IRD employees building a pipeline, Indonesia
	Reconstructing the water supply, Montenegro

The long-term success of all of IRD’s initiatives relies on a strong and stable infrastructure in the communities served, including roads, buildings, water and wastewater systems, and power plants. When the infrastructure needs to be rebuilt, IRD works with the community − first to identify needs, then to work in partnership with local governments to develop a plan to address those needs − to ensure reconstruction is sustainable.

In 2006, thousands of small-, medium- and large-scale projects were identified, developed and implemented in Iraq through the Community Stabilization Program (CSP) and the Iraq Community Action Program (ICAP). These projects not only improve the public infrastructure of Iraq, they create better employment opportunities for unemployed Iraqis.

IRD’s Human Resources and Logistical Support (HRLS) program in Afghanistan, funded by USAID, provides the technical support and monitoring activities needed to help the Afghan people rebuild their country.

In 2006, IRD began several projects to increase the long-term supply of potable water to communities throughout the world. Through the UNICEF-funded Urban and Rural Water Restoration Program in Indonesia, IRD continues to rehabilitate damaged water treatment plants and distribution systems throughout Aceh province as well as identify and tap new sources of potable water. IRD works closely with communities to provide opportunities for local input and ensure the future operations and maintenance of the newly-constructed facilities.

In the coastal district of Hambantota, Sri Lanka, IRD completed a water supply project to improve local water quality and access to potable water by rehabilitating water distribution networks and treatment plants for people in Kirinda and Bundala. IRD also identified new water sources to improve the water supply, providing safe water to 11,000 beneficiaries. In addition, IRD managed the creation of a 20-year master plan for water infrastructure development.

Through the Community Revitalization through Democratic Action (CRDA) programs in Serbia and Montenegro, IRD builds and renovates structures that support economic development of these regions such as markets, roads, electrical networks, irrigation systems, tourism facilities, and water treatment plants and distribution networks.

As part of our efforts to help those most in need, IRD plans to expand its assessments in Asia and Africa to determine how we can help the urban and rural poor desperate for potable water and sanitation facilities. In 2007, special emphasis will be given to those affected by war and natural disasters, particularly in Indonesia, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Current Projects

• Increasing Access to Potable Water: Rehabilitating Water Systems across the World
• Afghanistan – Human Resources and Logistical Support Program (HRLS)
• Indonesia – Community-Based Sustainable Water and Sanitation Project (CB-SWAP)
• Indonesia – Small Town and Rural Communities Water Restoration program
• Iraq – Community Stabilization Program (CSP)
• Iraq – Iraq Community Action Program (ICAP)
• Montenegro – Community Revitalization through Democratic Action (CRDA)
• Serbia – Community Revitalization through Democratic Action (CRDA)
• Sri Lanka – Hambantota Water Program
• Sri Lanka – Emergency Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices in Transitional Camps