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Peace Dividends in Chad

15.06.2026

DROPSTONE supported a peace mediation project implemented by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) in Chad. As in many countries of the Sahel region, conflicts frequently arise between cattle herders and farmers over access to limited natural resources. In Kanem Province, intercommunal fighting led to the destruction or deterioration of numerous water points, preventing both communities from accessing safe drinking water. This situation is particularly alarming given the arid conditions of the Sahara Desert. HD facilitated dialogue between the communities and, through sustained grassroots mediation efforts, helped them reach agreements to peacefully share water supply systems. As part of this

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Securing Water Supply for 170,000 People in Maiduguri

15.06.2026

Optimizing the Alhamduri Well Field under complex humanitarian conditions Project Overview Dropstone was mandated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2021 to assess the groundwater production potential of the Alhamduri Well Field (AWF) in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. The objective was to determine whether the existing groundwater infrastructure could sustainably increase water supply to approximately 160,000 residents, as well as 10,000 internally displaced people who had sought refuge in the city due to the regional conflict involving Boko Haram. With Maiduguri largely isolated from the rest of the country and facing significant security constraints, improving the productivity of

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Migrant Crisis – WASH Emergency Mission – Lesbos, Greece

18.03.2026

On the night of 8 September, 2020, a huge fire broke out in the Moria refugee camp, the largest migrant and asylum seeker camp in Europe. The Swiss Government offered their assistance to the Greek authorities immediately after the incident. The offer was accepted on 9 September, based on which humanitarian experts and material were deployed to the country. As an active member of the Water and Sanitation (WASH) expert group of Swiss Humanitarian Aid (SHA), Patrick Kilchenmann, Director of Dropstone, was called on 10 September and, together with two other experts, deployed for an assessment mission to the island

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Water Supply Systems Rehabilitation -Ecuador

24.02.2026

Dropstone has provided technical and managerial support to the Ecuadorian Red Cross, which is implementing a water supply project financed by the Swiss Red Cross and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. Our Senior Hydrogeologist travelled several times to the Western Coast of the country, in the area severely affected by the earthquake that struck Ecuador in 2016. The 7,8 magnitude earthquake damaged the vital infrastructures providing water, gas and electricity to the people living in the coastal area of Manabi and Esmeraldas provinces. Dropstone provided expert advice to ensure the quality and sustainability of the

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Community at the Heart of Water Access – Ouled Ahmed, Tunisia

15.06.2026

Every morning in the village of Ouled Ahmed, in Tunisia’s Kasserine Governorate, clean drinking water now flows directly into family homes. For one young boy, it means something simple yet transformative: turning on a tap and drinking safe water without fear. What was once a daily struggle has become a quiet certainty, reshaping everyday life in this rural, drought-prone region. This change is made possible by the rehabilitation of the village’s water supply system and the construction of a new elevated water tank. Standing above the village, the tank uses gravity to distribute water reliably to 270 families. In a

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Boreholes Rehabilitation and Groundwater Monitoring – Tunisia

15.06.2026

Dropstone was providing backstopping support during more than five years to a clean drinking water programme financed by the Swiss Government in Tunisia, Kasserine governorate. It provided management and engineering support for a team of engineers in charge of the rehabilitation of 15 production, storage and distribution systems, from 2013 until 2017. The project team was assisting the regional authorities with works planning, sites selection, local communities mobilization, contracting out detailed designs and infrastructure rehabilitation works, supervising local contractors, and also documenting good practices and sharing knowledge with the partners. Kasserine governorate is one of the least privileged regions of

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