AMREF water & sanitation in Mtwara, Tanzania
Improved health and living conditions in Mtwara, Tanzania
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Summary
Mtwara lies in the South-East of Tanzania. It is a poor region where few people have access to drinking water and sanitation. In the rainy season, people get water from the polluted wells in the valley around the villages. In the dry season people sometimes need to walk 8 kilometers to get polluted water from the river.
Who will benefit?
Sanitation
- 108 sanitation systems
- 538 people affected
- 1 years duration
Water
- 1 water systems
- 1272 people affected
- 1 years duration
Location
Africa, Tanzania, United Republic of
Mtwara
-10.27479, 40.183891
Project in depth
Focus area
Water and sanitation Categories: Education, Maintenance, Sanitation, Training, Water
Detailed information
To provide clean water AMREF is building 51 wells. The water is located deep under the ground, more than 60 meters. Because of this very strong pumps are being built to pump the water to the surface. In Mtwara many of the children don't have a toilet. Around the schools it is often unsanitary, as they are forced to defecate and urinate in the bushes near the school. This causes diseases, that is why AMREF builds toilets.
These wells and pumps also need technical maintenance, so for every well 2 people are educated and trained in this aspect. They will then make sure that the wells are being used appropriately, and are fixed if something breaks; for example a leak or a broken tap.
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Project partners
AMREF Nederland
Leiden,
Netherlands
AMREF Tanzania
Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania, United Republic of
Wandelen voor Water
Den Haag,
Netherlands
Akvo Ref: 172