers grabbed them with a doubly good conscience. Hartkorn has again generously rounded up the donation share and so arche noVa is happy about 15,000 Euros for our humanitarian work.
Red Cap donation 2020/21 supports Somalia
The company is dedicating its donation this year to our WASH and Corona interventions in Somalia [read more on the project page]. This project provides assistance to IDPs, host communities and health workers. Around 6,000 households benefit directly. Among other things, Arche noVa built 22 gender-specific and disability-friendly latrine blocks in four health and nutrition centres in Jowhar District (Middle Shabelle Region). For many people, this is the first time they have been able to use a lockable toilet, including 60-year-old Fadumo Yalahow Afyare from Khalafow village. For as long as she can remember, Fadumo has been defecating in nature, which has always been associated with embarrassment; dangers from male encroachment and attacks from wild animals.
Fadumo: "Since these beautiful and modern latrines were built next to my house, we have one less worry. Especially for old women like me, it's a big relief."
Special Corona activities
The project activities also included the purchase of 32 hand washing units, which will be used in eight health centres, in informal camps for internally displaced people and in community squares. Together with the distribution of soap, this simple and low-cost activity is an effective measure to improve hygiene. arche noVa also distributed personal protective equipment kits to the staff of the eight health centres. The kits include gloves, masks, hand disinfectant, soap and protective suits. This was a preventive response to the fact that 80 percent of the health centres are completely inadequately equipped to deal with the demands of a pandemic situation.
THANK YOU
We are happy to have such a reliable partner at our side: the friendly medium-sized company Hartkorn. For this, arche noVa has awarded the Water Dispenser Seal 2021 and a big THANK YOU!
