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The branding of humanitarian assets and programme signage (often in English) is common practice in displacement contexts.
Background In October 2010, Haiti was struck by a large-scale cholera epidemic.
When responding to an emergency situation, ensuring safe excreta disposal is an urgent priority in the disaster relief effort.
After a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 12 January 2010, safe excreta disposal became an urgent priority.
Children under 18 can represent 50% or more of a crisis-affected population.
In peri-urban Monrovia, contaminated hand-dug wells were contributing to cholera outbreaks.