Six USP II students (Youssef Mourad, Yara Teddy, Emile Atallah, Issa Haddar, Ephrem Bteish, and Rima Metri) successfully implemented their community

service project in Jezzine in the spring of 2016 in partnership with the Municipality of Jezzine and the International NGO, Mercy Corps. The

objective of the project was to help a small Lebanese community obtain one of its primary needs safely and easily.

After conducting research on water consumption in Jezzine which is located in the southern province of Lebanon, the USP found that locals get their water from three major sources which serve not only Jezzine as a town, but also the

whole Jezzine district, which is home to around 15,000 inhabitants.

The Azzibeh water source was found to be particularly relevant as it was both a preferred source of drinking water and a popular tourist site. Upon testing

the water, the USP found that the water was unsafe to drink without treatment as it contained fecal matter. Additionally the physical state of the spring and

its surroundings was found to be dilapidated, polluted and unsafe.

As part of the project’s activities, the USP team set up a sterilizing system to safely convey and treat water from the spring, installed stone steps, lighting and safety barriers on the steep downhill entrance to the spring to protect

visitors and landscaped the area to encourage tourism.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

THE REHABILITATIONOF AZZIBEH WATER SOURCE