Training on Low-cost Manual Drilling

Training on manual drilling and pump installation in Madagascar

Status

Complete

Focus area

Project category

Location

Vangaindrano
Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

Description
Goals
Sustainability

Training CRAID employees and local people on manual drilling technique, including the rota sludge method and installing a drilled water point.

View details

Target benchmarks

13 functioning water systems
1300 persons with access to improved water for 10 years
10 persons who receive training / education per year

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

Target benchmarks

13 functioning water systems
1300 persons with access to improved water for 10 years
10 persons who receive training / education per year

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.

View details

Related to this project

Akvopedia entries

Rota Sludge Well Drilling

Rainwater Harvesting

External links

Add comment

Comments

You must be signed in to add a comment

Sign In

No comments yet.

Project updates

Subscribe via RSS

Project completed with success

2009-05-27 13:08 by Stéphan Abric, PRACTICA, via web

Location of water point in Vangaindrano

Even me I m surprise by the results of project because we implemented this project at the pic of the political crise in Madagascar and it didn't affect the motivation of our partners and the wonderful results on the field !

Some results : 15 people trained on the use of rota sludge drilling method, 15 people trained on the construction of a water point including installation of pump, 15 people trained on the hydrogeological and hygienic aspects of the contruction of a water point, more than 1950 people having access to potable water (probably more), 2 drilling set transfered to the local partner (Craid) responsible for their good use, 13 water points constructed and already on use, 25 days traning and 5 days follow up, total duration of project 5 months

Budget performances : total budget of project 20 822 euros, training phase+follow up 7822 euros, drilling equipment 2364 euros, contruction of 13 water points 10636 euros, price per water point 818 euros, cost per person 5,5 euros (only contruction without training phase and drilling equipment)