Safe Drinking Water for Slum People
Safe drinking water for slum people in Gazipur Bangladesh
Status
Complete
Focus area
Location
Gazipur
Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
BASA will help provide safe drinking water for 700 people in a slum in Gazipur, Bangladesh. Water will be collected by a deep tube well, stored in an overhead reservoir, and piped to 15 distribution points.
Target benchmarks
- 15 functioning water systems
- 6 functioning sanitation systems
- 5 functioning hygiene facilities
- 700 persons with access to improved water for 15 years
- 80 persons who receive training / education per year
BASA has already helped create community-based sanitation facilities for all to use in this slum in Gazipur. This project will bring safe drinking water to the same neighborhood. Water will be collected from a deep tube well, stored in an overhead reservoir, and piped to 15 distribution points. Considering the minimum lifetime of the created facilities, about 700 people will have access to better water for over 15 years .
Target benchmarks
- 15 functioning water systems
- 6 functioning sanitation systems
- 5 functioning hygiene facilities
- 700 persons with access to improved water for 15 years
- 80 persons who receive training / education per year
The clean water initiative will be managed by the same committee managing the existing community-based sanitation project. This integrated committee of local men and women will now be responsible for the operation and maintenance of both projects, with funds contributed by the affected local communities. Combining project management will increase the sustainability of both projects by allowing them to share operational costs.
BASA will continue to provide training, awareness and technical support to create the necessary motivation concerning the environmental aspects, ownership, and cooperation within the local communities.
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Project updates
Project Completed
2010-02-24 15:18 by Luuk Diphoorn, Akvo, via web
Girl drinking clean water from the new tap
The project has been designed and constructed as per plan and design and as good as possibly can be expected.
Summarizing the technical elements of the project:
- The drinking water system is a gravity type system
- One deep-well pump (a deep well is necessary to pump water of drinking water quality without arsenic)
- One elevated collection chamber (water tower to provide water pressure)
- 17 distribution points (plastic taps) plus platform (not always)
- 1 distribution network
- Drainage facilities for overflow (local discharge)
The total cost of the project was less than originally expected, namely: €6441
With the 17 taps in place many households in the slum can now enjoy clean drinking water along with the already improved sanitation facilities provided by BASA!
Training on Safe Drinking Water
2009-09-30 09:51 by A.K.M.SHIRAJUL ISLAM, BASA, via web
BEneficiaries traiing under Safe Drinking Water Project at Chater Naya Para Slum was conducted on 12 August 2009. Abdur Rahman, Upazila SubAssistant Engineer, DPHE, Sadar Upazila, Gazipur was present in the training. On his speech he said that developing countries like Bangladesh still now suffering from waterborne diseaes. It happens due to the lack of supply of pure drinking water and due to the lack of knowledge on huan hygiene. He also briefed on importance on safe drinking water and emphasizes on hygiene education for all specially for children and women.
Beneficiaries training on Safe Drinking Water
2009-08-22 06:26 by A.K.M.SHIRAJUL ISLAM, BASA, via web
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Funding
Raised: € 8,000
This project is
Fully funded
2009-06-11 Request posted
Current funder
Den Haag, The Netherlands
Grant: € 8,000
