Training on Low-cost Manual Drilling

Electrician without border (ESF), a French NGO, is involved with a national NGO CRAID to bring technical and financial support to the commune of Vangaindrano for the construction of 30 (17 funded by ESF) potable water points and the electrification of 5 primary schools (funded by ESF). PRACTICA brings in know how on the use of water low cost technologies and ESF for electrification by solar panel.

Goals overview

Two small enterprises will be trained and equipped, 13 water points will be constructe, and 1300 people have access to safe water.

Current status

Project plan

Vangaindrano village has been identified having a big potential for the use of low cost manual drilling after a mapping study realized by PRACTICA for USAID.
ESF has identified with CRAID the water needs of the beneficiaries with the agreement of local authorities.
CRAID will be trained in manual well drilling method and on the installation of low cost hand pump (canzee), in order to create local capacities. After the training CRAID will be able to construct appropriate and low cost water points in Vangaindrano commune.
Scope of work:
• To train 2 small enterprises and CRAID staff on rota sludge method
• To train 2 small enterprises and CRAID on hydrogeological and hygienic aspects of installing a drilled water point
• To equip 2 small enterprises with drilling equipment
• To construct water points using rota sludge and equipped with canzee pump
Drillling tools and canzee pumps will be ordered in Antananarivo in a specialized workshop and company. PRACTICA will do quality control of the equipment.

Other goals:

• 2 small enterprises trained and equipped on manual drilling by rota sludge
• 13 water points constructed in Vangaindrano commune + 17 water points funded by ESF
• Acces and quality of the water improved
• Reinforcement of capacities building of local NGO on low cost water technologies
• Dissemination of low cost water technology and construction of new water points in short term
• Decrease of infant mortality due to the use of non potable water
• Improvement of the well being of the population of Vangaindrano commune

CRAID will work with the beneficiaries to create community water management committees, in cases where these committees don not exist.
CRAID will build capacity of water community to manage their own water resource and a regular follow up will be done
According to the water code the commune will be the owner of the infrastructures “maitre d’ouvrage” giving a guarantee of access water for the whole community including the poor.