Safe water supply for Bakho, Senegal
22 rainwater harvesting tanks for safe water supply
Status
Needs funding
Focus area
Location
Bakho
Dimboli, Senegal
This project proposal involves the construction of 22 rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems for the village of Bakho. People, mostly women and children, fetch water from open wells which takes around 5 hours in the dry season (including queuing). This project will provide safe water "at the doorstep" by implementing 22 rainwater harvesting tanks of 10 m3 each at a household level, to overcome the critical dry season.
Target benchmarks
- 22 functioning water systems
- 307 persons with access to improved water for 15 years
- 22 persons who receive training / education per year
The goals of this project are to provide water supply at a household level (10 m3 per household) to at least overcome the dry period, for drinking and other small domestic uses. To give training and awareness sessions on operation, maintenance and management of rainwater harvesting systems to ensure sustainable water supply. To give training and awareness on water quality issues related to the rain water harvesting systems.
Target benchmarks
- 22 functioning water systems
- 307 persons with access to improved water for 15 years
- 22 persons who receive training / education per year
Goals overview
- 22 household RWH systems to provide people with safe water
- 22 people trained on operation, maintenance and management
- Awareness raised on water quality at 22 households
The approach within this project is that the responsibility of the project lies with the beneficiaries. In all the project phases, the beneficiaries are leading in taking initiatives, formulating their ideas and making suggestions.The project staff of Action Aid will give advice, adjust and train the beneficiaries to create awareness to manage the project after construction is finalised. A committee will be created to arrange meetings with all beneficiaries and facilitate communication with the project staff.
Women have a leading role in this committee, since they are the ones who are responsible for fetching and managing water. Action Aid will carefully monitor the quality of the work during and after construction, both on technical and social issues concerning the rainwater harvesting tanks. Each household will get a training on hygienic handling of the water as well as on maintenance of the rainwater harvesting tanks.
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Project updates
Local contribution to the project
2009-12-14 10:42 by Basja Jantowski, RAIN foundation, via web
Action Aid and the beneficiaries of this project will contribute 2050,3 euro to the project, if the remaining funding is found.
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Funding
2009-12-09 Request posted
Current funder
Dakar, Senegal
Grant: € 2,050
Donations from individuals
Raised: € 9
