Rainwater Harvesting
Provision of sustainable income in Amhara Ethiopia
Status
Active
Focus area
Location
Basona-Worana
Amhara , Ethiopia
In six small villages 17 Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) systems will be put in place, as well as 17 latrines, and the capacity of the local implementing partner will be strengthened.
Target benchmarks
- 17 functioning water systems
- 17 functioning sanitation systems
- 170 persons with access to improved water for 20 years
- 170 persons with access to improved sanitation for 20 years
• Harvesting rainwater with 17 tanks to improve access to safe water. Depending on season and no. of people rooftop gutters draining into 5,000 liters capacity tanks could meet between 25-75% of a household’s water needs during rainy season and several dry months • Providing 17 latrines and educating on WASH issues. Children and women to be engaged and educated in WASH issues; build capacity of community on health and sanitation • Capacity of DFT will be strengthened through trainings on WASH
Target benchmarks
- 17 functioning water systems
- 17 functioning sanitation systems
- 170 persons with access to improved water for 20 years
- 170 persons with access to improved sanitation for 20 years
"The sustainability of the anticipated project is briefly highlighted hereunder:
• Technological sustainability: appropriate care taken in identifying and applying the different RWH technologies, research support, imparting knowledge (building awareness, participation and skill training), effectiveness of identified technologies (design review /durability), availability of access routes to improvements with the advent of access to research information through ERHA;
• Community management and ownership: Community organisation and training through the various capacity building inputs/activities and facilitation of communities’ active involvement would enlarge the local commitment and sense of ownership. Based on earlier experiences of managing RWH systems through local water management committees, ERHA is convinced that the long-term sustainability is ensured effectively. In case of unforeseen problems, the local water management committees can directly contact ERHA or DFT for assistance.
• Economic and financial sustainability: the RWH systems provided by the project require minimal provisions, with comparative advantage of requiring almost no running cost involved for their continued use. Once the RWH structures are built to good standards, the need and frequency for repairs is very limited. If any, these should be repairable with local materials and skills.
• Ecological sustainability: there is no any negative impact on the environment as a result of developing the RWH structures and accompanying technologies (like gutters and filters). Promotion of RWH contributes in forestalling such major ecological problems as overexploitation and dropping groundwater levels as well as the environmental pollution caused from applying high-tech water supply facilities. In addition, the excess rainwater from catchments usually percolates into the ground to recharge the groundwater.
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peter van der linde
2008-09-24 17:10
Dear Ephraim, I am very glad you have been transparent about the changes from the start and we have been able to work this out. Good luck on the project!
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Project updates
Progress Report
2009-05-15 09:57 by Eskinder Feleke via web
Photo credit: Eskinder Feleke in 2009
So far, the following activities have been achieved;
1. 17 RWH tank have been constructed with a storage capacity 5m3
2. 12 dry pit latrine have been constructed
3. Training on operation and maintenance of the system provided for 34 households
4. Training on Water, sanitation and hygiene provided for 34 households
Project agreement signed
2009-01-21 15:51 by Robert Meerman via web
ERHA and DFT
Major activities during last months:
Project agreement was signed with ERHA and DFT and an agreement was signed with a contractor
Project agreement was signed with concerned local government authorities at project site.
Project site visits were conducted by a team composed of ERHA, DFT, the contractor and local government representatives.
DFT planned to procure and mobilize the equipment to the project site and start the construction work this week.
Getting started
2008-11-27 12:46 by Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson via web
Over 1000 participants raised funds to support water and sanitation project Photo credit: TAPPS organisers
On the 23rd of August the ninth TAPPS Beach Volleyball Tournament which was held in conjunction with Earth Water descended on the picturesque beach club 'Het Strandhuis', in Wijk aan Zee. It was the biggest outdoor online media event to be held in the Netherlands this year and brought together 78 teams and over 1000 participants from across the Dutch internet media industry to raise money for clean water and sanitation projects, including this rainwater project in Ethiopia. The budget has been transferred to EHRA.
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Funding
Raised: € 12539
This project is
Fully funded
2009-06-11 Request posted
Current funder
Oudekerk a/d Amstel, The Netherlands
Grant: € 12539
